steam sh4

[Nisroc00]

I have a steam SH4 and oddly it is only version 1.3 is it safe to patch to 1.4 or 1.5?

[Hylander_1314]

You are better off to patch it to 1.5 (the UBoat Mission add on). Fixes a lot of issue the original stock game had, and the mods for SH4 are for the most part geared toward version 1.5.

Check around though for adding mods to the Steam version of the game. Some folks have had issues with it, mainly because of the way Steam loads onto the hard drive from what i can tell.

[A Hidden Soul]

I have the game for steam. It says v1.3 but it's really v1.4.

As the person above me stated. Buy the game from steam (U-boat missions) so it will patch it to v1.5.

I haven't had any problems with my hard drive(s).

[CapnScurvy]

To learn what version of the game you're using, simply look at the "Main" game screen menu page, read the version at the lower right.





If it reads "v 1.3"........it's 1.3, no matter what the documents may state.

Personally, I don't trust any downloaded game, from any web site. Thinking the downloaded files aren't corrupt (or as in this case), you think you're getting the latest version, is a pipe dream. Steam is blowing steam up your.......! Where's the guarantee that the download you just paid money for will be there in the future? Look at what Direct2Drive has done with the selling off of their company, with a third party handling your account? Hoops to jump through?! Now, you've got to jump through hoops to prove you own the download, to a third party who doesn't believe you! The fact that you you can purchase a download for a fraction of what a disk copy costs provides little incentive to do it when you know the pit falls!

So, my advice to anyone who would like to play Silent Hunter 4 (either for the first time, or from just returning to a game that was pushed aside), get a disc copy of "SH4 Gold Edition" and reinstall the game. You'll get the 1.5 version, with a disc copy to back up any files that will go sour when you start modding your game (and yes, you will have issues from corrupt files if you do much modding).

There is an Amazon site from the UK that's selling the disc version of SH4 Gold Edition for $8 (just do a Google search). There's also this iNetVideo site that has it from 8.99. The disc copy is shipped from the U.S. I don't know how long this price or availability will hold out, but as of this writing the offer is still good. Got mine in 4 days, exactly as ordered.

[grottski]

As someone who has tried the steam route, I agree 110%!!! Save the money (and time) in the long run and just buy a physical copy from amazon for $8-$10. The Steam copy is (or atleast apears) to be v1.3 although some people believe it is actually 1.4. The bottom right of the title screen, the "readme", and the properties of the SH4.exe all point to it being v1.3...

[A Hidden Soul]

Originally Posted by grottski

As someone who has tried the steam route, I agree 110%!!! Save the money (and time) in the long run and just buy a physical copy from amazon for $8-$10. The Steam copy is (or atleast apears) to be v1.3 although some people believe it is actually 1.4. The bottom right of the title screen, the "readme", and the properties of the SH4.exe all point to it being v1.3...

Steam says it's v1.4 and the game is misleading it to be v1.3. I own the Steam version and everything works just fine for using v1.4 mods.