Oh. That one I don't know.

Welcome Aboard :salute:

I do believe there is now a cure for 'FSP' if you contact your family doctor :DL

Welcome to SUBSIM :yep::up:

Welcome aboard Wokker!

As other posters have suggested, SH3 may be the place to start, you can pick it up very cheap these days. It has five years worth of mods behind it as well, which definitely helps. SH4 is also worth a look if you happen to like US Fleet Boats, and likewise has been heavily modded.

Don't believe everything you read about SH5 though, certainly it has it's fair share of problems, and is currently quite rough around the edges in places, but it's nowhere near the diabolical failure some are claiming it to be. The net requirement is a bone of contention with many, myself included, but aside from this the game is still enjoyable (in my opinion).

By the time you have yourself well acquainted with the series, SH5 will probably have received several patches, and possibly the first of the super mods. I suspect you might want to take a look at it by that time.

Other than that, enjoy the game!

SHIV gets very old very quickly.
Ops monsoon fixes the german campaigns* but the airplanes see you at 500 feet and attack.
RSRDC fixes American campaigns





*So bug ridden:
Endless patrols of nowhere.
No enemy ships.
There was more but I forgot




All in all, do research into SHV,
If you're picky and think tiny bugs are too much to handle, don't get it.
Stay away from SHIV, baaaaad
I don't know about SHIII but people say it's great.

SH3 + GWX is totally epic. Though, after having played SH5 the graphics are completely dated.

Ah yes, I've heard that people with new dual nVidia cards in SLI are having stuttery gameplay issues.

Welcome!

IMO, SH3 is the very best of the series.
How, and if, you mod it is a matter of personal taste.

Found out that my buddy had SH4+Expansion. Going to borrow it from him when he gets back after his vacation.

Does the game have a good newbie tutorial?

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Might as well get SH 3 and 4 as you can picke them up for peanuts!
SH5 aint bad and it will get there in the end. ;)

I don't know about newbie tutorial but in SHIV forums there is good manual targeting tutorial guide/video based on tutorial mission available in game.

In general I would recommend to visit SUBSIM Radioroom's SHIV forum.

EDIT: Game tutorials tell you how to make basic things in easy settings. Ie no manual targeting etc. for those visit in forums.

Then ill check those out so I can get good start.

A lot of the complaints about SH5, stem from the fact a fair bit was omitted that had been present in previous versions, and some folks started behaving like chicken little because x, y, z was no longer available without modding. The game does have problems, just as all the games in the series have had at launch, but is still enjoyable in its own right.

Should you choose to start with either 3 or 4 I should warn you about trying the larger mods as a beginner, they tend to focus on adding greater realism and offering a more accurate historical perspective, and for that reason offer considerably greater challenge than either title run in vanilla, potentially, far too much for someone new to the genre. A slap for everyone who didn't consider this before suggesting a super mod to a new comer.:down:

I would suggest trying whatever title you buy without applying any of the larger balance altering mods at first, then, once you are comfortable with the core concepts and ready for more challenge, start ramping things up with the super mods.

Very good point. I second this recommendation.