I have bought SH IV - i.a. because of Deluxe Edition :up: , no tests (as installation of mods etc) so far - still have to finish my career in GWX ;)

That's good enough reason for me. :up:
I bought it, tried it out (didn't impress me), shelved it and now I'm waiting for GWX4... :D

Just out of curiosity, anybody try Operation Monsoon for the U-Boat side, it is very well done :yep:


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I got SH4 on a preorder from UBI and took UPS delivery 24hrs before the first patch release.

My only gripe is the long travel distances to patrol area. It sends you to the farthest area from your base when, there's closer bases.

Don't make sense and I can't believe it was done in real life. :nope:

I have 3 installs with stock 1.5 , TMO1.5, RFB 1.5

I'm going to play each equally and see which one I like the best. ( wiil not post my opinion )

Knowing each one was done differently as to Realism, gameplay, hardcore ect.. ect.

Also I've modded each one as equally as can.

When I first got SH4 my specs were P4 3.0 - 2 gigs of ram and a XFX 7600gt 512mb AGP wth 500 watt ps.

Ran game full tilt with an average 90 fps.

That's with everything else shutdown includeing the coffee maker. :p

I have played SH1, SH2, SH3 and SH4

Let me answer with a quote from the porn industry:
once you go black, you'll never go back :|\\

Meaning why stick with obsolete software like SH3, when the SH4 software is the newest? :doh: And with modding software like S3D made public for all, everybody can create their own supermod. :yep:
I'm not awaiting others to perfectionize my game. I do it myself. :arrgh!:

So yes, go buy it, if your hardware can handle it, or upgrade it, so it can.
It's worth it. :up:

Prior to the Gold edition release, I would've said, "Don't even bother..."

However, if you buy the Gold edition there are several good reasons to make the move.

1) Playing with a type IX in the Indian Ocean is a fresh experience

2) Using scout planes to help locate targets.

3) Better graphics obviously, but more importantly, higher resolutions and 16:9 without screen distortion.

4) The ship AI is much less predictable once they've detected you. They don't just zig-zag like a nice little snake in a straight line, they take real evasive action and move in a far less predictable manner.

5) The familiar TDC interface is back (and essentially unchanged) on the attack map (something woefully lacking for US fleetboats) just like it was in SH3.

6) Refueling and rearming is allowed, and very simple.

7) Greater time compression, and lots of refueling options allow you to make long journeys far less painful.

8) And of course, eventually, you might decide to take a spin in a US Fleetboat.

9) Seems to run smoother and load faster than my SH3/GWX install (under Vista 64)



Still a couple small items that may disappoint the SH3 fan:

1) Lacking an Atlantic Theater Campaign (ATO)
(thankfully Lurker provided the Operation Monsun mod, and I'm hopeful for continued work in this area)

2) For ATO mods, it would've been nice to have the type II and VII models to play with.

I don't think there is or ever will be a perfect Sim out of the box. :know: :smug: :D

That's why the Great Power made Modders. :D :rotfl:

I first went into the depths on silent service II and I loved that game, so i've nothing against the pacific theatre at all but I'd still say III is the most immersive of the last two SH's and has a much more intuitive interface. I also miss the clickability of bits of the sub that III had and IV doesn't. There's more compartments in 3D on III as well IIRC.

Saying that, though, I definitely don't regret buying IV, it entertained for a good while and the Op Munsoon mod is excellent. I'd go for it, everyone's different and it might be the best game you ever played! You'll get more hours of entertainment out of it for less cash than you would spend in the boozer in the same time, so look at like that and give it a try.

If you look hard enough you can pick up the gold edition for $20.00. That is more than enough reason to buy it. SH3 is truly a good game stock and an awesome game with GWX installed over top. SH4 is graphically better then SH3. As far as mods, there are plenty to be had that change the entire face of SH4...RFB, OM, TMO, PE4, EE 5.0. The only issue with the game and to really appreciate what you have requires a computer with a bit of a$$ to run it. Once you can run the game full tilt on your rig do you really appreciate the new goodies offered in the game.


Other than that, buying the game supports further developments in the sub simulation that all members here enjoy.

Yeah, I picked up a copy of the Gold Edition even though I already had SHIV just to vote more dollars toward a genre that I like (and would prefer not to see disappear). :up:

I'd say this is the best reason of all. :sunny:

:up: Another reason I did the same.

So, is it certain that the "Gold edition" of SH4 provides a better game than a fully patched non-Gold version? (in graphics, interface...?) I have a pre-Gold disk... I'd get the Gold now if it really mattered to the install. Could someone help clarify this a little more? :hmm:

Just to have it. :D As AVG said it's in the 20 buck range.