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Last updated 25th June 2017

How Do I Know Which Silent Hunter III DVD to Buy?
This information refers only to English language discs.

New DVD Discs.

You can still buy new DVD’s for SHIII made by Encore.
These come in two versions.
1.Silent Hunter II + Silent Hunter III (2 discs)
2. Silent Hunter III
The Encore version is Canadian but can be easily purchased from the USA or through Subsim.
Although these are new the main problem with the Encore version is that it will only install in the default program (x86) directory in the main drive C:

Second Hand DVD Discs
Second hand discs can be purchased from places like Ebay and also from Amazon through their third parties.

It is important when purchasing these DVD discs that you get a Starforce Free Version.
The DVD you are looking for will be showing ESS632.
The Starforce Free Version will be Black at the Bottom and White at the Top.
A typical File Version showing in Properties is 8.2.160.0
Product Version 1.4.0000< latest version 1.4
Date modified 18/08/2006
Do not be misled by the silver band at the top of the DVD case that says Games in white letters which is irrelevant.

DVD's With Starforce Protection
You do not want to buy this version as you will need to remove the Starforce Protection before the game can be played.

The Starforce Version will be Black at the Bottom and Silver at the Top.
These have a Product Version showing in Properties of 1.00.0000
This version does not have the latest patch and has copy write protection.

Tip.
Before buying e-mail the seller and ask if the disc is White at the Top and if yes, you will be ok as this will be the latest version.

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