I'm concerned about game ballance on the American side of things.

[Aimbot]

Originally Posted by hyperion2206

As Colonel David Hackworth once said:" If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.":rotfl:

Sure, but he didn't fight from his Den and, should he have died in combat, he wouldn't have respawned.

[Safe-Keeper]

SH3Gen sometimes told you to go recon neutral (and enemy?) harbours. It did have this tense atmosphere, even though I knew the neutrals wouldn't hurt me. Recon missions on enemy harbours - now there's a different thing entirely.

[GlobalExplorer]

Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

SH3Gen sometimes told you to go recon neutral (and enemy?) harbours. It did have this tense atmosphere, even though I knew the neutrals wouldn't hurt me. Recon missions on enemy harbours - now there's a different thing entirely.

I am glad someone noticed that it does that

I went to great lengths to get that type of "neutral port" - mission, like in "Das Boot" (supply in Vigo) or a fictional reconnaissance in swedish port.

Now there still that Gibraltar-breakthrough mission in the back of my head ..

Regarding concerns expressed in this threads: SHIV will be perfectly balanced through mods, I'm 100% sure. The interesting change is that the game will be very hard in the beginning, and getting easier later on - the exact opposite of the German U-Boat campaign. I say interesting because I prefer to play early war patrols, and they should be a real challenge for the Americans.

[Aimbot]

I just realized something else. The Gato is HUGE. I think it's about 50 feet longer than the IX. Are there any classes more in line with the VII.

[Barkhorn1x]

Originally Posted by Aimbot

I just realized something else. The Gato is HUGE. I think it's about 50 feet longer than the IX. Are there any classes more in line with the VII.

Not in the US Navy my friend.




Barkhorn.

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x

Not in the US Navy my friend.


Barkhorn.

Aye! If you're gonna be crossing half the Pacific to get to a patrol area, you're gonna want that extra fifty feet. It contains two more diesel engines and a lot of extra fuel.

[Aimbot]

Jesus, I know we like things big, but 300 feet is pushing it.

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Aimbot

Jesus, I know we like things big, but 300 feet is pushing it.

About par for the course for the Pacific. The contemporary Japanese fleet subs were as big, if not bigger.

[Tigrone]

Originally Posted by Aimbot

I just realized something else. The Gato is HUGE. I think it's about 50 feet longer than the IX. Are there any classes more in line with the VII.

The S-boat class is kind'a like an older verison of the VII.

[NEON DEON]

Originally Posted by Aimbot

Sure, but he didn't fight from his Den and, should he have died in combat, he wouldn't have respawned.

And

If you play dead is dead you still have the adavantage of learning every thing from your mistakes where as real skippers were well dead.:p

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by NEON DEON

And

If you play dead is dead you still have the adavantage of learning every thing from your mistakes where as real skippers were well dead.:p

To avoid that you'll have to behave like Ensign Parker for the first 3 missions, that should do the trick.:p

[Iron Budokan]

I was worried about this, too. But then I figured since I always play DiD it might not be so arcadish in the long run. Heck, maybe I won't ever live to see '45. (I'm a lousy kaleun, I'm sure I won't be any better as a skipper.) Anyway, I'm not looking forward to the waning months of the war gunning sampans and fishing boats, though I'm sure the game will still have good targets modeled for us.....

[Aimbot]

On the bright side...


I don't think Bernard will defect just to vex us...

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Aimbot

On the bright side...


I don't think Bernard will defect just to vex us...

No need, his distant American relative Ensign Parker has already been assigned to the Silent Service