Cold Waters

Goose4291 · Feb 14, 2018

Someone I know picked this up for me on Steam a day or two ago.

Have to say, I'm hooked.

Simu-lite style of gameplay cold war era submarine adventures.

Fight the Soviet Navy both when it has superiority and when NATO gains the upperhand, in a series of enjoyable missions, with new campaigns being added and it being a very easy to mod game as well to boot.

Anyone else a fan?

Navigare Necesse Est · Feb 14, 2018

Just played it this week end again. U-Boot sims are like flight sims for chilling out to me. It's like an improved version of Red Storm Rising, which I quite liked back then.
I'm also looking forward to "U-Boot" or wossname.

Goose4291 · Feb 14, 2018

Navigare Necesse Est said:
Just played it this week end again. U-Boot sims are like flight sims for chilling out to me. It's like an improved version of Red Storm Rising, which I quite liked back then.
I'm also looking forward to "U-Boot" or wossname.

The boardgame that got kickstarted recently, or that Swedish/Dutch VR thingy?

znôrt · Feb 14, 2018

i went under several sub sims back in the day, but the cold war era setting isn't really appealing to me

Vasea Azure · Feb 14, 2018

Its a nice game but I still prefer good old Janes Sub Command. Still its good to see new submarine title.

Garix · Feb 14, 2018

It's OK, still keep going back to 688 Hunter/Killer and Sub Command. I miss staring at the SONAR "waterfall". Weirdly.

Biggest gripe I have with it is not being able to save when I want. I detest save points in any single player campaign.

Goose4291 · Feb 14, 2018

Vasea Azure said:
Its a nice game but I still prefer good old Janes Sub Command. Still its good to see new submarine title.

Garix said:
It's OK, still keep going back to 688 Hunter/Killer and Sub Command. I miss staring at the SONAR "waterfall". Weirdly.

Biggest gripe I have with it is not being able to save when I want. I detest save points in any single player campaign.

Ha, funnily just reinstalled those on my going away machine.

I'm surprised you both didn't mention Dangerous Waters, seen as it was the last Sonalysts game and gave you massive platform variety.

Garix · Feb 14, 2018

Goose4291 said:
Ha, funnily just reinstalled those on my going away machine.

I'm surprised you both didn't mention Dangerous Waters, seen as it was the last Sonalysts game and gave you massive platform variety.

Just can't get on with DW. Truly have no idea why there just seems to be something slightly "off" about it. Quite happy to admit it's probably me and not DW.

Jonny Shiloh · Feb 14, 2018

I won a copy in one of Tim Stone's Flare Path competitions a while ago, have had a bit of a play around with it but haven't really been able to devote as much time to it as I'd like to. Might have a go tonight while the girls are getting all rom-com'ed up for Valentines...

Goose4291 · Feb 14, 2018

Garix said:
Just can't get on with DW. Truly have no idea why there just seems to be something slightly "off" about it. Quite happy to admit it's probably me and not DW.

It might be what I couldn't get with it originally, the other platforms (the OHP, Seahawk and Orion) seen as they were the only real 'new' things added.

Garix said:
It's OK, still keep going back to 688 Hunter/Killer and Sub Command. I miss staring at the SONAR "waterfall". Weirdly.

Funnily that was my job in the real world for a long time.

Jonny Shiloh · Feb 14, 2018

Goose4291 said:
Funnily that was my job in the real world for a long time.

Mate of mine was on subs in the 80s, fire control. Absolute nutter.

Navigare Necesse Est · Feb 14, 2018

Goose4291 said:
Ha, funnily just reinstalled those on my going away machine.

I'm surprised you both didn't mention Dangerous Waters, seen as it was the last Sonalysts game and gave you massive platform variety.

I still have DW installed.

jasonbarron · Feb 14, 2018

Looks interesting. I just added it to my list.

Navigare Necesse Est · Feb 14, 2018

Goose4291 said:
The boardgame that got kickstarted recently, or that Swedish/Dutch VR thingy?

I don't think it's a VR game, isn't tagged as such on Steam.

Fishy · Feb 15, 2018

Goose4291 said:
Funnily that was my job in the real world for a long time.

That was my father's too, on frigates though, not subs.

Goose4291 · Feb 27, 2018

Navigare Necesse Est said:
I don't think it's a VR game, isn't tagged as such on Steam.

I might have been getting my things confused. The way that looked to me was a VR game akin to Bridge Crew, but if it's more like Artemis I'll probably be more than happy.

Fishy said:
That was my father's too, on frigates though, not subs.

I'm a skimmer too now. I can barely live with the shame

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In other news, the China Sea campaign seems to be progressing well, with a new map, and two new controllable subs: Seawolf (ugh) and Flight 3 LA's. It'll be soon time to slap an antiquainted brown water navy around with all the might that a Cold War Blue Water one can muster.

Navigare Necesse Est · Feb 27, 2018

I dint know they are working on a new map and scenario. Seawolf, too? Sounds nice.

Goose4291 · Apr 12, 2018

Navigare Necesse Est said:
I dint know they are working on a new map and scenario. Seawolf, too? Sounds nice.

Yep. Works plodding along well.

My only ire is how.ridiculously ninja the bloody helos and MPA are. Sometimes.you start a battle and ones already on top of you in the dip.

Navigare Necesse Est · Apr 12, 2018

Goose4291 said:
Yep. Works plodding along well.

My only ire is how.ridiculously ninja the bloody helos and MPA are. Sometimes.you start a battle and ones already on top of you in the dip.

I think you often just spawn to close at too high speed in battle.

Goose4291 · Apr 12, 2018

Navigare Necesse Est said:
I think you often just spawn to close at too high speed in battle.

Yeah thats a big issue too. Easiest way to minimise it is to move using your RMB just before contact to minimise speed.

However still doesnt stop you getting into a knife fight range with a hulking noisy udaloy