wow! always wanted to hear from a dev!
I see/read/hear what you're saying but I guess, for someone who loves sims and esp loves naval combat, I'm definitely in it for the long haul. Heck I only got 1.5 when I saw the DD addon that xantrokoles did.
I understand that large scale naval combat was a rare occurrance in the ETO (ie timelag between Graf spee, bismark, scharnhorst, etc battles) but it occurred quite a lot in the PTO which is where SHIV is concentrated on. besides, this is a hypothetical game anyway based roughly on real events that occurred and using equipment of the time. lets 'enjoy' it for what its worth.
any support that you, the dev team, could give in helping the modding community out would be greatly appreciated. hell, I've encouraged members of my online squad back into SHIV because of the surface combat option. we're all looking forward to some MP play (if possible) at a future lan sitting.
the demand is there.