Another plug for Trigger Maru
I agree that you should play it naked for awhile. That way when you load up Trigger Maru you'll feel like the first time you fired up GWX and looked around the harbor in wonder. By that time, Ducimus may have Living Breathing Ocean and a few other tricks incorporated into Trigger Maru 1.4.
You can ignore all the criticism of Trigger Maru's too difficult AI. Coming from GWX you'll truly wonder what all the fuss is about. The American sub is 1 knot faster at silent speed (that's double!) and maneuvers just about as good as a Type VII. SH4 has thermal layers wonderfully modeled, which adds to your advantage. Just be sure to read the proviso on thermal layers from Ducimus. A thermal layer is not a brick wall. It's more like a screen door.
You're going to love the Position Keeper in the American Boats. It's actually possible and many times desirable to shoot with the periscope down, completely preserving the accuracy of your shots! With the Position Keeper it is entirely possible to kinda sorta accurately shoot torpedoes from sonar data only. Last time I did it I got four hits out of five torpedoes.
The Pacific has all kinds of challengingly shallow water to tempt you to your death. The first thing you'll say about the Pacific is "I actually thought the Atlantic was big?"
Don't scrap SH3 by any means. I think it is close to equally as good, but you are going to love SH4!
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