- Ship models look fantastic.
- Ship destruction sequences - flying debris, the rippling wave of destruction throughout the ship - are truly cinematic.
- Waves.
- Lighting effects. Sunlight on the water, moonlight on the water. Flames from sinking ships reflecting off the wave tops at night - magic!
- Moonbeams!
- Load times on my machine are a fraction what they were in SHIII.
- New mission types beyond simple patrols.
- Interesting radio traffic.
- I like the little typewriter effect for mission intros.
- Damage - the big ol' holes, broken propeller shafts, etc.
- Linked systems for the damage model
Many great advances over SHIII with SHIV.
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