What Mods?

BigWalleye · 04-12-14, 04:22 PM

If you are not at least somewhat computer savvy, you would probably be better off not trying to patch or mod the Steam version of SH4. Go to Amazon, spend $10 and get the publisher's version, which is easier to work with. Patch it to v1.5 whether you want to play U-boats or not. The game fixes are worth it.

TMO is neither more "realistic" nor particularly historically accurate. Ducimus' intent, if I may paraphrase, was to make a more challenging game which had a certain amount of historical flavor. But one of his purposes, IIRC, was to make a game which would remove the certainty that comes from knowing how the Pacific submarine war actually went. RFB is more historical (although hardly perfect), but too tame for some. For example, in early 1942, going deep works and the IJN always sets their DCs shallow, as every skipper knew from reading patrol reports. In TMO, you will have no such assurance of safety - every escort skipper is potentially Bungo Pete - but to compensate, there are a lot more targets. Try them both, and see which one fits your gaming desires.

04-12-14, 04:22 PM	#7
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	If you are not at least somewhat computer savvy, you would probably be better off not trying to patch or mod the Steam version of SH4. Go to Amazon, spend $10 and get the publisher's version, which is easier to work with. Patch it to v1.5 whether you want to play U-boats or not. The game fixes are worth it. TMO is neither more "realistic" nor particularly historically accurate. Ducimus' intent, if I may paraphrase, was to make a more challenging game which had a certain amount of historical flavor. But one of his purposes, IIRC, was to make a game which would remove the certainty that comes from knowing how the Pacific submarine war actually went. RFB is more historical (although hardly perfect), but too tame for some. For example, in early 1942, going deep works and the IJN always sets their DCs shallow, as every skipper knew from reading patrol reports. In TMO, you will have no such assurance of safety - every escort skipper is potentially Bungo Pete - but to compensate, there are a lot more targets. Try them both, and see which one fits your gaming desires.