Where the hell?

[Philipp_Thomsen]

Hello, got the game yesterday... got a few questions.

1) Where the hell is the "lock target" buttom or keyboard shortcut?
2) Where the hell is the ship recognition manual?
3) Where the hell is the shortcut for blow ballast?
4) Do we really have to walk all the way to where we want to be? There is no shortcut on the keyboard to jump to stations?

I was on the bridge when I saw a destroyer on the horizon... I pressed "c" for crash dive, and guess what? 3 guys went down the hatch and closed the hatch... the boat started going down, I looked around, the hatch closed, wouldnt open by clicking on it. I looked to my side, a guy lookin thru his binoculars, while the sub started diving. Then I pressed F4, F3, F5, in an urge to jump down the hatch, but nothing happened. I looked to the sailor next to me and said (for real, out loud), "yeah buddy, I guess this is it... ", while smiling. I actually wasnt pissed, I found it funny. MUNITY!!! Came close to the hatch, and started yelling, while hitting my binoculars in the hatch: "BASTARDS!!! LEMME IN, THIS IS NOT FUNNY!"


Anyways...

For someone who jumped from Sh3 to Sh5 (yes, I didnt play sh4), its pretty embarrassing. I feel like Im a drunk kaleun, in control of an american submarine. Nothing makes sense, nothing is where its supposed to be. There are one zillion buttons in my screen, except for the one I need. I saw plenty of merchants pass right in front of my nose, and didnt sink any, cos I didnt manage to even understand the... nevermind.

I guess I will just start making a complete SH3 UI for SH5, including maps and keyboard mapping and periscope buttons and links, like OLC's ui. There is a thousand things on screen, when I actually prefer it clean. There is not a single slide-out dial or button, like in sh3, which is a waste of potential. War Ace Campain 4.1 did a very very good job with the whole UI in sh3. Maybe I can import some of that into sh5. If anybody's interested in having a little of sh3 into sh5, I will release it. Otherwise I keep it to myself.

Maybe the new interface is actually better, in terms of being more functional, but that requires "getting used to it", and Im very very reluctant to try, cos I studied sh3 for 5 years and I dont feel like starting from scratch.

Well, my 2 cents.