[HundertzehnGustav]

No.

first of all, you were amazed by SHV the first time you played it.

That gives a clue as to where you come from: not from the subsimming world, rather than the eyecandy world (IMNSHO the only theing SHV has to offer)

Then you were trying SHIV, and kind of let down by the dated graphics.
(confirming your roots?)

SHIII will...
SHIII will disgust you.
its old, and ugly too. no transparent water, no eyecandy whatsoever in comparisaition to SHV.

one needs to get into it , learn a bit about its ins and outs, add a mod package to make it really into the BIG thing it is.

So you will not be amazed the first time you play it.
You will be disgusted the first time you play it.

Someone amazed with SHV graphics will have a hell of a hard time getting SHIII to a satisfactory level. It takes time and a lot of reading.

And people amazed by graphics are not the most patient people that are willing to dig deep.

Now go and prove me wrong...

XD