Hello there!

[Ballacraine]

Good day to you all.

I am Ballacraine, a greybeard grognard of many years standing. :huh:

As can be guessed from my avatar, I live on a small island between England & Ireland. :03:

I was a great fan of Fighting Steel, but can't get it to run on Windows 7

Bought SH 2 a few years back, but didn't really get to grips with it.

I'm hoping I am going to get to grips with my new purchase of SH 3.

BTW what is the general feeling about SH 4 & 5 compared to 3?
I am meaning in modded form not vanilla.

TTFN

Balla. :cool:

[Aktungbby]

:hmmm:Ballacraine!:Kaleun_Salute: Indeed, the Isle of Mann ; home to the latest Amgen Tour de California stage winner by a photo-finish tread Mark Cavendish;http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2014/05/CavendishwinsATOC1_514-010-659x440.jpg and of course the immortal George Daniels horologist-inventer of the co-axial watch movement as worn by the current James Bond in his Omega Speedmaster watch! His really good stuff is on display at the British museum!:up: http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63774000/jpg/_63774755_18kyellowgoldchronographwithdanielsindep endentdouble-wheelescapement(1).jpg (built completely from scratch-the best of the best!) And of course Gef, the talking Mongoose!:yeah:

[Jimbuna]

Welcome to SubSim Balla :sunny:

As to preference to wich SH version to play I'd suggest you try them all and make a personal choice.

[u crank]

Welcome to SubSim Balla. :salute:

[Ballacraine]

:hmmm:Ballacraine!:Kaleun_Salute: Indeed, the Isle of Mann ; home to the latest Amgen Tour de California stage winner by a photo-finish tread Mark Cavendish and of course the immortal George Daniels horologist-inventer of the co-axial watch movement as worn by the current James Bond in his Omega Speedmaster watch! His really good stuff is on display at the British museum!:up: (built completely from scratch-the best of the best!) And of course Gef, the talking Mongoose!:yeah:


A varied and somewhat unusual assessment there.
Well done for picking up on Gef especially. :up:

A bit surprised there was no mention of motorcycle road racing though. :o

Balla. :cool:

[Jimbuna]

A varied and somewhat unusual assessment there.
Well done for picking up on Gef especially. :up:

A bit surprised there was no mention of motorcycle road racing though. :o

Balla. :cool:

Oh like us all you'll eventually get accustomed to it :)

[Ballacraine]

Welcome to SubSim Balla :sunny:

As to preference to wich SH version to play I'd suggest you try them all and make a personal choice.

I can understand the non-commital response. :03:

What I was attempting to do was assess which is the favoured base & the most comprehensively covered for modding.

Having been not grabbed by SH 2, I feel I have made a good decision with SH3, but am intrigued as to whether the modding community has sucessfully tweaked / revamped the later versions.

Balla. :cool:

[Aktungbby]

A varied and somewhat unusual assessment there.
Well done for picking up on Gef especially. :up:

A bit surprised there was no mention of motorcycle road racing though. :o

Balla. :cool:

Nah! I collect watches-actually have Daniels' tome on watchmaking; go to the bike races: the Amgen comes through my town; and as per my thread last week on Gef from the front page of the Wall Street Journal,-talk to my Mongoose!...everyday!:D FYI: when Mr Daniels passed, he got an obit on his own page in the Economist magazine.:salute:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=213015 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=213015)

[Ballacraine]

Usually, if anyone is familiar with my home it is because of the TT races.

www.iomtt.com (http://www.iomtt.com)

However, it is not the only road race held here.

http://www.manxgrandprix.org/

also

http://www.southern100.com/

As you might guess real motorcycle road racing is one of my passions.

I have marshaled for the TT races for over 25 years. :yeah:

Balla. :cool:

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard!

[Sinkmore]

Welcome Ballacraine,

I had the same questions when I started with SH3-4, after having played SH2 many years ago.

IMHO: Both SH3 and SH4, if modded, are excellent. The conventional wisdom (I gleaned from subsim forums) is that SH3 provides better gameplay, and SH4 has better graphics. I think it's a small difference TBH.

The Purists seem to prefer SH3. I like both, and slightly prefer 4 because I like the Pacific theater (and I got started there in SH2).

I have not played SH5, so my opinion is useless there. I know SH5 is now well modded, and it definitely has the prettiest graphics - but also the worst (vanilla) gameplay of the series. IDH how well the mods have addressed that.

[desertstriker]

Welcome to subsim herr kaleun:salute:

[von Kinderei]

Wel-come aboard Kaleun ... :smug: