Questions for the SH5 dev team???

[von hally]

Hi Kaleuns

was wondering if Neal or any others lucky enough to be going to the subsim meet would like to post what kind of questions they're thinking would be put to the dev team special guests. I understand that as guest's it's not very nice to bombard them with a million questions/ideas...i was wondering if we here on subsim could pull together a small (:rotfl list of burning questions/ideas for the guys to ask?

would this be out of order? or no good at all at this stage of development?

just a thought...i know the dev team do monitor subsim...i hope the new sh5 retains that dynamic open feel that sh3 has...i.e..things like the ability to play an entire patrol real time (for the truly insane) and the feeling of vastness the area of operations gives.

Much more interaction from BdU instead of just immersion a must have too in my humble opinion?

any thoughts

[Sailor Steve]

Nice thought, but why not post it in the SH5 forum?

[FIREWALL]

Let them enjoy the SubSim meet. Then .... Bombard them with questions. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Schultz]

Can we get a price reduction if we are from Romania? because its made in Romania

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by von hally

Hi Kaleuns

was wondering if Neal or any others lucky enough to be going to the subsim meet would like to post what kind of questions they're thinking would be put to the dev team special guests. I understand that as guest's it's not very nice to bombard them with a million questions/ideas...i was wondering if we here on subsim could pull together a small (:rotfl list of burning questions/ideas for the guys to ask?

would this be out of order? or no good at all at this stage of development?

just a thought...i know the dev team do monitor subsim...i hope the new sh5 retains that dynamic open feel that sh3 has...i.e..things like the ability to play an entire patrol real time (for the truly insane) and the feeling of vastness the area of operations gives.

Much more interaction from BdU instead of just immersion a must have too in my humble opinion?

any thoughts

Moved this to SH5 forum, hope that is ok. I left a marker in the SH3 forum.

Ja, I think I will start a thread collecting questions for the dev team, good idea.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Moved this to SH5 forum, hope that is ok. I left a marker in the SH3 forum.

Ja, I think I will start a thread collecting questions for the dev team, good idea.

Is this that thread? I'll use it as such anyways:

1. We've read in some of the previews that SH5 is being made more accessible to newcomers with the simplified targeting system and tactical map, which is a good thing. Does this come at the expense of the traditional manual targeting? Do we have the option of turning off the "hand holding" elements and using pure manual targeting and view options as we've had in SH3 and 4?

2. What would you say the overall "theme" of the game is, meaning what is the philosophy driving the development? Is it a true-to-life, historically accurate hardcore simulation, or are we going to see some things simplified in the name of playability? Much has been made of the "first person" interaction with the crew and the ability to walk through your boat, so is it a "crew-based" sim instead of a "tactical based sim?" as we've seen in the last two SH titles. Is this a large shift away from, or is it in addition to, what we've had before?

3. How much does the modding community factor into your development decisions? Do you guys keep future modding possibilities in mind when implementing the "nuts and bolts" of the game engine? Is there any hope of having a "construction kit" included with the game to facilitate the mod community adding their own units or missions?

4. Obviously, steps are being made to make the crew seem more "alive." Are we going to see realistic crew transfers and skill development in our sailors between patrols? An example being our XO being transferred to Commander's School after a few patrols, or a number of our matrosen being shifted to new construction? What other sorts of things are you guys doing to make our crew seem like "our men"?

5. How much scalability will the game have? I thought SH3/SH4 did a good job offering a variety of play options (unlimited fuel, weapons officer assistance, realistic torpedo load time, etc), but I believe it was Mihai who said that more options will be added. Any you can share?

[SteamWake]

Will there be wolfpacks....

Sorry couldent resist.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Will there be wolfpacks....

Knew it would be one of the first questions asked

[mookiemookie]

I specifically tried to avoid it just because I didn't want to steal someone elses thunder.

[Red Heat]

Hello

Excelent idea, Mikhayl...

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I think I will start a thread collecting questions for the dev team, good idea.

can you ask them to add some romanian women to my crew?

they are pretty hot looking

but really, maybe can they give use some editing ability for the crew so they can be custom images as we choose?

can i see my face in the mirror or have my buddies faces on my crew?

[FIREWALL]

Will it be released in the 1st-2nd qtr 2010 as said ?

[Raven08]

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

can you ask them to add some romanian women to my crew?

they are pretty hot looking

Hmm, you may be on to something...

[BulSoldier]

The enigma decoding should be pretty easy (atleast to be implemeted) , considering that there is already such a mini game (there was a thread a while ago) to decode, encode and whatelse-code.
I really liked the scene in das boot when the second WO decoded something, it took him quite a while

[Soundman]

SH4 finally came out with the "Expansion Pack". Will there be an Expansion for SH5 with the Fleet Boats added? I hope so. Better yet, have them in there when it's released! I loved SH3, but just couldn't get into it as much as I did for SH4, mainly for patriotic reasons I suppose. I just have more fun playing the American side and rooting for the home team !