New to SH4

11-24-12, 08:25 AM

I got the bug and I've been trying to:

1. Get mods to work

2. Figure what mods to get to work.

Is there a good guide to which ones are good to have? Recommendations?

I'm familiar with JGSME from Il2.

TIA.

jaxa · 11-24-12, 09:25 AM

Which side do you wanna to play? If you try to play Atlantic campaign as German Kaleun it's only one solution - Operation Monsun mod with OMEGU addon.

11-24-12, 10:12 AM

Dzienkuje, I'm a PTO fan. Pigboats and such.

BigWalleye · 11-24-12, 10:52 AM

Then you have a choice: Real Fleet Boat (RFB) for fairly strict realism (as much as can be gleaned from SH4 without changing the code, which is a copyright no-no), or Trigger Maru Overhauled (TMO), for somewhat less realism, more action, and a compensatory better chance to die.

RFB puts the "hunter" in Silent Hunter. Just finding targets can be frustrating for a noob. (Best to start out from Manila. You'll have an old Sugarboat, but the targets will find you!)

TMO provides a more target-rich environment, but the enemy ASW is seriously deadly. If the problem in RFB is finding targets, the problem in TMO is staying alive. Also, TMO has some lingering European atmospherics that some find jarring in a US Navy simulation.

Both are free, and both are compatible with numerous other mods which can add to the in-game experience: graphics, gameplay, atmospherics. I'd suggest you try both of them for a while, then decide which you enjoy the most.

Whichever way you go, the Run Silent Run Deep Campaign (RSRDC) mod will install seamlessly over the top and is essential if you want the sim to be played out in the middle of the Pacific War.

Godspeed!

jaxa · 11-24-12, 11:03 AM

OK, if you prefer PTO then you have more mods for choose.

BigWalleye: Three Polish cowboys you said? Dziêkujê (Thank You), Dzieñ Dobry (Good Morning) and the last Dzieñ Autry - don't know what is it, autry isn't Polish word.
I didn't know that Polish words are so popular

BigWalleye · 11-24-12, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxa

BigWalleye: Three Polish cowboys you said? Dziêkujê (Thank You), Dzieñ Dobry (Good Morning) and the last Dzieñ Autry - don't know what is it, autry isn't Polish word.

Bad Polish-English pun: Gene Autry was an old-time movie cowboy. Gene sounds like Dzien so Dzien Autry.

I took it down after I posted it because (in these politically correct times) I was concerned someone might feel I was being disrespectful.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxa

I didn't know that Polish words are so popular

Only among Polish-Americans.

jaxa · 11-24-12, 11:33 AM

Don't worry, I hope your intention wasn't being disrespectful.

BigWalleye · 11-24-12, 11:51 AM

Not likely!

11-24-12, 11:55 AM

I'm of Polish decent and thought it was quite funny.

Thanks you for all the help and pointing my bow towards the sea.

jaxa · 11-24-12, 12:48 PM

Greetings from Poland, mate

BigWalleye · 11-24-12, 12:58 PM

Jak sie masz, Fratelli? Welcome to the forum.

11-24-12, 01:20 PM

Dobrze! Thanks!

jaxa · 11-24-12, 03:51 PM

Fantastycznie panowie, fajnie, ¿e pamiêtacie o swoich korzeniach

fireftr18 · 11-24-12, 04:14 PM

Welcome aboard.

Can you check the charge on the batteries. Just stick your tongue on the posts to see how much a tingle you get.

I run TMO, RSRDC, MaxOptics

11-24-12, 09:47 PM

Thanks, I got the Gold version, they are all compatible with that?

11-24-12, 08:25 AM	#1
D.Fratelli Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	New to SH4 I got the bug and I've been trying to: 1. Get mods to work 2. Figure what mods to get to work. Is there a good guide to which ones are good to have? Recommendations? I'm familiar with JGSME from Il2. TIA.

11-24-12, 09:25 AM	#2
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	Which side do you wanna to play? If you try to play Atlantic campaign as German Kaleun it's only one solution - Operation Monsun mod with OMEGU addon. __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

11-24-12, 11:03 AM	#5
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	OK, if you prefer PTO then you have more mods for choose. BigWalleye: Three Polish cowboys you said? Dziêkujê (Thank You), Dzieñ Dobry (Good Morning) and the last Dzieñ Autry - don't know what is it, autry isn't Polish word. I didn't know that Polish words are so popular __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

11-24-12, 11:33 AM	#7
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	Don't worry, I hope your intention wasn't being disrespectful. __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

11-24-12, 12:48 PM	#10
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	Greetings from Poland, mate __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

11-24-12, 10:12 AM	#3
D.Fratelli Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Dzienkuje, I'm a PTO fan. Pigboats and such.

11-24-12, 10:52 AM	#4
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Then you have a choice: Real Fleet Boat (RFB) for fairly strict realism (as much as can be gleaned from SH4 without changing the code, which is a copyright no-no), or Trigger Maru Overhauled (TMO), for somewhat less realism, more action, and a compensatory better chance to die. RFB puts the "hunter" in Silent Hunter. Just finding targets can be frustrating for a noob. (Best to start out from Manila. You'll have an old Sugarboat, but the targets will find you!) TMO provides a more target-rich environment, but the enemy ASW is seriously deadly. If the problem in RFB is finding targets, the problem in TMO is staying alive. Also, TMO has some lingering European atmospherics that some find jarring in a US Navy simulation. Both are free, and both are compatible with numerous other mods which can add to the in-game experience: graphics, gameplay, atmospherics. I'd suggest you try both of them for a while, then decide which you enjoy the most. Whichever way you go, the Run Silent Run Deep Campaign (RSRDC) mod will install seamlessly over the top and is essential if you want the sim to be played out in the middle of the Pacific War. Godspeed!

11-24-12, 11:51 AM	#8
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Not likely!

11-24-12, 11:55 AM	#9
D.Fratelli Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm of Polish decent and thought it was quite funny. Thanks you for all the help and pointing my bow towards the sea.

11-24-12, 12:58 PM	#11
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Jak sie masz, Fratelli? Welcome to the forum.

11-24-12, 01:20 PM	#12
D.Fratelli Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Dobrze! Thanks!

11-24-12, 03:51 PM	#13
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	Fantastycznie panowie, fajnie, ¿e pamiêtacie o swoich korzeniach __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

11-24-12, 04:14 PM	#14
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard. Can you check the charge on the batteries. Just stick your tongue on the posts to see how much a tingle you get. I run TMO, RSRDC, MaxOptics __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

11-24-12, 09:47 PM	#15
D.Fratelli Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks, I got the Gold version, they are all compatible with that?