Silent hunter 4 Mod's commented on Finnish game mag "Pelit"

W4lt3r · 04-29-08, 10:17 AM

Today, i was damn suprised when i saw 2 full pages of positive commentary on the biggy mods that are out for SH4, such as the Trigger Maru, Real Fleet Boats, Reflections on water / Pacific Enviroments and Natural Sinking Mechanics.

I know most of you cannot read finnish but there is so much good said in them that it's almost pity that some of you, the biggest modders in this community cannot understand it.

I'll try to make an translation from the Finnish to English during the vacation that'll start tomorrow, so i hope you all look forward to it.

But now, i decided to take pics of both pages (2 per page) so linkys here.

Page1 - part 1: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01367.jpg
Page1 - part 2: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01364.jpg

Page2- part 1: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01365.jpg
Page2- Part 2: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01366.jpg

Last line of the "review": "It is great that this game has such big and active community, helping it to evolve from slightly unfinished game into one of the greatest simulations ever made."

It's a bit sad though, that they've missed completely the latest surface ship mods for this, but if they're going to make another commentary on the mods, im sure they'll be included also ^^

But the work we've done, it hasn't gone unnoticed. Let's keep it going shall we?

*Edit* O snap, too big filesize. i'll make new acc to photobucket and upload them there. hang on

longam · 04-29-08, 10:30 AM

I see subsim got a link on the last page area.

W4lt3r · 04-29-08, 10:37 AM

They sure did. I'll translate this tomorrow (and i think it has quite amount of relations to THIS section of the forums, so i posted it here), so i'd like it if mods would not move this for a week at least ^^'

Carotio · 04-29-08, 02:14 PM

Interesting, looking forward to your translation.
Thanks for sharing

AVGWarhawk · 04-29-08, 03:14 PM

Now that is very cool! Yes, translate if you can

I'll do you one better....front page Subsim news now!!!

Steel_Tomb · 04-29-08, 04:29 PM

yes please translate that would be an awesome read.

Dowly · 04-29-08, 08:06 PM

And here's a quick translation of the text on the pic on 1st page, aswell the 'prologue' before the TM review.

"One of the biggest advantages of PC scene are the modders, who sacrifice
their time to fix promising, but unfinished games. A good example of these
kind of games is Silent Hunter 4 - Only one of it's kind and abandoned by
the Devs.

Silent Hunter 3 revived an rarely seen genre, WWII Submarine war simulations,
and it did it with a bang. Beautiful graphics, combined with detailed and
complex simulation with a good game engine charmed not only the subnuts,
but also the landcrabs. Tho, it needed few patches and Grey Wolves mod
collection (reviewed on Pelit 8/2006, 4 stars).

The anticipated follower Silent Hunter 4 was based into the Pacific,
where yank skippers stalked Japanese convoys. No one was surprised, that
the game was released again half-done. But even after 1.4 patch, the sun
still isnt shining in the Pacific. For a skipper looking for the immersion
of war the gaming experience is bland, like bilge water in the tropic. A
more serious skipper, looking for complex simulation is getting more
confused the deeper he dwelves to the game. Silent Hunter 4 is pretty,
but still a bad game.

To patch all the flaws, there's hundreds of free mods that are divided
to smaller and bigger, mods that tweak only one area or mod collections
that touch a wider area.

The rest is just explanation how the mods work installation wise.

After that, he states that one can get almost everything at the same
time, but you cant have both the supermods, TM & RFB, together. And
lastly, he says that he prefers TM."

The rest I leave for W4lt3r.

04-29-08, 10:17 AM	#1
W4lt3r Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 222 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Silent hunter 4 Mod's commented on Finnish game mag "Pelit" Today, i was damn suprised when i saw 2 full pages of positive commentary on the biggy mods that are out for SH4, such as the Trigger Maru, Real Fleet Boats, Reflections on water / Pacific Enviroments and Natural Sinking Mechanics. I know most of you cannot read finnish but there is so much good said in them that it's almost pity that some of you, the biggest modders in this community cannot understand it. I'll try to make an translation from the Finnish to English during the vacation that'll start tomorrow, so i hope you all look forward to it. But now, i decided to take pics of both pages (2 per page) so linkys here. Page1 - part 1: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01367.jpg Page1 - part 2: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01364.jpg Page2- part 1: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01365.jpg Page2- Part 2: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/DSC01366.jpg Last line of the "review": "It is great that this game has such big and active community, helping it to evolve from slightly unfinished game into one of the greatest simulations ever made." It's a bit sad though, that they've missed completely the latest surface ship mods for this, but if they're going to make another commentary on the mods, im sure they'll be included also ^^ But the work we've done, it hasn't gone unnoticed. Let's keep it going shall we? Edit O snap, too big filesize. i'll make new acc to photobucket and upload them there. hang on Last edited by W4lt3r; 04-29-08 at 10:33 AM.

04-29-08, 02:14 PM	#4
Carotio Mr. Bad Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aabenraa, Denmark Posts: 1,488 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Interesting, looking forward to your translation. Thanks for sharing __________________ Download my mods from SHMF Follow my photography here taler dansk, speak English, spreche Deutsch, parle français, forstår svenska/norsk, comprendo castellano

04-29-08, 03:14 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Now that is very cool! Yes, translate if you can I'll do you one better....front page Subsim news now!!! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	yes please translate that would be an awesome read. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

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04-29-08, 10:30 AM	#2
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I see subsim got a link on the last page area.

04-29-08, 10:37 AM	#3
W4lt3r Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 222 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	They sure did. I'll translate this tomorrow (and i think it has quite amount of relations to THIS section of the forums, so i posted it here), so i'd like it if mods would not move this for a week at least ^^'

04-29-08, 08:06 PM	#7
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	And here's a quick translation of the text on the pic on 1st page, aswell the 'prologue' before the TM review. "One of the biggest advantages of PC scene are the modders, who sacrifice their time to fix promising, but unfinished games. A good example of these kind of games is Silent Hunter 4 - Only one of it's kind and abandoned by the Devs. Silent Hunter 3 revived an rarely seen genre, WWII Submarine war simulations, and it did it with a bang. Beautiful graphics, combined with detailed and complex simulation with a good game engine charmed not only the subnuts, but also the landcrabs. Tho, it needed few patches and Grey Wolves mod collection (reviewed on Pelit 8/2006, 4 stars). The anticipated follower Silent Hunter 4 was based into the Pacific, where yank skippers stalked Japanese convoys. No one was surprised, that the game was released again half-done. But even after 1.4 patch, the sun still isnt shining in the Pacific. For a skipper looking for the immersion of war the gaming experience is bland, like bilge water in the tropic. A more serious skipper, looking for complex simulation is getting more confused the deeper he dwelves to the game. Silent Hunter 4 is pretty, but still a bad game. To patch all the flaws, there's hundreds of free mods that are divided to smaller and bigger, mods that tweak only one area or mod collections that touch a wider area. The rest is just explanation how the mods work installation wise. After that, he states that one can get almost everything at the same time, but you cant have both the supermods, TM & RFB, together. And lastly, he says that he prefers TM." The rest I leave for W4lt3r.