Game until 1943 then an add-on ?

Gilbou · 01-22-10, 09:28 PM

Hello.

I've been out of the website for some time, and I've been playing SH4 until now.

I have read that SH5 is coming, and campain will end in 1943.

I don't mind having just one sub until 1943 if quality is real good for the sub interior and design.

Do we know if the devs will release an add-on that would go from 1943 to 1945 based on another submarine, like a type IX for example ?

I bought SH4 and really liked the US campain. I then bought the German-sub expansion for SH4 and it's really nice. The type IX is a joy.

I would love to play on a type VII until 1943 and then be able to move to an expansion with the type IX to play until 1945.

What are your thoughts ?

01-22-10, 10:26 PM

It would be nice to be able to START the war in a Type IX, AND play til 1945.

Hartmann · 01-23-10, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

It would be nice to be able to START the war in a Type IX, AND play til 1945.

Type IX boats were very successful in the first years of the war,with more range, speed and ammo load , one sub can attack a convoy night after night.
Perhaps the most successful boat of the war

they are missing an important part of the u boat history ( about 200 boats builded)

a type VII is a very limited war machine compared with IX and American fleet boats

fromhell · 01-23-10, 07:42 PM

does anyone know is there a type lx on display anywhere for the devs to study?

John Channing · 01-23-10, 09:17 PM

They have been there and done that.

I would venture to guess that Dan alone knows more about U-Boats than most of the people on this site put together.

JCC

01-23-10, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fromhell

does anyone know is there a type lx on display anywhere for the devs to study?

U505 IXC:
Museum of Science, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Iron Budokan · 01-22-10, 10:27 PM

There is talk, rumor and hints about an add-on, but nothing is set in stone as of yet.

capthelm · 01-22-10, 10:57 PM

i would say step back , wait till we get sh5 out and to a good standard patches and bug fixes first.

IanC · 01-22-10, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilbou

Do we know if the devs will release an add-on that would go from 1943 to 1945 based on another submarine, like a type IX for example ?

Nobody knows for sure about an add-on. Obviously the devs ran low on time, if the add-on is reasonably priced (like shivering isle for Oblivion) then I would definitely consider buying it...

FIREWALL · 01-22-10, 11:49 PM

Welcome Aboard Gllbou

Still a little early for an addon at this stage but still fun to discuss.

fromhell · 01-23-10, 01:02 AM

iam hoping that the game will be modded to end in 45, and an addon for ix and wolfpacks

andycaccia · 01-23-10, 06:20 AM

I'd like an type IX add-on, but the fact is that we don't know how sh5 actually is, because it has not been released yet. I think it's a too early to think about add-ons..

Highbury · 01-23-10, 06:57 AM

I would bet one of the first mods enables you to take a VII past '43...

Barra1 · 01-24-10, 04:35 AM

I will buy Silent Hunter 5 even if considered a bit average because I really want companies like UBI to keep producing great sims. If they are a bit buggy I'm sure the talented modders can fix it.

On the topic of an add on for SH5, I think in this day and age were the almighty dollar rules, I think PC games have to be released with basic content as developers can no longer delay games ( Falcon 4) and remain financially viable. They have to get the product out there and then add to it in "Rise of Flight" fashion. It makes financial sense and let's face it UBISOFT doesn't make subsims because of a deep held fanatical interest in submarines.

At the end of the day as good as GWX3 is, I can no longer get it running on Windows 7 (yes, I have tried everything in posts to date). The same thing will happen to SH4 eventually which is why we need UBI to make these games.

IanC · 01-24-10, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Barra1

At the end of the day as good as GWX3 is, I can no longer get it running on Windows 7 (yes, I have tried everything in posts to date). The same thing will happen to SH4 eventually which is why we need UBI to make these games.

Btw (OT real quick) did you try making a small partition on your Win7 and install XP and GWX on it. That way if you can still play GWX via XP. Unless there's some kind of bug with the dual booting, I never tried it.

01-22-10, 09:28 PM	#1
Gilbou Chief Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: France Posts: 313 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Game until 1943 then an add-on ? Hello. I've been out of the website for some time, and I've been playing SH4 until now. I have read that SH5 is coming, and campain will end in 1943. I don't mind having just one sub until 1943 if quality is real good for the sub interior and design. Do we know if the devs will release an add-on that would go from 1943 to 1945 based on another submarine, like a type IX for example ? I bought SH4 and really liked the US campain. I then bought the German-sub expansion for SH4 and it's really nice. The type IX is a joy. I would love to play on a type VII until 1943 and then be able to move to an expansion with the type IX to play until 1945. What are your thoughts ?

01-22-10, 10:27 PM	#7
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	There is talk, rumor and hints about an add-on, but nothing is set in stone as of yet. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

01-22-10, 10:57 PM	#8
capthelm Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 522 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	i would say step back , wait till we get sh5 out and to a good standard patches and bug fixes first. __________________ "One torpedo ... one ship" my SH5 lighting mod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkM5k8SXpWo my SH5 audio mod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIN5RHeL8B8

01-22-10, 11:49 PM	#10
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard Gllbou Still a little early for an addon at this stage but still fun to discuss. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ??? Last edited by FIREWALL; 01-23-10 at 12:21 AM.

01-23-10, 06:20 AM	#12
andycaccia XO Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 418 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 2	I'd like an type IX add-on, but the fact is that we don't know how sh5 actually is, because it has not been released yet. I think it's a too early to think about add-ons.. __________________ "Memento Audere Semper"

01-22-10, 10:26 PM	#2
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It would be nice to be able to START the war in a Type IX, AND play til 1945.

01-23-10, 07:42 PM	#4
fromhell Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: the deep Posts: 251 Downloads: 217 Uploads: 7	does anyone know is there a type lx on display anywhere for the devs to study?

01-23-10, 09:17 PM	#5
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	They have been there and done that. I would venture to guess that Dan alone knows more about U-Boats than most of the people on this site put together. JCC

01-23-10, 01:02 AM	#11
fromhell Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: the deep Posts: 251 Downloads: 217 Uploads: 7	iam hoping that the game will be modded to end in 45, and an addon for ix and wolfpacks

01-23-10, 06:57 AM	#13
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	I would bet one of the first mods enables you to take a VII past '43...

01-24-10, 04:35 AM	#14
Barra1 Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I will buy Silent Hunter 5 even if considered a bit average because I really want companies like UBI to keep producing great sims. If they are a bit buggy I'm sure the talented modders can fix it. On the topic of an add on for SH5, I think in this day and age were the almighty dollar rules, I think PC games have to be released with basic content as developers can no longer delay games ( Falcon 4) and remain financially viable. They have to get the product out there and then add to it in "Rise of Flight" fashion. It makes financial sense and let's face it UBISOFT doesn't make subsims because of a deep held fanatical interest in submarines. At the end of the day as good as GWX3 is, I can no longer get it running on Windows 7 (yes, I have tried everything in posts to date). The same thing will happen to SH4 eventually which is why we need UBI to make these games.