Things that were done right!

[AVGWarhawk]

Ok, we have spent our time cutting the game to shreds. Now it is time to mention the things that are right. I would like to start with the following:


Weather looks to done right. I do not have endless weeks of rain:up:

Dynamic campaigns. No repeats for me and affects of Manila being taken by Japan has moved me to another base. Good stuff!:up:

Water is very realistic to me. Well done and it even looks like swells in rough weather.:up:


****Please add what you believe is done right. No negative MOJO here please****

[Rykaird]

- Ship models look fantastic.

- Ship destruction sequences - flying debris, the rippling wave of destruction throughout the ship - are truly cinematic.

- Waves.

- Lighting effects. Sunlight on the water, moonlight on the water. Flames from sinking ships reflecting off the wave tops at night - magic!

- Moonbeams!

- Load times on my machine are a fraction what they were in SHIII.

- New mission types beyond simple patrols.

- Interesting radio traffic.

- I like the little typewriter effect for mission intros.

- Damage - the big ol' holes, broken propeller shafts, etc.

- Linked systems for the damage model

Many great advances over SHIII with SHIV.

[ryuzu]

LOL. Ok.

The radio implementation looks good (the audible radio as opposed to the message log).

I think anything else I'd mention has been covered already.

r.

[boatfull]

I'm really loving the start out of harbor button :up:.One of my major
Dislikes in ShIII was trying to get out of harbor at TC.

[Harmor]

Absolutely the dynamic campaign and the feeling that comes with it. To me it really feels as if I am in the thick of things, very well done. I surely dig the graphical improvements too, the added details such as lifeboats, the great looking explosions and ship interiors etc .. but since I am all about gameplay first, no other improvement beats the dynamic campaign for me.

[walsh2509]

Agree , while I have been pointing out were the game lacks, I do agree it can be built on and it can become great.

Q? on the weather, I hear thunder but I don't see lighting or see lighting flashes behind the clouds. Is that down to me not having a good enough card (GF6600GT) or because I don't have the environment box ticked.

And while ammo bunker torp hit look really good the explosions and somke, I guess it would take an engine like the Crytek one to cause the damage an explosion like that would make. Sub school is the only place I use the outside camera, but after a ammo hit on the Cruiser in Sub school and the massive explosion, when it clears everything is still intact, even the flag is still bright and clean.

Yes SH4 has a lot going for it , but it needs a lot of work.

Apart from the big ones that need fixed, I'd like a DC report on parts that can not be 100% fixed and would need a return to port. Need to fix DC and give damage times and a faults report. The only ones that give you a report on a time fix and damage% is when you put your cursor over the AA gun and Deck gun headings on page1 the crew page, in page 2 it only give a number when you hold you mouse of the red bar on the left hand side of the damaged part = 0.051.


The raw ingredience is there , need some very good tuning.

[fullmetaledges]

I played the battle of samar last night and although not historically accurate after I sank 2 battlships I just sat back and watched the fighting, it was pretty cool. Also I like the fact that if a carrier is alerted to your presence it will send out planes to hunt for you.

[Platapus]

I'm really loving the start out of harbor button :up:.One of my major
Dislikes in ShIII was trying to get out of harbor at TC.

Yes that is a very nice function that I wish SH3 had. The harbours look great but once you have seen them it gets a bit boring

[Iron Budokan]

I like the sub skins a LOT.

[Skweetis]

-water run-off effect on the periscope lense, best I've ever seen in any sub game.
-I love watching the diveplanes deploy and retract.. sometimes its the little things.
-crew management is my favorite so far
-at least a dozen other things that I will recall next time I start up SH4 (which will be in 5 minutes)

[AVGWarhawk]

I like the sub skins a LOT.


This is an interesting one. The subs skins are not bad. Maybe some more gray in them? I do like the skins though.

Map detail on shorelines is very nice. Map in general is nice.

No map update works well also....do not see convoys 500NM off.

Ship variety is very nice

Interface..not bad once you get a handle on it.

Crew changing watch and actually seeing different person is really great!:yep:

PK is a great device...needs a repair but that is coming:yep:

I have to say it again...weather model is excellent. One of the biggest headaches in SH3 is now repaired and awesome.:up:


****Bring on some more men. There is more!****

[badaboom]

I love the freedom of the camera.....I like to hoover right above the water and watch as my boat gets closer and gets knocked around in large swells as they bounce off the hull.......this truely is a beautifull game!!:up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/SH4Img26-3-2007_20.jpg

[Teh_Diplomat]

- Crew Managment is now...Managable! and with great success.

- Water effects are the best in a game to date.
- Putting a hole through the Yamato or a Kongo BB will NEVER get old :arrgh!:
- Weather Effects:sunny:

- Starting out of port is a great idea.

- Seeing allied Ships take part in the combat is a great way to feel more immersed. Plus it kills time in the best way possible while you wait for the torp reloads.

[AVGWarhawk]

@Badaboom



Water action is very well done and water over the sub is done well also. Need a small fix on the sub coming out of water....no biggie really. But, yeah, the water behavior is excellent.:yep:

Nice pic bro!

[Egan]

THings I like:

Sailing on a clear night with a full moon.

Ordering general quarters.

The new watch system for the crew.

The weather seems a lot better to me. Currently sailing around in blustery clear weather. It also seems as if it may be tied to season or locale a bit more but that might be my imagination.

The new mission structure. Having to drop off supplies, pick up pilots and so on is great. I just wish we could be tasked with saving a bunch of nurses from the clutches of the evil Japanese Empire....Devs take note!

Regardless on what I might have said on the matter, aircraft in general seem to have been reworked slightly for the better.

Damage system is much better and will be a winner once the mods have jollied it up a little.

[AVGWarhawk]

Oh, man. a big one is EE. I like the clear water but the haze has to go as it is a FPS killer.

Fog modeled when it rains is also very good. I lost a freighter in the soup:cry: . Hunt it down with sonar:smug:

Manning the battle stations is also cool and the having them stand down when the action is over.

[tycho102]

- Ship models look fantastic.

- Ship destruction sequences - flying debris, the rippling wave of destruction throughout the ship - are truly cinematic.

- Waves.

- Lighting effects. Sunlight on the water, moonlight on the water. Flames from sinking ships reflecting off the wave tops at night - magic!

- Moonbeams!

- Load times on my machine are a fraction what they were in SHIII.

- New mission types beyond simple patrols.

- Interesting radio traffic.

- I like the little typewriter effect for mission intros.

- Damage - the big ol' holes, broken propeller shafts, etc.

- Linked systems for the damage model

Many great advances over SHIII with SHIV.

+1

-Haven't seen the broken prop shafts, although I have scored a number of stern shots.
-The seafloor is very nice, with all the rocks and plants.
-The explosions are very detailed, as well as the smoke.
-Ship winches, rigging, and men are also detailed.
-I also like hearing the ship alarm on escorts.
-The "tension" music is nice, as well as the "hunter" music.
-I like the large stopwatch.
-E-7's and above getting "automatic" promotions.
-The more detailed crewman attributes.

[Immacolata]

Lots I agree with here.

But my three faves got to be

1) the ships. Man, they are belles! I enjoy them so much.

2) The water. I thought SH3 had the bestest water ever for a naval game. But SHIV outdid it

3) the weather simulation and atmospheric effects.

[macky]

Love the water, tho i have switched off enviromental now to get some fps back (7600GS card), so now I am missing how the water is transparent:cry:

Like the crew management, dont understand it, but at least now i dont have to care:D

On easy mode, tho I love how I can one shot a destroyer :up:

Love the TC that goes right up there

The graphics (when u dont have the fps loop of death) are the best I have seen (including GWX)

The pilots that parachute out of the plane that you shot down, bobbing about in the water - nice touch

The animation of the crew is better than sh3

Random missions and radio traffic, tho sometimes a bit annoying to drop out of TC for a message that is irrelevant to you

Overall its got massive potential...hust hope they fix the graphical glitches so I can enjoy it more than I can now and the gamplay for when I go more pro;)

[BlackSpot]

I agree with all the points noted above. I also like those "little" touches like being on the bridge when the watch changes and hearing the piped whistle.:D

[THE_MASK]

The devs listened to what we wanted in SH4 and included them . Hats off.

[AVGWarhawk]

The devs listened to what we wanted in SH4 and included them . Hats off.

Three cheers on that Sober!!!

Maybe Neal can get this list to the developers. After all the moaning on other things perhaps they need a "pick me"!!!!


One more thing I like is the realistic repair times. It took me three hours on one patrol to repair and even then I still had to head in for refit. There is a bug or two in repairs but overall it is good.:yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

I agree with all the points noted above. I also like those "little" touches like being on the bridge when the watch changes and hearing the piped whistle.:D

Yep, the whistle is very cool and also the alarm for battle stations and then the whistle to stand down.....very cool indeed. Great touch.

Oh, after figuring out the sonar it is nice also. Still can't find the volume button but no matter, I still hear them:yep:


****nice job men, no bad MOJO. keep it going****

[codmander]

I like the radio room and the captains quaters:rotfl:

[Greentimbers]

As mentioned several times, the weather and water are wonderful. :rock:

I also like the various types of missions assigned, photo recon, dropping off agents etc. Nice change from just sinking ships:up:

Enjoying SHIV, it will only get better.

PS The "starting out of harbor" option is very welcome also.

[meatball]

The AA gunner on (easy setting atleast) does a bang up job shooting down aircraft. I had manned the AA gun myself for half of my first patrol and wounded a few planes then got low on ammo so decided to see if the AI gunner was any good. Came to find out he was very reliable and got 2 zero's before the 3rd dive bombed me perfectly, sinking my boat :x

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice thread. Lots of good things, the transparent water and lighting in the water is spectacular :up::up:

[mookiemookie]

Nice thread. Lots of good things, the transparent water and lighting in the water is spectacular :up::up:

Indeed! The mission variety is a great touch. The war briefings between missions and the much improved radio traffic really make you feel like you're part of a larger war effort.

[AVGWarhawk]

I like the radio room and the captains quaters:rotfl:


Bad MOJO:nope: :nope:

[AVGWarhawk]

I noticed something that is a nice touch, under windy, heavy sea conditions, you can see the wind run the top of the water making white water. Next time you have some windy weather check it out.


I forgot the green alge in the water. As you go forward if comes at the scope and when the scope is 180 degrees you see it going away from the scope....nice touch.


As we can see, if we stop to take it all in, there are a lot of nice things going on:yep:

[ReallyDedPoet]

I forgot the green alge in the water. As you go forward if comes at the scope and when the scope is 180 degrees you see it going away from the scope....nice touch.


This is nice, very nice :up:

[BlackSpot]

http://193.47.83.222/chop/shpic3.jpg

Gentlemen, I shall say no more....:D

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice BlackSpot:yep: Just set as my desktop:up:

[WFGood]

I must agree with what has already been posted, but here are my 3 top favorites.

My 3 top favorites
1. Water dripping effects - awesome
2. realistic damage and after effects of such
3. the crew management system "Relieve the watch."

[Grothesj2]

I like the sound of incoming gunfire. The changing watch whistle, battlestations horn and the like are very cool. The ships and the sea are very good looking. Did anyone mention the increased time compression? I love the watch system. Ummm...I enjoy the holes being blown in ships and the increased amounts of radio traffic. Speaking of traffic, it's nice to see you are not fighting the war alone. I ran across my first friendly aircraft carrier battle group today. The little movies in-between patrols are pretty nifty.

[AVGWarhawk]

I like the sound of incoming gunfire. The changing watch whistle, battlestations horn and the like are very cool. The ships and the sea are very good looking. Did anyone mention the increased time compression? I love the watch system. Ummm...I enjoy the holes being blown in ships and the increased amounts of radio traffic. Speaking of traffic, it's nice to see you are not fighting the war alone. I ran across my first friendly aircraft carrier battle group today. The little movies in-between patrols are pretty nifty.

Movies? I did not see any. Where are the movies?

BTW, palm trees are a nice change from the cold Atlantic also:yep:

[EAF274 Johan]

My favourites after just two days of playing:
1) Campaign: typewriter intro's, intro movies, special missions, radio news updates... this is simply excellent. This is like RedBaron2 with submarines :)

2) Crew animations/graphics. Crew now have many different faces and clothing, and when you are repairing damage you will see crewmen working with wrenches in the command room. I do miss being able to give orders by clicking on officers though...

3) Water and sky rendering is superb. Makes my pc upgrade worth it :)

4) The post-processing filter setting. Some people may not like it but I think it is great. It really gives the game the right mood for me.

[mookiemookie]

Movies? I did not see any. Where are the movies?

You haven't run across any of the war briefings in between patrols? They're just like the one you see when you begin a new career.

It's immersive and pretty neat to see how the war is progressing around you.

[AVGWarhawk]

Oh those....Yep, got them:yep: These are neat and a short history of what is going on. Very cool indeed.

[AVGWarhawk]

I forgot this also, when leaving port the seagulls actually fly around my conning tower like I was a fishing boat. They seem to circle the sub.


Another is crew on the decks of the vessels. I had one stop after sending a torpedo that missed. As I watched with my binoculars three sailors walked to the side looking at the black thing low in the water about 1500 feet off. My next torp did not miss:smug:. Sailors on deck is very cool.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Sailors on deck is very cool.
This is a nice feature:yep:

[razark]

Movies? I did not see any. Where are the movies?
You haven't run across any of the war briefings in between patrols? They're just like the one you see when you begin a new career.

It's immersive and pretty neat to see how the war is progressing around you.

I like the briefings, it really adds something to the feeling of there being more out there. However, I think they could use a bit of improvement. I recently got one reporting the Battle of Midway. It reports that "one of our carriers" was damaged. Having a small detail like the name of the ship would have been nice.

Also, not learning about the Battle of Midway a month in advance would have been better.

[AVGWarhawk]

@Raz

I see the movies but I did not notice some of them are ahead of the game. Still very cool though. :yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

I also forgot.....the DVD/map/manual provided with the actual game (sorry guys in Canada, you did not get them:oops:). UBI asked what we wanted and they provided.:up: I especially like the map. I wonder if my wife will let me tape it to the wall:hmm:

[Galanti]

I wonder if my wife will let me tape it to the wall:hmm:

I had a spirited discussion with mine over that very same issue this weekend. Damned Trading Spaces shows, now everything in the house has to be perfectly organised and feng-shooied.

Back on thread, I noticed in my big fat logbook while in port that individual shipnames were listed for my kills! I only looked once, can anyone else confirm?

[Bilge_Rat]

One nice improvement which I have noticed is the appearance of ships on the horizon.

In Sh3, ships were either invisisible or a small black shape would appear which would eventually grow into a ship as you got closer, effective, but a bit jarring.

In SH4, it is much improved. First, you will notice lights blinking on the horizon, which I presume are to simulate signal lamps. Then, the ships will gradually form, swithching from a light blue, nearly indistinguishable from the horizon to a darker blue and then to the actual ship. This is much closer to RL.

[AVGWarhawk]

I wonder if my wife will let me tape it to the wall:hmm:
I had a spirited discussion with mine over that very same issue this weekend. Damned Trading Spaces shows, now everything in the house has to be perfectly organised and feng-shooied.

Back on thread, I noticed in my big fat logbook while in port that individual shipnames were listed for my kills! I only looked once, can anyone else confirm?

Yes, I believe you are correct. I believe I did see this. Which brings me to the office....the smoking hot cup of coffee.....simple but a nice touch:yep: The office in general is nice.

[AVGWarhawk]

Oh how about the DD with the blinking lights communicating when they find a sub present?

I also like the alarm sound on the DD:up:

[Captain_Jack]

The Interiors of the Gato Class are excellent! Everything in the right place.

I visited the USS Drum (Gato) in March and I must say the interiors in the game are spot on! :yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

The Interiors of the Gato Class are excellent! Everything in the right place.

I visited the USS Drum (Gato) in March and I must say the interiors in the game are spot on! :yep:
So is the crew inside....men repairing, extra men when at battle stations. Men that actually change when the watch changes:yep: Nice!!!!:rock:

[Iron Budokan]

Me, too. I absolutely lurv the new crew management. No more kicking my lazy WO out of his bunk!

:/\\k:

[AVGWarhawk]

We can not forget the priority screen for making repairs. Makes you feel like the skipper:yep:

[MONOLITH]

I don't think anyone has mentioned the men in lifeboats. :up:

[John Channing]

The men in lifeboats.

JCC

[AVGWarhawk]

Yes, the men in the lifeboats. They actually row the darn thing also. Heck, I have spotted them days later. Poor souls;)

[AVGWarhawk]

Oh, another thing done right is the glare of the sun on the side of the vessels and subs...very nice indeed:yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

Bump....got any more men?

[Platapus]

Bump....got any more men?

One important thing they got right that I have not seen mentioned before.

I am having fun playing this video game :up:

Is it perfect? :nope:
Are there things I want changed? :yep:

But right now am I enjoying my video game playing experience with SH4? :yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

Bump....got any more men?
One important thing they got right that I have not seen mentioned before.

I am having fun playing this video game :up:

Is it perfect? :nope:
Are there things I want changed? :yep:

But right now am I enjoying my video game playing experience with SH4? :yep:

Yes!!! I'm getting great enjoyment out of the game. It is almost there as being past fantastic. Come on patch 1.2:yep:

[Grothesj2]

In a downpour at night (strangly the seas were fairly calm) I torpedo a tanker. Stalked it, lost it, then tracked it for a bit. Went to the deckgun and started shooting at it. The tanker snapped on its spotlights and started returning fire. Was a great effect, scared the crap out of as I had not seen a merchant type flip on its searchlights before. My first thought was, where the hell did that DD come from!?

[AVGWarhawk]

In a downpour at night (strangly the seas were fairly calm) I torpedo a tanker. Stalked it, lost it, then tracked it for a bit. Went to the deckgun and started shooting at it. The tanker snapped on its spotlights and started returning fire. Was a great effect, scared the crap out of as I had not seen a merchant type flip on its searchlights before. My first thought was, where the hell did that DD come from!?

Cool, merchies with lights!!! I have not seen this yet but nice addition.

[tycho102]

You know, like the signal lights, there are things that occur to me when playing the game but I tend to "forget" them once I'm out.

The E-7 chief character on the lookout deck really does look authentic. The guy looks like a total dirtbag, but 1944 salty. It's just once of those things that immediately struck me -- yeah, that's pretty realistic.


"Hey, chief. Anyone ever tell you that you look like a real dirtbag?"
"All the time, Skipper. But I don't let'em bother me none."

[mookiemookie]

The signal lights are great. I was stalking a task force and saw one of the BB's signaling a destroyer.

Little did I know that means that they spotted me and the destroyer promptly sent me to the bottom. :oops:

[jerryt]

The signal lights are great. I was stalking a task force and saw one of the BB's signaling a destroyer.

Little did I know that means that they spotted me and the destroyer promptly sent me to the bottom. :oops:

Lol, I had the same thing with the DD in a convoy. I saw him signal and start a turn towards me. I dived deep, and he and his buds kept me busy for about three hours. :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

The signal lights are great. I was stalking a task force and saw one of the BB's signaling a destroyer.

Little did I know that means that they spotted me and the destroyer promptly sent me to the bottom. :oops:
Lol, I had the same thing with the DD in a convoy. I saw him signal and start a turn towards me. I dived deep, and he and his buds kept me busy for about three hours. :up:

The DD are pretty good in the game. I had them keep me down for about 2 hours last night:nope:

[Iron Budokan]

Another thing I noticed. As I was sitting on the bottom of shallow water and getting POUNDED by a DD I watched my men in the control room be thrown back and forth, back and forth. Uber cool. They didn't look like they were enjoying it, either.

Good attention to detail, that. Something other than the magnetically glued feet and internal gyroscopic gimbals the control room crew of SH3 has, no matter how the sub shakes and shimmies. :up:

[kiwi_2005]

I like the periscopes how its a dark background with pullout tools when u need them. You dont get that "looking at" feeling as in SH3, its now "looking through" the periscope.

What most have said - detail detail and detail! Beautiful game to just load up and view. On a calm day at persicope depth looking above the water in external camera viewing your sub cruise along is amazing i can never get sick of that effect, I can see my submarine under the water from above!. This would of been an awesome effect for Kapitans in the Mediterrainean in SH3. During WW2 in some med areas aircaft could spot uboats from the air at 60feet submerged.

[ReallyDedPoet]

What most have said - detail detail and detail! Beautiful game to just load up and view. On a calm day at persicope depth looking above the water in external camera viewing your sub cruise along is amazing i can never get sick of that effect, I can see my submarine under the water from above!. This would of been an awesome effect for Kapitans in the Mediterrainean in SH3. During WW2 in some med areas aircaft could spot uboats from the air at 60feet submerged.

Just playing some, seeing the sub come up from below deserves a couple of
these:up::up:

[AVGWarhawk]

Unfortunate for me the monolith and volumetric fog slows me down on FPS.....but the new patch has handled the monolith and fog is in its own separate box to check or uncheck.....another thing they have done right all be it in a patch:up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Unfortunate for me the monolith and volumetric fog slows me down on FPS.....but the new patch has handled the monolith and fog is in its own separate box to check or uncheck.....another thing they have done right all be it in a patch:up:

Mud had a bit of a fix for the fog, do you have it, if not I can forward in a PM, but I guess it will be a non-issue with the new patch:yep:

[Grotius]

My likes have all been mentioned, but my favorites include:

1. This is the Pacific theater, and it's done very nicely. I'm a Pacific War nut. In fact, I'm one of the insane people who play Matrix Games' "War in the Pacific," and I'm having great fun seeing the war from another perspective.

2. As everyone has said, the game just looks terrific. I have never taken more screenshots in any computer game, ever.

3. I love the way swells look in the periscope. It just feels real.

4. For whatever reason, I find this new manual targeting system more manageable than was the case in SH3.

5. As everyone says, the new crew rotation system is a huge improvement.

6. As is the dynamic campaign. I really feel I'm part of a larger war. In my second patrol, I was low on fuel, returning to Soerabaja, when suddenly I learned that I had to make for Perth instead. A very fun moment. Barely made it, incidentally.

7. Sanpans look cool in a periscope. So do junks.

8. One question, though: people mention hearing the radio. I've never heard it -- I only see the written reports on the clipboard. Can I actually hear radio? How do I do this? Or are y'all just referring to the in-game music?

[AVGWarhawk]

Unfortunate for me the monolith and volumetric fog slows me down on FPS.....but the new patch has handled the monolith and fog is in its own separate box to check or uncheck.....another thing they have done right all be it in a patch:up:

Mud had a bit of a fix for the fog, do you have it, if not I can forward in a PM, but I guess it will be a non-issue with the new patch:yep:


Currently I run two mods, the reduced radio traffic mod and the green button mod. I do not want to install anymore mods until the patch comes. I sincerely appreciate the offer. I would have liked to have tried it. I have EE off and I do see that momolith of FPS death also. In a day or so all will be well in the land with 1.2:up:

[Slick Rick]

The quicker game load times....:yep: :yep: :up:

[Skubber]

Somebody already mentioned the enemy crew on deck. They actually walk around and "do" stuff!

I shot up a fishing boat with the AA gun (I know, I'm evil) :arrgh!:
and the crew actually went down when they got hit!!! :rock::rock::rock:

There are so many great little things. It's always much easier to notice the bad things.

The choice to start your mission in or out of port, for example. It's a no-brianer to have included it - but such a nice little touch.

[Biggles]

I only managed to play a little at a friends place yesterday, but from what I can see, the sun looks awsome from time to time! And the water......oooooh,Me likeeee!:up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Currently I run two mods, the reduced radio traffic mod and the green button mod. I do not want to install anymore mods until the patch comes. I sincerely appreciate the offer. I would have liked to have tried it. I have EE off and I do see that momolith of FPS death also. In a day or so all will be well in the land with 1.2:up:
The Ultimate Sound Mod is well done, as well as the mod that keeps Silent Running and Battle Stations in all screens.

Looking forward to 1.2 as well:up:

[AVGWarhawk]

After 1.2 I go mod heavy:yep:

[OddjobXL]

After 1.2 I hope my CTDs stop so I can play again. I do love this game. Hmm, well - I think everyone loves the career/dynamic campaign element. You really can't have a subsim (or any good game) without something along these lines. But the details are impressive. I haven't seen my crew during a DC attack but I just happened to flip through the control room last night when we heard a torpedo impact. The guys on the plane controls reached up and shook their fists, everyone was cheering! You just know they were thinking this was payback for Pearl. It wasn't "yay, go us" cheering, the sort of vibe I get from SHIII/GWX, but "that'll show the bastards!" vengence.

There are alot of details along these lines that makes this game so immersive. I miss the interactive crewmen and controls, hopefully someone will figure out how to enable them, but there's more than enough good stuff to make up for it. The visuals are fantastic. Once the bugs/CTDs are cleaned up I'm going to start installing, and figuring out how to work, all those great radio station mods I'm reading about too.

[R3D]

I played the battle of samar last night and although not historically accurate after I sank 2 battlships I just sat back and watched the fighting, it was pretty cool. Also I like the fact that if a carrier is alerted to your presence it will send out planes to hunt for you.

ive surfaced next to a carrier and it never did that.. me think's your fibbing :p

[-Pv-]

Anyone saddled up next to a coral reef in shallow water near the small islands? They look and act totally real. The detail that went into water, reefs and the ship models is spectacular. I couldn't have asked for better. The ship modeling simply has not been done better in any game.
-Pv-

[ReallyDedPoet]

Anyone saddled up next to a coral reef in shallow water near the small islands? They look and act totally real. The detail that went into water, reefs and the ship models is spectacular. I couldn't have asked for better. The ship modeling simply has not been done better in any game.
-Pv-

Will have to check this out, yes they did a great job with the graphics, modeling:up:

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I vote for the improvements to the weather model. Much better than SH3, I think.:up: