SH5 player review thread - post your opinions about the game here - Page 12

Nufsed · 03-16-10, 05:22 AM

What amazes me more than anything else (and there is a lot to be amazed about) is the stability of this game! I have installed most of the mods now available (apart from those which directly conflict with oneanother) and not once has this game crashed. I have installed graphics mods, campaign mods, launched the game from a save which saw me in the middle of a convoy being depth charged, and every time the gamed loaded perfectly! As I said before.....AMAZING!

Gilbou · 03-16-10, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piiman

OK I've taken my pants off but I still need to connect to UBISOFT what gives

Well that was the first step.

The next one involves some kind of bending.

The hotline of Ubisoft will explain it to you.

Colonelgoldie · 03-16-10, 12:19 PM

I am new to the forum and this (SH5) is my first experience of subsims. Firstly I would like to thank all the moders out there for their contributions, I have already installed a few of them and all work fine. I am not able to comment on how SH5 compares to other version as this is my first, just a shame that I am unble to play when I want to (like now 1717hrs GMT) as Ubi servers appear to be down again. I have had the game since its release and gone to play it 3 times and have not been able to due to server issues at Ubi. When I am able to play I love the game and think the graphics are amazing.

mcarlsonus · 03-17-10, 11:37 AM

My overall opinion (by the way, Ubi's servers were dead the day I did the Install. Wonder if that was a less-than-subtle hint from the, "diety-du-jour?")

Used to be some helpful and intuitive things in previous versions - like hitting, "P" for, "periscope depth." Not any more!

Ladders are annoying and add NOTHING to game play. By the way, can one, "crash dive" in this thing without hopping down a hatch first? I haven't tried it, but I honestly hope NOT! "Sir, we're under fire from a Tribal DD! BUT, we have to stay surfaced 'cuz that Dieter guy's still outside!"

New torpedo attack set-up. Why "fix" (quotes intended) what wasn't broken? This new setup now officially sucks (Kiel) canal water and uses FAR too much screen real estate (you know the 1,2,3 schema and then there's the new-and-unimproved manual targetting option)

FIXED salvo torpedo spread - of ~10 degrees??? WTF?

Where's, "range?" Why can't you tell me what KIND of ship that is without my going through the, "recognition manual" (again, quotes intended!)? YEAH - I get it! THAT's an, "Airplane," and that's a, "Ship!"

Those two planes from SH4-the-addon are back. In 4, they were Brewster Buffalos and did nothing but annoy as they stopped the action, but never attacked. Well, don't know if they're still Buffalos, but, THEY'RE BACK and, as ever, they serve the same useless function as they did in 4! AND, they, "spawn" just as often - if not MORE often! MODDERS !!!!

I sigh and fondly remember the good old days. You know, like the user's manual that was provided for Microprose's, "Silent Service." It was actually helpful! With every iteration of Silent Hunter, the manual becomes more and more useless. I can't understand that! Why should one have to learn how to function inside the game WITHOUT having to depend on folks who AREN'T on Ubi's payroll? Without Subsim posters, this game would've been relegated to the landfill!

Nothing I enjoyed more than transiting the Kiel Canal and watching ships run directly into the walls and burst into flame. That happened just before one of 'em reversed direction and backed into me!

Think I'm now officially, "disenfranchised with the franchise," and I'm finished with Silent Hunter. Been picking up sub sims since one could make a living by knowing DOS! But, I wasn't crazy about the buggy SH4 and it's extra cost option (even AFTER installing the five updates/patches!), but that pales in comparison to this...

mcarlsonus · 03-17-10, 10:22 PM

earlier poster(s?) referred to the stability of SH5 - especially compared to SH4! That's been my experience as well, but, I'm here to announce my first crash - at about 8:30 PM Central. It simply stopped responding and had to force shutdown (Windows 7, 64-bit Home Premium, 4GB RAM, AMD dual-core 2.4 GHz, brand spankin' new nVidia GTS250 1GB)

I'm like a proud father, I am!

Darnthetorpedoes · 03-19-10, 09:26 AM

It's nice to hear comments on the game negative and alike ...but i find myself wanting to stay with the franchise even more now, realizing that I may be one of the last supporters of a once great, but still entertaining game. Yes, while the qualities of gameplay have gone down, the number of bugs and annoyances have gone up. But I can say for myself that I will stand by Silent Hunter for the long haul

03-16-10, 12:19 PM	#168
Colonelgoldie Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Essex United Kingdom Posts: 1 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Love the game but... I am new to the forum and this (SH5) is my first experience of subsims. Firstly I would like to thank all the moders out there for their contributions, I have already installed a few of them and all work fine. I am not able to comment on how SH5 compares to other version as this is my first, just a shame that I am unble to play when I want to (like now 1717hrs GMT) as Ubi servers appear to be down again. I have had the game since its release and gone to play it 3 times and have not been able to due to server issues at Ubi. When I am able to play I love the game and think the graphics are amazing. Last edited by Colonelgoldie; 03-16-10 at 03:57 PM.

03-17-10, 11:37 AM	#169
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	A graphical tour de force, but... My overall opinion (by the way, Ubi's servers were dead the day I did the Install. Wonder if that was a less-than-subtle hint from the, "diety-du-jour?") Used to be some helpful and intuitive things in previous versions - like hitting, "P" for, "periscope depth." Not any more! Ladders are annoying and add NOTHING to game play. By the way, can one, "crash dive" in this thing without hopping down a hatch first? I haven't tried it, but I honestly hope NOT! "Sir, we're under fire from a Tribal DD! BUT, we have to stay surfaced 'cuz that Dieter guy's still outside!" New torpedo attack set-up. Why "fix" (quotes intended) what wasn't broken? This new setup now officially sucks (Kiel) canal water and uses FAR too much screen real estate (you know the 1,2,3 schema and then there's the new-and-unimproved manual targetting option) FIXED salvo torpedo spread - of ~10 degrees??? WTF? Where's, "range?" Why can't you tell me what KIND of ship that is without my going through the, "recognition manual" (again, quotes intended!)? YEAH - I get it! THAT's an, "Airplane," and that's a, "Ship!" Those two planes from SH4-the-addon are back. In 4, they were Brewster Buffalos and did nothing but annoy as they stopped the action, but never attacked. Well, don't know if they're still Buffalos, but, THEY'RE BACK and, as ever, they serve the same useless function as they did in 4! AND, they, "spawn" just as often - if not MORE often! MODDERS !!!! I sigh and fondly remember the good old days. You know, like the user's manual that was provided for Microprose's, "Silent Service." It was actually helpful! With every iteration of Silent Hunter, the manual becomes more and more useless. I can't understand that! Why should one have to learn how to function inside the game WITHOUT having to depend on folks who AREN'T on Ubi's payroll? Without Subsim posters, this game would've been relegated to the landfill! Nothing I enjoyed more than transiting the Kiel Canal and watching ships run directly into the walls and burst into flame. That happened just before one of 'em reversed direction and backed into me! Think I'm now officially, "disenfranchised with the franchise," and I'm finished with Silent Hunter. Been picking up sub sims since one could make a living by knowing DOS! But, I wasn't crazy about the buggy SH4 and it's extra cost option (even AFTER installing the five updates/patches!), but that pales in comparison to this...

03-17-10, 10:22 PM	#170
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	By the way... earlier poster(s?) referred to the stability of SH5 - especially compared to SH4! That's been my experience as well, but, I'm here to announce my first crash - at about 8:30 PM Central. It simply stopped responding and had to force shutdown (Windows 7, 64-bit Home Premium, 4GB RAM, AMD dual-core 2.4 GHz, brand spankin' new nVidia GTS250 1GB) I'm like a proud father, I am!

03-16-10, 05:22 AM	#166
Nufsed Sparky Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 156 Downloads: 500 Uploads: 0	What amazes me more than anything else (and there is a lot to be amazed about) is the stability of this game! I have installed most of the mods now available (apart from those which directly conflict with oneanother) and not once has this game crashed. I have installed graphics mods, campaign mods, launched the game from a save which saw me in the middle of a convoy being depth charged, and every time the gamed loaded perfectly! As I said before.....AMAZING!

03-19-10, 09:26 AM	#171
Darnthetorpedoes Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's nice to hear comments on the game negative and alike ...but i find myself wanting to stay with the franchise even more now, realizing that I may be one of the last supporters of a once great, but still entertaining game. Yes, while the qualities of gameplay have gone down, the number of bugs and annoyances have gone up. But I can say for myself that I will stand by Silent Hunter for the long haul