Released! The first review please!?

YoYo · 06-05-17, 01:43 PM

Buy or not to buy?
Any opinions? The first reviews?

Cmdr Von Wulfen · 06-05-17, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by YoYo

Buy or not to buy?
Any opinions? The first reviews?

I'm with you, waiting on a review or Two before I dive in.
I'm itching to press the Buy button though, not sure I can hold off much longer lol

daft · 06-05-17, 01:47 PM

I've only been through the training missions covering the torps, missiles and navigation, but I'm really enjoying it! Quite fun driving the boat around even though I wish there was an option to just order depth, course etc. Maybe with a few simple evasive manoeuvres built in. Looks really good with meaty explosions. No crew voices though, but I'm really looking forward to jumping into the campaign.

Stardog765 · 06-05-17, 01:52 PM

I too am waiting for some more details, especially concerning control of the sub.
Are you saying that you actually have to drive the boat like with WASD and you cannot give a heading and depth setting like in Dangerous Waters?

I am getting conflicting reports on that on the Steam forums, no surprise there of course but if you could clarify that, that would be very helpful.

Thank you sir!

Lanzfeld · 06-05-17, 02:04 PM

Waiting as well.

Mixed reviews on steam.
I'm worried about the longevity.
Will it get boring quickly?

Or is there enough in there?

Slick · 06-05-17, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanzfeld

Waiting as well.

Mixed reviews on steam.
I'm worried about the longevity.
Will it get boring quickly?

Or is there enough in there?

Disclaimer: I did buy it, but I have yet to play it.

Reading some of the negative reviews, it seems some of those complaints are comparing it to other games/sims like Dangerous Waters or Fleet Command. I think they're missing the point that its intent is the "successor" of Red Storm Rising and (in my opinion) should only be compared in kind to that game and not others. Just my two cents...

Lanzfeld · 06-05-17, 03:53 PM

Get in there Slick and give us a few paragraphs!

lesrae · 06-05-17, 02:04 PM

You change the angle of the planes and the rudder up and down in steps of 5º using WASD, X will centre everything.

E & C add/remove bouyancy (flood/blow)

Q & Z step up and down the levels of engine power (stop, 1/3, standard, full and flank as I recall)

To me this makes it more fun than just ordering a depth , course or speed as the skipper would do IRL. It gives you more to do and keeps you busy (it's very easy to broach if you don't concentrate as you come shallow, as you may have seen Neal do in his video)

Stardog765 · 06-05-17, 02:07 PM

Ahhh ok. Thank you sir that is helpful.

The other thing I had read is its got built time compression that cant be set to 1:1? Is that correct or has that been changed?

Thank you very much for your information. Very helpful before making up my mind on this.

lesrae · 06-05-17, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stardog765

Ahhh ok. Thank you sir that is helpful.

The other thing I had read is its got built time compression that cant be set to 1:1? Is that correct or has that been changed?

Thank you very much for your information. Very helpful before making up my mind on this.

The speed multiplier is at the bottom of this options screen, as you can see it starts at 1.0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nxtgef9s4y...10%29.png?dl=0

LubeckTech · 06-05-17, 02:08 PM

I am waiting on a review and hoping to see discount keys available thru the usual places like G2A or the other vendors. Probably won't be able to hold out until later tonight and will take the plunge so to speak. Somewhere I read the developers said they would add the ability to issue course/depth orders if there were enough requests for it. So if it is not already there I think it will eventually appear in a patch.

06-05-17, 01:43 PM	#1
YoYo Ensign Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 228 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 2	Released! The first review please!? Buy or not to buy? Any opinions? The first reviews? __________________ Webmaster of yoyosims.pl SH fan, btw. my U-boot Typ VII C41 Click!

06-05-17, 01:47 PM	#3
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I've only been through the training missions covering the torps, missiles and navigation, but I'm really enjoying it! Quite fun driving the boat around even though I wish there was an option to just order depth, course etc. Maybe with a few simple evasive manoeuvres built in. Looks really good with meaty explosions. No crew voices though, but I'm really looking forward to jumping into the campaign. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

06-05-17, 02:04 PM	#8
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Controlling the boat You change the angle of the planes and the rudder up and down in steps of 5º using WASD, X will centre everything. E & C add/remove bouyancy (flood/blow) Q & Z step up and down the levels of engine power (stop, 1/3, standard, full and flank as I recall) To me this makes it more fun than just ordering a depth , course or speed as the skipper would do IRL. It gives you more to do and keeps you busy (it's very easy to broach if you don't concentrate as you come shallow, as you may have seen Neal do in his video) __________________ DOLPHIN 38

06-05-17, 01:52 PM	#4
Stardog765 Seaman Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 31 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I too am waiting for some more details, especially concerning control of the sub. Are you saying that you actually have to drive the boat like with WASD and you cannot give a heading and depth setting like in Dangerous Waters? I am getting conflicting reports on that on the Steam forums, no surprise there of course but if you could clarify that, that would be very helpful. Thank you sir!

06-05-17, 02:04 PM	#5
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Waiting as well. Mixed reviews on steam. I'm worried about the longevity. Will it get boring quickly? Or is there enough in there?

06-05-17, 03:53 PM	#7
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Get in there Slick and give us a few paragraphs!

06-05-17, 02:07 PM	#9
Stardog765 Seaman Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 31 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Ahhh ok. Thank you sir that is helpful. The other thing I had read is its got built time compression that cant be set to 1:1? Is that correct or has that been changed? Thank you very much for your information. Very helpful before making up my mind on this.

06-05-17, 02:08 PM	#11
LubeckTech Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am waiting on a review and hoping to see discount keys available thru the usual places like G2A or the other vendors. Probably won't be able to hold out until later tonight and will take the plunge so to speak. Somewhere I read the developers said they would add the ability to issue course/depth orders if there were enough requests for it. So if it is not already there I think it will eventually appear in a patch.