Post by Dominico Baggio on Mar 26, 2005 0:23:54 GMT
Ok strange to have a negative post first in here about such a great game!! But whats wrong with making it better hey?
This is a post i put out a long time ago on the main sites. It would be cool if everyone added their problems and wishes for the game. Who knows, the devs might see it!
Confusing things
My first questions is what are the single ship sightings? I mean i know they said they are radio contacts but BDU wouldnt know about single ships, only maybe a spotter plane. But they appear in places spotter planes would not spot!!! Well the last one i got was when i was 100 metres under water ( i have a screenshot of it) so there is something awry here. Also if its BDU telling us, then fair enough when they tell us about surface raiders. But why are they telling us about neutrals nearby? To me it feels like it has been put in to give more contacts then standard bump into people mode. I would love to be able to switch it off, or get an explanation for it if you know something i dont!
Bugs Mistakes
[/li][li]Torpedo boats dont fire torpedoes and set on fire in rough weather.
[/li][li]Armed Trawlers are missing their depth charge wracks and the men.
[/li][li]Some of the German speech files are missing/not implemented when english speech is. Small tweak needed.
[/li][li]The compressed air doesnt work. It only drops when you blow tanks, otherwise never.
[/li][li]Flak guns are unmanable in "rough weather" i know the deck gun settings are correct. But whenever its fair enough weather for a plane to be flying, it should be fair enough weather to stand on the tower without a cable and fire the AA. At the moment its linked to the deck gun but its a small callibre easily manouvered gun.
[/li][li]I shot the props off a ship, the ship still made propellor noises (When i went with the camera) and propellor wake. Not that important, i can live with it.
[/li][li]Uzo notepad is too bright and makes using the uzo at night pretty difficult (i usually have to use the ob scope) Make it like the periscope version.
[/li][li](really minor bug) when you have been damaged and save the game, the damage on the ship (the blackening) disappears. this is really gutting when you want to show your friends photos of your battered sub coming into port after being bombed but it turns out to be shiny new lol.
[/li][li]Reloading topside torps in rough weather. This is a very very hard thing to do, and would require nearly calm seas and stationary ship. But yet i can load them when the sea is flooding over the sub and i am steaming flat out lol. Again no problem because i can just limit myself but if you are going for realism then it needs changing. This could be set so its only switched on with realistic loading selected, that way it doesnt annoy other players. (or a seperate selection)
[/li][li]Inside the U-boat sounds are too quiet. Propellors cant be heard unless directly above (or very near) Breaking bulkheads are not heard. All these things should be louder.
[/li][li]There was friendly fire between the escorts in the training mission, though i have never seen this in the game so maybe it was just a one off.
Note After lengthy playing i have never seen this out of the training.
Things i would love
[/li][li]Running deck awash to make you harder to spot.
[/li][li]The ability to ask BDU for new orders, as sometimes the area you are sent to is empty. I know i can just sail off but they used to ask BDU to reroute them.
[/li][li]Wolfpacks!! (of course
) though im aware how major this is and dont expect it other then in an add-on.
[/li][li]The listing of famous events. If the devs need help with this i can collate the list as i have too many history books. It would not need to be the whole war, just important events to the Uboat captain. This would make the game a thousand times more immersive as you would feel more of a team. Has to be done in my opinion! These should pop up on the screen for a few seconds or maybe come through to your radio operator. Or maybe he could shout them to you.
[/li][li]More radio effects, like intercepting messages, or at least being able to get new orders from BDU If you are in a poor area. This would be a fun aspect of the game and is badly undermoddeled.
[/li][li]Air and sound effects for when you blow ballast tanks. This should make a rushing sound and throw out lots of air, giving you away to anyone nearby.
[/li][li]No map markings kills should still be marked, or the ability to paint a "kill" mark on your map.
[/li][li]A record function as in Sturmovik or Rome total war (only one which records parts of the mission and doesnt just make it up like total war lol) It could be just a montage of the action cam bits or player chosen parts. PLEASE PLEASE I would love to have seen the events running up to my sinking.
[/li][li]Seperate volume controls on the Gramaphone.
[/li][li]Abandon ship option, with the possibility of capture or rescue depending on position (most likely capture)
[/li][li]Shipping in enemy and friendly ports.
[/li][li]Ability to write in the captains logbook
[/li][li]End career!!! Ohhh no, i just finished my career, (by being sunk) and find that i cant look at how much tonnage i got total, or my final crew before they died. Or anything other then medals and the last patrol i did. I would love to see a top score table as there is in game, with me vs the other captains. A top score table of all my careers with the realism i had them set at. To be able to look at the sub in its last settings ect, gutted. Its a terrible ending, i know its about the journey but there needs to be something longlasting there. Well i think so anyway...
I would love to hear anyones comments on this good or bad. Im sure other people have suggestions ect, please feel free to add any!
Oh and please and thankyou to guys who make the game, this post sounds like a demand lol.
This is a post i put out a long time ago on the main sites. It would be cool if everyone added their problems and wishes for the game. Who knows, the devs might see it!
Confusing things
My first questions is what are the single ship sightings? I mean i know they said they are radio contacts but BDU wouldnt know about single ships, only maybe a spotter plane. But they appear in places spotter planes would not spot!!! Well the last one i got was when i was 100 metres under water ( i have a screenshot of it) so there is something awry here. Also if its BDU telling us, then fair enough when they tell us about surface raiders. But why are they telling us about neutrals nearby? To me it feels like it has been put in to give more contacts then standard bump into people mode. I would love to be able to switch it off, or get an explanation for it if you know something i dont!
Bugs Mistakes
[/li][li]Torpedo boats dont fire torpedoes and set on fire in rough weather.
[/li][li]Armed Trawlers are missing their depth charge wracks and the men.
[/li][li]Some of the German speech files are missing/not implemented when english speech is. Small tweak needed.
[/li][li]The compressed air doesnt work. It only drops when you blow tanks, otherwise never.
[/li][li]Flak guns are unmanable in "rough weather" i know the deck gun settings are correct. But whenever its fair enough weather for a plane to be flying, it should be fair enough weather to stand on the tower without a cable and fire the AA. At the moment its linked to the deck gun but its a small callibre easily manouvered gun.
[/li][li]I shot the props off a ship, the ship still made propellor noises (When i went with the camera) and propellor wake. Not that important, i can live with it.
[/li][li]Uzo notepad is too bright and makes using the uzo at night pretty difficult (i usually have to use the ob scope) Make it like the periscope version.
[/li][li](really minor bug) when you have been damaged and save the game, the damage on the ship (the blackening) disappears. this is really gutting when you want to show your friends photos of your battered sub coming into port after being bombed but it turns out to be shiny new lol.
[/li][li]Reloading topside torps in rough weather. This is a very very hard thing to do, and would require nearly calm seas and stationary ship. But yet i can load them when the sea is flooding over the sub and i am steaming flat out lol. Again no problem because i can just limit myself but if you are going for realism then it needs changing. This could be set so its only switched on with realistic loading selected, that way it doesnt annoy other players. (or a seperate selection)
[/li][li]Inside the U-boat sounds are too quiet. Propellors cant be heard unless directly above (or very near) Breaking bulkheads are not heard. All these things should be louder.
[/li][li]There was friendly fire between the escorts in the training mission, though i have never seen this in the game so maybe it was just a one off.
Note After lengthy playing i have never seen this out of the training.
Things i would love
[/li][li]Running deck awash to make you harder to spot.
[/li][li]The ability to ask BDU for new orders, as sometimes the area you are sent to is empty. I know i can just sail off but they used to ask BDU to reroute them.
[/li][li]Wolfpacks!! (of course
) though im aware how major this is and dont expect it other then in an add-on.[/li][li]The listing of famous events. If the devs need help with this i can collate the list as i have too many history books. It would not need to be the whole war, just important events to the Uboat captain. This would make the game a thousand times more immersive as you would feel more of a team. Has to be done in my opinion! These should pop up on the screen for a few seconds or maybe come through to your radio operator. Or maybe he could shout them to you.
[/li][li]More radio effects, like intercepting messages, or at least being able to get new orders from BDU If you are in a poor area. This would be a fun aspect of the game and is badly undermoddeled.
[/li][li]Air and sound effects for when you blow ballast tanks. This should make a rushing sound and throw out lots of air, giving you away to anyone nearby.
[/li][li]No map markings kills should still be marked, or the ability to paint a "kill" mark on your map.
[/li][li]A record function as in Sturmovik or Rome total war (only one which records parts of the mission and doesnt just make it up like total war lol) It could be just a montage of the action cam bits or player chosen parts. PLEASE PLEASE I would love to have seen the events running up to my sinking.
[/li][li]Seperate volume controls on the Gramaphone.
[/li][li]Abandon ship option, with the possibility of capture or rescue depending on position (most likely capture)
[/li][li]Shipping in enemy and friendly ports.
[/li][li]Ability to write in the captains logbook
[/li][li]End career!!! Ohhh no, i just finished my career, (by being sunk) and find that i cant look at how much tonnage i got total, or my final crew before they died. Or anything other then medals and the last patrol i did. I would love to see a top score table as there is in game, with me vs the other captains. A top score table of all my careers with the realism i had them set at. To be able to look at the sub in its last settings ect, gutted. Its a terrible ending, i know its about the journey but there needs to be something longlasting there. Well i think so anyway...
I would love to hear anyones comments on this good or bad. Im sure other people have suggestions ect, please feel free to add any!
Oh and please and thankyou to guys who make the game, this post sounds like a demand lol.
