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Old 03-17-08, 08:54 PM   #1
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Default Should I buy it?

Most of yall know me,

Ive been around a bit but for some reason I havent 'jumped' on the expansion.

Tell me in your own words, why should I buy the expansioin?
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Old 03-17-08, 09:00 PM   #2
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Because its a new way to enjoy SH4. Not only are there new features in the US campaign, there is a whole new one to enjoy with the U-Boats. And for $9.95, you cant go wrong.
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Old 03-17-08, 10:10 PM   #3
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lol I dont care its up to you. But what I will say its the only way to get patch 1.5 and it adds to the game.
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Can the USA D\L from SubSim be burned to CD ?
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Were you still playing with patch 1.3 when patch 1.4 was out ? The only diffrence is you have to pay $10 because there is a lot more than just a patch would give . There are things in the addon that modders could never do in a million years
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Old 03-18-08, 01:24 AM   #6
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Put it this way, there's at least two dozen cool new features in this expansion which are added on top of what would be a regular patch. So, you're paying less than 50 cents per cool feature (just to name them - things like new ship models, a shiny new IXD2, a German campaign, crew "special abilities" and "strategic options", new status indicators, and so on...). I'd say that's more than reasonable.
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Old 03-18-08, 04:57 AM   #7
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Plus, 1.5 MUST be installed in order to install patch/addon 1.6...........
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Look, I'm having a blast with my new U-Boat. It's great to start up the game and not hear "all stop." I'm sure there are more American bug fixes in there but truthfully I've been having fun with the U-Boat.

Well, maybe this add-on isn't quite your cup of tea. Maybe you have no interest in playing the U-Boat in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. (fool!!!!!!!:rotfl How do you feel about an Atlantic U-Boat campaign? How do you feel about continued evolution of the Silent Hunter series replacing the every five years earthquake?

If you want to see the things you DO want to see (note the irritating use of all caps for clearer communication) sometimes you have to finance things you don't quite think would be good. And you should be open to the possibility that the add-on you didn't see anything good in will just be a ton of fun, like SH4UBM!

Hey man, we're financing the future. The future of the past that is. And we're keeping our favorite devs in a good job. What's not to like?

Weird proposal: It's 1943. The German High command sees the handwriting on the wall. All the production of U-Boats is doing nothing more than going to the bottom of the ocean for no gain. Donitz meets with Colonel Klink and comes up with an audacious new plan to take pressure off the German theater: Operation Hemorrhoid!

Immediately, 250 crack U-Boats and crews will be dispatched to Japan and Rabaul. U-Boat production facilities will be built in Japan as well. The mission: kill American submarines by dominating crucial choke points, attacking US submarine bases and crippling American supply ships. Japanese air power will make U-Boats much more effective in the Pacific than they could be in the Atlantic, and the US will be forced to take resources from the European theater to fight this new threat. Talk about a pain in the arse!!!

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' 20-knot acoustic homing torpedo will be the key to elimination of the US submarine threat in the Pacific. Hold on to your knickers, this could get just a little bit bumpy!

Comments, criticism, insults, laughter, backhanded praise may be sent to Kapitan_Phillips. Tag, you're it!:rotfl:
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Old 03-18-08, 07:28 AM   #9
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Default What it 1.5 patching exactly?

What are the fixes 1.5 is bringing to the table, is there a fix list somewhere?
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Kapitan_Phillips. Tag, you're it!:rotfl:
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:p Hell naw you be flingin' that stuff over hyar!
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Can the USA D\L from SubSim be burned to CD ?
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As I said in another thread, YES.

It's just a downloadable .exe installer. No strings attached (except that you need to do online activation for your "CD key" when you actually install it).

You can also redownload it as many times as you need to from Ubi/direct2drive
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Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific
ReadMe File
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Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific Uboat Missions
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Table of Contents
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1. Minimum/Recommended Specifications
2. Operating System
3. Installation
4. Changes in Add-on
5. Known Issues
6. Technical Support and Other Important Websites
7. Copyright
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1. Minimum/Recommended specifications
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-Minimum Configuration:
WinXP/VISTA Only
DirectX 9.0c
2 GHz Pentium 4, AMD Athlon, or equivalent
1024 MB RAM
128MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with Pixel Shader 2.0 capability
DirectX 9.0C compatible sound device
DVD-ROM 4x or faster
6.0 GB hard drive space
Windows-compatible mouse required
Internet connection for play on Ubi.com (minimum 56k modem or broadband)
-Recommended Configuration:
Win XP/VISTA Only
DirectX 9.0c
3 GHz Pentium 4, AMD Athlon or equivalent
2048 MB RAM
256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with Pixel Shader 2.0 capability
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound device
DVD-ROM 4x or faster
6.0 GB hard drive space
Windows-compatible mouse required
Internet connection for play on Ubi.com (minimum 56k modem or broadband)
*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI(r): 9600/9700/9800, X300 to X850, X1300 to X1800
NVIDIA(r): 6200/6600/6800/7800

*Not Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI(r): 9200 and below/9500
NVIDIA(r): 5200 and below/5600/5700/5800/5900
Laptop models of these cards are not supported.

These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. Additional
chipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to-date list of
supported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support
website at: http://support.ubi.com.

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2. Operating System
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The game has been tested successfuly on, Win XP (SP2) and VISTA
Not Supported:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Directx9.0b and previous versions.
We strongly recommend to not install Silent Hunter - Wolfes of the Pacific into your system's "Windows" folder or in any partition's root (ex: directly on C: or D.
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3. Installation
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Please make sure that you are installing the right add-on version for your game version.
This add-on can be applied on Silent Hunter 4 Original Version, on Patch 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4
This add-on will upgrade your version of Silent Hunter 4 to Silent Hunter 4 Add-on (v 1.5).
1. Before installing Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific - Uboat Missions please close all other programs.
2. Run add-on installation file.
3. Follow the instructions.
Upon installation you can run the game either from windows start menu ('Start' -> 'All Programs' -> 'Ubisoft' -> 'Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific' -> or use 'sh4.exe' file from the game installation directory (By default, the game will be installed into
"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4").

Note 1: The save games and replays that were made with the original version of Silent Hunter 4 or with Silent Hunter 4 patch 1.1 to 1.4 will be incompatible with the new add-on version.
Note 2: In Base autosaving are compatible between original version and Patches 1.1 to version 1.5.
Note 3: Multiplayer (LAN or Online) connection between the original version of Silent Hunter 4, any of the previous patches and the add-on is not possible.

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4. Changes in Addon (v1.5)
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HARD DRIVE SPACE
Windows will require additional free hard drive space for its operating system
(virtual memory). If you encounter the following message in an error dialog:
"Ran out of virtual memory", free up some more hard drive space.
To install Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific - Addon you will need approximately 1.3 GB free hard disk space for the full install.
The most notable changes are:
1. German campaigns are now accesible through the main menu button "U-boat campaign". To play a career with the US Silent Service, use the new "American Career" button. The included campaign focuses on German operations in the Indian Ocean and nearby areas.
2. When commanding a German u-boat it is possible to enable the Kriegsmarine Grid Quadrant Overlay over the Navigation map.
3. The Submarine upgrade system and screen has been improved
4. Improved crew management system
5. New player and crew abilities available via crew management system
6. New Type IX D2 Long range U-boot
7. New Type XVIII Walther U-boat with unique propulsion system
8. Player has been given limited control over allied units (naval and air), depending on his current rank.
9. Game loading time has been greatly reduced though dynamic loading.
10. Maximum render distance increased to 20 km
11.Water rendering improvements
12.New warships
-Graf Spee Pocket Battleship
-Black Swan Class Sloop
-River Class Frigate - with a correct 3d model this time
-J Class Destroyer
-V&W Destroyer
-Flower Class Corvette
-Fiji class light cruiser
13.New Merchant Ships
-Hog Island type A Freighter
-Charlotte Schliemann supply ship
-California Express Passenger Freighter
-War Melody
-Paula medium tanker
14.New Aircraft
-Ar-196
-Sunderland Patrol Plane
-Beaufighter fighter bomber
15.Added more Generic unit types improving campaign editing and unit appearance control. Iowa and Yamato are now "Super Battleship" class and won't spawn as "Generic Battleship".
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5. Known Issues
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5.1. Installing video drivers
If you experience any graphical problems, please install the latest video
drivers available for your video card. Links to the most popular video cards
manufacturers are available at the bottom of this document.
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5.2. Installing sound drivers
If you experience any sound problems, please install the latest sound
drivers available for your sound card. Links to the most popular sound cards
manufacturers are available at the bottom of this document.
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5.3. Installing DirectX
Silent Hunter 4 needs DirectX 9.0c to run properly. To get the latest version of
DirectX, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads

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5.4. Known Problems
The water surface isn't updated during game pause.
Game input depends on framerate which can cause problems especially when
playing with higher time acceleration.
Due to the extremely vast area of land and great number of objects many
small collision problems can be experienced.

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6. Technical Support and Other Important Websites
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6.1. Technical Support

AMERICA
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
To get technical support, go to http://support.ubi.com/
AUSTRALIA
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
To get technical support, go to http://www.ubisoft.com.au/
CANADA
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
To get technical support, go to www.ubisoft.ca and click "Support" (French & English available).
FRANCE
SUPPORT TECHNIQUE:
Support technique Ubisoft à votre service: connectez-vous à http://www.ubi.com/FR/ et cliquez sur "Support"

GERMANY
KUNDENDIENST:
Ubisoft Kundendienst: besuchen Sie die Support sektion im Internet unter http://www.ubi.com/DE/

ITALY
SUPPORTO TECNICO:
Visitate la sezione Assistenza del sito del nostro Supporto Tecnico http://www.ubisoft.com/it
SPAIN
SOPORTE TECNICO:
Para obtener soporte técnico, acude a www.ubisoft.es y visita la sección de "Soporte"

UNITED KINDOM
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
To get technical support, go to www.ubi.com/uk/ and click "Support"

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6.2. Other Important websites
Latest DirectX Runtime:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads

Latest ATI Drivers:
http://www.ati.com
Latest NVIDIA Drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com

Latest Matrox Drivers:
http://www.matrox.com

Latest Creative Labs Drivers:
http://www.creative.com

Latest Hercules Drivers:
http://www.hercules.com
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7. Copyright
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Copyright (C) 1997-2007
By RAD Game Tools, Inc.

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licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
USES OGG Vorbis
© 2007, Xiph.Org Foundation
Portions utilize
Microsoft Windows Media Technologies
Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Microsoft Corporation
All Rights Reserved
(C)2007 UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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