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#4124188 - 05/24/15 01:34 PM which is the best SH game?  
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I'm thinking about re-installing one of them, but not remembering which one I thought was the best... actually I think I bought 5 and it never would work, 1 through 3 I played, loved one of them... never bought 4... so which one was the best?

and was their only one destroyer command or something like that, the counter part to the SH game?

and finally, I THINK I loved the Janes naval sim, but can't remember it's name or know if it can be bought and downloaded online... fleet command maybe?

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#4124198 - 05/24/15 02:16 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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It is Fleet Command and it is available on Steam.I had mixed results getting it to work,ymmv.

As for the SH series,I really like V as long as it's modded.It looks the best but IV is close.I think I prefer IV purely to get away from German subs.

Not played any in a while now but have IV and V installed for when I get the 'urge' again.


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#4124268 - 05/24/15 05:47 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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Well (and I really can't understand why they never went back down that route) sh2 and destroyer command were compatible and I loved and spent many hours playing pvp. I loved the destroyers and really enjoyed playing them.

Sh3 with grey wolves turned into something really nice. Still had a few niggly bits. Like enemy destroyers magically following you even though you had evaded them. But was a good improvement.

Sh4 had that copyright protection removed iirc. But I haven't played it.

I haven't played sh5 either as I can't be bothered with ubishafts persistent methodology of lying or misrepresentation towards their customers. I learned my lesson and stopped at sh3.

Its a shame, I love the genre, the tactics and then protracted battles of cat and mouse when engaged.

So for me sh3 was the best but was the furthest iteration of the franchise I explored. However the coop play of sh2 with destroyer command was never replicated and that was a fantastic experience.

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#4124475 - 05/25/15 03:54 AM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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SH4, imo. Especially with mods. But I haven't played that in a long while.

#4124476 - 05/25/15 04:17 AM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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I was starting to like SH5 with mods, but constant crashes make it so that SH4 with mods is still my favourite. I just wish I had the time to keep playing it...

#4124571 - 05/25/15 12:16 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  

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Originally Posted By: Magnum
I'm thinking about re-installing one of them, but not remembering which one I thought was the best... actually I think I bought 5 and it never would work, 1 through 3 I played, loved one of them... never bought 4... so which one was the best?

and was their only one destroyer command or something like that, the counter part to the SH game?

and finally, I THINK I loved the Janes naval sim, but can't remember it's name or know if it can be bought and downloaded online... fleet command maybe?


Fleet Command actually is a strategy game. Janes688i Hunter/Killer, Sub Command and Dangerous Waters are simulations:)

#4125457 - 05/27/15 10:18 AM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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IMO Silent Hunter 3 is the best of the series. Less "gamey" than SH 5 and IMO more interesting than SH 4 due to the nature of the Battle of the Atlantic.


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#4125474 - 05/27/15 11:44 AM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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Installed 5 via my steam account... god damn U play crap would start up, ask me for the key... and say already in use, so un-installed it already. Might go with 3, I remember really liking that one I think.

#4125479 - 05/27/15 12:08 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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Originally Posted By: Magnum
Might go with 3, I remember really liking that one I think.


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#4125631 - 05/27/15 04:53 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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4 with a couple mods for historical accuracy and physics, but I'm biased in that I don't enjoy fighting against the allies as much as sinking Japanese shipping.


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#4125678 - 05/27/15 06:38 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Peally]  
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Originally Posted By: Peally
4 with a couple mods for historical accuracy and physics, but I'm biased in that I don't enjoy fighting against the allies as much as sinking Japanese shipping.


Well, there's the ATO expansion, with the fantastic mod "Operation Monsun". Best experience I had so far, but I just tested SH5 with Open Horizons for a little while...

#4125702 - 05/27/15 07:03 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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For me the best is without any doubt SH4!
For some reason I usually prefer the Pacific setting compared to the European setting in terms of WWII sub and air combat sims.
Regarding the Pacific versus Europe/North Atlantic scenario/setting in terms of sub sims I prefer the former (Pacific) because in here the player seems to fight more against warships while in the later (Europe) scenario most of the encounters are by far against merchant shipping (and I prefer to fight against warships).
On top of this I prefer the American subs compared to the German ones (with the exception of the German type XXI which only entered in service at the very end of the war).

Finally in terms of technical features SH4 is also and IMO better than SH3 because it has better graphics (albeit not by much) and specially because it has a much better crew management system. For example while in SH3 you have to micromanage your crewmen in order to for example decide who and when every crewmen will rest or return to duty, in SH4 you don't need to micromanage your crewmen as much since there's shift system (with 3 shifts) which automatically puts the crewmembers of one of the shifts on duty while the remaining 2 shifts are resting and automatically cycles the active shift between the 3 shifts (each shift automatically changes after 8 hours if I'm not mistaken).

#4126094 - 05/28/15 04:50 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: ricnunes]  
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Originally Posted By: ricnunes
For me the best is without any doubt SH4!


I have to agree. Besides, since it's the only one you don't own…lets make it that one! lol

All kidding aside…I have SH2, SH3 and SH4 with the U-boat add-on…but not SH5 so I can't comment on that one. I really enjoy being in the pacific for a change of scenery. There are a ton of mods that make it better as well.

I haven't loaded it up in awhile…looks like I should do a re-install.


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#4384347 - 10/11/17 12:12 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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We have had this type of questions regularly over the years, so I make it brief:

There is no such "the best" - the question is "What do YOU want?":

If you are in love with American surface guns that can dive -> SH4 is your choice, it portrays submarines FLEET BOATS best

If you want to feel the real dark feeling of a true submarine -> SH3 is your choice, you can even play type XXIII and XXI boats there, and yet many more types

If you want to have it the shoot-sink-bum-bum-style with best GFX and clicky-click-arcade, then take SH5, but you must severely patch it (the original game is severely broken!!)


Overall, speaking for me: I got them all racked up and collect dust, but only SH3 is what I play at all - for its best overall-game-play and variety.

#4384391 - 10/11/17 03:25 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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Sh3 is the best for german boats, Sh4 is the best for American boats, but you can load up german boats in it too and then it is pretty damned good overall.

It has a lot of excellent mods for it as well.

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If I could get it to work on my computer, I would still be playing SH 3.

#4384447 - 10/11/17 10:07 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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#4384563 - 10/12/17 03:26 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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I see some of your posts in subsim are working

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#4385077 - 10/15/17 04:55 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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My first and only submarine game i really enjoyed SH2 - I was much younger then but never really had a desire to go back and do it again


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#4385100 - 10/15/17 07:26 PM Re: which is the best SH game? [Re: Magnum]  
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SH2 was fun, though I probably played more Pacific Aces (SH2 mod).

I'll vote for SH4. With TMO and Operation Monsun I've got it covered. I like RFB too, in large part because of the uncertain sinking mechanics. But overall I like TMO better.

I loved SH3, but like SH4 these days.

If mods didn't exist though, I'd probably still be playing SH3.



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