Can we expect a modern sub sim on the caliber of SH3?

[Enigma]

I love my Silent hunter 3, and am eagerly aweaiting my copy of Sub Command, as im equally in love with the modern era of Submarines. I would just be so happy if a game came out that acted like SH3 in that you can move around the boat sit at the different stations, and have it look as good as SH3 does, and have a "living" crew. It would really make for an amazing game with great moments to surface a nuke sub up and throgh a layer of ice to test launch a missile or something. Does anyone think we can expect such a game?

[scandium]

Originally Posted by Enigma

I love my Silent hunter 3, and am eagerly aweaiting my copy of Sub Command, as im equally in love with the modern era of Submarines. I would just be so happy if a game came out that acted like SH3 in that you can move around the boat sit at the different stations, and have it look as good as SH3 does, and have a "living" crew. It would really make for an amazing game with great moments to surface a nuke sub up and throgh a layer of ice to test launch a missile or something. Does anyone think we can expect such a game?

Probably not so likely, at least not in the near future. It seems the "living crew" in SH3 was a logical extension of the game's 3-D world, which is the ideal way to model the surface attacks and such of WWII. For modern sims there's no equivalent necessity and at the same time I believe their share of the market is much smaller, so their development budgets would be smaller as well.

[Ducimus]

I doubt a sub sim dealing with modern subs would gather a large audience. Primarly because they'res not very much history behind them. There's been no major wars involing them, and i doubt theirs much in the way of "legends" that inspire. No Priens, no skapa flow's No "mush" morton's, no reconitering of wewak harbor's, no Tangs, to U-96's, no Triggers, no U-50's, etc.

[GreyOctober]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I doubt a sub sim dealing with modern subs would gather a large audience. Primarly because they'res not very much history behind them. There's been no major wars involing them, and i doubt theirs much in the way of "legends" that inspire. No Priens, no skapa flow's No "mush" morton's, no reconitering of wewak harbor's, no Tangs, to U-96's, no Triggers, no U-50's, etc.

Thats a good point. They did pound Iraq during DS1 with a few Tomahawks i believe...

[Ducimus]

Yeah but how fun is that?

And wheres the ASW to worry about? I highly doubt Iraq had anything counter subs.


EDIT: I think the only way a modern sub sim would gather any sort of audience is if the game developers took alot of historical liberty and created an alternate timeline where the cold war turned into WW3. At that point though, its all one big, "what if".

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I doubt a sub sim dealing with modern subs would gather a large audience. Primarly because they'res not very much history behind them. There's been no major wars involing them, and i doubt theirs much in the way of "legends" that inspire. No Priens, no skapa flow's No "mush" morton's, no reconitering of wewak harbor's, no Tangs, to U-96's, no Triggers, no U-50's, etc.

Well we do have the Conquer, Whitey Mack and his Lampon (too bad we can't put his motto on the box that would draw attention!), Guardfish, and Batfish. The Foxtrot (B-4) that broke the Walnut Line. Unfortunately Conquer is probably the only one anyone has heard of…

[GreyOctober]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

highly doubt Iraq had anything counter subs.

Uhm, how about fanatical moujahedins :rotfl:

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by GreyOctober

Uhm, how about fanatical moujahedins :rotfl:

I can see it now...

Captain, freighter off starboard bow, bearing 040!

Thats no freighter, ... Oh no... its a jihadist! Clear the bridge, ALARM!

..........

Target bearing 010
check
speed 10 kits
check
angle on bow, starboard 05

.. hes going to take on the jihadist.... crazy in this weather....

flood tubes 1 thrgouh 4. open bow caps

ALLAH AKBAH!

All ahead full, close bow caps now! Take her deep cheif take her deep!

[GreyOctober]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

About fanaticism...i remembered a quote from a movie youd have to guess:

"Behind this mask there is more then flesh, behind this mask there is an ideea, and ideeas are bulletproof"

[Ducimus]

Not a clue, im a little short on sleep, so im not all there right now.

[Torplexed]

"V" for Vendetta? Guy Fawkes lives.

For some reason modern sub sims have never interested me. I've always found the streamlined perfect shapes of nuclear subs aesthically dull.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

"V" for Vendetta? Guy Fawkes lives.
.

Oh.. damn i forgot all about that movie, i think your right.

[squigian]

Originally Posted by GreyOctober

"Behind this mask there is more then flesh, behind this mask there is an ideea, and ideeas are bulletproof"

I still think they stole that from the "You can't fight ideas with bullets." line the NSF commander spouts in Deus Ex.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Enigma

I love my Silent hunter 3, and am eagerly aweaiting my copy of Sub Command, as im equally in love with the modern era of Submarines. I would just be so happy if a game came out that acted like SH3 in that you can move around the boat sit at the different stations, and have it look as good as SH3 does, and have a "living" crew. It would really make for an amazing game with great moments to surface a nuke sub up and throgh a layer of ice to test launch a missile or something. Does anyone think we can expect such a game?

You are talking about my dream of a DC2

Markus

[Enigma]

I doubt a sub sim dealing with modern subs would gather a large audience. Primarly because they'res not very much history behind them. There's been no major wars involing them, and i doubt theirs much in the way of "legends" that inspire. No Priens, no skapa flow's No "mush" morton's, no reconitering of wewak harbor's, no Tangs, to U-96's, no Triggers, no U-50's, etc.

No offense, but anyone who agree's with that statement needs to read "Blind mans bluff"