Silent Hunter (Insert whatever number here): A waste of time?

Stargazer · 05-07-11, 02:28 PM

The initial install was flawless.

Ran setup from the DVD which according to the readme put V1.3 in.

I ran the 1.4 patch straight away and then ran SH4 to confirm all worked.

I ran two or three of the Sub-School missions while I acclimatised and balanced graphics settings.

Then I applied the Uboat add on.

Then ran stock for a little while with only a couple of glitches and then it all went to hell.

I'll forego destroying the discs, but I shall run an uninstall and then file them away in a very dark place. I couldn;t possibly sell them or give them to somebody else because I honestly don't think I'd be doing them a favour.

Other heavy games run fine. rFactor, IL2 1946, I even managed to (somehow) run Dragon Age, not a single CTD in any of them after what must be hundreds and hundreds of hours of combined running time. And SH4 clocks up 10 in less than a week.

No thanks. Given the state the Silent Hunter titles are released in (and I don't think I'll get any argument on that comment) I tend to think that some things, no matter how hard one tries to fix it, are just unfixable.

For those of you not getting all these problems, I'm fairly confident you're the fortunate minority.

I hope it lasts for you.

SinceI no longer have a Silent Hunter game installed on my PC and have no intention of doing so again, I suppose there's little point in me continuing to spread my negativity.

Thanks to those who have helped me over the last few months with SH3 and over the last week with 4. Alas, it was all in vain.

Finding a good game these days is getting harder and harder.

05-07-11, 02:28 PM	#6
Stargazer A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 76 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	The initial install was flawless. Ran setup from the DVD which according to the readme put V1.3 in. I ran the 1.4 patch straight away and then ran SH4 to confirm all worked. I ran two or three of the Sub-School missions while I acclimatised and balanced graphics settings. Then I applied the Uboat add on. Then ran stock for a little while with only a couple of glitches and then it all went to hell. I'll forego destroying the discs, but I shall run an uninstall and then file them away in a very dark place. I couldn;t possibly sell them or give them to somebody else because I honestly don't think I'd be doing them a favour. Other heavy games run fine. rFactor, IL2 1946, I even managed to (somehow) run Dragon Age, not a single CTD in any of them after what must be hundreds and hundreds of hours of combined running time. And SH4 clocks up 10 in less than a week. No thanks. Given the state the Silent Hunter titles are released in (and I don't think I'll get any argument on that comment) I tend to think that some things, no matter how hard one tries to fix it, are just unfixable. For those of you not getting all these problems, I'm fairly confident you're the fortunate minority. I hope it lasts for you. SinceI no longer have a Silent Hunter game installed on my PC and have no intention of doing so again, I suppose there's little point in me continuing to spread my negativity. Thanks to those who have helped me over the last few months with SH3 and over the last week with 4. Alas, it was all in vain. Finding a good game these days is getting harder and harder.