The Silent Hunter that never was, part I ? A real periscope

krashkart · 02-20-12, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Just for you, you can do it "old school" and do the sonar approach/attack

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Yeah. Who needs a periscope thingy anyway?

EDIT: *cedes thread to more serious people*

Sailor Steve · 02-20-12, 09:34 PM

Hey Dan, it's good to see you around.

I remember the periscope background from SH2. Same sort of thing, except of course it didn't move, which of course a lot of people complained about. I think it's a cool idea, but as Jason said it might be distracting. Of course people can concentrate and ignore it. We do that all the time with the dials.

My personal preference is for a black background and a lens that fills up the entire screen, but using the available options doesn't bother me as you just learn to ignore the background. So yeah, I think it would be cool, but the question is, does it actually add to the game?

krashkart · 02-20-12, 09:41 PM

It wouldn't distract me at all, I think. But I agree with McBee and Sailor Steve that it could be distracting to some players. Make it optional like nikimcbee suggested and we'd have the best of both worlds depending on our preferences.

Jmack · 02-20-12, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

My personal preference is for a black background and a lens that fills up the entire screen, but using the available options doesn't bother me as you just learn to ignore the background. So yeah, I think it would be cool, but the question is, does it actually add to the game?

yeah ... i agree with Steve ! , black and a larger lens image

THE_MASK · 02-20-12, 11:32 PM

Actually , just having you on the forum is an honour

ReallyDedPoet · 02-21-12, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sober

Actually , just having you on the forum is an honour

Nice to see you Dan

mookiemookie · 02-21-12, 09:11 AM

I went with black. If you're a sub captain looking through a periscope, that's what you're going to see. You'd have to be sitting pretty far back from the eyepiece to see the command room around it.

Glad to see you're still around Dan. Your little girl is beautiful!

Herr-Berbunch · 02-21-12, 09:14 AM

Black for me too. Glad you're still around, and glad you're still thinking about SH - that can only be a good thing.

Subnuts · 02-21-12, 09:17 AM

Realistically, you wouldn't be looking at anything except the eyepiece and bearing scale when looking through the periscope. Any submarine captain who does a periscope search so far away from the eyepiece he can see the interior of the boat moving around him needs a new day job before he kills 50 men!

Bilge_Rat · 02-21-12, 09:38 AM

while the idea of having a 3d background is intriguing, I would think it would be more of a distraction once the novelty wears off. I voted for black, but I am on the fence on this one.

p.s.: sounds like another Silent Hunter might be in the cards? my credit card is ready!

View Poll Results: I like the background to my periscope view to be...
black, just black	23	60.53%
real, moving 3D view to the interior of the sub	15	39.47%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

02-20-12, 09:34 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Hey Dan, it's good to see you around. I remember the periscope background from SH2. Same sort of thing, except of course it didn't move, which of course a lot of people complained about. I think it's a cool idea, but as Jason said it might be distracting. Of course people can concentrate and ignore it. We do that all the time with the dials. My personal preference is for a black background and a lens that fills up the entire screen, but using the available options doesn't bother me as you just learn to ignore the background. So yeah, I think it would be cool, but the question is, does it actually add to the game? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-20-12, 09:41 PM	#3
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	It wouldn't distract me at all, I think. But I agree with McBee and Sailor Steve that it could be distracting to some players. Make it optional like nikimcbee suggested and we'd have the best of both worlds depending on our preferences. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-21-12, 09:11 AM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I went with black. If you're a sub captain looking through a periscope, that's what you're going to see. You'd have to be sitting pretty far back from the eyepiece to see the command room around it. Glad to see you're still around Dan. Your little girl is beautiful! __________________ 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.

02-21-12, 09:14 AM	#8
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Black for me too. Glad you're still around, and glad you're still thinking about SH - that can only be a good thing. __________________

02-20-12, 11:32 PM	#5
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Actually , just having you on the forum is an honour

02-21-12, 09:17 AM	#9
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Realistically, you wouldn't be looking at anything except the eyepiece and bearing scale when looking through the periscope. Any submarine captain who does a periscope search so far away from the eyepiece he can see the interior of the boat moving around him needs a new day job before he kills 50 men! __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

02-21-12, 09:38 AM	#10
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	while the idea of having a 3d background is intriguing, I would think it would be more of a distraction once the novelty wears off. I voted for black, but I am on the fence on this one. p.s.: sounds like another Silent Hunter might be in the cards? my credit card is ready! __________________