SUBSIM: Silent Hunter 5 preview - Page 3

martes86 · 02-22-10, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Here's the reason as I understand it games get a patch on the first day it goes on sale: the game's development team has a ship date they are trying to make. Rarely if ever is a game on schedule and they can tie a nice bow on it and ship bugfree by the deadline. In most cases, they are behind schedule and putting in long hours to get everything working decently, trying to work out the major showstopper bugs first. When the day comes, they will put together a build and send it to be mastered. This gives them two more weeks before the game hits the stores to work on the game and that work gets to greet the game as patch 1. So, they know there are things that need attention, it's a matter of resources. If the game publisher thinks allocating more resources (people to work on it) for a 2nd and 3rd patch will keep sales coming in, they may elect to do that, support the game with another patch.

That's the way I understand it, there are folks here who know more about that end of the game biz than me.

Sounds about right to me.

And thanks for the preview.

Cheers

Schultzy · 02-22-10, 04:13 AM

A very good preview, it was fair and gave us an unbiased peek at the state of the game, as it was when they sent it to you.
I appreciate you writing this for us Neal. Thank you.

LukeFF · 02-22-10, 04:16 AM

Good review, Neal.

Anyone notice the Bosun has a rank of Kapitan zur See?

urfisch · 02-22-10, 04:23 AM

thanks a lot, neal!

TH0R · 02-22-10, 04:27 AM

Tanks for the preview Neal. Looking forward to the review.

d@rk51d3 · 02-22-10, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sgtmonkeynads

The Cook is the onlly Nazi on board.....Be nice to him, he's making your food.

Tell me Neal, how hard was it to NOT type.." or, No Soup For You !" I don't think I could have resisted the perfect set up for a Sienfeld joke of that calibur. Good preview review, gives me a different look at the whole game now and it will be better in a few months after being modded. But man what a canvas the guys have to work with this time. I can't wait for the future.

Damn, you beat me to the soup nazi pun.

KL-alfman · 02-22-10, 04:40 AM

very interesting read!
thx, Neal, for being very balanced (one might say: "neutral") and describing all the pros and cons.

Florent · 02-22-10, 04:46 AM

Nice review, i ordered the collector edition and have no regret. The bad sea is terrific, i think that many features will be added for the final games (oilskins for exemple for bad sea) and that other will be improved by modders and official patchs.

Mud · 02-22-10, 05:20 AM

Great preview, it helps me in my decision to buy it ....... or not

Thanks Neal

Mud

Nisgeis · 02-22-10, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sober

This was on my wishlist "Time compression includes a feature to let you ignore friendly vessel alerts, so in theory, you won't drop out of TC unless an enemy shows up. "

That one caught my attention too. Not one for the realism fans though

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Thanks for the preview Neal.

piri_reis · 02-22-10, 06:04 AM

Detailed and very informative, this is how a preview should be done, thanks for showing it to the world gaming press Neal

OTH, the realism, interface and stability issues are a greater fear in my mind then before. There are a lot of things I like about the new game, but will have to wait if some of the weak spots can modded;
like a compass rose to navigate,
fully manual targetting, TDC and everything,
GUI overhaul,
etc.
If the modding capabilities are in depth, and there is no show stopping bugs, I'll think of buying it.
(Not to mention OSP is considered in the bugs section and we shall see how that pans out.)

Letum · 02-22-10, 06:25 AM

A well written preview. Good job Neal.

A shame it doesn't have much in it to lift the gloom.

oscar19681 · 02-22-10, 06:26 AM

The review looked very promissing! I noticed in the first screenshot that the captain is presented in external view! Cool! The captain log doesnt show any ability to add some writing yourself though. I was kind of hoping for that.

derblaueClaus · 02-22-10, 06:33 AM

Thanks Neal, good review. But I think I'll wait a little bit to buy SHV. There are to many features missing in your Preview-Version. I don't think that one month is enough to get them into the game and working properly.

Fire · 02-22-10, 06:47 AM

Nice Preview.

I'd like to know if there is also the UZO avaliable for surface torpedo attacks?

I read in antoher preview that you can only target and fire the torpedos from the periscope view. Hope it isn't so.

02-22-10, 04:16 AM	#33
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Good review, Neal. Anyone notice the Bosun has a rank of Kapitan zur See? __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

02-22-10, 04:23 AM	#34
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	thanks a lot, neal! __________________

02-22-10, 04:40 AM	#37
KL-alfman Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weimar Posts: 930 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	very interesting read! thx, Neal, for being very balanced (one might say: "neutral") and describing all the pros and cons. __________________ Life, Liberty and Property!

02-22-10, 05:20 AM	#39
Mud Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 541 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Great preview, it helps me in my decision to buy it ....... or not Thanks Neal Mud __________________

02-22-10, 06:04 AM	#41
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Detailed and very informative, this is how a preview should be done, thanks for showing it to the world gaming press Neal OTH, the realism, interface and stability issues are a greater fear in my mind then before. There are a lot of things I like about the new game, but will have to wait if some of the weak spots can modded; like a compass rose to navigate, fully manual targetting, TDC and everything, GUI overhaul, etc. If the modding capabilities are in depth, and there is no show stopping bugs, I'll think of buying it. (Not to mention OSP is considered in the bugs section and we shall see how that pans out.) __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

02-22-10, 04:27 AM	#35
TH0R XO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 420 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Tanks for the preview Neal. Looking forward to the review.

02-22-10, 04:46 AM	#38
Florent Watch Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 27 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice review, i ordered the collector edition and have no regret. The bad sea is terrific, i think that many features will be added for the final games (oilskins for exemple for bad sea) and that other will be improved by modders and official patchs.

02-22-10, 06:25 AM	#42
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	A well written preview. Good job Neal. A shame it doesn't have much in it to lift the gloom. __________________

02-22-10, 06:26 AM	#43
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	The review looked very promissing! I noticed in the first screenshot that the captain is presented in external view! Cool! The captain log doesnt show any ability to add some writing yourself though. I was kind of hoping for that. __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

02-22-10, 06:33 AM	#44
derblaueClaus Seaman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 38 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks Neal, good review. But I think I'll wait a little bit to buy SHV. There are to many features missing in your Preview-Version. I don't think that one month is enough to get them into the game and working properly.

02-22-10, 06:47 AM	#45
Fire Bosun Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 68 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Nice Preview. I'd like to know if there is also the UZO avaliable for surface torpedo attacks? I read in antoher preview that you can only target and fire the torpedos from the periscope view. Hope it isn't so.