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01-31-07, 11:09 AM

Games are made for a wide range of people and to make money. Obviously the average world consumer does not want to play realistic sims.

My views are not my views. They are just history:

http://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/arch...060619/4.shtml

"Despit was beside himself with anger; the tanker, although damaged, was still seaworthy. The Japanese tanker had survived 11 MK 14 torpedoes fired from the Tinosa.
The Department of Ordinance conducted more tests and discovered the MK 14 torpedo had defective firing pins, hence no explosion on contact. Once these pins were replaced, the MK 14 torpedoes became the deadly armament they were intended to be. (my note: but not in magnetic attacks)
Nearly two years after Pearl Harbor, with torpedo troubles behind them, U.S. submarines in the Pacific began to take a deadly toll of Japanese shipping. But just as American submarines had improved, so had Japanese sub attack vessels. Submarines could now be subjected to relentless depth charge attacks"

i.e. the war really starts for subs in 43...

its just history.

I spent most of the last year either making SH3 mods or away from such games. But as SH4 gets ever nearer I thought I should begin to reread old books I had read and read some new ones - to see what amount of modding will be required to make the game truly ready for historical buffs. Just like modders wanted realistic smoke from burning oil, realistic harbor life, sub nets, mines, better convoy traffic, sub skins, and a host of other mods too numerous to name. A few quacks accused modders of wasting their time and treating SH3 badly. Not many, but such goof balls exist everywhere. I know the history buffs will want to move SH4 toward realistic parameters too. It will be a mess at first, but after half a year the game should start fleshing out.

I plan to even make another V-Mod add on: if the Germans win their side of the war, I will see to it that the Japanese win in the Pacific. If possible - if I can mod a Japanese sub force. I mean obviously I like fiction too. And I will try my hand at fiction after I tire of playing the Americans - from 43 on.

01-31-07, 11:09 AM	#8
Wave Skipper Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Of course Games are made for a wide range of people and to make money. Obviously the average world consumer does not want to play realistic sims. My views are not my views. They are just history: http://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/arch...060619/4.shtml "Despit was beside himself with anger; the tanker, although damaged, was still seaworthy. The Japanese tanker had survived 11 MK 14 torpedoes fired from the Tinosa. The Department of Ordinance conducted more tests and discovered the MK 14 torpedo had defective firing pins, hence no explosion on contact. Once these pins were replaced, the MK 14 torpedoes became the deadly armament they were intended to be. (my note: but not in magnetic attacks) Nearly two years after Pearl Harbor, with torpedo troubles behind them, U.S. submarines in the Pacific began to take a deadly toll of Japanese shipping. But just as American submarines had improved, so had Japanese sub attack vessels. Submarines could now be subjected to relentless depth charge attacks" i.e. the war really starts for subs in 43... its just history. I spent most of the last year either making SH3 mods or away from such games. But as SH4 gets ever nearer I thought I should begin to reread old books I had read and read some new ones - to see what amount of modding will be required to make the game truly ready for historical buffs. Just like modders wanted realistic smoke from burning oil, realistic harbor life, sub nets, mines, better convoy traffic, sub skins, and a host of other mods too numerous to name. A few quacks accused modders of wasting their time and treating SH3 badly. Not many, but such goof balls exist everywhere. I know the history buffs will want to move SH4 toward realistic parameters too. It will be a mess at first, but after half a year the game should start fleshing out. I plan to even make another V-Mod add on: if the Germans win their side of the war, I will see to it that the Japanese win in the Pacific. If possible - if I can mod a Japanese sub force. I mean obviously I like fiction too. And I will try my hand at fiction after I tire of playing the Americans - from 43 on. Last edited by Wave Skipper; 01-31-07 at 11:28 AM.