Silent Hunter 4 Preview by Aces of the Deep and MarineSims!

CaptainNemo · 12-03-06, 06:04 PM

Ahoy comrades!

We from the Aces of the Deep flotilla (www.acesofthedeep.com) and the german naval sim community MarineSims (www.marinesims.de) had the chance to join a Silent Hunter 4 presentation in Duesseldorf / Germany on the 24. November 2006.

You can reach our preview, video material and screenshots at

(Please use Divxplayer )

or

Greetings ! Your nemo!

Sailor Steve · 12-03-06, 06:40 PM

WOW!!! Those are great!

I love the new options:

Realistic sonar and radar
Periscopes go up and down
Slideout menus
Chart depths shown, seemingly by color changes (guessing on my part)
Watch shifts (looser crew management)
Self-generating clouds!
Selectable resolutions!!

This is looking good!

Sulikate · 12-03-06, 07:10 PM

WOW! HOLLY C**P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible!

Sulikate · 12-03-06, 07:14 PM

OMG I can't believe! Looks soooooo amazing! Great graphics, promissing interface ( crew shifts!!!).

AG124 · 12-03-06, 08:27 PM

Looks great to me so far.

But what is this about 1945? Has the entire year been omitted from the campaign, or is just not possible to start a career in 1945? In SHIII, you can't start a career after 1943, but you can still play until the end of the war - is the situation in SHIV something similar or a complete cut off? I hope not, as playing in 1945 would actually add another challenge to the game - trying to find enough shipping to sink.

Cpt. Stewker · 12-03-06, 08:37 PM

This looks GREAT!

Gizzmoe · 12-04-06, 01:13 AM

Here is a 56k-friendlier version of the gameplay video, it´s 54MB instead of the original 200MB:
http://files.filefront.com/gameplay_.../fileinfo.html

DivX or XviD codec required.

Resolution: 640x480
Sound: MP3, 128 kbps

The Noob · 12-04-06, 01:40 AM

I'm on 768 speed so your Version is greatly appreciated Gizzmoe. Danke!

So far this looks awsome. Now i really wanna "pwnz0r" (as we CS players say), the Japanese navy!

WilhelmSchulz. · 12-04-06, 02:11 AM

Can somone Youtube the Dev Diary pt.2

Also can somone pass me on what the Aces of the Deep said I cant vew that sight(why I dont know)

Gizzmoe · 12-04-06, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

Also can somone pass me on what the Aces of the Deep said I cant vew that sight(why I dont know)

Try Marinesims.de, it´s the same article:
http://www.marinesims.de/site/silent...r-4/sh4-3.html

Ship Hunter · 12-04-06, 02:31 AM

I already uploaded the Dev Diary Part 2 at Youtube...but it's processing.

At MarineSims.de there is the Dev Diary Part 2 as WMV!!!!

Although i recompressed the In-Game Footage to 84Mb...uploading it right now.

CCIP · 12-05-06, 01:12 AM

Oh, PS - the new crew management looks really great! Just what I thought it would be.

SmithN23 · 12-05-06, 07:53 AM

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned this yet but if the load time that was shown in the footage is the actual load time then it has been greatly improved. Unless they just sped the movie up there....

Pants · 12-05-06, 07:59 AM

More likely they removed the reload time, for dev testing.

AS · 12-05-06, 08:53 AM

Nice footage, the interior has improved much. Sadly there´s nothing about the campaign, so far it looks like an improved SH3 add-on to me. Anyway, I´ll buy it blindly, having a gorgeous time while hoping for SHV back in the Atlantic.

Cheers, AS

12-03-06, 06:04 PM	#1
CaptainNemo Electrician's Mate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany/Essen Posts: 132 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 4 Preview by Aces of the Deep and MarineSims! Ahoy comrades! We from the Aces of the Deep flotilla (www.acesofthedeep.com) and the german naval sim community MarineSims (www.marinesims.de) had the chance to join a Silent Hunter 4 presentation in Duesseldorf / Germany on the 24. November 2006. You can reach our preview, video material and screenshots at (Please use Divxplayer ) or Greetings ! Your nemo! __________________ www.acesofthedeep.com Last edited by CaptainNemo; 12-03-06 at 06:43 PM.

12-03-06, 06:40 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WOW!!! Those are great! I love the new options: Realistic sonar and radar Periscopes go up and down Slideout menus Chart depths shown, seemingly by color changes (guessing on my part) Watch shifts (looser crew management) Self-generating clouds! Selectable resolutions!! This is looking good! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-03-06, 07:10 PM	#3
Sulikate Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Korea Posts: 834 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	WOW! HOLLY C**P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible! __________________ Se flutua e não fala quack, afunde-o!

12-03-06, 07:14 PM	#4
Sulikate Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Korea Posts: 834 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	OMG I can't believe! Looks soooooo amazing! Great graphics, promissing interface ( crew shifts!!!). __________________ Se flutua e não fala quack, afunde-o!

12-03-06, 08:27 PM	#5
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	1944 or 1945 Looks great to me so far. But what is this about 1945? Has the entire year been omitted from the campaign, or is just not possible to start a career in 1945? In SHIII, you can't start a career after 1943, but you can still play until the end of the war - is the situation in SHIV something similar or a complete cut off? I hope not, as playing in 1945 would actually add another challenge to the game - trying to find enough shipping to sink. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

12-03-06, 08:37 PM	#6
Cpt. Stewker Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Posts: 192 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	This looks GREAT!

12-04-06, 01:13 AM	#7
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Here is a 56k-friendlier version of the gameplay video, it´s 54MB instead of the original 200MB: http://files.filefront.com/gameplay_.../fileinfo.html DivX or XviD codec required. Resolution: 640x480 Sound: MP3, 128 kbps

12-04-06, 01:40 AM	#8
The Noob The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: de_dust2 Posts: 1,417 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm on 768 speed so your Version is greatly appreciated Gizzmoe. Danke! So far this looks awsome. Now i really wanna "pwnz0r" (as we CS players say), the Japanese navy!

12-04-06, 02:11 AM	#9
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Can somone Youtube the Dev Diary pt.2 Also can somone pass me on what the Aces of the Deep said I cant vew that sight(why I dont know) __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

12-04-06, 02:31 AM	#11
Ship Hunter A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany, Niedersachsen Posts: 72 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	I already uploaded the Dev Diary Part 2 at Youtube...but it's processing. At MarineSims.de there is the Dev Diary Part 2 as WMV!!!! Although i recompressed the In-Game Footage to 84Mb...uploading it right now. __________________ http://www.marinesims.de

12-05-06, 01:12 AM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Oh, PS - the new crew management looks really great! Just what I thought it would be. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

12-05-06, 07:53 AM	#13
SmithN23 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 91 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'm surprised that no one has mentioned this yet but if the load time that was shown in the footage is the actual load time then it has been greatly improved. Unless they just sped the movie up there.... __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Bruke

12-05-06, 07:59 AM	#14
Pants Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Posts: 849 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	More likely they removed the reload time, for dev testing. __________________ Ex GWX Dev Team member and proud GWX user

12-05-06, 08:53 AM	#15
AS 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 275 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Nice footage, the interior has improved much. Sadly there´s nothing about the campaign, so far it looks like an improved SH3 add-on to me. Anyway, I´ll buy it blindly, having a gorgeous time while hoping for SHV back in the Atlantic. Cheers, AS __________________ Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. (Oscar Wilde)