WOLF PACKS in SH5

GoldenRivet · 09-21-09, 02:31 PM

... General.

with due respect.

please explain to me why you think it would be such a performance killer?

we have numerous situations and missions in SH3 and 4 during which there are massive engagements of various ships with and without convoys sometimes upwards of 50 ships in game at any given time.

during these events in and out of the campaign - my computer performance has not seen any degradation whatsoever when i keep things under about 32x time compression in rendering range of these massive convoys and ships.

furthermore... while playing games like IL2 with airplanes buzzing everywhere, or Microsoft flight simulator X with AI traffic set to 100% in dense scenery i see virtually no performance degradation.

i think it is a safe conclusion that adding 3 to 5 AI u-boats in occasional convoy attacks would not notably affect system performance.

the thing that got most folks riled up about your post earlier is the use of the word "Fact".

how can you deduce "facts" in relation to a game that has not even been released yet... nor have any details about the game, its performance, performance options etc yet been released?

in conclusion - i think it is to early to say... whether or not wolfpacks will even be included in the final build amd how those wolfpacks might affect system performance with any degree of certainty.

View Poll Results: How important are Wolf Packs in SH5 to you, the customer ?
Pah...who cares!	23	5.34%
Only if the devs have some spare time.	42	9.74%
I'm 50/50	116	26.91%
I'm not sure i'd buy the game without them.	36	8.35%
An Absolute Must	214	49.65%
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09-21-09, 02:31 PM	#10
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	... General. with due respect. please explain to me why you think it would be such a performance killer? we have numerous situations and missions in SH3 and 4 during which there are massive engagements of various ships with and without convoys sometimes upwards of 50 ships in game at any given time. during these events in and out of the campaign - my computer performance has not seen any degradation whatsoever when i keep things under about 32x time compression in rendering range of these massive convoys and ships. furthermore... while playing games like IL2 with airplanes buzzing everywhere, or Microsoft flight simulator X with AI traffic set to 100% in dense scenery i see virtually no performance degradation. i think it is a safe conclusion that adding 3 to 5 AI u-boats in occasional convoy attacks would not notably affect system performance. the thing that got most folks riled up about your post earlier is the use of the word "Fact". how can you deduce "facts" in relation to a game that has not even been released yet... nor have any details about the game, its performance, performance options etc yet been released? in conclusion - i think it is to early to say... whether or not wolfpacks will even be included in the final build amd how those wolfpacks might affect system performance with any degree of certainty. __________________