[Sailor Steve]

I downloaded the current version and installed it, and here are my first impressions:

1) The period (.) and comma (,) keys don't work for looking at different ships.

2) The voices for the speed orders are wrong. They go along with the standard SH4 American voices, which are also wrong. In the original "Ahead 1/3" is given as correct, but selecting "Ahead 2/3" gives the voice command "Ahead Slow". This mod follows that mistake exactly.

3) Only Speech files are updated - the .wav files haven't been touched, which means the 'Battle Stations' commands are American, including voices speaking English.

4) When exiting the harbors one sees a pair of Ju-90 patrol bombers circling the harbor, which is nice, but they didn't enter production until 1942.

5) The Type II U-boat has 41 crew members, not including the captain. Since the original only held about 28, I think this is a bit much.

6) The Recognition Manual is missing about half the national flags, and one of the ones which is there is upside-down.

7) The entire roster for the British and American navies is included in the German roster. This means that all RN and US warships show up in the German section of the ID book, with German flags. It also means that every 'escort' I've seen so far has been a Fletcher-class destroyer flying the swastika. Also, pretty much every ship I've looked at has at least one crewman in US uniform.

If this is going to be called "the best mod ever", I'd say it needs a HUGE amount of work. So far it is unfinished and wrong. Some of the things I've mentioned are minor, but some are in need of serious revision. At this point I would say it compares very poorly to work that's already been released, not to mention work currently in production.