Genuine Concerns About This Game - Page 2

sergei · 03-03-10, 07:03 PM

Before I start this, it is not in the spirit of OMFG this game SUX LOL.

It is also not in the spirit of 'I can't believe you, you have a fully explorable U Boat interior, WTF is your problem'

I am hoping there are some of us who fall in the middle who want to make this game better, but are, frankly, disappointed with its current state.

MAJOR

1. Where the hell is my boat?
Sometimes I switch to external cam, and when I try to switch back, no matter how hard I try, I am still in external cam. A save and reload clears the problem, but really?

2. Tube Confusion
I have noticed a discrepancy between what my weapons officer says and the actual state of my tubes.
I loaded a save, for some reason you can see tubes 1 and 2 are open.

Now, I switched to tube 1, when I did that I was told 'closing tube 2', then I hit the key to open tube 1, and got the voice confirmation to that effect.
What do you suppose I saw?

this

OK that's a bit weird. I was told I was closing tube 2, and also that I had opened tube 1, but the opposite seems to be the case.
Also after I fired tube 1, then switched to tube 2, when I hit the button to open it, it would close, (confirmed by external cam, no screenshots available) and visa versa.
I believe this may be partial responsible for the misses to aft some people are seeing whilst trying to figure out the screwy TDC in this game

3. For the love of god dive
See an aircraft, hit crash dive, hit crash dive again, remain on the surface, the aircraft flies overhead. Nuff said.

4. I Thought Friends were electric?
Here is a pic of me attacking a tanker with 2 electric torpedoes.
See any problem with that?

5. At Least Try And get Away.
Sh3, a merchant notices you he will start a constant helm course around his base course, still very easy to intercept and torpedo.
SH4, some improvement,a merchant notices you he will try his best to get the hell away from where he last saw you.
SH5, a merchant notices you, I'm afraid it's back to SH3 type behavior.

6. I'm Not Telepathic
Ok, playing on manual targeting I expect not to be given target speed on the map. But, click on the target and it is display in the bottom right of the screen.
See this pic. I guess I'll have to turn map contacts off altogether, or be told the speed of the contact.

Yes I know I can just not click on the enemy ship. But it shouldn't be there though, should it?

7. They Can't All Be This Good.
I am playing with duds switched on. I have now fired somewhere in the region of 25 torpedoes, and have had no duds or prematures. Anyone else seen ANY duds?

8. UZO Bizzaro
When I first go to the UZO it looks like this

Then I zoom in using the mouse wheel, and it looks like this

It never lets me zoom back out to the first setting though.

9. For Gods Sake Number One, I Said 200 Meters
Go deep, say below 190 meters. Then Try and keep your depth steady.
Below about 190 meters it seems that you need about 5 knots to keep from sinking.
EDIT: I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature. I guess the forums will tell!

MINOR

1. I sank a Liberty freighter sailing towards Scotland in October '39. Admitedly this is probably because of the limited roster of ships for Britian. Still seems a bit weird though.

2. Extreme Speed Ahead?
I'm pretty sure there is not any navy in the world that does not call this Ahead Flank.

3. Reloaded a saved game and the ship sunk icons of the vessels I had attacked had disappeared. This was sometimes the same in 3 and 4 so I can let this one go.

4. Option checked for stabilized view. UZO is perfectly calm. Binocs are all over the place. This may be as designed.

5. U Boat changes depth WAY too quick. I'm not about to get into a statistical argument about it, but it is even quicker than a fleetboat in stock SH4, which can't be right, surely?

6. Very difficult to set accurate depth.
OK when on shallow depth meter, but try setting a depth of, for example, 195 meters on this control and see how you do

7. They don't all carry fireworks surely?

When I do enough damage to a ship the all look like this

And I mean, every one!

8. Loss of functionality in Map

By which I mean, if I plotted a search pattern in the other games, I could tell at a glance everything I needed to know about it.
eg. the length, and time of each leg, and the length a and time in total of the search pattern.

this is what I get now

As you can see, when I hover the mouse over a waypoint, in the bottom right it gives me the distance and time, to the nearest minute (nice), to that waypoint.
And I can do that to any waypoint I wish.
But I Miss seeing the whole thing at a glance.

I'm probably being a bit anal now.
Next I'll be complaining about rivets on the conning tower.

03-03-10, 07:03 PM	#1
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Genuine Concerns About This Game Before I start this, it is not in the spirit of OMFG this game SUX LOL. It is also not in the spirit of 'I can't believe you, you have a fully explorable U Boat interior, WTF is your problem' I am hoping there are some of us who fall in the middle who want to make this game better, but are, frankly, disappointed with its current state. MAJOR 1. Where the hell is my boat? Sometimes I switch to external cam, and when I try to switch back, no matter how hard I try, I am still in external cam. A save and reload clears the problem, but really? 2. Tube Confusion I have noticed a discrepancy between what my weapons officer says and the actual state of my tubes. I loaded a save, for some reason you can see tubes 1 and 2 are open. Now, I switched to tube 1, when I did that I was told 'closing tube 2', then I hit the key to open tube 1, and got the voice confirmation to that effect. What do you suppose I saw? this OK that's a bit weird. I was told I was closing tube 2, and also that I had opened tube 1, but the opposite seems to be the case. Also after I fired tube 1, then switched to tube 2, when I hit the button to open it, it would close, (confirmed by external cam, no screenshots available) and visa versa. I believe this may be partial responsible for the misses to aft some people are seeing whilst trying to figure out the screwy TDC in this game 3. For the love of god dive See an aircraft, hit crash dive, hit crash dive again, remain on the surface, the aircraft flies overhead. Nuff said. 4. I Thought Friends were electric? Here is a pic of me attacking a tanker with 2 electric torpedoes. See any problem with that? 5. At Least Try And get Away. Sh3, a merchant notices you he will start a constant helm course around his base course, still very easy to intercept and torpedo. SH4, some improvement,a merchant notices you he will try his best to get the hell away from where he last saw you. SH5, a merchant notices you, I'm afraid it's back to SH3 type behavior. 6. I'm Not Telepathic Ok, playing on manual targeting I expect not to be given target speed on the map. But, click on the target and it is display in the bottom right of the screen. See this pic. I guess I'll have to turn map contacts off altogether, or be told the speed of the contact. Yes I know I can just not click on the enemy ship. But it shouldn't be there though, should it? 7. They Can't All Be This Good. I am playing with duds switched on. I have now fired somewhere in the region of 25 torpedoes, and have had no duds or prematures. Anyone else seen ANY duds? 8. UZO Bizzaro When I first go to the UZO it looks like this Then I zoom in using the mouse wheel, and it looks like this It never lets me zoom back out to the first setting though. 9. For Gods Sake Number One, I Said 200 Meters Go deep, say below 190 meters. Then Try and keep your depth steady. Below about 190 meters it seems that you need about 5 knots to keep from sinking. EDIT: I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature. I guess the forums will tell! MINOR 1. I sank a Liberty freighter sailing towards Scotland in October '39. Admitedly this is probably because of the limited roster of ships for Britian. Still seems a bit weird though. 2. Extreme Speed Ahead? I'm pretty sure there is not any navy in the world that does not call this Ahead Flank. 3. Reloaded a saved game and the ship sunk icons of the vessels I had attacked had disappeared. This was sometimes the same in 3 and 4 so I can let this one go. 4. Option checked for stabilized view. UZO is perfectly calm. Binocs are all over the place. This may be as designed. 5. U Boat changes depth WAY too quick. I'm not about to get into a statistical argument about it, but it is even quicker than a fleetboat in stock SH4, which can't be right, surely? 6. Very difficult to set accurate depth. OK when on shallow depth meter, but try setting a depth of, for example, 195 meters on this control and see how you do 7. They don't all carry fireworks surely? When I do enough damage to a ship the all look like this And I mean, every one! 8. Loss of functionality in Map By which I mean, if I plotted a search pattern in the other games, I could tell at a glance everything I needed to know about it. eg. the length, and time of each leg, and the length a and time in total of the search pattern. this is what I get now As you can see, when I hover the mouse over a waypoint, in the bottom right it gives me the distance and time, to the nearest minute (nice), to that waypoint. And I can do that to any waypoint I wish. But I Miss seeing the whole thing at a glance. I'm probably being a bit anal now. Next I'll be complaining about rivets on the conning tower.