New, No Game & LOST

[Delgard]

Hi All, I am an avid subsim fan from way back and I want to get back but I am reeeeally leery about which, where, how, etc.

I have played SH2/3, DW and probably a couple others, but 15-30 years ago. Different computers and black screens, etc. have kept me away.

My computer: (2.5 years old - Gaming capable...then)
ACPI x64 PC
I7-4810MQ 2.8 gigahertz (8 processors)
16G Ram
Twin 4G NVidia GTX-870 boards
SoundBlaster/Nvidia
WIN10
- Everything updates pretty automatically

Okay, before I go buying software or tinkering, I would be grateful for direction. Looking about, I think DW is non-WWII and a probability. I am happy using a mouse or 10-15 hotkeys.

Thanks,
Del
- I have this tied to my e-mail, so I will show up within an hour this weekend if someone has time.

[Commander Wallace]

Welcome to Subsim Delgard. :sunny: You have pretty good equipment and should have no problems playing anything although I don't have any experience with Win 10 and gaming. I'm not sure what you are looking for but the Silent Hunter series has a number of Mega mod add on's for the various SH simulations.

Let us know the direction you want to take and we'll help if we can.

[Delgard]

I like the modern, more analytical situations.

Thanks

[Jimbuna]

I'd suggest Dangerous Waters: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=181

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard!

[THEBERBSTER]

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community > Delgard
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[Eichhörnchen]

Welcome to Subsim :)

[Delgard]

I thought I was going to get e-mails but I got just one since I last posted...

Thanks all. I will head for the link Jimbuna. I think I have read everything in the DW general forum. I will snoop more.

I restarted my Steam account. Took awhile to re-find my login/PW. Should I determine initial downloads and do that here or at Steam? Does it matter?

[Commander Wallace]

The general consensus is that the physical game DVD is better than the downloads from Steam. There seems to be less problems that way. I don't play dangerous waters so I know very little of it. The advice JimBuna gave is probably the best course of action.

If you need assistance or something specific, ask us here or in a private message. :salute:


Good luck with everything.

[Delgard]

I downloaded from Steam. Downloaded the mods from here. DW seems good. I wish I could name my own subs.

I also got 688i running good, for which I learned on. All except the 5" x 5" screen.

In one of the scenario downloads, the Bismark and Cesrus missions look for a graphic. I dumped all files into the Scenario folder so they should be findable. If anyone has the graphic I would be grateful.

Thanks for all the posts/files

Oh, I think I got my headset working, too. As it is now, I just use it for sound, but eventually, it will be a voice comms asset.

Del