Xbox patch info!

[gbtstr]

Originally Posted by SEE

I had the original Silent Hunter PC version and it bored the pants of me after a short while......

They're up to SH5 now - it runs like crap on my computer, but 4 runs ok and I just picked up a used copy of 3 which runs very nicely. Right now, I'm mostly playing a modded version of SH3.

I'll admit there is a lot of down time - just sailing around. Of course, that's not too far off. Lots of time was spent at sea just getting from A to B or patrolling and waiting for something to cross your path. Fortunately, there's time compression so it doesn't take too long.

What settings did you play it on? I used to truck around with most of the helps on, which made hitting targets pretty easy, but less rewarding. Now, I've been playing with manual targeting on - which means figuring out the firing solution myself - target speed, AOB, range and bearing. It's a lot more challenging. Very frustrating at first, until you learn the finer points of how your equipment works and how to find all that missing information. It took me a few patrols before a good percentage of my torpedoes started finding their marks. Now, if I can keep stealthy, I can usually set up a high percentage shot and hit a spot on the target within about 20 meters. So far, I've been playing it safe and hunting where I'm bound to find single, unescorted ships - building my skill before I go take on a convoy with escort. Then, there will be the fun/challenge of sneaking past a destroyer screen, or if spotted, evading them before they put you on the bottom.

[Yossarian]

Meh, that sub game looks like pure arcade rubbish. Type VII subs with US markings and torps that float on the surface. I'll stick with Silent Hunter 3 GWX on my PC.

Plus

I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER 505 GAMES PRODUCT, BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO PATCH THE BROKEN MULTIPLAYER IN THIS GAME.

[The M00ps]

Originally Posted by Yossarian

I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER 505 GAMES PRODUCT, BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO PATCH THE BROKEN MULTIPLAYER IN THIS GAME.

+1, and I'll never get tired of saying so. Plus I'll tell anyone that will listen.

[markyboyacebassist]

Originally Posted by the m00ps

+1, and i'll never get tired of saying so. Plus i'll tell anyone that will listen.

ditto!

[FOZ_1983]

When your a small publishing company such as 505, then every sale really does count.

I for one will be doing the same as many of you and not buying anything they throw out, good or not. Purely because i fear they wouldnt patch isuues and screw over the community.

So with so many people turning it down, it could affect them deeply.

I'll be giving this game a miss.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

When your a small publishing company such as 505, then every sale really does count.

I for one will be doing the same as many of you and not buying anything they throw out, good or not. Purely because i fear they wouldnt patch isuues and screw over the community.

So with so many people turning it down, it could affect them deeply.

I'll be giving this game a miss.

I'm not sure that is true. If games like this fail to sell it doesn't hurt 505 nearly as much as it does the small DEVELOPERS that make these type of niche games, and in turn us, the people that want to play sim games. 505 will just ignore the next could be great sim, and just publish more junk like doll games instead.

I instead suggest that if you are intrested in a game but see it is a 505 published game, play the demo or rent it before you buy, wait a month or two after launch and read forums to make sure its not completly full of bugs. If you do like it then decide wether to wait till you see it at a bargin price or not, taking into acount that it probably wont be supported by 505 with updates and dlc (just like on a PS2).

Originally Posted by The M00ps

+1, and I'll never get tired of saying so. Plus I'll tell anyone that will listen.

I agree, I'll never buy a 505 or oleg game anymore. They released a bugged and unfinished game

[PantherAttack2]

Originally Posted by iannik

I agree, I'll never buy a 505 or oleg game anymore. They released a bugged and unfinished game

I'm not sure about never buying an Oleg game... 505 is the problem, not Oleg.

[fritzwendel]

Don't buy their games new. Buy them used. That way, they get nothing for the sale, other than the initial buy.

I saw that A submarine game is coming from them, and needless to say, I'll be waiting till after its been out awhile.

Originally Posted by PantherAttack2

I'm not sure about never buying an Oleg game... 505 is the problem, not Oleg.

the game was produced from oleg or not? WHY release a bugged game or unfinished?
I don't agree the problems are both: 505 and oleg, and I repeat this was my last game from them