I'm back!!!!!

[BROJD]

I don't think I've touched this game in 4 years.

I can't even find my DVD for it.

But right now I'm downloading a copy from Amazon (for $10). And I now have a high-speed, low-drag computer that should make my graphics infinitely better than they were back in the year '10.

I love a long, hard hunt just for one ship. And if it's a neutral? C'est la guerre! I used to love drinking schnapps and listening to period music (via one of the great mods, which one?) all night.

I'm also downloading the SF3 Front End mod. What else do I need to know about SH3 over the past four years?

And this time, I plan to be more aggressive.

[BROJD]

Thanks! Looks like I'm going to give LSH a try this time. GWX was pretty brutal to me.

[THEBERBSTER]

A warm welcome back ‘BROJD’:subsim:

You will always find someone here to help you.:salute:

Link to my SH5 – SH4 posts:

Step By Step Tutorials & How To Do It

Also Included Are Some Useful Download Links

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=211804 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=211804)

[THEBERBSTER]

Just part of my welcoming package. :)

[VirtualVikingX]

Lol, planning to be more aggressive. BDU will be pleased! :D

[Pappy55]

Welcome back.. I too have returned in the last few days to smell the diesel fumes again.:arrgh!:

Let me know how you get on with LSH3..

I kept crashing to desktop.. Might re try a fresh install to be honest.

GWX is brutal but the detail makes vanilla look like a early beta..
I would love something close to the immersion and depth of GWX with AI somewhat closer to or at stock level.

[Alien147]

Well, as this seems to be an impromptu returned (returning?) serviceman's league, I thought I'd say hello.

I've been on a leave of absence for a while. Dabbled with SH5 but uninstalled it in disgust after a ridiculous Scapa Flow fiasco. It looked beautiful though...

Anyway, I find myself with a bit of time to kill so bought SH3 on Steam, long story but I think this is the third time I've bought it! Just installed GWX 3.0 Gold and looking forward to maybe even finishing a career sometime.

In case anyone is interested GWX to Steam SH3 install was easy, just need to re-direct the installer instead of the default install path (I've seen a fair few posts regarding this). And, I had a CTD at the loading screen when starting the first mission of a new GWX career. I didn't have this problem when I loaded the game vanilla (I couldn't wait to download and install GWX - I had to take a peek :))- anyway, navigating to the physical SH3 Steam Apps directory, right clicking the SH3.exe and running as Administrator seemed to solve this issue (fingers crossed).

Also, I'm playing this on Windows 8.1, bootcamped on a MacBook Air! I never did find a solution to the Intel graphics bug...

[Aktungbby]

Alien147! :Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

Well, as this seems to be an impromptu returned (returning?) serviceman's league, I thought I'd say hello.

I've been on a leave of absence for a while. Dabbled with SH5 but uninstalled it in disgust after a ridiculous Scapa Flow fiasco. It looked beautiful though...

Anyway, I find myself with a bit of time to kill so bought SH3 on Steam, long story but I think this is the third time I've bought it! Just installed GWX 3.0 Gold and looking forward to maybe even finishing a career sometime.

In case anyone is interested GWX to Steam SH3 install was easy, just need to re-direct the installer instead of the default install path (I've seen a fair few posts regarding this). And, I had a CTD at the loading screen when starting the first mission of a new GWX career. I didn't have this problem when I loaded the game vanilla (I couldn't wait to download and install GWX - I had to take a peek :))- anyway, navigating to the physical SH3 Steam Apps directory, right clicking the SH3.exe and running as Administrator seemed to solve this issue (fingers crossed).

Also, I'm playing this on Windows 8.1, bootcamped on a MacBook Air! I never did find a solution to the Intel graphics bug...

Enjoy the GWXperience matey :salute:

[BROJD]

Wilkommen to my fellow re-nübs!


Question for the group:
I'm playing with LSH this time (I used to use GWX). When I see a ship contact now, on my map/plotter it automatically shows blue for German, green for neutral, and red for enemy (Poland and UK since I'm still in 1939).

I remember I used to have to close and get positive ID on the flag -- and that sometimes at night the neutral ships would be running full lights, while the combatants were blacked out.

Is there an LSH setting or mod that will do add the "unknown" factor to the ships so that my plotter doesn't immediately tell me if they're friendly or enemy?

[BROJD]

Also, I tried to depart Kiel through the canal and it was closed. It was nighttime. Is it only open during the day?

[BROJD]

Welcome back.. I too have returned in the last few days to smell the diesel fumes again.:arrgh!:

Let me know how you get on with LSH3..

I kept crashing to desktop.. Might re try a fresh install to be honest.

GWX is brutal but the detail makes vanilla look like a early beta..
I would love something close to the immersion and depth of GWX with AI somewhat closer to or at stock level.

Overall LSH has been good. I'm on my third patrol. I did SAVE and EXIT one patrol in the middle of a Polish convoy. When I tried to reload there it kept CTDing. But restarting the mission was fine, and since then I've test-saved and reloaded in the middle of missions without a problem (but not in close contact with enemies).

Not sure how it really compares to GWX yet since I haven't encountered any escorts (in 1939 and just completed my third patrol).

[Alien147]

Enjoy the GWXperience matey :salute:

:salute:

SH3 + GWX + V1.6 Patch + SH3 Commander = :D

[Alien147]

Wilkommen to my fellow re-nübs!


Question for the group:
I'm playing with LSH this time (I used to use GWX). When I see a ship contact now, on my map/plotter it automatically shows blue for German, green for neutral, and red for enemy (Poland and UK since I'm still in 1939).

I remember I used to have to close and get positive ID on the flag -- and that sometimes at night the neutral ships would be running full lights, while the combatants were blacked out.

Is there an LSH setting or mod that will do add the "unknown" factor to the ships so that my plotter doesn't immediately tell me if they're friendly or enemy?

Hey BROJD,

There's a discussion about map contact updates here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=180083&highlight=contact+updates

I noticed there's a mod from Frau Kaleun at the end of the discussion, but the link doesn't seem to work.

Anyway, maybe that'll point you in the right direction? :06:

EDIT: Just realised the discussion's around GWX but maybe there's some useful info there anyway?


As an amusing sidenote, I'm on my second patrol and on my way out to the Atlantic diverted to report on the position of a Task Force moving fast towards the Norwegian coastline. I found them, and as I turned and ran, radioed their position whilst under a hale of shells. But they were gaining and I had 120m under the keel so I figured our best chance was to melt into the deep. After being pummelled by over 30 depth charges, they left me to it and continued on their very fast way. After conducting repairs and drifting to the surface we radioed in again. BdU chastised me for not being courageous enough! - Silent Hunter III is awesome :rock:

[Eichhörnchen]

I'm a noobie, running both sh3 and 4 on Windows 8 pretty smoothly; no mods as yet since I'm still quite small and weak. Can anyone tell me, are the retail (disc) expansions for sh3 worth getting?? :hmm2:

[Jimbuna]

If you are referring to the U-boat Battle in the Mediterranean then I would say no...it is strongly rumoured that some if not all of the material was gathered from modders who carried out the work for free and did not give permission for it to be sold for on a profit basis.

[Eichhörnchen]

Thanks for that, Jimbuna: I wouldn't touch it now. The one I was more interested in is titled "Seawolves"... know anything about that? :)

[Pisces]

Thanks for that, Jimbuna: I wouldn't touch it now. The one I was more interested in is titled "Seawolves"... know anything about that? :)Same deal. Meaning don't deal with it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=100409&highlight=seawolves

[Sailor Steve]

From clear back in 2005:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=86747&highlight=seawolves

If you put 'Seawolves' into the search function and click 'Thread Titles Only' you'll get a whole string of threads going back to the one I linked, all explaining why Seawolves was the worst offender of all. Everything there is a ripoff of work done by various modders, used without permission, and they want money for it. If that isn't enough, it's now very old, out-of-date and has been superceded many times over. :dead:

[Jimbuna]

Thanks for that, Jimbuna: I wouldn't touch it now. The one I was more interested in is titled "Seawolves"... know anything about that? :)

Same deal. Meaning don't deal with it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=100409&highlight=seawolves

From clear back in 2005:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=86747&highlight=seawolves

If you put 'Seawolves' into the search function and click 'Thread Titles Only' you'll get a whole string of threads going back to the one I linked, all explaining why Seawolves was the worst offender of all. Everything there is a ripoff of work done by various modders, used without permission, and they want money for it. If that isn't enough, it's now very old, out-of-date and has been superceded many times over. :dead:

Agreed.

[Eichhörnchen]

Understood...

[Draka]

As this seems to be the returning salts topic - Draka here, sometime creator of historical crew cfg's for SH3 Commander, was "Alexander Gelhaar" in U45 in my last "Wolves at War" campaign, etc, etc, etc. Just now getting back into it - was a hardcore GWX bloke, about to do the Front End bit and put all three of the biggies (GWX, NYGM, LSH) on and try 'em all out.

Doing the Academy and it is embarrassing just how much I've forgotten .....