How's Silent Hunter 5 compared to III & IV?

hellas1 · 04-12-10, 06:25 PM

Hi all,

Long time no post!

I was wondering:
On the S.H.5 box, it says that one can play multiple WWII german submarines.

However, Reviewers state that you can only play 1 type of sub.

Tell me, IS this game worth the money or should I stick to S.H. III & IV?

Thanks much everyone!
Ooops, almost forgot...

Submarines kick ass!
hellas1

Reaves · 04-12-10, 06:35 PM

Wait for the price drop and the patches and it will be great. I on the other hand purchased full price on release and have had the experience ruined for me as I'm not a fan of paying for beta releases.

mcarlsonus · 04-12-10, 06:58 PM

...no...

04-12-10, 07:07 PM

Its a good game. A little unfinished but still pretty good.

The ability to walk through the ship makes the game a little more atmospheric than earlier titles. There are already some good mods out there that sort out the major issues, and I think there's a patch on the way soonish too!

Funnily enough, I just re-installed SH4 to compare. I've got to admit I was surprised. Its funny just how used to SH5 I've become. I think some parts of the SH5 interface are a little more intuitive than the earlier games, and I didn't realise how much I'd come to love those jaw-dropping graphics! I really think that give this game a year or so and it will definitely be better than SH3 was!

Anyway, I'd suggest that if you can live with a few small bugs for now then I'd go and get it, I wouldn't pay full price for it, but if you can pick it up half price or something then its definitely worth it. I managed to pick it up for £12.99 from Amazon!

Oh, and in answer to your other question, yes, you can only command one sub (the type VII)

lothos · 04-12-10, 07:08 PM

in all fairness, the engine is great its a 10 out of 10 I think. My gripe is with the interaction/interface mostly.

The DRM, quite honestly is not an issue of SH itself but what a manufacturer needs to attempt to protect its material to the best of its ability with the least impact on its customers. I'm not a fan of the choice myself, but you have to deal with what you got at present. I am an owner of Enigma:Rising Tide because of how much I love naval sims. I can no longer play it because the DRM they chose to use is incompatible with BOTH Windows Vista and 7 as well as 64 bit OS's.

As to the original question, I would advise waiting. Price drops, patches, and mods will come given a bit of time as feedback comes in and hopefully the product matures to our expectations.

Méo · 04-12-10, 07:14 PM

Hi Hellas, and welcome back.

1) Yes, there's only the type VII and its variants (for the moment).

2) Like SH3 and SH4, SH5 was unfinished on release and needs a lot of work to make it ''valuable''.

Now, is it worth buying?

I did, but...

It's up to you!

Onkel Neal · 04-12-10, 07:39 PM

Good to see you, Hellas.

kylania · 04-12-10, 07:57 PM

It's fun now, it'll be even better with a 'fixed campaign' and more variety. I tried to go back to SH3, and just couldn't. Modded SH5 just "feels better" than SH3 does to me. The things it's missing will be added eventually, but it's quite enjoyable and fun for me.

commandosolo2009 · 04-13-10, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellas1

Hi all,

Long time no post!

I was wondering:
On the S.H.5 box, it says that one can play multiple WWII german submarines.

However, Reviewers state that you can only play 1 type of sub.

Tell me, IS this game worth the money or should I stick to S.H. III & IV?

Thanks much everyone!
Ooops, almost forgot...

Submarines kick ass!
hellas1

It's like comparing SH3/4 = Cadillac, to SH5 = Fiat 128

BUY IT ONLY IF IT GETS TO $9... Thats the price proper considering all the trouble we had running this crapmeat..

Oh, and if there are 3 to 4 patches ahead, you then could buy at lower prices than Beta release..

The thing about brass, is that they release crap and expect modders to clean their mess up.. I dont know how you people could put up with this..

They earn thousands USD and you get no piece of the pie.. You still doing the old do it yourself approach..

Despicable

Nico09 · 04-13-10, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by commandosolo2009

It's like comparing SH3/4 = Cadillac, to SH5 = Fiat 128

BUY IT ONLY IF IT GETS TO $9... Thats the price proper considering all the trouble we had running this crapmeat..

Oh, and if there are 3 to 4 patches ahead, you then could buy at lower prices than Beta release..

The thing about brass, is that they release crap and expect modders to clean their mess up.. I dont know how you people could put up with this..

They earn thousands USD and you get no piece of the pie.. You still doing the old do it yourself approach..

Despicable

I had a 128 back in the day, quite a good car actually. better than a cadillac, well cheaper to run anyway

.

Hellas, SH5, but get it half price if you can. £12.98 at Game at the moment. http://www.game.co.uk/search.aspx?s=silent+hunter+5

aurgolo · 04-13-10, 03:23 AM

Hello captains,

ive bought the collection edition of SH5 as im addicted to SH3-SH4 and cannot wait..... no matter about small bugs

definitely im experiencing some crash-to-desktop issue with carriers and trying to solve with ubi support team, but i can play single missions.... at least better than nothing by now

anyway, im going to love SH5 (i only played for a short time) but i have some doubt about interface and command system........ and i wonder why all the command system is changed...i have to learn it from scratch, and moreover i dont find the shortcuts to stations like: periscope, command room, map, torpedoes..... how is possible to play this way? ...:-(((

maybe i still need time to find the shortcuts but it seems they dont exist... i also cannot switch to second keyboard command system (how to?) and ability buttons dont work....

i think i need more time to workaround this issue but is u have any suggestion is welcome...

tks ciao

thyro · 04-13-10, 04:52 AM

How's Silent Hunter 5 compared to III & IV?

SH3+mods = car
SH4+mods = motorbike
SH5+mods = todler's trycicle

Athlonic · 04-14-10, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thyro

How's Silent Hunter 5 compared to III & IV?

SH3+mods = car
SH4+mods = motorbike
SH5+mods = todler's trycicle

Hmmm, I would rather say :

SH3+mods = car
SH4+mods = motorbike
SH5 vanilla = todler's trycicle
SH5+mods = spaceship

msxyz · 04-14-10, 06:26 AM

Let's talk about stock game.

Because that's what 90% of the people outside this forum play and because that's what you're forking out your money from. MODs are a free and welcome addition, but that's all.

SH3 stock = a few (non grame braking) bugs, some design flaws that could be exploited, nice interface, great ship variety both targets and subs, ran well on old machines

SH4 stock = a few serious bugs, interface was somehow a step back, great ship variety but sub choice was lukewarm (they looked all too similar), required a decent rig for the time.

SH5 stock = ???

I see a trend, here.

Me? I would gladly buy a game like GWX 3 for 50€ instead of a half finished, content starved, DRM ridden game like SH5 and have to install a plethora of MODs to bring it in good shape.

The General · 04-14-10, 06:28 AM

@MSXYZ

SH5 is like $15 now. Whadda you want?! If your a true Subsim fan you would've bought it already. Maybe this Forum isn't for you?

04-12-10, 06:25 PM	#1
hellas1 Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 68 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How's Silent Hunter 5 compared to III & IV? Hi all, Long time no post! I was wondering: On the S.H.5 box, it says that one can play multiple WWII german submarines. However, Reviewers state that you can only play 1 type of sub. Tell me, IS this game worth the money or should I stick to S.H. III & IV? Thanks much everyone! Ooops, almost forgot... Submarines kick ass! hellas1

04-12-10, 06:35 PM	#2
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Wait for the price drop and the patches and it will be great. I on the other hand purchased full price on release and have had the experience ruined for me as I'm not a fan of paying for beta releases. __________________

04-12-10, 07:39 PM	#7
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Good to see you, Hellas. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-12-10, 07:57 PM	#8
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	It's fun now, it'll be even better with a 'fixed campaign' and more variety. I tried to go back to SH3, and just couldn't. Modded SH5 just "feels better" than SH3 does to me. The things it's missing will be added eventually, but it's quite enjoyable and fun for me. __________________

04-13-10, 04:52 AM	#12
thyro Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: on a rock surrounded by water, that people call it UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	How's Silent Hunter 5 compared to III & IV? SH3+mods = car SH4+mods = motorbike SH5+mods = todler's trycicle __________________ "The good news is that you’re never, ever more than 6 miles from land. The bad news is, the land is straight down!"

04-12-10, 06:58 PM	#3
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	...no...

04-12-10, 07:07 PM	#4
severniae Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Its a good game. A little unfinished but still pretty good. The ability to walk through the ship makes the game a little more atmospheric than earlier titles. There are already some good mods out there that sort out the major issues, and I think there's a patch on the way soonish too! Funnily enough, I just re-installed SH4 to compare. I've got to admit I was surprised. Its funny just how used to SH5 I've become. I think some parts of the SH5 interface are a little more intuitive than the earlier games, and I didn't realise how much I'd come to love those jaw-dropping graphics! I really think that give this game a year or so and it will definitely be better than SH3 was! Anyway, I'd suggest that if you can live with a few small bugs for now then I'd go and get it, I wouldn't pay full price for it, but if you can pick it up half price or something then its definitely worth it. I managed to pick it up for £12.99 from Amazon! Oh, and in answer to your other question, yes, you can only command one sub (the type VII)

04-12-10, 07:08 PM	#5
lothos Seaman Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 37 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	in all fairness, the engine is great its a 10 out of 10 I think. My gripe is with the interaction/interface mostly. The DRM, quite honestly is not an issue of SH itself but what a manufacturer needs to attempt to protect its material to the best of its ability with the least impact on its customers. I'm not a fan of the choice myself, but you have to deal with what you got at present. I am an owner of Enigma:Rising Tide because of how much I love naval sims. I can no longer play it because the DRM they chose to use is incompatible with BOTH Windows Vista and 7 as well as 64 bit OS's. As to the original question, I would advise waiting. Price drops, patches, and mods will come given a bit of time as feedback comes in and hopefully the product matures to our expectations.

04-12-10, 07:14 PM	#6
Méo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Quebec City Posts: 1,153 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	Hi Hellas, and welcome back. 1) Yes, there's only the type VII and its variants (for the moment). 2) Like SH3 and SH4, SH5 was unfinished on release and needs a lot of work to make it ''valuable''. Now, is it worth buying? I did, but... It's up to you!

04-13-10, 03:23 AM	#11
aurgolo Bosun Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 61 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Hello captains, ive bought the collection edition of SH5 as im addicted to SH3-SH4 and cannot wait..... no matter about small bugs definitely im experiencing some crash-to-desktop issue with carriers and trying to solve with ubi support team, but i can play single missions.... at least better than nothing by now anyway, im going to love SH5 (i only played for a short time) but i have some doubt about interface and command system........ and i wonder why all the command system is changed...i have to learn it from scratch, and moreover i dont find the shortcuts to stations like: periscope, command room, map, torpedoes..... how is possible to play this way? ...:-((( maybe i still need time to find the shortcuts but it seems they dont exist... i also cannot switch to second keyboard command system (how to?) and ability buttons dont work.... i think i need more time to workaround this issue but is u have any suggestion is welcome... tks ciao

04-14-10, 06:26 AM	#14
msxyz Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 218 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Let's talk about stock game. Because that's what 90% of the people outside this forum play and because that's what you're forking out your money from. MODs are a free and welcome addition, but that's all. SH3 stock = a few (non grame braking) bugs, some design flaws that could be exploited, nice interface, great ship variety both targets and subs, ran well on old machines SH4 stock = a few serious bugs, interface was somehow a step back, great ship variety but sub choice was lukewarm (they looked all too similar), required a decent rig for the time. SH5 stock = ??? I see a trend, here. Me? I would gladly buy a game like GWX 3 for 50€ instead of a half finished, content starved, DRM ridden game like SH5 and have to install a plethora of MODs to bring it in good shape. __________________ ...Sinking deeper into the cold, dark oceans of life

04-14-10, 06:28 AM	#15
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	@MSXYZ SH5 is like $15 now. Whadda you want?! If your a true Subsim fan you would've bought it already. Maybe this Forum isn't for you? __________________ *THE GENERAL* Last edited by The General; 04-14-10 at 07:02 AM.