Silent Hunter 5 Info

[Rokket]

Not strictly models, but I'm pretty sure many of us here have been through all or many of the Silent Hunter series. Interview with some of the creative team here:

http://www.subsim.com/ssr/sh5/preview_sh5_jan2010.php

The meat of the game is a Type VII with a little role playing and more personal immerse-yourself stuff.

[NZSnowman]

Thanks for the information and link Looking forward to Silent Hunter V!!!

Also here a new link to 'Ship Weekly Reveal'

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1121062387/m/1941041628

[Siara]

I can not wait. I have spent many hours plaing SH III, and enjoyed it to the max.
Not so much SH IV-  played it few times- not my cup of tea.
Hopefully the new game will be playable straight from the box, without the need for GWX, and other mods.

[Greif]

I am really looking forward to SH5.  I still play SHIII, enhanced by the outstanding GWX Gold mod.  If the gameplay of SH5 matches the graphics it will be a winner.

Ernest

[NZSnowman]

Its looks like there a few of as who are keen players of the Silent Hunter series

I to have spend many fun hours with SH3 & GWX

[Rokket]

As much as I love VIIs, I'm a Gato man, sorry, yank at heart. But any of these, yes, it's a pain to have mods, but in some ways, it means fans and players are making the game better, so I like the mods,. Too bad the makers dont "get it right:, but lovely that fans do!

[Pat]

I've only got SH II, and can't afford a new one.

But it seems I've run into a roadblock anyway.  I can't seem to get past the destroyer screens no matter what I do.  As soon as I've fired one 'eel' (as the Germans called them), the destroyers cluster around me and I'm done.

I've tried going beneath the thermal layers.
I've tried stopping.
I've tried silent running.
I've tried flank speed.
I've tried turning to a new course.
I've tried diving deep.
I've tried any combination of the above.
I've tried changing the timing of doing any of the above depending on where the destroyers are.

Nothing seems to work.  I don't know how they did it.

Any suggestions?

[Rokket]

Pat, I was going to advise some stuff (like timing and combos) and you got there yourself. It's easiest to play like I do - be a target and get destroyed. Hey, I always meet my goal!

I have SH4 and have hardly played, love the Gatos and the stretch of the game series, but I wish they had gone with a separate Conning Tower and Cntrol Room. Maybe not so important in a VIIC, but it ruined the Gato. I understand changes for gameplay, but I like my sims real!

Anxiously awaiting 5.

[Pat]

ROTFL.  Yes, going in planning to be a target definitely meets your goal and makes you a winner.

Another way would be to go out, find the enemy, and then just return to base without risking a shot.  At least you'd advance to the next mission.

One coincidence when I started the campaign I'm on (and can't seem to survive to mission #8), is that the first Allied ship I sunk (not counting the Polish destroyers) was a lone cruiser with the same name as my own boat. 

Hmmmm, maybe I should print off a photo of her and put it up in the 'Commander's cabin' on my boat?

[Rokket]

absolutely! Great conversation piece.

[NZSnowman]

Hi Siara

I see in the Gold Edition and maybe the Collector's Edition you will get to see your old friend

The Gold Edition will be available for download only and will contain seven unique submarines and enemy ship skins. The Gold Edition will also include the Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Official Guide containing 110 pages of crew details, submarines, ships and weapons as a pdf on the build. Silent Hunter is the most award-winning submarine series of all time, with nearly 1.5 million copies sold worldwide. Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific made a lasting solid impact on the franchise

[Siara]

Sounds good.
I can not wait for the new SH to arrive.
Wonder how long before we get something like GWX for it- im sure it will be necessary.

[Rokket]

Hopefully the mod-makers will whip up some goodies, as good as SH5 will be, the amazing community out there will make it better! I'm still playing SH4, I better get my rear in gear!

Thanks for the news NZ!

[NZSnowman]

A few luck people in Canada are playing SH5 now

They have pick up there cope already from EA!!!

[Greif]

Looking at a 05 March release date in Germany.  I going to buy it, though I am not thrilled with the DRM requirements.  I agree that the modders are going to have a good time with this one!

Ernest