who is still playing sh4? - Page 20

gxsmith · 07-17-18, 06:01 PM

Using TMO(fantastic), Improved stock evironmentv3TMO and ISE realistic colors. Patrolling the Marshall Islands, sunk a Merchant 7000 tons then got chased by a Muzaki Destroyer and barely got away alive. He has been a pain in my side, can't seem to take him out, yet?

Aktungbby · 07-17-18, 06:03 PM

gxsmith!

Skipper44 · 11-09-19, 12:08 PM

I had been playing SH5 with TWoS which is really just outstanding and I think holds up well even with newer titles like Cold Waters, Wolfpack and Uboat.
Ultimately though, none of the new sims are set in the Pacific.

I think that the Pacific is a better campaign, and with RSRDC SH4 is able to model it pretty well. The air threat, surface threat, ASW capabilities and convoy system of the IJN change in interesting ways whereas I think in the Atlantic the Allied supremacy becomes simply overwhelming and your tactical possibilities are extremely narrow after the spring of 1943. In the Pacific, operating off the DEI in 1941-2 is nearly a different game from sampan busting in Home Waters in '45. Your choice of basing also changes the game in a bigger way than moving 100km down the French coast from Lorient to Saint-Nazaire.

I think the size, speed, range, weapons suite and EW capabilities of the Fleet Boat present markedly different challenges and opportunities from the Type VII U-Boat. I like having a larger crew although I'm not sure if I prefer crew management in SH4 or SH5.

Silent Hunter 5 is a decade old, but I think the visuals and features, especially with TWoS make for an all-time great sub sim. I'm willing to trade all of that for Silent Hunter 4's Pacific setting which is why I still play it.

If anyone at Ubisoft is listening, I would buy a Silent Hunter 6 that was the exact same engine as 5 but set in the Pacific. I can't imagine it would cost much to develop but it's just outside the scope of what modders are able to do. I can't promise they'd sell 300k copies like the original title in the series, but the simulation market is still there. DCS and IL2 do big numbers, Arma 3 was a success and Uboat, Cold Waters and Wolfpack show the sub sim market is still here.

Until there's another Pacific sim , I'll keep playing SH 4.

CrabKey · 11-11-19, 05:50 PM

Ditto Skipper44!

Traveller · 12-22-19, 06:53 AM

I haven't played or modded Silent Hunter 3 or 4 in years. I'm now into tabletop wargames such as The Hunters and Silent Victory. Game play is much more satisfying, they're easier on the eyes, there are no more frustrating hardware / software issues, and I can add unlimited house rules to these types of games with no programming or hacking skills required.

propbeanie · 12-22-19, 08:19 AM

Off-topic but - Good to "see" you Traveller!!!

Captain Mike · 12-22-19, 08:59 AM

I stink at this simulation but I hope to get better.

THEBERBSTER · 12-22-19, 09:20 AM

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community & Wishing You A Merry Christmas > Captain Mike
Subsim <> Make A Donation <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community
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Look at YouTube videos and you will learn a lot in a short space of time.

Jimbuna · 12-22-19, 11:15 AM

Welcome to SubSim Mike

Aktungbby · 12-22-19, 11:20 AM

Captain Mike!

after a very long silent run!

gsand1 · 12-23-19, 04:50 AM

Greetings Captains,
Been running silent a while but thought I would check in after a LONG patrol.

Been on SH4 since I found it and love it. Only gameplay mod I have is Guerilla Spyron. Really enjoy the way it plays out, especially out of Tulagi in '42. It is always a challenge running up and down the Slot.
Love the site and am very grateful for all the mods and the folks on here who are so helpful. My thanks to you all for picking up where Ubi left off.

Happy Holidays to all and stay safe out there!

Best,
Gerald

Jimbuna · 12-23-19, 04:56 AM

Welcome to SubSim matey

THEBERBSTER · 12-23-19, 05:39 AM

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community & Wishing You A Merry Christmas > gsand1 and apologies to gxsmith for missing your first post
Subsim <> Make A Donation <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community
SH3 – 4 - 5 Tutorials > Downloads > Other Useful Information > See Links in My Signature Below

Traveller · 12-23-19, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

Off-topic but - Good to "see" you Traveller!!!

And good to see you, too!

fitzcarraldo · 12-23-19, 07:41 AM

Welcome to SUBSIM mates!

SH4 is very live yet.

Fitzcarraldo

07-17-18, 06:03 PM	#287
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,811 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! gxsmith! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

12-22-19, 06:53 AM	#290
Traveller Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 513 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	I haven't played or modded Silent Hunter 3 or 4 in years. I'm now into tabletop wargames such as The Hunters and Silent Victory. Game play is much more satisfying, they're easier on the eyes, there are no more frustrating hardware / software issues, and I can add unlimited house rules to these types of games with no programming or hacking skills required. Last edited by Traveller; 12-22-19 at 07:18 AM.

12-22-19, 08:19 AM	#291
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,734 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	Off-topic but - Good to "see" you Traveller!!! __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

12-22-19, 08:59 AM	#292
Captain Mike Nub Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Still Playing I stink at this simulation but I hope to get better.

12-22-19, 09:20 AM	#293
THEBERBSTER Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dibden Purlieu - Southampton Posts: 9,605 Downloads: 1123 Uploads: 0	A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community & Wishing You A Merry Christmas > Captain Mike Subsim <> Make A Donation <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community SH3 – 4 - 5 Tutorials > Downloads > Other Useful Information > See Links in My Signature Below Look at YouTube videos and you will learn a lot in a short space of time. __________________ LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE SH4 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS SH5 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS Always Here To Help A Fellow 'Subber' \| Need An Answer to A Question Just Send Me A PM

07-17-18, 06:01 PM	#286
gxsmith Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Reno Nv. Posts: 1 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Using TMO(fantastic), Improved stock evironmentv3TMO and ISE realistic colors. Patrolling the Marshall Islands, sunk a Merchant 7000 tons then got chased by a Muzaki Destroyer and barely got away alive. He has been a pain in my side, can't seem to take him out, yet?

11-09-19, 12:08 PM	#288
Skipper44 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Esquimalt, BC, Canada Posts: 13 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I had been playing SH5 with TWoS which is really just outstanding and I think holds up well even with newer titles like Cold Waters, Wolfpack and Uboat. Ultimately though, none of the new sims are set in the Pacific. I think that the Pacific is a better campaign, and with RSRDC SH4 is able to model it pretty well. The air threat, surface threat, ASW capabilities and convoy system of the IJN change in interesting ways whereas I think in the Atlantic the Allied supremacy becomes simply overwhelming and your tactical possibilities are extremely narrow after the spring of 1943. In the Pacific, operating off the DEI in 1941-2 is nearly a different game from sampan busting in Home Waters in '45. Your choice of basing also changes the game in a bigger way than moving 100km down the French coast from Lorient to Saint-Nazaire. I think the size, speed, range, weapons suite and EW capabilities of the Fleet Boat present markedly different challenges and opportunities from the Type VII U-Boat. I like having a larger crew although I'm not sure if I prefer crew management in SH4 or SH5. Silent Hunter 5 is a decade old, but I think the visuals and features, especially with TWoS make for an all-time great sub sim. I'm willing to trade all of that for Silent Hunter 4's Pacific setting which is why I still play it. If anyone at Ubisoft is listening, I would buy a Silent Hunter 6 that was the exact same engine as 5 but set in the Pacific. I can't imagine it would cost much to develop but it's just outside the scope of what modders are able to do. I can't promise they'd sell 300k copies like the original title in the series, but the simulation market is still there. DCS and IL2 do big numbers, Arma 3 was a success and Uboat, Cold Waters and Wolfpack show the sub sim market is still here. Until there's another Pacific sim , I'll keep playing SH 4.

11-11-19, 05:50 PM	#289
CrabKey Watch Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 25 Downloads: 1186 Uploads: 0	Ditto Skipper44!

12-22-19, 11:15 AM	#294
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,867 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to SubSim Mike __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-22-19, 11:20 AM	#295
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,811 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! Captain Mike! after a very long silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

12-23-19, 04:50 AM	#296
gsand1 Nub Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: 20nm S of Port Canaveral, FL Posts: 2 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Finally Surfacing... Greetings Captains, Been running silent a while but thought I would check in after a LONG patrol. Been on SH4 since I found it and love it. Only gameplay mod I have is Guerilla Spyron. Really enjoy the way it plays out, especially out of Tulagi in '42. It is always a challenge running up and down the Slot. Love the site and am very grateful for all the mods and the folks on here who are so helpful. My thanks to you all for picking up where Ubi left off. Happy Holidays to all and stay safe out there! Best, Gerald

12-23-19, 04:56 AM	#297
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,867 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to SubSim matey __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-23-19, 05:39 AM	#298
THEBERBSTER Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dibden Purlieu - Southampton Posts: 9,605 Downloads: 1123 Uploads: 0	A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community & Wishing You A Merry Christmas > gsand1 and apologies to gxsmith for missing your first post Subsim <> Make A Donation <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community SH3 – 4 - 5 Tutorials > Downloads > Other Useful Information > See Links in My Signature Below __________________ LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE SH4 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS SH5 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS Always Here To Help A Fellow 'Subber' \| Need An Answer to A Question Just Send Me A PM

12-23-19, 07:41 AM	#300
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,121 Downloads: 3214 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SUBSIM mates! SH4 is very live yet. Fitzcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

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