SH 4 or wait for SH5

Falcon8605 · 08-27-09, 02:03 AM

Hello fellow submariners! I was just curious everyone's opinion on buying SH4 to keep me occupied until SH5 comes out or just wait until SH5 launches and play other games. I have played SH3 a lot, and I still love the game. I just recently bought a laptop which is a huge upgrade compared to my old desktop. My old desktop was too slow to run SH4 decently, so I never bought the game, but I always wanted to try the Pacific Theatre to compare and contrast the two different theaters of operations. I would appreciate any replys. It would mean a lot coming from a great community such as SubSim. Thank you.

magic452 · 08-27-09, 02:25 AM

I would go ahead and get SH4 and enjoy the PTO, it's a very different war than the ATO and think you will like it. I assume you are familiar with mods and to really enjoy SH4 mods are a must. I use TMO.

One nice thing about playing fleet boats is that you get to WIN the war and with a little skill and luck you can survive from start to finish. Something very few U boats had the chance to do. Things get better for the fleet boats and only worse for a U boat.

I never played SH3 but from what I hear the graphics are so much better in 4.

Welcome to the Fourm, good luck and good hunting.

Magic

Torplexed · 08-27-09, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magic452

One nice thing about playing fleet boats is that you get to WIN the war and with a little skill and luck you can survive from start to finish. Something very few U boats had the chance to do. Things get better for the fleet boats and only worse for a U boat.

Magic

Funny how that's usually the biggest criticism leveled against SH4. "But a computer game is supposed to get harder as you go along."

I find it a nice change of pace.

AVGWarhawk · 08-27-09, 07:42 AM

Go get SH4. They need the monetary support for SH5

Rockin Robbins · 08-27-09, 07:49 AM

SH4 Rocks! SH5 doesn't exist yet. There is no choice now. Even after SH5 is finally published you will need SH4 to play the Pacific. So it will still be the current game in its area of the war.

The General · 08-30-09, 01:43 PM

SH4 is an essential purchase for anybody with even a passing interest in Sub-sims. The Silent Hunter series is the best dedicated Sub-sim franchise that has a wonderful modding community working tirelessly to improve each new installment. The good news is GWX4 is soon to be released for SH4 and that's almost as big a deal as a new Subsim coming out. Enjoy.

joejccva · 08-31-09, 03:04 PM

GWX4 has been cancelled unfortunately.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155583

Akula4745 · 08-31-09, 05:00 PM

Buy SH4 while you are waiting for SH5... you won't regret it!

FIREWALL · 08-31-09, 05:09 PM

The complete SH4 UBM 1.5 at EBay : $9.99 + Free Shipping.

Are you waiting for it to be FREE.

karamazovnew · 08-31-09, 05:17 PM

Neah, don't buy SH4. What's the point? There's a good chance they'll make an expansion for SH5 with american boats, in about 2 years. So why buy NOW a 2 year old game that has amazing graphics, with water that you can loose yourself in and a beautiful Pacific Campaign with superb naval battles? I really don't see any reason...

Rockin Robbins · 08-31-09, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joejccva

GWX4 has been cancelled unfortunately.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155583

SH4 is a great game with or without GWX4. No matter who comes, or if nobody comes, the SH4 modding scene is great! SH4 is the best submarine simulation on the planet and this is the best modding scene.

Those of us who are a part will continue to mod for this game, even after the release of SH5. It's not as if the new game replaces this one. And if SH5 bites the big one and becomes an RPG instead of a simulation (that's possible, you know!) we could be the equivalent of the Nascar 2003 simmers, still going strong long after EA "replaced" the Papyrus simulation with a great deal of swagger and no substance.

We're a long way from the best of the SH4 experience!

donut · 08-31-09, 05:43 PM

Right on RR. we will be 5,000 yrds.to Stb. Watch the new AI fish, glad there not deep swimmers.

Task Force · 08-31-09, 05:57 PM

You want german uboats, wait till sh5/get sh3

you want US subs get sh4...

Rockin Robbins · 08-31-09, 06:01 PM

Good point. Don't forget what a great game SH3 is, and you can have all the GWX you want there, in a highly perfected state of excellence. I wonder what kind of comparison SH5 will make with the gameplay of SH3. Surprises happen, you know. I wouldn't be using SH3 disks for coasters just yet...

Task Force · 08-31-09, 06:03 PM

Or get both... Get the sh4 now, then the the other later...

Sh5 wont be out for a while.

08-27-09, 02:03 AM	#1
Falcon8605 Nub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH 4 or wait for SH5 Hello fellow submariners! I was just curious everyone's opinion on buying SH4 to keep me occupied until SH5 comes out or just wait until SH5 launches and play other games. I have played SH3 a lot, and I still love the game. I just recently bought a laptop which is a huge upgrade compared to my old desktop. My old desktop was too slow to run SH4 decently, so I never bought the game, but I always wanted to try the Pacific Theatre to compare and contrast the two different theaters of operations. I would appreciate any replys. It would mean a lot coming from a great community such as SubSim. Thank you.

08-27-09, 02:25 AM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I would go ahead and get SH4 and enjoy the PTO, it's a very different war than the ATO and think you will like it. I assume you are familiar with mods and to really enjoy SH4 mods are a must. I use TMO. One nice thing about playing fleet boats is that you get to WIN the war and with a little skill and luck you can survive from start to finish. Something very few U boats had the chance to do. Things get better for the fleet boats and only worse for a U boat. I never played SH3 but from what I hear the graphics are so much better in 4. Welcome to the Fourm, good luck and good hunting. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

08-27-09, 07:42 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Go get SH4. They need the monetary support for SH5 __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-27-09, 07:49 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	SH4 Rocks! SH5 doesn't exist yet. There is no choice now. Even after SH5 is finally published you will need SH4 to play the Pacific. So it will still be the current game in its area of the war. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-30-09, 01:43 PM	#6
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	SH4 is an essential purchase for anybody with even a passing interest in Sub-sims. The Silent Hunter series is the best dedicated Sub-sim franchise that has a wonderful modding community working tirelessly to improve each new installment. The good news is GWX4 is soon to be released for SH4 and that's almost as big a deal as a new Subsim coming out. Enjoy. __________________ *THE GENERAL*

08-31-09, 03:04 PM	#7
joejccva Mate Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	GWX4 has been cancelled unfortunately. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155583

08-31-09, 05:00 PM	#8
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Buy SH4 while you are waiting for SH5... you won't regret it! __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

08-31-09, 05:09 PM	#9
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	The complete SH4 UBM 1.5 at EBay : $9.99 + Free Shipping. Are you waiting for it to be FREE. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-31-09, 05:17 PM	#10
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Neah, don't buy SH4. What's the point? There's a good chance they'll make an expansion for SH5 with american boats, in about 2 years. So why buy NOW a 2 year old game that has amazing graphics, with water that you can loose yourself in and a beautiful Pacific Campaign with superb naval battles? I really don't see any reason...

08-31-09, 05:43 PM	#12
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Right on RR. we will be 5,000 yrds.to Stb. Watch the new AI fish, glad there not deep swimmers. Last edited by ReallyDedPoet; 08-31-09 at 07:51 PM.

08-31-09, 05:57 PM	#13
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	You want german uboats, wait till sh5/get sh3 you want US subs get sh4... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-31-09, 06:01 PM	#14
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Good point. Don't forget what a great game SH3 is, and you can have all the GWX you want there, in a highly perfected state of excellence. I wonder what kind of comparison SH5 will make with the gameplay of SH3. Surprises happen, you know. I wouldn't be using SH3 disks for coasters just yet... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-31-09, 06:03 PM	#15
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Or get both... Get the sh4 now, then the the other later... Sh5 wont be out for a while. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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