Accurate cities and landmarks -how important are they?

Safe-Keeper · 06-09-06, 07:41 AM

This is something that's bothered me a lot with Silent Hunter III: As far as I can tell, just about only NYC is accurately depicted, with landmarks, accurate harbours, etc. in the game.

I went to my hometown of Bergen, Norway, and was sorely disappointed. The harbour was foreign and in the wrong place (due to re-scaling of the map), there were no landmarks (Bryggen was missing), and the topography was wrong (a sea leading to a lake had been cut off, making the lake inaccessible). There was even a row of sub pens that never existed in reality!

So my question is: How important is it for you to have accurate cities in Silent Hunter IV?

I'm of course not asking for 100% realistic street-by-street depictions. But I am asking for accurately modelled harbour shapes for all cities, and landmarks for major cities. And please go over topography at least near cities, making sure to make every waterway that's open in reality open in-game.

View Poll Results: Accurate cities?
All harbours in the game should be rather accurately portrayed.	17	73.91%
Only major harbours (Tokyo, Pearl Harbour, San Fransisco, etc.) should be accurate.	4	17.39%
Only "spawn harbours" (cities where you start from when playing the campaign) should be realistic.	0	0%
I don't care the least what they look like.	2	8.70%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

06-09-06, 07:41 AM	#1
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Accurate cities and landmarks -how important are they? This is something that's bothered me a lot with Silent Hunter III: As far as I can tell, just about only NYC is accurately depicted, with landmarks, accurate harbours, etc. in the game. I went to my hometown of Bergen, Norway, and was sorely disappointed. The harbour was foreign and in the wrong place (due to re-scaling of the map), there were no landmarks (Bryggen was missing), and the topography was wrong (a sea leading to a lake had been cut off, making the lake inaccessible). There was even a row of sub pens that never existed in reality! So my question is: How important is it for you to have accurate cities in Silent Hunter IV? I'm of course not asking for 100% realistic street-by-street depictions. But I am asking for accurately modelled harbour shapes for all cities, and landmarks for major cities. And please go over topography at least near cities, making sure to make every waterway that's open in reality open in-game. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper. Last edited by Safe-Keeper; 06-09-06 at 07:46 AM.