By Sean Tudor on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 04:49 am:
Silent Hunter II has been released and first impressions have come in plus a review has been posted at SubSim.
Some initial points :
1. The sim only has about 30 missions in total
2. No mission editor
3. Maximum screen resolution is 800x600
The third point is a bummer considering development of SH2 commenced in 2000. I won't be rushing out to buy this one yet.
By Brian Rubin (Veloxi) on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 07:07 pm:
If I remember correctly, the original Silent Hunter didn't include a mission editor either. It was added later in one of the "Patrol Disks". 30 missions might not sound too bad, but the lack of a mission editor will crimp any longevity or replayability. It's also a shame about the resolution...who uses 800x600 as a maximum resolution anymore? I'll be waiting for the reviews on this one before I pick it up.
By Sean Tudor on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 10:15 pm:
Plus there is no dynamic campaign which if memory serves me correctly was included in Silent Hunter I.
By Jeff Lackey on Friday, November 9, 2001 - 07:56 am:
Yep, although they've been saying all along that there would be no dynamic campaign. I haven't got a copy yet, but it also sounds like the replayability of the campaign missions is pretty low - if you know what and where the enemy is ahead of time in a sub sim, it isn't a sim, it's a game.