Captain's Face in the Mirror?

LiveGoat · 08-22-09, 06:21 PM

I realize it was just a movie (intro?) but it got me thinking. Since it's gonna be a true FPS kind of interface this time around, are we going to have a an actual body with a face for our avatar that we can see our face in a mirror? If so, then will there be a vanity mode ala Oblivion/Fallout 3 where we can go to third person? And furthermore, is face customization something that's possible.\? I realize these things are probably not in the game and it's too late implement them but it does open up possibilities immersion-wise for these types of games.

Officerpuppy · 08-22-09, 10:39 PM

If custimizing weren't an option, id love to see a progression of fatigue in the face.

For instance in your first patrol your clean shaven and full of life, a few months later, you have beard and have that tired look in your eyes.

Task Force · 08-22-09, 11:07 PM

I think that was just for looks...

LiveGoat · 08-23-09, 05:52 AM

Your probably right. Anyway, provided they give us the proper features missing from SH3, I'll be pleased as punch with just a full 3d boat and a handfull of soundbites from the crew.

Boris · 08-23-09, 07:18 AM

Still, it would be awesome if we could create a captain as our character, in much the same way as it is done with RPGs

JU_88 · 08-23-09, 07:46 AM

Well, how the captain appears, is the least of my worries with SHV.
personally i think a 3rd person camera would be a nightmare in the confined space of a WW2 submarine.

LiveGoat · 08-23-09, 08:04 AM

I agree but I would at the very least like to see my captain (me) on the bridge when I go into free camera mode.

Kapitan_Phillips · 08-23-09, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris

Still, it would be awesome if we could create a captain as our character, in much the same way as it is done with RPGs

True. You could incorporate a few stats too, such as coolness under pressure, presence, charisma - and these could develop as you go along in your career. Perhaps if your "Coolness Under Pressure" stat was low, under a prolonged depth charge attack, the orders could be delayed, or the camera could become distorted as your Captain started to panic.

The same with Charisma and Presence. High ratings in these mean you can keep better control over your crew when under attack or in tense situations.

Jimbuna · 08-23-09, 01:06 PM

Hey KP/Lurch!....how the hell would you fit into the tight confines of a sub anyway?

Kapitan_Phillips · 08-23-09, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Hey KP/Lurch!....how the hell would you fit into the tight confines of a sub anyway?

I could ask you the same thing, PC Plod

Jimbuna · 08-23-09, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

I could ask you the same thing, PC Plod

Well I'd go down the hatch.....without banging my head on the overheads

tater · 08-23-09, 02:43 PM

He was looking at the mirror at an angle. How was it he was in the mirror?

Kapitan_Phillips · 08-23-09, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Well I'd go down the hatch.....with butter and a shoehorn

Fixed

Jimbuna · 08-23-09, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Fixed

Oooooh

Alex · 08-23-09, 03:13 PM

ROFLMAO !

You guys are

08-22-09, 06:21 PM	#1
LiveGoat XO Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 408 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	Captain's Face in the Mirror? I realize it was just a movie (intro?) but it got me thinking. Since it's gonna be a true FPS kind of interface this time around, are we going to have a an actual body with a face for our avatar that we can see our face in a mirror? If so, then will there be a vanity mode ala Oblivion/Fallout 3 where we can go to third person? And furthermore, is face customization something that's possible.\? I realize these things are probably not in the game and it's too late implement them but it does open up possibilities immersion-wise for these types of games.

08-22-09, 11:07 PM	#3
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think that was just for looks... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-23-09, 01:06 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Hey KP/Lurch!....how the hell would you fit into the tight confines of a sub anyway? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-23-09, 03:13 PM	#15
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	ROFLMAO ! You guys are __________________

08-22-09, 10:39 PM	#2
Officerpuppy Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mansfield, TX Posts: 213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If custimizing weren't an option, id love to see a progression of fatigue in the face. For instance in your first patrol your clean shaven and full of life, a few months later, you have beard and have that tired look in your eyes.

08-23-09, 05:52 AM	#4
LiveGoat XO Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 408 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	Your probably right. Anyway, provided they give us the proper features missing from SH3, I'll be pleased as punch with just a full 3d boat and a handfull of soundbites from the crew.

08-23-09, 07:18 AM	#5
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Still, it would be awesome if we could create a captain as our character, in much the same way as it is done with RPGs

08-23-09, 07:46 AM	#6
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Well, how the captain appears, is the least of my worries with SHV. personally i think a 3rd person camera would be a nightmare in the confined space of a WW2 submarine.

08-23-09, 08:04 AM	#7
LiveGoat XO Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 408 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	I agree but I would at the very least like to see my captain (me) on the bridge when I go into free camera mode.

08-23-09, 02:43 PM	#12
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	He was looking at the mirror at an angle. How was it he was in the mirror?