Danger of the Deep v0.3.0 now available

[Uber Gruber]

Absolutely nothing to do with SH IV but not sure where else to put it.

New version (0.3.0) of Danger from the Deep, an open source U-Boat simulation available at http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net.

Please actively support these people as an Open Source Submarine Simulation has to be good for the sub sim community as a whole. :up:

It appears research takes up most of their time, as opposed to development, so please offer advice when you can. Hell, you can even help them develop the game if you like.

I notice Hitman and oRGy have already contributed some fine postings which make very interesting reading.:up:

Anyway, here's the list of new bits:
Updated to OpenGL2.0/GLSL1.1 for lots of eye-candy
New user-manual
All the old shaders have now been replaced (Need a GLSL1.1 compliant card to enabled the shaders)
4 new uboat types, the type IIA, IIB, IIC, IID
New skins for all the above uboats
The "Captain's cabin" screen featuring the log book and several other new screens
A new Tribal class destroyer with 5 new skins
Fixed texture mappings on all models
Water now reflects per-pixel thanks to the new shaders
Fixed translations and rendering
New font for all in-game text
Improved night sky
Periscope now blurs when wet
All models are now capable of having moving parts (rotating turrets, elevating guns, etc...)
Hall of fame now works
Code is now multithreaded
A new sound system has been added
Improved torpedo management screen
New basic "torpedo-cam" added
Distance haze was improved for daylight rendering
Water now uses geo clipmaps
New water splashes on impact
VBO and FBOs are now used
Tons of bugfixes

[ReallyDedPoet]

http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/gallery/screenshot_0_1_0_18.jpg

From that site:up: Never saw this before nice :yep:

RDP

[Sailor Steve]

Absolutely nothing to do with SH IV but not sure where else to put it.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=177

You need to take a trip around the boards; not so you know where the 'Other Naval Games' boards are, but because there's a lot of neat stuff to be found around here.:sunny:

[nomad_delta]

Just took a look at their site and the other screen shots, feature list, etc. They say it's still an "Alpha" (so it's sorta playable, but LOTS of stuff missing yet) It looks really impressive for an alpha, though. It also sounds like they have the right idea in mind for the project -- here's a snip for the "Our Goal" section on their features page:


We want to create a simulation that is realistic and interesting to play, with good graphics and sounds but more of an emphasis on strategy and realism. The game's purpose is not to glorify war, but to understand strategy and tactics


Sounds like exactly my kinda sim. :D

Downloading now; I agree we should give these guys any kinda support we can. Imagine if SH4 were open source, how much easier it would be for the modders to make improvements? Even just being able to actually talk directly to the dev team would make a huge difference, I bet.

nomad_delta

[Uber Gruber]

Thats a fair point Steve, to be honest i've never dared to step outside the realms of SH 3 and 4....its a jungle out there! :yep:

[SteamWake]

Wow looks like that crew is making great strides on that project !

[Capt. Shark Bait]

about the pic,:cool: :rock: . subsim need a drool smilie. most Alpha games are in a playable state, but as was said above, somethings are missing and prolly got more bugs than a rotting tree log in a forest. definitely something to keep an eye on

[Sailor Steve]

Thats a fair point Steve, to be honest i've never dared to step outside the realms of SH 3 and 4....its a jungle out there! :yep:
Maybe that's why people around here keep going ape!:rotfl:

[Phantom Mark]

Cool, looks interesting for sure :)

[tater]

I'd be more than a little interested if they make it to the PTO. I have zero interest in u-boats except perhaps in sinking them.

[kiwi_2005]

Oh man this game looks good.:up:

Me gonna try out the beta!