SH5 or SH3 ?

captgeo · 03-09-14, 08:13 AM

Hello fellow boat capt's..........

Its been a long time since I wanted to launch a new Sub Sim, I was wondering if SH5 is worth it, or just go backwards to SH3 for U Boats.

I have SH4( those that remember me ,know this fact) with OP Monsun installed, maybe I should stick with that .

Sailor Steve · 03-09-14, 08:54 AM

captgeo · 03-09-14, 04:09 PM

Thanks Steve, I do know about the search function, .......thanks for old info that I have seen.

I was looking for a more recent opinion,

anybody have an opinion ?

thanks in advance

murat124 · 03-09-14, 05:34 PM

My opinion is, buy a copy of SH5 from here for 2 bucks and play with it. Modding and experimenting is half the fun. This is just a game after all.

http://www.inetvideo.com/products/si...he-atlantic-pc

Good luck

Syxx_Killer · 03-09-14, 06:31 PM

Since SH5 can be purchased so cheaply now, I say get it and try it. If you don't like it you won't be out a whole lot. I recently bought SH5 off Amazon for a whopping $8.50. Graphically it's beautiful, even on my old dinosaur. My old computer runs it with high graphical settings with decent framerates. The only thing I did was turn off shadows. Turns out I'm not liking it as much as I thought I would. I haven't even got to my patrol zone and that was a week ago.

I think my issue is learning the whole new interface. If you buy the DVD version it comes with an hour long documentary on USS Lagarto. I haven't watched it yet, but that seems like it's worth the cost in itself. One thing that kind of surprised me is when I registered SH5 on UPlay it came up as the gold edition even though I have the DVD version. I'm not sure what the gold edition has, but it's cool that I apparently have it.

Aktungbby · 03-09-14, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murat124

My opinion is, buy a copy of SH5 from here for 2 bucks and play with it. Modding and experimenting is half the fun. This is just a game after all.

http://www.inetvideo.com/products/si...he-atlantic-pc

Good luck

PRECISELY

Sailor Steve · 03-09-14, 08:12 PM

My point was that this question has been asked and answered so many times that all possible opinions have been given. I'm betting that no matter how many people respond there will be the exact same answers that have been given before. Some love it and swear by it. Some hate it and swear at it. The only way you can really find out for yourself is to find out for yourself. That answer has also been repeated ad nauseum.

Quote:

thanks for old info that I have seen

In case you didn't notice, four of them are two months old and one is only two weeks old, so this is not old info that you have seen, but brand new info you didn't bother to look for.

Sorry if I've gone on a rant, but exactly how many threads do we need asking the same question over and over?

Oh, and to answer the same question yet again: SH5 is very much loved by the people who love eye candy and Type VII U-boats, and SH3 is prefered by those who want to play with other types of boats. The modders for SH5 have had to spend most of their time fixing the game, so much less has been spent adding all the new things SH3 has. On the other hand neither one has yet to match the gameplay of Aces Of The Deep or SH1.

And, as has been said here and elsewhere many times before, it is so cheap there's no reason not to buy it and see for yourself.

Jimbuna · 03-10-14, 05:12 AM

*May as well stick my twopenneth in*

In a word YES and as I've stated on many a previous occasion...the SH series is so cheap in price these days it's got to be worth the purchase for so little financial risk.

captgeo · 03-10-14, 08:37 AM

Thanks Fellow submariner's

thank you for the current advice, no slight intended Steve( I checked the dates on those threads before I commented and I promise not to make anybody repeat anything anymore, lol) .......purchased both.

Only problem is ....when I tried to order it direct threw the Subsim link it stated that it could not be shipped to my address, so I had to order it from a Canadian addressed company.

will have to donate to Subsim also I guess.

Mowgli · 03-12-14, 03:14 PM

Guys as you can see I am an old subsim guy who as been AWOL for a couple of years when I was transported to Skyrim.

I have recently fired up my old machine and checked out my super modded SH3 but now i have a new machine (64 bit windows 7) I am ready to buy SH5 for the eye candy and was just about to buy from Steam when I read somewhere that you cannot mod steam as well as a dvd version of the game.

Can you confirm or deny this please as I am a mega user of mods.

Sorry if this has been answered else where.

Salute

Jimbuna · 03-12-14, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mowgli

Guys as you can see I am an old subsim guy who as been AWOL for a couple of years when I was transported to Skyrim.

I have recently fired up my old machine and checked out my super modded SH3 but now i have a new machine (64 bit windows 7) I am ready to buy SH5 for the eye candy and was just about to buy from Steam when I read somewhere that you cannot mod steam as well as a dvd version of the game.

Can you confirm or deny this please as I am a mega user of mods.

Sorry if this has been answered else where.

Salute

Much better if you click on the quick links at top right of this page then scroll down and hit the Amazon UK site...that way SubSim will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you and you will have a physical disc to keep, far better than a digital download IMHO.

Mowgli · 03-20-14, 01:06 AM

Tried to buy from recommended site but they do not ship to the UK???

Managed to get a really cheap disc from Amazon and installed just fine.

I am glad I did not pay more for SH5 because disappointed is an understatement but will give it a few more days and if still disappointed it can go in the bin and I return to my old machine and SH3 with its fantastic mods.

My first impressions were - ok nice to walk through the boat and that was all I could find in its favour - please tell me I am wrong.

Mowgli · 03-20-14, 02:01 PM

Well I finally got the mod manager working and put my first mod on as a test - simple key command one to get the gramophone going. Now have over 300 30/40s tracks copied over from my SH3 machine.

Now to get the shuffler going then slowly start work on getting the game up to a reasonable standard.

03-09-14, 08:13 AM	#1
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	SH5 or SH3 ? Hello fellow boat capt's.......... Its been a long time since I wanted to launch a new Sub Sim, I was wondering if SH5 is worth it, or just go backwards to SH3 for U Boats. I have SH4( those that remember me ,know this fact) with OP Monsun installed, maybe I should stick with that . __________________

03-09-14, 08:54 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SH5 vs SH3 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=181798 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=211358 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=209888 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=209887 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=191523 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169985 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=171105 SH5 worth it yet? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=171105 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169025 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=203252 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=210322 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=175098 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=173338 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=197625 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=194796 There are a lot more, but that should cover it pretty well. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-09-14, 04:09 PM	#3
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Thanks Steve, I do know about the search function, .......thanks for old info that I have seen. I was looking for a more recent opinion, anybody have an opinion ? thanks in advance __________________

03-10-14, 05:12 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	May as well stick my twopenneth in In a word YES and as I've stated on many a previous occasion...the SH series is so cheap in price these days it's got to be worth the purchase for so little financial risk. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-10-14, 08:37 AM	#9
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Thanks Fellow submariner's thank you for the current advice, no slight intended Steve( I checked the dates on those threads before I commented and I promise not to make anybody repeat anything anymore, lol) .......purchased both. Only problem is ....when I tried to order it direct threw the Subsim link it stated that it could not be shipped to my address, so I had to order it from a Canadian addressed company. will have to donate to Subsim also I guess. __________________ Last edited by captgeo; 03-10-14 at 08:57 AM.

03-09-14, 05:34 PM	#4
murat124 Watch Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 26 Downloads: 149 Uploads: 0	My opinion is, buy a copy of SH5 from here for 2 bucks and play with it. Modding and experimenting is half the fun. This is just a game after all. http://www.inetvideo.com/products/si...he-atlantic-pc Good luck

03-09-14, 06:31 PM	#5
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Since SH5 can be purchased so cheaply now, I say get it and try it. If you don't like it you won't be out a whole lot. I recently bought SH5 off Amazon for a whopping $8.50. Graphically it's beautiful, even on my old dinosaur. My old computer runs it with high graphical settings with decent framerates. The only thing I did was turn off shadows. Turns out I'm not liking it as much as I thought I would. I haven't even got to my patrol zone and that was a week ago. I think my issue is learning the whole new interface. If you buy the DVD version it comes with an hour long documentary on USS Lagarto. I haven't watched it yet, but that seems like it's worth the cost in itself. One thing that kind of surprised me is when I registered SH5 on UPlay it came up as the gold edition even though I have the DVD version. I'm not sure what the gold edition has, but it's cool that I apparently have it.

03-12-14, 03:14 PM	#10
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Your thoughts gentlemen Guys as you can see I am an old subsim guy who as been AWOL for a couple of years when I was transported to Skyrim. I have recently fired up my old machine and checked out my super modded SH3 but now i have a new machine (64 bit windows 7) I am ready to buy SH5 for the eye candy and was just about to buy from Steam when I read somewhere that you cannot mod steam as well as a dvd version of the game. Can you confirm or deny this please as I am a mega user of mods. Sorry if this has been answered else where. Salute __________________ 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.

03-20-14, 01:06 AM	#12
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Tried to buy from recommended site but they do not ship to the UK??? Managed to get a really cheap disc from Amazon and installed just fine. I am glad I did not pay more for SH5 because disappointed is an understatement but will give it a few more days and if still disappointed it can go in the bin and I return to my old machine and SH3 with its fantastic mods. My first impressions were - ok nice to walk through the boat and that was all I could find in its favour - please tell me I am wrong. __________________ 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.

03-20-14, 02:01 PM	#13
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Well I finally got the mod manager working and put my first mod on as a test - simple key command one to get the gramophone going. Now have over 300 30/40s tracks copied over from my SH3 machine. Now to get the shuffler going then slowly start work on getting the game up to a reasonable standard. __________________ 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.