New subsim on the horizon....

Onkel Neal · 09-05-07, 07:11 PM

I'm hearing whisperings of a sequel to a well-known subsim action game. Some of the veteran dev team will be returning to create the game. More details coming....

Ok, here are the details from Tesseraction Games:

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Tesseraction Games has a new owner.
Enigma: Sink The Hood is officially in pre-production.

This time out we are working to increase the playability of Enigma as a command simulation and a ship simulation; with a new host of ship simulation features. Imagine a difficulty slider with Enigma 1 on one end and Aces of the Deep on the other: that's the goal.

We will be using a state of the art rendering engine, a well known 3rd party physics engine, and support for joysticks and proprietary controllers.

What's going to be different about E2 vs E1?

- No hardware copy protection
- Multiplayer
- TAG will host servers
- Players can host servers (current plan is for 16 players)

- Terrain with Harbors, Ports, Facilities, and emplacements.

- Crew and Officer representation

- massive upgrade to graphics; particularly the ocean and ocean effects

- There will be no difficulty setting this time round, only realism settings: this will include items like reload times, required equipment operations (like hydrophones...), contact plotting, and radio useage.

- Ability to run silent

- no Time Compression and no "edge of battle" placement. Distance traversal will be handled like SWOTL and other games (warping available while out of range of any contacts).

- Drills and training will make a difference to performance of officers and crew

- Improved (and historically accurate) fire control systems (ships)

- Extended voice recognition systems (E1 was cited as having best voice recognition in any game by multiple reviewers) and voice response.

- comprehensive support for the modding community; everything from ships, instruments, controls, sky, clouds, terrain, fauna, structures, audio, all the way to particle effects.

There is much more to come, watch for announcements here at Subsim.

Bort · 09-05-07, 07:13 PM

Do we get a hint? Era? Anything like that?

Onkel Neal · 09-05-07, 07:18 PM

Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses

Gunner · 09-05-07, 07:53 PM

I knew it, there is gonna be a Silent Hunter5 lol

NEON DEON · 09-05-07, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses

well okies!

Silent Service III

Chock · 09-05-07, 08:09 PM

It's sounds like it would have to be Enigma Rising Tide to me, or possibly Frogger.

Chock

Bort · 09-05-07, 08:40 PM

I'm hoping for Revolutionary War era submarine combat!

Just imagine crawling up at less than 1 knot to a naval ship and spending minutes boring through to the hull to plant an explosive keg which might blow you up too if you didn't get away fast enough!

Awesome!

hyperion2206 · 09-06-07, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses

You're a mean old man... but I've got to respect it!:p

Sonarman · 09-06-07, 05:39 AM

You don't mean it, they are finally going to do "Sub Battle Sim 2" and are adding EGA and Adlib support?

dcb · 09-06-07, 05:47 AM

If it's 'action' subsim, then it must be... well, let's see...
Aquanox2?
Sub Culture 2?
Hope I'm wrong (LOL)!

Snakeeyes · 09-09-07, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses

It's a three-way tie between Viking Rafter 2, SUBROC Algae Killer 2, or Seawolf Vs. Greenpeace 2.

I'm hoping for the third personally.

Syxx_Killer · 09-09-07, 02:14 PM

The wrod "action" continues to hit me upside the head. My first thought, and continued thought, is that it is an Enigma Rising Tide sequal. Hopefully I'm wrong because ERT never appealed to me, but I guess we will see, huh?

Linton · 09-09-07, 04:55 PM

Sub Command 2 with every playable sub you want with silent hunter quality graphics.
It will also include air attacks by flying pigs!

I would really like to see an RN version of SH-I could pretend to be myself!!

bradclark1 · 09-05-07, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I'm hearing whisperings of a sequel to a well-known subsim action game. Some of the veteran dev team will be returning to create the game. More details coming....

Action game???:hmm:
Would that be Enigma2 or Enigma dev team?

gregorm · 09-05-07, 09:11 PM

Oh boy...

I have so many ideas I don't know where to begin!

09-05-07, 07:13 PM	#2
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Do we get a hint? Era? Anything like that? __________________ GT Aerospace

09-05-07, 07:18 PM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-05-07, 07:53 PM	#4
Gunner Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I knew it, there is gonna be a Silent Hunter5 lol __________________

09-05-07, 08:09 PM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's sounds like it would have to be Enigma Rising Tide to me, or possibly Frogger. Chock __________________

09-05-07, 08:40 PM	#7
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I'm hoping for Revolutionary War era submarine combat! Just imagine crawling up at less than 1 knot to a naval ship and spending minutes boring through to the hull to plant an explosive keg which might blow you up too if you didn't get away fast enough! Awesome! __________________ GT Aerospace

09-06-07, 05:39 AM	#9
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	You don't mean it, they are finally going to do "Sub Battle Sim 2" and are adding EGA and Adlib support?

09-06-07, 05:47 AM	#10
dcb Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 845 Downloads: 544 Uploads: 0	If it's 'action' subsim, then it must be... well, let's see... Aquanox2? Sub Culture 2? Hope I'm wrong (LOL)!

09-09-07, 02:14 PM	#12
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	The wrod "action" continues to hit me upside the head. My first thought, and continued thought, is that it is an Enigma Rising Tide sequal. Hopefully I'm wrong because ERT never appealed to me, but I guess we will see, huh?

09-09-07, 04:55 PM	#13
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sub Command 2 with every playable sub you want with silent hunter quality graphics. It will also include air attacks by flying pigs! I would really like to see an RN version of SH-I could pretend to be myself!! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

09-05-07, 09:11 PM	#15
gregorm Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Oh boy... I have so many ideas I don't know where to begin!