If there is an SH5

[steinbeck]

[quote=Ducimus]I have an alternate idea for a Sh5. Personnally, i think it should depart from historical events while maintaining some semblance of historical technical detail, and take place in a Post ww2, pre nuke boat, fictious cold war scenario.

My reasons are many:

- WW1 might not have enough cool toys to play with like homing torpedos, radar, or RWR.

- The whole WW2 axis vs allies thing is overdone. Some folks are die hard atlantic, others die hard pacific, i think its time to step away from both theaters.

- Cold war scenario has never been done as far as i know.


Love this idea! and possibly, if we posit X nations are war, what the sub war does actually has a positive effect on the war which can be seen/Known by us, the submariner. Sinkng a troop carrier has an effect on a invasion etc! This would also make for some imperatives within the game. 'MUST sink that troopship'

steinbeck...:hmm:

[Mickle]

I'd cast a vote for DC2
or
WW1

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by pythos

It would probably be a much simpler game to make seeing as the only detection methods were eyes. No sonar until later in the war. No TDC, and very dumb torpedoes. Primative boats, and just about as primative surface vessles.

Your idea was a good one, but I think that quote is one of the reasons it wont be made. Ubi tends to try and appeal to the casual gamer aswell as the sub fanatic. The casual gamer needs all the help the game can provide, because they just want to blow stuff up and win.

I wouldnt mind trying it out, and I especially love your idea of the boat buggering up, but I think WW1 boats in that much detail really wont appeal to the entire gaming market as SH3 and SH4 have.

Just my 2p.

[yamato9]

Hi fellas!

It whoud be nice when next Silent Hunter (SH5) whoud have playable german, american and british submarines in game. Also it whoud be exellent to be able to control fleet formations and large units (battleships, heavy cruisers) like Bismarck, Nelson, Iowa, Yamato, Prinz Eugen, Mogami.
So that you can be in control of one flag ship but you can send radio and flag signals to other ships in formation, something like Great naval Battles, (or if you remember game DREADNOUGHTS from AMIGA) but with much better grafic and realism.

It is very strange why somebody did not produce some surface battle simulator (silent Hunter with battleships) they produced PT boats, they produced Destroyer Command but simulation with capital units....they forgot.

[the_belgian]

:hmm: