Coming from the flight sim community and never having used a sub simulator I shared your feelings, though not quite so vehemently. But then I discovered Subsim.com and all the wonderful things available to those with the patience to do a little exploring..........it's all here. All it takes is a little time and persistence!
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to too many SubSim shipmates to acknowledge all in this post but there are very helpful tutorials available on You Tube....just enter SILENT HUNTER 5 or SH 5 in the You Tube search window. There you'll find everything from the most basic "how to install MODS" to advance tactics and every thing in between. Names to begin with here would be Stoianm and J2Jeremy all though there are many, many other good ones.
There are a lot of excellent MODS, each making it a better and different game than when you first installed it and also becomes much more immersive with each one. Here, Google is your friend! If you have found a MOD mentioned on SubSim but you can't seem to find where to download on the site then type it into Google and it will almost always give you a link. For openers look for TheDarkWraith, Sober, Travally among many other modders. Their work makes all the difference!
A month and a half ago I couldn't even spell SILENT HUNTER 5. Now I love it so much I think I'd take an axe to my dog before I'd give it up. It is my second favorite pastime in the world.
I say that being a retired airline pilot and now my FSX and my flight controls are gathering dust in the closet.
Try again, you'll grow to love it.
To those I haven't as yet mentioned my deep thanks for making the game something special.
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