Uboat's current beta, initial thoughts

Paajtor · 05-29-24, 05:45 PM

Nice summery!
I'm not playing this yet, but I do watch plenty of streams & video's about Uboat.

What strikes me from the beginning, and has carried over into this beta, is the floating physics of the uboat.
When it's stationary in - let's say rough seas - it looks like it floats on rails.
In reality, it should be much more rocking up&down and rolling sideways.

And when travelling...again in rougher seas, I miss the pulled-down effect on the stern.
Ie, a vessel's screw(s) have a tendency to keep the stern a bit pulled down, because of their sheer force.
While the bow gets pushed upwards, while riding the waves...and splashing down in every gulf valley.
I miss this behaviour in Uboat.

How do you feel about this?
And...can modders change this behaviour?

GoldenRivet · 05-30-24, 12:20 AM

It has been my experience that the boat does rock more fore and aft than port to starbd but there are both pitching and rolling motions apparent.

I give the sea physics a solid B+ in Uboat. all around however i guess im just not as concerned about that specific element. I felt that the boat in SHIII would just cut through just about any sea unabated. GWX did the most to fix this by making the boat lose some speed when plunging the bow in rough seas.

I think UBOAT gets it about as close as the game engine can.

Paajtor · 05-30-24, 02:01 AM

Yeah I remember the GWX fix indeed.
Do you know whether the Devs read these forums?
Tbh, I never post on Steam.

dark270 · 05-30-24, 10:53 AM

i have three patrols under the belt, and absolutely addicted and love this game....ok back to the game

GoldenRivet · 05-30-24, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paajtor

Yeah I remember the GWX fix indeed.
Do you know whether the Devs read these forums?
Tbh, I never post on Steam.

i think? maybe?

it would certainly be wise of them to do this since subsim is probably the largest hub and gathering place on earth for everything related to the genre

it is also - i have always argued - the very best online community to be found anywhere

Quasimodo · 05-30-24, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paajtor

Yeah I remember the GWX fix indeed.
Do you know whether the Devs read these forums?
Tbh, I never post on Steam.

Yes they do read the comments in the 'Discussion' forum. (In Steam). I've been playing U-Boat since it first came out. During that time the devs have always added updates and fixes to the game. And now with the Beta addition you can start your career with a Type II.

rik007 · 05-31-24, 12:03 AM

I had a communist on board which was spreading propaganda. I opted for a court martial.

Trabant Dave · 05-31-24, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rik007

I had a communist on board which was spreading propaganda. I opted for a court martial.

Did you make him walk the plank?

les green01 · 06-01-24, 01:22 AM

Hadn't play in awhile sounds like I need to though

05-29-24, 05:45 PM	#1
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Nice summery! I'm not playing this yet, but I do watch plenty of streams & video's about Uboat. What strikes me from the beginning, and has carried over into this beta, is the floating physics of the uboat. When it's stationary in - let's say rough seas - it looks like it floats on rails. In reality, it should be much more rocking up&down and rolling sideways. And when travelling...again in rougher seas, I miss the pulled-down effect on the stern. Ie, a vessel's screw(s) have a tendency to keep the stern a bit pulled down, because of their sheer force. While the bow gets pushed upwards, while riding the waves...and splashing down in every gulf valley. I miss this behaviour in Uboat. How do you feel about this? And...can modders change this behaviour? __________________ Last edited by Paajtor; 06-01-24 at 01:40 AM.

05-30-24, 12:20 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	It has been my experience that the boat does rock more fore and aft than port to starbd but there are both pitching and rolling motions apparent. I give the sea physics a solid B+ in Uboat. all around however i guess im just not as concerned about that specific element. I felt that the boat in SHIII would just cut through just about any sea unabated. GWX did the most to fix this by making the boat lose some speed when plunging the bow in rough seas. I think UBOAT gets it about as close as the game engine can. __________________

05-30-24, 02:01 AM	#3
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Yeah I remember the GWX fix indeed. Do you know whether the Devs read these forums? Tbh, I never post on Steam. __________________

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les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	Hadn't play in awhile sounds like I need to though __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

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dark270 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 11 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	i have three patrols under the belt, and absolutely addicted and love this game....ok back to the game

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rik007 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 785 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	I had a communist on board which was spreading propaganda. I opted for a court martial.