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| Developers | |
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| Ubisoft Romania | |
| Publishers | |
| Ubisoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 15, 2005 |
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| Silent Hunter | |
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| Silent Hunter | 1996 |
| Silent Hunter II | 2001 |
| Destroyer Command | 2002 |
| Silent Hunter III | 2005 |
| Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific | 2007 |
| Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic | 2010 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
StarForce 3.4.71.19 DRM[Note 1] | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Patches
Expansions (unofficial)
- The grey wolves (freeware)
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | Unofficial patch. | |||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 8 | Co-op |
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Issues fixed
Problems launching the game
With some modern PCs, there have been problems launching this game. If the game refuses to load or loads to a black screen, one possible workaround is to set your desktop resolution to 1024x768 (the game's default resolution).
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (15210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.