Difficult Settings

Faceless · 07-07-07, 04:22 AM

Good Morning,
I was curious if there was a way to play SH4 career mode with "Custom" difficult settings. Im looking for everything realisitic, EXCEPT for targeting....I cant figure that out for the life of me. Easier to let the "AI" do it while I do all the other stuff, like run away

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

sportcap · 07-07-07, 06:03 AM

You have to be in your office to change it, under game options.

tater · 07-07-07, 07:15 AM

Select whatever realism option you like for the career. In this case, pick "very hard."

When you are in the office, move your cursor over the top shelf of the bookshelf to left, a "game options" book will opo out. That allows you to click or unclick realism options under gameplay (I think, the bottom choice, look around).

tater

ReallyDedPoet · 07-07-07, 09:00 AM

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Phantom Mark · 07-07-07, 06:25 PM

Just out of interest.........

The difficulty choices, easy, med, hard, very hard, whatever......

From what I understand these options seem independant from the realism menu.

Am I to understand that the difficulty purely determines how good the AI, how strong the damage is etc etc ??

I am playing with the TM mod, and usualy choose Very Hard, hope im choosing it for the right reasons.

What exactly, and I mean exactly do those options influence please......for example I have never seen a minefield in a campaign, 1941, 1942, 1943, and ive double checked where I should see some with my map.

Faceless · 07-10-07, 05:01 AM

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize at t he screen "In your office" so to speak, you could pan around. lol Thanks again for the help!

tater · 07-10-07, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom Mark

Just out of interest.........

The difficulty choices, easy, med, hard, very hard, whatever......

From what I understand these options seem independant from the realism menu.

Am I to understand that the difficulty purely determines how good the AI, how strong the damage is etc etc ??

I am playing with the TM mod, and usualy choose Very Hard, hope im choosing it for the right reasons.

What exactly, and I mean exactly do those options influence please......for example I have never seen a minefield in a campaign, 1941, 1942, 1943, and ive double checked where I should see some with my map.

You've understood it exactly wrong. Difficulty levels have absolutely nothing at all to do with AI, damage, etc. They are merely presets for the game options checklist, nothing more.

tater

SteamWake · 07-10-07, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

Select whatever realism option you like for the career. In this case, pick "very hard."

When you are in the office, move your cursor over the top shelf of the bookshelf to left, a "game options" book will opo out. That allows you to click or unclick realism options under gameplay (I think, the bottom choice, look around).

tater

Its the radio on the top shelf to the left of your desk.

I think everyone has missed this at first.

John Channing · 07-10-07, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

Select whatever realism option you like for the career. In this case, pick "very hard."

When you are in the office, move your cursor over the top shelf of the bookshelf to left, a "game options" book will opo out. That allows you to click or unclick realism options under gameplay (I think, the bottom choice, look around).

tater

Its the radio on the top shelf to the left of your desk.

I think everyone has missed this at first.

I thought it was one of the books on the bookshelf.

Oh well...

One thing to note... once you set your difficulty you cannot change it for the duration of that patrol. Once you finish the patrol and are back in the office you can then change it again.

JCC

Phantom Mark · 07-10-07, 05:25 PM

But then you can set the realism inbetween misssions during a campaign in the mission briefing, hence im trying to clarify "EXACTLY" what "difficulty" setting actually does, because on the surface of it the option seems completely useless if it only pre-selects the "realism" options which you already selected :hmm:

So if anyone knows for absolutely SURE what the difficulty option controls, or just to clarify whats been posted already then please pipe up

07-07-07, 04:22 AM	#1
Faceless Nub Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Difficult Settings Good Morning, I was curious if there was a way to play SH4 career mode with "Custom" difficult settings. Im looking for everything realisitic, EXCEPT for targeting....I cant figure that out for the life of me. Easier to let the "AI" do it while I do all the other stuff, like run away Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

07-07-07, 09:00 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome sportcap, Faceless Good Hunting. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

07-07-07, 06:03 AM	#2
sportcap Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	You have to be in your office to change it, under game options.

07-07-07, 07:15 AM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Select whatever realism option you like for the career. In this case, pick "very hard." When you are in the office, move your cursor over the top shelf of the bookshelf to left, a "game options" book will opo out. That allows you to click or unclick realism options under gameplay (I think, the bottom choice, look around). tater

07-07-07, 06:25 PM	#5
Phantom Mark Bosun Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 69 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Just out of interest......... The difficulty choices, easy, med, hard, very hard, whatever...... From what I understand these options seem independant from the realism menu. Am I to understand that the difficulty purely determines how good the AI, how strong the damage is etc etc ?? I am playing with the TM mod, and usualy choose Very Hard, hope im choosing it for the right reasons. What exactly, and I mean exactly do those options influence please......for example I have never seen a minefield in a campaign, 1941, 1942, 1943, and ive double checked where I should see some with my map.

07-10-07, 05:01 AM	#6
Faceless Nub Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info. I didn't realize at t he screen "In your office" so to speak, you could pan around. lol Thanks again for the help!

07-10-07, 05:25 PM	#10
Phantom Mark Bosun Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 69 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	But then you can set the realism inbetween misssions during a campaign in the mission briefing, hence im trying to clarify "EXACTLY" what "difficulty" setting actually does, because on the surface of it the option seems completely useless if it only pre-selects the "realism" options which you already selected :hmm: So if anyone knows for absolutely SURE what the difficulty option controls, or just to clarify whats been posted already then please pipe up