SH4 DVD "Gold Edition" Sale

CapnScurvy · 02-12-14, 11:48 AM

I thought I'd let you know iNetVideo has the "Gold Edition" DVD selling for $19.95 plus $2.50 shipping. I purchased form these folks last year when the price was only $9.99...the DVD disk arrived in 3 days as expected. As the summer progressed, the price dropped to $7.99, then POOF.....the supply dried up, the game wasn't found on their site at all.

As of today, they apparently have resupplied!

If anyone knows of a cheaper price for a DVD Gold Edition version 1.5, speak up.

Stop buying from Steam and getting "Steamed" in the process with a 1.3 version of the game!!

Also, for you SHV fans. They have the DVD version selling for less than the shipping it takes to get it to your home.....Just $2.00!! Found HERE. I just bought it to see what's different compared to SH4.....I'll let you know when it arrives.

TG626 · 02-12-14, 02:14 PM

Kinda shows which one is selling...

CapnScurvy · 02-12-14, 02:57 PM

Yes it does TG. Their practical giving SHV away!

I hope you don't mind me using your "getting Steamed" phrase. I read it the other day and think that's exactly what folks are getting when using Steams download service.

The problem with using some of these download sites is they put a proprietary download out for sale. What this seems to do is cause a purchaser to only upgrade their downloaded game through their site. For those that purchase a Steam version of SH4 (which is documented to be version 1.3), you'll have to buy, through Steam, any update, like version 1.5 the U-Boat Missions Add-on. I've heard that trying to patch Steam's 1.3 version of the game with version 1.4 won't work. You're forced to update to Steam's version 1.5 U-Boat Mission Add-on just to get rid of the version 1.3 that it original sells!! It's my opinion, its not worth the inexpensive price of a download if your held hostage to their site.

HertogJan · 02-12-14, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

Yes it does TG. Their practical giving SHV away!

Wonder why

oooh no I don't... The sheer number of Mod’s needed is enough to scare most people away

I've read a lot over at SHV forum. The modding community has done a amazing job getting that game to run as it does now. Chapeau

It looks great but the things you have to do to get it to work are massive. I think you need about 30 Mod's just to get the game to run without bug's not to mention you'll need to install another 30 to 50 Mod's in a specific order if you want eye candy, better AI, sinking mechanics and lots more

Maybe I'll buy the game someday, when they've made one mega mod for all the bug fixes. Then again…

merc4ulfate · 02-12-14, 04:48 PM

You do not need mods but if you want mods they are there. Not only that but with JSGME it is a very simple process to add mods. A hell of a lot easier than it was 20 years ago when game players were modding.

If you know what your doing you do not even need the dvd in place once you have installed the game which makes it even more stable.

TG626 · 02-12-14, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

Yes it does TG. Their practical giving SHV away!

I hope you don't mind me using your "getting Steamed" phrase. I read it the other day and think that's exactly what folks are getting when using Steams download service.

The problem with using some of these download sites is they put a proprietary download out for sale. What this seems to do is cause a purchaser to only upgrade their downloaded game through their site. For those that purchase a Steam version of SH4 (which is documented to be version 1.3), you'll have to buy, through Steam, any update, like version 1.5 the U-Boat Missions Add-on. I've heard that trying to patch Steam's 1.3 version of the game with version 1.4 won't work. You're forced to update to Steam's version 1.5 U-Boat Mission Add-on just to get rid of the version 1.3 that it original sells!! It's my opinion, its not worth the inexpensive price of a download if your held hostage to their site.

Be my guest, glad you liked it!

Yes Steam is screwing SH4 buyers no question.

Thing is, it was just as cheap for me to get it via Amazon.com download - and what I got was the same thing that would be on the DVD, right down to the "autorun.exe"

CapnScurvy · 02-13-14, 10:21 AM

It's been my personal experience that buying a Download is putting your complete trust towards the seller to provide you with the content you expect, and to do it for the future if needed. This isn't always the case.

I reluctantly bought the Dirct2Drive download of the U-Boat Missions Add-on (I just couldn't get over the fact that UbiSoft wanted to be paid for its fifth patch to a game I original paid $50.00 for....their last patch that still doesn't fix many issues with the game!!). However, as the years went on, D2D required you to get a new "Access Key" to re download your original content ("so they could keep an eye out for pirating"), every time you reinstalled the game. This wasn't too bad, you just needed to jump through their hoops when you wanted to re download. The real issue sprung up when D2D was sold and another Download company took over. You had to prove to the new company that your original purchase was legitimate, before you could receive your content again!! That's when I started to look around for a DVD "Gold Edition" of the game. As I said, last year you could buy it for the same price as a download.

Forget it....... buy the disk and thumb your nose at 'em!!

TG626 · 02-13-14, 11:59 AM

I know what you mean. I used to have a piece of software that every time I altered the hardware on my computer, the licence "key" would stop working. I then had to start the program, copy a string of text into and email, contact an outfit in France and wait several days for a new key (another string of characters).

However, in cases like this, I just assume that whenever I would need to re-download (HDD crash, et. al.) they won't be around anymore - Burn it to a DVD - with an extra .txt file with the "key" and voila - I have the same thing I'd have if I bought it.

So, download can work, you just can't trust em. I knew I was rolling the bones when I bought SH4v1.5 from Amazon and fortunately I rolled a hard 6.

Moonlight · 02-13-14, 12:23 PM

I have a spare set of SH3, 4 and 5, the one first to post in this thread who wants all three can have them.

PS, SH3 and 5 have never been opened and SH4 is v1.0, I'll pay for any delivery charges by the way as long as you give Subsim a small donation.

merc4ulfate · 02-13-14, 12:49 PM

All it take is one corrupt packet in a download transfer to screw the whole works up. Only thing is sometime the software might run find and then all of a sudden when it calls for that data and finds it corrupt you get to play hide and seek with problem solving.

I'd much rather have a direct transfer from disc to hard drive and then play off the drive then using disc in the tray. Playing from the hard drive and skipping the disc from a cd or dvd is much better.

CapnScurvy · 02-14-14, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

I have a spare set of SH3, 4 and 5, the one first to post in this thread who wants all three can have them.

PS, SH3 and 5 have never been opened and SH4 is v1.0, I'll pay for any delivery charges by the way as long as you give Subsim a small donation.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

If anyone knows of a cheaper price for a DVD Gold Edition version 1.5, speak up.

Well shut my mouth!! That's really generous of you Moonlight!!

Those are for a PlayStation right?

If you don't get any takers, you might want to sell them on E-Bay. I've not sold anything on E-Bay, but I've seen folks selling the game for just about the retail price it was originally sold for. That doesn't mean they'll get it, but there's always "hope" when you go fishing.

Moonlight · 02-14-14, 06:03 PM

They're PC DVD versions CapnScurvy, I don't want to sell them as I'd sooner give them away to a good home.

Offer still stands btw.

CapnScurvy · 02-15-14, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonlight

They're PC DVD versions CapnScurvy, I don't want to sell them as I'd sooner give them away to a good home.

Offer still stands btw.

I made the wrong conclusion when you wrote "PS, SH3 and 5 have never been opened....". You wrote a Post Script; not meaning PlayStation.

Hope they find a home!

CapnScurvy · 02-20-14, 02:34 PM

I mentioned I would report when my SHV DVD would arrive. It did today.

The package came from Montreal Quebec, looks like Saint-Laurent Boulevard (I don't know, its another countries address protocol?!?). So, it took eight days from order to delivery. Not bad for crossing the border using "Snail Mail", and loosing 2 days due to a Sunday and government holiday (Presidents Day).

The DVD has two disks...... one for the game, another has a Bonus Documentary called "Lost and Found, The Legacy of USS Lagarto".

Not bad for $4.50 total.

TorpX · 02-20-14, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

Not bad for $4.50 total.

Not bad at all.

02-12-14, 02:14 PM	#2
TG626 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USS Seal - Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 268 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 3	Kinda shows which one is selling... __________________ T. E. Thompson, LTCDR Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Seal (formerly S-40 (SS-145))

02-12-14, 04:48 PM	#5
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	You do not need mods but if you want mods they are there. Not only that but with JSGME it is a very simple process to add mods. A hell of a lot easier than it was 20 years ago when game players were modding. If you know what your doing you do not even need the dvd in place once you have installed the game which makes it even more stable. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

02-13-14, 11:59 AM	#8
TG626 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USS Seal - Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 268 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 3	I know what you mean. I used to have a piece of software that every time I altered the hardware on my computer, the licence "key" would stop working. I then had to start the program, copy a string of text into and email, contact an outfit in France and wait several days for a new key (another string of characters). However, in cases like this, I just assume that whenever I would need to re-download (HDD crash, et. al.) they won't be around anymore - Burn it to a DVD - with an extra .txt file with the "key" and voila - I have the same thing I'd have if I bought it. So, download can work, you just can't trust em. I knew I was rolling the bones when I bought SH4v1.5 from Amazon and fortunately I rolled a hard 6. __________________ T. E. Thompson, LTCDR Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Seal (formerly S-40 (SS-145))

02-13-14, 12:49 PM	#10
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	All it take is one corrupt packet in a download transfer to screw the whole works up. Only thing is sometime the software might run find and then all of a sudden when it calls for that data and finds it corrupt you get to play hide and seek with problem solving. I'd much rather have a direct transfer from disc to hard drive and then play off the drive then using disc in the tray. Playing from the hard drive and skipping the disc from a cd or dvd is much better. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

02-13-14, 12:23 PM	#9
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,134 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	I have a spare set of SH3, 4 and 5, the one first to post in this thread who wants all three can have them. PS, SH3 and 5 have never been opened and SH4 is v1.0, I'll pay for any delivery charges by the way as long as you give Subsim a small donation.

02-14-14, 06:03 PM	#12
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,134 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	They're PC DVD versions CapnScurvy, I don't want to sell them as I'd sooner give them away to a good home. Offer still stands btw.