SH4 improvements

[TDK1044]

I prefer the look of the the bottom of the screen toolbar in SH4. Those small dials in SH3 drove me crazy. Looks like there are some fun things to play with.

http://silenthunter4.uk.ubi.com/images/screenshots/devdiary/image005.jpg

[Morts]

where is the transparent water:-?

maybe its an old screenshot

[hyperion2206]

Compared to the other screenies we've seen this screenshot looks crappy.:-?

[TDK1044]

I was only interested in the toolbar look and layout. Plenty of other screenshots out there to show the water enhancements.

[Safe-Keeper]

I love that you can drag things around the screen.

What are those two icons top-right? I'm almost tempted to believe the first one is a warning indicator of Flooding, while the second indicates high Co2 levels. Or it could be icons you can click to see those levels. Or maybe it's something else.

Oh, and notice the padlock in the bottom right corner? Looks like you can manipulate the toolbar, too (or maybe hitting the padlock unlocks the famous safe:p?).

This'll be so awesome.

[Morts]

is it just me or does it look like we can turn on the electric motor on the sufrace:hmm:

[DaMaGe007]

I found myself trying to hold the mouse over the icons to find out what they do.
I hate screenshots. :)

[geetrue]

is it just me or does it look like we can turn on the electric motor on the sufrace:hmm:

Skipper's often used electric glide on the enemy due to the smoke and noise those
big fairbanks morse diesel engines (same ones in the trains) made.

Yes, this is going to be quite a sim ... I hope we can do better than history by learning from their mistakes.

Does anyone know if AI is variable?

[DanCanovas]

that better be on an old computer because it looks rubbish

[Morts]

that better be on an old computer because it looks rubbish
maybe its an old screenshot ?

[DaMaGe007]

Its probably just an early build, one of the drawbacks of releasing screenshots throughout development. Mabe a crappy computer but does anyone have one of those anymore ?

[TDK1044]

The water will look awesome in the game. I just wanted to find a good quality toolbar screenshot. :D

[StandingCow]

My bet would be that is the lowest graphic setting.

[Steeltrap]

Yet nobody has seen fit to question how they are getting a sound contact AND identifying type while running at speed on the surface.....I hope THAT is something able to be disabled in the preferences.

"Realistic Sensors" = one of the banes of subsims!!

[Paajtor]

I wonder what the horizontal slider in the message-box does...maybe to set transpancy of the box?

[Safe-Keeper]

They probably received a sound contact and then surfaced.

[hyperion2206]

Yet nobody has seen fit to question how they are getting a sound contact AND identifying type while running at speed on the surface.....I hope THAT is something able to be disabled in the preferences.

"Realistic Sensors" = one of the banes of subsims!!

Perhaps they got the sound contact just before they surfaced?:hmm:

[hyperion2206]

They probably received a sound contact and then surfaced.

Dammit, you've been faster!:arrgh!:

[Sulikate]

Its probably just an early build, one of the drawbacks of releasing screenshots throughout development. Mabe a crappy computer but does anyone have one of those anymore ?
Agreed.

[Barkhorn1x]

Its probably just an early build, one of the drawbacks of releasing screenshots throughout development. Mabe a crappy computer but does anyone have one of those anymore ?

I agree - and I wonder how much of this interface version will still be in the Gold build. My guess is we will see fewer buttons.

Barkhorn.

[dean_acheson]

where did that picture come from?

[Morts]

SH4:rotfl:

[TDK1044]

It came from here.

http://silenthunter4.uk.ubi.com/

[GSpector]

Odd, it actually looked like SH3 with SHIV's toolbar:hmm:
:rotfl:

[dean_acheson]

I deserve that, for not checking the site for a few days.... :oops:

[Morts]

yea it does:hmm:

[flintlock]

I much prefer this UI over SH4's. I've seen it an action a little from some of the media available and it seems like a significant improvement over SH3's old UI. The look is one thing, but the real test will come when I get to try it in-game, but by all accounts it looks to be a winner.

[Fat Bhoy Tim]

is it just me or does it look like we can turn on the electric motor on the sufrace:hmm:

I'm sure they said we won't have that level of control over the engines, but they may have just meant that we can't stop and start individual ones. Here's to hoping we can use them.