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If they just finish the recreation of the titanic and have it be explorable while sinking in real time, that's all I think 95% of us wanted.

Hey! Great video! But you have a slightly incorrect idea about THG and Project 401. I’m the creative director of the projects. Let me know if you’d like to chat! The most important correction: the elaborate video game planned a decade ago under previous direction is no longer our vision for the project. We have a much more history-first approach and are no longer making a “video game.” think of it more like an interactive virtual museum. :)

I've wanted to explore the decks of the Titanic (and the Enterprise...) since I was a very small child and I'm more than ecstatic at what has been delivered so far in Honor and Glory/Demo 401. It's beautiful, and while not entirely what was promised is the closest anyone has ever come. I hope they keep plugging away at it. I don't care if it takes until 2060, as long as I can explore the Titanic before I die I'll be a happy camper!

Oh a stroll down memory lane. A bunch of which I sadly can't confirm, deny, or even talk about, as much as I'd like to do so, I promise! But I'm happy to report THG and P401 are VERY scaled back. No story, no world besides the ship. Only game "mechanics" focus on the history around her story. No NPCs. We're only aiming for what we think is possible with our limited small team after a disastrous (third?) rebirth (which I'm surprised you didn't cover!) P401 is def in the cards. But will we be able to finish even this super slim version of THG our supporters dream of? Gosh I hope so. This isn't easy. Thanks for the video!

Hey! Big fan of the channel here, long term THG supporter here, and big nautical enthusiast - I wanted to weigh in on my input that you might find interesting about this topic… I fully believe that the main reason as to why THG has not gotten anywhere over the past several years is because of Tom Lynskey. Tom has quite the extensive history of overpromising projects, and never delivering on them … and when he does deliver, they are very underwhelming. This is the case of a Britannic game they released as a side project. Tom took time it seems from the meson project in favor of another project, which i think under-delivered. Tom formerly worked on the Lost in the Darkness project which you mentioned in this video, and while from the surface, lost in the darkness team splitting away and forming THG might seem like an easy one, with no drama, upon investigation (which I have screenshot proof of), Tom would CONSTANTLY leave nasty remarks towards the former Lost in the Darkness team. The Lost in the Darkness team would constantly try reforming, but Tom would leave truly disheartening, and EXTREMELY rude comments towards them.. some of these comments can actually be seen by going to the old Lost in the Darkness videos. At the moment, Tom and his new team are working on a game about Lusitania, another four funneled liner which sank. (Tom no longer being associated with THG) Sadly, while there used to be huge hype for this Lusitania project, there isn’t anymore. This is because Tom NEVER updates people regarding his projects. Always leaves them in the dark…and this is why his Lusitania video game will fail. As I mentioned beforehand, i am a big ship enthusiast. In talking to a few people who are knowledgeable on the subject, the Lusitania game that is currently being produced has questionable levels of accuracy. Such as color choice, General mood and atmosphere, inaccurate models, asset store flips, etc, etc…the game has been announced in 2018, and sadly, it now being 5 years since initial announcements / hints were made, there is almost nothing to show at all, aside from animated renders. NO gameplay…just renders… I would like to emphasize as well, that Tom does NOT like any criticism as well. He is extremely sensitive to it, as he has deleted or hidden away comments that critique him or question him. Silencing critics I think is a pretty bad move. When people caught on to this, I posted a few comments on his page to see if this was indeed the case …. Of course, my comment was deleted. I’ve photographed this, and have it as evidence. I am in a discord group chat where we archive incidents like this, where we have a good 30 or so screenshots of this exact thing happening on his channel. Tom also has a history of blowing up at people online who critique him. Again, there can be found screenshots of this. Him constantly giving off a severely displeasurable attitude online also makes things worse, and gave THG a bit of a mixed reputation regarding on how they respond to things. So I believe this happens because of Tom disliking competition, and thinking he owns historical subjects, which is silly to say, but it’s the only logical explanation I could give for this behavior. I know it is a common trait with historians as well. Lotta titanic historians seem to be this way, and want to be the authority on a subject. So I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the case. That’s my thinking…not out to get Tom, but these traits run projects into the ground.

2:15 I'm suddenly reminded of Gex: Enter The Gecko, which had a Titanic section in the underwater level that recreated this room fairly closely.

Anyone else notice that he used footage from Oceangate in the intro? Using footage from an ill fated voyage to wreck that sank on an ill fated voyage, to intro a video about an ill fated game based on the ill fated voyage is kinda genius.

Not only was Dorothy Gibson a survivor of the sinking, in the movie she wore the exact dress she wore that night!

Such a shame as the work they seem to have done recreating the ship itself is *mind-blowing*.

I had no idea there had been that much crap around THG. I've been following the game's development since Demo 2 and I think it's super ambitious, way too ambitious. But what they managed to make is absolutely breathtaking. I sure hope the full model of the ship can be finished someday. Or at least the main decks....

Ah yes Titenic the booziest of beat'em ups!

There's a Thai takeaway in Belfast called thaitanic. I am not even kidding.

The best game about it is Titenic, anyway

Even if it were just a walking simulator exploration of the most famous ship sinking of all time in such stunning detail, I would line up in the snow; battling off sabretooth tigers with only a loose leaf notebook; just to have an opportunity to walk through the ship, from coal bunkers to wheel house. Especially in VR.

I have ethical concerns about recreating the Titanic in historic detail as a for profit project. That seems like the kind of thing where you apply for research grants and Patreon to release what you have in an early access basis with an ultimate eye for a public domain final release. You know, because it's a work of historic science.

Just a little correction, the sinking demo mentioned at 15:30, is not actually the sinking demo. The sinking demo actually referred to is the one that is available on the website under the downloads section. Just a tiny little playable section of the ship that sinks.

You can always tell babies first actual game. There are thousands of systems. MASSIVE map ideas etc. Things that THAT specific person wants in a game. Never mind if you don't. Then i just fades away. Those early 2000's rpg maker people are perfect examples.

A a HUGE Titanic buff since i was about 6 years old, it's really disappointing to see Titanic H&G end up with so many production problems. To be able to fully explore the ship before and during the sinking would be an amazing and humbling experience for so many people. I did love exploring Titanic in Adventure Out of Time, so to imagine being able to look around the fully explorable ship in present time would be breathtaking.

ive been fascinated by the Titanic since i was a child, a strange child apparently, and hope they can actually finish this at some point.