[REL] RFB/Real Fleet Boat for 1.5

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by msalama

I suppose the new RSRDC has added those larger convoys / TFs b/c I'm pretty sure they weren't there before?

S!

This group was part of the "original" RSRDC ( Oct 2007 )

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by msalama

In a pig boat at the moment... and will be for the rest of the war, too, this time b/c I want to see if it's doable. A nice challenge that!

No, unlike SH3, where one can stay with older boats indefinitely, all of the S boats are eventually retired from combat operations. When this occurs depends on what port you're based out of. For the most part, this means S boats will removed from combat in RSRDC by the end of 1943.

[Peto]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

No, unlike SH3, where one can stay with older boats indefinitely, all of the S boats are eventually retired from combat operations. When this occurs depends on what port you're based out of. For the most part, this means S boats will removed from combat in RSRDC by the end of 1943.

...at which time you will certainly deserve an upgrade .

[msalama]

Ahha, thanks for clarifying this to me. I was thinking I'd be sent to Dutch Harbor with my teeny boat for the rest of the war truth be telt

Yah, I've never seen those big convoys and task forces in SH4 before, so it was pretty impressive to bump into one for the first time! I actually had a bad case of deja-vu and thought I'm in a U-Boat again

[Regio Sommergibile]

I wanted to use a complete Sound mod for this.

Somebody suggests me Poul's mod? or others? because also with german sub hotfix i still hear some eng voices and again, i would like to hear some "enviromental" sounds like described in Poul's mod.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by msalama

Ahha, thanks for clarifying this to me. I was thinking I'd be sent to Dutch Harbor with my teeny boat for the rest of the war truth be telt

IIRC Dutch Harbor allows one to command the S boats the latest in RSRDC (late 1943-early 1944).

[Sailor Steve]

I've decided to ignore my graphics card's limitations and start looking into SH4 more deeply - it's just too good to ignore. Of course I'll never be able to give up SH3 until I can play a U-boat campaign that is as good as the ones found there, and until I can apply my 'Ship Names' mod to SH4. But still, here Iam. After trying several missions I loaded up RFB. Haven't done enough to really make a judgement, but so far it's looking like this is the one I want to stick with.

Originally Posted by Regio Sommergibile

I wanted to use a complete Sound mod for this.

Somebody suggests me Poul's mod? or others? because also with german sub hotfix i still hear some eng voices and again, i would like to hear some "enviromental" sounds like described in Poul's mod.

I've listened to Poul's mod, and it's good, but a lot of the voices are taken from SH2, and they have German accents. If that doesn't bother you go for it.

I'm just starting to work on as complete a conversion as I can do for both American and German voices in SH4, but it's going to take awhile.

[Regio Sommergibile]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've listened to Poul's mod, and it's good, but a lot of the voices are taken from SH2, and they have German accents. If that doesn't bother you go for it.

I'm just starting to work on as complete a conversion as I can do for both American and German voices in SH4, but it's going to take awhile.

I I just tried it, but unfortunately seems that many crew sounds are long or parallel to common ones and so repetitions are boring after some time...

I appreciated the many secondary sounds, but to me there should be a sound mod that only adds new sounds to the existing ones, or substitute som of'em with some variety...

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've decided to ignore my graphics card's limitations and start looking into SH4 more deeply - it's just too good to ignore. Of course I'll never be able to give up SH3 until I can play a U-boat campaign that is as good as the ones found there, and until I can apply my 'Ship Names' mod to SH4. But still, here Iam. After trying several missions I loaded up RFB. Haven't done enough to really make a judgement, but so far it's looking like this is the one I want to stick with.


I've listened to Poul's mod, and it's good, but a lot of the voices are taken from SH2, and they have German accents. If that doesn't bother you go for it.

I'm just starting to work on as complete a conversion as I can do for both American and German voices in SH4, but it's going to take awhile.

Good for you Steve! I'm glad you threw caution to the wind and loaded SH4 with RFB to boot! Have fun.

[Fish40]

Welcome to the RFB family Steve! It won't disappoint I promise. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of GC are you useing? If an ATI 9800pro is a bit better then what you got, it's all yours. I'll even pay to ship it My wife will be grateful since it'll be one less box cluttering up the closet

[Wilcke]

Steve,

Take your time on the work, were all in it for the long run and to have fun! You always put out good stuff. Thanks!

[YukonJack_AK]

OK - so I figured what the heck and just ordered SH4! Should be here on Monday! I've been doing alot of reading and I'm REALLY interested in trying out RFB but as I only ordered the regular SH4 (not the version with the UBoat Expansion Pack - If I want Uboats I'll play SH3/GWX ) I understand that I can only patch to v1.4 and RFB uses v1.5 Is there an older version of RFB for SH4 v1.4? and where would I find this lovely asset?

[Peto]

Well--it's on page 1 of this thread ! Look down the links and you'll see 1.4 there. I do recommend going to 1.5 though. There's a lot more to 1.5 than U-boats. Some of the best mod work is only available for 1.5.

Cheers!

[nauticalwheeler]

Is it possible to disable or remove the PE mod from RFB 1.52? If so are there instructions somewhere on how to do this? RFB 1.4 made SH4 my favorite sub game of all time but my graphics card simply cannot handle the PE changes. No matter what graphics settings I have, within seconds of loading interior or exterior 3D enviroments the game freezes and requires a hard power cycle. I have tried multiple drivers and fresh installs, all with the same problem. I have a degree is computer science so I am pretty confident I have done everything reasonable to try to make it work.

[Sailor Steve]

So that's why my ocean and sky look so good! I had no clue RFB included an environment mod. That's what I get for ignoring the basic RTFM rule.

@ nauticalwheeler: I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question, but WELCOME ABOARD!