Silent Hunter 4 'Add On' Info - Page 5

The General · 10-15-07, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MONOLITH

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Originally Posted by The General

@Monobrow

I'm about to take my agreement back.

Oops, sorry Monolith, just a bit of fun.

Penelope_Grey · 10-15-07, 04:18 PM

Well I'm over the moon about the inclusion of a U-boat element in SH4. I like SH4 as a game, its beautiful to behold and the times I have played it, I enjoyed, apart from them ridiculous bugs it has... Which can grind one down after a time.

U-boats in SH4, I wonder if you will get an option to play them? though my main interest in SH4 will be seeing them bugs fixed.

bigboywooly · 10-15-07, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Personally, I'd love to run a U-Boat in the Indian ocean. I'd have to learn about what the real ones did,.

Uboat.net has a bit on the ole monsoon boats

http://uboat.net/ops/monsun.htm

gymrat57 · 10-15-07, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

Well I'm over the moon about the inclusion of a U-boat element in SH4. I like SH4 as a game, its beautiful to behold and the times I have played it, I enjoyed, apart from them ridiculous bugs it has... Which can grind one down after a time.

U-boats in SH4, I wonder if you will get an option to play them? though my main interest in SH4 will be seeing them bugs fixed.

I do think this is a good point! The bugs is a BIG thing.

capt_frank · 10-15-07, 04:26 PM

I'm taking whatever their giving...

Penelope_Grey · 10-15-07, 04:28 PM

Truthfully I prefer the Atlantic, however, I'm not aversed to have a dabble with SH4. I do think the U-boats are better in terms of you are the underdog, you know, no matter what you are going to lose... and I think that is a cool twist in a game as with games you play, you expect to win don't you? You can't win at SH3 its not possible. All you can do is survive.

This add on could well pave the way for some awesome stuff, who is to say.

Wilcke · 10-15-07, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The world will be our ocean! After all, it was a global conflict. Imagine if you would, all SH3 with the SH4 engine. Years of enjoyment, modding and playing.

Well I am ready for my heaping plate of crow! No, really aside from the 1.04 fixes this alleged patch will fix.......the rest is hard to judge....but the possibilities sure look good in an optimistic way.

I will still keep my current install as is and a add a second install! Like I said previously my current install is very, very good!

Wilcke

mrbeast · 10-15-07, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

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Originally Posted by mrbeast

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Originally Posted by tater

^^^ where we can historically never fire a shot in anger?

Not my cup of tea

tater

Don't think there will ever be a cold war era sub sim entirely for that reason.

Well, I hate to tell you this; but this forum is dedicated to submarine simulation fans and to miss out on the entire Cold-War era of electro/diesel and Nuclear subs would be criminal to any serious subsim fan! There are subs out in the oceans of the world right now, conducting war games and I assure you the danger is pretty f*%ing real to them!

Don't get me wrong would be interesting to see a Cold War Era subsim (I've got K19 on DVD the early Nuclear boats are very interesting even if a little dangerous!). I don't think there is enough there though to sustain a sim of a period that didn't see any 'hot' naval war.

Modern subsims get away with the 'what if' scenarios because, as they are usually set in the very near future they don't spoil the atmosphere with the knowledge that the cold war never turned hot.

SteamWake · 10-15-07, 04:39 PM

First let me say it is a crying shame and a travisty that 'someone' leaked this. In my eyes they betrayed a trust and should be ashamed of their actions like a little child.

Phew... now that is off my chest.

The dev's probably made the best decision as to model Uboats in lieu of other boats.

They open intrest to some players who like the Uboats so had no interest in SH4.

Now you can have your cake and eat it too. Uboats with awsome graphics.

Lets see how the game play is.

I also hope that they paid as much attention to the bugs as they did to adding content.

Lastley I end with a question.

How much ?

Is this going to be a payware addittion or a labor of love ?

gymrat57 · 10-15-07, 04:42 PM

I have not look lately on how many gigs I got in this game. The sound files,
the MOD ROW, "thanks this is classic" ,TM 1.6+, the "J" man ,the patches , all the forums,all the backups of DVDS of stuff that I got are way COOL
All this just because of a crappy first press of the game disk. Thank's UBI.

Bilge_Rat · 10-15-07, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Lastley I end with a question.

How much ?

Is this going to be a payware addittion or a labor of love ?

labor of love? we are talking about Ubisoft after all.

I would guess $ 19.99, download only.

then in a few months, they will package it into SH4 and resell it as SH4 GOLD for $ 49.99.

THE_MASK · 10-15-07, 04:53 PM

Well if you have playable uboats in SH4 then bye bye SH3 modders . Welcome to SH4 . More sales of SH4 for UBi .

The General · 10-15-07, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbeast

Modern subsims get away with the 'what if' scenarios because, as they are usually set in the very near future they don't spoil the atmosphere with the knowledge that the cold war never turned hot.

Well, I'm ashamed to say that I didn't think of this.

I retract my idea to limit SH5 to the Cold-War. As you've hinted at, a near future theoretical campaign could be what we need, a Red Storm Rising like scenario anyone? I just wanted to see a sim incorporating Post WW II diesel/electric subs and some of the early Nukes, including the odd reactor leak and everything!

Captain Vlad · 10-15-07, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

Oh my God....they have eyes but they can't see

I see it. I'd just rather see more attention being focussed on the Pacific. Was stuck in the grimy interior of a clunky little Type VII for six years. I want the luv for the USN fleet boats to have priority in the game that was supposed to be theirs.

mrbeast · 10-15-07, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

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Originally Posted by mrbeast

Modern subsims get away with the 'what if' scenarios because, as they are usually set in the very near future they don't spoil the atmosphere with the knowledge that the cold war never turned hot.

Well, I'm ashamed to say that I didn't think of this.

I retract my idea to limit SH5 to the Cold-War. As you've hinted at, a near future theoretical campaign could be what we need, a Red Storm Rising like scenario anyone? I just wanted to see a sim incorporating Post WW II diesel/electric subs and some of the early Nukes, including the odd reactor leak and everything!

Now that idea certainly has legs

Many scenarios to be played out here:

1. A resurgent Russian fleet backs up an increasingly agressive foreign policy. Maybe Russia attempts to take control of the Arctic Ocean so as to exploit natural resources. Imagine sub to sub combat under the Ice!

2. China attempts to control the pacific with an enlarged fleet of SSN's.

3. Iran tries to force US from Arabian Gulf with her KIlo class subs etc.

And thats just three off the top of my head linked to RL events and developments in the world.

10-15-07, 04:18 PM	#62
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I'm over the moon about the inclusion of a U-boat element in SH4. I like SH4 as a game, its beautiful to behold and the times I have played it, I enjoyed, apart from them ridiculous bugs it has... Which can grind one down after a time. U-boats in SH4, I wonder if you will get an option to play them? though my main interest in SH4 will be seeing them bugs fixed. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

10-15-07, 04:28 PM	#66
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Truthfully I prefer the Atlantic, however, I'm not aversed to have a dabble with SH4. I do think the U-boats are better in terms of you are the underdog, you know, no matter what you are going to lose... and I think that is a cool twist in a game as with games you play, you expect to win don't you? You can't win at SH3 its not possible. All you can do is survive. This add on could well pave the way for some awesome stuff, who is to say. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

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10-15-07, 04:26 PM	#65
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm taking whatever their giving...

10-15-07, 04:39 PM	#69
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	First let me say it is a crying shame and a travisty that 'someone' leaked this. In my eyes they betrayed a trust and should be ashamed of their actions like a little child. Phew... now that is off my chest. The dev's probably made the best decision as to model Uboats in lieu of other boats. They open intrest to some players who like the Uboats so had no interest in SH4. Now you can have your cake and eat it too. Uboats with awsome graphics. Lets see how the game play is. I also hope that they paid as much attention to the bugs as they did to adding content. Lastley I end with a question. How much ? Is this going to be a payware addittion or a labor of love ?

10-15-07, 04:42 PM	#70
gymrat57 Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have not look lately on how many gigs I got in this game. The sound files, the MOD ROW, "thanks this is classic" ,TM 1.6+, the "J" man ,the patches , all the forums,all the backups of DVDS of stuff that I got are way COOL All this just because of a crappy first press of the game disk. Thank's UBI.

10-15-07, 04:53 PM	#72
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Well if you have playable uboats in SH4 then bye bye SH3 modders . Welcome to SH4 . More sales of SH4 for UBi .