Newb Member, Longtime Viewer
 

Hey everyone, Im a new member to the forums, have been a longtime viewer. Finally pulled the trigger and joined.

One question I had is I have both SH3 and SH4 and have played both rather extensively. However I am young and a bit reckless so I've tended toward playing on lower realism settings. I have noticed that many members of the forum prefer using higher realism settings, obviously since SH is a subsim:salute:, but if I want an experience where I can knockout a few patrols in a few hours, semi-serious, semi-casual, what settings should I use?

Further Explanation
 

I am looking to post patrol updates and results in the career threads, but I want to hold some credibility. :O: So I want to play on a realism setting where if I do in-fact sink a Battleship, I can feel semi-proud of the feat.

Welcome aboard :salute:

Frau or Jim will be along in a moment to tell you what to edit to retain a high realism setting (99%) whilst keeping all the stuff that makes it easier!

Not everybody likes a high realism setting, personally I stick around 76-ish %. The external camera is just too good to lose, amongst others!

Welcome aboard! :salute:

Play at whatever settings make the game enjoyable for you.

If you're worrying about credibility, just say up front what options you have off/on when you make your reports, people will adjust their expectations/assumptions accordingly.

Of if you haven't installed one of the supermods yet, that in itself will make SH3 a little more difficult and realistic.

:O:

Far be it from me to lead an innocent n00b down the cheater's path... :nope:










I'll leave that up to Jim, he's had more practice. :arrgh!:

WELCOME ABOARD! :sunny:

Do what makes you happy. It is, after all, a game. I play with fairly high settings, and I do adjust it so it says 99%; and I was probably doing it before either Jim or What's-Her-Name. I'm the weird one though - I like getting full renown for everything, but I never ever actually use it. :dead:

Thanks!
 

Thank you all!

I appreaciate not only the welcome messages, but also your feedback on realism. I will probably up the realism in chunks, I don't know that I will even make it to 76% or even 99% ( might be the first U-boat lost :rotfl2:) , but I will give myself an increased challenge.

I play with everything checked except "no external view" (what good are great ship graphics if you can't see them) "manual targeting" (it wasn't a one man job in real life, and I don't like playing with a pen and paper next to me) and "no noise meter" (I just like having that crutch).

Play with whatever settings make you happy. They're YOUR games after all! Welcome aboard.

:salute:

Welcome to SubSim!
 

:DL

Welcome to SubSim Kaleun.

Actually, I agree with you...loose lips sink ships :03: