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mcarlsonus · 03-17-10, 11:37 AM

My overall opinion (by the way, Ubi's servers were dead the day I did the Install. Wonder if that was a less-than-subtle hint from the, "diety-du-jour?")

Used to be some helpful and intuitive things in previous versions - like hitting, "P" for, "periscope depth." Not any more!

Ladders are annoying and add NOTHING to game play. By the way, can one, "crash dive" in this thing without hopping down a hatch first? I haven't tried it, but I honestly hope NOT! "Sir, we're under fire from a Tribal DD! BUT, we have to stay surfaced 'cuz that Dieter guy's still outside!"

New torpedo attack set-up. Why "fix" (quotes intended) what wasn't broken? This new setup now officially sucks (Kiel) canal water and uses FAR too much screen real estate (you know the 1,2,3 schema and then there's the new-and-unimproved manual targetting option)

FIXED salvo torpedo spread - of ~10 degrees??? WTF?

Where's, "range?" Why can't you tell me what KIND of ship that is without my going through the, "recognition manual" (again, quotes intended!)? YEAH - I get it! THAT's an, "Airplane," and that's a, "Ship!"

Those two planes from SH4-the-addon are back. In 4, they were Brewster Buffalos and did nothing but annoy as they stopped the action, but never attacked. Well, don't know if they're still Buffalos, but, THEY'RE BACK and, as ever, they serve the same useless function as they did in 4! AND, they, "spawn" just as often - if not MORE often! MODDERS !!!!

I sigh and fondly remember the good old days. You know, like the user's manual that was provided for Microprose's, "Silent Service." It was actually helpful! With every iteration of Silent Hunter, the manual becomes more and more useless. I can't understand that! Why should one have to learn how to function inside the game WITHOUT having to depend on folks who AREN'T on Ubi's payroll? Without Subsim posters, this game would've been relegated to the landfill!

Nothing I enjoyed more than transiting the Kiel Canal and watching ships run directly into the walls and burst into flame. That happened just before one of 'em reversed direction and backed into me!

Think I'm now officially, "disenfranchised with the franchise," and I'm finished with Silent Hunter. Been picking up sub sims since one could make a living by knowing DOS! But, I wasn't crazy about the buggy SH4 and it's extra cost option (even AFTER installing the five updates/patches!), but that pales in comparison to this...

03-17-10, 11:37 AM	#169
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	A graphical tour de force, but... My overall opinion (by the way, Ubi's servers were dead the day I did the Install. Wonder if that was a less-than-subtle hint from the, "diety-du-jour?") Used to be some helpful and intuitive things in previous versions - like hitting, "P" for, "periscope depth." Not any more! Ladders are annoying and add NOTHING to game play. By the way, can one, "crash dive" in this thing without hopping down a hatch first? I haven't tried it, but I honestly hope NOT! "Sir, we're under fire from a Tribal DD! BUT, we have to stay surfaced 'cuz that Dieter guy's still outside!" New torpedo attack set-up. Why "fix" (quotes intended) what wasn't broken? This new setup now officially sucks (Kiel) canal water and uses FAR too much screen real estate (you know the 1,2,3 schema and then there's the new-and-unimproved manual targetting option) FIXED salvo torpedo spread - of ~10 degrees??? WTF? Where's, "range?" Why can't you tell me what KIND of ship that is without my going through the, "recognition manual" (again, quotes intended!)? YEAH - I get it! THAT's an, "Airplane," and that's a, "Ship!" Those two planes from SH4-the-addon are back. In 4, they were Brewster Buffalos and did nothing but annoy as they stopped the action, but never attacked. Well, don't know if they're still Buffalos, but, THEY'RE BACK and, as ever, they serve the same useless function as they did in 4! AND, they, "spawn" just as often - if not MORE often! MODDERS !!!! I sigh and fondly remember the good old days. You know, like the user's manual that was provided for Microprose's, "Silent Service." It was actually helpful! With every iteration of Silent Hunter, the manual becomes more and more useless. I can't understand that! Why should one have to learn how to function inside the game WITHOUT having to depend on folks who AREN'T on Ubi's payroll? Without Subsim posters, this game would've been relegated to the landfill! Nothing I enjoyed more than transiting the Kiel Canal and watching ships run directly into the walls and burst into flame. That happened just before one of 'em reversed direction and backed into me! Think I'm now officially, "disenfranchised with the franchise," and I'm finished with Silent Hunter. Been picking up sub sims since one could make a living by knowing DOS! But, I wasn't crazy about the buggy SH4 and it's extra cost option (even AFTER installing the five updates/patches!), but that pales in comparison to this...