Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Simulation
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft

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'Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific' - v1.2 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on April 17, 2007 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT

Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific takes players to the depths of the Pacific Ocean as the skipper of an American submarine. Immersed in this intense environment with the help of amazing graphics and sound, players will engage in massive battles with enemy units, manage and evolve an entire submarine crew, and earn promotions and commendations to ensure victory in the Pacific.

Get the Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific v1.2 Patch off WP (140mb)

1. Minimum/Recommended specifications

-Minimum Configuration: WinXP/VISTA Only DirectX 9.0c 2 GHz Pentium 4, AMD Athlon, or equivalent 1024 MB RAM 128MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with Pixel Shader 2.0 capability DirectX 9.0C compatible sound device DVD-ROM 4x or faster 6.0 GB hard drive space Windows-compatible mouse required Internet connection for play on Ubi.com (minimum 56k modem or broadband)

-Recommended Configuration: Win XP/VISTA Only DirectX 9.0c 3 GHz Pentium 4, AMD Athlon or equivalent 2048 MB RAM 256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with Pixel Shader 2.0 capability DirectX 9.0c compatible sound device DVD-ROM 4x or faster 6.0 GB hard drive space Windows-compatible mouse required Internet connection for play on Ubi.com (minimum 56k modem or broadband)

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:ATI(r): 9600/9700/9800, X300 to X850, X1300 to X1800NVIDIA(r): 6200/6600/6800/7800

*Not Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI(r): 9200 and below/9500NVIDIA(r): 5200 and below/5600/5700/5800/5900Laptop models of these cards are not supported.

These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. Additionalchipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to-date list ofsupported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our supportwebsite at: http://support.ubi.com

2. Operating System

The game has been tested successfuly on, Win XP (SP2) and VISTA

Not Supported: Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT Windows 2000 Directx9.0b and previous versions.

We strongly recommend to not install Silent Hunter - Wolfes of the Pacific into your system's "Windows" folder or in any partition's root (ex: directly on C: or D:).

3. Installation

Please make sure that you are installing the right patch for your game version.This patch can be applied on Silent Hunter 4 Original Version and on Patch 1.1 also.This patch will upgrade your version of Silent Hunter 4 to Silent Hunter 4 Patch 1.2.

1. Before installing Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific Patch 1.2 please close all other programs.

2. Run patch installation file.

3. Follow the instructions.

Upon installation you can run the game either from windows start menu ('Start' -> 'All Programs' -> 'Ubisoft' -> 'Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific' -> or use 'Silent HUnter4.exe' file from the game installation directory (By default, the game will be installed into"C:Program FilesUbisoftSilent Hunter 4").

Note 1: The save games and replays that were made with the original version of Silent Hunter 4 or with Silent Hunter 4 patch 1.1. will be incompatible with the new patch version.

Note 2: In Base autosaving are compatible between original version, Patch 1.1 and Patch 1.2.

Note 3: Multiplayer (LAN or Online) connection between the original version of Silent Hunter 4, Patch 1.1 and the new patch version is not possible.

4. Changes in Patches

HARD DRIVE SPACE

Windows will require additional free hard drive space for its operating system (virtual memory). If you encounter the following message in an error dialog: "Ran out of virtual memory", free up some more hard drive space.

To install Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific - Patch V 1.2 you will need approximately 200 MB free hard disk space for the full patch.

NEW FEATURES

  1. Modified the game rendering to accept FSAA and fixed high resolution rendering.
  2. Added "Volumetric Fog" as a stand alone option, no longer member of the "Environmental Effects".
  3. Added a new sound volume option, "Radio Volume", that controls the Radio and Gramophone volume.

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

  1. Tuned the submarines efficiency mechanics
  2. Fixed the damage model for the Kinposan Maru/Medium Modern Split Superstructure Freighter
  3. Tuned the malfunction rates for torpedoes. Mk 10 Torpedoes will be more reliable now, as per historical data. Go Sugar boats!
  4. Improved the Periscope/TBT torpedo status panel by making only the currently loading tube blink, instead of all that are in the queue
  5. Tuned the submarines damage model
  6. Added a new tuning option for the radio news/music volume ratio

BUG FIXES

  1. Fixed a sound volume issue where some sound volumes were ignored in the game.
  2. Removed crashes in replay and multiplayer.
  3. Fixed a bug where refit in friendly harbors would not refit the cannon ammunition.
  4. The "Maintain Current Depth" command (letter 'A') crash was fixed.
  5. Position Keeper for negative bearings fix.
  6. Fixed a bug where explosions were played in the scene after a load or a replay even if the explosion took place a long time ago.
  7. Fixed the 'invisible monolith' that, if looking at it, will greatly reduce FPS.
  8. Fixed a bug where the difficulty settings of the game were ignored in multiplayer. The game now starts with the selected settings from the session page.
  9. Fixed a bug where, sometimes, if pressing the Stadimeter button the game would crash.
  10. Fixed a bug where, When hovering over highlatable objects in 3d career room, the texture would dissapear.
  11. Fixed a bug where, when pressing SHIFT+F2 in any 2d page the game would crash.
  12. Fixed the bug in adversarial where the Escort Commander could see your submarine on the navigation map even if the sub was underwater.
  13. Fixed a bug where the name on the captain's watch appears to be "Stevens". Nah, just kidding :)
  14. Fixed the SD Air Search radar so that it no longer detects ships.
  15. Fixed the Torpedo drag model. Now high speed torpedoes will hit fine.

5. Known Issues

5.1. Installing video drivers

If you experience any graphical problems, please install the latest videodrivers available for your video card. Links to the most popular video cardsmanufacturers are available at the bottom of this document.

5.2. Installing sound drivers

If you experience any sound problems, please install the latest sounddrivers available for your sound card. Links to the most popular sound cardsmanufacturers are available at the bottom of this document.

5.3. Installing DirectX

Silent Hunter 4 needs DirectX 9.0c to run properly. To get the latest version ofDirectX, please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads

5.4. Known Problems

The water surface isn't updated during game pause. Game input depends on framerate which can cause problems especially whenplaying with higher time acceleration. Due to the extremely vast area of land and great number of objects manysmall collision problems can be experienced.

6. Technical Support and Other Important Websites

6.1. Technical Support

AMERICA TECHNICAL SUPPORT: To get technical support, go to http://support.ubi.com/

AUSTRALIA TECHNICAL SUPPORT: To get technical support, go to http://www.ubisoft.com.au/

CANADATECHNICAL SUPPORT: To get technical support, go to www.ubisoft.ca and click "Support" (French & English available).

FRANCESUPPORT TECHNIQUE: Support technique Ubisoft à votre service: connectez-vous à http://www.ubi.com/FR/ et cliquez sur "Support" GERMANYKUNDENDIENST: Ubisoft Kundendienst: besuchen Sie die Support sektion im Internet unter http://www.ubi.com/DE/ ITALYSUPPORTO TECNICO: Visitate la sezione Assistenza del sito del nostro Supporto Tecnico http://www.ubisoft.com/it

SPAINSOPORTE TECNICO: Para obtener soporte técnico, acude a www.ubisoft.es y visita la sección de "Soporte" UNITED KINDOMTECHNICAL SUPPORT: To get technical support, go to www.ubi.com/uk/ and click "Support"

6.2. Other Important websites

Latest DirectX Runtime: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads Latest ATI Drivers: http://www.ati.com

Latest NVIDIA Drivers: http://www.nvidia.com Latest Matrox Drivers: http://www.matrox.com Latest Creative Labs Drivers: http://www.creative.com Latest Hercules Drivers: http://www.hercules.com


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