Coming back to Silent Hunter, but which one?

MK25 · 07-09-13, 04:31 AM

Long story short: I've played tons of SH III, even more with the GWX mod, a lot less SH4 (maybe 50 hours) and not much else.

Now I have the urge to get back to it but I'm far out of the loop and I'm not sure which game/mod combination I should play. I absolutely love GWX so I will go back to playing that unless I find something else but I'm open to suggestions. So if anyone could be so kind to do a brief description of the various combinations available to us today I would be very thankful. I own both SH3 and SH4 obviously but can buy SH5 if needed.

I know its a bit of a big and fuzzy question but I value opinions as well as facts. :-)

desertstriker · 07-09-13, 04:58 AM

Silent hunter 3 for some reason there is always a calling as you have found out. unfortunatly I have played both SH4 and SH5 but there never seems to be a suitable replacement for SH3 GWX or SH3 NYGM.

Jaeger55 · 07-09-13, 06:14 AM

I myself recently started to get back into the submarine simulation and went right for SH3. For me it started with...

1. Silent Service on the Commodore 64
1.1Red Storm Rising
2. Silent Hunter
3. Silent Hunter II (Great game)
4. Silent Hunter III
5. Silent Hunter IV ...good game, looks great and all but the U-boats and Battle of the Atlantic draws me in more.

Anyway...As for Silent Hunter III, wish there was some more online going on, seems I missed it all.

Jimbuna · 07-09-13, 07:29 AM

Welcome to Subsim...it pretty much looks like you've answered your own question

Kelly621 · 07-09-13, 10:20 AM

Give MultiSH3, a stand alone utility program, a try...it allows you to have multiple installs of SH3. I have one install of SH3 with GWX and a second with SH3 and NYGM. You can play both as I do or you can decide which one you like best and go with it alone. Also, either way you go I would highly recommend using SH3Commander to enhance your experience.

Kelly621

flag4 · 07-09-13, 12:45 PM

...Silent Hunter iii with Silent Hunter v graphics...

...and hey presto! the world is perfect!

pharos · 08-13-13, 02:43 AM

try living silent hunter 3
I played gwx for a long time and coming back to SH3 I am using LSH it's very good

BigWalleye · 08-13-13, 06:16 AM

I second Kelly621's advice. GWX and NYGM, using MultiSH3 so you can bounce from one to the other. I have a LSH install also. Looks interesting, but I have to make a SH3speech module for it and haven't decided what layout to make it for.

Right now, it's NYGM with Hitman's optics for me. Bare bones, no fancy graticles, just a couple of hand-held wiz-wheels. Very U-boat feel!

Aktungbby · 08-13-13, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

I second Kelly621's advice. GWX and NYGM, using MultiSH3 so you can bounce from one to the other. I have a LSH install also. Looks interesting, but I have to make a SH3speech module for it and haven't decided what layout to make it for.

Right now, it's NYGM with Hitman's optics for me. Bare bones, no fancy graticles, just a couple of hand-held wiz-wheels. Very U-boat feel!

Actually only my helmsman knows that uboot feel!

Will try the NYGM on your recommend though, danke

BigWalleye · 08-13-13, 12:40 PM

As someone on this forum posted (I apologize, but I don't remember who.), NYGM may not have the greatest graphics, but you get a really accurate death!

Warren Peace · 08-13-13, 03:56 PM

I've tried 'em all, and keep coming back to GWX augmented with OLC, ACM and TMT.

Nothing against NYGM and LSH, both are very good at what they do, but the above combo just strikes the right balance of sim vs. fun.

It's kinda like a Ferrari, great fun to drive, but if you make a mistake it will kill you.

Ligne Maginot · 08-13-13, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

As someone on this forum posted (I apologize, but I don't remember who.), NYGM may not have the greatest graphics, but you get a really accurate death!

I was

.

Long live to the NYGM.

07-09-13, 04:31 AM	#1
MK25 Bilge Rat Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Coming back to Silent Hunter, but which one? Long story short: I've played tons of SH III, even more with the GWX mod, a lot less SH4 (maybe 50 hours) and not much else. Now I have the urge to get back to it but I'm far out of the loop and I'm not sure which game/mod combination I should play. I absolutely love GWX so I will go back to playing that unless I find something else but I'm open to suggestions. So if anyone could be so kind to do a brief description of the various combinations available to us today I would be very thankful. I own both SH3 and SH4 obviously but can buy SH5 if needed. I know its a bit of a big and fuzzy question but I value opinions as well as facts. :-)

07-09-13, 07:29 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to Subsim...it pretty much looks like you've answered your own question __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-09-13, 12:45 PM	#6
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	...Silent Hunter iii with Silent Hunter v graphics... ...and hey presto! the world is perfect! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

08-13-13, 03:56 PM	#11
Warren Peace Loader Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 89 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	I've tried 'em all, and keep coming back to GWX augmented with OLC, ACM and TMT. Nothing against NYGM and LSH, both are very good at what they do, but the above combo just strikes the right balance of sim vs. fun. It's kinda like a Ferrari, great fun to drive, but if you make a mistake it will kill you. __________________ The only sound that still scares me to this day... The silence when the pinging stops.

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07-09-13, 04:58 AM	#2
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	Silent hunter 3 for some reason there is always a calling as you have found out. unfortunatly I have played both SH4 and SH5 but there never seems to be a suitable replacement for SH3 GWX or SH3 NYGM.

07-09-13, 06:14 AM	#3
Jaeger55 Watch Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 18 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I myself recently started to get back into the submarine simulation and went right for SH3. For me it started with... 1. Silent Service on the Commodore 64 1.1Red Storm Rising 2. Silent Hunter 3. Silent Hunter II (Great game) 4. Silent Hunter III 5. Silent Hunter IV ...good game, looks great and all but the U-boats and Battle of the Atlantic draws me in more. Anyway...As for Silent Hunter III, wish there was some more online going on, seems I missed it all.

07-09-13, 10:20 AM	#5
Kelly621 Officer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 237 Downloads: 336 Uploads: 0	Give MultiSH3, a stand alone utility program, a try...it allows you to have multiple installs of SH3. I have one install of SH3 with GWX and a second with SH3 and NYGM. You can play both as I do or you can decide which one you like best and go with it alone. Also, either way you go I would highly recommend using SH3Commander to enhance your experience. Kelly621

08-13-13, 02:43 AM	#7
pharos Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So Pac Posts: 5 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	try living silent hunter 3 I played gwx for a long time and coming back to SH3 I am using LSH it's very good

08-13-13, 06:16 AM	#8
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	I second Kelly621's advice. GWX and NYGM, using MultiSH3 so you can bounce from one to the other. I have a LSH install also. Looks interesting, but I have to make a SH3speech module for it and haven't decided what layout to make it for. Right now, it's NYGM with Hitman's optics for me. Bare bones, no fancy graticles, just a couple of hand-held wiz-wheels. Very U-boat feel!

08-13-13, 12:40 PM	#10
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	As someone on this forum posted (I apologize, but I don't remember who.), NYGM may not have the greatest graphics, but you get a really accurate death!