Is sub command worth getting ?

[canadabear07]

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I was thinking about getting sub command does it run in 1366 768 res?

[Oberon]

Sub Command is good, but you're probably better off getting Dangerous Waters, it's by the same people but with more platforms.

[Red October1984]

Yes. Go ahead and get Dangerous Waters.

More subs, more aircraft....and even a surface ship.

[Pisces]

No widescreen resolutions. I only noticed 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Yes. Go ahead and get Dangerous Waters.

More subs, more aircraft....and even a target.

Fixed that for you.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Fixed that for you.

Thanks Pal!

I sank a FFG just yesterday...

I love playing as the Akula.

[canadabear07]

Is dangerous waters as real as Sub Command? also does dangerous waters come with in game tutorials?

And what would be the best way to make it look good on windows 7 windowed mode? and how do you do that?




Thanks guys!

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by canadabear07

Is dangerous waters as real as Sub Command? also does dangerous waters come with in game tutorials?

And what would be the best way to make it look good on windows 7 windowed mode? and how do you do that?




Thanks guys!

Dangerous Waters is a highly updated version of Sub Command. It's probably more real than Sub Command.

Dangerous Waters has some tutorials on Disc 2.

And I don't know how to run it in windowed mode. I think there's an option for it.

Go ahead and pick up Dangerous Waters if you want. You'll have more fun with it than you will with Sub Command.

[Skybird]

German Amazon has SC as a used item for 1,50 and DW as a used item for 2,50 Euros currently.

Looks: both titles were already visually outdated when they appeared, SC was 2001, so... do not expect miracles there.

[TorpX]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the main focus of these cold-war sims? Is it fictional battles, or just recon/special missions?

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by TorpX

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the main focus of these cold-war sims? Is it fictional battles, or just recon/special missions?

To provide a modern naval warfare simulation for those who would rather fight under the ice against russians than under the atlantic fighting the Allies or under the Pacific hunting the Japanese.

One might ask the same about Silent Hunter...ArmA...Il-2 1946...etc.

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by TorpX

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the main focus of these cold-war sims? Is it fictional battles, or just recon/special missions?

From what I recall the "campaign" progresses from strictly spec-ops to actual engagements, so basically a fictional conflict. The single missions are varied as well, though overall there seems to be more focus on weapons actually being fired.


Personally I thought the Sub Command campaigns were superior, but DW is definitely a more pleasant game to play on a modern system.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by TorpX

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the main focus of these cold-war sims? Is it fictional battles, or just recon/special missions?

The campaign is just a string of SP missions played in sequence.

The core thus is singlemissions that you can also do by the - very good, as I recall - mission editor. Since that mission editor is there, you can have the focus of your mssions to be whatever you want: 20 submarines in an arena, or secret landing of a specops team on a nightly beach, or shadowing a boomer under the ice, or raising the ELINT mast near the barbour of Murmansk (or anywhere on the globe).

[Oberon]

Sub Command was a lot of fun, particularly with the mod that gave you extra boats to control. The GUI stayed the same but the capabilities were quite different. I have fond memories of taking my Sierra II K-534 out on patrol with Nagy's Alfa K-123. He made a very good target for the enemy, and then while he was outrunning both his and their torpedoes, I would quietly close in for the kill.

Good times.

But definitely go for Dangerous Waters, it is an improvement over Sub Command (although Sub Command has the better intro. Graphics aren't everything, trust me, searching with your helo for an elusive Kilo class SSK can be very rewarding when you finally drop your torpedo on the sucker and nail him.

Be sure to grab the 'Red Storm Rising' campaign, and you'll want this site bookmarked: http://www.subguru.com/

[NeonSamurai]

Personally I always found the campaign system from both games to be by far it's biggest weakness. I really do not like sims that do not have some form of true dynamic campaign.