Full User Manual please!

TDK1044 · 10-04-06, 07:11 AM

I hope Ubisoft doesn't produce an incomplete user manual for Silent Hunter 4. There is a growing tendency with game producers to save money by producing a booklet rather than a full user manual for their games. In my opinion, a sub sim needs a detailed user manual which fully explains the simulation. The book for Silent Hunter 3 was OK, and I'm hoping for at least that if not more for SH4.

What do you guys think?

LZ_Baker · 10-04-06, 09:03 AM

I would love to see a manuel like they had for SH2. That thing was great. I didn't just learn about the game, but alot about U-Boats and submarines in general.

TDK1044 · 10-04-06, 09:50 AM

I agree. I'd rather pay an extra $2 and have a really good user manual.

kylania · 10-04-06, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

I agree. I'd rather pay an extra $2 and have a really good user manual.

Problem is a full manual would cost $2 extra to produce, but they'd sell it for $20 more for a collectors edition, which never sells as well as normal, so they skip it.

Drebbel · 10-04-06, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by LZ_Baker

I would love to see a manuel like they had for SH2. That thing was great. I didn't just learn about the game, but alot about U-Boats and submarines in general.

Hmm. In many countries SHII was shipped without a printed manual. All there was was a thin leaflet and a PDF file.

Maybe we should go for PDF manual only, that way the manual could be updated to the last minute and even be updated after the game has been released.

I also assume a PDF manual will be cheaper so that leaves room for a more comprehensive manual

LZ_Baker · 10-04-06, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Drebbel

Hmm. In many countries SHII was shipped without a printed manual. All there was was a thin leaflet and a PDF file.

Maybe we should go for PDF manual only, that way the manual could be updated to the last minute and even be updated after the game has been released.

I also assume a PDF manual will be cheaper so that leaves room for a more comprehensive manual

That sucks, the manuel I have is like a small book. An in depth pdf would be nice, especially if they did it right with all of the hotlinks to different pages and stuff.

TDK1044 · 10-04-06, 10:40 AM

.pdf obviously makes sense, but you know, I think there's a lot to be said for having a really good user manual in the retail box. How many of us would want a pdf document as our owners manual for our car?

Safe-Keeper · 10-04-06, 11:05 AM

I'd love a thick, detailed manual, but in this day and age, I doubt we'll see one. Even PRIMA's strategy guides have been reduced to thin little books that could barely be called manuals. I remember the huge bricks that came with the two first X-Com games I bought. Not even the slightest little ammo clip in the games were without at least a paragraph of strategy, how-to-get, and so on. Good times.

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.pdf obviously makes sense, but you know, I think there's a lot to be said for having a really good user manual in the retail box. How many of us would want a pdf document as our owners manual for our car?

Cars and games don't have much in common.

fxn · 10-08-06, 06:17 AM

I would love a user manual in book format for SHIV. The bigger the better!

TDK1044 · 10-09-06, 01:54 PM

I think if Ubisoft are going to refer to Silent Hunter 4 as a world war 2 submarine simulation, then they should give us an impressive user manual to go with that designation.

10-04-06, 07:11 AM	#1
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Full User Manual please! I hope Ubisoft doesn't produce an incomplete user manual for Silent Hunter 4. There is a growing tendency with game producers to save money by producing a booklet rather than a full user manual for their games. In my opinion, a sub sim needs a detailed user manual which fully explains the simulation. The book for Silent Hunter 3 was OK, and I'm hoping for at least that if not more for SH4. What do you guys think?

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LZ_Baker Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 213 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I would love to see a manuel like they had for SH2. That thing was great. I didn't just learn about the game, but alot about U-Boats and submarines in general. __________________

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fxn Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 44 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would love a user manual in book format for SHIV. The bigger the better! __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10-04-06, 09:50 AM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I agree. I'd rather pay an extra $2 and have a really good user manual.

10-04-06, 10:40 AM	#7
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	.pdf obviously makes sense, but you know, I think there's a lot to be said for having a really good user manual in the retail box. How many of us would want a pdf document as our owners manual for our car?

10-09-06, 01:54 PM	#10
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I think if Ubisoft are going to refer to Silent Hunter 4 as a world war 2 submarine simulation, then they should give us an impressive user manual to go with that designation.