Major Silent Hunter improvements have been on my mind often; don't lose heart!
I will be doing everything in my power to make this happen.
1) Not to brag, but I have learned a lot from the years of development of Wolves of the Kaiser. I am probably one of the most experienced modders, and I have been playing since Silent Hunter II! Rest assured that I will be switching back to WWII Atlantic Theatre modding now that WOTK is coming out soon.
2) Again, not to brag but I am financially pretty comfortable (no longer the impoverished student playing unmodded SH3 in 2005 in my dorm, lol!)
Thanks to my career I can contribute a fair amount of funds towards any purchase of modding tools, rights, etc. needed to bring the Silent Hunter series up to date. Nothing extravagant, but I could potentially help with a decent sum, if given the right guarantees.