Interior VII uboat walkthru posted by Neal 19/02/2010

THE_MASK · 02-19-10, 11:48 PM

I noticed the cook wouldnt look you in the eye LOL .
All Neals SH5 videos are stickied at the top of this forum .

pythos · 02-20-10, 12:11 AM

Wow. That is actually quite impressive.

One thing to get rid of though is the elecric motor sound, that roar even at flank is just not right. The whine is ok, but the other sounds is

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Weather-guesser · 02-20-10, 12:18 AM

That guy standing by the sonarman...They have have to fix the expression on his face before I smack him!

FIREWALL · 02-20-10, 12:22 AM

I also saw a few that need the back of me... ahem I mean the Kplt's hand.

jazman · 02-20-10, 01:11 AM

Always the guy with the eye patch!

Did it look like there were 50+ men on the boat?

Here's my count:

1: You
3: Fwd Torpedo Room
3: crew quarters
1: soundman
1: radioman
7: control room
5: crew quarters
1: galley
3: engine room
4: aft rorp/elec engine room

4 on bridge?

33 Total!

About 20 men missing. Maybe they're in the head.

msalama · 02-20-10, 01:25 AM

In the beginning the Chief (I take it) said "shut down diesel engines" or something to that effect. Do we finally have independent port / stbd powerplant control and an option to run on electrics while surfaced?

Highbury · 02-20-10, 01:27 AM

Looks pretty good, thanks Neal! and thanks for posting it here sober

There are obvious issues for the purists and rivet counters but it's alot better then what we got out of the box in SH3 and SH4, visually at least.

I still want that highlight glow removed when you mouse over something/someone clickable. That bugs the hell out of me. Looks to me like the cursor changes anyways so it is unnecessary, and besides with only one U-Boat type how long will it take to know all the clicky things. If you can't turn it off in options then hopefully it is moddable. For me the glow is damn near the SHV eqivalent of "the red triangle"

IanC · 02-20-10, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazman

Did it look like there were 50+ men on the boat?
Here's my count:
<snip>
33 Total!

About 20 men missing. Maybe they're in the head.

Actually I'm happy with 33! I was half expecting to see only the officers and chief petty officers.
Also sources show that the Type VII had a crew between 42-46 men. It's the type IX that was more around 50.

walsh2509 · 02-20-10, 03:01 AM

I went onto Uboataces.com and for the 4 class of uboats in SH5 in the details/Specs of each it list the crews as 44 for each.

I counted 26 , if the boat was on the surface 5/6 on watch 31/32 still at least 12 bodies missing.

It no wonder I thought the boat looked very empty compared to what I seen in Das Boot the other week when it was on.

I hope this is because it was the beta but I doubt it , I hope Im wrong. We need the Full crew to give that packed claustrophobic feeling.

If what was in the video is the full crew, then for me the game has lost half of its appeal before its even been loaded onto my drive.

Specs near bottom of page
http://www.uboataces.com/uboat-type-vii.shtml

flakmonkey · 02-20-10, 03:35 AM

Good stuff, i really wish i had some character animation skills to add crew to my interiors as thay make so much difference.

stabiz · 02-20-10, 03:42 AM

The guy at 1.15 looks like Kimi Raikkonen! Thats what I call an easter egg.

Nice looking u-boat.

LukeFF · 02-20-10, 03:45 AM

Please don't tell me that there will be a radar scope in the radio room, regardless of whether or not there is a radar unit installed.

LukeFF · 02-20-10, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walsh2509

I went onto Uboataces.com and for the 4 class of uboats in SH5 in the details/Specs of each it list the crews as 44 for each.

I counted 26 , if the boat was on the surface 5/6 on watch 31/32 still at least 12 bodies missing.

It no wonder I thought the boat looked very empty compared to what I seen in Das Boot the other week when it was on.

I hope this is because it was the beta but I doubt it , I hope Im wrong. We need the Full crew to give that packed claustrophobic feeling.

Historical type VII rosters show the following numbers:

U-70: 45
U-73: 50
U-76: 44
U-94: 45
U-203: 49
U-570: 54

Nisgeis · 02-20-10, 03:59 AM

That does look pretty darned good. Much better than way back when, when you had a 'ghost boat'. I hope the crew will be more vocal in the final version, they're a bit spooky quiet. Good spot about the radar, LukeFF. That's why it pays to be really unobservant like me, that way I don't spot mistakes and I'm in blissful ignorance. I did though click on the SH4 radar and wonder why it wasn't working

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derblaueClaus · 02-20-10, 04:00 AM

Problem with more crewmen could be the perfomance so I think around 30 people on the boat is fine with me. The silence is something I dont like at all, hope they change it in the final version otherwise it might be like a sailing in a G-Boat (Ghost-Boat). :P

02-19-10, 11:48 PM	#1
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Interior VII uboat walkthru posted by Neal 19/02/2010 I noticed the cook wouldnt look you in the eye LOL . All Neals SH5 videos are stickied at the top of this forum . Last edited by THE_MASK; 02-20-10 at 08:30 PM.

02-20-10, 12:18 AM	#3
Weather-guesser Lieutenant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Albany, New York USA Posts: 260 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	That guy standing by the sonarman...They have have to fix the expression on his face before I smack him! __________________ NAVY! It's not just a job. It's a Buck Seventy-Five an hour!

02-20-10, 12:22 AM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I also saw a few that need the back of me... ahem I mean the Kplt's hand. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-20-10, 01:11 AM	#5
jazman Commander Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crush Depth Posts: 449 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Always the guy with the eye patch! Did it look like there were 50+ men on the boat? Here's my count: 1: You 3: Fwd Torpedo Room 3: crew quarters 1: soundman 1: radioman 7: control room 5: crew quarters 1: galley 3: engine room 4: aft rorp/elec engine room 4 on bridge? 33 Total! About 20 men missing. Maybe they're in the head. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

02-20-10, 03:35 AM	#10
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Good stuff, i really wish i had some character animation skills to add crew to my interiors as thay make so much difference. __________________

02-20-10, 12:11 AM	#2
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Wow. That is actually quite impressive. One thing to get rid of though is the elecric motor sound, that roar even at flank is just not right. The whine is ok, but the other sounds is .

02-20-10, 01:25 AM	#6
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	In the beginning the Chief (I take it) said "shut down diesel engines" or something to that effect. Do we finally have independent port / stbd powerplant control and an option to run on electrics while surfaced?

02-20-10, 01:27 AM	#7
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	Looks pretty good, thanks Neal! and thanks for posting it here sober There are obvious issues for the purists and rivet counters but it's alot better then what we got out of the box in SH3 and SH4, visually at least. I still want that highlight glow removed when you mouse over something/someone clickable. That bugs the hell out of me. Looks to me like the cursor changes anyways so it is unnecessary, and besides with only one U-Boat type how long will it take to know all the clicky things. If you can't turn it off in options then hopefully it is moddable. For me the glow is damn near the SHV eqivalent of "the red triangle"

02-20-10, 03:01 AM	#9
walsh2509 XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 410 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I went onto Uboataces.com and for the 4 class of uboats in SH5 in the details/Specs of each it list the crews as 44 for each. I counted 26 , if the boat was on the surface 5/6 on watch 31/32 still at least 12 bodies missing. It no wonder I thought the boat looked very empty compared to what I seen in Das Boot the other week when it was on. I hope this is because it was the beta but I doubt it , I hope Im wrong. We need the Full crew to give that packed claustrophobic feeling. If what was in the video is the full crew, then for me the game has lost half of its appeal before its even been loaded onto my drive. Specs near bottom of page http://www.uboataces.com/uboat-type-vii.shtml

02-20-10, 03:42 AM	#11
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	The guy at 1.15 looks like Kimi Raikkonen! Thats what I call an easter egg. Nice looking u-boat. __________________

02-20-10, 03:45 AM	#12
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Please don't tell me that there will be a radar scope in the radio room, regardless of whether or not there is a radar unit installed. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

02-20-10, 03:59 AM	#14
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	That does look pretty darned good. Much better than way back when, when you had a 'ghost boat'. I hope the crew will be more vocal in the final version, they're a bit spooky quiet. Good spot about the radar, LukeFF. That's why it pays to be really unobservant like me, that way I don't spot mistakes and I'm in blissful ignorance. I did though click on the SH4 radar and wonder why it wasn't working . __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

02-20-10, 04:00 AM	#15
derblaueClaus Seaman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 38 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Problem with more crewmen could be the perfomance so I think around 30 people on the boat is fine with me. The silence is something I dont like at all, hope they change it in the final version otherwise it might be like a sailing in a G-Boat (Ghost-Boat). :P