SH IV Too many bugs

Rick Martin · 05-07-07, 12:01 PM

OK, been doing subsims for a while now and really got some gripes about SH IV. Been waiting for a Pacific subsim for years and this is what I got:
1. Not always able to finish a war patrol--after returning home the "dock at Manila/dock at Brisbane, etc" doesn't always appear making my sub an underwater version of the flying Dutchman.
2. After getting my patrol orders and getting underway for my designated patrol area (i.e. "Patrol Luzon Strait" I rarely get a "objective complete" although I can find and engage enemy ships all day long.
3. Lookouts sometimes report "ship sighted bearing 315, etc." but I can't locate the ship with the binocs or the TBT. Note: after 20 years in the Navy I know the Captain knows all, sees all, and hears all, just like our mothers did.
4. Radio music really sucks---sounds like a funeral dirge.
5. In career mode all the missions seem like one way death/suicide missions. Early in the war the Japanese (juse like the allies) weren;t that good at asw. There was a steep learning curve and many Japanese DD skippers thought it beneath their dignity to trifle with asw. Seems they all wanted to make that big torpedo attack against enemy Battleships.
6. There's some problems with voice responses too. When I click on "return to course" I often hear "yessir returning to course---yessir returing to course---yessir plotting search pattern---yessir plotting search pattern. Also when securing from battle stations I can hear "relieve the watch" with a different voice right under the secure from battle stations announcement.
7. Last but not least that annoying map movement when the cursor is near the edge of the page is still there, left over from SH III.
8. Gotta say that SH II (Pacific Aces) was at least enjoyable enough to keep me playing it for a while.
Sorry for the long-winded comments but just had to vent--SH IV has the potential to be very good but the customer (thats us folks) shouldn't have to pay a large amount of money for that many bugs and I probably haven't found them all yet.

05-07-07, 12:01 PM	#1
Rick Martin Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 25 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH IV Too many bugs OK, been doing subsims for a while now and really got some gripes about SH IV. Been waiting for a Pacific subsim for years and this is what I got: 1. Not always able to finish a war patrol--after returning home the "dock at Manila/dock at Brisbane, etc" doesn't always appear making my sub an underwater version of the flying Dutchman. 2. After getting my patrol orders and getting underway for my designated patrol area (i.e. "Patrol Luzon Strait" I rarely get a "objective complete" although I can find and engage enemy ships all day long. 3. Lookouts sometimes report "ship sighted bearing 315, etc." but I can't locate the ship with the binocs or the TBT. Note: after 20 years in the Navy I know the Captain knows all, sees all, and hears all, just like our mothers did. 4. Radio music really sucks---sounds like a funeral dirge. 5. In career mode all the missions seem like one way death/suicide missions. Early in the war the Japanese (juse like the allies) weren;t that good at asw. There was a steep learning curve and many Japanese DD skippers thought it beneath their dignity to trifle with asw. Seems they all wanted to make that big torpedo attack against enemy Battleships. 6. There's some problems with voice responses too. When I click on "return to course" I often hear "yessir returning to course---yessir returing to course---yessir plotting search pattern---yessir plotting search pattern. Also when securing from battle stations I can hear "relieve the watch" with a different voice right under the secure from battle stations announcement. 7. Last but not least that annoying map movement when the cursor is near the edge of the page is still there, left over from SH III. 8. Gotta say that SH II (Pacific Aces) was at least enjoyable enough to keep me playing it for a while. Sorry for the long-winded comments but just had to vent--SH IV has the potential to be very good but the customer (thats us folks) shouldn't have to pay a large amount of money for that many bugs and I probably haven't found them all yet. __________________ Rick the swabbie