I've just recently discovered that if I keep graphics settings to a minimum I can live with the slow frame rates, as they are mostly a problem in external views and I use those as little as possible.
I've been playing with careers in both sides, and here is what I've discovered:
1) I kind of agree with the SH3 diehards who insist that even though the graphics in SH3 aren't as good, the ambience is better. It has a certain feel that I don't get with SH4 - yet.
2) I spent hours playing SH3 the other night without ever being in a convenient position to avoid the 'save-game bugs', so I couldn't save, only to have the game crash just before I was finally ready to.
3) I'm utterly amazed at the SH4 maps. I mean the fact that latitude and longitude are always displayed, and the Kriegsmarine maps have those and the KM grids...and the KM subgrids! No more looking at a printed subgrid chart and then at the screen and saying "I think that's BF1274."
4) In summary, I stand by my original feelings. SH4 is the better platform, but SH3 is the more developed product so far. I'll keep playing SH3 and I'll keep fiddling with SH4. So far the latter game has nothing giving the depth of SH3 Commander, and we all know that after years of working on ship names I'm not going to play a game seriously that doesn't allow for that.:rotfl: Also I still hate the silly names SH4 hands out, and it's even worse for the German side.
Still, I'm excited about the future, and I'm working on my own sound mods for SH4, so I must be heading in that direction.
