Hiya,
as for the subject.. I've been playing SH III on and off for 2 years or so, so maybe not a newbie, but I still subscribe to "noob" in this genre on many aspects :-)
I use GWX 3.0 Gold, no other mods.
Waiting for the community to work out SH V to reasonable shape, then shifting to it. Or that's the plan anyway.
Oh, and there will be some questions on the forums....
--Blaumer