Which edition to buy?

[Mikemike47]

I live in the United States. Anyone want to do a compare and contrast that I have not stated here? Here's a summary so far what reviews I have seen and remember.
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Standard edition
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
- has bonus DVD of exclusive PBS documentary: LOST & FOUND Legacy of the USS Lagarto + ?more?

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Gold edition
http://digitalstore.ubi.com/9213/pro...ition-Download

Internet download - Download File Size 3.95 GB

Additional Gold Edition Features:

• Includes three famous non-playable historical U-Boats:
  • U-99 (type VIIB) – submarine of U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer
  • U-30 (type VIIA) – submarine of U-boat ace Fritz Lemp
  • U-552 (type VIIC) – submarine of U-boat ace Erich Topp
• Includes four famous Allied ships:
  • HMS Duke of York (King George V battleship class) – the ship responsible for sinking the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst and carrying Churchill to America in one occasion.
  • HMS Walker (V&W destroyer class) – ship commanded by Donald Macintyre during the battle for convoy HX112 which led to the capture of top U-boat ace Otto Krestschmer (U-99) and death of U-boat ace Joachim Shepke (U-100)
  • HMS Stork (Black Swan sloop class) –flagship of the famous commander Walker, leading the 2nd Support Group flotilla assigned to U-boat hunting
  • HMS Suffolk (Kent cruiser class) –famous British cruiser involved in the battle of Norway and the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck
  • Includes The Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Official Guide
  • 110-page pdf guide detailing the crew, submarines, ships, and weapons of Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic.

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Collector's Edition - still available for purchase?

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/52...ition-Detailed

The Collector's Edition will include:

Silent hunter 5: Battle Of the Atlantic PC DVD-ROM
Game manual
Official guide, containing all in-game details
Authentic map of the Battle Of the Atlantic
SH5 original Soundtrack
7 unique submarine & enemy ship skins
One iron box

[mookiemookie]

The general consensus that I've been seeing around here is save your money and get the regular version.

[Capt.Warner]

I bought the Gold Edition.

[Mikemike47]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

The general consensus that I've been seeing around here is save your money and get the regular version.

How many subs and ships are in the regular edition compared to the gold or collector's edition?

[bigboywooly]

includes three famous non-playable historical U-Boats:

• U-99 (type VIIB) – submarine of U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer
• U-30 (type VIIA) – submarine of U-boat ace Fritz Lemp
• U-552 (type VIIC) – submarine of U-boat ace Erich Topp

Those 3 subs have their own mis file
C:\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 5\data\Campaigns\CampaignProjects\Common\__Collect orsEdition - CollectorsEdition .mis

Gives them movements from ports out to sea to follow preset patrol routes as did
Just a pity that it errors in Mission Ed which means it prolly wont work ingame aslo

[Nisgeis]

I don't think you can buy the (physical) collector's edition, if you are in the US.

[misterelie]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

I don't think you can buy the (physical) collector's edition, if you are in the US.

But can we import it here? I've bought stuff from Amazon.uk before and have no problem with it. Is the disk region locked? Or will I be able to play the UK version if I bought the physical collector's ed?

[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by misterelie

But can we import it here? I've bought stuff from Amazon.uk before and have no problem with it. Is the disk region locked? Or will I be able to play the UK version if I bought the physical collector's ed?

This was discussed before and the reports were that if you try to order from amazon.co.uk, then you get a message that says something like this product cannot be distributed to your location due to agreement with the copyright holder, or something like that. As far as I know, there are no region locks in place to bar a UK version being used in the US, but you can't ship direct.

[Sonarman]

The little hardback book in the collectors edition is quite nice but fundamentally flawed as a recognition manual as the ship illustrations are split across the book spine clipping key details like funnels.

[Mikemike47]

Thanks for everybody's input.