Silent Hunter 5 Announced?

Rockin Robbins · 09-29-08, 05:06 PM

Too soon. Big mistake. If it's a quantum leap ahead nobody's equipment will run it. If it is not, it will fail to be a compelling purchase. If the first case I will begin scanning eBay for a poor victim who can't run it. If the second, I'm afraid the thing will die on the vine. I just can't imagine anything good coming out of a 1st quarter 2009 release of a new submarine simulation.

That being said, I am ALWAYS prepared to be pleasantly surprised.

Task Force · 09-29-08, 05:11 PM

Cant wait for screen shots of SH5, appears they were given over a year to do this one.

10-01-08, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

If it's a quantum leap ahead nobody's equipment will run it.

Well, not all of us are still on our tandys.

Task Force · 09-29-08, 05:15 PM

Maby it will include the atlanic and picific.

(not good for GWX team.) I hope they can do this for SH5.

rodan54 · 09-29-08, 05:41 PM

"All new code" and a tentative Q1 09 release date, doesn't exactly sound like a good combination if you ask me. :hmm:

Task Force · 09-29-08, 05:42 PM

All we cand do is wait and see.

rodan54 · 09-29-08, 05:56 PM

Very true.

Task Force · 09-29-08, 06:08 PM

Wonder what it is gonna be about, wele find out by December/ begining of next year.

rodan54 · 09-29-08, 06:27 PM

Well first off there's the FPS cash cow of the subsim world, U-boats, but that has already been done.

The red-headed subsim stepchild (pacific theater) was just done.
And as much as I'd like to command an I-Boat or serve in the queens navy pre 1945, these would likely attract an even smaller audience than the US fleet boats.

So my moneys on either some cold war nuke boat sim, or preferably a post WWII, pre nuke boat sim, perhaps something centering around the Korea war.

Either that or some WWI U-Boat sim.

Or the devs could have really gone out on a limb and went for..........

Seminole · 09-30-08, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by rodan54

"All new code" and a tentative Q1 09 release date, doesn't exactly sound like a good combination if you ask me. :hmm:

Being fluent(more or less) in cyberspeakese, I will translate:

tentative Q1 09 release = sometime in 2011,maybe *

*barring total global economic collapse

Diopos · 09-30-08, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikhayl

All new code :hmm: I have no idea what it would be about but I think I'd buy it regardless, assuming it's set in a pre-1945 era. Well spotted Sonarman, you couldn't have a more fitting nick

New code ... new bugs!

joegrundman · 09-30-08, 05:07 AM

but maybe a globe-shaped world (fingers crossed)

Redwine · 10-04-08, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Diopos

New code ... new bugs!

Yes....sure ! and what ?

It is a new challenge... !

My main worry is... wich era ?

There is a high probability, UBI want to explore Cold War era...

I think so... just a personal opinion, if they move away of WW2, they will loss lot of customers. Almost me.

Of course... they will gain another customers.
I think so... another time, a personal opinion, most of the people who likes SH III and IV, will not be happy with a Cold War era sim.

SH III and IV, have lot of improvement potential... we need, batithermograph for american subsim, water trap for german subsim, themal layer modelled for german subsim.

Capability to move inside of all complete sub, better AI, 3D and cinematic scenes of all jobs onboard, it was on old subsims and flight sims, better damage model, for sub and ships.

Better airplane Ai, flight model, and attack capabilities, remember planes was the first reason of subs kills.

Better campaing and world modellation, tonnage instead of renown...

A better memory management, just look the diference between SH III and the impoved SH IV...

Just watch all the impovements done by the comunity on both sims, SH III and IV.... lot of things.... we need that.

Almost in my case.... i am not interested on a Cold War sim...

Jimbuna · 10-04-08, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redwine

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diopos

New code ... new bugs!

Yes....sure ! and what ?

It is a new challenge... !

My main worry is... wich era ?

There is a high probability, UBI want to explore Cold War era...

I think so... just a personal opinion, if they move away of WW2, they will loss lot of customers. Almost me.

Of course... they will gain another customers.
I think so... another time, a personal opinion, most of the people who likes SH III and IV, will not be happy with a Cold War era sim.

SH III and IV, have lot of improvement potential... we need, batithermograph for american subsim, water trap for german subsim, themal layer modelled for german subsim.

Capability to move inside of all complete sub, better AI, 3D and cinematic scenes of all jobs onboard, it was on old subsims and flight sims, better damage model, for sub and ships.

Better airplane Ai, flight model, and attack capabilities, remember planes was the first reason of subs kills.

Better campaing and world modellation, tonnage instead of renown...

A better memory management, just look the diference between SH III and the impoved SH IV...

Just watch all the impovements done by the comunity on both sims, SH III and IV.... lot of things.... we need that.

Almost in my case.... i am not interested on a Cold War sim...

Put your life savings on WW2 era

Task Force · 10-04-08, 09:01 AM

Yep, I would like WW2 cause I dont feel like crusing underwater most of the time, Where you actualy have to look for targets instead of just haveing some one looking at a radar.

09-29-08, 05:06 PM	#1
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Too soon. Big mistake. If it's a quantum leap ahead nobody's equipment will run it. If it is not, it will fail to be a compelling purchase. If the first case I will begin scanning eBay for a poor victim who can't run it. If the second, I'm afraid the thing will die on the vine. I just can't imagine anything good coming out of a 1st quarter 2009 release of a new submarine simulation. That being said, I am ALWAYS prepared to be pleasantly surprised. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-29-08, 05:11 PM	#2
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Cant wait for screen shots of SH5, appears they were given over a year to do this one. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

09-29-08, 05:15 PM	#4
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Maby it will include the atlanic and picific. (not good for GWX team.) I hope they can do this for SH5. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

09-29-08, 05:42 PM	#6
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	All we cand do is wait and see. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

09-29-08, 06:08 PM	#8
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Wonder what it is gonna be about, wele find out by December/ begining of next year. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

09-29-08, 05:41 PM	#5
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	"All new code" and a tentative Q1 09 release date, doesn't exactly sound like a good combination if you ask me. :hmm:

09-29-08, 05:56 PM	#7
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Very true.

09-29-08, 06:27 PM	#9
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Well first off there's the FPS cash cow of the subsim world, U-boats, but that has already been done. The red-headed subsim stepchild (pacific theater) was just done. And as much as I'd like to command an I-Boat or serve in the queens navy pre 1945, these would likely attract an even smaller audience than the US fleet boats. So my moneys on either some cold war nuke boat sim, or preferably a post WWII, pre nuke boat sim, perhaps something centering around the Korea war. Either that or some WWI U-Boat sim. Or the devs could have really gone out on a limb and went for..........

09-30-08, 05:07 AM	#12
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	but maybe a globe-shaped world (fingers crossed) __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

10-04-08, 09:01 AM	#15
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yep, I would like WW2 cause I dont feel like crusing underwater most of the time, Where you actualy have to look for targets instead of just haveing some one looking at a radar. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"