It makes my heart cry...

vincentz · 11-08-11, 10:08 PM

Sorry for the rant, but I recently got UBM in the hope that some of the obvious bugs would be fixed, but instead it brings even more.

Did the devs actually ever play the game????

Some of the more

-bugs are :

AA gun in bathtub conning tower = Impossible to aim, as the railing blocks the view.... I mean, wtf!!!

Max officer restriction = makes it impossible to promote. To make it possible 5 or 6 officers has to be sacked..... I mean, WTF!!!

No "normal speed" hotkey = so you just got radio'ed that a convoy is passing in front of your nose, and panicly tries to hit numpad- 10 times to be able to set a new coarse before the convoy is bye bye.... I mean, the hole keysetup and lack of customization. WTF!!!!!!

Lack of AI = Especially the destroyers are a piece of cake, and offers absolutely no resistance even on 100% difficulty, often not even firering if the sub is surfaced. If submerged they will do the excact same depthcharge-run and turn, ending up with a broadside and 12 knots just waiting for that torpedo..... WAY to easy, and another WTF!!!!!

Blind and dum gunners = The deckgun crew, if left to themself, cant hit a barndoor from 30 yards. The player however can hit 3000+ yards with every single shot..... I mean WTF!!!!

Bad interface/gameplay = f.ex. if trying to follow a convoy at a distance (waiting for better weather or similar) you get 10000 soundcontacts, which force you to hit numpad+ sooo many times, that when a destroyer has spotted you, you are already on the way to davy jones locker as the warning that you were being shelled was between nr 8647 and 8649 of soundcontacts. WTF!!!!

More bad interface = The torpedoes you launch is hidden behind position keeper display. WTF! The Rec manual is hiding the switch for torpedo settings. WTF! The slow/fast torpedo setting is per default set to slow. Does anyone ever shoot slow torpedoes??? WTF! The Clock is too big while the compass too small. WTF! Its lacking the more obvious hotkeys. Especially the "send xxx to TDC". WTF!

The Rec manual... jesus christ... atleast it could have post-its for different ship classes, so every time a new ship has to be identified it wouldnt take forever, plus maybe a page 1 with all the ships listed, for those easy recognized ships. The hole recmanual stinks in soo many ways (too bright at night. too big. not show real info. too clumbsy. too slow to flip pages etc etc) WTF!!!!!

The Airpatrols... You know what I'm talking about.... WTF!!!!

The Campaign... OMG, dont get me started there

and the list could go on and on and on and on.

Every time I dust off SH4 and reinstall it, I look at the fancy graphics and the great potential, but is turned so much off by all the hideous programming that I almost get tears in my eyes. I'm a big fan of subsims (silent service, aces of the deep, das boot, SH2 and SH3), but seeing how f.... up SH4 are in soo many ways, have made me decide I would NEVER try SH5. I just dont have the faith in the devs anymore....

//end of rant

11-08-11, 10:08 PM	#1
vincentz Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CPH - DK Posts: 43 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	It makes my heart cry... Sorry for the rant, but I recently got UBM in the hope that some of the obvious bugs would be fixed, but instead it brings even more. Did the devs actually ever play the game???? Some of the more -bugs are : AA gun in bathtub conning tower = Impossible to aim, as the railing blocks the view.... I mean, wtf!!! Max officer restriction = makes it impossible to promote. To make it possible 5 or 6 officers has to be sacked..... I mean, WTF!!! No "normal speed" hotkey = so you just got radio'ed that a convoy is passing in front of your nose, and panicly tries to hit numpad- 10 times to be able to set a new coarse before the convoy is bye bye.... I mean, the hole keysetup and lack of customization. WTF!!!!!! Lack of AI = Especially the destroyers are a piece of cake, and offers absolutely no resistance even on 100% difficulty, often not even firering if the sub is surfaced. If submerged they will do the excact same depthcharge-run and turn, ending up with a broadside and 12 knots just waiting for that torpedo..... WAY to easy, and another WTF!!!!! Blind and dum gunners = The deckgun crew, if left to themself, cant hit a barndoor from 30 yards. The player however can hit 3000+ yards with every single shot..... I mean WTF!!!! Bad interface/gameplay = f.ex. if trying to follow a convoy at a distance (waiting for better weather or similar) you get 10000 soundcontacts, which force you to hit numpad+ sooo many times, that when a destroyer has spotted you, you are already on the way to davy jones locker as the warning that you were being shelled was between nr 8647 and 8649 of soundcontacts. WTF!!!! More bad interface = The torpedoes you launch is hidden behind position keeper display. WTF! The Rec manual is hiding the switch for torpedo settings. WTF! The slow/fast torpedo setting is per default set to slow. Does anyone ever shoot slow torpedoes??? WTF! The Clock is too big while the compass too small. WTF! Its lacking the more obvious hotkeys. Especially the "send xxx to TDC". WTF! The Rec manual... jesus christ... atleast it could have post-its for different ship classes, so every time a new ship has to be identified it wouldnt take forever, plus maybe a page 1 with all the ships listed, for those easy recognized ships. The hole recmanual stinks in soo many ways (too bright at night. too big. not show real info. too clumbsy. too slow to flip pages etc etc) WTF!!!!! The Airpatrols... You know what I'm talking about.... WTF!!!! The Campaign... OMG, dont get me started there and the list could go on and on and on and on. Every time I dust off SH4 and reinstall it, I look at the fancy graphics and the great potential, but is turned so much off by all the hideous programming that I almost get tears in my eyes. I'm a big fan of subsims (silent service, aces of the deep, das boot, SH2 and SH3), but seeing how f.... up SH4 are in soo many ways, have made me decide I would NEVER try SH5. I just dont have the faith in the devs anymore.... //end of rant