SH4 worth it?

Ernohauki · 08-23-09, 03:25 PM

Good evening all you happy submarine drivers. I have been snooping around on this forum for awhile but now i decided to actually register and post my first thread...cause i have a question to ask from you guys who know about these things soo much more than me.

I have been playing SH3 for couple of days and so far i like it very much. Now i am thinking about purchasing SH4 but certain sources tell me it is not worth it and that SH3 is so much better. Now i wan't to ask your opinions oh gurus of submarine simulators. I know SH4 was disapointment in it's original form but i am speaking about both games with addons installed. Is SH4 worth it with addons if i like SH3 or will i be happier with just concentrating on SH3?

Thank you in advance!

donut · 08-23-09, 05:09 PM

Win,or lose, you might die tryng. Beauty is to the eye of beholder.

YukonJack_AK · 08-23-09, 05:25 PM

Depends on what you like really... SH4 is graphicly more beautiful but SH3/GWX has better game play and a better career IMO. It also depends on your preferences as to if you prefer US Fleet boats in the Pacific or German U-Boats in the Atlantic... I'd say give it try if you're interested.

Good luck and Welcome Aboard!

irish1958 · 08-23-09, 08:14 PM

SH4 worth it?
no

ReallyDedPoet · 08-23-09, 08:23 PM

Out of the box it had it's issues, not unlike 3 for that matter. But patched and now modded it ( for both the PTO and ATO ) is an enjoyable sim in it's own right.

Do yourself a favor and check out some of the older and current threads in that forum as well, SH4.

@ Irish, you care to elaborate a little more, after all this is a new member. Thanks.

John Channing · 08-23-09, 08:39 PM

It's a Sub-Sim. Of course it's worth it!

See what it feels like to be on the winning side for a change!

JCC

SeaWolf U-57 · 08-23-09, 09:06 PM

No one can deny that SH4 is a great sub sim it is totally different then SH3 and now has many add-on versions to keep you amused.
but is not for me I am waiting for SH5 this i will have to try

FIREWALL · 08-23-09, 09:08 PM

Welcome Aboard

Laufen zum Ziel · 08-23-09, 09:37 PM

They are both good sim & our modders make them better. I cut my sub teeth on SHIII so I prefer that. I also have SHIV which I play once in a while so not to bruis mu US Citizenship.

Task Force · 08-23-09, 09:40 PM

If you perfer uboats... stay with sh3...

If you want american fleet boats... try sh4.

Melonfish · 08-24-09, 04:53 AM

my preference is for u-boats in the atlantic, however i've recently started playing sh4 because of all the sub films i've been watching recently, those 40's/50's films were absolutely cracking! and i'm now in need of a balao class sub to swim around in

manual targeting with a Fleet boat is easy enough but firing a spread is murder.

Wildhawke11 · 08-24-09, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernohauki

Good evening all you happy submarine drivers. I have been snooping around on this forum for awhile but now i decided to actually register and post my first thread...cause i have a question to ask from you guys who know about these things soo much more than me.

I have been playing SH3 for couple of days and so far i like it very much. Now i am thinking about purchasing SH4 but certain sources tell me it is not worth it and that SH3 is so much better. Now i wan't to ask your opinions oh gurus of submarine simulators. I know SH4 was disapointment in it's original form but i am speaking about both games with addons installed. Is SH4 worth it with addons if i like SH3 or will i be happier with just concentrating on SH3?

Thank you in advance!

I put SH4 on and then took it off, but then again i prefer the Atlantic and the odds against you game. If you like SH3 put on the GWX 3 it improves SH3 by at least a third more. Its a beautiful Mod.

Last but not least -- Welcome to our little home.

Ernohauki · 08-24-09, 06:26 AM

Thank you for all the nice replys.

I have gwx3 with SH3 already. I never even tried it without so i can't really say how it improves it cause i never saw the stock one. But i must say i like it so it must be good.

The reason i am asking about SH4 is that i am a poor student and don't have that much money to spend on games and i was thinking it's useless to buy it if i just play it couple of times before leaving it for SH3. It's not that pricey anymore i see but one gets lots of food with that money anyway.

Rafael · 08-24-09, 09:48 AM

Leave SH4 on the shelf.

In my opinion SH3 + GWX, or NYGM, or LSH3 or WAC is much more interesting because you're the 'underdog'

BTW, Welcome! Subsim.com is the right place to be.

Jimbuna · 08-24-09, 10:26 AM

Welcome aboard Ernohauki and good luck with the studies

08-23-09, 03:25 PM	#1
Ernohauki Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 5 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	SH4 worth it? Good evening all you happy submarine drivers. I have been snooping around on this forum for awhile but now i decided to actually register and post my first thread...cause i have a question to ask from you guys who know about these things soo much more than me. I have been playing SH3 for couple of days and so far i like it very much. Now i am thinking about purchasing SH4 but certain sources tell me it is not worth it and that SH3 is so much better. Now i wan't to ask your opinions oh gurus of submarine simulators. I know SH4 was disapointment in it's original form but i am speaking about both games with addons installed. Is SH4 worth it with addons if i like SH3 or will i be happier with just concentrating on SH3? Thank you in advance!

08-23-09, 05:09 PM	#2
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard Win,or lose, you might die tryng. Beauty is to the eye of beholder.

08-23-09, 05:25 PM	#3
YukonJack_AK Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Frozen North Posts: 146 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Depends on what you like really... SH4 is graphicly more beautiful but SH3/GWX has better game play and a better career IMO. It also depends on your preferences as to if you prefer US Fleet boats in the Pacific or German U-Boats in the Atlantic... I'd say give it try if you're interested. Good luck and Welcome Aboard! __________________ GWX3.0 - SH3Commander - Thomsen's Sounds Pack - Manos Env Pro - Hitman's Optics - RB's UBoat Flags - Waterstream & Exhaust CombiMOD - Torpedo Damage Final - DiD AMD Phenom II x6, 16GB DDR3, 2x NVidia GTX460 1GB, WIN7 64bit

08-23-09, 08:14 PM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	SH4 worth it? no __________________ Irish1958

08-23-09, 08:23 PM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Out of the box it had it's issues, not unlike 3 for that matter. But patched and now modded it ( for both the PTO and ATO ) is an enjoyable sim in it's own right. Do yourself a favor and check out some of the older and current threads in that forum as well, SH4. @ Irish, you care to elaborate a little more, after all this is a new member. Thanks. __________________ Back in the Day

08-23-09, 08:39 PM	#6
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	It's a Sub-Sim. Of course it's worth it! See what it feels like to be on the winning side for a change! JCC

08-23-09, 09:06 PM	#7
SeaWolf U-57 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,231 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	No one can deny that SH4 is a great sub sim it is totally different then SH3 and now has many add-on versions to keep you amused. but is not for me I am waiting for SH5 this i will have to try

08-23-09, 09:08 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-23-09, 09:37 PM	#9
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	They are both good sim & our modders make them better. I cut my sub teeth on SHIII so I prefer that. I also have SHIV which I play once in a while so not to bruis mu US Citizenship. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

08-23-09, 09:40 PM	#10
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	If you perfer uboats... stay with sh3... If you want american fleet boats... try sh4. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-24-09, 04:53 AM	#11
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	my preference is for u-boats in the atlantic, however i've recently started playing sh4 because of all the sub films i've been watching recently, those 40's/50's films were absolutely cracking! and i'm now in need of a balao class sub to swim around in manual targeting with a Fleet boat is easy enough but firing a spread is murder.

08-24-09, 06:26 AM	#13
Ernohauki Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 5 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thank you for all the nice replys. I have gwx3 with SH3 already. I never even tried it without so i can't really say how it improves it cause i never saw the stock one. But i must say i like it so it must be good. The reason i am asking about SH4 is that i am a poor student and don't have that much money to spend on games and i was thinking it's useless to buy it if i just play it couple of times before leaving it for SH3. It's not that pricey anymore i see but one gets lots of food with that money anyway.

08-24-09, 09:48 AM	#14
Rafael Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rotterdam - The Netherlands Posts: 514 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 7	Leave SH4 on the shelf. In my opinion SH3 + GWX, or NYGM, or LSH3 or WAC is much more interesting because you're the 'underdog' BTW, Welcome! Subsim.com is the right place to be.

08-24-09, 10:26 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard Ernohauki and good luck with the studies __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!