And water draining out of vent-holes as we surface, and water running out of scuppers when surface ships plow through rough seas, and...

Maybe in the next generation of sims. Hope I'm alive to see it.

I cant wait to start seeing some interior shots. :ping:

Once we get to that level you'll need water cooling outlets on your PC, too!

Drebbal Exelent Screen Shots When's Sh Iv Coming Out In Australia?

Silent Hunter 4 will probably be release in Spring 2007

What is AI anyway?! I think there was a movie about it...

Hee hee! Back to work, Dan. There's a forum here eagarly awaiting the end result of your endevors next Spring! Go, DEVS!

Added the three new "Dev Diary" screenshots. Thread stickied.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8...kgroundxb4.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4...ratworket9.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7...mersionxk4.jpg

Those pics..........WoW! I think im getting an erection..... :up::up::up::up::up::up:

( I have to get a life...:nope:)

All three shots are great, but I particularly like the interior pic. The sailors 'stovepipe' pants and chambray shirt are perfect. Brings back memories.:yep: :up:

Lovely! I agree about the sailor's clothes; otherwise the interior is exactly what I expected - a direct carry-over from SHIII quality-wise, and that's a compliment since I don't think we could hope for a more detailed interior than SHIII (but we could hope for more compartments!). Really gives you a sense of being on a bigger boat - ain't no Type II :smug:

And the normal mapping really improves the look of the water, that's very good.

I don't see the 'wet hull' effect I saw on the previous ones, though... was it just concept art then?

Also, am I right that SHIV took a cue from mods and has a much longer view distance? The shots look like they use our beloved 16k view mod :D

Aren't the textures sharper:-??

Oh, and ships didn't have shadows in Silent Hunter III, did they? And now look at that huge black specimen by the US sub in the harbour shot! Is that a warship super-structure or am I missing something?
Nice either way.

Oh, and imagine if shadows are drawn on the sea-floor, too. Imagine the huge shadow of a battleship creeping across the sea-floor...

SHIII didn't have shadows, that's true (and a pity). I hope seafloor-drawn shadows are modeled... sweet:know:

Has it been said if the entire interior of ships are being modeled or just a few of the stations?

The Devs haven't told us anything that shows clearly if they will model the full boat, or just the same stations as in SHIII (I really hope they'll model the whole subs this time).

Except the nice pictures blues under water :) ,
I don't like the others pictures, too dark, "artistic" and not realist. :-?

Thanks, now I can wait until 2008 or more.
:lol:

Which is Winter 2007 in the southern hemisphere.... Unless we get the release latter than you....:o:nope::nope:

Is it just me? Or are that sailors shoes really large.



OH NO! Not the dreaded gay biker dude.:o

I noticed....: Do we actually have to unfold the diveplanes manually before diving in SHIV? or will it be automized? What do you think?

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2082/shiv1eu9.jpg

It happens automaticily when you dive a XXI in SHIII, so it would most likley be the same in SHIV.

I'm getting excited from the new screen shots of SHIV. It's looking good! The dev's said it uses the same graphic engine and SHIII, but overhauled to improve frame rates and appearance.

I'm already saving for it, just have to get permission from the in-comming commader in chief (my future wife!).