What to buy? SH3 or SH4?

Seacuckoo · 02-27-09, 03:17 PM

I see that I'm a bit late to bring this up, but my reluctance about re-installing SH3, after I did my last OS reformat and install, was the presence of the Starforce copy protection, included with SH3. Instead, I decided to pick up SH4, in order to get back into the genre.

As far as I know, there never was a patch that disabled the installation of the Starforce drivers. But, since no one else mentioned any concerns about Starforce, maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe the downloadable version of SH3 doesn't have Starforce?

Water boy · 02-27-09, 05:57 PM

Got mine on CD, no starforce........
I think the later editions didn't have it.
Roll on SH5!......... by the time it comes out I might have a machine that might run it.

Ivan Putski · 02-27-09, 06:33 PM

I have both SHIII, and SHIV installed, and multiple installs of each. Lately I`ve been playing SHIV, of which I have RFB+RSRDC, TMO 1.63, FOTRS, all of which I switch between. Right now I`m on my second mission of my first campaign in FOTRS, and having a good patrol. I bought the SHIV Gold addition awhile back, and I`m really enjoying it. Puts

02-27-09, 06:33 PM	#3
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I have both SHIII, and SHIV installed, and multiple installs of each. Lately I`ve been playing SHIV, of which I have RFB+RSRDC, TMO 1.63, FOTRS, all of which I switch between. Right now I`m on my second mission of my first campaign in FOTRS, and having a good patrol. I bought the SHIV Gold addition awhile back, and I`m really enjoying it. Puts __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

02-27-09, 03:17 PM	#1
Seacuckoo Nub Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I see that I'm a bit late to bring this up, but my reluctance about re-installing SH3, after I did my last OS reformat and install, was the presence of the Starforce copy protection, included with SH3. Instead, I decided to pick up SH4, in order to get back into the genre. As far as I know, there never was a patch that disabled the installation of the Starforce drivers. But, since no one else mentioned any concerns about Starforce, maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe the downloadable version of SH3 doesn't have Starforce?

02-27-09, 05:57 PM	#2
Water boy A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 71 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Got mine on CD, no starforce........ I think the later editions didn't have it. Roll on SH5!......... by the time it comes out I might have a machine that might run it.