The GWX 1.04 Teaser Thread...

Mowinz · 07-19-07, 10:53 PM

I was wondering....

What's going to be the biggest SH3 improvement when 1.04 is released?

Will Bernard finally get a promotion?

My boat is in for repairs and the crew will need to be briefed so I REALLY NEED TO KNOW.

Cheers

GoldenRivet · 07-19-07, 11:06 PM

I seriously doubt that the latest GWX addition will be a huge re-work... i could be wrong, but i doubt it. it will be a good one... but probably not HUGE

You are likely to see a hand full of added units. new ships, new planes, new warships new subs. (We already know about some of the added sub models and the floating fortresses at sea.)

Perhaps some changes to the campaign as far as spawn points, how frequently what types of units spawn and where they spawn etc.

obviously - corrections to the previous version - which there are not many needed corrections IMHO.

in short there will be some new content - things you havnt seen in GWX/SH3 before that will be really cool to run into out there - or un-cool depending on which end of the shooting your on!

BEST CASE SCENARIO for the upcoming release would be someone figured out how to work out AI torpedoes to be fired from submerged enemy and friendly AI subs... and maybe other units like planes and PT Boats - as well as a few of the other really sought after requests.

WORST CASE SCENARIO for the upcoming release would be we still get awesome content irregardless of what the GWX team added.

so - its a win/win situation for everyone.

here is what we know:

GWX has showcased some of their content and they are not too likely to showcase their best stuff.

this will also be the final GWX release short of patches required to fix major problems - the GWX team will want to go out with a bang, and they have set their own bar pretty high already with the previous versions... so they are probably trying hard not to dissapoint any of their followers

be patient... im confident you will not be dissapointed

Jmack · 07-19-07, 11:13 PM

Oh Ye Of Little Faith !!! It will be great

Kpt. Lehmann · 07-19-07, 11:41 PM

All I can say right now is rather cryptic and general in nature... but here goes.

Things are going quite well. We've discovered some problems only recently, that exist in stock SH3 and remain to be corrected in other mods... We could ignore these sort of problems and maintain the status quo... or we can fix 'em.

Well... we don't like going around problems. We like to smash them. However, doing that takes time... sometimes more than expected because you run into subsequent NEW problems as a result of fixing things... and the cascade effect means more bugbears must be destroyed... and more time is needed.

Today... indeed the last several weeks... the pace of progress is a bit like a storm that builds in intensity. It seems that things are getting better by the hour... and the more progress we make... the harder we work.

Today was a very good day.

We've still got challenges ahead, but it is only a matter of time. How much time is very difficult to gauge... so we are not a point where we can discuss a release date.

The "teaser" threads are not meant to tease... they are meant to inform. Posting the developmental updates is in actuality a bit of a pain because we have to stop to compose them. We will also not post anything on developmental update threads that we are not certain will make it into the release. Our final developmental (whenever we get to it) update will be a doozie.

As posted above too... it is our last engagement concerning "official" developmental inclusions. We don't want to let it fly until it is as reliable as we can make it. Testing is more serious than it has ever been.

There are indeed major changes... which aren't going to always be visible... and major changes that will be obviously visible.

All will be explained in due course.

1.04 is gonna rock. (Heck, its already awesome... and we aren't yet finished!)

Drakken · 07-20-07, 12:40 AM

Can't wait for patch 1.04 to come out, but do take your time to iron it out.

I was wondering also, since now GWX will track convoys and lone merchants from their leaving port to their destination, if some level randomization in sea lanes and trade routes in the Atlantic could be implemented and/or updated from time to time, so that we may have some surprise from campaign to campaign. :hmm:

ReM · 07-20-07, 12:51 AM

Sounds great Kpt Lehmann, albeit cryptic indeed

IrischKapitan · 07-20-07, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Drakken

Can't wait for patch 1.04 to come out, but do take your time to iron it out.

I was wondering also, since now GWX will track convoys and lone merchants from their leaving port to their destination, if some level randomization in sea lanes and trade routes in the Atlantic could be implemented and/or updated from time to time, so that we may have some surprise from campaign to campaign. :hmm:

Well I can tell you, I think GWX 1.03 tracks them for a couple of hundred of kilometres once you spot them, but to track every movement of a boat or a convoy would be to much strain on your computer and it would not run as smooth....

Captain Nemo · 07-20-07, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

There are indeed major changes... which aren't going to always be visible... and major changes that will be obviously visible.

If 1.04 will contain some major changes I wonder whether current careers will become unstable or whether we can carry on as long as we updated to 1.04 in port. The reason I ask is because I have just started a new career and have sunk 106k+ of Allied shipping in my first patrol. It would be a shame to abandon this career, but I suppose the temptation would be too much when 1.04 comes out.

Nemo

ichso · 07-20-07, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

There are indeed major changes... which aren't going to always be visible... and major changes that will be obviously visible.

If 1.04 will contain some major changes I wonder whether current careers will become unstable or whether we can carry on as long as we updated to 1.04 in port. The reason I ask is because I have just started a new career and have sunk 106k+ of Allied shipping in my first patrol. It would be a shame to abandon this career, but I suppose the temptation would be too much when 1.04 comes out.

Nemo

I had a career going on at SH3 1.4b without any supermod.
It was no problem switching to GWX 1.03 and continuing my current career so I don't think that this will become a problem.

Mowinz · 07-20-07, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

Well... we don't like going around problems. We like to smash them. However, doing that takes time... sometimes more than expected because you run into subsequent NEW problems as a result of fixing things... and the cascade effect means more bugbears must be destroyed... and more time is needed.

We've still got challenges ahead, but it is only a matter of time. How much time is very difficult to gauge... so we are not a point where we can discuss a release date.

1.04 is gonna rock. (Heck, its already awesome... and we aren't yet finished!)

Whoaa!! Sounds encouraging Kpt. Lehmann! Thanks! And thanks again!

I'm thinking how sweet this game will look and run in a few years when quad cores and better, 1024 graphic cards, and really big screens become the norm.

SH3 wouldn't even have a future if it wasn't for you and the GWX team!!!

Thanks again

Cheers

ichso · 07-20-07, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mowinz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

Well... we don't like going around problems. We like to smash them. However, doing that takes time... sometimes more than expected because you run into subsequent NEW problems as a result of fixing things... and the cascade effect means more bugbears must be destroyed... and more time is needed.

We've still got challenges ahead, but it is only a matter of time. How much time is very difficult to gauge... so we are not a point where we can discuss a release date.

1.04 is gonna rock. (Heck, its already awesome... and we aren't yet finished!)

Whoaa!! Sounds encouraging Kpt. Lehmann! Thanks! And thanks again!

I'm thinking how sweet this game will look and run in a few years when quad cores and better, 1024 graphic cards, and really big screens become the norm.

SH3 wouldn't even have a future if it wasn't for you and the GWX team!!!

Thanks again

Cheers

I don't think that SH3 will look very good in a few years compared to the games which will be actual then. It will still look relatively good perhaps but also outdated.

More highly detailed polygon models and newer graphic effects will be there which aren't implemented in SH3 and aren't to be recreated by modding.

Things you can do are ramp up the screen resolution and max out your graphic driver's settings in terms of anti aliasing and ansitropic filtering for example. But even that wouldn't produce any stunning graphics with SH3 in a few years anymore.

For that you need an up to date graphics enginge to take all the nice things into account which will develop in the next few years

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07-19-07, 10:53 PM	#1
Mowinz Gunner Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 100 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 0	The GWX 1.04 Teaser Thread... I was wondering.... What's going to be the biggest SH3 improvement when 1.04 is released? Will Bernard finally get a promotion? My boat is in for repairs and the crew will need to be briefed so I REALLY NEED TO KNOW. Cheers

07-19-07, 11:06 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I seriously doubt that the latest GWX addition will be a huge re-work... i could be wrong, but i doubt it. it will be a good one... but probably not HUGE You are likely to see a hand full of added units. new ships, new planes, new warships new subs. (We already know about some of the added sub models and the floating fortresses at sea.) Perhaps some changes to the campaign as far as spawn points, how frequently what types of units spawn and where they spawn etc. obviously - corrections to the previous version - which there are not many needed corrections IMHO. in short there will be some new content - things you havnt seen in GWX/SH3 before that will be really cool to run into out there - or un-cool depending on which end of the shooting your on! BEST CASE SCENARIO for the upcoming release would be someone figured out how to work out AI torpedoes to be fired from submerged enemy and friendly AI subs... and maybe other units like planes and PT Boats - as well as a few of the other really sought after requests. WORST CASE SCENARIO for the upcoming release would be we still get awesome content irregardless of what the GWX team added. so - its a win/win situation for everyone. here is what we know: GWX has showcased some of their content and they are not too likely to showcase their best stuff. this will also be the final GWX release short of patches required to fix major problems - the GWX team will want to go out with a bang, and they have set their own bar pretty high already with the previous versions... so they are probably trying hard not to dissapoint any of their followers be patient... im confident you will not be dissapointed __________________

07-19-07, 11:13 PM	#3
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Oh Ye Of Little Faith !!! It will be great __________________ "victim's ? ... arent we all ? "

07-19-07, 11:41 PM	#4
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,994 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	All I can say right now is rather cryptic and general in nature... but here goes. Things are going quite well. We've discovered some problems only recently, that exist in stock SH3 and remain to be corrected in other mods... We could ignore these sort of problems and maintain the status quo... or we can fix 'em. Well... we don't like going around problems. We like to smash them. However, doing that takes time... sometimes more than expected because you run into subsequent NEW problems as a result of fixing things... and the cascade effect means more bugbears must be destroyed... and more time is needed. Today... indeed the last several weeks... the pace of progress is a bit like a storm that builds in intensity. It seems that things are getting better by the hour... and the more progress we make... the harder we work. Today was a very good day. We've still got challenges ahead, but it is only a matter of time. How much time is very difficult to gauge... so we are not a point where we can discuss a release date. The "teaser" threads are not meant to tease... they are meant to inform. Posting the developmental updates is in actuality a bit of a pain because we have to stop to compose them. We will also not post anything on developmental update threads that we are not certain will make it into the release. Our final developmental (whenever we get to it) update will be a doozie. As posted above too... it is our last engagement concerning "official" developmental inclusions. We don't want to let it fly until it is as reliable as we can make it. Testing is more serious than it has ever been. There are indeed major changes... which aren't going to always be visible... and major changes that will be obviously visible. All will be explained in due course. 1.04 is gonna rock. (Heck, its already awesome... and we aren't yet finished!) __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

07-20-07, 12:51 AM	#6
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Sounds great Kpt Lehmann, albeit cryptic indeed __________________ Daddy cool

07-20-07, 12:40 AM	#5
Drakken Planesman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 194 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Can't wait for patch 1.04 to come out, but do take your time to iron it out. I was wondering also, since now GWX will track convoys and lone merchants from their leaving port to their destination, if some level randomization in sea lanes and trade routes in the Atlantic could be implemented and/or updated from time to time, so that we may have some surprise from campaign to campaign. :hmm: