So does this mean the game wont be finished??

Salvadoreno · 05-15-10, 08:23 PM

well im talking about finishing the rest of the game... Isnt there other campaign "clickable missions" that are blacked out until a patch/addon is released? Can somebody post a pic of the campaign map or starting new campaign screen so i can see it again..

To be honest i had fun with sh4 after first and second patch, but pacific wasnt really my style... Once that UBM came out and then the amazing Operation Monsoon mod came out it was definately worth it. Unfortunately my cd scratched so i gotta run out and buy a new one for about 9 bucks lol. It can hold me out for a year or two before Sh5 is in a good state.

jwilliams · 05-15-10, 09:06 PM

SH5 1.2 with TheDarkWraths_UI mod is very playable now. Better that SH3 and 4 vanilla. Sure there are a few bugs.... just annoying bugs, nothing that breaks the game. Unlike before patch 1.2.

And with hopefully more patches and alot more mods, this game could be the best SH game ever made.

Campaign beyond 1943..... Its possible that UBI may not release this (if sales are bad) BUT i beleive that modders would be able to mod that in... So it shouldnt be a problem.

Factor · 05-15-10, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Salvadoreno

To be honest i had fun with sh4 after first and second patch, but pacific wasnt really my style... Once that UBM came out and then the amazing Operation Monsoon mod came out it was definately worth it. Unfortunately my cd scratched so i gotta run out and buy a new one for about 9 bucks lol. It can hold me out for a year or two before Sh5 is in a good state.

You do not need the disk to play SH4. Think that was patched in 1.2

Salvadoreno · 05-15-10, 10:36 PM

ya unfortunately for me my old sh4 disk was scratched, bought it on steam, steam corrupts mods, and now i gotta buy it again on disk.. lol..

Takao · 05-15-10, 11:24 PM

I bought SHIV right after it came out. Played it for a little bit, but shelved it until the Convoy bug was patched. You hit any ship with one torpedo and the whole convoy dropped speed to 1 knot, to me that was game breaking. IIRC, that was not fixed until 1.3 or 1.4. But on the whole, SHIV, after 1.4, I thought to be a good game. I also, recall having to beg, ie. petition, for the 1.4 patch too, that soured me on purchasing anymore Ubisoft games.

SHIII and SHVI were both decent games after the final patch. Now the question remains will SHV make it to 1.4.........

Sailor Steve · 05-16-10, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Salvadoreno

ya unfortunately for me my old sh4 disk was scratched, bought it on steam, steam corrupts mods, and now i gotta buy it again on disk.. lol..

Sorry I missed this earlier. Just buy SH4 Gold. It's already patched to 1.5, no disc required, no DRM.

Salvadoreno · 05-16-10, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sorry I missed this earlier. Just buy SH4 Gold. It's already patched to 1.5, no disc required, no DRM.

Went to frys today, dont carry SH4 anymore

. Looked at Sh5... saw the 59.99 price... Remembered the reviews and complaints and SHELVED it! HAH! I do have will power! lol... Guess ill have to keep looking for SH4 at bestbuy or gamestop or somewhere...

I know about the "auto update" problem with steam.. but for WHATEVER reason.. After i set auto update off, as soon as i run the game and push alt tab, it goes back to "always update".... Dont get it.. I turn it off again but by then i think damage is done... Everthing works fine for a while then fails eventually...

Sailor Steve · 05-16-10, 10:22 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-...4066194&sr=1-1

8 new from $27.99, 3 used from $20.

Of course they also have SH5 for $24.98, but I won't buy it until the DRM is gone.

Either way, if you do buy from Amazon be sure to use the Subsim store link http://www.subsim.com/store.html. That way Neal gets a piece o' da action!

oscar19681 · 05-16-10, 10:46 PM

Wake up! I dont understand that people refuse to buy the game untill the DRM is gone. Its never gonna be "gone"

Seefer · 05-16-10, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Factor

You do not need the disk to play SH4. Think that was patched in 1.2

Did the patch do that? I assumed the Ubisoft DRM was basically the reason why you don't need to have the DVD inserted? My other two games with this DRM, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Asassin's Creed 2 also didn't need the DVD from day one.

SabreHawk · 05-16-10, 10:24 AM

Patch had nothing to do with having the disk in the drive to play, you have never had to have it in to play.

Sailor Steve · 05-16-10, 10:28 AM

SH3's DRM was Starforce. It caused trouble with some folks' computers, needed the disc in the drive, and was eventually removed. Cheap versions you buy today don't have it, nor do they need the disc in the drive.

SH4 came with SecureRom. Same story, and after sales died down it was removed and the disc no longer required.

SH5 doesn't require the disc, but does require a permanent internet connection, which some consider to be more insidious than the previous two. We're hoping it will eventually be removed as well.

orangehat44 · 05-16-10, 10:45 AM

I have the games on steam and dont have any problems running mods.

Salvadoreno · 05-16-10, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by orangehat44

I have the games on steam and dont have any problems running mods.

Maybe its my comp?? because when i run the mods i have to push "do not auto update this game" via the steam properties menu of the game. However it always ends up going back to "Always Update" when i start it up... So i eventually get CTDs and everything else even when i reinstall and retry mods..

kylania · 05-16-10, 04:09 PM

I think Steam used to overwrite/delete files that it didn't think were supposed to be there, hence the "mods don't work with steam" belief. Now though you can turn off "auto-update" with Steam games, so that shouldn't happen anymore. Then again, it's Steam.

05-15-10, 08:23 PM	#1
Salvadoreno Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	well im talking about finishing the rest of the game... Isnt there other campaign "clickable missions" that are blacked out until a patch/addon is released? Can somebody post a pic of the campaign map or starting new campaign screen so i can see it again.. To be honest i had fun with sh4 after first and second patch, but pacific wasnt really my style... Once that UBM came out and then the amazing Operation Monsoon mod came out it was definately worth it. Unfortunately my cd scratched so i gotta run out and buy a new one for about 9 bucks lol. It can hold me out for a year or two before Sh5 is in a good state. __________________

05-15-10, 09:06 PM	#2
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	SH5 1.2 with TheDarkWraths_UI mod is very playable now. Better that SH3 and 4 vanilla. Sure there are a few bugs.... just annoying bugs, nothing that breaks the game. Unlike before patch 1.2. And with hopefully more patches and alot more mods, this game could be the best SH game ever made. Campaign beyond 1943..... Its possible that UBI may not release this (if sales are bad) BUT i beleive that modders would be able to mod that in... So it shouldnt be a problem. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.

05-15-10, 10:36 PM	#4
Salvadoreno Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	ya unfortunately for me my old sh4 disk was scratched, bought it on steam, steam corrupts mods, and now i gotta buy it again on disk.. lol.. __________________

05-16-10, 10:22 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-...4066194&sr=1-1 8 new from $27.99, 3 used from $20. Of course they also have SH5 for $24.98, but I won't buy it until the DRM is gone. Either way, if you do buy from Amazon be sure to use the Subsim store link http://www.subsim.com/store.html. That way Neal gets a piece o' da action! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-16-10, 10:46 PM	#9
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	Wake up! I dont understand that people refuse to buy the game untill the DRM is gone. Its never gonna be "gone" __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

05-15-10, 11:24 PM	#5
Takao Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 244 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I bought SHIV right after it came out. Played it for a little bit, but shelved it until the Convoy bug was patched. You hit any ship with one torpedo and the whole convoy dropped speed to 1 knot, to me that was game breaking. IIRC, that was not fixed until 1.3 or 1.4. But on the whole, SHIV, after 1.4, I thought to be a good game. I also, recall having to beg, ie. petition, for the 1.4 patch too, that soured me on purchasing anymore Ubisoft games. SHIII and SHVI were both decent games after the final patch. Now the question remains will SHV make it to 1.4.........

05-16-10, 10:24 AM	#11
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Patch had nothing to do with having the disk in the drive to play, you have never had to have it in to play. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

05-16-10, 10:28 AM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SH3's DRM was Starforce. It caused trouble with some folks' computers, needed the disc in the drive, and was eventually removed. Cheap versions you buy today don't have it, nor do they need the disc in the drive. SH4 came with SecureRom. Same story, and after sales died down it was removed and the disc no longer required. SH5 doesn't require the disc, but does require a permanent internet connection, which some consider to be more insidious than the previous two. We're hoping it will eventually be removed as well. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-16-10, 10:45 AM	#13
orangehat44 A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 80 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	I have the games on steam and dont have any problems running mods.

05-16-10, 04:09 PM	#15
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I think Steam used to overwrite/delete files that it didn't think were supposed to be there, hence the "mods don't work with steam" belief. Now though you can turn off "auto-update" with Steam games, so that shouldn't happen anymore. Then again, it's Steam. __________________