Sh-III EXPANSION PACK . Oh so silent?

oscar19681 · 08-23-05, 10:36 AM

What ever happened to the rumors of an expansion disk comming somewhere in septemeber?
I guess they were just that huh? Rumors? Or is there perheps some contrete info? We should have gotten some minor info on it by now right?

MonkeyHero · 08-23-05, 12:41 PM

The expansion turned out to be just a bunch of mods packaged together that are available for free from here or terrapin's site. There was a bunch of drama about it on these boards a while back.

TDK1044 · 08-23-05, 01:18 PM

There won't be any more additions to this sim from the DEVS, only from the modders. The DEVS are building SH4 for a projected April 2006 release.

John Channing · 08-23-05, 04:42 PM

Actually, unless I have missed something, there has been no official announcement from UbiSoft on either an expansion or SH IV (but i would love to be proven wrong).

I would not put too much faith in the fact that SH IV was on UbiSoft's 2006 release schedule. Lots of things make it onto a release schedule that never actually happen. Think of it along the lines of "This is what we plan to do... but plans can change".

JCC
Rumor Control since 1998

CPT STUBING · 08-23-05, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by John Channing

Actually, unless I have missed something, there has been no official announcement from UbiSoft on either an expansion or SH IV (but i would love to be proven wrong).

I would not put too much faith in the fact that SH IV was on UbiSoft's 2006 release schedule. Lots of things make it onto a release schedule that never actually happen. Think of it along the lines of "This is what we plan to do... but plans can change".

JCC
Rumor Control since 1998

It was part of an announcement made in March. It wasn't discussed specifically, but simply listed as being scheduled for release 4Q '06. We'll just have to wait and see. You can find an article discussing the announcements here:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/silenthunter4/

rulle34 · 08-23-05, 05:08 PM

And here is another hope

http://www.subsim.com/nucleus/index.php?blogid=4

glenno · 08-23-05, 05:20 PM

Speaking of expansions , Does anyone have a rough idea when more will be added to Beerys operations mod .

urseus · 08-23-05, 06:07 PM

Silent Hunter 4.

What more can they really do?

Better graphics i guess. But they look pretty awsome already. More rooms to move into like the engine room.

Cpl Carrot · 08-23-05, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by urseus

Silent Hunter 4.

What more can they really do?

AI

Jester107th · 08-23-05, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by urseus

Silent Hunter 4.

What more can they really do?

Better graphics i guess. But they look pretty awsome already. More rooms to move into like the engine room.

What they need to do is create many more ship classes!! The biggest fault I could give SH3 is that it didn't have a good variety of ship classes. Where are the German Pocket Battleships...Battlecruisers...German light cruisers....Brits could have used a few more classes of warships. Every other nation had basically the same ships with the exception of the Americans having a couple DD classes. No cruisers or battleships of any other nation either.

Other than that (and the Star Force thing) I think SH3 rocks!

ober lt lare · 08-23-05, 10:22 PM

what is the websight for terrapin's site if you can post a link to it that would be great

Ryan

Gizzmoe · 08-23-05, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ober lt lare

what is the websight for terrapin's site if you can post a link to it that would be great

http://u-boot.realsimulation.com

Happy Times · 08-24-05, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urseus

Silent Hunter 4.

What more can they really do?

Better graphics i guess. But they look pretty awsome already. More rooms to move into like the engine room.

Open the code for the modders :hmm:

wolfjaeger · 08-27-05, 02:08 AM

Yeah, I hafta admit I got a bit excited when I first saw an announcement for the Sea Wolves add-on. Then I emailed X1 to ask if this thing would include wolfpack missions (promised but not delivered by the SH3 dev team). The reply I got back was "no", which pretty much confirmed my suspicion that they were actually bundling together mods we can get for FREE and then having the gall to charge money for it.

I know SH3 has its bugs, but the great work of the modders clearly indicates an appreciation for the quality we already have in this game regardless of those bugs. IMHO what X1 is trying to pull off is a shameless ripoff, and I WILL NOT spend one penny on an add-on or expansion pack that doesn't come directly from the SH3 dev team. A cynical attitude about Ubisoft might seem emotionally satisfying (the evils of big business, blah blah blah), but we would be foolish to write off the possibility that the people who created SH3 might actually care to invest more time into making it even better than it is. If I'm right, a "wait and see" approach will be worth it even if we have to pay for an expansion pack. If on the other hand I'm wrong, we still have one helluva great sim, and kudos to the modders who've taken their own time to give us a way of adding to the experience.

Seeteufel · 08-27-05, 04:15 AM

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Silent Hunter 4.

What more can they really do?

* Wolfsrudel missions....

* Include other nation's U-boats, why not take italian/american/japanese/british/russian (+ black sea action) submarines to the sea/fight against 'em ? ...

* Functioning torpedobombers/torpedoboats/destroyers using their torps...

* Destroyers using searchnets...

* More authentic bases (no german band + U-boat-bunker in Bergen in 1939 for example)...

* More detailed radiomessages...

* Better harbours (including more ships on the docks/driving around)

* Mine laying missions...

and so on...tons of stuff could be added...

But hey, why not create a World War One U-boat simulation in SH 4 ?

08-23-05, 10:36 AM	#1
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	Sh-III EXPANSION PACK . Oh so silent? What ever happened to the rumors of an expansion disk comming somewhere in septemeber? I guess they were just that huh? Rumors? Or is there perheps some contrete info? We should have gotten some minor info on it by now right? __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

08-23-05, 05:08 PM	#6
rulle34 Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 835 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	And here is another hope http://www.subsim.com/nucleus/index.php?blogid=4 __________________

08-23-05, 12:41 PM	#2
MonkeyHero Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The expansion turned out to be just a bunch of mods packaged together that are available for free from here or terrapin's site. There was a bunch of drama about it on these boards a while back.

08-23-05, 01:18 PM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	There won't be any more additions to this sim from the DEVS, only from the modders. The DEVS are building SH4 for a projected April 2006 release.

08-23-05, 04:42 PM	#4
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	Actually, unless I have missed something, there has been no official announcement from UbiSoft on either an expansion or SH IV (but i would love to be proven wrong). I would not put too much faith in the fact that SH IV was on UbiSoft's 2006 release schedule. Lots of things make it onto a release schedule that never actually happen. Think of it along the lines of "This is what we plan to do... but plans can change". JCC Rumor Control since 1998

08-23-05, 05:20 PM	#7
glenno Electrician's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 138 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Speaking of expansions , Does anyone have a rough idea when more will be added to Beerys operations mod .

08-23-05, 06:07 PM	#8
urseus Helmsman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 105 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 4. What more can they really do? Better graphics i guess. But they look pretty awsome already. More rooms to move into like the engine room.

08-23-05, 10:22 PM	#11
ober lt lare A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 77 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	what is the websight for terrapin's site if you can post a link to it that would be great Ryan

08-27-05, 02:08 AM	#14
wolfjaeger Nub Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I hafta admit I got a bit excited when I first saw an announcement for the Sea Wolves add-on. Then I emailed X1 to ask if this thing would include wolfpack missions (promised but not delivered by the SH3 dev team). The reply I got back was "no", which pretty much confirmed my suspicion that they were actually bundling together mods we can get for FREE and then having the gall to charge money for it. I know SH3 has its bugs, but the great work of the modders clearly indicates an appreciation for the quality we already have in this game regardless of those bugs. IMHO what X1 is trying to pull off is a shameless ripoff, and I WILL NOT spend one penny on an add-on or expansion pack that doesn't come directly from the SH3 dev team. A cynical attitude about Ubisoft might seem emotionally satisfying (the evils of big business, blah blah blah), but we would be foolish to write off the possibility that the people who created SH3 might actually care to invest more time into making it even better than it is. If I'm right, a "wait and see" approach will be worth it even if we have to pay for an expansion pack. If on the other hand I'm wrong, we still have one helluva great sim, and kudos to the modders who've taken their own time to give us a way of adding to the experience.