which mod? gw or NYGM

[17thcpikeman]

Hello all, I have just purchased SH3 which mod should I go for out of the two recommended? I have looked at the tutorials in the newbie guide and wanted to know which of the mods to install as I see you can only have one or the other?

Any advice is most welcome.

[Morts]

id go for GW

but of course you can just have 2 SH3 installations (not in the same folder though)
and have both GW and NYGM

Originally Posted by 17thcpikeman

Hello all, I have just purchased SH3 which mod should I go for out of the two recommended? I have looked at the tutorials in the newbie guide and wanted to know which of the mods to install as I see you can only have one or the other?

Any advice is most welcome.

Hi. Seeing that you're new here, I assume that you are aware of the new version of GW (= GWX) that is due to be released any day now. The rest of the community is abuzz with anticipation for it. You probably knew that but just in case...

[poor sailor]

For me the NYGM is the best mod ever made. But that is my opinion, and also I would like to support and other mods, like upcoming GWX. But personaly I think that I would allways to use the NYGM, maybe because that mod is made exactly for my taste and have a big adventage then any other mods.

[CCIP]

It all depends on your preference. In a nutshell -

GWX (due in a few days) - bigger feature list (e.g. more new units, more expanded campaigns), better graphics, balanced for a wider circle of users (from moderate to high difficulty)

NYGM - greater difficulty and several more advanced features (i.e. vicious AI enemies thanks to revised detection models; harder to get tonnage), catared to 'hardcore' players primarily

I soon plan a dual install; personally, for an atlantic campaign I may still lean to NYGM more - but I can't judge GWX since it's not out yet. Up to now I've been more of an NYGM user (though my install is always tweaked to my preference).

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by CCIP

NYGM - harder to get tonnage

I´m amazed about this, as I compared my WaW I careers to my WaW II career with NYGM and I have to say, the tonnages where the same most of the time. Tho, it might be that I play SHIII with a daredevil attitude, so I get more tonnage but there´s always the risk of being killed.

[squeak]

Originally Posted by CCIP

It all depends on your preference. In a nutshell -

GWX (due in a few days) .

*drooling* :p

[silentwayIII]

I've played both of the BIG mods and I believe NYGM is the better of the two. NYGM ver 2.2 is more realistic in terms of game play. The enemy (allies) AI is smarter, unforgiving and doesn't allow you to make many mistakes. To play NYGM well requires you to be on your toes. The dare devil, overly aggressive captain gets killed in NYGM!

I'm in early 1944 (14th patrol...600k tonnage...100% realism) in a IXD-2 and have learned through mostly minor errors that you must take NYGM seriously. Attacking a convoy now, with as many as eleven escorts, is not for the faint of heart. There are circumstances when you can't attack in NYGM and if you force it you can get yourself killed.

Also you read a lot about eye-candy on this forum...as far as I'm concerned, NYGM has more than enough eye-candy and its totally immersive. Bottom line...its the game play that is superior!

SilentwayIII

[melnibonian]

Hello and welcome to SubSim

Both GW and NYGM are really good mods. I went for GW because it was closer to the type of game I like playing, but my suggestion would be to try them both and make up your mind for yourself. In a nutshell GW is more graphically demanding and NYGM is aiming to be closer to reality. To tell you the truth both have almost the same level of difficulty for me (NYGM is probably slightly more difficult but there are no real differences in that department)

GWX is a totally different story though. It is the next level of the SH3 evolution and in my opinion it would be unfair to compare it with either GW and NYGM. It is comming out in a few days and it's a MUST

[U-5000]

I want to have 2 to 3 installs so I can use the GWX mod that is coming out and one for a campaign we have with the WPL Wolfpackleague, but can't remember how I did it can some one explain to me. Someone told me I can make multiple installs in the ubisoft directory and rename them SilentHunter III_a, b, c sorforth. I s this correct. please advice thanks

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Dowly

I´m amazed about this, as I compared my WaW I careers to my WaW II career with NYGM and I have to say, the tonnages where the same most of the time. Tho, it might be that I play SHIII with a daredevil attitude, so I get more tonnage but there´s always the risk of being killed.

Well the tonnages are still high even with NYGM, but mine are actually a bit lower. To me it also doesn't have to do only with ship damage since the escorts and planes in NYGM are downright nasty at times (in a good way, for me).

That said, I know there is a new ship damage model in GWX which I don't know anything about.

Also - key point - ship damage doesn't matter nearly as much as the way you play SHIII in getting tonnage.

[Lanzfeld]

Which mod....NYGM or GWX?

This is the $64,000 question. I really like what I have read about NYGM but I am going to try GWX first I think. It is nice to have a choice!

[Pants]

Make a multi install and DL both

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Pants

Make a multi install and DL both

Yea, that may well be the rightest answer

[Corsair]

For me the decision to play mostly NYGM was based on :

1. Instead of having to "spend" renown in order to "buy" equipment - didn't like that from the beginning - the equipment is available at set dates and if I want to upgrade I have to spend time in port for fitting it on the boat (therefore being less at sea)
2. The destroyer patrols scheme
3. My overall "gut feeling" after trying both

I try to play in a realistic way (or should I say what I think is realistic) like I don't man deck guns or flaks myself - don't think Kaptn's did - I don't raid harbours except if on special mission from SH3Gen, I don't use external cams and of course don't reload a save when I'm dead. My "game" is to start in Sept 39 and see how far I can get (from my sig you can see my previous boat U-104 recently died..)

So from what I have read from the very well done GWX manual (great historical research there) I tend to think I will make a dual install playing my actual combo NYGM 2.3/SH3Gen/SH3Weather/Sailor Steve's sounds 1.4 for this type of gameplay in the Atlantic and play GWX for other types of careers (the Med -sounds great- Black Sea and Far East)

Just my 2 cents and personal point of view, nothing religious in there.. Most important is that each player finds what suits him best even by adding his own personal settings to a few files of a supermod...