Having a dynamic campaign a la Falcon 4 is not going to happen.
Be realistic. Even in flight sims, no one cares anymore for that kind of experience. Its sad but true, Falcon 4 was the pinacle of military flight simulation. Nothing since can even compete in the same league.
The real deal would be to have a dynamic mission generator, something much simpler than the Falcon 4 engine, something like the RSR engine. Updated for a modern scenario but still that kind of engine would be achievable with the economic constraints of naval sim game development.
Any other option is purely academic.
The SH series is an exception because WW2 has still a kiind of romantic vision. Also the fact that subs stayed most of the time on the surface makes the "graphics" part much more interesting and appealing to gamers.
There is nothing wrong with rendering 200-2000 ft deep abyss but since you're inside the tin can its not much of an appeal. Now if on the other hand we could have the interior of the subs modelled with precision, and the stations etc... rendered realistically, even if you never saw the outside who would care. You would be rivited to sonar screens, maps , tactical displays etc... The only sim I can think of that really nailed down this aspect was Sierra Fast Attack. A pity that developers never learn to copy or be insipred by the good things in other people's products.
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