G7e's take after my 'handle' - Page 2

AngusJS · 03-07-10, 07:54 PM

Thanks, Dan.

Kresge · 03-07-10, 08:04 PM

It's interesting that in the game credits they have numerous quality control people and game testers listed, but I don't recognize a single name or see anyone with a handle. Prolly hired a bunch of people who have no experience with subsims to play the game.

sideways · 03-07-10, 11:53 PM

i also noticed that the props on the torps don't actually spin, nor does the little spinner on the front...

they just kind of 'levitate' through the water by magic.

kylania · 03-08-10, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sideways

i also noticed that the props on the torps don't actually spin, nor does the little spinner on the front...

they just kind of 'levitate' through the water by magic.

Ooh, that explains it all!! All the torpedoes, even the electric ones, are propelled by the sabotaged air canisters! That explains why none of the spinners work AND why the electric fish have a bubble train. Brilliant!

kylania · 03-08-10, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitanleutnant

That is quite funny actually.

I don't work in games development, but here's an idea, just a thought. Maybe before you make Silent Hunter 6 you could organise some kind of reference, maybe call it a "design document"? Perhaps this hypothetical document could include information like maximum speed and dive depth of the boats, notes on the torpedo types etc.. then you could give a copy to everybody involved in the production so they know what is appropriate for your historical simulation. That way maybe the next game won't be such a train wreck.

On paper that sounds good. But it doesn't work in practice. Take this quote about Assassin's Creed II:

Quote:

"I believe in game design bibles. I'm not saying 400 pages of stuff where I explain my view of life, or why we're doing this. Those are the documents that people don't read. Nobody has time to search through 400 pages of documentation."

From: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/2...g_Approach.php

Friend of mine is a game designer and one title he worked on started with 400 pages of game design notes and ideas and how wonderful the game was. Once they realized it was an unsustainable amount of plan, they paired it down to 40 pages and made a much better game for it.

That said, for a realism sim it's probably different than an MMO, details would matter a lot more.

Edit: Well, hello there responding in totally the wrong place, how are you?

mchart · 03-08-10, 12:27 AM

I haven't noticed any enemy ships noticing the electric torps. I've fired on more then a few DD's in multiplayer games for practice -And they almost never notice the electric torps even though you can see the wake. So yes, it's just a bug with the graphics, and not a bug aflicting the gameplay.

msxyz · 03-08-10, 02:53 AM

I though this bug was present also in SH3 and 4

elanaiba · 03-08-10, 03:41 AM

Electric torpedoes not being spotted is not a bug.

Electric torpedoes leaving wakes is a SH5 bug. Its fixed in the file I uploaded earlier.

Propellers (and arming prop) for ALL torpedoes not turning is a problem we have with the animation system. KNOWN BUG.

By the way, for the first time we have quasi-accurate german torpedo models in the game

03-07-10, 08:04 PM	#17
Kresge Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Motor City Posts: 209 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It's interesting that in the game credits they have numerous quality control people and game testers listed, but I don't recognize a single name or see anyone with a handle. Prolly hired a bunch of people who have no experience with subsims to play the game. __________________ ". . . sailors do not fancy living underwater without breathing in sunshine occasionally." Commodore Joseph Smith commenting on the USS Monitor

03-08-10, 02:53 AM	#22
msxyz Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 218 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I though this bug was present also in SH3 and 4 __________________ ...Sinking deeper into the cold, dark oceans of life

03-08-10, 03:41 AM	#23
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	Electric torpedoes not being spotted is not a bug. Electric torpedoes leaving wakes is a SH5 bug. Its fixed in the file I uploaded earlier. Propellers (and arming prop) for ALL torpedoes not turning is a problem we have with the animation system. KNOWN BUG. By the way, for the first time we have quasi-accurate german torpedo models in the game __________________ With strength I burn...

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03-07-10, 07:54 PM	#16
AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Dan.

03-07-10, 11:53 PM	#18
sideways Watch Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 27 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	i also noticed that the props on the torps don't actually spin, nor does the little spinner on the front... they just kind of 'levitate' through the water by magic.

03-08-10, 12:27 AM	#21
mchart Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I haven't noticed any enemy ships noticing the electric torps. I've fired on more then a few DD's in multiplayer games for practice -And they almost never notice the electric torps even though you can see the wake. So yes, it's just a bug with the graphics, and not a bug aflicting the gameplay.