Before coming back to port I wonder which game version is best for me

Cap · 09-19-12, 04:26 AM

Ahoy

after a few years of not playing subsims I would like to come back but I am not sure which version of silent hunter is right to me.
During time of SH2 and Destroyer Command I was working as battle reporter and modder and mission writer for SH3 and liked the game very much.
Sorry to say my collector edition of SH4 was never installed and many reports of SH5 bugs and the problem of having to be allwas online was a no go to me.

Meanwhile there is an offline option, some patches and many mods.

So what version to use - SH4 or SH5 ?

What I like is realism, good instrumentation, grafik and sound spending my time in preparing an attack and sneeking on some convoy.

What I don't want is an arcade shooter and too much time to spend on crew management.

Multiplayer is not important for me as long as there is no captain on a surface vessel as in the old days of SH2 and DC.

What is your advice

?

Jimbuna · 09-19-12, 04:34 AM

They are so cheap to buy now so I'd suggest you purchase them both.

Herr-Berbunch · 09-19-12, 04:39 AM

No SH3?

Only you can tell what's best for you, they're so cheap now it'd be daft to plump for one when it could be the other you would've preferred.

If you purchase through the Subsim link - http://www.subsim.com/store.html - then this site gets a percentage and costs you nothing extra.

Cap · 09-19-12, 05:16 AM

Thanks for your answers...
forgott to mention SH3 and corrected / edited it in my first post.

It is not the problem to buy the games and if bought the collectors edition of SH4 when it hit the stores...

I would like not to loose a weekend or two by installing, trying mods and get experience for a few days in both versions.

If anyone played and modded both version your opinion and advice is very welcome.

Jimbuna · 09-19-12, 05:59 AM

Well I've played them all both unmodded and modded but honestly, what I like, realism for example may not be as high up your list if your more into graphics or sounds for example.

Stick em all in your machine and run a mission or two and you'll soon decise what floats your boat best.

Cap · 09-19-12, 06:20 AM

Ok - you got me

so I am now downloading the GWX3-mod and install SH4.

Thanks all

Jimbuna · 09-19-12, 06:24 AM

SINK EM ALL!!

09-19-12, 04:26 AM	#1
Cap Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 5 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Before coming back to port I wonder which game version is best for me Ahoy after a few years of not playing subsims I would like to come back but I am not sure which version of silent hunter is right to me. During time of SH2 and Destroyer Command I was working as battle reporter and modder and mission writer for SH3 and liked the game very much. Sorry to say my collector edition of SH4 was never installed and many reports of SH5 bugs and the problem of having to be allwas online was a no go to me. Meanwhile there is an offline option, some patches and many mods. So what version to use - SH4 or SH5 ? What I like is realism, good instrumentation, grafik and sound spending my time in preparing an attack and sneeking on some convoy. What I don't want is an arcade shooter and too much time to spend on crew management. Multiplayer is not important for me as long as there is no captain on a surface vessel as in the old days of SH2 and DC. What is your advice ? __________________ _________________ Cap ( May be some don\'t like me - as long as I have torpedoes the number will stay low.) Last edited by Cap; 09-19-12 at 05:10 AM.

09-19-12, 04:34 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	They are so cheap to buy now so I'd suggest you purchase them both. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-19-12, 04:39 AM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	No SH3? Only you can tell what's best for you, they're so cheap now it'd be daft to plump for one when it could be the other you would've preferred. If you purchase through the Subsim link - http://www.subsim.com/store.html - then this site gets a percentage and costs you nothing extra. __________________

09-19-12, 05:16 AM	#4
Cap Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 5 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your answers... forgott to mention SH3 and corrected / edited it in my first post. It is not the problem to buy the games and if bought the collectors edition of SH4 when it hit the stores... I would like not to loose a weekend or two by installing, trying mods and get experience for a few days in both versions. If anyone played and modded both version your opinion and advice is very welcome. __________________ _________________ Cap ( May be some don\'t like me - as long as I have torpedoes the number will stay low.)

09-19-12, 05:59 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well I've played them all both unmodded and modded but honestly, what I like, realism for example may not be as high up your list if your more into graphics or sounds for example. Stick em all in your machine and run a mission or two and you'll soon decise what floats your boat best. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-19-12, 06:20 AM	#6
Cap Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 5 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Ok - you got me so I am now downloading the GWX3-mod and install SH4. Thanks all __________________ _________________ Cap ( May be some don\'t like me - as long as I have torpedoes the number will stay low.)

09-19-12, 06:24 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	SINK EM ALL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!