Expansions please

08-18-09, 12:25 PM

why dont we wait for the game before we start asking to spend $ to buy extra expansions

Sonarman · 08-18-09, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by WEBSTER

why dont we wait for the game before we start asking to spend $ to buy extra expansions

Because by that time the devteam will probably have been broken up/ substantially reduced and assigned to other projects as has happened previously and the chance of development would be slim. By getting in early Ubi may realise the product "has legs" the team is in place and consider developing addons.

The expansions I'd like would be

- Playable surface ships/campaign.
- Pacific Theatre
- Royal Navy
- wolfpack strategy (if it's not already in SH5)
- real world ports (much less generic than the ports of sh3/sh4)

ryoga_77 · 08-18-09, 02:09 PM

Hypothetical WW2 scenarios are right next to cold war scenarios,mostly useless in a realistic sim.

Regia Marina and Royal Navy sub campaigns would benefit from the game's setting in a future expansion.

SH6 will feature fleet boats sure enough!

JScones · 08-19-09, 03:19 AM

IMHO SH5 should support expansion for both sides. That is, allow the player to be either Allied (US, Dutch, UK) or Axis (German, Japanese, Italian) through addition of expansions/mods. With one installation.

Thus it doesn't need to ship (punny) this way--standard U-boat fare would be sufficient for release--but it would be nice if it gave modders the ability to add new playable subs to either side.

Of course, from a capitalist (profit) perspective this won't happen as it effectively cuts the need for a separate Pacific based follow up using the same engine with tweaks (sound familiar?), but it would be nice.

Hunter · 08-19-09, 05:43 AM

Actually, I thought that there will be Destroyer Command 2 insted of SH5. And I would like to have finalised Silent Hunter engine, which icludes all proposed functionality operationa, and which will host numerous addons with extra staff.

08-18-09, 12:25 PM	#1
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ryoga_77 A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Malta,The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier Posts: 75 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Hypothetical WW2 scenarios are right next to cold war scenarios,mostly useless in a realistic sim. Regia Marina and Royal Navy sub campaigns would benefit from the game's setting in a future expansion. SH6 will feature fleet boats sure enough!

08-19-09, 03:19 AM	#4
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	IMHO SH5 should support expansion for both sides. That is, allow the player to be either Allied (US, Dutch, UK) or Axis (German, Japanese, Italian) through addition of expansions/mods. With one installation. Thus it doesn't need to ship (punny) this way--standard U-boat fare would be sufficient for release--but it would be nice if it gave modders the ability to add new playable subs to either side. Of course, from a capitalist (profit) perspective this won't happen as it effectively cuts the need for a separate Pacific based follow up using the same engine with tweaks (sound familiar?), but it would be nice.

08-19-09, 05:43 AM	#5
Hunter Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 474 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Actually, I thought that there will be Destroyer Command 2 insted of SH5. And I would like to have finalised Silent Hunter engine, which icludes all proposed functionality operationa, and which will host numerous addons with extra staff.