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BigWalleye · 05-13-13, 09:03 AM

I'm afraid I have to differ. All old code eventually becomes unsupportable. The original Silent Hunter was killed off by the conversion from DOS to Windows. Privateer died, too, replaced by a flock of spin-off titles with lots of dazzle but no immersion. Game companies think pretty graphics, high-tech animation, and lots of gee-whiz provide immersion, but they are flat wrong. (Look at SH5 vs SH3. Which is more immersive? Which has the undefinable, subjective feel of a WW2 U-boat?) SH3 will start to die when tablet technology replaces the PC. Then it will be a matter of a few hardcore fans keeping the old, low-tech PC running to play SH3 on. And eventually, that, too, will die and with it, SH3.

Solution? Pray that some company makes a true replacement sometime in the future. But be patient. I'm still waiting for the replacement for SH.

RustySubmarine · 05-14-13, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BigWalleye

I'm afraid I have to differ. All old code eventually becomes unsupportable. SH3 will start to die when tablet technology replaces the PC. Then it will be a matter of a few hardcore fans keeping the old, low-tech PC running to play SH3 on. And eventually, that, too, will die and with it, SH3.

Solution? Pray that some company makes a true replacement sometime in the future. But be patient. I'm still waiting for the replacement for SH.

It will die eventually, like myself. Nothing lives forever. But I think SH3 will out live me as long as there are still PC's to run it on.

I doubt very much we will get a replacement SH, I think SH5 will be the last. What I would like to see is one based on the British Submarines like the S & T Class during WW2. The British operated mainly in the Med and had some very successful missions with high tonnages sunk. They did much better than the German U boats in this theatre, and Britain too had its Submarine Aces.

Kelly621 · 05-14-13, 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by BigWalleye: All old code eventually becomes unsupportable. The original Silent Hunter was killed off by the conversion from DOS to Windows. Privateer died, too, .......... SH3 will start to die when tablet technology replaces the PC. Then it will be a matter of a few hardcore fans keeping the old, low-tech PC running to play SH3

You make an excellent point. I started out with an Apple II in 1981 with a green mono monitor and a cassette tape drive...the entire OS and program resided on the same tape

Other than a collector I doubt anyone is using those old systems or software today. Software and hardware technology are advancing faster and faster every few years. It also seems that as technology advances it becomes cheaper allowing people to upgrade quicker. What will we be using in another five or six years? It will be interesting to look back at this thread then and see what happened with SH3 and SH5 for that matter.

Canovaro · 05-26-13, 07:40 AM

The game producers realise more and more that games live (and sell) longer if they are easily modded.

Today most games have an easy to mod structure. On the other hand, games more and more tend to be sipped without being finished. Certainly compared to games from the 90's. You know with a 100 page manual and maps and such. They used to be more than just software. Those games were hobbies rather than games. SH3 falls into that category, but after being heavily modded.

Okay this post makes me feel old.

RConch · 05-26-13, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mittelwaechter

Just to counter some wilful misrepresentation...

If only my WO looked like that! It would make those long trips to DT 53 seem worth it.
My two cents is, we won't see another U-boat sim perhaps because it would not be adaptable to what the current market likes.
Admit it, we are a very niche, almost clannish type of gamer. Lone wolf and all that.

05-13-13, 09:03 AM	#16
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	I'm afraid I have to differ. All old code eventually becomes unsupportable. The original Silent Hunter was killed off by the conversion from DOS to Windows. Privateer died, too, replaced by a flock of spin-off titles with lots of dazzle but no immersion. Game companies think pretty graphics, high-tech animation, and lots of gee-whiz provide immersion, but they are flat wrong. (Look at SH5 vs SH3. Which is more immersive? Which has the undefinable, subjective feel of a WW2 U-boat?) SH3 will start to die when tablet technology replaces the PC. Then it will be a matter of a few hardcore fans keeping the old, low-tech PC running to play SH3 on. And eventually, that, too, will die and with it, SH3. Solution? Pray that some company makes a true replacement sometime in the future. But be patient. I'm still waiting for the replacement for SH.

05-26-13, 07:40 AM	#19
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	The game producers realise more and more that games live (and sell) longer if they are easily modded. Today most games have an easy to mod structure. On the other hand, games more and more tend to be sipped without being finished. Certainly compared to games from the 90's. You know with a 100 page manual and maps and such. They used to be more than just software. Those games were hobbies rather than games. SH3 falls into that category, but after being heavily modded. Okay this post makes me feel old.