We have registered a deep contact - it's Silent Hunter Online. Veteran development studio Blue Byte has been readying this free-to-play, browser-based strategy simulation game where you'll be in control of your own 'wolf pack'.
Aiming to provide authentic submarine skirmishes, sub maintenance and crew management, it shall nonetheless also allow for gentler progression for those less familiar with the finer operational technicalities.
To quote from a recent preview at Strategy Informer:
The key thing about Silent Hunter Online is that you don’t need to have previously been a budding amateur sub-commander to actually get into the game and play it. A feature the team were keen to highlight were the 'Officers' – each section or major task in the running of your submarine has an officer assigned to it, sort of an AI-controlled posse. Everything in the game can either be done manually, or you can ask the relevant officer do it for you. Take combat for example, a core component of the game that's done in real time: once you've found your target, you need to plot a course, mark it on the map, calculate torpedo trajectories... and a whole host of other technical bits and bobs that honestly went right over my head. What didn't though was the knowledge that you can delegate most of these more fiddly tasks to the Officers.
You'll be able to play solo, directing a group of subs, or coordinate with four other commanders so as to more effectively tackle some challenges and the dynamic nature of the game's campaign.
To apply for a beta key set course for the official site here.
