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Originally Posted by BigWalleye
Welcome back, Von K.
'Pends on what you mean by "stuck." GWX3 is 6 years old and something of an orphan, although compatible mods are still being released. NYGM just had an update. LSH3 is pending release of v6.
In the past year, there have been two releases that allow play at 1920x1080, one for GWX and NYGM, the other for NYGM only. Makman released a new version of his environment mod MEP. There's a new Dynamic Campaign mod. SH3Patrol makes extended patrols much easier. And SH3 Front End makes it all easier than ever to set up.
If you've been gone 4 years, then you haven't used h.sie's and Stiebler's patches. Together, they add a wealth of gameplay options, like inaccurate range estimates and Diesels that break down when you overstress them, as well as fixing some old bugs. All in all, 36 changes and fixes, plus an easy install of the 4 GB patch. SH3Log adds another element of uncertainty to your kill score. MFM and USAM add a vast number of ships, better ship behavior, and fantastic eye candy. And SH3Speech lets you control your crew with voice commands instead of button pushing.
I (and a lot of others on this forum) understand your disappointment with SH5, although it has a strong fan base, lots of good mods, and very talented modders. But when you add the latest mods to SH3, you may not recognise the game you used to play. It certainly hasn't held still while you were away. The game engine may be the same (although, with patches, not so much), but with a mix of the latest mods, the game won't play like you remembered it. Since you were a GWX player, I'd suggest you just try NYGM. It will give you a whole 'nother perspective on the game, and the submarine war.
SH3 is not just alive and well. It is continually being renewed and the game I play today is not the same as the game I played two years ago. IMO, you'll not find you are "stuck" with anything.
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Yup, totally agree - SH3 is aliave and kicking, I am went back to GWX 3.0 + new patches I havent seen before (dying to take part in a wolfpack so fingers crossed)
I am glad that this game has such an amazing and devoted community - nothing else compares tbh.
what I meant as "stuck with SH3" I meant the developer not doing anything towards getting us a refresh, although with whats happening in the gaming industry I am not sure if I would like a refresh with result being a game even more idiot proof than SH5.
We can only hope that successful games like Elite Dangerous and Starship Citizen will revitalize flight/sub simulator genres and developers see that even such niche complex products have its fan base and would turn a nice profit.