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Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific takes players to the depths of the Pacific Ocean as the skipper of an American submarine. Ubisoft has released a new v1.4 patch adding new graphics features, several gameplay changes, and the usual bugs and crash fixes…

CHANGES:

* Rendering distance increased to 20km, with appropriate improvement for visual sensors capabilities
* Dynamic loading of game units has been implemented, considerably improving loading times
* Improvements to Water rendering
* Improvements for enemy ships detection of steam torpedoes
* Damage taken by hulls submarine is shown in the damage interface
* Entries in Captain’s Log are now limited for better performance
* Screenshot names now contain the date they were taken on
* End patrol ports are now displayed on the map
* Objectives on the navigation now change color when completed

BUG FIXES:

* Destroyer/Submarine collisions always leading to the destroyer being sunk
* Fix the periscope animation problem
* Save & Load issues with the submarine crew
* Magnetic/Contact Detonator switch now working properly
* Improper display of the TBT interface for widescreen resolutions
* Loss of torpedo aiming track when crossing the International Date Line
* Deck gun Metric/Imperial system issues
* Repeating objectives bug
* Correct date when loading a save from career

Download Locations for 219 Mb Patch are:

FileFront

GamersHell

 Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions, an add-on to the critically acclaimed Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific submarine simulation, will be available for PC in spring 2008. Developed by Ubisoft Romania, the add-on will allow players to prowl the Indian Ocean as the captain of a German submarine.Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions extends the gameplay experience of Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific by focusing on the historically accurate but largely unknown German U-boat campaign in the Indian Ocean during World War II. U-Boat Missions offers players a variety of new features and content including an entirely fresh and innovative strategic element, new playable submarines, an improved navigation map, improved upgrade system, and more. Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions is an essential addition for any simulation fan.

Key Features:

**German Campaign in the Indian Ocean: The new campaign spans from July 1943 until end of war, in May 1945. Players will operate from such far-off Japanese naval bases as Penang, Singapore, Jakarta and Surabaya.

**Strategic Warfare: As the player rises in rank and experience he gains access to new strategic resources, such as recon aircraft that track down enemy shipping and even battle groups that can help wipe out superior enemy forces.

**New Playable Submarines: Take to the seas in the long-range Type IX-D2 U-boat and the revolutionary Walther propulsion type XVIII U-boat. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of these boats and how you can overcome even elite, late-war allied destroyers with high-speed hit-and-run attacks.

**Heroes: Based on actual historical figures, these new crewmembers add a number of special abilities that can change the fate of battle and save the ship when the time is right, as well as adding historical color to the game. 

7 Screenshots HERE, courtesy of GamersHell!