Just wanted to give you my welcome Sharkbit. Enjoy SH3 and this forum a great bunch of people here!

:D

Welcome aboard Sharkbit. I'm a noob here also, and I can tell you that the folks here are a great bunch. As it has been suggested, try the game stock and patched first and then try out th mods. The one that I like the most is GWX 2.0. Those folks put alot of time and effort into it and it's incredible to play.
And in the noob fashion, I have a question. I've noticed the letters DiD or DID in some folks sigs and was wondering what it was.

DiD is referred to Dead is Dead which means players like myself will start another career when a commander is killed due to depth charges, mines, etc instead of starting over from a previous save point.

So I howl to a full moon better that than snogging Gordon Brown. :rotfl:

:doh: :doh: DID is a dead is dead campaign.

dont try it

when i first bought the game with my mother (im 12 years old) i was worrid that all you do is draw a map, go to places and shoot torpedos.:doh:

i was wrong. i am a keyboard lover and i love the keyboard.

play stock sh3 for a few weeks and dont bother installing the patches.
chances are that your copy already has the patches on it.

if you get the THATS HOT version of it you will get all the patches.

in the menu screen in the corner there is a number. if it says 1.4 then you wont need to install anything.

if it says something different install the 1.4 patch, available on silenthunter iii. com

Thanks for the info Blue_Ninja63. I though it might be some sort of mod folks had, and I've been looking for it for in the mod section. Funny thing is more often than not that's what I do when I die. I start over from scratch, even the to the point of doing the sub school all over again.

once you start
 

you'll be hooked, espesially as you progress, and see how deep this sim can go-crew micromanaget, torp selection...welcome aboard:D

Welcome aboard Herr Kaleun! And now go...






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SINK 'EM ALL!!! :arrgh!:

Your welcome marees62 glad to be of assistance!:D

Welcome aboard Kaleun sharkbit :up:

A Commodre 64 user eh... I was an Atari 800XL kid myself. Silent Service was indeed da bomb! Welcome aboard! :up:

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Wow!
Thanks for the welcome from all of you. I was pleasently suprised to see so many responses to my OP.
I haven't had a chance to look at the forum all weekend for a couple of reasons:
1. Busy with kids and wife.
2. SH3 came in the mail on Saturday!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D

I spent some time loading it and playing a little bit when I had time, trying to learn the ropes. I've barely scratched the surface. I'm working on the tutorials now. Unfortuneately, I haven't had a chance to blow anything up. Maybe later in the week after work and picking the kids up from school. To hell with their homework :p . (Just kidding!).

I got some questions that I'll post in the future in different threads.

Again, thanks for the welcome!:D

I am also a noob joining the ranks today. Been playing SH4 for a few weeks now and loving it!

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