Glad you like it PappyCain.
A whole lot of people worked really hard for long time to get GWX to where it is now... and I think the level of care put into it speaks for itself. (We had a lot of external contributors too that built or modded bits that may have disappeared over time... but are still included in GWX for everyone to enjoy.)
Stepping outside of myself for a moment here... even though I started the project...
... there are STILL things that just
stun me every time I sail out in GWX.
Every single time I go out... it is different from the last. All the work on random and/or changing things by in-game date makes it seem to be alive.
For those that are brave enough to sail in late-war waters... GWX has a whole new set of sights and sounds....
Air raid sirens and spotlights at night STILL raise my heart-rate a bit... and just watching the bombers come in just feels desperate... and the vacuum left when they've gone... with the odd ship burning... and the wrecks from previous raids visible from place to place...
I still feel it to be a true statement that 'you could play SH3 with GWX for YEARS and still see and experience things that just blow your socks off.'
Most days, it just seems like a mountain of work that we managed to complete... but I gotta say that I'm really quite proud of what we've all done at times.