Silent Hunter 5 Announced?

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Originally Posted by Sub Commander

If the GWX team publishes GWX 4.0 earlier then Ubi can publish SH V then they are pretty fkd, atleast I would first download 4.0 and play it for a very long time, except IF UBISOFT COULD START RELEASING SOME INFO, even a couple of screenshots or a little information on where the game takes place. As I said before the 4.0 interior trailer... looks so good, working periscope, etc. I know u can download so many mods that change the game in so many good ways. One problem... I suck at putting those things in the correct folder, unzipping em and the lot. But back to GWX 4.0, it's free, looks great, info on the web, screenshots, videos... Ubisoft please show us some screens. Btw I hope they are gonna change some things considering the graphics, Sh IV was great, but had lotsa bugs and I think the graphics could have been better... I got a Quadcore processor dual 512 mb GeForce 8800 Gt, a 23 inch screen... Let that game look like a shiny emerald.

"All new code; U-boats in the Atlantic" is all we know, still too early in development for more. IIRC, development would start after moving HAWX out the door. All new code could mean building a new engine, which takes time. Without an engine, you can't show any graphics. Having no screens yet is very encouraging to me; they should lay strong foundations first.

Working periscope? SH4 has that. Lots more too. Remember, it's 2 years old (that's old in computer terms), and build on the SH3 engine. Complaints about graphics not being up to par seem a little misplaced; most people, me included, actually think it looks great. Not everyone has quad-cores and multi-gpu setups. IMHO recommended hardware for the next one should be around GF9600/9800 with 2.4GHz CPU. Anything above that and they will leave people in the cold (even with that they will), not a good strategy considering the market for these games is rather small.

I remember reading comments from people who are (or at least were) running it on GF7600GT, still on an AGP board. If at all possible, I'd like to see those people to be able to play it as well, but I'm not quite sure that's still feasable.