I would recommend playing Silent Hunter 5 before trying Silent Hunter 3 (+ Grey Wolves 3.0). Otherwise, if you're anything like me, you won't be able to stand SH5's clunky controls and terrible, terrible AI (hell, I'm starting to think I somehow installed the AI mod wrong... sitting stationary at periscope depth should not be a workable defense against 6 British destroyers who are actively hunting you. They quite nearly rammed me and STILL didn't figure out where I was. Spent 10 minutes circling around me then trotted off towards the horizon, leaving the still-sinking Queen Elizabeth on its own).
Yeah, this game could still stand some improvement in the challenge department, but at least, thanks to mods, the destroyers now hear me when I run at flank speed 5 metres below their keels. They didn't at release.
...Sorry, normally I'm not so bitter. I played SH5 on release and was horrified to find it nearly unplayable. Have only just recently tried re-installing, figuring most of the problems would have been patched out... the fact that they haven't has been a major irritation. Serious congratulations to the modders in managing to do what they've done so far.
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