Silent Hunter 4 Opinions

[Hazelwood]

Originally Posted by Macgregor the Hammer

I am considering buying SH4. I am wondering what the overall opinion is about the game. I have read a bunch of reviews and from what I've read it sounds like it's really bug infested. Have the mods that are available made it more playable.

Thoughts........

It's a wonderful simulation and rated by many as the best sub simulation ever. I've been playing it ever since it came out and it always seems fresh with new things discovered on almost every mission. I have the "Gold" edition which is essentially bug-free. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible to buy the product anymore. I have tried Ubisoft and Amazon but no luck.

Had a lot of trouble locating SH4 "Gold Edition" with the U-Boat addition (which also includes the v1.5 patch). Amazon did not have stock despite showing it and Ubisoft was no help either. I eventually discovered the following site:

https://www.big4shared.com/

1 - You'll need a prime account which is under $6 for 7 days. The actual downloads are free. Great value even for just one package. Takes just a few seconds to set up.

I hope this site is legal as regards copyright etc. There was no way to tell. My copy works perfectly.

Regards,

Cpt. JH

[Mios 4Me]

Addictive. That's how I would sum it up in one word.


On availability, it's still available on Steam, isn't it?

[Macgregor the Hammer]

Thanks for all the input! I think I'm going to pull the trigger. It's on Steam for $9.99. This with all the mods mentioned sounds like a lot of entertainment!!

I tried the big4shared link and it keeps timing out. Is the site down?

[Hazelwood]

Originally Posted by Macgregor the Hammer

Thanks for all the input! I think I'm going to pull the trigger. It's on Steam for $9.99. This with all the mods mentioned sounds like a lot of entertainment!!

I tried the big4shared link and it keeps timing out. Is the site down?

Thanks for letting us know. Just tried it and also timed out. If someone is stuck I could probably make my copy available on my web site but if steam has it that's the best way to go.

Someone said "Addictive". Indeed. The enemy AI is superb and graphics still shine by today's standards.

Best wishes,

Cpt. Hazelwood

Originally Posted by Hazelwood

Thanks for letting us know. Just tried it and also timed out.

Here's a link for Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

or you can go to Google and search: Steam.com for additional links.

[Macgregor the Hammer]

I went ahead and bought SH4. What a great sim! I installed FotRSU and it looks like I'll have a ton of game play. Thanks for all the great feedback!

[Wolfcat]

oh crap。I didn't know steam 1.3 is not upgradable。what a bummer！

[Preacher55]

Originally Posted by Hazelwood

It's a wonderful simulation and rated by many as the best sub simulation ever. I've been playing it ever since it came out and it always seems fresh with new things discovered on almost every mission. I have the "Gold" edition which is essentially bug-free. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible to buy the product anymore. I have tried Ubisoft and Amazon but no luck.

Had a lot of trouble locating SH4 "Gold Edition" with the U-Boat addition (which also includes the v1.5 patch). Amazon did not have stock despite showing it and Ubisoft was no help either. I eventually discovered the following site:

https://www.big4shared.com/

1 - You'll need a prime account which is under $6 for 7 days. The actual downloads are free. Great value even for just one package. Takes just a few seconds to set up.

I hope this site is legal as regards copyright etc. There was no way to tell. My copy works perfectly.

Regards,

Cpt. JH

I bought sh4, sh4 uboat missions, sh5, and it all worked fantastic on Windows 10 for two weeks. Replaced my old spindle hard disc with 2 SSD harddrives, installed a fresh windows 10, downloaded a fresh steam sh4 & sh5 and niether are working worth a flip now.... any ideas?

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by Preacher55

I bought sh4, sh4 uboat missions, sh5, and it all worked fantastic on Windows 10 for two weeks. Replaced my old spindle hard disc with 2 SSD harddrives, installed a fresh windows 10, downloaded a fresh steam sh4 & sh5 and niether are working worth a flip now.... any ideas?

Had also troubles using SSD drive and SH4 (SH3 too)
Had to re-install it on the second mechanical drive to solve all the glitches!
I suspect those games are too old for the SSD tech...
My SH5 is fine on the SSD though, but it’s « newer ».

[jimmbbo]

As a data point I have SH4 v1.4 loaded from CD upgraded to v1.5 using the UBoat missions add on, mostly stock and installed on a Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD data drive (Windows 10 is on another SSD) and it works flawlessly