So still only 8 km visibilty?

Immacolata · 03-19-07, 10:59 AM

Tell me I am wrong and that Ubi DID fix the laughably low visual range of SH3 (8000m visibility on a clear day on a paperflat ocean 4TW).

It762 · 03-19-07, 11:02 AM

but why is this 8 km visibilty so laughable? The ai is restricted to this limit too and it's also a performance option.

Honestly I cannot recognize any ship through this pixalated periscope in SH3 if its 5 km away. I just see some pixels... how do you ID it? Also have trouble checking the flags even when close (luckily american flags are easy to recognize) and iam happy for the color coding on the map to be sure

hyperion2206 · 03-19-07, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Tell me I am wrong and that Ubi DID fix the laughably low visual range of SH3 (8000m visibility on a clear day on a paperflat ocean 4TW).

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

P_Funk · 03-19-07, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Tell me I am wrong and that Ubi DID fix the laughably low visual range of SH3 (8000m visibility on a clear day on a paperflat ocean 4TW).

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

*after a long pause and a deep breath*

"I'm going to need more RAM."

Spaxspore · 03-19-07, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Tell me I am wrong and that Ubi DID fix the laughably low visual range of SH3 (8000m visibility on a clear day on a paperflat ocean 4TW).

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

*after a long pause and a deep breath*

"I'm going to need more RAM."

After havein in game experiance i can safely say i 8km for any contact. Not 20, dont know about land or what not but for ship contacts with realistic sensors on i only pick up ships visually at 8000m or closer

Immacolata · 03-19-07, 12:30 PM

No AA and now this. Sigh. What is next, they recycled all the sounds from SH3? I think this 8000 meter thing is a big deal to me. It was in SH3. If you cannot spot smoke plumes from far away how are you supposed to see enemy ships when not using that hacker map "gods eye view"?

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Originally Posted by Hyperion2206

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

Screenshot or it didn't happen.

Kruger · 03-19-07, 12:33 PM

Hello mates. I have seen ships at about 12 km in ideal conditions, smoke first.

hyperion2206 · 03-19-07, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

No AA and now this. Sigh. What is next, they recycled all the sounds from SH3? I think this 8000 meter thing is a big deal to me. It was in SH3. If you cannot spot smoke plumes from far away how are you supposed to see enemy ships when not using that hacker map "gods eye view"?

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Originally Posted by Hyperion2206

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

Screenshot or it didn't happen.

Since I don't have the game I can't prove it. We just have the word of a dev. I could give you the link to the interview but that wouldn't help you or do you speak German?

03-20-07, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

No AA and now this. Sigh. What is next, they recycled all the sounds from SH3? I think this 8000 meter thing is a big deal to me. It was in SH3. If you cannot spot smoke plumes from far away how are you supposed to see enemy ships when not using that hacker map "gods eye view"?

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Originally Posted by Hyperion2206

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

Screenshot or it didn't happen.

I have a feeling that SH4 recycled most of SH3, except for the new graphics. We'll see soon enough.

Shiplord · 03-19-07, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

They said also this:

Taifu_Noodle: What units of measurement will SH4 use?
SH4 Dev team - Silent Hunter 3 used the same measurements system as the Kriegsmarine - based on the metric system. For Wolves of the Pacific, we will of course use the imperial system since this is the historical solution. However, we are considering to have the game switch to metric as an option.

perhaps "of course" meant in Romania, we considering to patch it later if we get the task from Ubisoft Paris. I bet on nothing what a dev have said in past interviews, particularly if he is Ubisoft dev

Dowly · 03-19-07, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Tell me I am wrong and that Ubi DID fix the laughably low visual range of SH3 (8000m visibility on a clear day on a paperflat ocean 4TW).

You're wrong! A dev said in an interview that was posted on the German Sh4 site that they have 20km visibility.

And on another interview I heard 8-12km.

elite_hunter_sh3 · 03-19-07, 03:28 PM

LOOK RELAX EVERYONE,

1. NOT ALOT OF TIME TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING
2. THEY WILL RELEASE PATCHES AND UPDATES FOR FSAA AND VISIBILITY(if not then GWX 2 will do that

)
3. sooner or later these issues willbe fixed DEFINETLY FSAA, if nobodys gonna fix it i will take te time to learn wutever language they used and fix it.

joea · 03-19-07, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

LOOK RELAX EVERYONE,

1. NOT ALOT OF TIME TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING
2. THEY WILL RELEASE PATCHES AND UPDATES FOR FSAA AND VISIBILITY(if not then GWX 2 will do that

)
3. sooner or later these issues willbe fixed DEFINETLY FSAA, if nobodys gonna fix it i will take te time to learn wutever language they used and fix it.

That's the spirit mate!

Kruger · 03-19-07, 04:06 PM

AI is good. Destroyers will track the torpedo wake back to the sub...so dive dive dive after you have fired. Fortunately, the japanese poor ASW is your friend

). Destroyers will attack in pairs. One listening, the other one charging. They call aerial support if you are close to land, so beware. Do not try to torpedo a destroyer if you are more than 3-400 meters away. They see the torpedo and avoid it. This is just an example. AI is not crap at all...beware and do not underestimate the japs. Pilots are skillful, you won;t get away by making sudden turns at flank speed. Your gunners are poorer than in sh3. Add to this...a rusty S class bucket which dives safe only to 50 meters.....and you;re in big trouble.

Erichoff · 03-19-07, 02:20 PM

The earth is round.
A sub is low - only a little higher as the water.
you can not see more than 8km - in good conditions you might see the smoke but that is it.
If the earth was flat it would be possible .
the ships are behind the horizon
When you are at the beach the place where sky and sea touch is only 5 km away .

03-19-07, 10:59 AM	#1
Immacolata Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 798 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	So still only 8 km visibilty? Tell me I am wrong and that Ubi DID fix the laughably low visual range of SH3 (8000m visibility on a clear day on a paperflat ocean 4TW). __________________ "The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - W. Churchill

03-19-07, 03:28 PM	#12
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	LOOK RELAX EVERYONE, 1. NOT ALOT OF TIME TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING 2. THEY WILL RELEASE PATCHES AND UPDATES FOR FSAA AND VISIBILITY(if not then GWX 2 will do that) 3. sooner or later these issues willbe fixed DEFINETLY FSAA, if nobodys gonna fix it i will take te time to learn wutever language they used and fix it.

03-19-07, 02:20 PM	#15
Erichoff Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The earth is round, horizon is at 8km The earth is round. A sub is low - only a little higher as the water. you can not see more than 8km - in good conditions you might see the smoke but that is it. If the earth was flat it would be possible . the ships are behind the horizon When you are at the beach the place where sky and sea touch is only 5 km away .

03-19-07, 11:02 AM	#2
It762 Gunner Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 97 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	but why is this 8 km visibilty so laughable? The ai is restricted to this limit too and it's also a performance option. Honestly I cannot recognize any ship through this pixalated periscope in SH3 if its 5 km away. I just see some pixels... how do you ID it? Also have trouble checking the flags even when close (luckily american flags are easy to recognize) and iam happy for the color coding on the map to be sure

03-19-07, 12:33 PM	#7
Kruger Commander Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 476 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Hello mates. I have seen ships at about 12 km in ideal conditions, smoke first.

03-19-07, 04:06 PM	#14
Kruger Commander Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 476 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	AI is good. Destroyers will track the torpedo wake back to the sub...so dive dive dive after you have fired. Fortunately, the japanese poor ASW is your friend ). Destroyers will attack in pairs. One listening, the other one charging. They call aerial support if you are close to land, so beware. Do not try to torpedo a destroyer if you are more than 3-400 meters away. They see the torpedo and avoid it. This is just an example. AI is not crap at all...beware and do not underestimate the japs. Pilots are skillful, you won;t get away by making sudden turns at flank speed. Your gunners are poorer than in sh3. Add to this...a rusty S class bucket which dives safe only to 50 meters.....and you;re in big trouble.