New Kaleuns Report Here

[Iron Budokan]

I've gotten the feeling there's a lot of new kaleuns lately who have come to SH3 for the first time recently. So I'd like to ask how many out there have started playing SH3 in the last three months for the first time? And what brought you to SH3?

Thanks ahead of time for your responses.... :)

[danurve]

Greetings;
I picked up the game around Christmas time to check out, glad I did.
Had SHII installed for a time on the last pc. Then I built a new machine with more then enough nads for this game. Motherboard uses AGP but its a good 256 ATI card, couldn't see tossing it. I also use a 17" CRT, maybe it's me but I think they are much better for games.
I have an interest in U-Boats that well, probably has alot to do with a similar interest in World War history. Every game has a few issues, but it is a game and I plan to have some fun with it. SHIII allows us to play the game with plenty off settings or levels, plus there's good talent to be found in these mods.

[firepower41]

Hi all - many of you know me already since I've asked so many questions.

I picked up the game last week after perusing these forums as a lurker and doing a little research. It turns out Kretschmer worked on AOTD and I'm pretty sure another U-boot ace skipper worked on SH2, and I wanted of course to get the most intense experience in simulation.

The reason I wanted to pick up a U-boot sim? I come from a family of submariners, and I recently saw the completely uncut version of Das Boot. I think the movie is an incredible metaphor for personal trauma, and what one has to do to make "something out of nothing" in one's life.

I have to admit that going to external cameras and seeing a fast-steaming destroyer prowling around with a floodlight was chilling to say the least. The game is an amazing experience.

+ it's quite cool there's a supportive bunch of cats on this who can help me with my frustration at the inadequate manual...it's a little too silent as well!!

cheers

[gamers2000]

Picked it up less than a month ago. I always wanted to play SH3 since it came out as I played SH1 last time on my cousin's com,had a blast.
Saw SH3 on the rack,begged my parents and presto! SH3! :D

[Vacillator]

Got it at Christmas (present from my wife :D). Spent the last few years flying in Il2 but was aware of SH3, just didn't get round to it.

So first thing I saw was no swastikas on German flags, didn't look right so I looked for an enabler (just like I had for Il2 ;)) and found GWX! Wow was I pleasantly surpised!

GWX was installed for mission 3 of training, SH3 Commander soon after. So I can't fairly judge the original SH3 but it makes what came after possible...

Great game, brilliant modding community and great forum here with lots of helpful people (Ubi forum seems good as well, as is the Il2 one if you like a bit of variety entertainment with your advice).

My thanks to everyone involved!

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Started about 1-2 months ago. What brought me to SH3? Simply SH2 that is in my opinion in some aspects better than SH3 (at least the stock version). :)

[She-Wolf]

I believe I used to have this game, or one just like it, when I had an Amiga, some years back now, and the thrill of that game, even though it was nothing like as good as the present one graphically, has stayed in my memory. So I finally decided I would buy SH and see what it was like now, on the PC. That was months ago. It just sat on the shelf because I was so busy fixing folks computers I did not have the time or energy for any R&R, and my 'other' game X3 ( space sim) was also languishing. Then, about three weeks or so ago, I just DID it ( the computer stuff has eased off now),I installed it, ran it, enjoyed it, and THEN found GWX and this forum and profited hugely from all the help and encouragement I have found here, so now I am 'hooked' and enthused and can't leave it alone. :up:

[aloe1]

I started having bought the game when it first came out but only started to play it a few months ago having upgraded my computer to handle it. I think it is great, the best part is the unknown of it all, what a great game wish i had more time but work takes a lot of my time, and i am moving to Aussie soon so a few months before i get my computer shipped out. I shall miss it but hope to back here soon.

Andy

[xlbob]

Hi guys,

Got my Silent Hunter III and installed it with GWX about two weeks ago. Great game. I really love it.

I played subsims before (Wolfpack, Silent Hunter) and when SH II was released I wanted to buy it, but unfotunatelly no game shop was willing to ship it to my country, due to fear of piracy I guess. Then SH III was released, but I still had the same problem, I just couldn't buy it from overseas. So when I heard that a friend of mine in the UK was coming home to visit his family I asked him to buy the game for me.

I guess I just love sub sim:D

edit: How do you pronounce Kaleun?

[ICApproval]

I bought the game for myself at Christmas after checking for the highest game reviews for Sims, plus wanted to have a good game like this to play with my son in law who was visiting for the holidays. We never did get it working over the lan but I really got into it over the next several weeks.

About 3 years ago I also got into the Sim B-17 II since my father was a B-17 pilot. Like someone said above I am a WWII history buff and follow all aspects of it. There was a forum like this that planned missions which were posted Fridays and you had 3-4 days to fly the missions and post your results (no on-line playing capabilities. It wa called Bombs-Away.net.

Several years ago I also watched and episode on the History Channel called "Weapons of War - the Ballistic Missile Submarine". A great story that had many roots from Germany and WWII and talked about the life cycle of the submarine and how it evolved into the most leathal weapon ever devised. Pretty amazing. That's my story.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Hi guys,

Got my Silent Hunter III and installed it with GWX about two weeks ago. Great game. I really love it.

I played subsims before (Wolfpack, Silent Hunter) and when SH II was released I wanted to buy it, but unfotunatelly no game shop was willing to ship it to my country, due to fear of piracy I guess. Then SH III was released, but I still had the same problem, I just couldn't buy it from overseas. So when I heard that a friend of mine in the UK was coming home to visit his family I asked him to buy the game for me.

I guess I just love sub sim:D

edit: How do you pronounce Kaleun?
That's a long way to go for your game. Glad you finally got it!

Kah-loyn (origin: German Kapitaenleutnant (kapitanloytnant), abbreviated to Ka+Leun).

[RawRecruit]

I'd played Silent Service a loooong time ago on the Atari ST and thoroughly enjoyed it. When SHIII was released (I completely missed I and II) I thought about it but didn't think I had the time to dedicate to another sim. When the price came right down, though, I thought 'what the heck' and purchased it. It's been in my DVD drive ever since...! :o

[Bachmann]

Hi all, finally stopped lurkin' and decided to report for duty! Well actually realised it was about time I broke radio silence to acknowledge the hard quality work that you guys are doing here both in the EXCELLENT mods and good advice/support! :rock:

Been beneath the waves since late eighties via Silent Service and a C64 and enjoyed all the sims that matter since. I have to say the bar just keeps getting raised! Looking forward to spending some time here !
:yep:

[STEED]

Been beneath the waves since late eighties

Bloody heck:o that's a long time you should be in the Guinness book of records.;)

Welcome on board. :up:

[bigblue02_02jw]

I've been playing for about a week now. I'm on my third mission and loving every minute of it.

[bigboywooly]

Cool idea Iron
Now I can say welcome to Subsim all
In one easy thread :rotfl:

Enjoy your stay Kaleuns

[Kpt. Kozloff]

Ahoy there,
I found my SH3 in a local games/video/music store. I just had to check it out since i bought my new machine.
But i started my subsim adventure with Silent Service on Commodore 64. Aaah... those were the days!
Although i have to agree with Abd von Mumit, SH2 had a lot of aspects covered better than SH3 (for example names of sunken ships are being displayed at the end of patrol).
Yeah i know, i've been reading this forum since SH2 been issued, but never a part of it, so here we are...
I think this GWX mod (absolutely briliant by the way) got me into it and i'm quite enjoying both game and this site.

Cheerio to all Kaleuns! Keep them fish runnin' straight and fast!

Kpt. Kozloff

[Rykaird]

I'm new and still in the Academy, so I'm not technically even a Kaleun yet. The uncut version of Das Boot did it to me. After five hours with the Old Man and the "children's crusade" I just had to have more. Went to YouTube and saw some of Stabiz's videos - and that did it.

Now I'm just trying to get my mods set up so I don't have to relearn everything later. So far just GWX.

[Acorn Minor]

Guten Abend!

I've always loved military simulations, and amongst other games like the Panzer General series, I've been playing SH2 and SH3 since shortly after they respectively came out. In that respect, I'm not really a new Kaleun, but I am new to SubSim. My wife will confirm that I am extremely addicted!

It was late last year that I stumbled across SubSim as part of a Google search for information regarding a particular mission. Since then, I downloaded GW and GWX, and they are magnificent!

Many thanks to the GWX team for a masterful enhancement to the already fantastic SH3 experience. Keep up the good work!

Cheers,

Tim.

[maddysad]

Hi to all kaleuns


Picked up the game at ridicously low price of £6 around Christmas :p
Always been WW2 "Game" fan
Il2 Sturmovik,FB,PF,Pe-2,1946
Call of Duty,CoDUO,CoD2
Sudden Strike (nearly but not quite enough....:-? )
Tried SH2 late 05 but couldn't get past RED SCREEN with pic of Sub on it

Found SubSim through previous info from my "flying" buddies
GWX recommended and linked by mr chris :up: as well as Dec 23 patch :up: :up:
AI tricky but not pulling off impossible stunts like il2 series :|\\


maddysad

[Abd_von_Mumit]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)

[kurtz]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)
perhaps the french could bring their own subs I'd love a go in the surcouf.

Oh, back to thread I played sh1 and destroyer command (and IL2 like nearly everyone:o ) before i found SH III while looking for xmas prezzies (mummy like Atlantic war books) so just bought it for myself:oops:

Got GWX now so keep dying because I can't resist taking on convoys in the shallows.:nope:

Work in London so if anyone wants to arrange a drink up sometime....

[Corsair]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)

I've been around for some time. Although I happen to live in Germany at the moment, I have a french passport...;)

[Abd_von_Mumit]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)

I've been around for some time. Although I happen to live in Germany at the moment, I have a french passport...;)
Is the passport yours? I've got a Greek one, for example, bought for 1 Deutsch Mark at Omonoia Square, Athens... :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)

Hey!!...don't forget us Brits :lol: :up:

Welcome aboard kaleuns :arrgh!:

[melnibonian]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)

Hey!!...don't forget us Brits :lol: :up:

Welcome aboard kaleuns :arrgh!:
...and us Greeks as well;) :p :D :up:

[Jimbuna]

WTH... Welcome aboard, all the new guys from all over the world!

Isn't it amazing? Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Slavians, Australians, Japanese, Indonesians, Jews/Israelis, Romanians, Russians... All of them in the same forum. Will I'll ever be able to finally believe it? (when are we going to meet any French here?)

Hey!!...don't forget us Brits :lol: :up:

Welcome aboard kaleuns :arrgh!:

Actually (and I'm now presuming your Polish)....you forgot your own country :hmm:

[Iron Budokan]

Well, my background is French. My ancestors came to America from France. :rock:

[ugl]

Got over the game at a game store where they sold it for 50 Norwegian Kroner (about 7-8 USD).

Bought it, tried it, loved it!

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Actually (and I'm now presuming your Polish)....you forgot your own country :hmm:
I don't think it's possible to mention all of them. :) Some of the names I wouldn't probably even recognize if we started to list them all. It's also sometimes quite hard to state, what "own country" is, escpecially for a left-minded guy of mixed origin that sings "Internationale" on his morning shave, crash dives in a nazi submarine, votes for liberals party (no other choice, ghrrr...), hates [auto-censored] and loves Latin. :rotfl:

I could add Syria to the list of countries, as I made (ad I mean it) two of my Syrian friends to 'have a look at this marvellous forums'. They play SH3 but refuse to register here. :D

Maybe we should start a list of countries of SH3 players somewhere here?

PS. I remembered just a while ago a guy I met in Israel. He called himself a Morrocan and insisted that his name is: Idu Luciano Dante Porteleoni-Cohen. "Why Morrocan", I asked, "You're Jewish as were your parents and grandparents!". He answered: "But my family used to live in Morroco, then they moved to Italy in XIIth century...". I love this! :rotfl:

[robbo180265]

I'll introduce myself as well.

Started playing submarine games on the Amiga (can't for the life of me remember what it was called). Progressed on to SH2 and loved it loads. moved on to CFS3 stayed with that for a while, but in all honesty unless you had a "super pooter" you're always going to have slow frame rates with that game.

I was playing a lot of FS9 till quite recently and then I discovered SH3. All my birthdays came at once!! and with the addition of GWX (a big well done to everyone involved in making GWX - and all the other mods) I can't put the game down. Fortunatly I'm already divorced so I can play to my hearts content.

I'm a Brit too by the way

[GLassen]

Hallo Paukenschläger!

Bought the game three weeks ago but because of exams I have only been on one patrol. I haven't installed GWX yet, but I plan to do it when I've played the stock version a bit longer.

So far I think it's a great game - and a challenging one as well. The community is great too - and really adds alot to the game. By this I mean all the great tutorials/academies, stories and the mods.

The reason why I bought the game is a general interest in military history and simulation and strategy games.

Good Hunting,
G Lassen :)

[John|Blackthorne]

Got this game from one of my cousins and after i played it the first time....i decided that this THE ONE..... I love everything that's World War 2 related and tried to play other WW2 games like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Battlefield, Commandos, Hidden and Dangerous and some airplane simulators like IL2 Sturmovik and..... can;t remember the rest. But i have never been more impressed by a game like Silent Hunter 3. I mean just the feeling of sailing across the world and sinking battle cruisers is just.....undescribable. In conclusion i'm happy that i finally found my favourite game which comes along with a great community as well.:up:
I'll be seeing you around folks (stupid exams, GRRRR.....)

[cowboys98]

Well I Been Having This Game Since It Came Out,but Never Really Played It,since I Got Like 123 Games,i Been Playing Battlefield2142,i Have Dangerouse Water And Sub Command,but Silent Hunter With Gwx Is Great,now Im Hook,i Been Learning Alot From All The People Here,they Have Good Knowledge Of The Game And Are Real Cool Guys.
Gwx Is Great,now Im In My Second Patrol And Hopefully I Will See More Kool Stuff From The Mod.
Thanks To The Guys Who Made The Gwx Possible.

[Eagle Eye]

Bought the game a few weeks ago and love it!!! I've never gotten this involved in a sim before. The first successful stalk, and kill are memorable.

[johan_d]

I'll introduce myself as well.

I was playing a lot of FS9 till quite recently and then I discovered SH3.

I'm a Brit too by the way

Same here, only, for crying out loud, keine Englander.. Dutch here, once YES once, we ruled the seven seas.. never forget our tiny country!
Remember Willem van der Dekken ? he's the captain of the Flying Dutchman, google it. and you know where I life :-)

Anyhow, the ex FS9 or still being captains in it, are the best to play SH3. They know how to navigate and patience properly.
Yup, I am one of them.

Anyhow, Sh3 is one of the most imersive and athmospheric games I ever saw..

Keep up the good work herrn Kaleuns.

[Limbo]

Hello all,

Having got bored in the vastness of space playing Eve online for the last couple of years I decided to visit my old games box to see if there was anything in there that could be enjoyed again and SH3 stood out as when I first played it not long after release my grafix card (Nvidia 6600) wouldnt run it, in fact the only way I got it to run was to swap over to my old card (Nvidia 5700) which worked, albeit slowly! Not surprisingly I wanted to use the newer card mostly so SH3 was very soon consigned to the topshelf. Now however having found this forum, Danlisa advised me to ditch the intro movie which did the trick:up:
I can at last appreciate what has become a great experience with the GWX mod added. Sims have certainly progressed since the cassette loading days of Microprose classics like Silent Service and Red storm Rising!


Limbo