SUBSIM
SILENT HUNTER IV SURVEY
SUBSIM SILENT HUNTER IV SURVEY
Date:
9-Aug-06
1840CST
Total players in survey:
3259
In SH3, what did you use radar for?
To locate aircraft
53%
said yes
To locate convoys
62%
said yes
To locate and get range on ships
55%
said yes
When playing SH3, which of the following realism settings did you check?
Manual targeting system (only manual inputs for torpedo solution, "manual TDC")
35%
said yes
Realistic Sensors (sub uses realistic sensors to locate contacts)
86%
said yes
No Map Contacts Update (no god's-eye view of ships automatically placed on the map)
40%
said yes
When playing SH3, did you prefer manual or auto TDC?
99%
Manual TDC most of the time
19%
Out of 100%
Auto TDC most of the time
48%
Out of 100%
A little of each, depending on my mood
33%
Out of 100%
When you play using manual TDC, which of the following describes your targeting preference?
94%
I like to use auto TDC, I told you that!
43%
Out of 100%
I like to use the real time map options, where the enemy ships appear on the map, but I like to generate the torpedo solution manually.
30%
Out of 100%
I like to do everything myself; I use the bear, range, and angle on the bow to determine where to plot the ships on the map, and generate the torpedo solution manually.
22%
Out of 100%
When you play SH3, do you prefer realistic settings even if it means less contacts and less sinkings?
99%
Yes, I like realism even if I get less tonnage
74%
Out of 100%
No, I like sinking stuff
26%
Out of 100%
For SH4, US subs in the Pacific, which is the most important item in the list:
99%
Active, guarded harbors based on historical patrols
20%
Out of 100%
Historically accurate warship encounters mixed in with merchant shipping, including invasion landings
61%
Out of 100%
Radio traffic, Fox broadcasts, Tokyo Rose, and Ultras from ComSubPac
18%
Out of 100%
Do you think a Dynamic Campaign is important in SH4?
98%
Yes! Dynamic Campaign is important
93%
Out of 100%
No, Dynamic Campaign is not important
5%
Out of 100%
Nationality
US
37%
1221
UK
11%
353
Canada
5%
173
Germany
7%
217
Australia
4%
122
France
3%
106
Netherlands
3%
101
Spain
3%
91
Italy
2%
70
Poland
2%
61
Portugal
1%
23
Romania
1%
17
Other
22%
704
AGE
100%
3259
Under16
1%
43
16 -24
15%
497
25-34
30%
981
35-44
28%
914
45+
25%
824