New guy here hello...errr ahoy!

Cybermat47 · 01-26-14, 05:06 AM

WELCOME
TO
SUBSIM!

Unlike Silent Hunter 5, it doesn't matter wether or not you get SH4 from Steam or not (I'd recommend getting the Steam version). As for mods, take your pick.

Trigger Maru Overhauled
Real Fleet Boat ( partially made by LukeFF, a Rise of Flight tester)
Cold Warriors Steel Sharks (Cold War subs)
Battle for the Baltic (Russian campaign, unfortunately it's hard to find and all the links to patches are broken)
We Dive At Dawn (Royal Navy operations)
My upcoming Japanese campaign mod (with the Jyunsen B mod a neccessary install for it to work)

BTW, I like DCS too, but IL2 will always be my one true love.

Jimbuna · 01-26-14, 07:48 AM

Welcome Aboard

waffle · 01-26-14, 12:17 PM

Thanks guys, hopefully I can start figuring out how to sub this week. So cybermat thanks for letting me know the steam version should be solid. I have been looking at mods for a while and I narrowed it down to rfb or tmo. I read a post claiming rfb was aimed more towards realism so I'm leaning towards that alongside run silent run deep.

Red October1984 · 01-26-14, 01:44 PM

Hello and Welcome to Subsim!

waffle · 01-26-14, 02:29 PM

Thanks red october

. So I am looking on steam and it seems in order to get updated to 1.5 I need to purchase the U-boat missions. Can anyone confirm? I ask because I believe the mods I am going to run are set to 1.5. The steam forums seem full of conflicting data and misinformation...

edit: So I procrastinated my studies a bit and dug around a bit for more info. It seems steam is just fine as long as I get the U-boat missions which include the patch to 1.5.

HW3 · 01-26-14, 08:44 PM

Welcome Aboard!

desertstriker · 01-27-14, 07:58 PM

Hello waffle and welcome to subsim

Be forwrned that steam can cause issues with some mods.

Red October1984 · 01-27-14, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by waffle

Thanks red october

. So I am looking on steam and it seems in order to get updated to 1.5 I need to purchase the U-boat missions. Can anyone confirm? I ask because I believe the mods I am going to run are set to 1.5. The steam forums seem full of conflicting data and misinformation...

edit: So I procrastinated my studies a bit and dug around a bit for more info. It seems steam is just fine as long as I get the U-boat missions which include the patch to 1.5.

Yeah. You need 1.5 to mod the game.

waffle · 01-28-14, 07:53 PM

Started my first patrol today! Nothing to throw fishes at yet but i nearly got kamikazied on the way in, had to fumble the controls to crash dive and evade. Luckily no damage taken, now the hunt begins

01-26-14, 05:06 AM	#1
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	WELCOME TO SUBSIM! Unlike Silent Hunter 5, it doesn't matter wether or not you get SH4 from Steam or not (I'd recommend getting the Steam version). As for mods, take your pick. Trigger Maru Overhauled Real Fleet Boat ( partially made by LukeFF, a Rise of Flight tester) Cold Warriors Steel Sharks (Cold War subs) Battle for the Baltic (Russian campaign, unfortunately it's hard to find and all the links to patches are broken) We Dive At Dawn (Royal Navy operations) My upcoming Japanese campaign mod (with the Jyunsen B mod a neccessary install for it to work) BTW, I like DCS too, but IL2 will always be my one true love. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

01-26-14, 07:48 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome Aboard __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-26-14, 01:44 PM	#4
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Hello and Welcome to Subsim! __________________

01-26-14, 02:29 PM	#5
waffle Watch Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 30 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thanks red october . So I am looking on steam and it seems in order to get updated to 1.5 I need to purchase the U-boat missions. Can anyone confirm? I ask because I believe the mods I am going to run are set to 1.5. The steam forums seem full of conflicting data and misinformation... edit: So I procrastinated my studies a bit and dug around a bit for more info. It seems steam is just fine as long as I get the U-boat missions which include the patch to 1.5. Last edited by waffle; 01-26-14 at 04:09 PM.

01-26-14, 08:44 PM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

01-26-14, 12:17 PM	#3
waffle Watch Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 30 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, hopefully I can start figuring out how to sub this week. So cybermat thanks for letting me know the steam version should be solid. I have been looking at mods for a while and I narrowed it down to rfb or tmo. I read a post claiming rfb was aimed more towards realism so I'm leaning towards that alongside run silent run deep.

01-27-14, 07:58 PM	#7
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	Hello waffle and welcome to subsim Be forwrned that steam can cause issues with some mods.

01-28-14, 07:53 PM	#9
waffle Watch Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 30 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Started my first patrol today! Nothing to throw fishes at yet but i nearly got kamikazied on the way in, had to fumble the controls to crash dive and evade. Luckily no damage taken, now the hunt begins