Cold-War Era SH5

[The General]

Originally Posted by Adriatico

The General,... just a small comment...

They (naturally) should belong to the "second and third" voters group of your pole... just a logic assumption.

Nothing more, nothing less...

It's certainly nothing more. The 'Poll' (pay attention to the spelling there chief), has had roughly 500 voters, which represents a large enough cross-secton for me to form an opinion on how popular my idea was. In fact, by the time the Poll closes(which has remained remarkably evenly split) I expect the majority to have voted for change, but, as I've said in an earlier Post, I believe that I was mistaken and that the Developers responsible for the Silent Hunter series should stick to WWII and somebody else should take a crack at the Cold-War, if financially viable, which doesn't look likely.

So, I'll ask again, what was your point? In one sentence, in whatever language you like.

[Adriatico]

In 3 sentences... i appreciate every single vote and opinion out of this 500 votes, but it would be terribly wrong to draw conclusions or generate directions to Ubisoft out of it...
People who voted are only one group within subsim fans, who - all togather represent only small proportion of sub simulation fans in a world... especially in a non english part of planet...
It seems to me that some "conclusion spirit came out of bottle" in this thread, so I felt a need to point out to some wider view on this issue...
Haug,
Sitting Bull

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Disagreed. No simulator; not Aces, not 688(i), not Fast Attack, not the original Silent Hunter, has been a model simulation. The perfect sim is unatainable, and it is ridiculous to imply that every historical submarine simulation must be set in the WWII Atlantic theatre. It is time for a change, and that change should not involve uboats. We've had too much of that.

Very well said.
Its time for a mainstream and I repeat a mainstream cold war submarine simulator game.

[EinsteinEP]

I hope that the next major subsim, whether it's set in WWII, Cold War, or WWI comes from someone other than UBIsoft. I don't think I go through another SH4 again!

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by EinsteinEP

I hope that the next major subsim, whether it's set in WWII, Cold War, or WWI comes from someone other than UBIsoft. I don't think I go through another SH4 again!

Well as I see it we have to choose the lesser evil.
And Ubisoft is the only one of the major publishers doing something about military naval simulations. I'll take Ubisoft every time over EA.
The only other developpers I could think of is those guys that did GC II. They are passionate, the games are not buggy, they add a ton of content after release, and most importantly they don't depend on a big publisher. The only problem is I doubt they would be interested in a military simulation.

[DisparateX]

Originally Posted by jdkbph

No vote, because the what I think is the right answer wasn't on the list

If there's a SH5... and IF the devs get the proper committment from UBI to finish what they start... then I'd be all over a sub sim set in WWI.


JD

Now there's a good idea.

[Hybris]

Originally Posted by Fat Bhoy Tim

I like the idea, mainly because the early Cold War period has not been tackled. Alright there's a lack of historical event to go on, but how many times have games written an alternate history despite the initially historical setting?

However I have a feeling it would turn out worse then SH4, simply because there would be a lot to implement. And we all know it would be half finished as always.

I agree with F.B.T that a alternate history would be cool (Commanding a Typhoon or Alfa would be sweet) but how about doing this in the future (2100-2200 A.D?).

One idea I have been thinking about writeing into a fan fiction is sometime in the future the French (Now called the United Islamic State) have surprised the world and have conquered a most of it in a matter of 2 years. Now what is left of the US, Russia, Germany, and (maybe?) Japan rebel forces must fight off this evil at sea using what ships they can find or build including WWII U-boats all they way to the Seawolf class subs. It's a bit more out there then most (if not all) your guys ideas but I think it would be intresting if done right.

[TommieV]

No real events, no real joy!

It should concentrate making sh ww2 more realistic. Having the effect to the actual warfare and outcome! That should be heavily considered !


-TommieV

[Furia]

Whatever age, Cold War sounds interesting , PLEASE, make it a good Multiplayer game with the option or commanding Surface Units as well.
Such it was done with Destroyer Command and Silent Hunter II.

Fighting AI is boring

My two cents

[Myxale]

Originally Posted by FAdmiral

SH5 should be WW2 but on both sides of the ocean. Pick a sub (any
nationality) and go for it. Also to make the game complete, be able to
drive any surface ship too. Make MP like it was in the days of SH2/Destroyer Command. In other words, open the flood gate and allow anything goes !!

JIM

Amen to that bro!

And come one mates SH5 in a CW setting

SH has alwazs been WWII and should remain there!

[Faamecanic]

How about just release a sub-sim from ANY era, that is COMPLETE or at least near complete without us begging for a 90% fix patch.

Sorry to be negative but I feel that SH4 is still not complete. The Devs had a great vision, just like SH3, that was only made complete thanks to the efforts of Modders after the fact.

[Misfit138]

Originally Posted by TommieV

No real events, no real joy!

But the problem with real events is that we already know what is going to happen

On some level, would be great if SH5 would be kind of fictional WW2. It begins with the same events as it did in reality but the course of campaing would change. This would require some sort of AI campaing planning as Falcon 4 has but it would be even better!

[The General]

The Poll is now closed. Interesting result. Thanks everyone for your opinions and for voting.

[sabot]

Originally Posted by Iron Budokan

.....you go back home, a mission well done and a slap on the back from Admiral Rickover.

Now I know what you're thinking. That in itself would be more than enough for a gut-wrenching mind-blowing experience but you would be wrong! Because now you get to take your sub and park it under the North Pole and stay there, being a hole in the water, coming up to a polyna occasionally and raising your mast so you can radio your situation and you receive heart-hammering orders to stay at your postion being a hole in the water.

I'm getting the vapors just thinking about it.

You forgot all the incoming EAM drills you could perform IOT get your spin-up times down.

[aaronfoster4]

well maybe not cold war excatly maybe just a nuke sub sim come on wouldnt tht just be the shizz going round nukeing everywhere sounds excelent to me