Is SH5 the Future of Silent Hunter?

Ducimus · 03-21-10, 11:39 AM

As a software platform, i think it is. Assuming the DRM goes away, and it's poperly patched, with a couple years worth of mods thrown in on top, and it's my opinon that nobody will mention Sh3 except when waxing nostalgia, or running a single core CPU.

SH4 will still be around, unless a fleet boat conversion comes in, which i think is entirely possible if the 3d models in SH5's format/style existed for the exterior and interior.

V.C. Sniper · 03-21-10, 04:40 PM

if u want it to be, yes

Ducimus · 03-21-10, 09:48 PM

You can't model the effects of hydrodyamic resistance in SH3 or Sh4. In SH5 you can.

Sledgehammer427 · 03-21-10, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

SH4 will still be around, unless a fleet boat conversion comes in, which i think is entirely possible if the 3d models in SH5's format/style existed for the exterior and interior.

I think that a fleet boat version using the engine of SHV would be better than the current U-boat setup. With A fleet boat, there's more room to move (inside and out,) and the campaign would be a bit more believeable than the dynamic campign we see now. (I'd love to think of a "one U-boat changes the war" story, but we all know it's not possible) The RPG element is good, but it needs to be far more expanded for long pacific patrols. The attack style enforced by the current UI would be better suited to american-style attacks, maybe that's just because I haven't done much research into a german submerged torpedo attack.

That and the dev (in case it's not ubi) team wouldn't have a problem finding suitable interiors to build their models from. A few improvements to the models from SHIV and you have a totally fresh sim, one that I would buy in a heartbeat, I might add.

Vandecker · 03-22-10, 12:22 AM

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In other words, Ubisoft may be trying to move the franchise to consoles were sales may be higher if they can attract a large enough crowd.

Bite your tongue!!!

mookiemookie · 03-22-10, 12:25 AM

There is no Silent Hunter future. After this debacle, it's done. Hope you enjoy what you've got, and we can all figure out how to make this platform into whatever we want, be it fleet boats or Cold War, because my gut feeling is this is it.

Faamecanic · 03-22-10, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

There is no Silent Hunter future. After this debacle, it's done. Hope you enjoy what you've got, and we can all figure out how to make this platform into whatever we want, be it fleet boats or Cold War, because my gut feeling is this is it.

Sadly I have to agree with mookiemookie...the SH franchise is done with this release.

The last three releases have been progessively worse at release. And with each release UBI blames lagging sales on "people not being interested in a complex sub sim", so they release this turd called SH5...dumbed down and incomplete. Im sure UBI plans on killing this franchise.

Reece · 03-22-10, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

As a software platform, i think it is. Assuming the DRM goes away, and it's poperly patched, with a couple years worth of mods thrown in on top, and it's my opinon that nobody will mention Sh3 except when waxing nostalgia, or running a single core CPU.

That's a nice dream anyway!

03-21-10, 04:40 PM	#2
V.C. Sniper Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	if u want it to be, yes __________________ I only need one torpedo.

03-22-10, 12:25 AM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	There is no Silent Hunter future. After this debacle, it's done. Hope you enjoy what you've got, and we can all figure out how to make this platform into whatever we want, be it fleet boats or Cold War, because my gut feeling is this is it. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-21-10, 11:39 AM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	As a software platform, i think it is. Assuming the DRM goes away, and it's poperly patched, with a couple years worth of mods thrown in on top, and it's my opinon that nobody will mention Sh3 except when waxing nostalgia, or running a single core CPU. SH4 will still be around, unless a fleet boat conversion comes in, which i think is entirely possible if the 3d models in SH5's format/style existed for the exterior and interior.

03-21-10, 09:48 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	You can't model the effects of hydrodyamic resistance in SH3 or Sh4. In SH5 you can.