Bernard Von Unfal, Patrol 01

Penang, Malaysia: Having Helmut Grimm (one of the best ever Captain names) transferred to training duties in Kiel thus ending his promising career in Silent Hunter III, I decided to move into the Mediterranean in Silent Hunter IV with the Wolves of the Pacific expansion pack.

Not having a JoneSoft SH4 Commander utility available, I was forced to take what the game gave me, which is one of the lamest Captain names ever - Bernard Von Unfal (might as well have been Baron Von Barkey Von Snowzer), and the Type IX-D2 boat. I was able to select the Campaign (1 of 2 choices) and the base (Penang).

Basic Mission Editing

I wrote the following guide back in November 2007 for my gaming website, Special Operations Combat (now defunct). The guide can help create a basic mission (or more complex depending on your tastes) that can be found in the game under the Quick Missions section. Please note that I have not been able to determine how to make this work with the expansion pack “U-Boat Missions” as selecting any German submarine seems unplayable in the game.

Silent Hunter IV was the 2007 follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2005 release of Silent Hunter III. It sported much better graphics, “Hollywood-style” special effects, actual ship damage such as holes above and below the waterline, and the coup de grâce for video gamers – no disc is required to play the game, and more on point for this post, no disc is required to use the mission editor (as in Silent Hunter III).