SH 4 or wait for SH5
 

Hello fellow submariners! I was just curious everyone's opinion on buying SH4 to keep me occupied until SH5 comes out or just wait until SH5 launches and play other games. I have played SH3 a lot, and I still love the game. I just recently bought a laptop which is a huge upgrade compared to my old desktop. My old desktop was too slow to run SH4 decently, so I never bought the game, but I always wanted to try the Pacific Theatre to compare and contrast the two different theaters of operations. I would appreciate any replys. It would mean a lot coming from a great community such as SubSim. Thank you. :)

I would go ahead and get SH4 and enjoy the PTO, it's a very different war than the ATO and think you will like it. I assume you are familiar with mods and to really enjoy SH4 mods are a must. I use TMO.

One nice thing about playing fleet boats is that you get to WIN the war and with a little skill and luck you can survive from start to finish. Something very few U boats had the chance to do. Things get better for the fleet boats and only worse for a U boat.

I never played SH3 but from what I hear the graphics are so much better in 4.

Welcome to the Fourm, good luck and good hunting.

Magic

Funny how that's usually the biggest criticism leveled against SH4. "But a computer game is supposed to get harder as you go along." ;) I find it a nice change of pace.

Go get SH4. They need the monetary support for SH5 :D

SH4 Rocks! SH5 doesn't exist yet. There is no choice now. Even after SH5 is finally published you will need SH4 to play the Pacific. So it will still be the current game in its area of the war.

SH4 is an essential purchase for anybody with even a passing interest in Sub-sims. The Silent Hunter series is the best dedicated Sub-sim franchise that has a wonderful modding community working tirelessly to improve each new installment. The good news is GWX4 is soon to be released for SH4 and that's almost as big a deal as a new Subsim coming out. Enjoy. :up:

GWX4 has been cancelled unfortunately. :(

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155583

Buy SH4 while you are waiting for SH5... you won't regret it!

The complete SH4 UBM 1.5 at EBay : $9.99 + Free Shipping.

Are you waiting for it to be FREE. :06:

Neah, don't buy SH4. What's the point? There's a good chance they'll make an expansion for SH5 with american boats, in about 2 years. So why buy NOW a 2 year old game that has amazing graphics, with water that you can loose yourself in and a beautiful Pacific Campaign with superb naval battles? I really don't see any reason... :haha:

SH4 is a great game with or without GWX4. No matter who comes, or if nobody comes, the SH4 modding scene is great! SH4 is the best submarine simulation on the planet and this is the best modding scene.

Those of us who are a part will continue to mod for this game, even after the release of SH5. It's not as if the new game replaces this one. And if SH5 bites the big one and becomes an RPG instead of a simulation (that's possible, you know!) we could be the equivalent of the Nascar 2003 simmers, still going strong long after EA "replaced" the Papyrus simulation with a great deal of swagger and no substance.

We're a long way from the best of the SH4 experience!

Right on RR. we will be 5,000 yrds.to Stb. Watch the new AI fish, glad there not deep swimmers.

You want german uboats, wait till sh5/get sh3

you want US subs get sh4...

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Good point. Don't forget what a great game SH3 is, and you can have all the GWX you want there, in a highly perfected state of excellence. I wonder what kind of comparison SH5 will make with the gameplay of SH3. Surprises happen, you know. I wouldn't be using SH3 disks for coasters just yet...

Or get both... Get the sh4 now, then the the other later...

Sh5 wont be out for a while.