Just have to say, SH3 wasn't always all peachy keen. It has years worth of modding on it. One wouldn't know it if they discovered the game after supermods were already well developed. Thats just how the SH series seems to work. Buggy and fubar at launch, then it gets 4 patch's , two supermods, and adorned with partridge in a pear tree by a slew of independent modders.

which delays my order of a new rig as well.
I'm glad I could save some money for a while ......

For me still on 56k dial up, this game will have to go "Gold" for the patches included and they need to get rid of that DRM. My hard drive can store their game as well or better than they can.
I just can't wait to tell my wife she can't use the phone cause I am on a game.:damn:
Sorry, I got to wait on this purchase.
Back to SH 3 with GWX.

Hi Folks, been out of the forum for what feels a lifetime. I was in Tesco today and saw SH5 so dived for the wallet, then i suddenly stoped and thought first ill see what me good mates on subsim had to say about it.
Glad i did, from the posts ive seen it looks like the game has been rushed out too soon. I think ill wait a while, it will in the end be like so many other games sorted out and improved by people with alot more computer know-how than me. Until that day im with what Viper said SH3 and GWX is still the most awesome subsim.

I consider myself fortuante that I can go over to a friend's house and play SH5 on his computer to "try it out". Saves me $50. He has a full bore high end gaming computer, so it shouldn't be handicapped by an inadequate system. I read some of the complaints in the SH5 forum section and they were disturbing to put it mildly. Some complained about bugs that existed in SHIII and IV that are STILL in SHV. Not good. The manual seems to be a bad joke with many inaccuracies and info left out.

Personally, I can do without the "walk through the sub" feature. I used to live in Chicago, IL and took numerous walks through the captured U-505 they had at the Museum of Science and Industry. It was cool, but doing it on a computer, no thanks. Also, the interaction with the crew seems a bit silly. I'm hunting enemy ships, not "hanging out with the guys". I have enough to worry abvout with enemy aircraft and enemy ships. I understand there are bugs galore. One being when you command the WO to man the deck guns or flak guns, nobody complies. HUH??? I will have them keel-hauled for that infraction!!! Supposedly the workaround is to spot the enemy planes with the binoculars and then they comply. There is also a bug where you tell the WO to unman the deck and flak guns and the gunners don't leave. No problem there. Just submerge the boat and let them go for a swim back to port. :D

It's gonna be hard for SHV to come close to SHIII with GWX. I'm willing to give it a chance. But hokey features are NOT going to win me over. I'm with those who say give it a year before buying it. I picked up SHIII for $20 from E-Bay and liked it so much I bought a second copy, which is still sealed in the plastic shrink wrap. :DL

I'll report back here on first impressions of SHV after I get done checking it out.

Dep

Oh yeah....I was wondering....is it true that SHV requires you to maintain an interent connection in order to operate? Or is that just for updates?

Yes, it's true. You will find more information about this issue in the SH5 forums here, where it has been a topic of discussion, consternation, indignation, occasional jubilation, and a whole lotta other -ations ever since it was announced prior to the game's release.

Well that sux...pardon my language. Obviously Ubisoft didn't learn anything from the Jutland fiasco. I saw this on one of the game review websites:

One thing did strike me as very odd whilst researching this game; this is an online single player game. Yep, you read correctly, you have to be connected to the internet, AND sign up for an account with Ubisoft to play Silent Hunter 5. What if you don't have internet access? Too bad! What if, while playing the game, your internet crashes? Then the game will pause itself until it is reconnected, and if that doesn't work, Ubisoft's server will 'remember' your last save game and you can resume playing your SINGLE player campaign, right after you connect to the world wide web and sign into your account. In my opinion, this just sounds like a terrible idea. Yes, an internet connection is vital for multiplayer modes, and even then it is not required whilst playing on a LAN, but multiplayer is exactly where it should stay!

If there is one fault I can find so far with this latest submersible offering, this is it; no internet connection, no dice. Don't get me wrong, the many pros outweigh the one con, and when you think about it; what game doesn't have good points and bad points.
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Amazing that Ubisoft has so little trust in us. That's the thanks we get for remaining loyal to their games? I know game piracy is a big problem in the gaming industry, but isn't this just another Starforce scam? Does Ubisoft think that "creative programmers" won't find a workaround for this online requirement? How many other games and gaming companies had online servers and then eventually shut them down because of lack of $$$? If that happens, we LOSE SHV???? $50 down the toilet. I don't think so. :nope:

It's not just SH5, it's all Ubisoft releases from here on out unless they change their minds about it.

Of course there is always the possibility that after the "high sales" period following a new release has passed, and the presumed possibility of additional major sales losses due to piracy has decreased, the requirement for a constant connection to the Ubi servers will be patched out.

hmm, Deputy, you are absolutely right in your estimations. UBI really screwed up on this one. the pirates haven't even laughed about DRM, they simply c***ed it. so, UBI just hurts the legit consumer and the second-hand market ....
shame on them.

It appears that there is already a workaround for the online requirement. I won't post futher info, but it doesn't surprise me. :yep:

SH5 makes me sick to my stomach, literally. :cry: I wish it was better.

Problem is that SH3 runs like crap on my computer since I installed Windows 7.

I just see no excuse for the way SH5 was released. They knew it was crap and don't care what they put people through. I always wait. Maybe I can pick it up in the bargain bin in 6 months when it's playable. The fact is they basically are gonna rely on modders to make it a workable game.

Silent Hunter III :yeah: SH5 should never have been released in it's current half finished, extremely buggy state! :nope:(SHIII had some but not like this)
The devs or more so Ubisoft should be ashamed of themselves, and yes it is 100% their fault, they produced it and sold it as a completed quality product, modders should not have to fix it!! and purchasers paid for a finished product! not that buggy mess!!:-?
All they had to do was take SHIII and update the graphics!!:yep:

Why do that ??
 

:) Hi everyone :)

Modders struggle to thunder , rain , storms , even a tornado sometimes ,
to get the SH3 + GWX3.0 gold on the feet . And the joy , exitment , thrill , of playing this game is so big , the atmosphere in the game is so wonderful :yep:
And suddently Ubisoft wants to release a totally new game SH5 , and ,
You're back from the start/ scratch again :o
Why bodder with this game SH5 , instead of working with the SH3 , with a game that we all are safe with ???

You know in the end , we end up with dear old SH3 no matter what :salute: