Comments on: eDiving: Swim With Sharks, Slither With Sea Slugs

By: Serondal

Serondal — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:17:17 +0000

Is this multiplayer at all or are the other divers in the pictures NPCS or is that just a 3rd person view? This looks very interesting to me. Strange we get a free base jumping sim and now a free diving sim in a short peroid of time. The realm of fringe sim games is just expanding every day eh?

What’s next, a very detailed ballon bungie jumping sim? Oh, I know! How about a sim where you jump out of a helicopter onto big fish in the open ocean that they crazy F@#$@# on TV.

By: Tim Stone

Tim Stone — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:46:56 +0000

And one way round the shopping crash: Log in at http://www.ediving.us and access the shop via the ‘My Garage’ tab. Just bought myself a very fetching wetsuit.

By: Al3xand3r

Al3xand3r — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:54:38 +0000

I figured that part, I reffered to it calling it “orientation” (falsely) instead of pitch but that’s what I meant. I figured out the BCD as well, but I didn’t figure out the weights. Thanks. Still very unintuitive controls, especially with the many rotations it requires :S

By: Tim Stone

Tim Stone — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:14:57 +0000

Al3xand3r: In the pool, to start moving first adjust diver pitch with Page Down, then press SHIFT + W to kick. When ready to dive deflate your BCD (press and hold RMB) and, if you don’t start sinking, add weights via the equipment menu (ESCAPE). With 18 lbs on my belt I can rise and sink in the water purely by deflating and reflating my BCD.

@hydra9: See you in the playground at play-time for swaps.

By: Al3xand3r

Al3xand3r — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:22:22 +0000

Yeah, I just tried it… Unintuitive controls are unintuitive. Even for a self proclaimed sim. Mousehweel for orientation angle? I couldn’t even figure out how to dive so I just flapped on the surface, trying to angle myself for a descent yet ending up with my diver’s legs flappint outside the water… Not very realistic, even if I did it wrong and there’s a key for proper descent… Come fucking on…

By: Al3xand3r

Al3xand3r — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:02:57 +0000

I think I’ll take Endless Ocean 1 & 2 on the Wii over this. They even look better, despite how obviously underpowered it is compared to computers… Or anything else…

By: hydra9

hydra9 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:58:43 +0000

I had those cards! Remember the smell? Mmm – Tea-y!

The deep sea scares and fascinates me in equal measure.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:59:24 +0000

Ship wrecks are pretty great.

By: nakke

nakke — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:26:52 +0000

Dear mister Tim,
Please write more.

By: MrBejeebus

MrBejeebus — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:47:20 +0000

ive never played a game that pulled diving off well, maybe this can

By: Heliocentricity

Heliocentricity — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:58:19 +0000

Rossignol, (lewie)Procter, Stone

By: lumpi

lumpi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:38:55 +0000

Mmm… I love atmospheric niche-simulations. This reminds me…

Probably more brutal, but check the demo for Deer Hunter (2005 is my version of choice). It gives you a similar sense of nature, striving through the woods for hours without even seeing a single deer. And yea, I didn’t find myself anywhere near the target audience either… before I tried it.