Starting Over...Again - Page 8

sublynx · 01-18-15, 01:33 AM

I'm back to the drawing board myself as a new version of NYGM has forced me back to rebuilding the game. SH3log TdwWaterDisturbances and Sh3Contacts etc are now all on the waiting list as I first need to see if the system works without CTD's...

Sailor Steve · 01-18-15, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sublynx

I'm back to the drawing board myself as a new version of NYGM has forced me back to rebuilding the game.

Yep

. Been doing that for almost ten years now. No wonder we've never completed a single career.

sublynx · 01-18-15, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yep

. Been doing that for almost ten years now. No wonder we've never completed a single career.

I'm still fooling myself with different excuses: "when the kids grow a little older", "next Sunday", "next holiday", "when I retire"...

In reality I don't think we'll ever get a career completed.

At least you've played Silent Hunter 4 and 5! That's another of those I'll try that as soon as I get the time and opportunity ideas that I'll probably never get around to

Jimbuna · 01-18-15, 06:48 AM

Sorry to butt in but Steve has yet to play SH5, his system specs haven't been up to the requirements till of late.

'Age' (which one) and all that

sublynx · 01-18-15, 07:51 AM

Good to hear that I'm only one game behind

Sailor Steve · 01-18-15, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Sorry to butt in but Steve has yet to play SH5, his system specs haven't been up to the requirements till of late.

Don't lie. You're not sorry at all.

And my old machine did run SH5, kinda sorta...for about a week before it decided enough was way too much.

To be honest, I haven't really played much SH4 either, even though I've had the game for six years. My obsessive-compulsive nature insists that all my careers happen in the proper sequence. This means that once I get rolling with SH3 I'll still have two in-game years before I start an American career. Yes, I will be running careers in Operation Monsun, but they don't start until September, so I'll have a couple of SH3 patrols with a mid-August start before I even get there.

Sailor Steve · 01-18-15, 12:57 PM

Manually (and permanently) installed a bunch more minor mods I've always liked.

Assisted Plotting Mod - Removes map contacts except for a circle and the label "Unknown". Identifying one ship puts it on the map with all the details. It will not move or update unless you do it yourself. This gives the historical feel of having the map only show what is known for sure.
English-To-German Names - Labels everything in German
Historically Accurate U-Boat Emblems - Just what it says.
Halo Not Visible Through Body - Stops lights from shining through people
Port People - Puts interesting clothes on the dockside well-wishers.
Realistic Blueprint Damage Screens - Makes the damage screens into drawings of the boat's interior
Remove Station Labels - Moves the "Ship View", "Bridge View" labels off-screen so you don't see them anymore
SH3 Color Icons - Just a little brightening of the icons for the different stations on the left-screen pullout
Waterstream+Exhaust Kombimod v2.3 - Gotta have those water streams!
Modified Searchlight Beams - OLC
U-Boat Bases Map with New St. Nazaire - meduza
Lifeboats & Debris v4 - Rubini/Privateer

Jeff-Groves · 01-18-15, 07:37 PM

Still working on my system restore.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-18-15, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Still working on my system restore.

Those can be

Jeff-Groves · 01-18-15, 07:42 PM

Do the updates EVER end????

ReallyDedPoet · 01-18-15, 07:57 PM

Takes a while? Last time I had a glitch I did a system refresh. I was having problems with sluggish frame-rates with SH3. Did the above plus a complete reinstall. All seems fine now. But I have done a couple of restores. Pain in the butt.

Nerazzurri · 01-19-15, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

No wonder we've never completed a single career.

The previous times I've had SH3 loaded I've always got bored at the start of '40!! Then just removed it from the PC for a year or so before giving it another go then just doing the same.

This time it's grabbed me and I'm loving it. I've even ordered the Commanders Handbook from my local bookshop.

I just wish I had a good enough PC to run the 16k Atmosphere

BigWalleye · 01-19-15, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

No wonder we've never completed a single career.

Steve, one of the reasons I quit playing SH5 (the one that even SH5 aficianados don't take exception to) is that the stream of updates, new Must Haves, etc, etc is relentless. I would just get to Coastal Waters, then Something New would happen and I was back in the Baltic, paddling a log canoe. With Sh3, I can usually get at least a year in.

sublynx · 01-19-15, 01:09 PM

Oh no, I just had to go and try a widescreen GUI

Now almost all of my mods are unusable. There's no way I can go back to 1024x768 when I've seen what 1368x768 looks like.

BigWalleye · 01-19-15, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by sublynx

Oh no, I just had to go and try a widescreen GUI

Now almost all of my mods are unusable. There's no way I can go back to 1024x768 when I've seen what 1368x768 looks like.

Just...one...more...update....

01-18-15, 01:33 AM	#106
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	I'm back to the drawing board myself as a new version of NYGM has forced me back to rebuilding the game. SH3log TdwWaterDisturbances and Sh3Contacts etc are now all on the waiting list as I first need to see if the system works without CTD's... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

01-18-15, 06:48 AM	#109
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,334 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sorry to butt in but Steve has yet to play SH5, his system specs haven't been up to the requirements till of late. 'Age' (which one) and all that __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-18-15, 07:51 AM	#110
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Good to hear that I'm only one game behind __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

01-18-15, 12:57 PM	#112
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Manually (and permanently) installed a bunch more minor mods I've always liked. Assisted Plotting Mod - Removes map contacts except for a circle and the label "Unknown". Identifying one ship puts it on the map with all the details. It will not move or update unless you do it yourself. This gives the historical feel of having the map only show what is known for sure. English-To-German Names - Labels everything in German Historically Accurate U-Boat Emblems - Just what it says. Halo Not Visible Through Body - Stops lights from shining through people Port People - Puts interesting clothes on the dockside well-wishers. Realistic Blueprint Damage Screens - Makes the damage screens into drawings of the boat's interior Remove Station Labels - Moves the "Ship View", "Bridge View" labels off-screen so you don't see them anymore SH3 Color Icons - Just a little brightening of the icons for the different stations on the left-screen pullout Waterstream+Exhaust Kombimod v2.3 - Gotta have those water streams! Modified Searchlight Beams - OLC U-Boat Bases Map with New St. Nazaire - meduza Lifeboats & Debris v4 - Rubini/Privateer __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-18-15, 07:37 PM	#113
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Still working on my system restore. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-18-15, 07:42 PM	#115
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Do the updates EVER end???? __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-18-15, 07:57 PM	#116
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Takes a while? Last time I had a glitch I did a system refresh. I was having problems with sluggish frame-rates with SH3. Did the above plus a complete reinstall. All seems fine now. But I have done a couple of restores. Pain in the butt. __________________ Back in the Day

01-19-15, 01:09 PM	#119
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Oh no, I just had to go and try a widescreen GUI Now almost all of my mods are unusable. There's no way I can go back to 1024x768 when I've seen what 1368x768 looks like. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS