SH4 Newbie

10-27-07, 02:00 PM

I played SH3 Grey Wolves a lot during 2006 and was hooked but have not played for 10 months or so. Tried to play with fairly serious realism levels but never became an expert.
I am about to jump back in by buying SH4 and would welcome advice on a basic set of necessary or useful mods from the bewildering array appearing in this forum. I understand that patches up to 1.3 have been released and 1.4 is coming soon. I guess I should start by downloading JSGME? Is there any specific order in which patches, mods, JSGME should be installed?
Really looking forward to getting back into SH and would be grateful for any advice.
Cheers
KC

Powerthighs · 10-27-07, 02:18 PM

I would play some stock first to get a feel for the game as is.

The big mods are:

Trigger Maru - reduces traffic to more realistic levels, includes a lot of graphical upgrades, makes enemy AI more difficult.

Reflections on the Water - Makes amazing upgrades to environmental detail, especially the water.

Natural Sinking Mechanics - Reworks the enemy ship damage model to make them sink in a much more realistic fashion, by flooding only.

Each of these will have to be updated post patch 1.4. Install order is still a little bit of a mystery to me, I installed Trigger Maru first, then ROW, and it seems to be working fine.

Also, make sure if you are running Vista you run JGSME elevated (i.e. right-click and select "Run as Administrator") or you may encounter problems with silent file redirection.

kiwi_2005 · 10-27-07, 02:23 PM

Run Silent Run Deep The Campaign, is another mod you should try out as well.

-Pv- · 10-27-07, 02:50 PM

I'm still playing the game stock since the day it came out. I've been patient during the patch cycle and when it's clear it's over, I'll jump aggressively into the mods and probably only the campaign mods since that is where the game needs the most help, but is quite playable out of the box.
-Pv-

10-27-07, 05:27 PM

Much appreciated guys.

Overboard · 10-27-07, 05:35 PM

Im' also a newbie, Hello everyone" I just bought SH4 two days ago and am haveing a blast, (pun intended). Great web sight with lots of frendly poeple here, Hope i can contribute something usefull in the future.

mookiemookie · 10-27-07, 08:45 PM

Welcome aboard, Overboard!

(That sounds funny if you say it out loud.) :hmm:

10-27-07, 02:00 PM	#1
Kiwi Commandant Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	SH4 Newbie I played SH3 Grey Wolves a lot during 2006 and was hooked but have not played for 10 months or so. Tried to play with fairly serious realism levels but never became an expert. I am about to jump back in by buying SH4 and would welcome advice on a basic set of necessary or useful mods from the bewildering array appearing in this forum. I understand that patches up to 1.3 have been released and 1.4 is coming soon. I guess I should start by downloading JSGME? Is there any specific order in which patches, mods, JSGME should be installed? Really looking forward to getting back into SH and would be grateful for any advice. Cheers KC

10-27-07, 02:23 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Run Silent Run Deep The Campaign, is another mod you should try out as well. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-27-07, 08:45 PM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Welcome aboard, Overboard! (That sounds funny if you say it out loud.) :hmm: __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-27-07, 02:18 PM	#2
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I would play some stock first to get a feel for the game as is. The big mods are: Trigger Maru - reduces traffic to more realistic levels, includes a lot of graphical upgrades, makes enemy AI more difficult. Reflections on the Water - Makes amazing upgrades to environmental detail, especially the water. Natural Sinking Mechanics - Reworks the enemy ship damage model to make them sink in a much more realistic fashion, by flooding only. Each of these will have to be updated post patch 1.4. Install order is still a little bit of a mystery to me, I installed Trigger Maru first, then ROW, and it seems to be working fine. Also, make sure if you are running Vista you run JGSME elevated (i.e. right-click and select "Run as Administrator") or you may encounter problems with silent file redirection.

10-27-07, 02:50 PM	#4
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm still playing the game stock since the day it came out. I've been patient during the patch cycle and when it's clear it's over, I'll jump aggressively into the mods and probably only the campaign mods since that is where the game needs the most help, but is quite playable out of the box. -Pv-

10-27-07, 05:27 PM	#5
Kiwi Commandant Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Much appreciated guys.

10-27-07, 05:35 PM	#6
Overboard Medic Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Im' also a newbie, Hello everyone" I just bought SH4 two days ago and am haveing a blast, (pun intended). Great web sight with lots of frendly poeple here, Hope i can contribute something usefull in the future.