Wtf!!!!..........

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

Is all the fuss about. I have played this game in the various modes, still playing 1.0 ( installing the patch tonight ) and it rocks. I have not even installed any mods yet, so it will only get better

Plus with the new patch on the horizon :hmm:

I am have GWX installed as well, so right now is the best of both worlds for
sub-simmers

RDP

Edit: Maybe it is because I am more of a casual skipper, but this game still rocks, despite its many issues. As I mentioned above I have GWX as well, but people seem to want to compare SH4 with it, GWX only came out close to 2 years after SH3. What about comparing SH4 to its predecessor SH3 (Vanilla)?

[heartc]

It took 11 years to be back in a Fleet Boat*. Are there bugs? Yes. Can I think of any simulation coming out since about 1999 which did not have bugs? No. Is that a good thing? No, just a fact of life, just like that a patch is underway. Is the game playable? Heck yes. Calling the game unplayable like some do is nuts. What causes a CTD, the "A" key, is well known. Don't hit it - fixed. The calculation is not done properly for fast running torps? Run them slow. If you don't hit the target, the speed is not the problem, as I always run them slow and do hit. I heard they did that iRL anyway since the higher speed setting made the torps less reliable.
Sometimes I wonder if ppl sit in front of the computer and are indeed filing a list of things that bothers them and keep looking at it instead of playing the game. Same as with people looking at the FPS counter and are bothered if it peaks at anything below 100, never mind they won't actually be able to notice a difference from some 30 FPS upwards.

The game is not perfect and has bugs. And I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Just my 0.02$.


* PA notwithstanding, probably excellent mod, but unfortunately many of the really bad issues of SHII remained as they were hardcoded. Anyone who really wants to see a game gone wrong, take a look at SHII.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by heartc

The game is not perfect and has bugs. And I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Just my 0.02$.

* PA notwithstanding, probably excellent mod, but unfortunately many of the really bad issues of SHII remained as they were hardcoded. Anyone who really wants to see a game gone wrong, take a look at SHII.

PA got the most of it, otherwise SH2 was pretty much a disaster

[Sir Big Jugs]

Originally Posted by simsurfer

I know it is difficult to answer, but how many patches is UBI going to release for this game? For SHIII it was three then all was quiet. Does everyone here think two more patches for this game as well?

In about 11 hours from now I hope to be in front of my pc installing it!?!?!?

Hey, nice pbase gallery you got! I'm a fellow Canon-dSLR fan, and really enjoyed watching; especially the Pittsburgh-gallery, as I'll be moving there for two years soon and don't really know what it's like.

[Mylander]

Originally Posted by Nell Quick

For myself, I've experienced one or two of the bugs mentioned - only yesterday my patrol came to an abrupt end when I tried to level out after a dive. But in general it's been pretty smooth sailing with SH4. My system certainly struggles with it, and if I'm considering going back to SH3 for the moment that'll be the reason why.

SH4 has its bugs, certainly. But most games do when they're new. And of course we could argue that it shouldn't be that way; that games should be held back until they're found to be in perfect working order. Of course that's impractical in this money-driven corporate world. But as someone mentioned in a thread elsewhere, I always imagine how frustrated the actual developers must feel when they're forced by grasping publishers to release a game they haven't tested enough and know has flaws (First Encounters, anyone?).......................................... ................ little more positive feedback - or at least if we could be a little less irate about the problems we bring to their attention.

Right, flame away...

Right on NQ - I think many here are of the same mindset, but the "whiner crowd" is so loud and annoying, that yes, the do get noticed - unfortunately, much more than they should. Loud? Yes. Effective? I don't think so.

Losing the "black and white" thinking, and all-demanding mindset is a wonderful thing for everyone here, IMHO.

The game rocks. If you are considering buying it, by all means do it. I'm having a blast with it now, and it keeps getting better.

Regards,
Mylander

[SteamWake]

Its threads like these that make me realize I must be on lucky SOB