New Skipper with general questions...

[MajorArtNZ]

Hi everyone,

Just wanting to say a warm hello to everyone here.

A brief intro on myself;

At the tender age of 5 I got hooked on the original "Silent Service" and that of course got me addicted to the sequel a couple of years later. The flip side of these ancient simulator games was it turned me into an amateur historian which was unexpected, but something I certainly don't regret.

I got into SH4 (with the 1.4 patch) about 5 years ago, and have been playing it on and off ever since. At the moment, I have recently got back into it and have been having a lot of fun now that everything is working the way it should (finally). At this stage, I would label myself as an intermediate player using about 80% realism.

Having a read through here before, am I right in saying that you can get more upgrade patches higher than the 1.4 patch?

If so, are they easy to download and install, and are there any special software requirements that are needed? And how differently does it affect the game to what comes as standard?

Any info would be awesome!

Thanks very much!!

[Aktungbby]

MajorArtNZ!

[Jimbuna]

1.4 is indeed the final version matey.

Welcome to SubSim

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard!

[THEBERBSTER]

A warm welcome ‘MajorArtNZ’ to the Subsim family.

You will always find someone here to help you.

Link to my SH5 – SH4 posts:

Step By Step Tutorials & How To Do It

Also Included Are Some Useful Download Links

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=211804

Silent Hunter 4 Wolves Of The Pacific (Gold Edition) DVD

This will also give you a number of single U-boat missions.

Importantly it has the latest and last version made v1.5 which you will find a larger selection of mods are available for it.

[u crank]

Welcome to SubSim MajorArtNZ.

[Sailor Steve]

WELCOME ABOARD!

Originally Posted by MajorArtNZ

Having a read through here before, am I right in saying that you can get more upgrade patches higher than the 1.4 patch?

Are we still talking SH4? There is an 1.5 patch, which fixes some of the 1.4 problems and adds a u-boat campaign. Most of the best mods are made for 1.5. It is for pay only, but is fairly cheap, and is an asset even if you only play the American side.

[MajorArtNZ]

Thanks very much for such a warm welcome! And thanks for all your answers.

If the SH4 1.4 version is the most definitive standard version, what are the chances of a follow up to this game? (A pacific theatre one that is...)

What bugs does this 1.5 version fix? And what other extras does it add?

And since I'm asking questions, I have noticed some more things about SH4 that need clarifying;

- At the moment, I am on medium difficulty with about 80% realism. This is starting to get pretty easy in terms of evading escorts and sinking ships. Can you change the difficulty to hard during a career or can you only adjust the realism?

- Flicking through the recognition manual, there are some ships in here I have never seen let alone sunk, ie; a submarine tender or a minesweeper. Are these even in the game and has anyone ever seen these ships?

- When using dud torpedoes, aside from creating dud warheads, does it also affect the depth in which they run? And is it best to set them to contact or magnetic influence?

There's bound to be more questions, but this will do for now..

Many thanks!!

[THEBERBSTER]

v1.5 I assume fixes the problems in v1.4

The difficulty will depend on what mods you are using.

stock

GFO

Tmo

Try 'Hard' and adjust your game play settings if you are playing 'Stock or
GFO

You will need to start a new career, then change your game play settings.

In the early part of the war torpedoes were extremely unreliable and would often run deep.

I am sure others will chip in and give their views that will give you something to think about.

[MajorArtNZ]

Thanks for replying ,

Please excuse my ignorance, but could you please explain the terms "Mods", "Stock", "GFO", and "TMO"?

Sorry, but I don't know much about some of the terminology that gets thrown around on here.

If it helps, I am playing the stock standard version that I brought at the shop. The only added extra is the version 1.4 patch.

Thank you!

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi Major

Because your version is v1.4 you will be limited to the mods that you can use.

However stock is no fun and to be honest I would say boring as hell.

I would suggest you get the Silent Hunter 4 DVD Gold Edition that adds additional single u-boat campaigns but importantly is the last and latest v1.5 version.

This means that the bugs you have in your v1.4 will have been removed in the v1.5 hopefully.

Most mods are written for v1.5

If you stay with v1.4 make sure that any mods you go for are for that version and not just v1.5

A mod is an addition to make your game more enjoyable and will often fix bugs and glitches.

I suggest you go to the ‘Download Tab.’

Select the ‘Silent Hunter 4.’

You will see the various categories that are available, and the mods inside.

You have to bear in mind that not everything is compatible with one another.

Stock often called ‘Vanilla’ (no flavour) has no additions or amendments, so what you see is what you get, bugs, plenty of, glitches, warts and all.

Webster’s GFO takes the stock game up a notch and personally I think it is a very good way for the beginner to get in to the game.

There are plenty of compatible mods that go well with this especially Webster’s own.

Download link

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//downloads.php?do=file&id=1196

This was my last mod list using GFO

Some of these may or may not be compatible with v1.4

Game Fixes Only Mod v1.1
New Orders Bar Menu
Webster's No Crew Fatigue
Webster's Improved US Torpedo v2
Magnified Hud Dials for v1.5_Large (there is a v1.4 version)
Bigger Better Protractors
Extra Allied naval bases for Stock SH4 + UBM v3.0
Webster's Ship Manuvering Fix
3000 Yard Bearing Tool (1920x)
SCAF for SH 1.5
MaxOptics3 for SCAF 1.5
Webster's New sonar view for v1.5
Eye Patch for Stock

I should also have mentioned RFB (Real Fleet Boat v2.0.)

This is a notch up on GFO and a notch or two down on TMO

Download link

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=159709&highlight=real+fleet+boat

TMO (Trigger Maru Overhauled v2.5) takes you to a much higher level of immersion.

As I play RFB there will be others who play this and will be able to give a better account of what you can add to this than I can.

This is for the experienced player and for the beginner this may be a step to far.

There is also RSRDC (Run Silent Run Deep Campaign)

This mod almost totally rewrites the stock version and can be used with GFO and RFB.

Download link

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=123467&highlight=rsrdc

I am relative newcomer to SH4 been playing SH5 so as I said there are some good people out there who know a lot more about this than I do.

I hope this may have helped you and If you think I can be of further help and you have a question just send me a PM.

Peter

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[desertstriker]

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