Can SH IV be played under Win98SE?

Crop-Duster · 02-05-08, 03:55 PM

Hi guys

Just wonder if anyone has tried to run or knows if SH4 can be run under Win98SE as SH3 could?

The only problem when I ran SH3 under Win98 was I could not save while on a patrol in a campaign but only when in port which was no big deal to me.

Thanks

CD

ReallyDedPoet · 02-05-08, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Crop-Duster

Hi guys

Just wonder if anyone has tried to run or knows if SH4 can be run under Win98SE as SH3 could?

The only problem when I ran SH3 under Win98 was I could not save while on a patrol in a campaign but only when in port which was no big deal to me.

Thanks

CD

Saw this under game requirements.

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Silent Hunter 4 System Requirements 4/5/07

Supported OS

: Windows® XP/Vista Only
Game comes on 1 DVD
Processor: 2GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon (3GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon recommended)
RAM: 1 GB (2 GB recommended)
Video Card: 128 MB RAM, DirectX 9–compliant, video card capable of rendering Pixel Shader 2.0 (256 MB RAM recommended) (see supported list*)
Sound Card: DirectX 9 –compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c or later (included on game disk)
DVD ROM drive 4x or faster speed
Hard Drive Space: 6 GB
Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 128Kbps upstream or faster, (512Kbps upstream or faster needed to host online games)

*Supported Video Cards:
ATI® RADEON® 9600/9700/9800, X300 to X850, X1300 to X1800
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200/6600/6800/7800

Quagmire · 02-05-08, 09:27 PM

Dude! Its 2008, that OS is 10 years old. Good God, man!

Torplexed · 02-05-08, 09:47 PM

Damn. This probably crushes my dream to run it under Windows 3.1

ReallyDedPoet · 02-05-08, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Damn. This probably crushes my dream to run it under Windows 3.1

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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maerean_m · 02-06-08, 02:08 AM

Sometime in 2006 there was an update in the DirectX SDK that made the DirectX games not being able to run on Windows 2000. So that's why the requirements say: XP/Vista only.

So, no, you can't run SH4 on Win98 (or Win2000). Sorry about that.

tomoose · 02-06-08, 09:51 AM

First; why would you want to play it on Win98SE in the first place, LOL??
Second; I think the memory and graphics limitations of Win98 would preclude the game running well, if at all, in any case. Even if it did run I'm betting that you would be unable to enjoy the game in all it's graphical glory.

WOW! I thought I was a hardcore holdout for upgrading Windows.....LOL.

kiwi_2005 · 02-07-08, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by maerean_m

Sometime in 2006 there was an update in the DirectX SDK that made the DirectX games not being able to run on Windows 2000. So that's why the requirements say: XP/Vista only.

So, no, you can't run SH4 on Win98 (or Win2000). Sorry about that.

Im sure SH3 can be run on Windows 2000 Professional with SPK 4 update:hmm:

Edit: just read the above post.

Sailor Steve · 02-06-08, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Damn. This probably crushes my dream to run it under Windows 3.1

When does the Atari version come out?

Linavitch · 02-06-08, 04:56 PM

I've actually just installed an Formula 1 sim (running F1 Challenge modded up for the 07 season) and the only way to get it to work on Vista is to run it in Windows 98 compatability mode.

02-05-08, 03:55 PM	#1
Crop-Duster Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Up the line in Canada eh Posts: 162 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can SH IV be played under Win98SE? Hi guys Just wonder if anyone has tried to run or knows if SH4 can be run under Win98SE as SH3 could? The only problem when I ran SH3 under Win98 was I could not save while on a patrol in a campaign but only when in port which was no big deal to me. Thanks CD __________________ Sir! What was that noise? Ironically the Shorts Sunderland is code letter U of No. 461 Squadron, and the submarine is U-461.

02-05-08, 09:27 PM	#3
Quagmire Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 335 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Dude! Its 2008, that OS is 10 years old. Good God, man! __________________ The day publishers figured out that they could sell flashy first person shooters to teenagers in numbers greater than sand on a beach was the day that quality simulations died. --Col. Tibbets UBI SHIV Forums I guess they should have made SH4 an open boat where we run around inside and shoot each other a 1000 times. They seem to handle those games with numerous patches. --Longam UBI SHIV Forums A sad day has dawned...

02-06-08, 02:08 AM	#6
maerean_m Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 529 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sometime in 2006 there was an update in the DirectX SDK that made the DirectX games not being able to run on Windows 2000. So that's why the requirements say: XP/Vista only. So, no, you can't run SH4 on Win98 (or Win2000). Sorry about that. __________________ Kilroy was here

02-06-08, 09:51 AM	#7
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Hmmm First; why would you want to play it on Win98SE in the first place, LOL?? Second; I think the memory and graphics limitations of Win98 would preclude the game running well, if at all, in any case. Even if it did run I'm betting that you would be unable to enjoy the game in all it's graphical glory. WOW! I thought I was a hardcore holdout for upgrading Windows.....LOL.

02-06-08, 04:56 PM	#10
Linavitch Officer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hull Posts: 239 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	I've actually just installed an Formula 1 sim (running F1 Challenge modded up for the 07 season) and the only way to get it to work on Vista is to run it in Windows 98 compatability mode. __________________ Like music only more painful http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=108090746

02-05-08, 09:47 PM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Damn. This probably crushes my dream to run it under Windows 3.1