UBOAT | Worth Your Time and Money (Overview)

[@Lowlander-ci7is]

This games great, stopped a danish ship, checked its papers, found that it was going to an English port, informed the captain that I was going to sink it, he got his crew in boats and I sank his ship... I also gave the danish crew some food to keep them ok till they were rescued... Name any other game that you can do this stuff in...

[@DieWitness]

could be better I want to give English survivors Sauerkraut

[@jibberism9910]

@@DieWitness I vant zu gib tzem a hooge bratwurst.

[@Liaaaam]

Just bought the game and details/features like this are cool as fuck, can’t wait to dive in.

[@s3any1977]

You can go into First Person if you zoom in enough. You can then walk around the sub and use any station you want. Its very immersive when silent running and trying to avoid destoyers.

[@metazare]

I've been playing the EA of the game for years. Full release was yesterday and I'm playing it at this moment. I've sunk several hundred hours into it. If you like submarine games you really can't go wrong with this one. It's also got steam workshop support.

[@timgabel2210]

"sunk several hundred hours" was the best possible wording for a game about uboats :D

[@benturner3458]

​@@timgabel2210or "I've dived into this game for the last month and sunk several hundred hours into it. The game is a blast" lol😂

[@phillea708]

Hi can you tell me is the game good and easy to get into, I'm just a beginner regards

[@muhammads.a.m4727]

@@phillea708 Pls help

[@metazare]

@@phillea708 I'd say it's pretty easy to get into. The devs have made it so that you don't need to engage with complicated mechanics and micromanagement if you don't want to. For example, there is an entire mechanic that revolves around micromanagement of your crews work schedules and duties. But you can choose not to have that active and there is no penalty for not using the system. Another great example is the torpedo launch system. With the final release of the game they added what's called a torpedo data computer, or TDC. You can play with buttons, knobs and dials to manually enter the firing solution to your torpedo once you've done all the calculations for your shot. I'll be honest, I have no idea how to use the thing. It may as well be magic to me. But the use of it is entirely optional. Other simplified methods of getting your firing solution are available. And if you don't want to think about aiming yourself the npc's can do it for you. Bottom line is much of the complex mechanics are entirely optional. But are there for enthusiasts.

[@Ooittee]

This looks like a PC version of a boardgame I have called Uboot, it doesnt get to the table as much as I would like, so having a PC game to get the experience is right up my alley

[@bemusedkidney8619]

Excellent game! I just finished attacking Scapa Flow, I sunk a carrier, a battleship, a destroyer and 8 fast attack boats... what a ride! Too shallow to dive so after sinking the BB and CV the destroyer attacked causing a lot of damage but I managed to cripple it's propeller then surfaced and took out the attack boats with the deck gun.

[@juliusgaius4326]

I finished a tutorial and first couple of missions. Im enjoying it alot. And it seems I only just dipped my toes in it. Im gonna switch to hardcore and go full realistic. Its also my first submarine themed game.

[@taccntb4345]

This game is going to be a classic. It’s done very well. There are rpg elements that really stand out.

[@19JustMike83]

I have PC with i7 7700 3,6GHz, GTX 1060 6GB and 16GB RAM and it should run smoothly. Maybe not on max settings but it should run it. But it's not. I have freezing every few second and I don't know how to fix it :( Any ideas???

[@one-nu2dh]

​@@19JustMike83 maybe select smaller convoys in the setting screen that pops up when you start the game or turn down the graphics

[@ericcyliax5613]

What I often tell people is this is a great game if you have a limited amount of time to game in or are looking for something to play for an hour or two and then put it down. The repetitiveness is much less of an issue if you run a patrol or two and then put the game down for some time and then come back. Super enjoyable though, I think it strikes a very good balance of giving you the more "arcade" mode where you basically dont have to manage the crew at all if you don't want to and can get away with basically having your captain do the torp solution work for you and giving you the autismfest that is the "full experience". The nice thing is if you play on the more arcade settings, leaning how to give your officers contextually important orders, even if you have autocrew management, is very very useful. Like forcing your radioman onto the hydrophone when stalking a target before you get in visual range or ordering your officer onto the deck gun. If you learn to plot your own torpedo courses you will find out that it is very immersive because it makes you FEEL like a captain calculating a torpedo solution because your ability to get the details right can be the difference between torpedoing 4 freighters at once almost simultaneously and horribly missing, hitting a corvette, and then the GTA5 wanted meter slams straight into 5 stars. It also happens that manually doing the torp solutions makes it possible to launch torpedos at 4 targets without them knowing you are there. Meaning you learn to hit the convoy, mark your kills and leave dots on ships dead in the water, run like hell, then come back for the stragglers or hit them again when you have your tubes loaded. Learning that using your deck gun to pick off wounded freighters or unescorted freighters is really smart and efficient use of resources and saves precious torpedos. You find out that its almost always a good idea to just try to get the most tonnage possible on campaigns that ask for that in each patrol. You should almost always, if asked to do a patrol and have a tonnage sunk goal, never come back to port with any torpedos left if you can help it. Hunt till you run out of torpedos or fuel.

[@robertlindsay420]

Very handy and honest appreciation of the game....much appreciated

[@catbehaviourchannel]

I've never understood your titles - is it saying " Is this worth your time and money?" or is it making a statement saying that it is? Do you only post positive reviews?

[@Ooittee]

Yes its providing an answer to that statement "is it worth your time...". Scarlet provides all types of reviews, he is not at all bothered tell you what he thinks of a game, the good and the bad.

[@rogerprice7704]

I’m guessing it’s only available on PC ?

[@highlandrab19]

Reminds me of the dos game wolfpack. Been looking for that for years but doesnt seem to exist anymore

[@zecaipirinha6035]

I play since Beta and still playing it

[@MichaelSalaA]

Good opinions here

[@moritzkorsch9029]

What is the music? It's fkn fire! It cannot be from this game, can it? It's not in the description (yet)...

[@mustikkax]

Lol the music distracted me so much! It's from Risk Of Rain 2 and I'm not quite sure if it's ok to use the music?

[@ngauhung279]

Like at 5:00. Thank you for sharing.

[@ancientmonotheism5118]

I wanna buy it and its on sale but my MSFS takes most of my SSD space....

[@Anthony-fd8mh]

I bought this game but I’m in a bit of a conundrum. I’m stuck in enemy territory out of gas and out of battery so what do I do now? Guess the developers did not think of this situation. I’m also playing with as little realism as possible. When I tried to radio for resupply it told me no one is in range and to go back to base lol. Umm like how?🤔 there is not even an option to abort mission. Also no battery means no more radio. I hate to lose the progress on my men as I completed several missions before this happened. So any ideas as to what I do? I don’t think the devs thought about this situation.

[@SkulduggeryGaunt]

Annoyingly, getting used to frequent saves and reverting to the last one is sometimes necessary in simulations. I mean, in real life this would be game over. So at least you get another try, hopefully from not too far back.

[@venommyotis1]

i've played uboat like 3 years ago i think. is it the same missions as before? what things are different? i really like that game only it's wasn't fun when game stops at the end of the war lol

[@mr.crowgamer6250]

The war ends in the game makes sense it's ww2 but for the game to end should be the player choice for example maybe the should add a mode for people to continue playing a lone sub still active but not taking orders until you die obviously you wouldn't be ale to go to any port so you have to salvage

[@pappysshoes6563]

@@mr.crowgamer6250 You cannot draw any of the Hardcore Subsim base in if you start doing things like alternate timelines and victories, this in a Genre with a miniscule fanbase as it is, no they made the right decision.

[@magickev4169]

Hello, thank you for this overview ! I am relectant to try it as I've tried Tales of Maj'Eyal and was disappointed mainly by the overwhelming statistics (I like complex games but not in the way that it becomes a second job lol), and the fact that you can die in 1 second. If you've tried this game, what are your feelings towards Path of Achra vs TOME ?

[@ubertuna1]

sir this is a denny's

[@pappysshoes6563]

Save is your friend before tackling Convoys and I do believe there is enough adjustment in difficulty to fit your play style imo, I mean I have had War InThe Pacific Admirals Edition for years, and nothing comes close to it in a Naval Game in General for Minutia, people have played games of it for as long as the war lasted, in real time.

[@stevenh.9535]

Started a new game after full release. But now I can’t figure out how to turn off unlimited fuel? It doesn’t seem to be an option on the realistic settings. Anyone know what I’m missing?

[@chudy.a]

Are you by any chance subscribed to the Infinite Fuel add-on from Steam Workshop?

[@Anthony-fd8mh]

How did you get unlimited fuel? I’m currently stuck with. No fuel and no battery so my sub is just sitting in the ocean and I can do nothing?

[@chudy.a]

@@Anthony-fd8mh Sorry, mod Infinite fuel "Working only with new start. Do not working when add to existing game (try triple)." You just have to travel slower to the patrol location.

[@muhammads.a.m4727]

Please help me about this game

[@TheConfederate1863]

How many torpedoes to sink a tanker ?

[@pubefaceIV]

Usually 1 will do the job. It starts a fire and then the fire will take care of the remaining hp. 2 torpedoes at most in my experience

[@juliusgaius4326]

1. If not hit at almost completely paralel angle

[@thebritexiteer7956]

This game is broken it has a slo mo bug which makes it unplayable during the weather station mission.

[@pappysshoes6563]

The game is not broken, 2024 Full Realease is, and many people have almost zero issues with it, B131 which was before the 2024.1 was fleshed out and 99% polished, the Full Release is buggy yes, which is why I never Upgrade Versions in "any" game until I see the comments on said game forums Polish Out around that version, DWS is like 3-5 people, and they will still Polish the game, they always have.

[@ricksomething]

Did they purposely not put swastikas in a simulation game?

[@av812bb]

If you talking about the flag at the back of the ship, i dont remember the name but i have seen one like that before.

[@ricksomething]

@@av812bb Yes, I know they had multiple flags, but the swastika would have also been included.

[@AdrianoFerreiraPaes]

there's mods for a reason

[@ricksomething]

@AdrianoFerreiraPaes So, your argument is that it's up to the customer to make the games they want? So, I have to buy the game and then work on the game? You must really love self checkouts. Also, can you try to use punctuation, or is that too hard for someone of your IQ level?

[@pappysshoes6563]

I am calling this a Troll Post, because pretty much everyone knows now that Legality by Country concerning the display and use of the Swastika in games/movies/etc. varies widely, it is simply not worth adding it in a video game and trying to display or not as needed for digital sales adjusting for those various laws with Multiple various copies of the same game, so you just do not include it. I honestly feel at some 80 years plus it is a stupid law for Simulation games or movies, I also do not believe you didn't already know this, or, you know nothing about what you are commenting on, that is on you, displaying the Swastika even in Sims is not Legal everywhere, Modders can help you display a Swastika in a game, developers doing so without care wind up in Court, Fined, and Shut Down or Bankrupt. Especially a massive Developer like DWS that may have 5 people now. My argument is you are not at all Educated enough on this subject to even discuss it, how does that relate to your own IQ. In conclusion Adriano was right, Punctuation be damned.

[@XMG3]

this game is so broken, I get stuck every time trying to leave port, few times I got ejected into the stratosphere after loading and landed in the middle of Scotland

[@alannorris3819]

Never had that happen to me.

[@pappysshoes6563]

Working as intended and not broken, there are some Ports you cannot simply plot a course out of Port and let your Helm station take care of Passively, you must echosound and find the way out with a safe keel, that was coded and is not broken. Targeting the center of the Realistic and Arcade crowds isn't an easy play, and I have never been ejected anywhere, sounds like some user issue.

[@XMG3]

@@pappysshoes6563 how is this user issue ? I just started the game, put it on easiest mode, the port is the tutorial port.

[@Anthony-fd8mh]

@@pappysshoes6563 Not broken huh. Go in enemy territory and run out of gas and battery. Then tell me it’s not broken. 😜 they can at least give us non hard core players an unlimited gas option.

[@ideaalted1554]

@@Anthony-fd8mhThat sounds like another user issue. Keep an eye on your fuel?

[@Robbie-sv6wq]

Steam as destroyed gaming for me so a no go game here...

[@HarryAnderson-z3w]

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[@SwordofDivision]

Don't really like the graphics.