PC Version available!

[Xaron]

Dear all,

we're very proud to announce that the PC version of our game Silent Depth is available. Currently you can get it here:

https://navalsims.itch.io/silent-depth


On Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/846050/Silent_Depth_3D_Submarine_Simulation/


We hope you like it. Have fun and happy hunting!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[agathosdaimon]

great stuff!!

[agathosdaimon]

you should get it released on steam and GOG.com - especially gog as Silent Depth is to me could be the spiritual successor perhaps to Silent Service 2

[Sung]

Thank you very much.
Steam and GoG will follow soon.

[Xaron]

We're on Steam now! :)


https://store.steampowered.com/app/846050/Silent_Depth_3D_Submarine_Simulation/

[Haukka81]

Pc graphics need overhaul, more polygons thank you and better textures


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[Sung]

Pc graphics need overhaul, more polygons thank you and better textures


Hello Haukka81 have you play it?

[dsawan]

thx. awaiting the next update for planes.:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Exocet]

Thx for creating such a sweet game! it reminds me of my old days with silent service :up:

After my first hours of gameplay, i think there could be something wrong with the time compression on the patrol map. the compression stops when any contact is in sight, but when zooming in, the contacts are about 10 miles BEHIND me. so i am supposed to have just sailed past them while time was still compressed. in order to engage those contacts, i have to turn around for somewhat 180 degrees at first and then try getting close. No chance to do this being submerged, because these ships are already heading away from me. For this reason, i would have expected the ships being to the front of me when my crew spotted them, not to the rear.

I would not complain, if this happens just sometimes. but so far, it occurred with every contact I encountered. therefore I believe it has to be fixed. :ping:

[Aktungbby]

Exocet!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Exocet]

Thank you, Aktungbby! :Kaleun_Salute:
:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Sung]

We fix this.
Many thanks.
:salute:

[Exocet]

Great! Thx for your prompt reply :yeah:

[Sung]

New Update: Vers. 1.2.2.107

All known issues were fixed.

[dsawan]

got question; is this game moddable too; reason i ask is ia ama fan of the das boot sound mod for sh2 which i think is still here on subsim. would be nice if those sounds could be incorporated to give it realsim. Just a thought.

[Xaron]

Hey dsawan: No this game is unfortunately absolutely not modable. We will keep this in mind for the next one because it needs some huge refactoring.

[dsawan]

ok, thx. If you guys do implent sound effeeeeeeeeeex from your end, hope it will beeeee das boot hosted here

[em2nought]

Looks pretty nice. I'd probably dig out the soundtrack to "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and listen to that while playing.

Sometimes I think that water graphics are derived from "alien" technology. lol Water just looks so much better than everything else that it almost feels out of place with all other graphics. lol

[TheCod]

This game has an awful lot of bugs. Beyond "Ghost Ship" and map vs sighted errors, now I am unable to move the sub on the strategic map. It's just stuck. I cam move it on the tactical map fine. No damage. Just stuck on overview map.

[Red Devil]

I have just downloaded and installed this in lieu of the fact SH4 refuses every attempt to run it. When I figure out the controls I'll test it :arrgh!:

[XenonSurf]

I have bought this game for PC yesterday, after a first run I highly remember the game Silent Service II on which this game is based (e.g. the contact reports and logs). SS2 - but with much better grafics, so I consider this a very good remake especially the damage and repair section. Also thanks to include 3 difficulty levels.


However there are serious technical issues, especially if you run on Windows 10, so here are my comments:


- In Windows 10 you absolutely need to run the game as Administrator, else you will have grafic glitches and you cannot even start Training or War Patrol.


- The game at its standard grafic settings runs crazy at 400+ framerate all the time, a killer even for good GPUs. I run on a GTX 1660 with 6GB VRAM and temperature of CPU goes up to 80, GPU up to 70, still acceptable but it could run much smoother than that.

I advice setting a framerate cap with a tool like MSI-Afterburner, set a cap to 60 or whatever your monitor supports in HZ.


- I have watched a German let's-play video for the PC which states 'version 1.2.4.112', my most recent game version I can get is 1.2.3.110. If there is a newer one, please supply it in the download section of the purchase link (non-Steam version).


- The Steam version seems to have more features, I can see a picture of the submarine interior with a table and a map that I cannot display in my 1.2.3.110 version.


I hope this is helpful, and I would appreciate any feedbacks about the newest version. Thanks for a good sub game :)

[Xaron]

Thanks for your feedback! :)


Yeah we don't have any throttling in for faster machines so it will likely consume all it can get. Need to reconsider this.


Where did you get it if not from Steam? Itch.io? Could be that I did not upload the latest version there. My bad...

[XenonSurf]

Thanks for your feedback! :)


Yeah we don't have any throttling in for faster machines so it will likely consume all it can get. Need to reconsider this.


Where did you get it if not from Steam? Itch.io? Could be that I did not upload the latest version there. My bad...


Hello Xaron,
yes I've bought and downloaded the game from Itch.io. There are 2 versions that I can download, the newest (but apparently not the latest) is 1.2.3.110. If this is not the latest, thanks very much to upload the latest version.


I'm able to play the game fine by setting a framerate cap of 60 on my fast gaming laptop. Also my last concern about saying 'Steam version has apparently more features' is false, I get this famous picture when on TBT or Periscope and then diving which will pop-up the sub interior.



I think the game, despite the bad reviews on Steam (Steam is not the world), has big potential because it's far less complex than the popular Silent Hunter series, yet challenging if you could improve the following:




- Make a better free camera mode that goes further distance from your sub, and include a camera view for 'view target'. Your game interface is very well suited for that. However: Do not show targets which are not detected by your sub crew.


- It would be fine if planes attacking the sub would be implemented, for example planes escorting big fleets; or planes appearing if player is close to enemy airport or takes too long when confronting a group of merchands (they send an alert!), all this if planes have enough range to join the group to defend them;


- A submarine log to tell the past sinkings and achievements;


- More historical bases for the submarine to depart from, plus maybe some historical missions that you can play as quickplay.


- A depth gauge for submarines in late 1943 and beyond to measure the water depth.


I know that implementing these factors is a lot of work, I would pay for it in a new comming game, as probably would do many others if well presented.


Greetings
:Kaleun_Salute:

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[Red Devil]

I bought this a while back on Steam. I installed and ran it but found it incredibly bad graphics, poor controls and not visually exciting. Got a refund. SH4 for me, much much better :Kaleun_Salute:

[XenonSurf]

I bought this a while back on Steam. I installed and ran it but found it incredibly bad graphics, poor controls and not visually exciting. Got a refund. SH4 for me, much much better :Kaleun_Salute:


Yes sure, but you are comparing a Ferrari (SH4) with a bicycle... It's clear that SD cannot match SH4 because it's intended for average audience and primarily on IOS devices, while SH4 (and SH3 & SH5) are complex sub simulations for PC only, also with a AAA price tag when it was released.


I know and have played SH4 which I also own, I like it a lot of course, IMO the best subsim for the Pacific area.




Salutations,
:Kaleun_Cheers:XenonS


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[Sung]

Some new units...

http://www.schmucker-info.net/ww1sub/lifeboat_silent_depth.jpg

http://www.schmucker-info.net/ww1sub/sampan_silent_depth.jpg

http://www.schmucker-info.net/ww1sub/ijn_subchaser_SD.jpg

[XenonSurf]

Nice pictures, Sung :up:


What I most like in the game are the grafics, especially the water and the camera views. It's fine to hear that the game goes on with new units, good work!


:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Sung]

http://www.schmucker-info.net/ww1sub/ijn_heavycruise_promo.jpg

[TheCod]

Between the Ghost "Ship"s and the inability to move on the overview map if an enemy ship is present, esp if the enemy is running away faster than you can catch it, this otherwise interesting game is just too buggy. V 1.2.8 #1011