PressEvent Hamburg 2007

Boris · 02-20-07, 03:20 PM

Well obviously all that's happened is that it is no longer being represented by a cut-away sub, but it has infact been improved.

At least that's the way I read it.

Barkhorn1x · 02-20-07, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris

Well obviously all that's happened is that it is no longer being represented by a cut-away sub, but it has infact been improved.

At least that's the way I read it.

You see that is what I am struggling w/ here. How does one improve this aspect of the game by taking away the visual presentation? Or is the info. presented visually another way? In which case why not stick w/ the familiar, and much loved, cut-away?

Barkhorn.

trenken · 02-20-07, 03:30 PM

80% complete? This game is not making the mid-march launch with 20% left to go. When they've been working on the game for nearly 2 years, 20% is going to take a while to finish.

Boris · 02-20-07, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by trenken

80% complete? This game is not making the mid-march launch with 20% left to go. When they've been working on the game for nearly 2 years, 20% is going to take a while to finish.

Keep in mind the demo copy they were shown is 80% complete. This doesn't mean the dev status was at 80% at the time.

Safe-Keeper · 02-20-07, 03:34 PM

Now, that's what I call kick-butt graphics

! Not sure about those uniforms, though, surely the US Silent Service crewmembers wore blue? I never even knew they let chicks enlist!

Oh well, nothing our modders can't change.

But this...

Holy smoke, that's an improvement over the VII-B's interior

! Which boat is it, the Gato-class?

[Muses... I never knew they were that big]

Seriously, though:

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- During attacks lights flicker and dials shatter etc, but injured and dead crew members also fall to the ground.
- The Damage control has become considerably more complex, and a little adjusting to the new system might be needed. (no more detail on this).

I wonder if other things like random breakdowns and systems like depth gauges no longer working will be implemented.

trenken · 02-20-07, 03:38 PM

I have to say I really hope those screenshots were taken with the quality settings turned down. I'm really not impressed with the quality. Very pixelated. The water doesn't look any better than it did in 3 in those shots. Nothing really jumped out at me as looking spectacular in any way.

Hopefully it's just a matter of the settings and just not taking great shots. They've been working on this game for 2 years. I really hope it looks amazing.

Boris · 02-20-07, 03:39 PM

You didn't notice the transparency?

You can always turn on AA to get rid of the pixelation.

trenken · 02-20-07, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris

You didn't notice the transparency?

You can always turn on AA to get rid of the pixelation.

I've seen shots of this game that look much better than those. I saw the transparency, but it didn't look near as good as the gamespot preview video for example. That's why I think either their settings aren't cranked up or these are just bad screenshots.

I'm not worried about the graphics being good. I'm sure they are. I guess I'm just a little worried they aren't going to be that much better than 3. But I really hope I'm wrong. 3 had great graphics, but it's 2 years old.

zaloxski · 02-20-07, 03:35 PM

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80% complete? This game is not making the mid-march launch with 20% left to go. When they've been working on the game for nearly 2 years, 20% is going to take a while to finish.

No, sure they release to the press an old compilation of SH4 which they know that all is working well. Now I supouse they are testing the 100% game to fix minor problems (I hope) becasue as you said, 20% is too much.

trenken · 02-20-07, 03:40 PM

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80% complete? This game is not making the mid-march launch with 20% left to go. When they've been working on the game for nearly 2 years, 20% is going to take a while to finish.

No, sure they release to the press an old compilation of SH4 which they know that all is working well. Now I supouse they are testing the 100% game to fix minor problems (I hope) becasue as you said, 20% is too much.

Like someone said earlier, the 80% build is probably just what they had at the event. There's no way they have 20% left to finish and the game still hasn't been delayed. They must have less than that to finish.

Boris · 02-20-07, 03:31 PM

Well I'm sure it's presented visually in some way

We'll see, I don't think we'll be dissappointed. But I wonder what the 're-adjustment' to the new model is all about?

02-20-07, 03:20 PM	#1
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Well obviously all that's happened is that it is no longer being represented by a cut-away sub, but it has infact been improved. At least that's the way I read it.

02-20-07, 03:30 PM	#3
trenken Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 565 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	80% complete? This game is not making the mid-march launch with 20% left to go. When they've been working on the game for nearly 2 years, 20% is going to take a while to finish.

02-20-07, 03:38 PM	#6
trenken Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 565 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have to say I really hope those screenshots were taken with the quality settings turned down. I'm really not impressed with the quality. Very pixelated. The water doesn't look any better than it did in 3 in those shots. Nothing really jumped out at me as looking spectacular in any way. Hopefully it's just a matter of the settings and just not taking great shots. They've been working on this game for 2 years. I really hope it looks amazing.

02-20-07, 03:39 PM	#7
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	You didn't notice the transparency? You can always turn on AA to get rid of the pixelation.

02-20-07, 03:31 PM	#11
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Well I'm sure it's presented visually in some way We'll see, I don't think we'll be dissappointed. But I wonder what the 're-adjustment' to the new model is all about?