New trailer!

[rodan54]

Just saw that Gamespot has a new 6 minute trailer up.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/silenthunter4/media.html

As always SH4 is looking as great as ever. We get to see some video of the new "adversial mp mode", and the S-Class too. :rock:
I also noticed there appears to be a slight transparancy to the water aswell.

[Iron Budokan]

WOW! :yep:

[Boris]

Haha! :up: I can't get over how awesome the transparent water is.

[Iron Budokan]

I know, I really like that part, too....

[Safe-Keeper]

I thought there were new ones there that I hadn't seen, but it was just the dev diaries. Oh well.

Downloading newest trailer now.

[Safe-Keeper]

Dissection time:up:!


They call Naval Academy Submarine School? That's so cozy! (er, don't ask)
I also like that Quick Missions are now apparently not just an MP feature (I want to play them by myself with time compression).
MP destroyer command is even more awesome than I thought it'd be. You're actually given that much control of the destroyers? Awesome:o!

[Boris]

:D How cheesy is the ship destroyed music?! I felt funny all over and got cheese goosebumps when I heard it the first time.

[Sonarman]

Don't miss the great new set of screenshots there too!

[Sonarman]

and a Jason Ocampo preview!
http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/sim/silenthunter4/news.html?sid=6165125&mode=recent

[Boris]

Thanks for the tip, some nice shots of the transparency effect :rock:

Which got me thinking... how awesome would it be to see a pod of dolphins swimming alongside with this water. Please let there be dolphins!!! If there are I hope they follow the sub like they would in RL.

[GSpector]

Organics in SH4 would be a great touch but I sure would hate to run into a Bluewhale:o

[CCIP]

Wow. I'm impressed by everything in that trailer (except for the practice of surfacing in front of battleships :88) )

Graphics are fantastic, adversarial mode looks great, the interiors are really nice, and I'm again very much liking what I see of the interface.

[_Seth_]

Wow. I'm impressed by everything in that trailer (except for the practice of surfacing in front of battleships :88) )

Graphics are fantastic, adversarial mode looks great, the interiors are really nice, and I'm again very much liking what I see of the interface.

Totally agree with you,mate! Surfacing that close in real-life would certainly have ruined the day.. Well, let the subsim-modders fix that one.... :yep::up::up:

[CCIP]

Eh, I think it's more for trailer purposes. Hell, that's how I got some of my best screenshots in SHIII :p'

I don't imagine it'll be any more... possible in campaign than it is in SHIII.

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention - the S class! :D I think we now have definite evidence she's in and looking good!

By the way, did anyone catch the classes in the menu? It went Balao, Gato, Porpoise, S Class, Salmon... but there looked to be a scrollbar. What are they hiding? Maybe room for V-class? :p

[Safe-Keeper]

Organics in SH4 would be a great touch but I sure would hate to run into a BluewhaleI demand a giant squid:p.

[_Seth_]

Maybe room for V-class? :p :doh: Oh man!!! That would be awesome!!
EDIT: I hope the players will be able to turn off the music....The tune playing when the torpedoes hit that japanese ship was just......annoying...Kinda made me think of a hybrid between MacGyver & David Hasselhoff..... Yack..:-?

[Syxx_Killer]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:

[Iron Budokan]

Yeah, I didn't like the music, either. But, eh, easily modded so it's no biggie....

[StandingCow]

Wow wow wow.. some on March! :D

[Paajtor]

Great movie...love it allot!
Those smoke-stacks....yummie.:up:

[Boris]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:

Head for the mountains, freeze yourself in the snow, have someone dig you up and thaw you when the release date comes around. Just make sure you're not covered by an avalanche, and get buried too deep. You'll get thawed in 2546, where they have no computer games, and the only link to the past is a time phone which you must use to convince your past self not to freeze himself.

[StandingCow]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:
Head for the mountains, freeze yourself in the snow, have someone dig you up and thaw you when the release date comes around. Just make sure you're not covered by an avalanche, and get buried too deep. You'll get thawed in 2546, where they have no computer games, and the only link to the past is a time phone which you must use to convince your past self not to freeze himself.

Or by then we have invented something simliar to the Star Trek hollow deck, and silent hunter XXVI is out... now you REALLY relive WW2. :D Oddly enough, harbors are once again empty.

[Ship Hunter]

I have uploaded it for your on YouTube!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vh_oP4AbrM

So have fun and watch it...

[Boris]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:
Head for the mountains, freeze yourself in the snow, have someone dig you up and thaw you when the release date comes around. Just make sure you're not covered by an avalanche, and get buried too deep. You'll get thawed in 2546, where they have no computer games, and the only link to the past is a time phone which you must use to convince your past self not to freeze himself.
Or by then we have invented something simliar to the Star Trek hollow deck, and silent hunter XXVI is out... now you REALLY relive WW2. :D Oddly enough, harbors are once again empty.

I was actually referring to an episode of southpark where Cartman freezes himself because he can't wait for the Nintendo Wii

This explains the whole concept: :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBh4Xcausc

BTW: has anyone got the hi-res version of the trailer?

[Barkhorn1x]

Watched this trailer again for the 5th time.

Frankly I am a bit troubled by the amount of damage caused by the torp. that hits the Kongo class BB. A BATTLESHIP is hit by a single torp. and it basically bursts into flame and sinks? And, the explosion sets fires all along the ship - even tho' later in the trailer we see that the hit was aft of the X turret. Doesn't look too accurate to me.

Let's hope that this was "jazzed up" for demo purposes.

Barkhorn.

[StandingCow]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:
Head for the mountains, freeze yourself in the snow, have someone dig you up and thaw you when the release date comes around. Just make sure you're not covered by an avalanche, and get buried too deep. You'll get thawed in 2546, where they have no computer games, and the only link to the past is a time phone which you must use to convince your past self not to freeze himself.
Or by then we have invented something simliar to the Star Trek hollow deck, and silent hunter XXVI is out... now you REALLY relive WW2. :D Oddly enough, harbors are once again empty.
I was actually referring to an episode of southpark where Cartman freezes himself because he can't wait for the Nintendo Wii

This explains the whole concept: :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBh4Xcausc

BTW: has anyone got the hi-res version of the trailer?

I Saw that, I watch southpark :)

Come on!! COME ON!! :D

[Iron Budokan]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:
Head for the mountains, freeze yours
elf in the snow, have someone dig you up and thaw you when the release date comes around. Just make sure you're not covered by an avalanche, and get buried too deep. You'll get thawed in 2546, where they have no computer games, and the only link to the past is a time phone which you must use to convince your past self not to freeze himself.
Or by then we have invented something simliar to the Star Trek hollow deck, and silent hunter XXVI is out... now you REALLY relive WW2. :D Oddly enough, harbors are once again empty.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[DanCanovas]

jesus christ the fact you can see the blurred boat under the surface is what ive always wanted so much! this is amazing!! :up:

[mr chris]

Every time i go to watch the vid it tells me i have to join gamespot to view it any ideas guys im not going to pay to join a site just to watch a vid.

[Jimbuna]

Can someone build me a time machine to travel into the future a couple months? :88) This game is looking awesome. I love the water effects. The victory music was kinda weird, though.:sunny:
Head for the mountains, freeze yours
elf in the snow, have someone dig you up and thaw you when the release date comes around. Just make sure you're not covered by an avalanche, and get buried too deep. You'll get thawed in 2546, where they have no computer games, and the only link to the past is a time phone which you must use to convince your past self not to freeze himself.
Or by then we have invented something simliar to the Star Trek hollow deck, and silent hunter XXVI is out... now you REALLY relive WW2. :D Oddly enough, harbors are once again empty.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl:

[DanCanovas]

you dont have to pay to join chris. im a member!

[mr chris]

you dont have to pay to join chris. im a member!
Werid mate it keeps telling me i have to pay to join:shifty:

EDIT: All sorted thanks DAN

[Respenus]

You can still watch a low-res online version. It's quite good.

[Fat Bhoy Tim]

Watched this trailer again for the 5th time.

Frankly I am a bit troubled by the amount of damage caused by the torp. that hits the Kongo class BB. A BATTLESHIP is hit by a single torp. and it basically bursts into flame and sinks? And, the explosion sets fires all along the ship - even tho' later in the trailer we see that the hit was aft of the X turret. Doesn't look too accurate to me.

Let's hope that this was "jazzed up" for demo purposes.

Barkhorn.

That bothered me too, a single torpedo and the thing sinks almost instantly.

[Subnuts]

Watched this trailer again for the 5th time.

Frankly I am a bit troubled by the amount of damage caused by the torp. that hits the Kongo class BB. A BATTLESHIP is hit by a single torp. and it basically bursts into flame and sinks? And, the explosion sets fires all along the ship - even tho' later in the trailer we see that the hit was aft of the X turret. Doesn't look too accurate to me.

Let's hope that this was "jazzed up" for demo purposes.

Barkhorn.
That bothered me too, a single torpedo and the thing sinks almost instantly.

I don't think you could even sink a WWI-era battleship with a single torpedo. There's a reason why they put anti-torpedo bulges over those ship's vitals, along with protective bulkheads for the ammunition magazines and multiple watertight compartments. There's also a good reason why they didn't put a big tank full of explosive gasoline in the middle of the ship, and put the magazines inside the hull. :roll:

Anyway, I think the battle being recreated in this trailer is the Battle of Samar. At about 3:20 you can see the escort carrier St Lo exploding after being hit by a kamikaze.

[rodan54]

I don't think we need worry about the ships being too easily sunk. Recall the E3 demo trailer for SHIII where the Nelson goes down with just one torpedo, while on high realism settings in the finished game she could take about 3 or 4 (the Kongo was sunk with 3 torpedos). So I'm sure the realism settings (sinking time/damage) were set lower for demonstration purposes.

[Sailor Steve]

I liked the way the wakes look; much better than SH3. I liked the helmsman turning completely around to answer an order. Everything looks good so far.

[AJ!]

Is it march yet?

Those screens and vid are awsome :up:

There wasnt one thing there i didnt like...... although i agree that BB did go down alittle fast.

On another note dont you think their milking the whole yamato thing a bit too much?
I havnt seen a preview without it so far...

[Sulikate]

Haha! :up: I can't get over how awesome the transparent water is.
110% Agreed:arrgh!:

[AVGWarhawk]

I think it looks pretty smart. I hope there is a switch to turn off the music! It was somewhat cheesy. All in all, I think we are on to something good. I also noticed men now in the conning tower. That was not there on one of the first small diary films. Also the wierd Amish bearded dude was gone or I might have missed him. That man looked like he should be hunting Moby Dick:o . I believe we are in for a real treat.

[hyperion2206]

I think it looks pretty smart. I hope there is a switch to turn off the music! It was somewhat cheesy. All in all, I think we are on to something good. I also noticed men now in the conning tower. That was not there on one of the first small diary films. Also the wierd Amish bearded dude was gone or I might have missed him. That man looked like he should be hunting Moby Dick:o . I believe we are in for a real treat.
This bearded guy was on that sub because it had a special mission to accomplish. HQ had the plan to hunt down all (sperm) whales so that the Japanes would have to starve.:rotfl:

[Safe-Keeper]

Also the wierd Amish bearded dude was gone or I might have missed him. That man looked like he should be hunting Moby Dick:o . He could just be elsewhere at the time. No matter, I didn't mind him.

[Jimbuna]

That water looks absolutely tremendous :rock:

[DanCanovas]

i cant get over it myself jim!

[Boris]

On the battleship going down with one... The IGN preview says it took 4 or 5 to down the Yamato.

[TheSatyr]

Uhmmmm...4 or 5 to down the Yamato? Should take at least 10. I think the Mushashi took 14-20 torps before she went down.

[Shaffer4]

By the way, did anyone catch the classes in the menu? It went Balao, Gato, Porpoise, S Class, Salmon... but there looked to be a scrollbar. What are they hiding? Maybe room for V-class? :p


Trench Class?






....... sorry to be a bubble buster..... :damn:

[CCIP]

No, actually...

Tambor :dead:

I found that out myself today when I checked the list.

[AJ!]

Uhmmmm...4 or 5 to down the Yamato? Should take at least 10. I think the Mushashi took 14-20 torps before she went down.

They could have been playing on ultra easy?

[Sulikate]

That water looks absolutely tremendous :rock:
Yeah! Finaly some next gen shader 2.0 water:D

[Barkhorn1x]

Uhmmmm...4 or 5 to down the Yamato? Should take at least 10. I think the Mushashi took 14-20 torps before she went down.
They could have been playing on ultra easy?

Let's hope so.

Barkhorn.

[Shaffer4]

If you look closely in the video it says "Realisim: 3" in the mission setup screen. not sure what that means... but. Its a low number. lol

[Safe-Keeper]

I noticed that, too. I thought it must be a placeholder, but of course, it's possible that they were playing on 3% accuracy and that there's a "Proton Torpedo warheads" option:p.

Should fit nicely, shouldn't it?
http://www.xwaupgrade.com/screenshots/other/weapon-torpedo.jpg

[GakunGak]

Maybe the realism is set to 3 of possible 10...
Overall, the video rocks!:ping:

[Hueywolf123]

I think the general opinion is that the game itself looks good, but the music stinks. They must think we are a bunch of real cornballs to want that as a sound track. I'm hoping someone can mod the Das Boot soundtrack in there

[Boris]

After having watched the trailer umpteen times the music has really grown on me. With the exception of the über-corny torpedo hit tune, the rest is really good IMO. It's along the same veins as the SH3 music, but more refined. Of course it has that "hollywood" feel to it, but they've managed to make it sound nice and naval.

EDIT: After listening to it again, I think the music is great. I'm a big fan of movie soundtracks, composers such a zimmer, goldsmith, williams etc., amd the music from this trailer measures up pretty good. I know I'll be humming these tunes after a while.

[GakunGak]

After having watched the trailer umpteen times the music has really grown on me. With the exception of the über-corny torpedo hit tune, the rest is really good IMO. It's along the same veins as the SH3 music, but more refined. Of course it has that "hollywood" feel to it, but they've managed to make it sound nice and naval.

EDIT: After listening to it again, I think the music is great. I'm a big fan of movie soundtracks, composers such a zimmer, goldsmith, williams etc., amd the music from this trailer measures up pretty good. I know I'll be humming these tunes after a while.
Pretty much agree 100%, but is there a gramophone included as in SH3, or just pre-defined tracks and is it possible to mod those tracks to, say, Grey Wolf mod...
That mod is gonna blow huge!:smug:

[Boris]

Well the in game music will undoubtedly work just like it did in SH3. As for the grammophone, not sure if they kept it. But there is a way cooler feature IMO, and that is being able to pick up regional radio broadcasts.
I can always have my itunes playing in the background if there's no grammophone.

[WilhelmSchulz.]

Did anyone notice the # of tubes. The S-Class only had 4 on the bow. It wasent till Group 4 that 2 more where added(1 bow, 1 stern). And only 4 of thoes where built.

[Paajtor]

Well, then they build the 5th now! :lol:

No, seriously...if you're right, then we already have the 1st patch-fix here.

[WilhelmSchulz.]

Well, then they build the 5th now! :lol:

No, seriously...if you're right, then we already have the 1st patch-fix here.

Hopefully they still working on the S-Class(ie using Gato peri textures)

[flyingdane]

Kinda..Hollywood no?.:yep:

[flyingdane]

Hollywood or not ...Ican get jiggy with ithttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/flyingdane/musik05.gif

[flyingdane]

You know if you play it over and over like a hundred times it sort-a-growes on you, Hehe. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/flyingdane/sterb041.gif

[immortal44]

Only just checked out the videos, the game looks absolutely stunning!! You don't get a more magnificant enviroment than at sea, looks like I'm going to be spending even more time on the bridge :roll: Can't wait to see those battleships in action