Silent Hunter 5: On sale for $9

[Grim.Reaper]

I know many people likely have different feelings on this game, especially because of the original DRM and the change in gameplay, but if interested, I noticed it on sale for $9 at amazon as a download.  For that price, I am gonna give it a whirl myself.

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-Battle-Atlantic-Download/dp/B0030GG2I0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331470849&sr=8-1-fkmr0

[Staggerwing]

Has the DRM changed? IIRC it was the 'phone home' kind. Does it disable the game every time you make a hardware change?

[Hartford688]

Is a good price.

If you are in UK, I would recommend:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Hunter-Battle-Atlantic-PC/dp/B0041XLDTO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1331471036&sr=8-3

GBP 2.49 (!!)

Ludicrously low price that I bought and received last week. I loaded it, patched it, and added a bunch of mods, but haven't had a chance to make much headway so far.

[Grim.Reaper]

Has the DRM changed? IIRC it was the 'phone home' kind. Does it disable the game every time you make a hardware change?

I could of sworn that I read the an offline mode was added in one of the patches, but one of the actual game owners would have to confirm right now.

[Hartford688]

You can indeed now play offline.

[Greybriar]

Silent Hunter 5: On sale for $9

You can buy the retail boxed version of Silent Hunter V for $4.99 from Amazon.com.

[Grim.Reaper]

Silent Hunter 5: On sale for $9

You can buy the retail boxed version of Silent Hunter V for $4.99 from Amazon.com.

True...but by the time you add the shipping costs and the wait time, an impulse buyer like me would pass it up:)  But for anyone who does want the box, great deal.

[Nefaro]

Has the DRM changed? IIRC it was the 'phone home' kind. Does it disable the game every time you make a hardware change?

You still need a Ubi login but you can turn off the internet requirement via an Offline Mode.  So after installation, it won't check it while playing if you don't want it to.
Still not great but far better than before.  At $9, it's palatable for what you get. 

There are a couple must-have mods IMO.. the Torpedo speed solution fix and probably DarkWraith's NewUIs for much more interface functionality.  But you'll do just fine with only the speed fix if you wanna run vanilla - it's not bad at all nowadays.

[Grim.Reaper]

Has the DRM changed? IIRC it was the 'phone home' kind. Does it disable the game every time you make a hardware change?

You still need a Ubi login but you can turn off the internet requirement via an Offline Mode.  So after installation, it won't check it while playing if you don't want it to.
Still not great but far better than before.  At $9, it's palatable for what you get. 

There are a couple must-have mods IMO.. the Torpedo speed solution fix and probably DarkWraith's NewUIs for much more interface functionality.  But you'll do just fine with only the speed fix if you wanna run vanilla - it's not bad at all nowadays.

Just curious, do you have a link to all those mods?  Thanks!

[Nefaro]

Just curious, do you have a link to all those mods?  Thanks!

Check out this beginner mod guide thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656

It has info & links.

At the minimum, get the Torpedo Speed Fix for even the vanilla game:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169477
(also linked in that thread)

Beyond that, the Multiple UIs mod is about the only one you should get.   It takes a small amount of file organization work to get it going, though, but it's meant to be used with JSGME like most other mods for SH5, so once you get it set up, you can switch it in & out all you want.  You can add the bigger campaign and everything else as you feel, later.

Here's my currently Activated SH5 Mods:

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NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0_ByTheDarkWraith
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Stock w beards
Torpedo_Speed_Abilitie_Fix_for_TDC_SH5_v120
TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbances_v2_0_SH5
OPEN HORIZONS II_base v1.7
Speech fixes and additions (english version)