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TG626 · 02-25-14, 10:36 AM

Fun fact: sho lead me to discover and buy sh4 :-)

Admiral Halsey · 02-25-14, 03:48 PM

Honestly I never thought it'd survive this long. Maybe with the failure of this we can finally but the rights to the Silent Hunter Franchise off of Ubi for cheap?

Admiral Halsey · 02-28-14, 12:19 AM

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Honestly I never thought it'd survive this long. Maybe with the failure of this we can finally but the rights to the Silent Hunter Franchise off of Ubi for cheap?

I once again would like to state this.

Tinman764 · 02-28-14, 03:21 AM

Didn't something similar happen with the Falcon 4.0 community? But it may have been due to Microprose going out of business.

CCIP · 02-28-14, 07:18 AM

The falcon 4 community is still alive and well, 16 years after its release - so probably not the best comparison!

Tinman764 · 02-28-14, 09:11 AM

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The falcon 4 community is still alive and well, 16 years after its release - so probably not the best comparison!

No, that is exactly why I used them

There are a number of full game rebuilds by the modding community that I am sure would have needed someone's blessing before the code from the original game be used. And as you said, they are doing very well.

les green01 · 02-28-14, 11:43 AM

i have try logging in several times could never get on but then in a way im not surspise seem like like every release from ubi just got worst least sh1 to 5 you have mods working to make them playable

John Channing · 02-28-14, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinman764

No, that is exactly why I used them

There are a number of full game rebuilds by the modding community that I am sure would have needed someone's blessing before the code from the original game be used. And as you said, they are doing very well.

Actually the source code was illegally leaked by one of the disgruntled developers after being told that they were all fired (or so the legend goes) when Hasbro took over.

But it was leaked. No blessing was ever given.

Very little chance of that happening here.

JCC

Satch · 12-17-15, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinman764

Didn't something similar happen with the Falcon 4.0 community? But it may have been due to Microprose going out of business.

Microprose didn't go out of business. Gillman Louie sold it to another company. He went on to bigger and better things in the security business.
The Falcon 4.0 code was stolen and distributed at large. I came across a copy and contacted Atari/Hasbro/Infograms (dont want to remember which one)AKA The owners. to purchase a license to legitimately create a follow on release to be called Falcon 5.0. I paid $100,000 for the license. My effort to produce this legitimate game was destroyed by lieing, cheating and outright theft.
The insane nightmare that followed began when one of the pirate groups made a deal with owners to convert their pirated version into a releasable game. The rest of the story is for another day.

GT182 · 03-14-14, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

Maybe with the failure of this we can finally but the rights to the Silent Hunter Franchise off of Ubi for cheap?

Knowing UBI it will never happen, and if it did no one could afford it. Same was tried with Hazbro/Atari for "B-17 Flying Fortress "The Mighty 8th"" and that failed.

Oleander · 03-14-14, 11:06 PM

Not at all surprised, they were banking on microtransactions that just haven't materialized. People are getting tired of feeding money to games so they play at a reasonable pace or they have decent weaponry. WOT did it right and made the playing field flat, the premium members get a slight edge but its very subtle.

SHO is just boring, there's not enough TC and there's just not a lot to do. They took an essentially open world game and made it mission based so it just feels sluggish at best.

I really wish someone would make a game like the old POTCO game Disney had. You can buy ships and go out and sink AI ships and have your friends join in. Can't wait for World of Warships, its gonna be awesome.

Onkel Neal · 02-26-14, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TG626

Fun fact: sho lead me to discover and buy sh4 :-)

Nothing wrong with that

RushTheBus · 02-26-14, 01:04 PM

I really think this franchise needs a star citizen like project. Not sure if that will / could happen, but i would surely offer a few bucks toward it.

02-25-14, 10:36 AM	#1
TG626 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USS Seal - Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 268 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 3	Fun fact: sho lead me to discover and buy sh4 :-) __________________ T. E. Thompson, LTCDR Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Seal (formerly S-40 (SS-145))

02-28-14, 07:18 AM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	The falcon 4 community is still alive and well, 16 years after its release - so probably not the best comparison! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-28-14, 11:43 AM	#7
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,737 Downloads: 1375 Uploads: 0	i have try logging in several times could never get on but then in a way im not surspise seem like like every release from ubi just got worst least sh1 to 5 you have mods working to make them playable __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

02-25-14, 03:48 PM	#2
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 298 Uploads: 0	Honestly I never thought it'd survive this long. Maybe with the failure of this we can finally but the rights to the Silent Hunter Franchise off of Ubi for cheap?

02-28-14, 03:21 AM	#4
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	Didn't something similar happen with the Falcon 4.0 community? But it may have been due to Microprose going out of business.

03-14-14, 11:06 PM	#11
Oleander Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 126 Downloads: 475 Uploads: 0	Not at all surprised, they were banking on microtransactions that just haven't materialized. People are getting tired of feeding money to games so they play at a reasonable pace or they have decent weaponry. WOT did it right and made the playing field flat, the premium members get a slight edge but its very subtle. SHO is just boring, there's not enough TC and there's just not a lot to do. They took an essentially open world game and made it mission based so it just feels sluggish at best. I really wish someone would make a game like the old POTCO game Disney had. You can buy ships and go out and sink AI ships and have your friends join in. Can't wait for World of Warships, its gonna be awesome.

02-26-14, 01:04 PM	#13
RushTheBus Engineer Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 206 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	I really think this franchise needs a star citizen like project. Not sure if that will / could happen, but i would surely offer a few bucks toward it.