Got the game and.....

[AVGWarhawk]

I'm enjoying it quite a bit to be honest. I'm a fleetboat kind of guy but I can see myself in the blustery North Atlantic once again. The graphics are beyond compare. Specifically the water, explosions, clouds, uboat itself and targets. The interface although quirky becomes easier to use and understand as time is spent with it. It is missing a few items I would like to see but modders are already on top of that. I do like the map always present. TDC is ok. There is a lot of point and clicking. The old carpal tunnel is coming back! The cook just makes stew from the looks of it. When I hit Kiel he is going ashore for a cookbook. I experienced a autosave while in game. That was not only strange but it occurred as my targets were exploding. Kind of a bummer. Please be aware I have played the game for about 3 hours. These are just first impressions. I truly have to say job well done on the graphics. I can not comment much on AI activity at the moment. What I have experiences is SH4 like reaction of AI as it was straight out of the box for SH4. Some mass confusion and ships stopping. Then again, it was the first campaign start and more of a tutorial on TDC so life was made a bit easy on some sluggish confused targets. More later. Also, looks like the developers are quite creative. The first campaign you are a Lt. The capt just kinds of hangs out while I do the handy work. Great way to learn the UI. Now I'm on the way to Kiel and hopefully my own command!