Silent hunter 5

me227 · 20 Mar 2010 at 23:29

Don't buy it for at least another year, then check out any major mods out for it.

It's so bad! The ships have hit points like an arcade game and don't even sink due to flooding (unless you install a mod for it), plus randomly ending up in the middle of land for no reason and dying also moving about your sub to issue orders gets annoying very quickly.

Clairvoyant · 21 Mar 2010 at 08:33

Why thwy cant make a polished game after 4 in the series I dont know. Lazy programmers I guess.

Tefal · 21 Mar 2010 at 09:17

yeah the devs said it's up to the modders to sort it now :/

CaptainRAVE · 21 Mar 2010 at 09:38

Clairvoyant said:
Why thwy cant make a polished game after 4 in the series I dont know. Lazy programmers I guess.

Not at all - tough publisher deadlines in a harsh economy.

apatia77 · 21 Mar 2010 at 11:26

This is a submarine sim isn't it?

I prefer arcade games

duc999 · 21 Mar 2010 at 11:36

I look forward to your next insightful post with baited breath :rolleyes:

TriedandTested · 23 Mar 2010 at 15:13

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2010/03/23/silent-hunter-5-review/1

2 out 10

duc999 · 23 Mar 2010 at 16:21

They were generous

Dj_Jestar · 23 Mar 2010 at 16:46

It's not that bad tbh. I've been playing it since release and despite the obvious DRM woes, there haven't been any bugs that I have noticed.

This game is not for everyone, never was and never will. It's certainly not meant to be a "pick up and play" type game. The campaign is set to last for months. Hell, you could even play the campaign in real time if you wanted to. 3 years.

Ubisoft are to blame for it being "unfinished". They (Ubisoft) are notoriously harsh on developers. Whilst they are willing to publish small-time developer's games (such as Silent Hunter 5) they are also incredibly imposing on them, and really harsh. The guys that developed the IL2 series often complained about Ubisoft's crap agenda of "Don't care if it is finished or not, it will be released on 'x' date."

pzr vr6 · 30 Mar 2010 at 20:46

how the hell do i use the deck gun? (iv used f5 to man it but i cant get them to fire or jump onto it myself) and how do i patrol a grid??

Dj_Jestar · 30 Mar 2010 at 22:51

manually plot a route to patrol a grid, and walk to the deck gun and click it, just like every other item/post

Jotunkaiser · 31 Mar 2010 at 05:08

ye SH5 is buggy as hell, I played it abit but tbh the mouse feels slow/jerky and its sluggish feels werid lol.