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Graf Paper · 05-11-09, 12:13 AM

Nerazzurri, you can't go wrong with GWX 3.0, in my humble opinion. It is the mod of choice for my career and in multiplayer.

Your vid card is in doubt. It can run the game with GWX 3.0 installed, but you may need to crank some settings down a bit to get the best performance. I stress the word "may" because the Grey Wolves have taken pains to make sure the mod will run surprisingly well on older hardware.

I know that GWX 2.0 ran decently on my old nVidia FX 5200 128MB card, but I had to turn off High Quality Textures, Synchronize, and set Particles to 50 in the game's Video Options, then I had to adjust my video card's settings where anti-aliasing was 2x, anisotropic filtering was 4x, and mip-map filtering was set to "performance". Even so, large explosions, like a tanker going up in flames, would cause some lag when viewing it.

I do not believe you'll be able to use the GWX 16km Atmosphere mod, though. You can try it but doubling the visual (and thus the rendering) range will probably bring your vid card to a struggling stutter.

I hope you will check out the consolidated and reorganized Silent Hunter Multiplayer section here at the Radioroom. As good as career mode is, finding the right bunch of fellows to sail with in multiplayer really gives you the feel of a true wolfpack.

Wherever you choose to play, I highly recommend either bigboywooly's GWX 3.0 Online Gaming Mod or my own CSP Online Mod v1.0 for GWX 3.0. Both drastically reduce load times for multiplayer games to about one minute or less.

Welcome back to the Ubootwaffe!

05-11-09, 12:13 AM	#4394
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Nerazzurri, you can't go wrong with GWX 3.0, in my humble opinion. It is the mod of choice for my career and in multiplayer. Your vid card is in doubt. It can run the game with GWX 3.0 installed, but you may need to crank some settings down a bit to get the best performance. I stress the word "may" because the Grey Wolves have taken pains to make sure the mod will run surprisingly well on older hardware. I know that GWX 2.0 ran decently on my old nVidia FX 5200 128MB card, but I had to turn off High Quality Textures, Synchronize, and set Particles to 50 in the game's Video Options, then I had to adjust my video card's settings where anti-aliasing was 2x, anisotropic filtering was 4x, and mip-map filtering was set to "performance". Even so, large explosions, like a tanker going up in flames, would cause some lag when viewing it. I do not believe you'll be able to use the GWX 16km Atmosphere mod, though. You can try it but doubling the visual (and thus the rendering) range will probably bring your vid card to a struggling stutter. I hope you will check out the consolidated and reorganized Silent Hunter Multiplayer section here at the Radioroom. As good as career mode is, finding the right bunch of fellows to sail with in multiplayer really gives you the feel of a true wolfpack. Wherever you choose to play, I highly recommend either bigboywooly's GWX 3.0 Online Gaming Mod or my own CSP Online Mod v1.0 for GWX 3.0. Both drastically reduce load times for multiplayer games to about one minute or less. Welcome back to the Ubootwaffe! __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.