If you had one question for the devs...

kylania · 03-19-10, 02:17 PM

Ubisoft's forum mod has put up a thread on the official forums asking for post-release questions for the devs. Get to it!

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Posted by ms-kleaneasy Fri March 19 2010 14:10 Fri March 19 2010 11:10
Prior to the games release you had the chance to pose questions to the development team behind Silent Hunter 5, now that Silent Hunter 5 is out and many of you have bought and played the game I’d like to know...... if you could ask the developers just one question what would it be?

One question per post and member ONLY

I’ve no doubt each of you have many more than one question each so when posting consider your question carefully, review the questions posted before yours and try to avoid duplicates

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...7/m/3091020348

Galanti · 03-19-10, 02:21 PM

It's BOHICA time over at the UbiZoo then. I bet it's a PR stunt cooked up by marketing, and the devs are loathing them for it.

How about we dream up a list of questions to ask the suits, and not the devs, over at Ubi? I would hold them responsible for most of the game's shortcomings.

I personally would ask why they felt the need to introduce a sleek, modern-looking GUI into a WW2 subsim.

Nisgeis · 03-19-10, 02:27 PM

That's assuming that they will answer your question Galanti. I'm leaning to the 'cherry picking' of questions, where they answer the burning question of what soup recipes will be released with the new patch.

The General · 03-19-10, 02:30 PM

My question is there and it's a doozy. I'd be suprised if it gets answered and if it does, it'll be telling

Kapitanleutnant · 03-19-10, 02:30 PM

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what soup recipes will be released with the new patch.

Wanna know the A to this Q.

Sailor Steve · 03-19-10, 02:31 PM

How does the naming of sunken ships work?

Nisgeis · 03-19-10, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

How does the naming of sunken ships work?

Sinking of named ships?

SteamWake · 03-19-10, 02:35 PM

Id have to ask "What the hell were you thinking !?"

The General · 03-19-10, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Id have to ask "What the hell were you thinking !?"

So you blame the Devs I take it? Can't say I blame you

Sailor Steve · 03-19-10, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Sinking of named ships?

No. In SH3 merchants you sank were supposed to get names. It was never finished, but SH3 Commander fixed that, which led to my Ship Names mod. Dan told me in Houston that SH4 gives them names, but I've never seen it. SH5 was supposed to, but I'm told that it doesn't. If the functionality is there, I'd like to know how it actually works, under the hood, so I can think about the future of applying all the names I have.

Of course that has to wait until there are models for all those merchants, but I like to plan ahead.

Galanti · 03-19-10, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

No. In SH3 merchants you sank were supposed to get names. It was never finished, but SH3 Commander fixed that, which led to my Ship Names mod. Dan told me in Houston that SH4 gives them names, but I've never seen it. SH5 was supposed to, but I'm told that it doesn't. If the functionality is there, I'd like to know how it actually works, under the hood, so I can think about the future of applying all the names I have.

Of course that has to wait until there are models for all those merchants, but I like to plan ahead.

Ironic that in the days of high-powered cpus and gpu we're still not getting all those little touches that add atmosphere and immersion.

Even better if you had to fish a life buoy out of the drink to confirm the ship's name, but now I'm being silly.

thyro · 03-19-10, 02:49 PM

my question for the devs is simple...

Have they started developing another incomplete SH (SH6 perhaps)?

as bonus question...

When they start developing SH outside UBI claws and with modders community input?

kylania · 03-19-10, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by thyro

my question for the devs is simple...

Have they started developing another incomplete SH (SH6 perhaps)?

as bonus question...

When they start developing SH outside UBI claws and with modders community input?

Ask your questions over there, not here.

Also, people need to stop asking about the next patch. It'll come out when it comes out and we'll get a list of what it changes when it does. No sense wasting three questions so far on stuff we're going to be told anyway. :P

Safe-Keeper · 03-19-10, 02:54 PM

Whoops, wrong thread.

SabreHawk · 03-19-10, 03:00 PM

Well the last thing any of us should do is to ask something that belittles them, that can produce nothing but ill feelings between us and them and I can assue you we dont want that. They didn't make the decision to release it in an unfinished state, their bosses do that. And that is only in consideration of money, and the need to have the investment start making profit before they run out of money on the development.( if not already)

So my question was in keeping with my priority one rule K.I.S.S.

It was :
What are you working on(fixes or additions) for the next patch?

That I figure kept the question itself simple, and would garner the most info on whats going on right now and for the immediete future of SH5, we already know what's in it's past so asking stuff like "What were you thinking?" stands to produce nothing useful or informative, and it also contrbutes to offending them, and they already have plenty of that.

And yes I already posted it over there.

03-19-10, 02:27 PM	#3
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	That's assuming that they will answer your question Galanti. I'm leaning to the 'cherry picking' of questions, where they answer the burning question of what soup recipes will be released with the new patch. __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

03-19-10, 02:30 PM	#4
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	My question is there and it's a doozy. I'd be suprised if it gets answered and if it does, it'll be telling __________________ *THE GENERAL*

03-19-10, 02:31 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	How does the naming of sunken ships work? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-19-10, 02:35 PM	#8
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Id have to ask "What the hell were you thinking !?" __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

03-19-10, 02:49 PM	#12
thyro Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: on a rock surrounded by water, that people call it UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	my question for the devs is simple... Have they started developing another incomplete SH (SH6 perhaps)? as bonus question... When they start developing SH outside UBI claws and with modders community input? __________________ "The good news is that you’re never, ever more than 6 miles from land. The bad news is, the land is straight down!"

03-19-10, 02:21 PM	#2
Galanti Captain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 536 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	It's BOHICA time over at the UbiZoo then. I bet it's a PR stunt cooked up by marketing, and the devs are loathing them for it. How about we dream up a list of questions to ask the suits, and not the devs, over at Ubi? I would hold them responsible for most of the game's shortcomings. I personally would ask why they felt the need to introduce a sleek, modern-looking GUI into a WW2 subsim.

03-19-10, 02:54 PM	#14
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Whoops, wrong thread. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

03-19-10, 03:00 PM	#15
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well the last thing any of us should do is to ask something that belittles them, that can produce nothing but ill feelings between us and them and I can assue you we dont want that. They didn't make the decision to release it in an unfinished state, their bosses do that. And that is only in consideration of money, and the need to have the investment start making profit before they run out of money on the development.( if not already) So my question was in keeping with my priority one rule K.I.S.S. It was : What are you working on(fixes or additions) for the next patch? That I figure kept the question itself simple, and would garner the most info on whats going on right now and for the immediete future of SH5, we already know what's in it's past so asking stuff like "What were you thinking?" stands to produce nothing useful or informative, and it also contrbutes to offending them, and they already have plenty of that. And yes I already posted it over there. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"