Is Uboat worth picking up now?

Coral · 07-13-20, 01:07 PM

I have not played a sub sim for awhile and I am thinking of getting back into this area. I plan to play only single player for awhile. So the question is which one do I buy- uboat or wolfpack and why?

Aktungbby · 07-13-20, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Coral

I have not played a sub sim for awhile and I am thinking of getting back into this area. I plan to play only single player for awhile. So the question is which one do I buy- uboat or wolfpack and why?

Buy both in the great covid lockdown !

WHY U ask? WEll... you've got the time during the great lockdown-as evidenced by record captains checking in after years to

... and you're supporting the depressed economy! AND: Welcome aboard: Sparky2005!

Fidgety · 07-30-20, 11:11 PM

I can promise you, the game is a bug ridden mess and not worth your money. Please trust me, the devs are incapable of fixing game breaking bugs and spend their time adding usless planes to the game that modders would happily do for free if they had the means to.

Dont get wrapped up in what any fan boys say or maybe even the devs alts accounts.

You cant play a full campaign.

Just read the steam forums to confirm what I'm saying and look for save loading crash etc.

Complete waste of money. Almost a scam but not quite due to being early access. The reason I say almost is you have to realize these problems have been going on for 5 years of crappy development. DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH AND DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!

JU_88 · 09-03-20, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidgety

I can promise you, the game is a bug ridden mess and not worth your money. Please trust me, the devs are incapable of fixing game breaking bugs and spend their time adding usless planes to the game that modders would happily do for free if they had the means to.

Dont get wrapped up in what any fan boys say or maybe even the devs alts accounts.

You cant play a full campaign.

Just read the steam forums to confirm what I'm saying and look for save loading crash etc.

Complete waste of money. Almost a scam but not quite due to being early access. The reason I say almost is you have to realize these problems have been going on for 5 years of crappy development. DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH AND DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!

Right, and dont believe the thousands of steam reviewers 'Most positive' score either, i guess they are all conspiring fan boys and devs alt accounts etc.

The last patch they added 2 new planes and about 15 new ships, first time they added any new units for over year, and how many fixes were included int hat very same patch?, have you even read the patch notes? it will take you 20 minutes to read it because thats how long it is, (and that's just one patch.) I wont even copy and paste it here its so long the mods would likley delete my post.

Almost every two months they have release a patch with new features and very long list of fixe, with hotfixes being applied in the days and weeks afterwards
and by the way i made those two 'usless planes' for the team for free. so they didnt even spend much of their own time on them.
As for modding support, it was added within the first 9 months of EA, the reason few will make mods for an EA game is obvious to anyone with half a brain.
constant patches and fixes will break them.

if you hate the game maybe get a steam refund, your are free to trash the game in respect to what you dont like about it, the game is certainly not with out it faults, but please refrain from spreading misinformation. Doesnt make you look good, neither does writing in caps.

Harddrivegames · 09-16-20, 11:15 AM

Ahoy!

I think that, right now, this game is worth supporting it's development by spending the early access price.

Check on www.isthereanydeal.com for deals in the various legal videogame shops, such as GoG.

As a game, it's playable and fun enough, still as others say too, is still arcade-ish, but with signs to become a serious sim over time.

I have started a few months ago a videogames channel, and while i'm learning the ropes on writting and video making, i have chosen this game to start off because.. well, i love sims and submarines.

Also because even if it is in early (very early) access state, it shows a lot of promise:

- They have put a LOT of effort by rendering the entire interior of a VIIIC Uboat, every lever is there to look at it, and this shows me that they are serious about this sim.

- The RPG and crew management focus seems a very inmersive idea, wich puts you even deeper into the simulation and that is also very promising.

So, Early access games are a bet. You pay for chances of that game not becoming what promises, not finished at all, or other outcomes.

I dont support early access games easily, but this is, in my opinion, worth risking the coin, because... how many developers are going to try to make a serious subsim nowadays?

For the record, the only other two games i had supported while they were developed have been Kerbal Space Program and Universim.

So in short: Its a playable mock up of a game, if you buy it now it has to be because you want to support their ideas and willing to bet some coin.

Aktungbby · 09-16-20, 11:33 AM

Harddrivegames!

nice first post!

Backscuttle · 10-17-20, 02:40 AM

I have recently jumped back into Uboat. It was VERY buggy in the early days. But recently I am having no problems. That being said, if you install mods make sure that you run a beta that is compatible with the mod. (Betas are selected via steam library> right click game >properties> betas tag).
Personally I am using b127 with various mods. Check out forums or Google for mod recommendations.
I like SH5 WoS as well, but this has some different elements which are ok. Of course the downside is that any updates will probably render any mods as useless until the modder updates. But, hey ho - c`est la vie.

07-13-20, 01:07 PM	#1
Coral Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 41 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	Uboat vs. Wolfpack for single player I have not played a sub sim for awhile and I am thinking of getting back into this area. I plan to play only single player for awhile. So the question is which one do I buy- uboat or wolfpack and why?

09-16-20, 11:15 AM	#5
Harddrivegames Nub Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 4 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It's worth the support Ahoy! I think that, right now, this game is worth supporting it's development by spending the early access price. Check on www.isthereanydeal.com for deals in the various legal videogame shops, such as GoG. As a game, it's playable and fun enough, still as others say too, is still arcade-ish, but with signs to become a serious sim over time. I have started a few months ago a videogames channel, and while i'm learning the ropes on writting and video making, i have chosen this game to start off because.. well, i love sims and submarines. Also because even if it is in early (very early) access state, it shows a lot of promise: - They have put a LOT of effort by rendering the entire interior of a VIIIC Uboat, every lever is there to look at it, and this shows me that they are serious about this sim. - The RPG and crew management focus seems a very inmersive idea, wich puts you even deeper into the simulation and that is also very promising. So, Early access games are a bet. You pay for chances of that game not becoming what promises, not finished at all, or other outcomes. I dont support early access games easily, but this is, in my opinion, worth risking the coin, because... how many developers are going to try to make a serious subsim nowadays? For the record, the only other two games i had supported while they were developed have been Kerbal Space Program and Universim. So in short: Its a playable mock up of a game, if you buy it now it has to be because you want to support their ideas and willing to bet some coin.

09-16-20, 11:33 AM	#6
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,080 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! Harddrivegames! nice first post! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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07-30-20, 11:11 PM	#3
Fidgety Mate Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: AN72 Posts: 55 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I can promise you, the game is a bug ridden mess and not worth your money. Please trust me, the devs are incapable of fixing game breaking bugs and spend their time adding usless planes to the game that modders would happily do for free if they had the means to. Dont get wrapped up in what any fan boys say or maybe even the devs alts accounts. You cant play a full campaign. Just read the steam forums to confirm what I'm saying and look for save loading crash etc. Complete waste of money. Almost a scam but not quite due to being early access. The reason I say almost is you have to realize these problems have been going on for 5 years of crappy development. DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH AND DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!

10-17-20, 02:40 AM	#7
Backscuttle A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 79 Downloads: 121 Uploads: 0	I have recently jumped back into Uboat. It was VERY buggy in the early days. But recently I am having no problems. That being said, if you install mods make sure that you run a beta that is compatible with the mod. (Betas are selected via steam library> right click game >properties> betas tag). Personally I am using b127 with various mods. Check out forums or Google for mod recommendations. I like SH5 WoS as well, but this has some different elements which are ok. Of course the downside is that any updates will probably render any mods as useless until the modder updates. But, hey ho - c`est la vie.