New Player - not impressed so far....

[Der Kuenstler]

I'm in my first campaign playing SH3 with GWX Gold mod and SH3 Commander, 71% realism.

1) I find it extremely annoying when time compression stops and my lookouts holler "warship spotted!" or "plane spotted!" and I have to go investigate only to find it is another German. Wouldn't the lookout in reality know not to bother the captian about that?

2) I have made 9 patrols and typically there is a lot of rain and I only see a tugboat or small coal tender or coastal merchant every 3-4 days. I'm gaining only small amounts of renown.

3) It's mid-1940 and I'm still in the same boring Type 2a sub with no options to upgrade.

4) Dumb messages like "not enough men in the engine room, sir!" These men are professional sailors - don't they know what room they should be in without me telling them?


So far my general feelings while playing this game are are boredom and tedium - interrupted by an occasional small ship sunk.