UBOAT, WW2 subsim 4/30/19 on Steam

Started by glen55, April 20, 2019, 03:51:43 PM

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glen55

Check out this RPS article on UBOAT, a WW2 subsim that incorporates crew management, stores management and lots of realism, with so much to manage that you can give orders while paused!  :clap:

Due out 4/30 on Steam and I'm thinking this is a day 1 buy, even with the other good stuff coming out.  :dreamer:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/19/uboat_preview/
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Jarhead0331

This has been in development for a loooong time. Glad it is finally rising to the surface.
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I've had UBOAT on my wishlist since 2017. Finally this is the year! I'm buying as soon as available.

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Ten more days! It's being on patrol to the coast of South America!  :D
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Quote from: JasonPratt on April 20, 2019, 08:27:35 PM
Ten more days! It's being on patrol to the coast of South America!  :D

While you're there can you help out the Graf Spee? It seems to have gotten itself into a bit of trouble near Montevideo.
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If they made nothing but WWII games, I'd be perfectly content.  Hypothetical matchups from alternate history 1980s, asymmetrical US-bashes-some-3rd world guerillas, or minor wars between Upper Bumblescum and outer Kaboomistan hold no appeal for me.
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Quote from: Jarhead0331 on April 20, 2019, 04:05:18 PM
This has been in development for a loooong time. Glad it is finally rising to the surface.

I see what you did there.


I noticed this title for the first time last week.  Haven't had much time to look into this game further but I'm definitely interested.
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Looks like the focus is more on crew management.
Might get heavy on micromanagement.


Huw the Poo

Quote from: Pete Dero on April 22, 2019, 08:25:28 AM
Looks like the focus is more on crew management.
Might get heavy on micromanagement.

Oh god, really?  I'll have to take a closer look.  Pointless crew management was the one thing I really hated about the Silent Hunter games.

mikeck

I think that is the point (design wise) of the game. You are taking care of and managing PEOPLE and not just a boat. You don't need to tell each person to eat or to sit down before they pass out or something; but you would be dealing with illnesses, rotations, injuries to those with specific tech skills, assigning Crew to tasks and such. I don't believe it is just another SH-IV. The focus is on submarine management and not submarine combat (although that is there too). I'm debating grabbing the EA version
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Huw the Poo

Thanks for the info mikeck.  It's a pass from me then.

Toonces

Same here.  I'm an auto-crew management gamer; this simply isn't going to work for me. 

Sounds like a neat game, though.
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Sir Slash

Agree. It looks kind of clunky in the video and I'd rather not have to spend all of WWII deciding who cleans the toilets. Still, I could be wrong and this might be a real winner.
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I gave up being a manager. I gave up being a project manager.

There were reasons I did not succeed in those jobs. I suspect I'd sink the sub or have to deal with a mutiny on the first mission.

I'll watch you guys play.
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Pete Dero

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And it is out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/UBOAT/

21,24 € until 5/7 (-15%)

Who will take a dive ?