The Silent Hunter IV (Pacific Campaign) WISH-LIST

06-22-06, 12:03 AM

Please include the following in the upcoming hit SHIV.

1. All compartment accessible

2. ALL crew members ALIVE on submarine and viewable in 3d going about their daily routines. (If hitman blood money can create hundreds of characters on the screen at one time why can't this be implemented in with the option to turn off for low end PCs?)

3. EVEN BETTER explosions than stock SHIII.

4. RESUPPLY this time fellas - please for the love of God include this.

5. COMMUNICATIONS with other allied vessels. Following dynamic orders given by allied Capital ships with higher ranking officers onboard that direct the player's sub where to go and what to scout for or attack.

6. Port of calls that are accessible even to the player. - Got to give the boys some time for R/R in friendly and neutral ports.

7. Better weather system than SHIII. Something similar to MicroSoft's Flight Simulator should work excellent in a subsim with dynamically changing weather.

8. Rougher seas - I still think that SHIII sea states are a bit weak compared to real life sea states in heavy winds and storms. I served on the USS Nicholas FFG-47 for 3 years in the US Navy, I would know about the waiting lines to throw up in the head.

9. Lunch for the crew with rationing limits and limits on potable water - Shipmates gotta eat and drink. 3 squares a day should be implemented with potable water, ties in with number 2.

10. Better save game system.

11. 1MC communications throughout the boat. I am not sure if they called it 1MC back then but it is the main communication system in the US fleet right now. It allows the OOD or bridge watch to pass messages throughout the ships intercom system. It would be great to tell the Boatswain's Mate of the watch (BMOW) to pipe and relay messages to the rest of the crew and have them act on it. Things like, "<PIPE TWILL> GENERAL QUARTERS, GENERAL QUARTERS, ALL HANDS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS, THIS IS NOT A DRILL."

12. Rust build up on ships after being out to sea for more than a few days and ability to have ships company do paint and preservation while out to sea by going DIW. This would be important before for returning home for all the lovely lasses and important politicians and Admiral's to see as the submarine pulled back into port.

13. More competition against other submarine Captains and Commanders for rank boards. Tonnage is not everything like it is in the SHIII game. The way a submarine crew performs, the way the submarine is presented in port (not rusted), etc.. should all be a part of the ranking process. Not just tonnage and combat action.

14. 3d fires and water flooding in compartments that are damaged.

15. Lots of historical music and radio broadcast from the time that play on accurate dates.

16. Ability to type(write) our own logs and not have them automatically entered for us.

17. SMART crew. - They should be able to handle most of the little things themselves and standing proper watches. This should be an automatic thing so that the Captain does not have to micro managed his whole ships company. The Captain should however be able to overide anything a crew member is doing and put him to work doing something else. The Captain should be allowed or able to rig the boat for red/white lighting at anytime, but the crew should be doing this on pre-determined schedules if not engaged in current combat.

18. Better charting/navigation and proper tools for the period to calculate it all out.

19. Death sequence for player sub killed. Make it dramatic and sad

20. Please give us(modders) the tools to create new objects, scenery, etc to be able to add more onto the game without having to find backdoor ways to get it done. If games like Oblivion Elder Scrolls can allow their players and fans to create and add new mods to the game with a full tool kit why can't we. After all we are your loyal and returning customers who will stick with you and your company so long as you keep pumping out these excellent games and listen to our request.

21. And last but not least - BETA TEST , BETA TEST, BETA TEST. We ALL want this thing stable and as perfect as possible on release date.

GEEZ....I don't ask for much do I? Oh Well, I'm spoiled!

06-22-06, 12:03 AM	#11
SubSerpent Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Please include the following in the upcoming hit SHIV. 1. All compartment accessible 2. ALL crew members ALIVE on submarine and viewable in 3d going about their daily routines. (If hitman blood money can create hundreds of characters on the screen at one time why can't this be implemented in with the option to turn off for low end PCs?) 3. EVEN BETTER explosions than stock SHIII. 4. RESUPPLY this time fellas - please for the love of God include this. 5. COMMUNICATIONS with other allied vessels. Following dynamic orders given by allied Capital ships with higher ranking officers onboard that direct the player's sub where to go and what to scout for or attack. 6. Port of calls that are accessible even to the player. - Got to give the boys some time for R/R in friendly and neutral ports. 7. Better weather system than SHIII. Something similar to MicroSoft's Flight Simulator should work excellent in a subsim with dynamically changing weather. 8. Rougher seas - I still think that SHIII sea states are a bit weak compared to real life sea states in heavy winds and storms. I served on the USS Nicholas FFG-47 for 3 years in the US Navy, I would know about the waiting lines to throw up in the head. 9. Lunch for the crew with rationing limits and limits on potable water - Shipmates gotta eat and drink. 3 squares a day should be implemented with potable water, ties in with number 2. 10. Better save game system. 11. 1MC communications throughout the boat. I am not sure if they called it 1MC back then but it is the main communication system in the US fleet right now. It allows the OOD or bridge watch to pass messages throughout the ships intercom system. It would be great to tell the Boatswain's Mate of the watch (BMOW) to pipe and relay messages to the rest of the crew and have them act on it. Things like, "<PIPE TWILL> GENERAL QUARTERS, GENERAL QUARTERS, ALL HANDS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS, THIS IS NOT A DRILL." 12. Rust build up on ships after being out to sea for more than a few days and ability to have ships company do paint and preservation while out to sea by going DIW. This would be important before for returning home for all the lovely lasses and important politicians and Admiral's to see as the submarine pulled back into port. 13. More competition against other submarine Captains and Commanders for rank boards. Tonnage is not everything like it is in the SHIII game. The way a submarine crew performs, the way the submarine is presented in port (not rusted), etc.. should all be a part of the ranking process. Not just tonnage and combat action. 14. 3d fires and water flooding in compartments that are damaged. 15. Lots of historical music and radio broadcast from the time that play on accurate dates. 16. Ability to type(write) our own logs and not have them automatically entered for us. 17. SMART crew. - They should be able to handle most of the little things themselves and standing proper watches. This should be an automatic thing so that the Captain does not have to micro managed his whole ships company. The Captain should however be able to overide anything a crew member is doing and put him to work doing something else. The Captain should be allowed or able to rig the boat for red/white lighting at anytime, but the crew should be doing this on pre-determined schedules if not engaged in current combat. 18. Better charting/navigation and proper tools for the period to calculate it all out. 19. Death sequence for player sub killed. Make it dramatic and sad 20. Please give us(modders) the tools to create new objects, scenery, etc to be able to add more onto the game without having to find backdoor ways to get it done. If games like Oblivion Elder Scrolls can allow their players and fans to create and add new mods to the game with a full tool kit why can't we. After all we are your loyal and returning customers who will stick with you and your company so long as you keep pumping out these excellent games and listen to our request. 21. And last but not least - BETA TEST , BETA TEST, BETA TEST. We ALL want this thing stable and as perfect as possible on release date. GEEZ....I don't ask for much do I? Oh Well, I'm spoiled!