I have the original cd version and I have had sporadic crashes since day one. This is the third pc I have had sh4 on, this is an intel 7i quad core, with nvidia a powerful nvidia card and 16gb ram and hybrid HDD. I am on 1.4 and mods. Although it does not matter which mods I use, still happens.
I was sailing happily home after a successful mission 2 days ago and blam, I am looking at a window telling me SH4 has stopped working, windows is looking for a solution. It never finds one though and never comes back to me.
MY own fault partly, I should save after every encounter. But a major cause for blood pressure!!!
Ubisoft are famous for bugged games. Far Cry 1 was riddled, Far Cry 2 is riddled (even more so), SH4 has bugs. I ddont think ubisoft know how to produce a fluid, running, game - seems to be beyond their comprehension.
Shame another company does not take up the Pacific War as a going concern, I would buy it.