SH3 vs SH4?

Kremmen · 02-25-10, 05:50 PM

[SJ]nailz · 02-25-10, 06:00 PM

I have both, but quickly became bored with SH4, I guess I'm just not bothered about the yanks and the japs.

I know you can get the u-boat addon, but I have SH3, so why should I?

My feeling is it was created for the bigger American market, I cannot argue with the GFX, it is much deeper, the underwater world is much more alive, seaweed, boulders et al. Some of the little touches I love, like being able to see the sub through the surface of the water, like a menacing metal shark, kinda spooky.

SH3 for me.

sharkbit · 02-26-10, 09:08 AM

I'm fairly new to SH4(8/09 was my taste of the Pacific in the SH series) but both are very good with the various mods out there. You can mod both to taste.
Nothing wrong with purchasing both and playing either as the mood suits.

If I had to absolutely choose only one, I'd probably go with SH3. That is probably because of my limited time with SH4 though.

ReallyDedPoet · 02-26-10, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by [SJ]nailz

I know you can get the u-boat addon, but I have SH3, so why should I?

Two words: Operation Monsoon, a nice super-mod for the ATO.

asanovic7 · 02-27-10, 08:24 AM

go buy sh5..

BillCar · 02-27-10, 10:51 AM

I'm currently in the process of getting into SH4. I picked it up the other day, and then got U-Boat Missions yesterday. Since then, I've downloaded Trigger Maru 1.9, RSRDC, and Operation Monsun with patches and also the OMEGU environment/graphics add-on (and patch).

It's definitely a nice-looking game, but I can't quite get into the fleet boats. To me, they're unwieldy, fat, and pretty ugly. They were designed around a different philosophy and intention. I will have to read up on some tutorials and also the historical methods of attack –*I don't know a whole lot about how they actually physically executed their attacks. Somehow, a surfaced attack in a Balao seems silly (like trying to sneak into a party full of dwarves while wearing the Empire State Building for a hat).

Operation Monsun seems like a pretty good mod so far, but it also doesn't quite have the amount of modifications for its U-Boats, since it is just one mod being worked on by smaller numbers of people. I will keep playing both TM and OM, but after a couple of patrols in each, SH3 still feels a lot more "right" to me, simply because I've got it customized exactly to my liking.

sharkbit · 02-27-10, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BillCar

To me, they're unwieldy, fat, and pretty ugly. They were designed around a different philosophy and intention.

They had an ice cream maker though.

BillCar · 02-27-10, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

They had an ice cream maker though.

I know. It's nuts. I understand why they did (hot temperatures + tropical environment + morale), but it still blows my mind that someone actually implemented it back in the 1940s.

I can just imagine a sub running silent and then some goon busting out of the mess shouting "WHO WANTS SUNDAES?!?"

Sailor Steve · 02-28-10, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

They had an ice cream maker though.

And they had steak. And a shower.

02-25-10, 05:50 PM	#1
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02-25-10, 06:00 PM	#2
[SJ]nailz Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cultivating a full beard, mid-atlantic. Posts: 121 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I have both, but quickly became bored with SH4, I guess I'm just not bothered about the yanks and the japs. I know you can get the u-boat addon, but I have SH3, so why should I? My feeling is it was created for the bigger American market, I cannot argue with the GFX, it is much deeper, the underwater world is much more alive, seaweed, boulders et al. Some of the little touches I love, like being able to see the sub through the surface of the water, like a menacing metal shark, kinda spooky. SH3 for me. __________________

02-26-10, 09:08 AM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I'm fairly new to SH4(8/09 was my taste of the Pacific in the SH series) but both are very good with the various mods out there. You can mod both to taste. Nothing wrong with purchasing both and playing either as the mood suits. If I had to absolutely choose only one, I'd probably go with SH3. That is probably because of my limited time with SH4 though. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

02-27-10, 10:51 AM	#6
BillCar Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 203 Downloads: 73 Uploads: 0	I'm currently in the process of getting into SH4. I picked it up the other day, and then got U-Boat Missions yesterday. Since then, I've downloaded Trigger Maru 1.9, RSRDC, and Operation Monsun with patches and also the OMEGU environment/graphics add-on (and patch). It's definitely a nice-looking game, but I can't quite get into the fleet boats. To me, they're unwieldy, fat, and pretty ugly. They were designed around a different philosophy and intention. I will have to read up on some tutorials and also the historical methods of attack –I don't know a whole lot about how they actually physically executed their attacks. Somehow, a surfaced attack in a Balao seems silly (like trying to sneak into a party full of dwarves while wearing the Empire State Building for a hat). Operation Monsun seems like a pretty good mod so far, but it also doesn't quite have the amount of modifications for its U-Boats, since it is just one mod being worked on by smaller numbers of people. I will keep playing both TM and OM, but after a couple of patrols in each, SH3 still feels a lot more "right" to me, simply because I've got it customized exactly to my liking. __________________ SH3: 100% Realism, DID, GWX 3.0 + SH3 Commander 3.2 + HITMAN'S BETA GUI FOR GWX 3.0 (in a word: AMAZING) + FM Interiors + SH5 Water + Thomsen's Sound Pack 3.2 + BillCar's Sonar Ping http://tinyurl.com/billcarpingmod* SH4: 100% Realism, DID, RFB / TMO1.9+RSRDC / OM+OMEGU. Last edited by BillCar; 02-27-10 at 02:41 PM.

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02-27-10, 08:24 AM	#5
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