Which Silent Hunter game is the right one for me?

Puppetbro · 05-25-11, 04:16 PM

Ah, just when I thought I was done asking questions in this thread.

I was going to get 3, 4 and the expansion from Steam because of the price, but after you mentioned the thing about Starforce and 1.4, I decided to look into what the steam version had.

I can't tell whether or not it has Starforce, but it looks like it is only patched to 1.3.

Does anyone who has experience with the Steam version know if this is an easy fix, or should I just not bother getting it through Steam? I found a couple of threads talking about using a no-cd workaround for it but I'm not sure how reliable that will be. Do the other games have problems with the Steam version too?

magic452 · 05-25-11, 05:14 PM

Some people have problems with Steam and others don't. If you're fairly handy with computers you should not have any problems. There is a V1.4 patch available from UBI

I much prefer to get the CDs for games, there cheep enough for all three.
If you get SH 4 make sure you get the Uboat addition, V 1.5 all new mods for 1.5 only.

Magic

FIREWALL · 05-25-11, 06:29 PM

To be safe I'd go with this :http://www.amazon.com/Encore-16560-S...6365923&sr=1-2

Will work on all OS's 32 or 64 bit.

No starforce in this either.

You get SH2 as a bonus to complete a collection. I'd get them all there. You will have the cd's and not worry about problems.

Gerald · 05-25-11, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

To be safe I'd go with this :http://www.amazon.com/Encore-16560-S...6365923&sr=1-2

Will work on all OS's 32 or 64 bit.

No starforce in this either.

You get SH2 as a bonus to complete a collection. I'd get them all there. You will have the cd's and not worry about problems.

And a good price also,

FIREWALL · 05-25-11, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

To be safe I'd go with this :http://www.amazon.com/Encore-16560-S...6365923&sr=1-2

Will work on all OS's 32 or 64 bit.

No starforce in this either.

You get SH2 as a bonus to complete a collection. I'd get them all there. You will have the cd's and not worry about problems.

oops

and also patched 1.4

05-25-11, 05:14 PM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Some people have problems with Steam and others don't. If you're fairly handy with computers you should not have any problems. There is a V1.4 patch available from UBI I much prefer to get the CDs for games, there cheep enough for all three. If you get SH 4 make sure you get the Uboat addition, V 1.5 all new mods for 1.5 only. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

05-25-11, 06:29 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	To be safe I'd go with this :http://www.amazon.com/Encore-16560-S...6365923&sr=1-2 Will work on all OS's 32 or 64 bit. No starforce in this either. You get SH2 as a bonus to complete a collection. I'd get them all there. You will have the cd's and not worry about problems. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-25-11, 04:16 PM	#1
Puppetbro Swabbie Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ah, just when I thought I was done asking questions in this thread. I was going to get 3, 4 and the expansion from Steam because of the price, but after you mentioned the thing about Starforce and 1.4, I decided to look into what the steam version had. I can't tell whether or not it has Starforce, but it looks like it is only patched to 1.3. Does anyone who has experience with the Steam version know if this is an easy fix, or should I just not bother getting it through Steam? I found a couple of threads talking about using a no-cd workaround for it but I'm not sure how reliable that will be. Do the other games have problems with the Steam version too?