SH5 Screenshot & Video thread

[rcjonessnp175]

For you lucky fellas who got it early figure we should start up this screenshot thread:rock:

[capthelm]

no screenies yet wow?

[jwilliams]

No screenies yet?

Does anyone really have the game, or are they fakes?

mmmmm...

I want proof!!!

I want some screen shots!!!!

& vids

and what ever other info you can tell us.

[rcjonessnp175]

i feel ya but i know it would be hard to pull away to post some screens if i had it dam cant wait:damn:

[LiveGoat]

(Crickets chirping)

Any minute now...

I'm sure they'll be here soon....

Must be having some fun up there in Canada...

Yep...

:zzz:

[jwilliams]

/whistle........ /whistle....

twiddles thumbs....

still waiting.... :O:

[rcjonessnp175]

:damn::damn::damn::damn: were are u:o

[ReFaN]

Lies, all lies!

Silent Hunter 5 is a lie, LIE!

[danasan]

Maybe they lost their internet connection...

[rcjonessnp175]

I think i figured it out were all in Europe and its the fellas back in the states and canada are the ones that have it, :damn: their still sleeping:nope:

[GREY WOLF 3]

I think i figured it out were all in Europe and its the fellas back in the states and canada are the ones that have it, :damn: their still sleeping:nope:

Sleeping is not allowed till you post some pics:cry:

[Schultz]

Grr and in Romania it didn't appear yet.

[Safe-Keeper]

They're too busy playing to post on forums.

[The General]

Wow, what a day to be released from the Brig! The light is bright out here :o:sunny:.

Who will be the first to post a screenshot? Drum-roll please.....

As much as I love my fellow Canucks, Romania should've been the first place SH5 is released!

[Jimbuna]

Soooooon http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif

[Schultz]

As much as I love my fellow Canucks, Romania should've been the first place SH5 is released!
You are right there, I am keeping my eyes on all online shops in Romania and still nothing, but I have somebody that will tell me when they will have it on stock, the collectors edition also.

[Gunfighter]

Hi guys no Screenshots yet, but I have put some idears up for SH5 Wallpapers on sober's "SH5 Desktop Post" if your interested ofcourse.

[sav112]

Can they even play the game? THought it would be blocked.:06:

[ReFaN]

Can they even play the game? THought it would be blocked.:06:

seems to be working, and they got paused once they removed the Internet cable, wich makes me wonder if Neal DID get a copy without DRM on it, because he could still play.

[fallenyggdrasil]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11935

first screenshots of the review version from Marinesims.de

[Snake Man]

Subsim.com forums didn't get the first user posted screenshots, I'm disappointed...

[ReFaN]

so. seems like everyone got a kpitan zur see rank :06:

[fallenyggdrasil]

There´s not yet a review. The first comment on the game:

Die Steuerung ist bis jetzt sehr ungewohnt - Atmosphärisch ist es der Hammer und die Grafik ist Sahne :) Sprachausgabe ist komplett vorhanden, auch in den "Privaten" Dialogen mit der Besatzung.


Controls are unfamiliar so far - ambience and grafics are great. Complete speach is included,even the personal dialogues with the crew.


Hope this "translation" is useful.

[Heretic]

There´s the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal included!

I would classify that as a major find.

[Sone7]

And shadows on deck ;)

[rcjonessnp175]

:woot:Woohoo shadows finally!!:rock:

[Safe-Keeper]

So thus far it's

Pros:
Wohooo, Kiel Canal:yeah:!

Cons:
Oh crud, no auto-pilot through Kiel Canal, I'll have to manually set a course again:damn:! :O:

All in all, however, great news!

[Safe-Keeper]

Taking the liberty to add these:I'm just trying out the game now, but here's a couple of pics from the option-screen.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/4451/sh52010022714501999.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6896/sh52010022714511597.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4233/sh52010022714512124.jpgI love the "Realistic sound travel time" option!

[cherbert]

Does anyone who have it know how the getting on/off the boat in pens works? Is it a simple loading screen / jump from one to the other or do you seamlessly walk off the boat onto the dock?

[The Enigma]

Some scerenshots from the latest vid.:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/Kiel.png
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/LeavingKiel.png



Dialogs in action (2 crew members aran't looking towards the captain):

http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/InsideSub.png
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/InsideSub2Dialog1.png
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/InsideSub2Dialog2.png
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/InsideSub2Dialog3.png

[Hackerspy]

I want also to know how you board the U-Boat ... I am curious.... PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm: :hmmm::hmmm::hmmm:

[karamazovnew]

I want also to know how you board the U-Boat ... I am curious.... PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm: :hmmm::hmmm::hmmm:

All will be revealed in March... oh wait :hmmm:

[AVGWarhawk]

Looking real good...real good. Thus far I'm impressed with eyecandy! :yeah: Very interested in game play now!

[Sailor Steve]

I love the "Realistic sound travel time" option!
It was already in SH4.

The map of Kiel seems to be much more accurate this time.:rock:

[Méo]

Cons:
Oh crud, no auto-pilot through Kiel Canal, I'll have to manually set a course again:damn:! :O:

Where have you seen this?

[Sailor Steve]

Where have you seen this?
And even it it's true, why is it a problem? I never used the one in GWX, as it makes you transit the wrong side of the locks.

Also, if the game is as modable as they say it is (and in this regard obviously SH3 was modable), it will be an easy thing to add.

[Jimbuna]

All will be revealed in March... oh wait :hmmm:

LOL :DL

[Méo]

And even it it's true, why is it a problem. I never used the one in GWX, as it makes you transit the wrong side of the locks.

Also, if the game is as modable as they say it is (and in this regard obviously SH3 was modable), it will be an easy thing to add.

I understand what you mean, but I've already seen a comment like this:

''Noooo, there's no Kiel canal... I will have go all around Denmark again :damn:''

I'm really looking foward to the release day and weeks to come, I'm really sick and tired of the sillyness of always jumping to conclusions (OSP included).

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Edit: Isn't weird that people have been nitpicking a lot... and never asked about some very interesting issues like... let's say Wolfpacks... or at least on how they were intended to be represented in the game, does that works?

[ReFaN]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936

5 minute video, wich a guy talking and making you the captain, along with a bubble.

[Sailor Steve]

I understand what you mean, but I've already seen a comment like this:

''Noooo, there's no Kiel canal... I will have go all around Denmark again :damn:''
Just to be clear, I agree with you. I referenced your post to add to it, not disagree.

Edit: Isn't weird that people have been nitpicking a lot... and never asked about some very interesting issues like... let's say Wolfpacks... or at least on how they were intended to be represented in the game.
Interesting point. I had forgotten all about that.

[Sailor Steve]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936

5 minute video, wich a guy talking and making you the captain, along with a bubble.
Cool! At 00:17 you can clearly see the Holtenau locks, and the small private harbor along the north side of the bay.

Now it really looks as if they have it right this time!

[jmr]

Volumetric puffy clouds I see? No longer the flat skybox clouds?

[Méo]

Just to be clear, I agree with you. I referenced your post to add to it, not disagree.I see, no problem.

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Interesting, thanks ReFaN :up:

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Now my turn to complain :O:

I really hope that the U-boat pen that looks like a wave pool will be corrected. And I hope we're not gonna get another kind of bad weather bug...

[rcjonessnp175]

^^ Ya i thought it was funny in that second video how the uboat is really riding the waves inside the uboat pen. Other than that it looks awesome im going to go ahead and say Ubi did a great job on this one minus a few things

Im liking what i see so far.:rock:

[Safe-Keeper]

Looking very swell (from video):):
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r292/safe-keeper/?action=view&current=NummerEins.jpg

[Furia]

Hmm those videos are really great teasers :yeah:

The game really looks promising :sunny: more than I expected :o

[alexradu89]

just a FYI, these video footages are from a beta/test release of SH5, it's NOT the final game (and hopefully the minor glitches encountered in these videos won't be in the final release -.-)

[LiveGoat]

The boat doesn't seem as roomy anymore, at least in that vid. Either my eyes have adjusted or maybe they did something to the FOV? I'm probably just geting used to it. I don't mind the sparse crew either. Scenery is sweeeeeet. Kiel Canal inclusion is sweeeeet!

[Philipp_Thomsen]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936

5 minute video, wich a guy talking and making you the captain, along with a bubble.

LOL!

Twinsen's Odissey on your signature!

Man, I remember that, I was a kid when I played but I remember very clearly.

Good memories, good old days... thank you for that! :up:

[Heretic]

I want also to know how you board the U-Boat ... I am curious.... PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm: :hmmm::hmmm::hmmm:


After seeing the second video and seeing no noticeable way to get to the boat, I suspect you'll talk to someone, who'll ask if you're ready to go, and *poof*, you're on the boat. Someone who's actually played it will eventually chime in.

[birdy]

looks really great so far! way better than i expected:DL
if the gameplay is also good (with some mods maybe), this is gonna be the best SH ever!:)

[bert8for3]

Here's a shot. At least I know they're being captured, just don't know where they're going. This was the last one taken which was still on the clipboard. [don't know yet how to remove menu stuff]

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/bert8for3/0227a.jpg

[Heretic]

don't know yet how to remove menu stuff

Previous games was the keyboard DEL key. Worth a shot, if you haven't tried it already.

[ReFaN]

Nice one :D

[rcjonessnp175]

Nice bro thanks for taking time away from her and posting some pics most appreciated :rock:

[bert8for3]

Previous games was the keyboard DEL key. Worth a shot, if you haven't tried it already.

Yup, thanks, tried it and no dice :hmmm:

[Ragtag]

shift + Z removes all HUD stuff :)

[Heretic]

shift + Z removes all HUD stuff :)

And the crowd goes wild and carries Ragtag around on their shoulders for a bit until they get tired and head on back to the bar.:woot:

[JohnnyMacintosh]

Oh my sweet Lord, the good man Jesus himself! THEY DO TALK!!! Its not just text! WOOOO!!!!!:woot::woot::yeah:

[The General]

@Bert,

try your 'My Documents' folder. Sh5 might have set up a folder in there for your saved game data (I know it's on the Ubisoft Server aswell) and screenshots.

[Bilge_Rat]

on station in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in heavy seas:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7818/sh50001.jpg

I will be back after I sink some ships...:arrgh!:

[rcjonessnp175]

Sweeeeeeeeet surfs up dudes:rock:

[The General]

Thanks Bilge Rat. This may the first pic of stormy seas I've seen. Is there any lightning this time?

[Jimbuna]

on station in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in heavy seas:

I will be back after I sink some ships...:arrgh!:

Looks like the old 'periscope proud of its housing' glitch has returned :hmmm:

[fallenyggdrasil]

Looks like the old 'periscope proud of its housing' glitch has returned :hmmm:


The what?

[malkuth74]

Or maybe he just didn't put it down all the way last time he used it.

[Q3ark]

Looks like the old 'periscope proud of its housing' glitch has returned :hmmm:

You certainly don't want your periscope to be sticking out proud on a stormy day like that :D

ps

Nice shot Bilge_Rat looking forward to more :up:

[Bilge_Rat]

I have not seen any lightning yet. You can work the sonar station yourself as in SH3/4.

With map updates on, you get sound lines on the surface as well as target designation, but you can turn this off in the "options".


http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1203/sh50004.jpg

[ReFaN]

LOS!

[bert8for3]

shift + Z removes all HUD stuff :)

Ah, good stuff tks :up:

@Bert,

try your 'My Documents' folder. Sh5 might have set up a folder in there for your saved game data (I know it's on the Ubisoft Server aswell) and screenshots.

I've looked there in each folder, zilch

... You can work the sonar station yourself as in SH3/4. ...

How do you use the sonar station, I can't get it to work and I've been clicking on the darn thing every which way but loose all day.

[OrangeYoshi]

How do you use the sonar station, I can't get it to work and I've been clicking on the darn thing every which way but loose all day.

Have you tried "home" or "end"?

[Bilge_Rat]

How do you use the sonar station, I can't get it to work and I've been clicking on the darn thing every which way but loose all day.

like in SH3/4, move your mouse over it so it is highlighted, click on it, you can then use home/end keys to rotate clockwise/counterclokwise.

[V.C. Sniper]

are the subs still on rails or are the buoyancy mechanics improved this time??

[capthelm]

this setting in one of the screenshots i seen,will lay many fears to rest, no light beam deck gun, its easy rookie settings phew.


game options


No deck gun projectile path

[Powerthighs]

@bert8for3

Open up a windows explorer window to C:\, then search for "*.jpg". Once its done you can sort the results by file creation time (or file last modified time). That should help you find where they are stored.

I assume the screenshots are stored as jpgs. Otherwise use a different extension.

[Soviet_Warlord]

my screens are saved in the default SH5 directory, just like in past SH titles.

[TarJak]

this setting in one of the screenshots i seen,will lay many fears to rest, no light beam deck gun, its easy rookie settings phew.


game options


No deck gun projectile path
Where is the option to get rid of the clickable items glow?:hmmm: Surely the cursor change used in SH3/4 would have worked just as well as it always has?

[Stormfly]

Where is the option to get rid of the clickable items glow?:hmmm: Surely the cursor change used in SH3/4 would have worked just as well as it always has?

yes, where is it... i realy hate this glow :down:

...immersion killer number 1. :stare:

[Onkel Neal]

Where Surely the cursor change used in SH3/4 would have worked just as well as it always has?

That's an excellent idea.:yep: I wonder why they went so overboard with the clickable highlights. It's not as if people haven't played PC games before.

[Letum]

I can only guess that their target audience lacks the mental capacity to
deal with cursor changes without being stupefied into a coma.

[Safe-Keeper]

yes, where is it... i realy hate this glow :down:

...immersion killer number 1. :stare:You narrow-minded ones. The "clickable items glow" is the crews' auras. They change colours depending on a number of factors and being able to read them is hugely beneficial. Hopefully some new patch will allow me to dowse for convoys as well.

If they're all the same colour to you, it's because you're a cynical sceptic and full of negative energy.

Dumb jokes aside, though, I want them gone, too;).

[Bilge_Rat]

more screenies:

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1568/sh50005.jpg


http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5249/sh50006.jpg


http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9005/sh50007.jpg

[vickers03]

no storm clothing and many wrong labels..

[The General]

$100 to the first man who spots lightning or an iceberg in the Camapign :up:

[Schultzy]

Does the screenshot that I saw floating around of the iceberg in the recognition manual count? If so, I take Paypal. ;)

[capthelm]

need the storm weather oil skins , like sh4

[Buckster]

lack of the storm clothing wrecks the realism in that shot for me :( would rather they weren't shown - than shown in short sleeves :(

[guillaume35]

:woot::woot:4 days and i have my copy of sh5.
nice video`s and screens.
I hope that the mods wil add storm clothing that make it realistic.

[jlederer]

Perhaps there is an INI file setting to get rid of the glow/aura that surrounds clickable things?

[Schultz]

Where is a wrong label ?

[The General]

Does the screenshot that I saw floating around of the iceberg in the recognition manual count? If so, I take Paypal. ;)Wow, really?! I thought I'd seen everything. Wait-a-minute, what would an Iceberg be doing in a Ship Recognition Manual:o? My offer stipulates a screenshot of an iceberg in SH5's Camapign. Link?

Ensign Williams: Captain, I see something on the horizon.

Skipper: Smoke?

Ensign: No Sir, I've never seen anything like it.

Skipper: [Moving to the Ensign's side of the Conn]...Point to it Son.

Ensign: Port-Bow Sir...there.

Skipper: Yeah I see it...My God that's a strange looking vessel! Get me the Reccy Manual Ensign. [Under his breath]Hot Damn, I'd thought I'd seen it all.

[Bilge_Rat]

tough crowd! :arrgh!:

my first kill:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3498/sh50008.jpg


manual TDC, but map updates on so I could check out how things work.

It works similar to SH3, but more limited. You can only change torp speed, depth, magnetic/contact, single tube/salvo.

Your XO will give you an estimated solution, but it is a gross approximation and needs to be thoroughly reworked.

You can not manually set gyro angles. They are determined by where you are aiming your scope. A yellow line shows up on the map showing the torpedo path w. time to target range. This allows to aim the torp based on target speed/course.

One nice thing is that you can keep the target "locked" and still rotate the scope.

I have no problem with the way it is designed, it fits in with the design that you are the skipper and not some crewman fiddling with dials.

[ReFaN]

Congratulations!

i will have some Becks ready for you when you return!

[Wild_skipper]

I can't find where my screenshots are saved :( as for the manual targeting i find it more easy then the auto targeting lol xD

[Denson]

tough crowd! :arrgh!:

my first kill:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3498/sh50008.jpg


manual TDC, but map updates on so I could check out how things work.

It works similar to SH3, but more limited. You can only change torp speed, depth, magnetic/contact, single tube/salvo.

Your XO will give you an estimated solution, but it is a gross approximation and needs to be thoroughly reworked.

You can not manually set gyro angles. They are determined by where you are aiming your scope. A yellow line shows up on the map showing the torpedo path w. time to target range. This allows to aim the torp based on target speed/course.

One nice thing is that you can keep the target "locked" and still rotate the scope.

I have no problem with the way it is designed, it fits in with the design that you are the skipper and not some crewman fiddling with dials.

You played full realizm for TDC???
It looks like a epic fail, so if you don't look via periscope u can't change the direction where torpedo fires???:damn:
Where's the enhaced realizm?? Iwant to be ABLE to set approx torp direction with hydrophone indication only.

Ok before my anger explodes , how is speed calculation system designed?

BIG thx for answers in advance.

[Bilge_Rat]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5681/sh50009.jpg


this is with map updates "on", the yellow line shows the path of your torpedo, the light blue area is what your scope is currently looking at. The dark blue line with the arrow is the plotted course for own sub.




http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4645/sh50010.jpg


need some more reloads...:arrgh!:

[guillaume35]

Verry nice shots :wah::wah: i cant wath 4 long days

[Bilge_Rat]

You played full realizm for TDC???
It looks like a epic fail, so if you don't look via periscope u can't change the direction where torpedo fires???:damn:
Where's the enhaced realizm?? Iwant to be ABLE to set approx torp direction with hydrophone indication only.

Ok before my anger explodes , how is speed calculation system designed?

BIG thx for answers in advance.

don't forget I am playing with map updates "on" which gives the exact range, course and speed of the ships and in that instance, the ships were only moving at 1-2 knots, so it is not very dificult.

with map updates "off" and ships zigzagging, it will be a different ball game.

I do not not know if you can carry out an underwater attack. My sound guy is only level 1, so he is not very good.

[Denson]

don't forget I am playing with map updates "on" which gives the exact range, course and speed of the ships and in that instance, the ships were only moving at 1-2 knots, so it is not very dificult.

with map updates "off" and ships zigzagging, it will be a different ball game.

I do not not know if you can carry out an underwater attack. My sound guy is only level 1, so he is not very good.


At close distance, aka 1000m even a newb soundwatch should be able to follow a merchant. But i used this way to fire torps in sh3 vs DD cruising around me. I tried to anticipate they circular path on a 5 sec basis and market crosses on my map given the hydro data . Then fired a salvo on approx future position. During the whole war 40-45 in SH3 i sunk a dozen of DD this way and saved my sub from a certain death.

It's not easy, doesn't work every time but as a sign of realism i should be abl to do so. Sh3 allowed this desperate attempt, if sh5 can't, it is NOT an improvement over SH3 in realism. This is what dev promised us, fix some unrealistic methods form sh3 like speed calculation. They promised that Hardcore player will have all the setting to their disposal at 100% realism.
Sh5 is just a different approach to the sub sim, thus it doesn't mean it is more realistic than sh3 was.

Still you played with map notification on, i wonder how full realism difficulty leve looks like.

[urfisch]

no storm clothing and many wrong labels..

agreed. + no binoculars

[Denson]

agreed. + no binoculars

I can only repeat one sentence : modders to the rescue!!!

http://jzrblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-a-team.jpg

[bert8for3]

VIIC '41 in fog (light fog? / pics don't do justice to fog effect, which is real nice / I still haven't found saved screenies, these are from clipboard after each exit, otherwise I'd put up more / @Bilge Rat what key combo are you using for screenshots?):

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/bert8for3/0228a.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/bert8for3/0228b.jpg

[vickers03]

@Bilge Rat
can't you click the TDC in the conning tower??
a working one was already there in SH3.

i really want to like SH5, but no binoculars for the
WATCH crew?? come on:down:

[Bilge_Rat]

@Bilge Rat
can't you click the TDC in the conning tower??
a working one was already there in SH3.




nope, tried that, but its just part of the scenery, no mention of it in the manual either.

I thought it might be accessible through the XO, but no go there either.

[jwilliams]

i really want to like SH5, but no binoculars for the
WATCH crew?? come on:down:

Maybe they not found the epix loot yet

Binoculars of the eagle

+2 to range


:haha:

[Denson]

nope, tried that, but its just part of the scenery, no mention of it in the manual either.

I thought it might be accessible through the XO, but no go there either.
:down::down::down::down::down::down::down::down: :down::down::down::down::down::down::down::down: :down:

I propose Pre-official-release PATCH content Request Topic on this forum.

I really wanted to buy this game despite my dislike of DRM but what u said is just too much. I'm wondering if a further developpement of GWX is the way to go...

UBI screwed that game period.

[rcjonessnp175]

Maybe im being to optimistic here but maybe we should all wait until we actually have the game before writing it off, ya DRM sucks big time, but everything else half of the posts ive read in hear are of guys who have the game still trying to figure out how the new interface and such works.

Give it time im sure its not that bad and ya the modders will hopefully be able to add alittle more realism and eyecandy:rock:

[Denson]

Give it time im sure its not that bad and ya the modders will hopefully be able to add alittle more realism and eyecandy:rock:

I FULLY agree on that.

BUT

It's not to modders to complete a unfinished product, why i have to pay a full price for something that doesnt provide esential (to me) features, modders arent paid for that. They didnt add all we wanted - i know tech limits- but even took away (indeed,need more players feedback) some feature/graphics from previous sh.

[HanSolo78]

Hi!

Looks quite good so far... first users report only minor Bbugs/problems... and finaly we have the Kiel canal and realistic harbours!! :) nice dev-team!!

[vickers03]

Looks quite good so far... first users report only minor Bbugs/problems...
i seriously hope these "minors" like no usable TDC
will be patched in or can be modded.

[ChrisiHo]

some new pic´s here :

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11935

Boat in heavy weather...

[rcjonessnp175]

Denson, i totally agree dont get me wrong its sad that we have to realy on modders to fix products, but nothing is going to change until we breach ubisofts doors and through flashbangs and fist to cuff emm. Until then thier like every other evil empire thier out for the $$$$ or dont have enough balls to demand a game be delayed until they fully produce.
Other than that i think the game is going to rock, and ya same cycle it wont be totally awesome until the genious modders we have here do thier magic:rock:

Jonesy

[Furia]

At close distance, aka 1000m even a newb soundwatch should be able to follow a merchant. But i used this way to fire torps in sh3 vs DD cruising around me. I tried to anticipate they circular path on a 5 sec basis and market crosses on my map given the hydro data . Then fired a salvo on approx future position. During the whole war 40-45 in SH3 i sunk a dozen of DD this way and saved my sub from a certain death.

It's not easy, doesn't work every time but as a sign of realism i should be abl to do so. Sh3 allowed this desperate attempt, if sh5 can't, it is NOT an improvement over SH3 in realism. This is what dev promised us, fix some unrealistic methods form sh3 like speed calculation. They promised that Hardcore player will have all the setting to their disposal at 100% realism.
Sh5 is just a different approach to the sub sim, thus it doesn't mean it is more realistic than sh3 was.

Still you played with map notification on, i wonder how full realism difficulty leve looks like.

Your method is surely not a realistic one and works only with the easy and poorly scripted AI escorts.
I would not work neither in real life or in MP versus human controlled DD.

I do not know a sigle case of such method being used by U-boats during the war. Unless you had GNAT torps, the best thing you could do was to try to get deep, instead remaining at periscope depth or shallow.
Many people tried such methods while we played MP combats with SH II vs DC just to get their subs duly sunk. :arrgh!:

But be happy maybe the AI escorts in SH V are as dumb as the ones in SH III so you can try your "realistic methods" :yeah:

[Safe-Keeper]

Denson, i totally agree dont get me wrong its sad that we have to realy on modders to fix products, but nothing is going to change until we breach ubisofts doors and through flashbangs and fist to cuff emm. Until then thier like every other evil empire thier out for the $$$$ or dont have enough balls to demand a game be delayed until they fully produce.
Other than that i think the game is going to rock, and ya same cycle it wont be totally awesome until the genious modders we have here do thier magic:rock:Wow... so now catering to the mainstream makes you "an evil empire"? Was there a law passed that says submarine simulators must be marketed to hardcore simulator fans?

Sure, it's got the "Silent Hunter" brand name, but as you said, Ubisoft is manned by men and women who are in it for the money, just like you are in it for the money when you go to your own job. Simulators are not "in" right now in our fast-paced "Modern Warfare" society, and for all we know, it was either this or no game at all.

[Denson]

Denson, i totally agree dont get me wrong its sad that we have to realy on modders to fix products, but nothing is going to change until we breach ubisofts doors and through flashbangs and fist to cuff emm. Until then thier like every other evil empire thier out for the $$$$ or dont have enough balls to demand a game be delayed until they fully produce.
Other than that i think the game is going to rock, and ya same cycle it wont be totally awesome until the genious modders we have here do thier magic:rock:

Jonesy


I dont want to bitch the game, but why dev didn't left what was good in SH3 and 4? I'm sad that possibly modders will not have all the tools needed. I understand that UBI wants $$ back that they invested in the game, but i have to remind that SH5 is still based on old sh3 engine, so plenty of $$ saving.

[Denson]

Your method is surely not a realistic one and works only with the easy and poorly scripted AI escorts.
I would not work neither in real life or in MP versus human controlled DD.

I do not know a sigle case of such method being used by U-boats during the war. Unless you had GNAT torps, the best thing you could do was to try to get deep, instead remaining at periscope depth or shallow.
Many people tried such methods while we played MP combats with SH II vs DC just to get their subs duly sunk. :arrgh!:

But be happy maybe the AI escorts in SH V are as dumb as the ones in SH III so you can try your "realistic methods" :yeah:

I played MP too in sh3 and didn't get always sunk by DD -yes i was using Zaunkönig T-5.
My method is not historical, but there's a video on youtube showing how to sink a merchant based on hydrophone data, so no zig-zag.
Back to subject i was complaigning that a feature that existed in SH3 (setting manually torp gyro) should be here in SH5 and it isn't. That not a progress but a step back.

[rcjonessnp175]

I can assure you i dont do my job for the money, if that were the case id be going down a different road right now. But anyways back to the game i still bought it and will fully enjoy it, sometimes what game companies do just has no common sense attached to it, and in different lines of work that would get people killed.
Enough said Im still a fan:yeah:

[Bilge_Rat]

current depth 148 meters (advanced depth/speed scale in lower left corner):

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9348/sh50011.jpg

[Bilge_Rat]

Before everyone starts frothing at the mouth, you can set gyro angle, but its done via the periscope. Where you aim, factoring in the rest of the solution, determines the Gyro angle.

In SH3, to get a solution on a TGT, you had to lock the periscope and frequently had to set gyro angles 1+ degrees towards the bow to make sure you hit.

I actually prefer this system since you can lock a TGT for TDC purpose and input all the data pertaining to that TGT without having the periscope itself locked to the TGT. So you can lead the TGT as little or as much as you want, making it easier to target specific sections of the ship.

Being able to manually set gyro angles would have been nice, but this system works well and hitting a TGT w. manual TDC/map updates off is as hard in this game as in SH3.

Apart from that, you get the same data as in SH3. The only one I have not found so far is "depth under keel", forcing me to guesstimate based on the map.

One major complain which I have is the manual which is as bad as the SH4 one. It is 35 pages and glosses over or does not explain many aspects of the game.

I am also having problems with the stadimeter. When you read the range from the top mast as in SH4, the range is off and of course, the manual offers no explanation. If anyone has figured it out, I would appreciate the answer as well.

[karamazovnew]

One major complain which I have is the manual which is as bad as the SH4 one. It is 35 pages and glosses over or does not explain many aspects of the game.

I am also having problems with the stadimeter. When you read the range from the top mast as in SH4, the range is off and of course, the manual offers no explanation. If anyone has figured it out, I would appreciate the answer as well.

Oh boy... here we go again. :nope:
Is there a way to input range manually without the stadimeter?

[Schultz]

Karamazov you have some work to do, back to the drawing board :haha:

[ChrisiHo]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936

[Sailor Steve]

Your XO will give you an estimated solution, but it is a gross approximation and needs to be thoroughly reworked.
That's actually what some of us were looking for with SH3's 'WE Assistance'. Does he get any better with repeated sightings?

[vickers03]

The only one I have not found so far is "depth under keel", forcing me to guesstimate based on the map.
can you use the atlas-echolot at the navigators table?

[Heretic]

One major complain which I have is the manual which is as bad as the SH4 one. It is 35 pages and glosses over or does not explain many aspects of the game.


I expected that. That's part of making the game less intimidating to casual gamers. Most people (ie, not us) who play this game will do at the easier realism levels, so just need the basic interface explained. Big manuals mean complex games to most people. I'm actually surprised it's as big as that.

I remember having friends who were very interested in playing Advanced Squad Leader or Star Fleet Battles - till I pulled out the manuals, that is. That was the end of that.

[Bilge_Rat]

Oh boy... here we go again. :nope:
Is there a way to input range manually without the stadimeter?

yes, which is a big improvement in my book. You can use the stadimeter or plug in any number you want.

[Bilge_Rat]

That's actually what some of us were looking for with SH3's 'WE Assistance'. Does he get any better with repeated sightings?

I have not had enough time to tell. I presume it must be tied in to their "skill levels". Everyone starts on level 1.

I am actually very pleased that he does not give a 100% accurate solution, that would take all the challenge out of the game.

[ReFaN]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936


Submarine on rails, HO!

Silent Hunter 5 gets Minus 50 points :down:

Crash dive went quick, no running.

Not possible to go to battlestations? what?

cook waving a knife into the captains face, perhaps they did do that.

emergency surface was quite cool.

Overall im not put off by it :salute:

[The General]

That video was posted yesterday.

Thank you for your updates Bilge Rat. It's interesting reading.:up:

[ReFaN]

That video was posted yesterday.

Thank you for your updates Bilge Rat. It's interesting reading.:up:

Lies

added February 28, 2010 :woot:

[Bilge_Rat]

I confirm there is lightning, I am just not quick enough to snap a shot of it.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4324/sh50012.jpg


chasing PQ17, heading into a storm and it looks like its going to be hairy, the sky has been getting increasingly darker.

All my favorite memories of SH3 involved standing on deck in stormy weather...:arrgh!:

[urfisch]

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936&sid=36d7b98e40faddbbd3a79a4f04a5431b

new vid here...but seems to me a BIG FAIL...as he sets "ALARM" nothing happens...lol.

:har:

[fallenyggdrasil]

@Bilge-Rat:

Does your watch-crew wear "oilskin" in stormy conditions? Does it use the binoculars. Do you get (visual and acoustic)contact reports by your crew?

[ReFaN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPYK1qpmhRE&feature=player_embedded

[Bilge_Rat]

@Bilge-Rat:

Does your watch-crew wear "oilskin" in stormy conditions? Does it use the binoculars.

not yet, but it has not rained yet. I believe in SH3 you needed a real strom before the oilskins came out. No binocs.


Do you get (visual and acoustic)contact reports by your crew?

yes, I have gotten both visual and sonar contacts, but the crew is still at level 1.

[AVGWarhawk]

Very nice walkthrough ReFan. Thanks!

[Jimbuna]

Well that bloody eye patch is coming off real soon :stare:....as soon as I can mod a glass marble for the eye socket :DL

[ReFaN]

Very nice walkthrough ReFan. Thanks!


probably a misunderstanding, but thank Shiphunter at marinesims.dk :)

[AVGWarhawk]

probably a misunderstanding, but thank Shiphunter at marinesims.dk :)


Ah. No problem. Thanks for finding and posting a link! :yeah:

[Michal788]

In the night the environment is red ,but the bulbs are white!! :o:dead:

[jlederer]

There's a point right near the end of the recently-uploaded Kiel Canal video where there is a sailor standing in the bunks on the right (the bunks are clipping right through his body).

[Michal788]

There's a point right near the end of the recently-uploaded Kiel Canal video where there is a sailor standing in the bunks on the right (the bunks are clipping right through his body).

I see LOL.

[EgoApocalypse]

Im thinking that as this wil probably be the Swan song of the Silent hunter series of WWII U-Boats and that alot of the hard work has been done by the devs at Ubisoft. That this game is going to shine like SH3 GWX does.


Once all the great dedicated modders get their hands on it.:salute:

[GREY WOLF 3]

Well that bloody eye patch is coming off real soon :stare:....as soon as I can mod a glass marble for the eye socket :DL

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[jlederer]

When he ordered aufblasen, didn't hear any air blowing the tanks...

[jlederer]

It would really be great if we had the crew running around and spinning values and such when you executed a crash dive. Didn't see anything like that happen when I heard the "Alarm" bell ring in this video. Would be great if we could mod such things in.

I'm wondering about a couple other things:
1) Are the bunks ever deployed in the fwd torpedo room? Normally they would be except when torpedoes were being serviced (or presumably when the ship was at battlestations and/or reloading torps).
2) Wonder if there is a torpedo reload sequence for the rear tube?

Water in the kiel canal looked nice, I must say.

[Sailor Steve]

When he ordered aufblasen, didn't hear any air blowing the tanks...
When I play SH3 - or SH4-UBM - I hear the captain from Das Boot screaming, tanks being blown, the whole thing. There are several great sound files available for just about any sound you can think of. Dropping them into SH5 will be the easiest thing to do.:sunny:

[ReFaN]

When I play SH3 - or SH4-UBM - I hear the captain from Das Boot screaming, tanks being blown, the whole thing. There are several great sound files available for just about any sound you can think of. Dropping them into SH5 will be the easiest thing to do.:sunny:

Thomsens sound mod! without the talk about Horseshi...everytime you switch from external cam too inside sub.

[Jimbuna]

When I play SH3 - or SH4-UBM - I hear the captain from Das Boot screaming, tanks being blown, the whole thing. There are several great sound files available for just about any sound you can think of. Dropping them into SH5 will be the easiest thing to do.:sunny:

Let us hope you are right....after all they did say it would be mod friendly (or words to that effect).

[Sailor Steve]

Thomsens sound mod!
Well, I wasn't going to choose one over the other, but I use DBSM, thank you.:sunny:

Let us hope you are right....after all they did say it would be mod friendly (or words to that effect).
:yep:

But even if it's not as modable as we hope, the sound files are all swap-outs, so it's the easiest thing in the whole game to change.

[EgoApocalypse]

On the new Vid from MarineSim........Impressionen, Von Kiel, Helgoland, I broke me side laughing when at 5mins 9secs 5milisecs, Just before he goes up the ladder on the conning tower, legs appear in the sky......in the top left of the screen.........

Am I Going mad???????:oops:

[Sone7]

yes, which is a big improvement in my book. You can use the stadimeter or plug in any number you want.
Words of relief :woot:

[EgoApocalypse]

And the Philidelphia Experiment at 7mins 35mins...................

I must be loosing it..........................:06::06::06:

[Safe-Keeper]

And the Philidelphia Experiment at 7mins 35mins...................:rotfl2:

[THE_MASK]

And the Philidelphia Experiment at 7mins 35mins...................

I must be loosing it..........................:06::06::06:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2637/philly.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/philly.jpg/)

[EgoApocalypse]

Im not mad..........

Thanks guys.:woot:

[V.C. Sniper]

yes, where is it... i realy hate this subs on rail :down:

...immersion killer number 1. :stare:
Fixed ;)

[Stormfly]

You narrow-minded ones. The "clickable items glow" is the crews' auras. They change colours depending on a number of factors and being able to read them is hugely beneficial. Hopefully some new patch will allow me to dowse for convoys as well.

If they're all the same colour to you, it's because you're a cynical sceptic and full of negative energy.

Dumb jokes aside, though, I want them gone, too;).

if ((not fixed via option or mod) and (they're the same color like me)) then {aura and problem is gone (rip)}; :timeout:

else {aura_invisible = true}; :)

...iam full of negative energy ?
watch me here at work, you see you must be totaly wrong !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqkGfinCFs0&NR=1

[Stormfly]

Fixed ;)

your quote is wrong :know:

[CCIP]

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c01-2.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c03-2.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c04-2.jpg

...using my very own free cam tweak :DL

More to come very, very soon!

PS - any requests?

[ParaB]

Lovely shots, ccip!

:yep:

[Stormfly]

yes i want more, let me belive this is great :o

...when the candy man comes :88)

http://www.livevideo.com/video/OxyMoron/CB6D8423435E4950A14FEC8F8DF3B32F/christina-aguilera-candy-man.aspx

[ReFaN]

Im in love!

:/\\k:

[Letum]

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2637/philly.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/philly.jpg/)


Clipping issues aside, that compartment should not be able to rig for red.
Only the command room and radio room could rig for red. Watch crews
would wait there before going on night watch.

[Stormfly]

Clipping issues aside, that compartment should not be able to rig for red.
Only the command room and radio room could rig for red. Watch crews
would wait there before going on night watch.

dont forget the cunning tower, yes it seams that they used a global red interrior filter again, and it could have been so easy for them to do it right, together with blue light for the torpedo rooms, if battlestations is commanded... :shifty:

[CCIP]

There are some really stupid character clipping issues in the game so far right now. They are not really terrible and honestly the transparent SHIV crews and occasionally wooden SHIII crews were no better as far as offenses go - but I hope it gets fixed. It's a little weird to see that they decided to forego modeling every single man on the boat (clipping and graphics issues would be one of the reasons I'm sure), and yet the clipping is still very much there....

But it's not the end of the world and it can be fixed. Actually, one supremely ironic thing in all this is that while people were screaming about the game devs spending far too much resources on the sub interior and characters, I have to say that it is obvious from the game that this is NOT where most of the development effort went. The sub interior is still very much a compromise for performance, and you can tell it's a somewhat rough job. Under the skin however, I do sense a lot of very positive changes here.


As for being an interior skeptic, this scene suddenly sold me on why the interior is awesome:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c06-2.jpg

I stood here and just happened to order full speed ahead on the diesels. My jaw dropped to the floor at not even so much the sight as the sound of it. It was eye-wateringly beautiful machinery at work, right there. That one is really something to experience for yourself! :up:


There are also some graphics things which struck me as a bit lazy and overcompromising. Explosion sprites are one of those things... they have much better animation now but the resolution of some of the sprites is godawful. One for the modders to fix yet again. Textures in the game generally are a little lacking...

At the same time, some of the new shaders are stunningly pretty.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c07-2.jpg

So the graphics are not ALL good news, but for what it's worth there are many important steps forward here over SHIII and IV that can be built up on. And the game performs really well - these looks come at the exact same FPS figures as SHIV to me, and that is great.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c09-2.jpg

Meanwhile, the terrain is absolutely gorgeous overall:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c08-2.jpg

Recognize that? It's Kiel - so much closer to the real thing!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c10-2.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c15.jpg

Overall the terrain strikes you with sheer volume of objects and lushness. Some of the smaller details are toned down in ports compared to SHIV/III, but for the benefit of overall volume of things. Coastlines are infinitely better.

Take a look at this:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c14-1.jpg

Recognize it? Yep, that's the entrance to the Kiel canal, right out of the box.

But wait...
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c13-1.jpg

Curves! No more ugly square blocks making up the coasts. The game's shorelines now curve much more smoothly, and there's detail everywhere.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c11-2.jpg

And the bunkers in port are not just a separate "map" in the game like the Captain's Office in SHIV. Nope, all these guys and things are part of the big game world and will be waiting for you as you dock your sub in real time.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c12-1.jpg

What more to show? Requests? :D

[ReFaN]

Very Nice pictures, i envy you.

3 days left for me :wah:

as a request, hmm.

Do a barrel roll!

[Heretic]

Wow CCIP. Show anything you think is worth commenting on. It's the commentary that makes these so valuable, IMO :rock:

[CCIP]

Very Nice pictures, i envy you.

3 days left for me :wah:

as a request, hmm.

Do a barrel roll!

For that I have to go back to good ol' SHIV :woot:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/barrel.jpg

[capthelm]

night lighting moonlit night .

any good?

[ReFaN]

:up:

hitting a sampan with a torp pruduces nearly the same effect!

in all seriousness tho, a High resolution picture of your VIIA leaving the pen for a desktop background would be lovely. :D

[capthelm]

There are some really stupid character clipping issues in the game so far right now. They are not really terrible and honestly the transparent SHIV crews and occasionally wooden SHIII crews were no better as far as offenses go - but I hope it gets fixed. It's a little weird to see that they decided to forego modeling every single man on the boat (clipping and graphics issues would be one of the reasons I'm sure), and yet the clipping is still very much there....

But it's not the end of the world and it can be fixed. Actually, one supremely ironic thing in all this is that while people were screaming about the game devs spending far too much resources on the sub interior and characters, I have to say that it is obvious from the game that this is NOT where most of the development effort went. The sub interior is still very much a compromise for performance, and you can tell it's a somewhat rough job. Under the skin however, I do sense a lot of very positive changes here.


As for being an interior skeptic, this scene suddenly sold me on why the interior is awesome:



I stood here and just happened to order full speed ahead on the diesels. My jaw dropped to the floor at not even so much the sight as the sound of it. It was eye-wateringly beautiful machinery at work, right there. That one is really something to experience for yourself! :up:


There are also some graphics things which struck me as a bit lazy and overcompromising. Explosion sprites are one of those things... they have much better animation now but the resolution of some of the sprites is godawful. One for the modders to fix yet again. Textures in the game generally are a little lacking...

At the same time, some of the new shaders are stunningly pretty.



So the graphics are not ALL good news, but for what it's worth there are many important steps forward here over SHIII and IV that can be built up on. And the game performs really well - these looks come at the exact same FPS figures as SHIV to me, and that is great.


http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c12-1.jpg

What more to show? Requests? :D


water is fantastic.

[V.C. Sniper]

What more to show? Requests? :D
Show me sh5's torpedo wakes.

[ThePinkSubmarine]

Show me sh5's torpedo wakes.


And please show me DEPTH CHARGES (before and after the KABOOM!)

[CCIP]

night lighting moonlit night .

any good?

Done:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c19.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c20.jpg



in all seriousness tho, a High resolution picture of your VIIA leaving the pen for a desktop background would be lovely. :D

Done:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c16.jpg
(high res png:http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/w1.png)

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c18.jpg
(high res png:http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/w2.png)

Show me sh5's torpedo wakes.

...and done! Identical to SHIII/IV as you can see but now you have the actual torpedo showing too:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c23.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c22.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c21.jpg

And now I'm tired :|\\

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c05-2.jpg

[brandtryan]

Thanks for all the shots and effort CCIP!

[ThePinkSubmarine]

Thanks for the update CCIP -- the torpedo in the water looks amazingly sharp!

Still would love to see a U-Boat getting depth charged...

I pestered Onkel Neal about it the other day - but I guess I'm just going to have to wait for the game later this week.

[CCIP]

Thanks for the update CCIP -- the torpedo in the water looks amazingly sharp!

Still would love to see a U-Boat getting depth charged...
.

Sure! I only got some from night-time so it might be a little blurry here...

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c24.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c25.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c26.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c27.jpg

No obvious big differences as you can see. The surface splash animations are much more fluid though.

[ThePinkSubmarine]

Thanks CCIP! Have they changed the sound effects at all? While I can't say that I cared for U-571...the sound effects for the depth charges and more specifically the surface splashes were pretty amazing imo.



Sure! I only got some from night-time so it might be a little blurry here...

No obvious big differences as you can see. The surface splash animations are much more fluid though.

And more importantly - did you get away?

[CCIP]

Nah, I kinda had to go looking for trouble just to test this thing. Haven't got depth charged "for real" yet - so I just went out and let them do it to me....

[ThePinkSubmarine]

Nah, I kinda had to go looking for trouble just to test this thing. Haven't got depth charged "for real" yet - so I just went out and let them do it to me....

Well -- we will see what happens when BdU reassigns you to the Med. Gibraltar ought to be a depth charge magnet!

[V.C. Sniper]

face palm at crappy sh4 torpedo wake, but thumbs up at actually seeing a torpedo running close to the surface.

[capthelm]

lot of hunting was at night time..
love the moon reflection of the water

[Stormfly]

nice shoots,

the water looks realy good, Thanks for posting CCIP.

[Onkel Neal]

as you can see but now you have the actual torpedo showing too:


http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c22.jpg







You know, guys, people can argue against eye candy all they want...this is great. I remember thinking with the first Silent Hunter, man, if only they could get the graphics up to the level of a cutscene...I'd say they've made some decent progress since 1996 :|\\

[CCIP]

I don't get it either. Graphics can really make a game. They DID arguably make SHIII (and IV) - they drew a crowd and got people's imaginations' going. More importantly, they got modders' imaginations going ("what if we could have these graphics, but with more realism/features"), and that ensured not only a fun game out of the box but real longevity for the series as a sim.

I think this one's got real legs and the looks don't hurt her any.

[Westbroek]

I can't wait to pick this game up and I agree that the graphics are absolutely gorgeous and with modders helping it along...this is going to be a great platform for future subsimming.
I sure do miss the dials and compass though.
How likely is it (having played it you have a better idea than I) that modders will be able to create a UI that will incorporate the more traditional SH features?
I mean, there's gotta be a way to input a heading besides the map or the "heading to view" option, right? It'd be crazy not to!

[CCIP]

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c28.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c29.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c30.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c31.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c32.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c33.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c34.jpg

Lots of dynamic traffic, even on the Kiel Canal! Some of it is really bad at navigation, though :dead:

[Westbroek]

Thanks for all these screenies. They're easing the pain of having to wait. :DL

[CCIP]

Continuing my first "real" patrol...

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c35.jpg


Example of said occasional bad navigation in the canal:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c36.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c37.jpg


:doh:


Sun sets after first day out of port:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c38.jpg

[Florent]

After all the goodies of the week-end, we know that this is a big improvements and that many features asked by the players are there.
Walking on the deck, an interior, living ships in harbor or as we could see on the Kiel canal.
The Devteam already said that many historical events would be there:cool: thus yes i will eagerly waiting the game. Another Step after amongst other since 1987 Microprose's Silent Service. Like Neal, at the time i would have like all what is now in SH5.
I like the effect when climbing on the bridge, you don't have the fresh air in your face but to see the day's light seems to be immersive after playing hours underwater.:up:

[ddrgn]

From our LAN game tonight....

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/pwc100/SH5Img2010-03-01_023902-1.jpg
http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/pwc100/SH5Img2010-03-01_002748.jpg
http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/pwc100/SH5Img2010-03-01_002326.jpg
http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/pwc100/SH5Img2010-03-01_002247.jpg

[I_Kepi_I]

Here is some nice pics of the queen mary!





http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_023003.jpg

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_022959.jpg

[Westbroek]

Those shots of the ship running itself aground are the first shots I've seen with the "shore break" that I remember hearing about way back. Maybe even as far back as the subsim meet with ubi.
Really looks great...er, except for your ally that ran himself aground. Must be Oktoberfest :rock:

[Parkera]

Here is some nice pics of the queen mary!





http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_023003.jpg

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_022959.jpg

Oueen Mary??? Seriously??? If thats their idea of the QM they need to do their homework???:down:

[alexradu89]

oh man! as soon as I get the game, I'll spend 1 hour just running around the submarine like a little kid opening/closing hatches and everything :woot:

[TH0R]

Oueen Mary??? Seriously??? If thats their idea of the QM they need to do their homework???:down:

IIRC the Queen Mary is in the game, but not on this screen shot. ;)

[walsh2509]

On explosions , ok I know WWII pics are black and white but most you look , ships being hit , its looks mostly like bubbling black clouds of smoke and small piece of the ship going up..

http://www.secretcodebreaker.com/ship01.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/hms_barham_explodesz5zn.jpg
HMS Braham explodes
Barham was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331, commanded by Lieutenant Hans-Dietrich von Tiesenhausen. The torpedoes were fired from a range of only 750 yards providing no time for evasive action, and struck so closely together as to throw up a single massive water column. As she rolled over to port, her magazines exploded and the ship quickly sank with the loss of over two thirds of her crew.

as the pic is B&W its hard to tell how much flames are in there , but it looks like black smoke makes us the vast majoirty of the explosion.

mybe one for the mods to adjust ..

[walsh2509]

As the other person said , is that the Queen Mary ..
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_022959.jpg

http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/queen_mary.jpg

[CCIP]

But technically, most ships in WWII didn't suffer massive cordite explosions. Different things blow up differently.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/ammunition-shipjpg-de3d826530df0477.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/hoodexplodes.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/HMS-Antelope-exploding.jpg

[TH0R]

As the other person said , is that the Queen Mary ..
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_022959.jpg

http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/queen_mary.jpg


In one of the screen shots thread posted before, there was a shot of the Queen Mary - and it looks like the lower picture, not as the one above. I am just too lazy to dig it up it. Someone who has the game can post it for you.

[ddrgn]

Ya its the mission editor was calling it such, its just a huge european liner compared to the game ;] Queen Mary class to be precise, the actual QM isnt in the game.

[ddrgn]

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/pwc100/SH5Img2010-03-01_034551-2.jpg
http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/pwc100/SH5Img2010-03-01_034635.jpg

[I_Kepi_I]

Here are some more pics from the LAN game.

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034413-1.jpg
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034420.jpg
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034422.jpg
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034453.jpg
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034501.jpg
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034537.jpg

[walsh2509]

Queen Mary Class ... even if its not the QM , you can not discribe that as QM Class .. are they aving a laugh !

[Parkera]

Queen Mary Class ... even if its not the QM , you can not discribe that as QM Class .. are they aving a laugh !

EXACTLY How on earth can they get away with calling that thing a Queen Mary class, its not even close. I bet they think the olympic class (titanic etc) had 2 funnels as well. :down:

[The General]

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/I_Kepi_I/SH5Img2010-03-01_034537.jpgMy Gott, the underwater terrain is undulating! This is HUGE! :o

[Decoman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TS_Queen_Mary

"The funnel was later removed and replaced with two smaller ones, as the ship originally had."

[Alex]

@ you all SH5 players : Would someone be so kind to post a few screen captures (aerial shots please) of Saint Nazaire harbour ? ;)

Thanks in advance. :|\\

[etheberge]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=1347

Click thumb below for full res.
http://img146.imagevenue.com/loc60/th_38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_60lo.jpg (http://img146.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_ 60lo.jpg)

I like the new foam, it's very nice when you see it up close.

[misfitdreamer]

so do i have this right? if i could run sh4 with high video quality, can i run sh5 just as well?

[Alex]

@ you all SH5 players : Would someone be so kind to post a few screen captures (aerial shots please) of Saint Nazaire harbour ? ;)

Thanks in advance. :|\\

BUMP ! :D


http://img146.imagevenue.com/loc60/th_38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_60lo.jpg (http://img146.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_ 60lo.jpg)

Where's the barrel's water plug ? :stare:

:O:

[capthelm]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=1347

Click thumb below for full res.
http://img146.imagevenue.com/loc60/th_38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_60lo.jpg (http://img146.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_ 60lo.jpg)

I like the new foam, it's very nice when you see it up close.


nice screen

[fallenyggdrasil]

How did you get those swastika into??? already moded?

[cardiff]

Can i request a pic of the Queen mary and any other large warship we havent seen high res pictures of as well please

[Bilge_Rat]

another successful attack:

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8235/sh50015.jpg


The solution is plugged exactly from the map readings (map update "on"). I aimed at the bow and midships and the torps hit where I was aiming. The gyro angle takes into account not only the aim point, but the fact that the TGT is moving right to left at 10 knots.

You are able to switch from the mini map to the scope while paused, which is helpful.

The Stadimeter does work, I finally figured it out. There is a black line which appears which you line up with the topmast and you get an accurate range reading.

[rcjonessnp175]

^^Great to hear!! cant wait to get my hands on this thanks for posting the info:up:

[Kromus]

CCIP: That last sunset screen looks amazing :)

[oscar19681]

There are some really stupid character clipping issues in the game so far right now. They are not really terrible and honestly the transparent SHIV crews and occasionally wooden SHIII crews were no better as far as offenses go - but I hope it gets fixed. It's a little weird to see that they decided to forego modeling every single man on the boat (clipping and graphics issues would be one of the reasons I'm sure), and yet the clipping is still very much there....

But it's not the end of the world and it can be fixed. Actually, one supremely ironic thing in all this is that while people were screaming about the game devs spending far too much resources on the sub interior and characters, I have to say that it is obvious from the game that this is NOT where most of the development effort went. The sub interior is still very much a compromise for performance, and you can tell it's a somewhat rough job. Under the skin however, I do sense a lot of very positive changes here.


As for being an interior skeptic, this scene suddenly sold me on why the interior is awesome:


[Images removed from the quote]


What more to show? Requests? :D

Could you show us the VIIB in game? I would like to see if the conning tower is modeled correctly. Thanks in advance.

[brandtryan]

Sorry if this has been posted already--don't have time right now to look:

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=11936&sid=9f369aefc619e57510908e27b0626449

[rcjonessnp175]

Dam this thing looks awesome cant wait to fire up the ol 52 incher:o

[Safe-Keeper]

How does Bergen, Norway look?

[Safe-Keeper]

----Comparing Kiel harbour----

SH5:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c15.jpg

Reality:
http://api.ning.com/files/PIF9GSH-23i-4EFBWwG0xZwT9SplmWUOqbArGY49UGm9Ll1pG7h2GHdyXgbqHv ax5pqzFINB2i4PXoubr-I0Zsx90yoXOg1d/Kiel.jpg

Awesome.

[fallenyggdrasil]

I think they did a great job in creating the shape of the basin

[ReallyDedPoet]

I think they did a great job in creating the shape of the basin

Looks good :yep:

[piri_reis]

My Gott, the underwater terrain is undulating! This is HUGE! :o

Really! The landscape and environment is much advanced, great job on those Devs :up:

[mr chris]

Has anyone checked out if the sea is modelled as deep as it should be in the fjords of Norway?
I remember in SH3 it was only about 30m deep which was very wrong as it is much much deeper there in real life.

[Safe-Keeper]

Heh, I remember that. Terrain was scaled down not only horizontally, but also vertically, so the deep fjords of Norway weren't even deep enough for a battlecruiser to sink below the waterline. "Herr Kapitan, we're going down! Hold on tight 'til we've hit the bottom... ah, there we go. Now everyone calmly abandon ship."

Sognefjorden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sognefjorden), for an extreme example, has a maximum depth of 1,308 metres. Not exactly something you'd calmly dive your sub into, or expect to survive if your sub is experiencing heavy flooding.

I'll have to do a Norway Inspection when I get this game.

[Sailor Steve]

I stood here and just happened to order full speed ahead on the diesels. My jaw dropped to the floor at not even so much the sight as the sound of it. It was eye-wateringly beautiful machinery at work, right there. That one is really something to experience for yourself! :up:
Video please? You are, after all, a video master.:rock:

And the game performs really well - these looks come at the exact same FPS figures as SHIV to me, and that is great.
That's good to hear. Maybe I won't need so much of an upgrade after all.

Meanwhile, the terrain is absolutely gorgeous overall:
Yes it is!:sunny:

Recognize that? It's Kiel - so much closer to the real thing!
That is awesome!

I notice there are no bridges, but Hansolo78 has made those for WAC, and they should fit in with a little wedging.

Thanks for the pics. They are the best I've seen so far.


I like the shot of the sub leaving the pen...except there weren't any in 1939. One more thing needing to be fixed.

[Sailor Steve]

Could you show us the VIIB in game? I would like to see if the conning tower is modeled correctly. Thanks in advance.
I'm sorry, but did you really have to repost every single picture just to ask one simple question?

[Sailor Steve]

I'll qualify that a little. Quoting one picture for the sake of drawing attention to it is perfectly fine. A good example is Neal's post here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1285181&postcount=186

[Safe-Keeper]

I usually just quote the picture's URL, with a link to the image.

Also, you cuold just post "Re. picture of harbour" or something.

[col_Kurtz]

Have you tried "home" or "end"?

Scrolling mouse mid button? The small ring in the mid of the mouse? ;)

[Webster]

If anyone wants to quote the posts with images please remove the images from the post so the forum isnt filled with duplicate images filling the whole page.


Note - if your reply is based on the images then use them in that context but please just use the image or images you are talking about and leave out the others as much as you can.

[col_Kurtz]

Click thumb below for full res.
http://img146.imagevenue.com/loc60/th_38061_SH5Img2010_03_01_04.14.09_122_60lo.jpg[/IMG] ("[IMG)

I like the new foam, it's very nice when you see it up close.

There are... "sfasticks"? I read no Germans symbols in the game...

[Sailor Steve]

There are... "sfasticks"? I read no Germans symbols in the game...
There's already a mod.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162671

[col_Kurtz]

There's already a mod.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162671
Yet? Already... MOD? This game is hot... :D

[col_Kurtz]

If anyone wants to quote the posts with images please remove the images from the post so the forum isnt filled with duplicate images filling the whole page.


Note - if your reply is based on the images then use them in that context but please just use the image or images you are talking about and leave out the others as much as you can.

Got it... :salute:

[CCIP]

Video please? You are, after all, a video master.:rock:


I'd be glad to, but actually I've always had technical issues with sound capture, so the work-around I have to use is kind of backwards and takes a lot of time. And 3D sound is just kind of not the same when you put it in video...

But basically for the diesel compartment, think the line "Und hier ist Johann... Unser Gespenst" from Das Boot. Game does a great job of capturing that experience :D

And here's more odds and ends as far as screens - continuing slowly to sea on my first "real" patrol.

Sunrise:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c42.jpg

Passing Brunsbuttel in the morning:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c44.jpg

And out into the Bight:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c45.jpg

New wake effects:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c43.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c46.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c47.jpg

And this should be recognizable too...
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c48.jpg
Helgoland!

Stopped by for some supplies and 3D shadows :88)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c49.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c50.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c51.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c52.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c53.jpg

And out to the North Sea:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c54.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c55.jpg

[ReFaN]

and the VIIA replaces my favorite eye candy sub from the VIIC.

dont see how your people can reach up to the docks tho :D
Thanks for the Pictures yet again CCIP!

[oscar19681]

CCIP . Is it possible to make some screenshots on the type VIIB? Thank you in advance.

[CCIP]

CCIP . Is it possible to make some screenshots on the type VIIB? Thank you in advance.

Sure, here's a couple :salute:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c56.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c57.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c58.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c59.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c60.jpg

[urfisch]

the graphics are really overwhelming...this game surely has potential...but atm it has A LOT of bugs and illogical things.

[col_Kurtz]

@CCIP

For dog sake... Amazing pics... looks like photos putted on the paint or something like that... Awesome:o

[JotDora]

WOW!

thanks for the pics!

can't wait....

[jlederer]

These screen shots are wonderful for those of us waiting for the game to arrive, thanks very much for the work you put into composing them. The pictures with the sun on the water in particular are amazing (my desktop wallpaper right now in fact is one of your shots, and another one on my laptop). I also didn't realize the effect the shadows were going to have.

THANK YOU.

[Jimbuna]

and the VIIA replaces my favorite eye candy sub from the VIIC.

dont see how your people can reach up to the docks tho :D
Thanks for the Pictures yet again CCIP!

Yes, the VIIA is certainly starting to grow on me....nice shots.:sunny:

[oscar19681]

Sure, here's a couple :salute:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c56.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c57.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c58.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c59.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/c60.jpg

Thank you very much CCIP. Now i know for sure they have the wrong connning tower for the VIIB. How could they get this wrong with so much photo material on the internet . I mean all they had to do is google for crying out loud!

[java`s revenge]

I have read complains about that the wo haven`t a binocular.
But in the youtube movie there is one with a binocular.

[Shakermaker]

Thanks for posting those screens, CCIP. I copied a couple and hosted them on my Photobucket account so I could show 'em to other people. Hope you don't mind (and if you do, just let me know).