Underwater Terrain?

[cherbert]

I have seen the screenshots of the much improved sea bed but does anyone know if there is any kind of terrain at the bottom of the SEIV oceans, either random or accurately mapped?

I'm guessing in the deeper waters you would never see it anyway since the subs back then couldn't go that deep!

[WilhelmSchulz.]

There will be veggies, I know that. :rock:

[flintlock]

I'm guessing in the deeper waters you would never see it anyway since the subs back then couldn't go that deep! Technically they could. It's just that it was a one-way trip. :)

[Safe-Keeper]

There will be vegetation, rocks and wrecks. As for fish, dolphins, whales and so on, we don't know yet.

The deeper water is so dark anyhow that I don't think you'd be able to see anything either way. But then again, it's quite possible that it'll be eye-candy there, too.

[AJ!]

I doubt there will be variation in the geometry on the sea bed.... From looks of things its still going to be flat... just with rocks and giant seaweed :p

Im not going to complain though. I think we should count our blessings theres going to be stuff on the sea bed and algae in the water.... unlike SH3 :up:

[Sailor Steve]

I'm guessing in the deeper waters you would never see it anyway since the subs back then couldn't go that deep! Technically they could. It's just that it was a one-way trip. :)
And once again my old argument crops up: it doesn't matter, because they couldn't really see outside anyway. Veggies and rocks on the bottom are silly.

[Iron Budokan]

I want a glass-bottomed sub so I can see the pretty sea shells.

[Safe-Keeper]

And once again my old argument crops up: it doesn't matter, because they couldn't really see outside anywayBut as a player, you can. Nyah;).

[Crosseye76]

Indeed.

[rascal101]

If there are no squid I'm not buying this game, I love squid and feel that they're inclusion will add considerable depth and realism to the game.

They just found a very big one off New Zealand, so for me New Zeland now has depth and realism

I'm guessing in the deeper waters you would never see it anyway since the subs back then couldn't go that deep! Technically they could. It's just that it was a one-way trip. :) And once again my old argument crops up: it doesn't matter, because they couldn't really see outside anyway. Veggies and rocks on the bottom are silly.

[DaMaGe007]

Well everybody has been complaining about the Death screen, so it is mostlikely you will see the seabed during the enhanced death screen(also alot of people play with external views, and they would like better visuals). I think coral reefs would significly add to the gameplay and visuals, but they could get away with having more sudden depth changes on the ocean floor. I dont think there were any in Sh3, it was always a gradual change no underwater walls iirc.

aslong as those rocks move when I hit them its a step in the right direction.

EDIT: Mabe there should be an internal and external death screen so both parties can be happy.

[Sailor Steve]

Sea-bottom terrain:


http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/pc/s/i/sih4pc037.jpg


And it's straight from the "Silent Hunter 4 Screenshots" thread.

[DaMaGe007]

is that a submarine in that shot ? doesnt quite look right, those plants are way to large...unless its a really small sub lol :)

[John Channing]

Some species of Kelp can grow to over 400 feet long.

JCC

[Sulikate]

Some species of Kelp can grow to over 400 feet long.

JCC
OMG :o

[Barkhorn1x]

Some species of Kelp can grow to over 400 feet long.

JCC

The Giant Squid has to feed on something!

;)

Barkhorn.

[Boris]

I'm not so optimistic on the marine life. The devs have already said there won't be any dolphins.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Sea-bottom terrain:


http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/pc/s/i/sih4pc037.jpg


And it's straight from the "Silent Hunter 4 Screenshots" thread.

Holy %#@&:o

[Torplexed]

I'm not so optimistic on the marine life. The devs have already said there won't be any dolphins.

Just tell yourself the Japanese hunted them to extinction. It'll give you more incentive to sink their converted whale factory ships. ;)

[cobalt]

If there are no squid I'm not buying this game, I love squid and feel that they're inclusion will add considerable depth and realism to the game.

They just found a very big one off New Zealand, so for me New Zeland now has depth and realism


haha

[flintlock]

That hull sure has a few holes in it. All in all it looks okay, except for the scale--the sub looks like a toy. But hey, it's better than what SH3 offered, so I'll take it.

[GSpector]

Is there a trick to seeing this picture? It looks very dark. I see some plantlife up close but that's it.

As for seaweed growing to be 400', that's because no one mows down there. :rotfl:

[flintlock]

I can see the image fine. Try adjusting your monitor's gamma, brightness and/or contrast and see if that helps.

[kiwi_2005]

Sea-bottom terrain:


http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/pc/s/i/sih4pc037.jpg


And it's straight from the "Silent Hunter 4 Screenshots" thread.

Holy %#@&:o

Forget about veges look at the SHIV controls bar tis good, very good, its mint man, first time ive seen it cause im not viewing to much of SHIV pics they got up around sites including subsim as i want to be totally surprised when i get it.

Wont vegetation be a hogger on mid range PCs tho? Hope theirs a option to turn it off. Also now im at it i hope the damage repairs are way improved than SH3 - meaning slower times in repairing.

And heres hoping Neal will do a review on SHIV like he did on SH3

[Hartmann]

I'm guessing in the deeper waters you would never see it anyway since the subs back then couldn't go that deep! Technically they could. It's just that it was a one-way trip. :)
And once again my old argument crops up: it doesn't matter, because they couldn't really see outside anyway. Veggies and rocks on the bottom are silly.

i think the same

Also It could raise hardware requeriments, i hope too that it could be dissable or modded. for example with deffault sh3 texture.

[Safe-Keeper]

It's game-play altering to have rocks and wrecks strewn throughout the bottom. It's a hazard to submarines and as such not just eye-candy. Making it an option would probably be a good thing, but would presumably introduce problems to an MP environment as everyone would have to have the same settings to join a server.