Is there a new Periscope in SH5

JScones · 01-08-10, 11:11 AM

Yeah, I wonder how long it would take for the crew to realise that all torpedo solutions were consistently down and to the right of target.

Cue the torpedo innuendo...

Col. Caldwell · 01-08-10, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JScones

Yeah, I wonder how long it would take for the crew to realise that all torpedo solutions were consistently down and to the right of target.

Cue the torpedo innuendo...

I guess it wouldn't matter as long as the torpedo runs straight and hot.

The General · 01-08-10, 11:30 AM

With the exception of the crew icon in the field of view, I quite like the look of SH5's periscope view. I like that the player can alter the layout to suit. I just hope that our prefered layout is stored in with the save game 'cfg' file, so that we don't have to move everything back everytime we load the game!

Sailor Steve · 01-08-10, 11:42 AM

My impressions, in detail:

The firing controls in the upper left are not bad, as they include the depth indicator for the periscope. Just below seems to be the actual depth indicator (but why not a guage? That thing looks fine but just doesn't have the same period feel). All of that is fine if, and only if, it can be moved around the screen by the player.

At the lower left is what looks to me like target information. Good to have, but it would be nice if it was a pop-up. Come to think of it, it would be nice if everything on that screen was a pop-up. Covering it of course is the Event Camera view, which we can turn off. The map either needs to be a pop-up or has to go altogether. It may be functional but it looks weird.

Lower right corner has the subtitles. That's good, but why the solid boundary on it? The one in SH4 was very good, especially the slider that made the background fade from solid to invisible, leaving only the words themselves. This seems like a step backwards.

Finally is of course the periscope itself. It needs to fill the whole screen from top to bottom. When you look into a viewing lens all you can see is the view. And of course that little guy is very annoying.

If they did that then the other stuff isn't so bad, as long as it's both moveable and removeable. It's that first impression, especially that ugly map, that throws us off.

By the way, I hope the main maps aren't going to look like that.

frau kaleun · 01-08-10, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Col. Caldwell

I guess it wouldn't matter as long as the torpedo runs straight and hot.

Lol, actually at first glance I mistook it for this guy, wearing some kind of jaunty cap:

Perhaps Herr Kaleun has been ordered to La Spezia and is just boning up on his Italian lit.

Yes, I said "boning up."

frau kaleun · 01-08-10, 12:26 PM

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That is one magic torpedo!

01-08-10, 11:30 AM	#3
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	With the exception of the crew icon in the field of view, I quite like the look of SH5's periscope view. I like that the player can alter the layout to suit. I just hope that our prefered layout is stored in with the save game 'cfg' file, so that we don't have to move everything back everytime we load the game! __________________ *THE GENERAL*

01-08-10, 11:42 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	My impressions, in detail: The firing controls in the upper left are not bad, as they include the depth indicator for the periscope. Just below seems to be the actual depth indicator (but why not a guage? That thing looks fine but just doesn't have the same period feel). All of that is fine if, and only if, it can be moved around the screen by the player. At the lower left is what looks to me like target information. Good to have, but it would be nice if it was a pop-up. Come to think of it, it would be nice if everything on that screen was a pop-up. Covering it of course is the Event Camera view, which we can turn off. The map either needs to be a pop-up or has to go altogether. It may be functional but it looks weird. Lower right corner has the subtitles. That's good, but why the solid boundary on it? The one in SH4 was very good, especially the slider that made the background fade from solid to invisible, leaving only the words themselves. This seems like a step backwards. Finally is of course the periscope itself. It needs to fill the whole screen from top to bottom. When you look into a viewing lens all you can see is the view. And of course that little guy is very annoying. If they did that then the other stuff isn't so bad, as long as it's both moveable and removeable. It's that first impression, especially that ugly map, that throws us off. By the way, I hope the main maps aren't going to look like that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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01-08-10, 11:11 AM	#1
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I wonder how long it would take for the crew to realise that all torpedo solutions were consistently down and to the right of target. Cue the torpedo innuendo...