brand new to Silent Hunter 4

pmcmull · 08-29-23, 03:47 PM

I bought SH4 on Steam and installed it there. But outside of Program Files directory. Running it unmodified for now. Upped the resolution to 1920 x 1080.

Started in the tutorial missions. Learning the controls and keyboard commands. Probably need to print the key assignments. It took me awhile to figure out how to read the radio messages. Artillery mission made some challenges. Deck gun was easy enough after learning to adjust range. AA gun I have not got successful yet. Shot down the 2 large planes (PBYs ?). Ran out of ammo, twice, trying to get the smaller planes. Very hard to target and lead the planes correctly. Shot one down but need to get 2 to complete, I think. Exact goal is not stated. The last time I had one plane trailing smoke and another plane looking like it was on fire but neither one crashed.
Torpedo mission against cruiser not moving and not shooting back. Easy.
Convoy mission. A whole 'nother level of challenge. I've failed 2 or 3 times so far. Learning about the depth charges the hard way. First time, depth charges destroyed the periscopes among other damage. Seemed no way to continue without periscopes as surfacing would be suicidal. The last try, I got past a screening destroyer and fairly close to nearest cargo ships. Thru the scope, I don't know how to get the range. I fired all 4 of the forward torpedoes at 3 of the ships. Then had to dive to escape approaching destroyers. I got reports of 2 or 3 hits but unknown if any were sunk. After taking a beating from the DDs, not in very good condition. And catching up with the convoy would seem to require a surface run that seemed unlikely. I saved, but wait until nightfall to try again?

Any tips would be appreciated, if you remember back to being new in the vanilla version. Good to see that there is a community for this.

Pat

08-29-23, 03:47 PM	#5
pmcmull Bosun Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 66 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	learning curve begins I bought SH4 on Steam and installed it there. But outside of Program Files directory. Running it unmodified for now. Upped the resolution to 1920 x 1080. Started in the tutorial missions. Learning the controls and keyboard commands. Probably need to print the key assignments. It took me awhile to figure out how to read the radio messages. Artillery mission made some challenges. Deck gun was easy enough after learning to adjust range. AA gun I have not got successful yet. Shot down the 2 large planes (PBYs ?). Ran out of ammo, twice, trying to get the smaller planes. Very hard to target and lead the planes correctly. Shot one down but need to get 2 to complete, I think. Exact goal is not stated. The last time I had one plane trailing smoke and another plane looking like it was on fire but neither one crashed. Torpedo mission against cruiser not moving and not shooting back. Easy. Convoy mission. A whole 'nother level of challenge. I've failed 2 or 3 times so far. Learning about the depth charges the hard way. First time, depth charges destroyed the periscopes among other damage. Seemed no way to continue without periscopes as surfacing would be suicidal. The last try, I got past a screening destroyer and fairly close to nearest cargo ships. Thru the scope, I don't know how to get the range. I fired all 4 of the forward torpedoes at 3 of the ships. Then had to dive to escape approaching destroyers. I got reports of 2 or 3 hits but unknown if any were sunk. After taking a beating from the DDs, not in very good condition. And catching up with the convoy would seem to require a surface run that seemed unlikely. I saved, but wait until nightfall to try again? Any tips would be appreciated, if you remember back to being new in the vanilla version. Good to see that there is a community for this. Pat