Has it been improved?

Deputy · 08-23-06, 04:00 PM

Sorry to write a somewhat negative post for my first one. I was really getting enthused about buying Silent Hunter III until I clicked on the "Buy it now" thing and was transported to Amazon.com. Then I started reading the reviews. Good grief!!!
Have all the bugs and glitches been corrected with this sim? I have a USB-style writeable DVD and it says only internal DVDs that aren't writeable will work with it.
They even had a post from a rep at UBIsoft that suggested to someone who had already bought the game to BUY a non-writeable internal DVD to play the game!!!
And the problems with Starforce slowing down the comp and installing all kinds of drivers. Plus crashes to desktop and graphics problems. Has all this stuff been fixed or what? Even at $20 from Amazon, I don't want to buy a sim that is going to wreck my comp.

Dep

Firebird · 08-23-06, 04:03 PM

Hi,

I believe there is an official patch to remove the StarForce protection, so I think you would be safe. Better wait for confirmation though

.

Greets,
Bird.

stabiz · 08-23-06, 04:12 PM

Well, I can say that I have never had ANY problems with this DVD on my internal writeable drive.

The patches had fixed most of the glitches.

Deputy · 08-23-06, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firebird

Hi,

I believe there is an official patch to remove the StarForce protection, so I think you would be safe. Better wait for confirmation though

.

Greets,
Bird.

I hope you are right. And I sure WON'T be buying a new DVD just to play the sim!

I REALLY want to buy this sim, but doing a full re-install of XP would just be a disaster for me.

Dep

Onkel Neal · 08-23-06, 04:25 PM

Mate, you are reading a lot of bluster by anti-Starforce people who are on a crusade. If you are a normal person with a normal PC, and you don't have some high level copy tools, you should be fine. I've loaded SH3 on three different computers, two with DVD burners and Nero, never had any problems.

Enjoy
Neal

08-23-06, 04:00 PM	#1
Deputy Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 344 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Has it been improved? Sorry to write a somewhat negative post for my first one. I was really getting enthused about buying Silent Hunter III until I clicked on the "Buy it now" thing and was transported to Amazon.com. Then I started reading the reviews. Good grief!!! Have all the bugs and glitches been corrected with this sim? I have a USB-style writeable DVD and it says only internal DVDs that aren't writeable will work with it. They even had a post from a rep at UBIsoft that suggested to someone who had already bought the game to BUY a non-writeable internal DVD to play the game!!! And the problems with Starforce slowing down the comp and installing all kinds of drivers. Plus crashes to desktop and graphics problems. Has all this stuff been fixed or what? Even at $20 from Amazon, I don't want to buy a sim that is going to wreck my comp. Dep

08-23-06, 04:12 PM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Well, I can say that I have never had ANY problems with this DVD on my internal writeable drive. The patches had fixed most of the glitches. __________________

08-23-06, 04:25 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Mate, you are reading a lot of bluster by anti-Starforce people who are on a crusade. If you are a normal person with a normal PC, and you don't have some high level copy tools, you should be fine. I've loaded SH3 on three different computers, two with DVD burners and Nero, never had any problems. Enjoy Neal __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-23-06, 04:03 PM	#2
Firebird Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 111 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Hi, I believe there is an official patch to remove the StarForce protection, so I think you would be safe. Better wait for confirmation though . Greets, Bird.