Kodika
06-13-12, 11:20 AM
I am new to gaming, but I am interested in playing the submarine simulation game Silent Hunter. From reading several forums I notice that gamers experience problems when playing the game using the Vista operating system (which is what I have on my laptop).
I have tested my system requirements on "Can you Run it?" and both Silent Hunter 111 and 1V meet the recommended requirements (although Silent Hunter V fails).
I have an HP G60 217-EM Notebook with an AMD Turion Duel-Core RM 72 processor and a GeForce 8200 M G video card. I have 256 MB of dedicated video memory and a total available graphics memory of 1407MB. I have 2.8GB of Ram (system memory 2,814 and graphics memory of 1,395)
I would like some advice as to which version of Silent Hunter will play best on my system, bearing in mind my pc's capability and operating system. From reading various forums, it seems that Silent Hunter 111 was designed for the Windows XP operating system. Does that mean Silent Hunter 1V is more compatible with Vista? I would prefer to play SH 3 as it it is set in the Atlantic, rather than the Pacific, but I have read that the graphics are much better with the new SH 4. Another consideration, being a novice, is which game would I find easier to learn and play? Also, I see that there is a gold version of SH 1V which includes the expansion pack "U Boat Missions." If I do decide to go with SH 4 does the Gold version have less bugs than the original game? If I buy the Gold edition, will I be troubled with Starforce, or was that something only included with the original edition?
Any help that anyone can give will be much appreciated.
I have tested my system requirements on "Can you Run it?" and both Silent Hunter 111 and 1V meet the recommended requirements (although Silent Hunter V fails).
I have an HP G60 217-EM Notebook with an AMD Turion Duel-Core RM 72 processor and a GeForce 8200 M G video card. I have 256 MB of dedicated video memory and a total available graphics memory of 1407MB. I have 2.8GB of Ram (system memory 2,814 and graphics memory of 1,395)
I would like some advice as to which version of Silent Hunter will play best on my system, bearing in mind my pc's capability and operating system. From reading various forums, it seems that Silent Hunter 111 was designed for the Windows XP operating system. Does that mean Silent Hunter 1V is more compatible with Vista? I would prefer to play SH 3 as it it is set in the Atlantic, rather than the Pacific, but I have read that the graphics are much better with the new SH 4. Another consideration, being a novice, is which game would I find easier to learn and play? Also, I see that there is a gold version of SH 1V which includes the expansion pack "U Boat Missions." If I do decide to go with SH 4 does the Gold version have less bugs than the original game? If I buy the Gold edition, will I be troubled with Starforce, or was that something only included with the original edition?
Any help that anyone can give will be much appreciated.