Got the game today.

[dangrey]

I won't write a review, but here's some information:
When I woke up this morning, the SH5-dvd had arrived. However, I noticed that there was no cable-tv/ internet, so
that was just typical, hehe. A view hours later the net was back, and I was ready to fire up SH5.
(The game did install without internet connection.)
- install with english or german voices
- choose qwerty or azerty keyboard layout
- total installation with english voices is about 6.1GB
- Seems like you can have your own custom poster-picture, this is found in the CaptainPicture-folder
- there's a mission editor

[ReFaN]

pics or it didnt happen, seriously.

:D

congratulations!

[Noren]

Thats great!

Im sure we are all to glad to hear any info first hand and of course,
if you witness something extraordinary; either a feature or event
- please think of us and grab a screenshot!

[Turtle01]

I won't write a review, but here's some information:
When I woke up this morning, the SH5-dvd had arrived. However, I noticed that there was no cable-tv/ internet, so
that was just typical, hehe. A view hours later the net was back, and I was ready to fire up SH5.
(The game did install without internet connection.)
- install with english or german voices
- choose qwerty or azerty keyboard layout
- total installation with english voices is about 6.1GB
- Seems like you can have your own custom poster-picture, this is found in the CaptainPicture-folder
- there's a mission editor

What, what .......? :88)
Lucky lucky guy, tell us more pleaaaassssse :huh:

[urfisch]

more infos please...cant be that hard to post some more!!!

[ReFaN]

more infos please...cant be that hard to post some more!!!

no use, they dont got the game yet.

:yep:

[Snake Man]

- install with english or german voices
- total installation with english voices is about 6.1GB

Thanks for the info, good to know.

[dangrey]

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.jpg

[ReFaN]

oh my, anti alising! :D

[Wild_skipper]

Nice thnx for the pics :up:

[Heretic]

Options! That was my #1 choice for screenies. Thanks!

[The General]

These screenshots were crucial, thanks so much for posting:up: Lovin' the 3D clouds option!

A $100 to the first man who spots an iceberg in the Campaign!! :03:

[urfisch]

thanks a lot for the first screens!

[Schultz]

I want an ss with the upgrade screen, also with the explanation what each updgrade does.

[Wild_skipper]

I just found the game in a store here in town, very suprised that its released soo early lol :)

[Decoman]

I wonder what "Ship 3D damage" is. Perhaps its a toggle for the holes shown on a model when a ship is hit?

[Sone7]

You in Norway and got the game already?? That's interesting, as european release is set for 5th..

Can u pls reveal, have u ordered your copy from official retailer or just regular online store?

[Sone7]

I wonder what "Ship 3D damage" is. Perhaps its a toggle for the holes shown on a model when a ship is hit?
Exactly, also in SH4 ;)

I just found the game in a store here in town, very suprised that its released soo early lol :)

Something's not as planned ;]

[dangrey]

You in Norway and got the game already?? That's interesting, as european release is set for 5th..

Can u pls reveal, have u ordered your copy from official retailer or just regular online store?

Ordered it yesterday from a regular online store, I checked several, but there was only one that had it in stock. Standard and Collectors Edition.

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8375/59892553.jpg

[rcjonessnp175]

Anybody in germany got it yet if so whats a bloody name to a game store overhere always do my shopping online due to the weird laws with games and such.

[dangrey]

- Various FPS on my system, from 10 to 50, so I have to turn down some stuff and tune it. SH4 worked fine with everything to the max.

- The keyboard-commands (e.g. walking) can't be changed.

- Can't turn off the highlighting of objects.

- Discovered a couple of bugs, like clicking on men while you are in the captains lug, through the walls, and also clicking on the bed next to the captains lug, takes you to the captains bed. And sometimes going up/ down the ladders, you are not in center of the ladder, but you go to the side of it.

Hopefully this will be fixed. It could also be my gfx-drivers that's not up-to-date.

Haven't found the poster/picture I wrote about earlier, so I don't know if that is an upgrade-option or what.

Haven't had any trouble with login to the server/ connection so far.

[ReFaN]

- Various FPS on my system, from 10 to 50, so I have to turn down some stuff and tune it. SH4 worked fine with everything to the max.

- The keyboard-commands (e.g. walking) can't be changed.

- Can't turn off the highlighting of objects.

- Discovered a couple of bugs, like clicking on men while you are in the captains lug, through the walls, and also clicking on the bed next to the captains lug, takes you to the captains bed. And sometimes going up/ down the ladders, you are not in center of the ladder, but you go to the side of it.

Hopefully this will be fixed. It could also be my gfx-drivers that's not up-to-date.

Haven't found the poster/picture I wrote about earlier, so I don't know if that is an upgrade-option or what.

Haven't had any trouble with login to the server/ connection so far.

Shame abiut the highlightning, keep us updated!

You rock :woot:

[SteamWake]

be nice if Ubisoft seen their release date was botched by retailers and just offer the game now for download from their site, D2D, and Steam...

This sort of thing is not unheard of. They ship out copys to the retailers with instructions to not put them out until such and such a date.

Of course the retailers have 'friends' and... welll... this is not uncommon.

[Hartmann]

A very important question

Are there IX boats as IA units ? or all german boats are VII type ??

[dangrey]

A very important question

Are there IX boats as IA units ? or all german boats are VII type ??

In the museum, I did only see VII subs.

[The General]

It seems ludicrous to me that the 'finished' game is already available in some stores but the pre-ordered Download version is not. What was the point of pre-ordering exactly?:nope:

[Sone7]

Too many questions guys ;)
There was indeed some crucial information needed, especialy about DRM. But now it's time to enjoy the game for those who have it, and for waiting (just a few days) for others.

You will soon check all that bother you - for yourself. Whats the point in asking about every minor thing? :salute:

[dangrey]

Crew: I don't know if there something with my eyes, but I counted different number of crews several times, 24, 25, 26, hehe, but it's around that number :)

- Red lights: you cannot control it. And at night, the red light is in the entire submarine.

- I also discovered some more walking-bugs, but I guess they belongs in the bugs-post.

Overal good framerate, but it drops down to 10-14 in control-room, so I still have to turn down some effects.

[ERPP8]

You're the second person I've seen saying that:nope:

[Frnocom]

Just called two local retailers here in Arizona....nobody has it and none are willing to sell it early if they did have it. :damn::damn::damn:

[dangrey]

- you can flood torpedo-tubes, selecting the next one, closes it.
- haven't found a way to get depth under keel.

[Rockin Robbins]

Yikes! All this misplaced excitement. Even EA has seen the light and moved in a less offensive position toward its customers. Why pay to be abused? You can get abused for free!

[Wild_skipper]

I won't write a review, but here's some information:
When I woke up this morning, the SH5-dvd had arrived. However, I noticed that there was no cable-tv/ internet, so
that was just typical, hehe. A view hours later the net was back, and I was ready to fire up SH5.
(The game did install without internet connection.)
- install with english or german voices
- choose qwerty or azerty keyboard layout
- total installation with english voices is about 6.1GB
- Seems like you can have your own custom poster-picture, this is found in the CaptainPicture-folder
- there's a mission editor

Where do i find those voice settings and azerty settings because my game is full english and qwerty but i have a azerty :( help me please.

[dangrey]

Where do i find those voice settings and azerty settings because my game is full english and qwerty but i have a azerty :( help me please.

You have to install it again, and choose it from the install-menu, maybe you have to choose custom installation, if you don't see it. I hoped you could choose to install both voice-packs and choose one from the menu, but no ...

[Wild_skipper]

You have to install it again, and choose it from the install-menu, maybe you have to choose custom installation, if you don't see it. I hoped you could choose to install both voice-packs and choose one from the menu, but no ...

K i will try this again and let you know wether it worked :)

[Wild_skipper]

Okay the above worked, thnx :)

[dangrey]

Flooding: I tried to dive as deep as I could, got messages about hulls and flooding, but I saw nothing visually, then the screen faded to black, and the camera rised to the surface. Hm. maybe we only see flooding when we get damage from the enemy?

[ReFaN]

Flooding: I tried to dive as deep as I could, got messages about hulls and flooding, but I saw nothing visually, then the screen faded to black, and the camera rised to the surface. Hm. maybe we only see flooding when we get damage from the enemy?

Probably, test it.

dont forget the screens! :yeah:

[Heretic]

Flooding: I tried to dive as deep as I could, got messages about hulls and flooding, but I saw nothing visually, then the screen faded to black, and the camera rised to the surface. Hm. maybe we only see flooding when we get damage from the enemy?

crush depth = death. You'd need to be damaged by weapons to live long enough see flooding, I'd think.

[Frnocom]

^^^ Yeah.....just surface into the middle of an escorted convoy in broad daylight....you should see some flooding then.:ahoy:

[java`s revenge]

It seems ludicrous to me that the 'finished' game is already available in some stores but the pre-ordered Download version is not. What was the point of pre-ordering exactly?:nope:

This is why i never pre-order a game anymore.

[Decoman]

Speaking of crush depth and implosion.

I vaguely recall reading (or was it perhaps while watching a movie) that on implosion, the air get compressed and then the gases ignites and turns into an exploding fireball.

Any expert opinions on what happens when a submarine implodes at great depths?

[dangrey]

I played and cut off the internet connection. It took about 20-25 sec. before I got a connection error message. I turned the modem on again, and the game resumed.

[Nisgeis]

I vaguely recall reading (or was it perhaps while watching a movie) that on implosion, the air get compressed and then the gases ignites and turns into an exploding fireball.

Any expert opinions on what happens when a submarine implodes at great depths?

That's called dieseling and happens when you compress air in the presence of a fuel, so unless you have a fuel leak (air has to be mixed with the fuel), then it won't happen.

When the hull starts to fail due to pressure, the hull deforms from a cylindrical cross-section, which is the strongest cross section, to a cross section with a flat part, so further failure is rapid. The floor adds bracing along the cross section of the hull, so the failure point is above or below the centreline. It's ceiling meets floor time in the blink of an eye, with the crushing pressure of the weight of sea at that depth.

[Elder-Pirate]

I played and cut off the internet connection. It took about 20-25 sec. before I got a connection error message. I turned the modem on again, and the game resumed.



OK since the game is out I now pull the anti-SHV sign from my Sig, but I'm still laying low on the subject of buying it, mainly because of OSP.


Lousy %*#$*$# 24/7 Web connection anyway. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/oleman/Grumble1-4.gif

Good hunting all of you. :up:

[Sgtmonkeynads]

Yeah, it's instant. I saw a special once a long time ago that explained it.

Basically, if you were in an area that did not crush for some odd reason the water would just appear all around you instantly.
One second you were dry talking to someone next milli-second you were underwater, the pressure is so great you can't exhale to scream,
you just black out, that's it.
It still scares the living Sheri out of me.

[Decoman]

I recall reading about explosive decompression a couple of years ago. It was a news article about an accident aboard a oil rig in the North Sea area (roughly).

Iirc, what happened was that a diver decompression chamber aboard an oil rig had somehow decompressed violently, as the chamber door had accidentally been opened or breeched somehow.

I noticed details about how the few people inside perished. Iirc, the ones close to the chamber opening experienced fatal explosive decompression and the bodies were mutilated so to speak. The ones deeper inside the chamber had a different complication, with the pressure squezing the fat in the body into the arteries, turning the blood into goo if I understood it correctly.

I believe a couple of people right outside the chamber opening died as well. Don't know what happened them.

Thinking of the crush depth implosion event, I suppose that the people inside would experience some kind of fatal complication and not simply drown. It all sounds so trivial until one get to learn the gritty details. Having said this, I have no knowledge about what might happen on a imploding submarine.

[ReFaN]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#diving_bell_accident

[Nisgeis]

Thinking of the crush depth implosion event, I suppose that the people inside would experience some kind of fatal complication and not simply drown. It all sounds so trivial until one get to learn the gritty details. Having said this, I have no knowledge about what might happen on a imploding submarine.

You'd likely not feel anything, it would be very quick. Think being in a multi storey building that collapses on top of you, but it happens much, much faster.

[dangrey]

- Can't get the gramophone or radio to work, and there's sound files for both in the data-folder.

Last picture today:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2006/50395043.jpg

[Schultz]

Maybe you can store the save games after all in your PC?

[longam]

Flooding: I tried to dive as deep as I could, got messages about hulls and flooding, but I saw nothing visually, then the screen faded to black, and the camera rised to the surface. Hm. maybe we only see flooding when we get damage from the enemy?

Well now we know what the death scene will be.

Maybe you can store the save games after all in your PC?

As stated before by the Devs, the save is both on your drive and the server.

[SeaStorm]

Overal good framerate, but it drops down to 10-14 in control-room, so I still have to turn down some effects.

dangrey, thx for the info.
Just for the hell of it, could you tell what is your rig ?

[Jerik]

It seems ludicrous to me that the 'finished' game is already available in some stores but the pre-ordered Download version is not. What was the point of pre-ordering exactly?:nope:

It's actually illegal for them to be releasing the game early like this, and the stores can even get sued pretty bad by the companies for it. It's not like Ubi is holding the game back -- just that some places aren't paying attention and drop the game before release date. The reality is that most places (especially big chains) are probably not going to release it. Don't blame Ubi because half a dozen stores in the boonies can't read a release date :P

This means that the pirates have a hold of it, I'll bet, which means the new DRM is already being put to the test. It had better be damn well worth it.

[Soviet_Warlord]

I'm one of those people who got to benefit from Canadian stores releasing SH5 early. Envy me! :DL

So far my experiences have been pretty positive, though I've barely scratched the surface. Here are my initial observations.

The graphics are very impressive. The water feels very real, especially when walking on the deck of the u-boot.



The beginning of the game starts, as you know, with the war being declared. It's a cinematic intro, somewhat reminiscent of Das Boot. You quickly sink some ships as a tutorial and you're on your way.
One flaw is that people don't move out of your way when you walk around the boat, as seen in the scripted scenes. It's not a huge issue, as crew are usually standing out of the way, but some, like the engineer, are in the middle of the corridor and you end up "clipping" through them. This ghosting does take away from the feeling that you're really there, so for immersion reasons I hope a suitable move-the-hell-out-of-the-way animation is patched or modded in.
Interface-wise, though I understand where people are coming from when they want it to be period-looking, it's not really a big issue for me, and it seems relatively intuitive. Though maybe I haven't dug deep enough yet.
The HUD at the bottom left serves as a easy shortcut for setting depth/speed. With the ctrl key pressed, the HUD changes to allow for a more precise setting (ie. specific depths instead of periscope/surface, and specific speeds instead of slow, flank).
The crew's voices sound less robotic. Less unnatural pauses between numbers ala SHIII/IV

Here are some screens. Anti-aliasing is off (turning it up requires a game restart, and I didn't want to waste the time). My FPS, as you can see, is excellent, but is strained somewhat in the control room. (My system is Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 4 gigs RAM, Nvidia GTX 260 Core 216, Win7 x64). 1680x1050 game resolution and high graphics settings.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/8589/sh5img201002272022.jpg


The key layout

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/545/sh52010022720500468.jpg


Nice underwater effects.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5861/sh52010022720533612.jpg


Status report

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3484/sh52010022721251341.jpg

I'm not the most experienced Silent Hunter captain, but I'll do my best to answer any questions you have :arrgh!:

[Greentimbers]

Very nice, it is going to be a long wait till Tuesday :wah:

[rcjonessnp175]

awesome and thanks for taking the time to show us less fortunates :rock: really like that underwater effect this looks to be the best silent hunter easily:o

[Capt.Warner]

Can someone tell me who has Silent Hunter V already of they know the answer to this question,will you be able to have German voices but english text?:D

[Fragmate]

It's actually illegal for them to be releasing the game early like this, and the stores can even get sued pretty bad by the companies for it. It's not like Ubi is holding the game back -- just that some places aren't paying attention and drop the game before release date. The reality is that most places (especially big chains) are probably not going to release it. Don't blame Ubi because half a dozen stores in the boonies can't read a release date :P

This means that the pirates have a hold of it, I'll bet, which means the new DRM is already being put to the test. It had better be damn well worth it.

Who cares about the release date and illegal selling. At least, they are selling and i`m one of them who took profit or, UbiSoft took profit of my 50.00$

So far, the rpg part of SHV remind me a bit of the B52 Mighty Eight simulator from Microprose.

So far, the graphic is really the biggest improvement from the previous version.

The only bug i had so far is in the intro mission, when you have two sink the second wave of ships. They are just popping out of nowhere. Beside that, it`s an awesome upgrade from the previous versions.

[Méo]

I'm one of those people who got to benefit from Canadian stores releasing SH5 early. Envy me! :DL

Really? where did you get it? (which store?)

The only bug i had so far is in the intro mission, when you have two sink the second wave of ships. They are just popping out of nowhere. Beside that, it`s an awesome upgrade from the previous versions.

I really hope you guys are right!

If there's only few minor bugs, I'm gonna laugh big time :haha:

[CaptainNemo12]

Ubisoft's largest development studio is here in Montreal... I wonder if that has anything to do with the game being released this early here...:hmmm:

[walsh2509]

This awesome upgrade of the game , can someone tell me if this extends to the damage model ?

In one of the video releases where a merchant with what I can only discribe as goal post riggs with cranes ( don't know the correct term ) but the frame work over the holds , when the ship was hit moments later his whole rig came sliding off the ship in one piece, liked it did in SH3/SH4.

Was this just footage from an early version of the game or is the deck damage model more or less the same as previous games.

Thanks ...

[Soviet_Warlord]

Really? where did you get it? (which store?)

EB Games. Their computers say it's released, which means that as soon as they have stock they'll sell them.

It's available (confirmed) in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. Probably in other EB locations too. And it's actually $10 cheaper there than at Best Buy :D

Can someone tell me who has Silent Hunter V already of they know the answer to this question,will you be able to have German voices but english text?:D

Yes. At install you choose between German and English voices (weird that it's not just a game option!). I chose German, and everything has English subtitles. Most immersive settings possible, IMO.

[karamazovnew]

Ubisoft's largest development studio is here in Montreal... I wonder if that has anything to do with the game being released this early here...:hmmm:

I guess it depends on where they actually assembled the box. I hope it will get to Europe (and thus Romania) on monday. I bet the devs also want to have a look at it eventually :haha:

[Méo]

It's available (confirmed) in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. Probably in other EB locations too. And it's actually $10 cheaper there than at Best Buy :D

I'm surprised, Thanks :DL:salute:

Last time I went in a EB Games store, there was only few (very very very few) PC games.

I'm gonna check tomorrow if it's available in Québec City!

[walsh2509]

looking at one US download site it had the date 03/01/2010 1st of March

[rcjonessnp175]

which site is saying download on the 1st??

[Capt.Warner]

What site Walsh?

[walsh2509]

Publisher: Ubisoft (http://search.gamezone.com/cgi-bin/search.exe?PUBLISHER=Ubisoft)
Developer: Ubisoft Romania (http://search.gamezone.com/cgi-bin/search.exe?DEVELOPER=Ubisoft%20Romania)
Category: Simulation
Release Dates
N Amer - 03/01/2010


http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p39018.htm

[JScones]

I really hope you guys are right!

If there's only few minor bugs, I'm gonna laugh big time :haha:
Yes, because as we all know, all bugs in a game are found within the first 20 minutes of playing, by 5 people... :shifty:

[Greentimbers]

Yes, because as we all know, all bugs in a game are found within the first 20 minutes of playing, by 5 people...:har::haha::haha::haha:

I wish that was true:D

[Onkel Neal]

Yes, because as we all know, all bugs in a game are found within the first 20 minutes of playing, by 5 people... :shifty:

But, it is a good sign :yep:

[Méo]

Yes, because as we all know, all bugs in a game are found within the first 20 minutes of playing, by 5 people... :shifty:

So that's why I used the word hope and the word if :shifty:

----

EditSpent a couple hours with it. Most of the fears ( other than DRM ) most of us have been concerned about are unfounded in my first impressions.

...and he says ''a couple hours'' not 20 minutes :shifty:

[McHibbins]

Still searching for an answer :
Is there a free campaign with few fixed missions or is it such an dynamic **** like in SH2 ?

[malkuth74]

The word your looking for is Linear. Not dynamic. Dynamic means a campaign like SH3 and 4. And 5 by the way if that answers your question.

[McHibbins]

The word your looking for is Linear. Not dynamic. Dynamic means a campaign like SH3 and 4. And 5 by the way if that answers your question.

Cheers mate:DL

but they called it also "dynamic" for SH2 years ago:arrgh!:

[Onkel Neal]

They did? Where?

[McHibbins]

They did? Where?

On the CD-box for us here in germany and also in some pc-games magazines.
"A worthy successor of AOTD"....o ****, i was so dissapointed after the install.

[dangrey]

- Still can't get no sound from the gramophone or radio :88)
- I can't see torpedo-doors open/ close when on external camera

[Buckster]

beta version ? or retail ?

used to be my favourite external view - underwater - watching the torpedo doors open and the torpedos shoot off ....

[dangrey]

beta version ? or retail ?

used to be my favourite external view - underwater - watching the torpedo doors open and the torpedos shoot off ....

Retail

[Buckster]

oh thats a bit of an oversight in testing ! - thanks for reply.

[Denson]

Is there a way to get rid of those mini menus???

[dangrey]

Is there a way to get rid of those mini menus???

You can press shift+z to hide everything

[Méo]

EB Games. Their computers say it's released, which means that as soon as they have stock they'll sell them.

It's available (confirmed) in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. Probably in other EB locations too. And it's actually $10 cheaper there than at Best Buy :D

Confirmed at EB Games in Lévis (Québec city area)!:woot:

Confirmed 50$ (10$ cheaper than amazon.ca) (Neal is gonna get the 10$ I saved!)

No more PC games on shelves, got to ask it (they got it in a drawer).

I shouldn't have spent time here this morning.:damn:

[col_Kurtz]

1. Is it true about permament connection? Do you need this or you can disable this. And where are the saves keeping? On your machine or somewheres in net abys? :woot:
2. Do you need run trough the whole u-bota to each station to give simply order: reload torp... or go to the battlestation?
3. There is a bell (periscope depth) or siren?

[Sailor Steve]

1. Is it true about permament connection? Do you need this or you can disable this. And where are the saves keeping? On your machine or somewheres in net abys? :woot:
How many of these threads have you read?

Yes, you need a permanent connection. The saves will be at their server and on your computer.

2. Do you need run trough the whole u-bota to each station to give simply order: reload torp... or go to the battlestation?
No, running through the boat is eye candy only. You can give orders just like in previous games.

3. There is a bell (periscope depth) or siren?
In one of the many videos you hear a bell.