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Originally Posted by vois2
Antonin --
I think you'll find a large mix of those who love both history and gaming. It's hard to play this game and not become interested or intrigued by the methods and facts of the real U-boat war.
This game is a great deal at now less than US$20. If you want to avoid the StarForce issue, just order the game from the online distributor. The online downloadable version does not include the drivers from StarForce which affect the operation and interactivity with the CD/DVD drive -- for obvious reasons. (It includes three, but not the critical fourth, Starforce driver.)
The real secret to this game is the many tens of thousands of hours that the modder community has put into making it a much better game. The stock game as delivered is a great place to start learning how to play SH3. And then once you have a good feel for the game, patiently ask around for the unified mods. With a unified mod, you'll play a MUCH more interesting game ... more beautiful, exciting, and charging than the stock game by a mile.
Keep in mind that the sort of investment the mod community has made into this game is ongoing for more than one year. This is evidence that the game just keeps on providing new ways to play.
As an example ... want to know WHICH ACTUAL REAL HISTORICAL CONVOYS WERE AT SEA IN THE CORRECT OCEAN LOCATION ON A GIVEN DATE? jasonb885's convoy mod accounts this. You'll be hunting the real thing on the real date and location. Talk about stepping back in time.
Or ... would you like to aim a torpedo at the ship? ... or WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO MUCH MORE DAMAGE BY TAKING AIM AT THE SHIP'S ENGINE ROOM ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FORTIFIED BULKING? You can do it, thanks to mods that show you where the engine room is located on the ship's blueprint.
And maybe ... you'd like to sail the Mediterranean as a lone German U-boat. Or how about SNEAKING DISGUISED AROUND THE MED HIDDEN AMONGST A LARGE AXIS CONVOY TO PROTECT YOU UNTIL YOU CLOSE IN ON A BIG BRITISH NAVAL BASE FOR YOUR DANGEROUS TARGET? Let's say the naval air protection at the British base detects the convoy's presence. Imagine a huge naval and naval air battle happening all around you, dozens of planes from both sides in the sky, a horizon lit with big guns firing and crippled warplanes crashing into the ocean (or into ships as they go down).
It happens, thanks to the mods.
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HaH yes i have seriously become a u-boat fanatic after playing this game. Its great, and my u-boat knowledge came in handy at school today when i student brought up Das Boot and i knew what commander they represented, what u-baot it was historically, and other crap that made me look smart. hah! take that freind who didnt think my knowledge would come useful!
And as the scenario he described about following a freindly convoy in the Mediteranean. It happens! It happeend to me using the NYGM tonnage war mod. Im telling ya mods make this community, it never seen such dedicated modders before. They are beyond excellent. And lemme tell ya, when u have been alone in the atlantic or med while on war patrol, i cant describe the feeling when u see a little help in the form of stukas or a convoy. I ran to in italian convoy heading to tripoli a few patrols back and they escorted me thru the most dangerous parts of the mediteranean, but not without a few attacks from some British planes that wanted to stop ROmmels supplies!
