Silent Hunter III or IV

Sailor Steve · 08-31-13, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by andycts

Well said steve

on the subject of SH3 commander,i remember some time ago reading on the forums that someone was working on a version for SH4.what happened to this is it still being worked on or has it been shelved?

That was many years ago. The guy who was making it happen just left one day and never came back.

andycts · 08-31-13, 03:39 PM

"That was many years ago. The guy who was making it happen just left one day and never came back."

Sorry to hear that.i'm no modder but how much work would be involved in making this.This could add an all new dimension to SH4.with permission cant much of the stuff in SH3 commander be ported over to SH4.I realize,not knowing the subject that i am making it sound over simplistic but it would be such a great addon to have.Wish i could mod lol.

good hunting

sckallst · 08-31-13, 04:17 PM

I think Steve has it on the money. SH4 is a far superior platform. As things stand, SH3 is a far superior game.

Without getting into bigger historical/moral issues (and setting aside the Op Monson SH4 mod), SH3 just sort of makes for a better game setting anyway in that in the U-boat you really are fighting for personal survival after a certain point. The US fleet boats in the Pacific are certainly in danger, but you are pretty much cast in the role of Anaconda versus the Japanese rabbit. In SH3 you really do get to a point where (if you're playing "realistically") you sort of don't expect to get back to port when you set out on patrols.

Sailor Steve · 08-31-13, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by andycts

Sorry to hear that.i'm no modder but how much work would be involved in making this.

More than you could possibly imagine. SH3 Commander is not a mod, but a complete program, created by a talented programmer. It could be duplicated only by another programmer.

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with permission cant much of the stuff in SH3 commander be ported over to SH4.

No. First of all it's not a part of SH3, but an independent tool, so it can't be used with SH4 without modification of the code. Second, the program itself is the property of the man who created it, and he said long ago that he was not interested in doing an SH4 version and anyone who was would have to create his own code, as he wasn't interested in sharing it.

Even if you could mod it wouldn't help with this.

andycts · 08-31-13, 05:45 PM

Cheers steve

thought this would be the case.Guess we will have to live without it then,unless there happens to be a programmer lurking out there who wants to give it a go lol

take care & good hunting

08-31-13, 03:39 PM	#2
andycts Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: South Yorkshire,UK Posts: 32 Downloads: 232 Uploads: 0	"That was many years ago. The guy who was making it happen just left one day and never came back." Sorry to hear that.i'm no modder but how much work would be involved in making this.This could add an all new dimension to SH4.with permission cant much of the stuff in SH3 commander be ported over to SH4.I realize,not knowing the subject that i am making it sound over simplistic but it would be such a great addon to have.Wish i could mod lol. good hunting __________________ TMO 2.5 OTC for TMO 2.5 OTC realistic scopes ISE v3 TMO&RFB LST TMO v2 TDW ship plane fire damage Websters real lifeboat fix TMO different smoke

08-31-13, 05:45 PM	#5
andycts Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: South Yorkshire,UK Posts: 32 Downloads: 232 Uploads: 0	Cheers steve thought this would be the case.Guess we will have to live without it then,unless there happens to be a programmer lurking out there who wants to give it a go lol take care & good hunting __________________ TMO 2.5 OTC for TMO 2.5 OTC realistic scopes ISE v3 TMO&RFB LST TMO v2 TDW ship plane fire damage Websters real lifeboat fix TMO different smoke

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08-31-13, 04:17 PM	#3
sckallst Bosun Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 64 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	I think Steve has it on the money. SH4 is a far superior platform. As things stand, SH3 is a far superior game. Without getting into bigger historical/moral issues (and setting aside the Op Monson SH4 mod), SH3 just sort of makes for a better game setting anyway in that in the U-boat you really are fighting for personal survival after a certain point. The US fleet boats in the Pacific are certainly in danger, but you are pretty much cast in the role of Anaconda versus the Japanese rabbit. In SH3 you really do get to a point where (if you're playing "realistically") you sort of don't expect to get back to port when you set out on patrols.