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Silent Hunter Online Sinks Into Open Beta
Düsseldorf, September 16th, in the year of our Lord 2013
– Today Ubisoft and Blue Byte have announced the Open
Beta launch for Silent Hunter Online. With the start of the Open
Beta players around the world can slip into the role of
submarine commanders during WWII and fully immerse themselves
into the Battle of the Atlantic.
Silent Hunter Online is a browser based Free-to-Play submarine
simulation game developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte in co-operation
with Sproing. Players take position on board their submarines,
hunt down enemy convoys, manage their personal flotillas and
partake in server-wide dynamic campaigns. With a strong focus on
multiplayer experience, every mission in the game can be played
cooperatively.
Silent Hunter Online is based on a powerful graphics engine.
Ocean waves and the vastness of the sea are being displayed in
stunning 3D – without the need to install a game client. All
in-game ship models are rendered in full detail and thus provide
an unforeseen level of visual realism. Dynamic weather effects,
authentically simulated waves and changing daytimes ensure
gameplay variety during missions and create an immersive
atmosphere. Impressive environmental effects like dense walls of
fog, strong swell, stormy rain showers or idyllic sunsets on the
open sea further enhance the gameplay experience. Thanks to an
advanced particle system, battles at sea feature spectacular
explosions, fire and smoke effects.
Game Features:
For the first time in the Silent Hunter series, players will be
able to play every mission in real-time and in co-op, by teaming
up online to form a Wolfpack and operating as a single unit
towards joint goals and server-wide missions.
· Authentic boat types: The Silent Hunter series has always been
a benchmark for historical authenticity in gaming. True to this
tradition, Silent Hunter Online includes a great number of
historical boat types the player can either command – or
destroy.
· Dynamic Campaign: All players participate in a global,
server-wide campaign and work together to turn the tides of war
in their favor.
· Multiplayer experience: Submarines are hunter and prey at the
same time. To stand a better chance against enemy fleets,
players can team up online and form wolfpacks.
· Stunning battles: Silent Hunter Online takes full advantage of
the latest Flash 11 technology to display real-time 3D combat in
your browser.