Does anyone know if Ubisoft is working on a Cold War Sub Sim ?

Hitman · 02-10-08, 06:51 AM

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This type of sim is well covered by Sonalysts games. It would be mostly a duplication of effort. It could be hotly debated who would produce the best sim if they were to compete.

Not to mention it has a much smaller niche market than WW2 naval sims :hmm: It would be nice anyway to have cold war sims

hyperion2206 · 02-10-08, 07:15 AM

If Ubisoft would produce a surface sim, then they will go for the US Navy. With the USN you'd have a huge variety of missions: hunting Japanese/German subs, fighting IJN ships during the battle of Guadalcanal, protecting TFs from Kamikaze etc.
Other Navies they could consider would be the IJN or the Royal Navy, although the latter would be a tad boring because most of the missions would be to escort convoys or hunting U-Boats.

Sonarman · 02-10-08, 10:43 AM

For US fleet action probably Pacific would be best , an update of the classic TF1942 would be fantastic.

AVGWarhawk · 02-10-08, 01:19 PM

Got me.....

longam · 02-10-08, 05:35 PM

Maybe they’ll link all the oceans together (hmm) and make some big surface, air and sub simulators covering the whole world. Then build on this platform continuing the series with huge online servers for multiplayer adversaries.

Open campaign is still the way to keep longevity in a simulation or to even call it a simulation.

Cakewalk · 02-10-08, 07:16 PM

Two words.

Nuclear Torpedoes.

Triad773 · 02-10-08, 11:45 PM

Yeah I remember stories when the USN and Soviet subs/surface fleet would play cat and mouse in the Med. I think such brinksmanship would be pretty cool to try and emulate though I cannot imagine how that would translate into gameplay.

I remember on at least one occasion where a sub and surface ship collided during such antics.

Triad773 · 02-10-08, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by longam

Maybe they’ll link all the oceans together (hmm) and make some big surface, air and sub simulators covering the whole world. Then build on this platform continuing the series with huge online servers for multiplayer adversaries.

Open campaign is still the way to keep longevity in a simulation or to even call it a simulation.

Man I remember some talk in the community (over at the Ubi - IL-2 boards) where people would have loved to combine something like SH4 and IL-2. At least it would mean more historically accurate aircraft instead of the Lancaster Bombers with US markings :hmm:

But again yes-- cold war would be more missles and tactical variety and it'd be great

Sonarman · 02-11-08, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Triad773

Maybe they’ll link all the oceans together (hmm) and make some big surface, air and sub simulators covering the whole world. Then build on this platform continuing the series with huge online servers for multiplayer adversaries.

From an online chat with Oleg Maddox on the sukhoi.ru forum ....

"AviaForum: Is it possible to organize combined server for many players?

OM: New engine allows to organize combined are for many players. If we get support from the publisher, we are ready to release MMO simulator based on BOB, where not only planes will be controlled by the players, but also tanks, cars, vessels, submarines, basically all elements of warfare that are present in the sim."

02-10-08, 07:15 AM	#2
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	If Ubisoft would produce a surface sim, then they will go for the US Navy. With the USN you'd have a huge variety of missions: hunting Japanese/German subs, fighting IJN ships during the battle of Guadalcanal, protecting TFs from Kamikaze etc. Other Navies they could consider would be the IJN or the Royal Navy, although the latter would be a tad boring because most of the missions would be to escort convoys or hunting U-Boats. __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe:

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Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	For US fleet action probably Pacific would be best , an update of the classic TF1942 would be fantastic. __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Got me..... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Two words. Nuclear Torpedoes. __________________ Its not a bug... its a feature!

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longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Maybe they’ll link all the oceans together (hmm) and make some big surface, air and sub simulators covering the whole world. Then build on this platform continuing the series with huge online servers for multiplayer adversaries. Open campaign is still the way to keep longevity in a simulation or to even call it a simulation.

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Triad773 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest US: Great Lakes Posts: 39 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah I remember stories when the USN and Soviet subs/surface fleet would play cat and mouse in the Med. I think such brinksmanship would be pretty cool to try and emulate though I cannot imagine how that would translate into gameplay. I remember on at least one occasion where a sub and surface ship collided during such antics.