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Originally Posted by devastat
Hello all,
Just received a free copy of Silent Hunter 3 from Steam as I preordered Il-2 Cliffs of Dover. I am really looking forward to play this game, but am total newbie and don't know where to start.
What mods / if any / should I install to SH3, or does the game play fine straight out of the box for a newbie?
I would like to ask also that is there some good manuals that I should get online?
I also own Silent Hunter 4 and U-boat missions expansion that I bought year ago but never started to play it. Should I get into SH3 first before going into SH4?
Best Regards.
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1) The game should play just fine from Steam; it will have all the necessary patches. Assuming you have a good rig for gaming, you should be good to go. Lots of info on this forum about system requirements.
2) Others may disagree, but I don't find the online manuals (or wikis) all that helpful. However, this forum is very helpful, and a great signal to noise ratio. If you use the search function and read the sticky threads, you are 90% there. And you can always ask here & generally count on a good set of replies within an hour or so.
3) Mods. SH3 has been heavily modded because it is, no denying it, a bit "arcadish" once you master the basics. What I would do, and others will have other good advice, is get a good grasp of the game before modding up. By doing that, and reading the forum, you will get a sense of what mods you would like to have. There are some entirely "micro" mods out there -- do your officers wear their medals at sea? -- and some substantial macro mods: realistic damage, realist harbor traffic, etc. And then the NYGM and GWX supermods that make SH3 a game its developers wouldn't recognize.
4) That said, SH3 Commander seems to be the favorite "utility" mod, for managing crew, setting certain gameplay options, etc. And GWX 3.0 seems to be the favored "super mod" for more difficult and realistic gameplay.
5) I played SH4 for a while. I would say no prior experience from SH3 is required for SH4. Not to open up a major discussion, but I personally find SH3 modded with GWX to be a far more interesting game than SH4.
But good hunting. I think you will find this forum serious and helpful, so just ask.
EDIT: By the way, the GWX Manual is worth a download on its own, even if you don't mod up to GWX. Excellent background on the U-boat war, good tactical advice.