RMIh6S0zFMA/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Silent Steel Submarine Game' title='Silent Steel Submarine Game' />Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific Pig Boat Patrol 1. Strike Fighters 2 Iso Torrent. Although my first sim crush was Microsofts Flight Simulator, my first true love was Silent Hunter. The hours of patrolling empty seas, many attempts and frequent failures to infiltrate heavily defended convoys were more than paid in full when those torpedos hit. The sight of a burning and listing tanker hull through your soda straw periscope would fill your heart with joy one moment and then a single sonar ping from a vengeful enemy destroyer would instantly fill it with cold fear. Ah yes, submarine warfare is a special kind of warfare strategy and tactics, emotion and hunches, its a hard habit to break once it has gained its hold. Every kill is a trophy, every depth charge a lesson. Each time you set out to sea, you never know which you are going be bringing back. Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific. The Silent Betrayal. I followed the Silent Hunter series from the first blocky and bleepy Commodore 6. Silent Steel Submarine Game' title='Silent Steel Submarine Game' />Silent Hunter 4, which I play in this after action report. I also played modern versions of the submarine experience 6. Attack Sub by Electronic Arts which debuted in 1. Silent Steel Submarine Game FreeJanes 6. I Hunter Killer which represents one of Janes best technical study sims of all time ALL TIME, and Sonalysts Sub Command but, at least to this old salt, the World War II submarine experience remains the epitome of the submarine hunting experience. Unfortunately, Silent Hunter 4 took some serious depth charging when Ubisoft released and then abandoned it with bugs that seriously impact gameplay. This crank and dump approach burned me as well as other sub simmers, and I havent even glanced towards Silent Hunter 5 because the memory of the pain is so strong. Thankfully, the great community at Sub. Sim. com did and continue to do a fantastic job of keeping a collection of patches, modifications, tutorials, and other support items to keep the submarine simulation experience accessible to anybody who can read through a forum. If youve ever been interested in submarine simulation, head over to their site and check them out. They continue to keep their news items freshly stocked and the forums and file download areas are chock full of incredibly useful information and data that you just cant find anywhere else. Without their thankless and free service, the submarine simulation community would be in dire shape indeed. Neal Stevens et al. Bravo Zulu, Sub. Sim. There are an immense selection of patches and modifications available for Silent Hunter 4 very few are actually compatible with each other, including a selection of well designed supermods that greatly improve the submarine hunters experience, but, in this AAR, Im playing a mostly vanilla Silent Hunter patched to version 1. The only two modifications Ive made to the sim configuration files correct egregious errors in the mast heights in the onboard recognition manual and changes the default torpedo fire key from just Enter to control Enter. If I had a nickel for every time I have randomly shot a torpedo out into the Pacific, I could probably buy a venti Starbucks cafe mocha. Maybe. The Start of a Career. The typed letter with the handwritten signature is a nice touch, but I would have been happy with just a simple text message. Submarine game forum. UBOOT is a WWII sim, yet different than all you have seen so far. It is a survival sandbox with game mechanics similar to that of Fallout. A WAR TO REMEMBER. In memory of the sailors lost on the USS Lagarto. Gulf of Siam, South China Sea, May 3, 1945. A Sailors Poem. Run silent, run deep. December 9, 1. 94. I report to Manila, Philipines to accept command of my first submarine the S 2. The S 2. 7 is an S class submarine. The S boats aka Sugar boats were produced between WWI and WWII and represent the coming of age of the submarine as a formidable weapon of war. Of all the submarines available to US submarine commanders of Silent Hunter 4 S class, Porpoise, Salmon, Sargo, Tambor, Gar, Gato, and Balao, the S class is by far the most primitive, but a fitting place to begin my submarine career. Its hard to repeat FDRs historic speech without deliberately over emphasizing deliberately. Since theres a war going on and all, I should probably get going, but I need to set first things first. I need to ensure my ship and my crew are ready for the grand adventure Im about to bestow on them, so, while in port, I check my ships configuration. Getting Decked Out. Japanese aircraft patrols were a serious threat to WWII submarines, especially in Silent Hunter 4 where the skies are practically crawling with them, so my first acquisition is an air search radar that will help me detect the pests before they are on top of us. The radar costs me half of my renown  the currency of Silent Hunter 4 submarine commanders  but is a sound investment. The 45. 0 deck gun 4 inch projectile, 5. Ill find mostly single unarmed merchant ships as my prey. Sinking a small ship with a handful of rounds from the deck gun will save precious torpedoes for larger prey or spread shots into convoys, if I am lucky enough to stumble into one. Well, I see youve got a full tank of gas, but youve got a few cartons of cigarettes, not just a half a pack and Chicagos a lot farther than 1. Next I check out my crew. Silent Hunter 3 introduced an advanced crew management aspect to virtual submarine warfare which requires the commander to actively manage the crews tasking and stations based on skill sets, fatigue, and health, and Silent Hunter carries forward this tradition. The more crew I have, the larger the damage control party I can muster, so I use most of my remaining renown to crew up the torpedo rooms, even adding a number of fresh still wet behind the ear seaman recruits. These junior seamen will gain experience over the course of our war patrol and will advance into their own specializations as torpedo men, gunners, or lookouts, improving the effectiveness of my ship over the course of my career. While the crew system is automated enough that its not actually required to actively manage your crew to be successful, the task is akin to a managing a group in an RPG where you can gain attachment to individual crew members and proudly look over them as they ascend in rank to become chief of a station, or agonize when they are killed in combat. Personally, I enjoy the challenge and benefits. Crew management is a fun, but not terribly critical aspect of the Silent Hunter 4 experience. One downside of the S 2. Group I S boats only had four forward tubes and eight reloads  a meager loadout considering the vast expanse of the Pacific Im supposed to be patrolling. Before setting out, I ensure all available torpedo slots are each fitted with the latest torpedoes I can carry the steam powered 3. Mark 1. 0 with a 5. The longer, faster, and more powerful Mark 1. Im actually glad to be limited to the older weapons. Lots of bang here for very little buck. Ship fitted, crew decked out, ammunition sorted, and mix tapes recorded, I check in with Ops to get our mission. Luckily our first patrol assignment is just down the coast a short trip from base into what should be some heavy sea lanes. The assigned missions are pretty typical for the era sometimes its a milk runs and sometimes its a suicide mission. Todays assignment looks good. Full Video Converter 10.3.9. Theres no way to reject a mission, or to select another one, so I accept our orders and have my XO prepare our boat to get underway immediately. Getting Underway. This slideshow requires Java. Script. The visuals in Silent Hunter 4 are very good, especially considering the game was released in 2. While the number of polygons on the submarines and ships is certainly at 2.