IS SH5 worth playing at this point?

b34856 · 03-22-14, 11:10 AM

Hi all,

I've been a fan of subsims for a while and registered here a while ago. I like many others at the time was very disappointed by the release of SH5, and besides that my computer couldn't run it very well anyway. I have a new computer now, and I haven't loaded up SH5 in years, so my question is, is it worth playing now? Is there a popular mod out there like TMO that makes it realistic? I've scrolled through the mod forum but I must admit I'm rather confused

ReallyDedPoet · 03-22-14, 11:16 AM

Yes, check out the stickies in the SH5 Forum. There are 3-4 larger mods plus many others. Also there are some great how to threads and tutorials to help you along. Check those out and if stuck, ask more questions. Good luck with it.

Sailor Steve · 03-22-14, 11:27 AM

Let's ask some others.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing

Bottom line: A great many people think it's the best of all the Silent Hunter series. Others disagree, but as far as being playable? It is very much so and has been for quite some time now.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-22-14, 11:29 AM

As Steve mentioned, the search option here is your friend : )

Mowgli · 03-22-14, 01:32 PM

Well to be honest my first impressions were to uninstall it and try get SH3 running on my new machine but thought I would persevere and get some of the mods out there.

Once I started to get the mods going the game started to grab hold of me and I am to like it (not love it yet) but getting the mods working can be a nightmare (for me at least). Some go in easy, others damned hard.

Currently I am tearing my hair out (what is left of it) trying to get the gramaphone shuffle mod and a new skin installed and have spend more time installing mods then playing.

Short answer - it is worth it if you are prepared to put time into the game.

Nothing but praise for the modders who made the game worth playing.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-22-14, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mowgli

Short answer - it is worth it if you are prepared to put time into the game.

Nothing but praise for the modders who made the game worth playing.

That is what I have found with much of the Silent Hunter Series. Mods are what make them great, and it takes time to tune things to where you want them. But two things happen in the process: you learn a lot about mods, installing, tweaking, etc; two in the end you the game is tailored to where you want it.

intertex · 03-23-14, 01:01 PM

Out of the game and after one year I'm back playing SH5 again...
Or rather, playing with those mod again...So many new mod I'm too confused on which one to use

ReallyDedPoet · 03-23-14, 03:13 PM

Welcome intertex to SUBSIM : )

That is the best part of Silent Hunter, you can tailor it to your own personal taste.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-23-14, 03:14 PM

Plus ask questions and check out some of the stickies and threads ( new and older ) lots of great stuff there to help.

Aktungbby · 03-23-14, 11:40 PM

intertex! on your first post; a long silent running!

Jimbuna · 03-24-14, 09:39 AM

Welcome Intertex

intertex · 03-24-14, 12:18 PM

Actually I was active during my SH4 life...well guess it's too long a dive I've taken

Jimbuna · 03-24-14, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by intertex

Actually I was active during my SH4 life...well guess it's too long a dive I've taken

No problem matey....always welcome around these waters

03-22-14, 11:10 AM	#1
b34856 Seaman Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 31 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	IS SH5 worth playing at this point? Hi all, I've been a fan of subsims for a while and registered here a while ago. I like many others at the time was very disappointed by the release of SH5, and besides that my computer couldn't run it very well anyway. I have a new computer now, and I haven't loaded up SH5 in years, so my question is, is it worth playing now? Is there a popular mod out there like TMO that makes it realistic? I've scrolled through the mod forum but I must admit I'm rather confused __________________ b34856 Go in close, and when you think you are too close, go in closer. — Major Thomas B. 'Tommy' McGuire, USAAF.

03-22-14, 11:16 AM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Yes, check out the stickies in the SH5 Forum. There are 3-4 larger mods plus many others. Also there are some great how to threads and tutorials to help you along. Check those out and if stuck, ask more questions. Good luck with it. __________________ Back in the Day

03-22-14, 11:27 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Let's ask some others. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=worth+playing Bottom line: A great many people think it's the best of all the Silent Hunter series. Others disagree, but as far as being playable? It is very much so and has been for quite some time now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-22-14, 11:29 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	As Steve mentioned, the search option here is your friend : ) __________________ Back in the Day

03-22-14, 01:32 PM	#5
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Well to be honest my first impressions were to uninstall it and try get SH3 running on my new machine but thought I would persevere and get some of the mods out there. Once I started to get the mods going the game started to grab hold of me and I am to like it (not love it yet) but getting the mods working can be a nightmare (for me at least). Some go in easy, others damned hard. Currently I am tearing my hair out (what is left of it) trying to get the gramaphone shuffle mod and a new skin installed and have spend more time installing mods then playing. Short answer - it is worth it if you are prepared to put time into the game. Nothing but praise for the modders who made the game worth playing. __________________ Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

03-23-14, 01:01 PM	#7
intertex Swabbie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Out of the game and after one year I'm back playing SH5 again... Or rather, playing with those mod again...So many new mod I'm too confused on which one to use

03-23-14, 03:13 PM	#8
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome intertex to SUBSIM : ) That is the best part of Silent Hunter, you can tailor it to your own personal taste. __________________ Back in the Day

03-23-14, 03:14 PM	#9
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Plus ask questions and check out some of the stickies and threads ( new and older ) lots of great stuff there to help. __________________ Back in the Day

03-23-14, 11:40 PM	#10
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,997 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard intertex! on your first post; a long silent running! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

03-24-14, 09:39 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,501 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome Intertex __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-24-14, 12:18 PM	#12
intertex Swabbie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Actually I was active during my SH4 life...well guess it's too long a dive I've taken