Thinking of picking up one of the Silent Hunter games, any suggestions?

Kevin246 · 04-23-21, 11:52 PM

Basically title. I picked up and played U-boat, but atm it seems, really easy (even with mods like manual TDC) and based of devBlogs will have less content. I watch wolfpack345, which is mostly Silent Hunter III game play. I see there are newer installments but based on the steam reviews it seems SH4 and SH5 don't want to run without some modification. SH3, based on steam reviews, doesn't seem to have that issue however. So I am conflicted on which installment of the game I should get. I perused the this sub to see if there was a fix, but at the time of posting the reddit search bar is down, so if there was a post about how to fix I couldn't find it. Thanks for yall's input! https://19216881.org/ https://1921681001.link/ https://19216801.digital/

Aktungbby · 04-24-21, 12:38 AM

Kevin246!

Niume · 04-24-21, 01:00 AM

IF you want to play Silent Hunter IV you must have Silent Hunter IV gold edition (gold edition includes U-boat expansion pack and 1.5 version of a game which MAJORITY of mods work with). Best option is to get the game through amazon download https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter.../dp/B008X73CE8

Silent Hunter III is still a great game, a lot of mods to choose. I would recommend getting it

tmccarthy · 04-24-21, 02:11 AM

I'd recommend Silent Hunter III with Grey Wolves 3.0 GOLD Edition Expansion. That is where I started years ago and have my best subsim memories. I remember it being realistic, challenging and rewarding.

Jeff-Groves · 04-24-21, 11:18 AM

There are patches for Steam SH3 and SH4 available.

For SH3:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/738l9...m-Fix.exe/file

For SH4:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/d0ds1...x_SH4.exe/file

Kapitan · 04-24-21, 12:03 PM

SH 3 4 and 5 with mods are the three best U boat games out there, im currently running SH4 with the soviet waterway mod and SH5 with the TWO's mod both great game enhancers.

Jimbuna · 04-24-21, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmccarthy

I'd recommend Silent Hunter III with Grey Wolves 3.0 GOLD Edition Expansion. That is where I started years ago and have my best subsim memories. I remember it being realistic, challenging and rewarding.

SINK EM ALL!!

ChristopherTarana · 04-24-21, 07:45 PM

Silent Hunter 1 as SHCE. Silent Hunter Commander's Edition has all the patrol areas and the Scenario Editor.

Christopher Tarana

FireDragon76 · 06-01-21, 08:23 PM

Silent Hunter 4 is a good value, and not too hard to run on a modern OS. Operation Monsun and Fall of the Rising Sun are two great mods, though FoTRS is a bit brutal in terms of difficulty compared to the stock game (you can't really travel by daylight on the surface in many parts of the theater, aircraft will eat you for lunch).

Soviet Waterways mod is also excellent but you have to have a little knowledge of Cyrilic to not be overwhelmed, despite English translation of much of the mod. It's much like FoTRS in that aircraft can be quite lethal, especially in the Baltic theater.

04-23-21, 11:52 PM	#1
Kevin246 Bilge Rat Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thinking of picking up one of the Silent Hunter games, any suggestions? Basically title. I picked up and played U-boat, but atm it seems, really easy (even with mods like manual TDC) and based of devBlogs will have less content. I watch wolfpack345, which is mostly Silent Hunter III game play. I see there are newer installments but based on the steam reviews it seems SH4 and SH5 don't want to run without some modification. SH3, based on steam reviews, doesn't seem to have that issue however. So I am conflicted on which installment of the game I should get. I perused the this sub to see if there was a fix, but at the time of posting the reddit search bar is down, so if there was a post about how to fix I couldn't find it. Thanks for yall's input! https://19216881.org/ https://1921681001.link/ https://19216801.digital/ Last edited by Kevin246; 05-12-21 at 01:24 AM.

04-24-21, 12:38 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,814 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! Kevin246! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-24-21, 01:00 AM	#3
Niume Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lithuania Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 499 Uploads: 2	IF you want to play Silent Hunter IV you must have Silent Hunter IV gold edition (gold edition includes U-boat expansion pack and 1.5 version of a game which MAJORITY of mods work with). Best option is to get the game through amazon download https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter.../dp/B008X73CE8 Silent Hunter III is still a great game, a lot of mods to choose. I would recommend getting it __________________ GLORY TO UKRAINE! [ENG] SH 4 KSD II Ace Edition

04-24-21, 02:11 AM	#4
tmccarthy Admiral Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,302 Downloads: 270 Uploads: 16	I'd recommend Silent Hunter III with Grey Wolves 3.0 GOLD Edition Expansion. That is where I started years ago and have my best subsim memories. I remember it being realistic, challenging and rewarding. __________________

04-24-21, 11:18 AM	#5
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,317 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	There are patches for Steam SH3 and SH4 available. For SH3: https://www.mediafire.com/file/738l9...m-Fix.exe/file For SH4: https://www.mediafire.com/file/d0ds1...x_SH4.exe/file __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

04-24-21, 12:03 PM	#6
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,090 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 7	SH 3 4 and 5 with mods are the three best U boat games out there, im currently running SH4 with the soviet waterway mod and SH5 with the TWO's mod both great game enhancers. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

04-24-21, 07:45 PM	#8
ChristopherTarana 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 277 Downloads: 190 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 1 as SHCE. Silent Hunter Commander's Edition has all the patrol areas and the Scenario Editor. Christopher Tarana

06-01-21, 08:23 PM	#9
FireDragon76 Bosun Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 65 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 4 is a good value, and not too hard to run on a modern OS. Operation Monsun and Fall of the Rising Sun are two great mods, though FoTRS is a bit brutal in terms of difficulty compared to the stock game (you can't really travel by daylight on the surface in many parts of the theater, aircraft will eat you for lunch). Soviet Waterways mod is also excellent but you have to have a little knowledge of Cyrilic to not be overwhelmed, despite English translation of much of the mod. It's much like FoTRS in that aircraft can be quite lethal, especially in the Baltic theater.

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