Silent Hunter series is dead?!

Factor · 01-07-11, 01:38 PM

Well, If you look at games in general, this is becoming the norm. Releasing half azzed games, dropping a weak patch, then, abandon ship. Look at CodeMasters with OperationFlashpoint Dragon Rising, the F1 game the same company put out. I could mention more.

Problem is, releasing broken or unfinished games, is becoming the norm in gaming. PC or consoles, does not matter.

Itkovian · 01-07-11, 02:36 PM

Well, let's not commit the mistake of thinking this is due to laziness and incompetence. It's an unfortunate business decision, where the cost/benefit of modern games prohibits extensive support to any but the most successful games these days (and I mean in general, not just ubisoft).

And since SHV did not do very well on launch (as far as I know), I am not surprised that support has been terminated.

THAT SAID, the fact of the matter is that SHV is still an enjoyable game, and the first patch does fix outstanding issues.

Of course, to really enjoy it you need to load some mods (the GUI mods especially), but once you've taken the time to do so, you can have a brilliant experience. I absolutely love its design as a "captain simulator", and find it extremely immersive.

Indeed, with the gramophone mod I'm using (tons of extra songs, don't recall which one it was), I frequently will just pop in the game as the sub is sailining somewhere, lie down on the captain's cot, and read a book while listening to the gramophone.

Itkovian

bstanko6 · 01-15-19, 10:33 PM

This is a very old thread but I have to add to it. I love the Silent Hunter series, and I know most of you do too. And while the series appears dead… I would love to see one more put out in modern times. I’d love to see a Silent Hunter game on a modern nuclear sub we can walk around just like SH5. If they could just make one more, I would be in total gratitude and appreciation. Give me a Los Angeles class, Ohio, Seawolf. Anything at this time. Are any of our sub some friends up to the task?

skin-nl · 01-16-19, 09:56 AM

A silent hunter game in modern time.....That's awesome,I should buy it directly.

But i think it's just a dream.

Cyborg322 · 01-16-19, 01:24 PM

Unfortunately with the state of gaming these days we would prolly have to pay in real money for each upgraded torpedo in micro transactions + investors are only interested in Multiplayer projects that return Billions bar a few exceptions

Skvader Studios is the best hope for the future as things stand at the moment but still WIP and WW2

hunter301 · 03-01-19, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bstanko6

This is a very old thread but I have to add to it. I love the Silent Hunter series, and I know most of you do too. And while the series appears dead… I would love to see one more put out in modern times. I’d love to see a Silent Hunter game on a modern nuclear sub we can walk around just like SH5. If they could just make one more, I would be in total gratitude and appreciation. Give me a Los Angeles class, Ohio, Seawolf. Anything at this time. Are any of our sub some friends up to the task?

While this would be a great endeavor the problem with that is that those subs are still highly classified so a walk-around might be out of the question.

hunter301 · 03-01-19, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Itkovian

Well, let's not commit the mistake of thinking this is due to laziness and incompetence. It's an unfortunate business decision, where the cost/benefit of modern games prohibits extensive support to any but the most successful games these days (and I mean in general, not just ubisoft).

And since SHV did not do very well on launch (as far as I know), I am not surprised that support has been terminated

Itkovian

While I agree with everything you've said here I always thought the Silent Hunter gaming community stemmed from the ever growing desire for true sub simulators.
Meaning us!! I never thought of Silent Hunter at least the later versions as being something for the masses but more a specialized build for the elite looking for a true wartime submarine experience.
Sad to think it's being bundled in with so many of the failed projects out there. It has so much potential.
I guess now as in the past it's up to the true believers to make it what it should have been.

At least my Silent Hunter 4 hasn't disappointed me. Lots and lots of enjoyable patrols.

01-16-19, 09:56 AM	#4
skin-nl Kapitain Leutnant Join Date: May 2010 Location: GlanerBrucke Posts: 424 Downloads: 251 Uploads: 0	A silent hunter game in modern time.....That's awesome,I should buy it directly. But i think it's just a dream. __________________

01-16-19, 01:24 PM	#5
Cyborg322 Scurvy Dog of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Manchester England Posts: 1,125 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 0	Unfortunately with the state of gaming these days we would prolly have to pay in real money for each upgraded torpedo in micro transactions + investors are only interested in Multiplayer projects that return Billions bar a few exceptions Skvader Studios is the best hope for the future as things stand at the moment but still WIP and WW2 __________________

01-07-11, 01:38 PM	#1
Factor Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 356 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 0	Well, If you look at games in general, this is becoming the norm. Releasing half azzed games, dropping a weak patch, then, abandon ship. Look at CodeMasters with OperationFlashpoint Dragon Rising, the F1 game the same company put out. I could mention more. Problem is, releasing broken or unfinished games, is becoming the norm in gaming. PC or consoles, does not matter.

01-07-11, 02:36 PM	#2
Itkovian Helmsman Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 106 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Well, let's not commit the mistake of thinking this is due to laziness and incompetence. It's an unfortunate business decision, where the cost/benefit of modern games prohibits extensive support to any but the most successful games these days (and I mean in general, not just ubisoft). And since SHV did not do very well on launch (as far as I know), I am not surprised that support has been terminated. THAT SAID, the fact of the matter is that SHV is still an enjoyable game, and the first patch does fix outstanding issues. Of course, to really enjoy it you need to load some mods (the GUI mods especially), but once you've taken the time to do so, you can have a brilliant experience. I absolutely love its design as a "captain simulator", and find it extremely immersive. Indeed, with the gramophone mod I'm using (tons of extra songs, don't recall which one it was), I frequently will just pop in the game as the sub is sailining somewhere, lie down on the captain's cot, and read a book while listening to the gramophone. Itkovian

01-15-19, 10:33 PM	#3
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	This is a very old thread but I have to add to it. I love the Silent Hunter series, and I know most of you do too. And while the series appears dead… I would love to see one more put out in modern times. I’d love to see a Silent Hunter game on a modern nuclear sub we can walk around just like SH5. If they could just make one more, I would be in total gratitude and appreciation. Give me a Los Angeles class, Ohio, Seawolf. Anything at this time. Are any of our sub some friends up to the task?