Make me look pretty

[theglenlivet12]

I'd like to give this game another shot while Im waiting for the patch for SH5, but the graphics are so awful that I cant bring myself to play it for very long. What mods are around that will make it look as good if not better than SH5?

[Platapus]

Graphics in SH4 are awful? :o

We must have completely different standards. I think the graphics of SH4 are pretty good.

SH5 may have better graphics (not convinced of that) but I would never call the graphics in SH4 awful. :nope:

[theglenlivet12]

Okay, so the graphics in SH4 are subpar for me. Are there any mods out there that can make the ocean, my sub, other ships, planes, the interior and my desk look closer to the graphics of SH5? I mean, browsing through the screenshots there are obviously some out there, but I am having trouble finding anyone that explains what mods they are using.

[Keelbuster]

Okay, so the graphics in SH4 are subpar for me. Are there any mods out there that can make the ocean, my sub, other ships, planes, the interior and my desk look closer to the graphics of SH5? I mean, browsing through the screenshots there are obviously some out there, but I am having trouble finding anyone that explains what mods they are using.

The graphics in SH4 _blow my mind_:sunny:

[Diopos]

Check mod list:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155786 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155786)

[Admiral8Q]

The graphics in SH4 _blow my mind_:sunny:
Same here! :up:
http://paulwilkinson.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/mans-head-exploding.jpg
Much better from where it all began!
http://artofwar.free.fr/images_site/jeux/nes/silent%20service/Silent%20Service%20%28E%29-2.png
http://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/nes/screenshot/Silent%20Service-2.png
http://my.stratos.net/%7Ehewston95/RTM46/silent_service_2.jpg
http://www.abandonware-paradise.fr/Gifs/Abandonware/Silent_service_02.png
http://www.usgamingonline.com/NES%20Screenshots/Silent_service_016.jpg

[theglenlivet12]

Ok, lets try this again. The graphics for SH4 are mindblowing! Is there anyone who could top these amazing graphics? Such as a gifted modder? I dont think there are, but I welcome the opportunity for someone to prove me wrong by providing me the link to such a mod.

[Diopos]

Let's do.
Did you check out the list?



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[Keelbuster]

Same here! :up:

Much better from where it all began!
http://artofwar.free.fr/images_site/jeux/nes/silent%20service/Silent%20Service%20%28E%29-2.png



Control room from SH1??

[Admiral8Q]

Lol, studying the maps:haha:
http://ui27.gamefaqs.com/442/gfs_39772_2_2.jpg

Control room from SH1??
Way before SH1, Silent Service on Nintendo.
http://www.coolrom.com/screenshots/nes/Silent%20Service.gif
Then for computer...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/42/Silent_service.jpg/256px-Silent_service.jpg
Then Silent Service 2 came out.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tEboOh1wL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
And, as they say, the rest was history.

[Ducimus]

Yeah, Silent service on NES was my first sub sim too.

Silent Hunter 1 looked like this:
http://www.subsim.com/silenthunt.html


The OP is probably looking for this: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j4ZXsLuG6g)
found here (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=149596).

[Platapus]

Man this has brought back some memories and good ones at that. :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

I'd like to give this game another shot while Im waiting for the patch for SH5, but the graphics are so awful that I cant bring myself to play it for very long. What mods are around that will make it look as good if not better than SH5?
The question that should have been asked is "What mods are you using now?". For the Pacific, RFB and TMO both come with great environment mods attached, and for the Atlantic OM with OMEGU is to die for. I have to play with all graphics stuff turned off, and I'm still amazed by how it looks.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/SH4Img2009-03-30_203458_156.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/SH4Img2008-08-14_222656_593.jpg

[Armistead]

I played the original Silent Service and it's still on my old PC, think my second one ever owned..good old Tandy. Paid $2000 for the first one they had that had a CD ROM. Some files missing so I can't play it, but lot's of files there. I think I have every PC I've ever owned since 1985. Boy, the days when 256 mb was rocking. Sometimes I'll crank em up just to see what I was doing....

[Admiral8Q]

I played the original Silent Service and it's still on my old PC, think my second one ever owned..good old Tandy. Paid $2000 for the first one they had that had a CD ROM. Some files missing so I can't play it, but lot's of files there. I think I have every PC I've ever owned since 1985. Boy, the days when 256 mb was rocking. Sometimes I'll crank em up just to see what I was doing....
I remember I paid over $600 for a CD ROM drive some time in the 1990's:o

I'd love to play SS1 and SS2 tomorrow just for nostalgic kicks...:sunny::salute:

[WarlordATF]

I can remember staying up all night on school nights hunting "Just one more convoy" in Silent Service on the NES. Good Times! :up:

Awhile back i was cleaning out the garage and found my old SS NES Cartridge, Now i just need to find a working NES to play it on. :haha:

As for making SH4 look good, PE4 or TMO is the way to go. Both are amazing and make the game look 1000% better than stock!

[Steiger]

Yeah, Silent service on NES was my first sub sim too.


Yeah it was my first as well. Mind you I was about 7 or so, and I really did not understand it. There was only one patrol I could figure out. Still, find memories at any rate. Nice SH1 link as well.

[theglenlivet12]

So, I went with the TMO mod, and had trouble installing it. I find that I need the U-Boat add-on. So I downloaded it through Steam. Then I get some sort of error loading saying it could not find some tga files. I disable the mod. The, SH4 wont work completely. I uninstalled and reinstalled twice, rebooted, all that. It only worked when I didnt reinstall the U-boat missions. Guess thats what I get for askin :(

[orangehat44]

I had trouble with uboat addon and steam. had to uninstall re install a couple times. its a pain cause you gotta re download. If it still gives you grief. un install and delete the folder for SH4 cause it does seem to leave the mods and some stuff in that cept creating problems. I deleted everything and reinstalled SH4 and add on then had no problem loading TMO with JGSME hope that helps.

[Steiger]

So, I went with the TMO mod, and had trouble installing it. I find that I need the U-Boat add-on. So I downloaded it through Steam. Then I get some sort of error loading saying it could not find some tga files. I disable the mod. The, SH4 wont work completely. I uninstalled and reinstalled twice, rebooted, all that. It only worked when I didnt reinstall the U-boat missions. Guess thats what I get for askin :(

Did you get both SH4 and U-Boat missions via Steam? Or did you get SH4 in the box?

[theglenlivet12]

Did you get both SH4 and U-Boat missions via Steam? Or did you get SH4 in the box?

Steam for both of them.

[orangehat44]

same here I got stock then later got uboat addon from steam. had no problem on my lap top but on my desktop I kept having problems, like I said had to un install reinstall then uninstall and delete every folder in the steam folder pertaining to SH4 +uboats, then reinstalled everything agian and had no problems putting in jgsme and mods.

[theglenlivet12]

I almost dont wanna even mess with it at the moment. I got SH4 vanilla working again with PE4 and I only bought U-Boat to get the other mod to work. Maybe I can tinker with it when I get through some missions in vanilla.

[KillerTube]

heres a mod My brother Bishop and I created. Huge modification over normal game with no compatibility issues in multiplay either. and while im at it here is my new balao pinup art and texture.

http://www.filefront.com/16136955/Balao_Tower_Pinup.rar

http://www.tunngle.net/en/downloads/
the best peer to peer multiplayer tool. and its free

also here is some links to media and the mod packs built by Bishop and I here

http://www.youtube.com/user/DSBsky?feature=mhw4

http://www.filefront.com/15860643/Un...ht-Shafts.wmv/ (http://www.filefront.com/15860643/Underwater-Light-Shafts.wmv/)

last link is for the packs.

http://www.filefront.com/user/Bishop7

[theglenlivet12]

Thanks for all the responses. I did end up messing with it and reinstalled the U-Boat mission and TMO and all was well. Then, I took TMO off and went with real Environment. Still works!

[McHibbins]

And what do you think about the graphics now ? ;)

[Hylander_1314]

Same here! :up:
http://paulwilkinson.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/mans-head-exploding.jpg
Much better from where it all began!
http://artofwar.free.fr/images_site/jeux/nes/silent%20service/Silent%20Service%20%28E%29-2.png
http://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/nes/screenshot/Silent%20Service-2.png
http://my.stratos.net/%7Ehewston95/RTM46/silent_service_2.jpg
http://www.abandonware-paradise.fr/Gifs/Abandonware/Silent_service_02.png
http://www.usgamingonline.com/NES%20Screenshots/Silent_service_016.jpg

Thanks for that! I commandeered the kid's NES when that one came out. The Mrs. used to get mad at me for it, but hey, it sure beat the old arcade games from the 70s. That was my first vid game and I played it until the old NES gave up the ghost, and there weren't anymore available, and moved on to SS1 from Microprose, and bought all the add-ons. Had that on the harddrive the entire time I had the 486DX2, and still played it until I finally went over to XP and couldn't get it to work right anymore.