Can someone give me a description of SHIII?

[ERPP8]

I don't know much about SHIII and I think that in order to see why so many people love it can I get some pics of the UI and gameplay of SHIII + GWX.


Also so nobody thinks it:

I'M NOT TROLLING

[Sailor Steve]

Well, I'm not even sure where to start. I can't even show you a screenshot of the standard UI, as mine is so modified. This is an old pic showing an early modified UI with the 'Das Boot Officers' mod. The original faces were from in-game officers.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Silent%20Hunter%20Screenshots/Departure1.jpg

A good place to look would be to take a scroll through the 'Unofficial Official' screenshots thread. That will give you an idea of what we see everyday. It's more than just the graphics though. The game has been modded for five years now, and it has reached its pinnacle. And yet people are still making new mods for it every day.

These are some shots of one of my personal favorite mods - FLB Sales's Simfeeling Six-Dials mod.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/mymod2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/mymod3.jpg

What it does is remove everything from the screen and turn it all into slide-outs, so you don't have to press NumLock+Del to enjoy the view without stuff all over. Other mods do just the opposite - put all sorts of dials on-screen to make manual targeting easier.

All I can really say is that it's about how the game makes you feel, and SH3 lets you feel like you're really there, whether your in a Type II in 1939 or a Type XXI in 1945. I guess what I really like about it is that it is complete, and fully playable. I know that sounds like a slam on SH5, but I also play SH4 just because it has several improvements over SH3, but hasn't had as much attention from modders, and I'm looking forward to the day SH5 is ready to replace them both.

There's not really much else I can say about it. It's just that at this stage it gives me more of the experience than anything else.

[Reece]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/Reecehk/AcesMod.jpg
Or check out the screenshot thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=83681

[nemo7]

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BUT... SH3+GWX3.0+Mods is not an eyecandy arcade game. Is the BEST U-boat sim ever made

[Jimbuna]

Pictures....no problem http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

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[Jimbuna]

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[Jimbuna]

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[Jimbuna]

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[Jimbuna]

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There ya go...need any more simply ask :DL

[nemo7]

Jimbuna... you are the man!!!:salute::salute::salute:

[SeaWolf U-57]

As Jimbuna’s pictures show Silent Hunter 3
Is still the most entertaining of all the SH series :up:.
Nothing has changed that although if the GWX add-on is still the best :hmmm:
That’s a matter for debate it’s the most used for sure.
Long live Silent Hunter 3
:rock:

[Jimbuna]

Jimbuna... you are the man!!!:salute::salute::salute:

Danke Kaleun http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[reaper7]

Danke Kaleun http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

Wow excellent pictures. Very tempted to stop modding SH5 and just start playing SH3 and GWX.
Need to play a real subsim :up:

[Madox58]

You forgot the Sea Forts Mate!!
No one in his right mind EVER sees those!
:haha:

[HundertzehnGustav]

Boah where did that Strasbourg come from???

Woot da fook? Bootiful!!!!:o

[Sailor Steve]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Silent%20Hunter%20Screenshots/SH3Img22-5-2010_21267_156.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Silent%20Hunter%20Screenshots/SH3Img22-5-2010_191913_203.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Silent%20Hunter%20Screenshots/SH3Img17-5-2010_13239_843.jpg

[ERPP8]

Just wondering, is there a American Pacific campaign?

[Sailor Steve]

Only in SH4. With the mods it has now, it rocks!:rock: Also if you have 1.5 - the U-boats add-on, you can play full careers in the Atlantic as well.

[ERPP8]

Only in SH4. With the mods it has now, it rocks!:rock: Also if you have 1.5 - the U-boats add-on, you can play full careers in the Atlantic as well.
What ruined Ops Monsoon for me was the bug where planes could see me no matter how deep I went.

The wouldn't damage me but the never left!

Edit: SHIV was not that great for me.
Even then I'm contemplating reinstalling it

[Sailor Steve]

What ruined Ops Monsoon for me was the bug where planes could see me no matter how deep I went.
Very easy to adjust in the Data/Library/AI_Visual_Sensors.dat using S3D.
Mine are set for '0' and they can't see below the surface at all. Maybe 50 feet would be better, but in the shallow North Sea I just can't see it.

[ERPP8]

SHIII seems a lot more fun now but I was wondering, has someone put the SHV keymap into SHIII?

It would make playing them both a lot easier

[Jimbuna]

You forgot the Sea Forts Mate!!
No one in his right mind EVER sees those!
:haha:

Aye (I've kept them neutral so I can get the U-boat close enough for comparison shots) :DL

Also forgot the doodlebugs and the Drache and if my memory served me better, probably a few other things :doh:

Whirlybird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrUyNG4fYA

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/703/sh320080126151038301.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/i/sh320080126151038301.jpg/)
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/6683/sh32008012615130638.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/sh32008012615130638.jpg/)

Forts

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4532/sh32010052513511332.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/sh32010052513511332.jpg/)
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http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8272/sh32010052513571589.jpg (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/sh32010052513571589.jpg/)

Doodlebug (V1)

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2208/v11.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/v11.jpg/)
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6095/v12n.jpg (http://img694.imageshack.us/i/v12n.jpg/)
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5401/v13su.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/v13su.jpg/)

[tomfon]

Can you actually shoot at the fortress? Can you bring it down by using the deck gun?

[Jimbuna]

Can you actually shoot at the fortress? Can you bring it down by using the deck gun?

Sorry...no, that isn't possible........but they can shoot at your boat and destroy it in a blink of an eye :DL

[tomfon]

Sorry...no, that isn't possible........but they can shoot at your boat and destroy it in a blink of an eye :DL

That is fair enough so i'll just torp'em!:rock:

[Jimbuna]

That is fair enough so i'll just torp'em!:rock:

Save them eels....the forts don't have damage models making them to all intents and purposes 'indestructible'.

[ERPP8]

Just wondering, hows the XXI?

Also can I have a list of all available model types?

[Jimbuna]

Just wondering, hows the XXI?

Also can I have a list of all available model types?

Not sure what you mean?

The XXIII perhaps? :hmmm:

[ERPP8]

Not sure what you mean?

The XXIII perhaps? :hmmm:
http://www.uboat.net/types/xxi.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Type_XXI_submarine

[Jimbuna]

The Type XXI is a little sluggish at slow ahead whilst on the surface but that is understandable because like all modern boats these days, she was designed to travel predominantly underwater.

Below is a list of sub types but the Type XXIII is a separate mod.

SSTypeIIA=Type IIA
SSTypeIIB=Type IIB
SSTypeIID=Type IID
SSTypeVIIB=Type VIIB
SSTypeVIIC=Type VIIC
SSTypeVIIC/41=Type VIIC
SSTypeIXB=Type IXB
Resupply Uboat=Type IXB
SSTypeIXC=Type IXC
SSTypeIXD2=Type IXD2
SSTypeXIV=Type XIV
SSTypeXXI=Type XXI
SSTypeXXIII=Type XXIII
SSBalao=Balao class
SSGato=Gato class
SClass=S class
TClass=T class
Class600=Adua class
Scuka=Shchuka class

[ERPP8]

The Type XXI is a little sluggish at slow ahead whilst on the surface but that is understandable because like all modern boats these days, she was designed to travel predominantly underwater.

Below is a list of sub types but the Type XXIII is a separate mod.

SSTypeIIA=Type IIA
SSTypeIIB=Type IIB
SSTypeIID=Type IID
SSTypeVIIB=Type VIIB
SSTypeVIIC=Type VIIC
SSTypeVIIC/41=Type VIIC
SSTypeIXB=Type IXB
Resupply Uboat=Type IXB
SSTypeIXC=Type IXC
SSTypeIXD2=Type IXD2
SSTypeXIV=Type XIV
SSTypeXXI=Type XXI
SSTypeXXIII=Type XXIII
SSBalao=Balao class
SSGato=Gato class
SClass=S class
TClass=T class
Class600=Adua class
Scuka=Shchuka class
Which ones are available for the game?

[Jimbuna]

Which ones are available for the game?

All of them....either as human playable or AI.

[ERPP8]

The Type XXI is a little sluggish at slow ahead whilst on the surface but that is understandable because like all modern boats these days, she was designed to travel predominantly underwater.

Below is a list of sub types but the Type XXIII is a separate mod.

SSTypeIIA=Type IIA
SSTypeIIB=Type IIB
SSTypeIID=Type IID
SSTypeVIIB=Type VIIB
SSTypeVIIC=Type VIIC
SSTypeVIIC/41=Type VIIC
SSTypeIXB=Type IXB
Resupply Uboat=Type IXB
SSTypeIXC=Type IXC
SSTypeIXD2=Type IXD2
SSTypeXIV=Type XIV
SSTypeXXI=Type XXI
SSTypeXXIII=Type XXIII
SSBalao=Balao class
SSGato=Gato class
SClass=S class
TClass=T class
Class600=Adua class
Scuka=Shchuka class

All of them....either as human playable or AI.

Why would there be American Subs?

[tomfon]

Save them eels....the forts don't have damage models making them to all intents and purposes 'indestructible'.

:88)

[Sailor Steve]

Why would there be American Subs?
Enemy AI subs. You can run into them in the Western Hemisphere.

[ERPP8]

Enemy AI subs. You can run into them in the Western Hemisphere.
Oh, I don't know much of American Subs in the Atlantic.

Plus one of them sounded Japanese