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bsachems · 06-30-11, 08:38 AM

I got Medal of Honor yesturday after sinking 24 merchants, 2 destroyers and a battleship. I am using TMO with Training wheels for SH4 1.4. After I ran out of ammo I started ramming fishing boats and sampan. It was fun.

Gerald · 06-30-11, 08:45 AM

Vansteken · 07-21-11, 03:55 AM

Hi everyone,

first of all, thanks for this wonderful site and community, it helps beginners alot to understand the basics of SH and gain more knowledge about this game...

I'm totally new to SH and basically to any submarine simulating game, so the first thing i did was reading the manual... I noticed the manual had some flaws and then began to play the tutorial section of the game itself and reading some useful guides on this forum... I passed the first 3 training missions, but got stuck with the convoy attack, so here is my first question:

1. When the game starts, i am able to estimate the course of the convoy and manage to get closer, in fact, within range...
However, there are 3 destroyers and somehow, they always manage to know where i am... I am always at periscope dept, advancing 1/3 ahead... I know on the navigation map there's a double radius for each destroyer, but i don't know how to avoid it.... They simply use a sweeping pattern and as i am going very slow (1/3 ahead as mentioned) it is impossible to avoid them...
So my first question: how to get in an excellent firing position and passing the 'guarding' destroyers unnoticed untill you can fire at the merchant ships itself?

So the mission goes on... The destroyers spot me, they close in fast... I dive to 40m and try to shake them (changing course regularely, ...)... However, i never manage to shake them... I am able to outmanouver them a bit so the dept charges don't do any harm but that's it... They always stay close to me... so here is question 2:

2. How to escape destroyers? Dive deep and go on flank speed and change course regularely doesn't help for me... What do i do wrong then?

Hopefully i can at least manage a succesful attack on an armed convoy after the answers...

To end, i have 2 other questions:

3. Does the sonar work as good when you are 40m deep as if when you are at periscope dept?

4. When you launch a career, you have a crew... I noticed most of the crew has got a skill with a speciality... Can someone tell me how he decides which compartment gets which crew members? (according to specialities, ranks, efficiency, leadership, ...)
For example: Does the officer in a torpedo room also need some leadership to guide the others of his team?
And how to 'collect' a good damage control team? It rarely seems to have any effect...

Kind regards,

Vansteken

PS: I'm sorry if i've made some spelling mistakes, english is not my native tongue...

Able Brown · 07-22-11, 12:25 AM

It looks like I made a real rookie mistake. After downloading SH-4 I noticed it crashed on tutorial startup, so I rechecked my system requirements.

Windows XP -check
2GB ram -check
240 Ghz Pentium -check
4X DVD -check
Hard drive space galore

128 MB video card...things have gone terribly wrong. Can anyone steer me in the direction of a moderately priced replacement for my terribly out of date 64MB Dell D-2400 video card. Is it an easy, out of the box install like memory or is it a trip into the shop? -Thanks in advance

Arclight · 07-22-11, 05:37 AM

Not even sure a Dell will accept just any card, sorry.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vansteken

1. When the game starts, i am able to estimate the course of the convoy and manage to get closer, in fact, within range...
However, there are 3 destroyers and somehow, they always manage to know where i am... I am always at periscope dept, advancing 1/3 ahead... I know on the navigation map there's a double radius for each destroyer, but i don't know how to avoid it.... They simply use a sweeping pattern and as i am going very slow (1/3 ahead as mentioned) it is impossible to avoid them...
So my first question: how to get in an excellent firing position and passing the 'guarding' destroyers unnoticed untill you can fire at the merchant ships itself?

You can try going deep and coming up inside the convoy. Think it's better to aproach from about 45deg angle-on-bow either side and launch before being detected though. Fire at range and be well clear of the area before they realise you're around.

Quote:

2. How to escape destroyers? Dive deep and go on flank speed and change course regularely doesn't help for me... What do i do wrong then?

Go deep and quiet. 40m is not deep, it's quite shallow in fact. Use flank speed to get out of the way of cans, stay silent otherwise.

Quote:

3. Does the sonar work as good when you are 40m deep as if when you are at periscope dept?

Technically it should work better, though I doubt it makes a difference in the game.

Quote:

4. When you launch a career, you have a crew... I noticed most of the crew has got a skill with a speciality... Can someone tell me how he decides which compartment gets which crew members? (according to specialities, ranks, efficiency, leadership, ...)
For example: Does the officer in a torpedo room also need some leadership to guide the others of his team?
And how to 'collect' a good damage control team? It rarely seems to have any effect...

Can't quite recall tbh. I'm sure the search function can turn up several threads that clarify this.

cush · 07-23-11, 07:48 AM

I'd like to know if it's possible to customize the settings in the campaigns (ie: ext view, events...). It seems the choice is restricted to pre-defined settings (easy, normal, hard, realist).
Is there a file to modify?

Diopos · 07-23-11, 05:07 PM

When you are In Port (in the office), click on the radio on the bookshelf (to the left) and adjust options as you want.

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cush · 07-23-11, 06:45 PM

thank you

MerchantMarine1982 · 09-14-11, 03:25 AM

ahoy mate's I am trying to figure out a modding issue:

My SH4 Gold is installed on a Toshiba laptop, it has the right spex, and plays the stock game well. It is a 64 bit system running Windows 7.

I don't seem to have any problem whatsoever installing JSGME, and everything seems to work for the mods until I start the game...then it acts as if they were never there.

The mods I have tried are the GFO mod, and the Blackwolf+Titan Superfortress mods...Now in the past, on a different PC I could turn on the mod with JSGME, and go on the game to quick mission or war patrol, and select one of the boats for my selected mission, but they are never there!

I apreciate the help, I'm still playing my careers, it's just i like the occasional mayhem when I take the camera perspective from a jap ship which has the Titan's full broadside comming to bear at them...bright flash!...rain of pain baby!

Kevin

I-25 · 10-06-11, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makonen

Hey all,

I come here because you are my last chance^^. I was so disapointed by SH V that i have reinstalled the IV, btw, i've got a *** prob when i try to install u-boat missions. Here is the message i get (i have already tried to uninstall SH,...always the same prob) :

"Error Code: -5001 : 0xffffec6b
Error Information:
>SetupNew\SetupDLL.cpp (77)
PAPP:Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific
PVENDOR:Ubisoft (http://www.Ubisoft.com)
PGUID:0D005F09-A5F4-473B-A901-5735C6AF5628
$12.0.0.49985
@Windows XP Service Pack 3 (2600) BT_OTHER 8.0"

...If somebody can help, that could be awesome !

Thanks,
Mako

did anyone ever resolve this cuz i followed everything i found uninstalled ran CCcleaner made sure there was no files or anything and im still getting this error.... Im running Win 7 Ultimate 64x

Sea Wraith · 10-08-11, 09:03 AM

Will my PC run SH4

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

The ram and processor meet the requirments but video I am not too sure about I know it is an integrated chipset but I am not sure where I can find the info.edit found it ou Have: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset

Sea Wraith · 10-08-11, 09:34 AM

Tried this and it says I failed

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com...if/1072/0/4368

Video card I pass on 128 mb but fail on Hardware T&L and also Vertex shading.

It also says I fail on system rewuirments to run SH3 in same categories yet SH3 runs on my pc.

Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Required You Have

Video RAM 128 MB 128.0 MB

3D Yes Yes

Hardware T&L Yes No

Pixel Shader version 2.0 2.0

Vertex Shader version 2.0 0.0

Grooveclubhouse · 01-16-12, 02:01 PM

hey a quick question: What does this picture on the desk do?

It does nothing when I click on it... running u-boat mission add on 1.5 here

Able Brown · 01-18-12, 06:56 PM

Sometimes a picture is just a picture. You can, however, edit it for a customized desktop (That's your narrator and the Mrs. in a retro 40's shot) The same can be done to the pinup picture in the Sonar Room. There are a couple of threads and downloads on this subject.

Grooveclubhouse · 01-19-12, 11:02 AM

AHHH! thanks for the info. All this time I thought that my SHIV was bugged.

06-30-11, 08:38 AM	#751
bsachems Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 350 Uploads: 0	Metal of Honor I got Medal of Honor yesturday after sinking 24 merchants, 2 destroyers and a battleship. I am using TMO with Training wheels for SH4 1.4. After I ran out of ammo I started ramming fishing boats and sampan. It was fun.

06-30-11, 08:45 AM	#752
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,223 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim bsachems! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

07-22-11, 12:25 AM	#754
Able Brown Seaman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 32 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	SH4 requirements It looks like I made a real rookie mistake. After downloading SH-4 I noticed it crashed on tutorial startup, so I rechecked my system requirements. Windows XP -check 2GB ram -check 240 Ghz Pentium -check 4X DVD -check Hard drive space galore 128 MB video card...things have gone terribly wrong. Can anyone steer me in the direction of a moderately priced replacement for my terribly out of date 64MB Dell D-2400 video card. Is it an easy, out of the box install like memory or is it a trip into the shop? -Thanks in advance

07-23-11, 07:48 AM	#756
cush Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	campaign setting I'd like to know if it's possible to customize the settings in the campaigns (ie: ext view, events...). It seems the choice is restricted to pre-defined settings (easy, normal, hard, realist). Is there a file to modify?

07-23-11, 05:07 PM	#757
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	When you are In Port (in the office), click on the radio on the bookshelf (to the left) and adjust options as you want. . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

07-21-11, 03:55 AM	#753
Vansteken Nub Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi everyone, first of all, thanks for this wonderful site and community, it helps beginners alot to understand the basics of SH and gain more knowledge about this game... I'm totally new to SH and basically to any submarine simulating game, so the first thing i did was reading the manual... I noticed the manual had some flaws and then began to play the tutorial section of the game itself and reading some useful guides on this forum... I passed the first 3 training missions, but got stuck with the convoy attack, so here is my first question: 1. When the game starts, i am able to estimate the course of the convoy and manage to get closer, in fact, within range... However, there are 3 destroyers and somehow, they always manage to know where i am... I am always at periscope dept, advancing 1/3 ahead... I know on the navigation map there's a double radius for each destroyer, but i don't know how to avoid it.... They simply use a sweeping pattern and as i am going very slow (1/3 ahead as mentioned) it is impossible to avoid them... So my first question: how to get in an excellent firing position and passing the 'guarding' destroyers unnoticed untill you can fire at the merchant ships itself? So the mission goes on... The destroyers spot me, they close in fast... I dive to 40m and try to shake them (changing course regularely, ...)... However, i never manage to shake them... I am able to outmanouver them a bit so the dept charges don't do any harm but that's it... They always stay close to me... so here is question 2: 2. How to escape destroyers? Dive deep and go on flank speed and change course regularely doesn't help for me... What do i do wrong then? Hopefully i can at least manage a succesful attack on an armed convoy after the answers... To end, i have 2 other questions: 3. Does the sonar work as good when you are 40m deep as if when you are at periscope dept? 4. When you launch a career, you have a crew... I noticed most of the crew has got a skill with a speciality... Can someone tell me how he decides which compartment gets which crew members? (according to specialities, ranks, efficiency, leadership, ...) For example: Does the officer in a torpedo room also need some leadership to guide the others of his team? And how to 'collect' a good damage control team? It rarely seems to have any effect... Kind regards, Vansteken PS: I'm sorry if i've made some spelling mistakes, english is not my native tongue...

07-23-11, 06:45 PM	#758
cush Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	works great! thank you

09-14-11, 03:25 AM	#759
MerchantMarine1982 Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bronx Posts: 11 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ahoy mate's I am trying to figure out a modding issue: My SH4 Gold is installed on a Toshiba laptop, it has the right spex, and plays the stock game well. It is a 64 bit system running Windows 7. I don't seem to have any problem whatsoever installing JSGME, and everything seems to work for the mods until I start the game...then it acts as if they were never there. The mods I have tried are the GFO mod, and the Blackwolf+Titan Superfortress mods...Now in the past, on a different PC I could turn on the mod with JSGME, and go on the game to quick mission or war patrol, and select one of the boats for my selected mission, but they are never there! I apreciate the help, I'm still playing my careers, it's just i like the occasional mayhem when I take the camera perspective from a jap ship which has the Titan's full broadside comming to bear at them...bright flash!...rain of pain baby! Kevin

10-08-11, 09:03 AM	#761
Sea Wraith Watch Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 17 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Will my PC run SH4 Uploaded with ImageShack.us The ram and processor meet the requirments but video I am not too sure about I know it is an integrated chipset but I am not sure where I can find the info.edit found it ou Have: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Last edited by Sea Wraith; 10-08-11 at 09:14 AM.

10-08-11, 09:34 AM	#762
Sea Wraith Watch Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 17 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Tried this and it says I failed http://www.systemrequirementslab.com...if/1072/0/4368 Video card I pass on 128 mb but fail on Hardware T&L and also Vertex shading. It also says I fail on system rewuirments to run SH3 in same categories yet SH3 runs on my pc. Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card Required You Have Video RAM 128 MB 128.0 MB 3D Yes Yes Hardware T&L Yes No Pixel Shader version 2.0 2.0 Vertex Shader version 2.0 0.0

01-16-12, 02:01 PM	#763
Grooveclubhouse Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	hey a quick question: What does this picture on the desk do? It does nothing when I click on it... running u-boat mission add on 1.5 here

01-18-12, 06:56 PM	#764
Able Brown Seaman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 32 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Sometimes a picture is just a picture. You can, however, edit it for a customized desktop (That's your narrator and the Mrs. in a retro 40's shot) The same can be done to the pinup picture in the Sonar Room. There are a couple of threads and downloads on this subject. __________________ "A man's no sailor if he can't take a joke." -Richard Henry Dana Windows 7, Pentium 2.7 GHz Dual Core, 8GB RAM (so many problems are behind me!)

01-19-12, 11:02 AM	#765
Grooveclubhouse Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	AHHH! thanks for the info. All this time I thought that my SHIV was bugged.