bought SH4 online

DaveCrom01 · 01-20-08, 09:37 PM

Ahoy shipmates!

I am new to the Silent Hunter family, and new to sub sims with the exception of playing around with 688 Attack Sub years ago :-)

I bought SH4 online this weekend (from IGN), and dloaded the product.

I wondered if anyone else has got the game via this method, because I wondered how they went on playing without having an instruction book!

I've played around with the game, but I have a feeling not having a manual is going to be a big problem.

Cheers for your help.
Dave

Fincuan · 01-20-08, 10:11 PM

The manual should be in the Support folder of your SH4 installation. Beware that it has plenty of mistakes though.

DaveCrom01 · 01-21-08, 12:28 AM

Ah thanks!

I slipped up on the install and it ended up in the wrong place, so I didnt even see there was a support folder associated with the software.

Great!

I will heed your warning...

candy2500 · 01-21-08, 12:34 AM

welcome aboard Dave....

if you need any help shout out and someone will be glad to help..

FIREWALL · 01-21-08, 12:49 AM

Welcome Dave

Be sure to install latest patch.

Then go to SH4 forum and browse thru the posts and gain info to get a good understanding of the game.

This will help in getting a better understanding of the game and it's probs and the fixes.

Have fun and enjoy.

FIREWALL

DaveCrom01 · 01-21-08, 10:14 AM

Thanks for the welcome guys.

I've had a read through the manual, and to be honest I think I was better off before I did! I do have the 1.4 patch applied.

I have a couple of questions if I may? I am playing a CAREER quest out of Pearl Harbor. I have set the timeline to 1941, so I'm off to Honshu to sink shipping.

The sub allows me to go to the Radar control station, but even on the surface the option to turn the sets on and off are greyed out and I only get sonar contacts.

I would imagine that US subs didnt have on board radar in 1941. Is this the case (in which case, given the attention to detail in the rest of the game, I am suprised I can still go to the radar crew station)? Or should I infact have a radar and i'm doing something wrong.

Secondly, when I travel huge distances at big time compression, I am sometimes attacked by a plane which gets a run on me before (or immediately after!) the time compression returns to 1. Do my guys have poor Mk 1 eyeballs or again, is this a game issue?

Finally, does anyone know a good reference about crew management? Is it just a case of check the stats and drag and drop? Or do I have other issues to consider?

Thanks in advance if anyone has the time to respond to one or more of these issues.

p.s Call me mad - but I am finding the idea of dedicating one PC to SH4 and running it in real time, over days and weeks, whilst I am at home working - maybe sleeping with my headphones on if the wifey doesnt kill me. Being woken up at 3am by a radar contact in the middle of the night sounds like fun. I think I'm about to start obsessing over a "game", and its been a long time since I did that :-)

01-20-08, 09:37 PM	#1
DaveCrom01 Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada. Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	bought SH4 online Ahoy shipmates! I am new to the Silent Hunter family, and new to sub sims with the exception of playing around with 688 Attack Sub years ago :-) I bought SH4 online this weekend (from IGN), and dloaded the product. I wondered if anyone else has got the game via this method, because I wondered how they went on playing without having an instruction book! I've played around with the game, but I have a feeling not having a manual is going to be a big problem. Cheers for your help. Dave

01-21-08, 12:34 AM	#4
candy2500 Helmsman Join Date: May 2005 Location: periscope depth Posts: 110 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard Dave.... if you need any help shout out and someone will be glad to help.. __________________

01-21-08, 12:49 AM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome Dave Be sure to install latest patch. Then go to SH4 forum and browse thru the posts and gain info to get a good understanding of the game. This will help in getting a better understanding of the game and it's probs and the fixes. Have fun and enjoy. FIREWALL __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

01-20-08, 10:11 PM	#2
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	The manual should be in the Support folder of your SH4 installation. Beware that it has plenty of mistakes though.

01-21-08, 12:28 AM	#3
DaveCrom01 Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada. Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ah thanks! I slipped up on the install and it ended up in the wrong place, so I didnt even see there was a support folder associated with the software. Great! I will heed your warning...

01-21-08, 10:14 AM	#6
DaveCrom01 Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada. Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the welcome guys. I've had a read through the manual, and to be honest I think I was better off before I did! I do have the 1.4 patch applied. I have a couple of questions if I may? I am playing a CAREER quest out of Pearl Harbor. I have set the timeline to 1941, so I'm off to Honshu to sink shipping. The sub allows me to go to the Radar control station, but even on the surface the option to turn the sets on and off are greyed out and I only get sonar contacts. I would imagine that US subs didnt have on board radar in 1941. Is this the case (in which case, given the attention to detail in the rest of the game, I am suprised I can still go to the radar crew station)? Or should I infact have a radar and i'm doing something wrong. Secondly, when I travel huge distances at big time compression, I am sometimes attacked by a plane which gets a run on me before (or immediately after!) the time compression returns to 1. Do my guys have poor Mk 1 eyeballs or again, is this a game issue? Finally, does anyone know a good reference about crew management? Is it just a case of check the stats and drag and drop? Or do I have other issues to consider? Thanks in advance if anyone has the time to respond to one or more of these issues. p.s Call me mad - but I am finding the idea of dedicating one PC to SH4 and running it in real time, over days and weeks, whilst I am at home working - maybe sleeping with my headphones on if the wifey doesnt kill me. Being woken up at 3am by a radar contact in the middle of the night sounds like fun. I think I'm about to start obsessing over a "game", and its been a long time since I did that :-)