5 things absolutely needed for SHV (My wishlist)

Freiwillige · 10-09-09, 01:12 AM

1. Code optimization, You would be amazed at how well an complex and graphic intensive Sim can run on a mid level machine if the code is worked and finessed. An example is IL2 series of Sims. They have some great coders who can get the most out of the least requirements without sacraficing eye candy.
An example of bad coding would be SHIV! Rushed, slapped together, full of memory leaks etc. The type IX u-boat gets half the frame rates of any other sub in the Sim.

Another example is console games. They look great and run on 1/3rd the hardware. Its all about optimization!

2. Physics. The boat (All boats) and water interaction should be realistic. They should have mass, weight and buoyancy. All objects interaction should be realistic. If want to set my boat on the bottom, I should be able to do that, Just not in a full throttle crash dive!

3. Wolfpacks, Rudeltaktik or what ever you want to call it. It adds a whole realistic dimension to convoy attacks. They would wait until nightfall when their silhouettes were small and approach on the surface and do a joint attack. The results were utter chaos. Otto Kretchmer “The destroyers are at their wit’s end. Shooting off star shells the whole time to comfort themselves and each other.” If a U-boat was zeroed in on and driven under another would attack on the other side of the convoy while yet another in the front and yet another in the rear! Wolfpacks had a devastating effect on the convoy system and it threw the escorts into disarray.

4. Realistic reports from BDU who should actually be directing the wolfpacks. Also FW-200 recon planes to shadow convoys and attempt bombings as was done in reality. I want BDU to direct the wolfpack from creating the net (North to south pattern of U-boats 40 to 60 miles part across shipping lanes usually 7 to 10 boats) to leading the attack and reporting locations and ETA's of other boats coming in to the attack.

5. Realistic effects, Swimming crew waiving their arms, Guys diving off the merchant ships into the icy water and making their way to a box or a life raft. AA gunners that drop to the deck if hit. War is brutal and this isn't no Disney sim.

10-09-09, 01:12 AM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	5 things absolutely needed for SHV (My wishlist) 1. Code optimization, You would be amazed at how well an complex and graphic intensive Sim can run on a mid level machine if the code is worked and finessed. An example is IL2 series of Sims. They have some great coders who can get the most out of the least requirements without sacraficing eye candy. An example of bad coding would be SHIV! Rushed, slapped together, full of memory leaks etc. The type IX u-boat gets half the frame rates of any other sub in the Sim. Another example is console games. They look great and run on 1/3rd the hardware. Its all about optimization! 2. Physics. The boat (All boats) and water interaction should be realistic. They should have mass, weight and buoyancy. All objects interaction should be realistic. If want to set my boat on the bottom, I should be able to do that, Just not in a full throttle crash dive! 3. Wolfpacks, Rudeltaktik or what ever you want to call it. It adds a whole realistic dimension to convoy attacks. They would wait until nightfall when their silhouettes were small and approach on the surface and do a joint attack. The results were utter chaos. Otto Kretchmer “The destroyers are at their wit’s end. Shooting off star shells the whole time to comfort themselves and each other.” If a U-boat was zeroed in on and driven under another would attack on the other side of the convoy while yet another in the front and yet another in the rear! Wolfpacks had a devastating effect on the convoy system and it threw the escorts into disarray. 4. Realistic reports from BDU who should actually be directing the wolfpacks. Also FW-200 recon planes to shadow convoys and attempt bombings as was done in reality. I want BDU to direct the wolfpack from creating the net (North to south pattern of U-boats 40 to 60 miles part across shipping lanes usually 7 to 10 boats) to leading the attack and reporting locations and ETA's of other boats coming in to the attack. 5. Realistic effects, Swimming crew waiving their arms, Guys diving off the merchant ships into the icy water and making their way to a box or a life raft. AA gunners that drop to the deck if hit. War is brutal and this isn't no Disney sim.