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Im looking at this title very closely but i have afew questions before i go for it.

1) Its called Wolves of the Pacific but is there a version or expansion where i can play KM U-boats?
2) Can Japanese subs also be used or is it an allied side game only?
3) How well will it run on my current specs: AMD Athlon 3500+, 2.21 Ghz, 2MB Ram, GEFORCE 7800 GT 256 card?


Thanks

There's an expansion pack with U-Boats, but you can't use I-Boats (why would you?).

When I want to command U-Boats I load up the last version SH3, although the campaign missions really suck in that one. I don't have the expansion for SH4 that adds U-boats

I have a a system slightly faster than yours, Athalon 64 Dual Core 5000 @ 2.6 ghz, 2 gigs DDR2 PC6400 RAM, GeForce 7850 GT OC 512mb DDR3 RAM and SH4 runs just fine on it.

The campaign missions are a big improvement over SH3.

For the expereince T, other than sinking them in WitP [;)]

Would you recommend it then Hans?

You can undertake a maximum of THREE war patrols in the campaign, so don't expect a start to finish experience.

SH4 is not a very good game.

Unless you must have the Pacific theatre, get SH3 and download the 'Grey Wolves' mod instead.

SH3 with Grey Wolves is the better game, definitely, although it's been purged from my computer like all other Ubi games.

TBH after WitP i dont think any other Pacific game will do , well other than AE ofcourse!

Id rather play as KM so SH3 seems the weapon of choice for those in the know

Thanks

ORIGINAL: Terminus

You can undertake a maximum of THREE war patrols in the campaign, so don't expect a start to finish experience.

SH4 is not a very good game.

Where the hell did you get that info from? I'm on my fifth war patrol now!

I started in the Phillipines, rebased to Soerabaja when the Philipines fell and then rebased again to Perth.

And, yes, I would recommend it. Not the greatest, but decent enough to get enjoyment out of it.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

You can undertake a maximum of THREE war patrols in the campaign, so don't expect a start to finish experience.

SH4 is not a very good game.

#1) I'm not sure where you've got that from T' old boy.

#2) I sort of agree. The game has potential, but as it comes from the box it's fairly poor IMO. Much like SH3 the game is massively improved by the installation of user made mods. I would agree with Hertston, unless you really want to play USN subs in the Pacific then SH3 + Greywolves is the way to go.


No matter which (if either) you play, the best place to go for mods and other info is here:
Subsim

It's second-hand knowledge. I HAVE the game, and have played it, but never that far. Uninstalled it fairly quickly...

I have both SH3 and SH4,personally SH3 is far superior to SH4 untill a similar mod to GWX comes out.Get a copy of SH3 then download GWX to version 2.1 and then add SH3 Commander mod.It will blow you away,the game is much better in all respects from the stock SH3.

Check out subsim.com for more detailed info.[;)]

Here's some SH4 pics from my PC. It's a great title and well worth the price as far as I'm concerned. You can't use I-boats.

Silent Hunter III had the best graphics of any sub sim I had played up until then. Unfortunately it also had StarForce.

Was there ever a patch released that removed StarForce from the original boxed version? [&:]

How did you get SH2 to work in windoz XP ?

Just get SH4 gold.  It has the USN & KM together along with the updates.

There are mods out there that are quite nice.  Between fighting with SH3's Starforce and not having widescreen compatibility, I've not played SH3 in awhile and probably won't ever again.  SH4 is just fine.

ORIGINAL: andym

I have both SH3 and SH4,personally SH3 is far superior to SH4 untill a similar mod to GWX comes out.Get a copy of SH3 then download GWX to version 2.1 and then add SH3 Commander mod.It will blow you away,the game is much better in all respects from the stock SH3.

Do the add ons improve the horrible campaign missions or do they just alter the interface and combat?

I really like commanding Uboats, but I hate single missions and the campaign missions in stock SH3 suck eggs.

One thing I wish they would stop doing is completely revising the interface with each new release.

They had a great interface in SH2 and it has gone downhill ever since IMHO.

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Do the add ons improve the horrible campaign missions or do they just alter the interface and combat?

I really like commanding Uboats, but I hate single missions and the campaign missions in stock SH3 suck eggs.

One thing I wish they would stop doing is completely revising the interface with each new release.

They had a great interface in SH2 and it has gone downhill ever since IMHO.

There are two major mods out there for SH3, Greywolves and NYGM tonnage war. They both modify the stock campaign out of all recognition adding stuff like the Norway campaign, Operation Pedestal and D-Day.

Both mods are different so I'd maybe try each before comitting. IIRC the NYGM mod removes the renown requirements from upgrades, but Greywolves has more new stuff.