Not in a situation to play anything. Absolutely will buy it when I can.

Uninstalled, waiting for a new computer as I cannot get SH4 to play on my laptop, so when I get the dough, I'll be able to play someday.............Good Luck to the rest of you..................

This is me. I voted for next closest thing.

Happily playing when r/l allows, patiently waiting for a solid patch that will allow the hardworking modders to make this game really special. :yep:

Disgusted--uninstalled--for sale cheap!
 

I've been playing SH3 for a year with GWX mod installed and have been happy (after I encountered and made peace with the vanishing game saves bug). With confidence that there would be no problems with my computer purposely built to play Silent Hunter 3, I bought SH4. After a smooth installation process I attempted to run the game and was informed that the guard dog SecurROM will not allow SH4 to be played on any machine with Process Explorer installed! SecuROM is a Sony product. Sony was outted by Mark Russinovich, now of Microsoft and author of Process Explorer, for installing undetectable cloaked software on Sony CD purchaser's computers. This software used dangerous methods, installed without the computer owner's knowledge or consent which opened up doors for malicious software to run on your machine. I suggest that it is probable SecuROM's problem with Process Explorer stems from this dispute, which cost Sony millions of dollars. I contend that it should have resulted in Sony management being prosecuted and imprisoned.

Another forum member says that it refuses to run with his DVD authoring software installed, which he legitimately runs as required by his school. Folks, we are not criminals. We willingly pay $50.00 (admission: I paid $15.00 form a purchaser whose computer would not run SH4) for a program that many of us cannot use because it chooses to defend itself improperly (and possibly unlawfully) against the innocent. If computers and the Internet are to be useful tools we must fight this and win. We must refuse to purchase DRM protected music, games and software which unreasonably restricts our lawful and honest use of our computers. I own my computer. I insist that I be permitted to use it as I lawfully see fit, with whatever legitimate software I choose to install. I will not be treated as a criminal when I am doing nothing wrong. As judge, jury and executioner for my machine I sentence UBI, Sony, and SecuROM to death by uninstallation, to be carried out immediately without appeal. :down:

As wonderful as SH3 is, its success has emboldened the evil empire to ratchet up their concentration camp strategy. It is no longer necessary to find those who seek to profit by illegally copying the game, they will just imprison everybody! I choose not to participate. I will not purchase UBI, Sony or SecuROM "protected" products. I urge everybody who wishes to protect what little freedom they have left to do the same. Prosecute criminals, not the innocent!

...so Starforce is better? Check out my post here.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...74&postcount=9

Do some reading first. :down:

Before this thread gets hijacked and becomes another thread complaining about software protection, let's remember that the purpose of this thread is to take part in a poll.

Her,her,,do not hijack the thread,,,,

I'm happily playing both SH3 and SH4 and I'm waiting on patch 1.3, to see what it adds in improvment and t h e n I'm waiting for our wonderful mod community to add to that,,,so why whine????? It can just get better,,,see what happened to SH3.....:D :D

Be Happy......:arrgh!:

Doesn't have my classification. Bought it,ran rather badly on my old pc,uninstalled and waiting on a new pc for me to install it on.

Installed since day 1...keep updating with mods and what have you. BRILLIANT!!!! no other games installed at the mo...well yea SH3 awaiting GWX 1.04 ;)

I uninstalled SHV for the time being. Reinstalled SH III with GWX. Will take another look at SH IV once, or if, the next patch is released.

Well according to the poll results, about 68% of respondants are in the catagory of waiting for a patch or using mods to get a satisfying play experience from SH4. Not encouraging, especially since the sample is skewd towards people who generally support(ed) the game.

Furthermore, sad that Ubi and the devs have to rely on the kindness and hard work of enthusiasts and modders to resuscitate this game. Unfortunately their efforts also make me believe it makes the publisher and devs lazy.

Yeah waht he said
 

I'm even having fun with Oblivion, another game that was some what of a fizzer after it succeeded Morrowind. But I've discovered a bunch of new mods for Oblivion and its not bad, at least until theres a decent patch for SH4 or the new version of GWX for SH3.

I've even started to suspect the next SH4 patch will not be released, its too long and with all the effort they might as well release a new SH5, preferably where you can opt for either Atlantic or Pacific, whatever the player wants.

Installed and playing as much as I can. :) I'm really enjoying this sim and have high hopes for 1.3.

DUH!
 

Miracle Story!
I have it installed....
Thanks to the support guys at Falcon Northwest.....
I have two of their top rated Mach V's computers......
One has two failed hard drives and has to be resurrected....
But,the one I am writing on right now is cool......
Because Ayhan Celebi, a support tech sent me, free of charge,
a video card he had at home....
My computer was bought five years ago and the video card could not play SH 4.
That was the Nvidia T14600.
I was able to install, but not play......how frustrating.....:down:
I just installed the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro card that Ayhan sent me,
Patched the game and am looking forward eagerly for the third patch! :D
Meanwhile, I am learning the game.....
BTW, the zoom control is not effective... any tips?
Over and out!
Jerry G (Glickstein) :|\\
aka Sgt Glick USMC Ret. 1951-1953 Korea