Silent Service vs Silent Hunter

snwcrsh · 01-21-08, 07:50 AM

Hi. I have a tough decision. Besides playing SH3, I am sitting on the original Silent Hunter for DOS and Silent Service for Amiga (runs like a charme on WinUAE).

Which one is better? I never played SH1 (as compared to SS, I spent literally weeks locked in my basement).

Any fo you guys played both more or less extensive and give me some pointers whats better in one or the other?

Mush Martin · 01-21-08, 12:45 PM

SH1 by a few hundred boat lengths.

Ducimus · 01-21-08, 10:45 PM

Looking at screenshots from a review on SH1 here on subsim, i find myself feeling nostalgic:

ChristopherT · 01-22-08, 06:53 AM

The last versions of SS I ran were SS1 for the Commodore 64 and SS2 for the IBM PC (CGA graphics, later SVGA.) I think you'd like Silent Hunter for the atmosphere, I think it's a excellent simulation, better than it's younger brothers.

Christopher

snwcrsh · 01-22-08, 01:49 PM

I'd like to play Silent Hunter again, unfortunately it crashes at random times in my dosbox (DOS4GW Protection Fault)

As for Silent Service, I originally played it on the c64 but I really enjoyed the Amiga version later. Both are freely available and run perfectly in CCS and WinUAE.

Captain Nemo · 01-25-08, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snwcrsh

I'd like to play Silent Hunter again, unfortunately it crashes at random times in my dosbox (DOS4GW Protection Fault)

As for Silent Service, I originally played it on the c64 but I really enjoyed the Amiga version later. Both are freely available and run perfectly in CCS and WinUAE.

I too played Silent Service on the C64 and Silent Service II on the Amiga. I enjoyed both very much. Never got the opportunity to play Silent Hunter much as I was an ardent Amiga fan at the time so I have voted for Silent Service.

Nemo

nikimcbee · 04-03-08, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Looking at screenshots from a review on SH1 here on subsim, i find myself feeling nostalgic:

oh, how I miss it.

My friend had SS on the commodore 64, which had way better sound than the PC version. We used to play it all night.

Those were the days.

M. Sarsfield · 04-17-08, 01:52 PM

I played all of the above and I still like SH1/CE the best. I still miss the SD A-Scope in SH4. I'm hoping that someone figures out how to mod one into the con.

Col7777 · 04-17-08, 04:03 PM

I think they were all good, some things in SH1 like raiding harbours and recon missions were good, in SH2 if there were ships in a harbour they had to be scripted there by the mission author.
For its time SS and SH1 were very good, as mentioned above there weren't many subsims if any then, when I got SH2 I thought, "Wow this is mega," then SH3 was released with even better graphics, but I wish there were some things from SH2 in it.
I stopped playing SH3 as I changed my PC for a notebook and it didn't run too good.
I have SH4 but I'm hoping to get a decent desktop PC again soon, I recently installed SH2 and DC again on my notebook and I'm enjoying them again, but after the long break from them I'm very rusty.

Col.

View Poll Results: The better game?
Silent Service (Amiga Version)	10	18.52%
Silent Hunter	44	81.48%
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01-21-08, 07:50 AM	#1
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Service vs Silent Hunter Hi. I have a tough decision. Besides playing SH3, I am sitting on the original Silent Hunter for DOS and Silent Service for Amiga (runs like a charme on WinUAE). Which one is better? I never played SH1 (as compared to SS, I spent literally weeks locked in my basement). Any fo you guys played both more or less extensive and give me some pointers whats better in one or the other?

01-21-08, 12:45 PM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	SH1 by a few hundred boat lengths. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

01-22-08, 01:49 PM	#5
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd like to play Silent Hunter again, unfortunately it crashes at random times in my dosbox (DOS4GW Protection Fault) As for Silent Service, I originally played it on the c64 but I really enjoyed the Amiga version later. Both are freely available and run perfectly in CCS and WinUAE. __________________ = CRY PTO = MITSH VBHIZ OSMWG OECEY MLZTO UMDFV TKORD B

04-17-08, 01:52 PM	#8
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I played all of the above and I still like SH1/CE the best. I still miss the SD A-Scope in SH4. I'm hoping that someone figures out how to mod one into the con. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

01-21-08, 10:45 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Looking at screenshots from a review on SH1 here on subsim, i find myself feeling nostalgic:

01-22-08, 06:53 AM	#4
ChristopherT Helmsman Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 104 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The last versions of SS I ran were SS1 for the Commodore 64 and SS2 for the IBM PC (CGA graphics, later SVGA.) I think you'd like Silent Hunter for the atmosphere, I think it's a excellent simulation, better than it's younger brothers. Christopher

04-17-08, 04:03 PM	#9
Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	I think they were all good, some things in SH1 like raiding harbours and recon missions were good, in SH2 if there were ships in a harbour they had to be scripted there by the mission author. For its time SS and SH1 were very good, as mentioned above there weren't many subsims if any then, when I got SH2 I thought, "Wow this is mega," then SH3 was released with even better graphics, but I wish there were some things from SH2 in it. I stopped playing SH3 as I changed my PC for a notebook and it didn't run too good. I have SH4 but I'm hoping to get a decent desktop PC again soon, I recently installed SH2 and DC again on my notebook and I'm enjoying them again, but after the long break from them I'm very rusty. Col. __________________ Silent and Violent