SH IV...any reason to buy?

[Freiwillige]

Just upgraded to 2 gigs of memory so SH IV will now run on my system, But I have to ask Really what does SH IV offer over III? Other than a scenery change and a uniform change is there really anything that sets it apart from III?

[FIREWALL]

If you have to ask....:rotfl:

[Weiss Pinguin]

Improved graphics? And automated watch changes. I've only played a little bit, as I found out too late my computer is not up to the task of running SHIV.

[StarLion45]

Nothing compared to SH3+3GWX 3.0 . Gold+JSGME+SH3Cmdr3.1

The SHIV it's a bad , bad game

Where is the romance , atmosphere , the thrill , the exitment ,the fun ,
the disapointment , the GWX3.0 Gold , SH3Cmdr3.1 , in SHIV :hmm:

No , no ! I say ! Stick to good old SH3

[GoldenRivet]

the only reason i could find to purchase SH4 is to purchase SH4 with the u-boat missions add on and wait for the release of GWX4

[A Very Super Market]

SH4 seems to be a bit cheap, since the Pacific gets easier for the Americans as the war goes along. Us Kaleuns have to endure air raids every time we surface in '44 while the Amis can go sightseeing with their 27 carriers and 16 battleships.

Oh, and congratulations on your promotion Goldenrivet.

[meduza]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

the only reason i could find to purchase SH4 is to purchase SH4 with the u-boat missions add on and wait for the release of GWX4

That's good enough reason for me.
I bought it, tried it out (didn't impress me), shelved it and now I'm waiting for GWX4...

[Paul_IronCoffin]

Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin

Improved graphics? And automated watch changes. I've only played a little bit, as I found out too late my computer is not up to the task of running SHIV.

Same here. Though it runs on No.2 sons PC, and the only component he has better than I do, is the graphics card.

...I play on his pc now

[XLjedi]

Originally Posted by Paul_IronCoffin

Same here. Though it runs on No.2 sons PC, and the only component he has better than I do, is the graphics card.

...I play on his pc now

At first I tried running it on my PC, an old AMD fx64 (over 5 years old now), with dual 6800 ultra cards running in SLI. Ran, but it ran slow.

Figured I'd need a whole new setup. So I started by picking up a pair of 9600gt's for about $150 each and slapped those in. Game runs without a hitch now, I think I can milk this setup for at least another year or two. ...and I was ready to go out and get a whole new moboard and CPU. Looks like I can avoid that for awhile longer.

At least for me, the biggest bottleneck was the GPU. Just one of those 9600's was able to outperform the dual 6800's. Looks like you can get an EVGA nVidia 9600gt these days in the $120 range on Amazon. Not too bad at all. I'm using the EVGA builds... not sure about the PNY's.

[Weiss Pinguin]

As sad as this sounds, I don't think my computer even has AGP compatibility. In fact I'm sure it doesn't, as I have an AGP version of my current card (nVidia FX 5200... Just a little old) with twice as much memory sitting in my closet.

Someday...

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Just upgraded to 2 gigs of memory so SH IV will now run on my system, But I have to ask Really what does SH IV offer over III? Other than a scenery change and a uniform change is there really anything that sets it apart from III?

I played the shat out of 3 and still have it on my system, and will load up GWX 3.0.
Having said that I have also played 4 since the very beginning, early warts and all, and must say that it is a great game, especially with all the mods, super-mods available. See this recent thread about one of them:Here

As far as the War in the Pacific, it was a lot more compelling than some folks think, check out this thread, it is a good one War in the Pacific


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[Shadowblade]

I have bought SH IV - i.a. because of Deluxe Edition , no tests (as installation of mods etc) so far - still have to finish my career in GWX