Which game to buy?
 

New guy on the forum looking for some assistance. Years and years ago I used to enjoy playing submarine games, but haven't in quite some time. A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to climb into one again, and started looking around. SH5 seems like the latest game, but I read about all the horror stories, read the terrible reviews, and don't really want to have more aggravation than fun. I wanted J2's game play vids online and the graphics are awesome. I prefer to play on my laptop vs. console, but would consider getting both if there are great options.

What do you guys recommend?

Hard to answer! Everybody has their favourite, but they're all so cheap nowadays that I'd recommend you get 3, 4, and 5 and try for yourself. :up:

All are pretty crap out of the box, all need modding, and all have fantastic mods, there is something out there for you - you may just need a little patience to find it, but it will be worth it.

Nothing for console.

Ever. :arrgh!:

Edit - Oh, and welcome aboard :salute:

Silent Hunter 3 with latest GWX mod. It also saves you from an extensive modding dance. Install one giant mod automatically, and you're done.

But you could throw in a couple of old swinging 40s tunes for the grammophone, or historic radio braodcasts. Adds plenty tgo the atmosphere. German Marschmusik is too terrible as if you want to listen to it all day and all night long.

It is fair to say that SH3+GWX founded the modern fame and reputation of the series that neither SH4 nor SH5 ever reached again.

I just don't know what it is about the screen ratio. The game has a native ratio of 4:3, no native 16:9 or 16:10 resolution. Somebody else has to share advice on this.

I can get SH2/SH3 combo box for about 8 bucks, so I'll try SH3 first. I'll have to read up on how to do the mods and go from there.

THey had SH5 for .99 the other day (download) and I missed it. :nope:


Edit: Will this work on Windows 7?

Indeed it will, there are a couple of things you need to do but they're stickied in the SH3 forum (or the SH3 Mods forum?).

Best to read before you install for the first time, many don't and wish they did. :yeah:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=96026

http://www.thegreywolves.com/

Download GWX 3 Gold. Read the manual, at least on installation.

Install SH3.

Install GWX.

Play and see if it works and whether what you see is to your liking.

If so, make yourself familiar with the sim.

Not before you have done that you should start investiong further time in checkling other additonal mods - and not all of them are meant to be run simultaneously even if they all are comptabile with GWX. So before you invest time in examining that, really spend some time and familiarize yourself with the sim+GWX, to see if it is worth it for you.

P.S. I had run it under W7x64.

Awesome, thanks guys.

Is there a decent modern sim too, where you can run nuke boats?

You want Dangerous Waters:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=181

All the info is there. Dated graphics, but it is a simulation in the truest sense of the word.

Some great advice. :up:

Welcome to SUBSIM. :salute:

I already ordered SH2/3 combo for $7 shipped from J&G. Can't beat that with a bat. I'll order the other game next. I was watching YouTube videos of some dude playing SH3 and the graphics really aren't bad. Sure, they're nto as good as 5, but that's ok. I used to play something on my IBM PCjr that was monochrome. Purplish and white, period. Ships were an outline. Had a blast, but of course I was 10 years old.

Dangerous Waters ordered too...and with this hurricane coming to south Florida, I'm gonna need something to do on my computer. Shame neither will get here in time, I imagine.

Ok, Dangerous Waters arrived today...time to install it! I see there's a 1.04 patch, so I'll do that, is there anything else I "have to" have? :arrgh!:

You could try with stock patched up to 1.04. But the LWAMI mod tries to fix some leftover bugs, adds some stuff to the database and adds some better 3d models. So that is always what I add when installing.

I know there are other mods that add tonnes of stuff (Reinforced Alert, Alfa Tau) but I never played with those.

Check out the Dangerous Waters section of this very forum.


http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=181

http://www.thegreywolves.com/downloads/

The downloads seem to be gone...am I a moron or is there another place to get 'em?