Well, technically I've been gone for 20 years, but I'm trying to get back into gaming.
Retired vet, 72 years young and survived triple bypass and Covaid 19, amongst other things.
I used to love Silent Hunter back in the day, but I'd like to get back into whatever is the current best realistic sub simulator. Multiplayer would be great if available on any program, but it's not mission-critical.
I thought I'd start back with SH3 on my Windows 10 mid-range specs machine.
To be honest, this site is overwhelming and I've got no idea where to post, so I started here. I hope it's roughly the right place to introduce myself.
Before I start downloading anything, I'd like some recommendations on where to get SH3 (I guess to start) and it's important that I'm able to add some of the better game mods and enhancements from other users.
I visited a site called STEAM where they market a complete package of all SH titles together, but I'm concerned that it seems to be designed to hook you into using their special software front end to run games?
I'd like to keep my independence from that sort of thing, so are there any other options to download the current sub sim titles?
Sorry for all the questions, but after decades of being out of gaming, you can imagine I'm a bit of a dinosaur.
Thanks for any advice and especially links if you're allowed to provide them here.
Regards,
Doug