What type of SH3 player are you?

TheDudTorpedo · 04-02-09, 05:05 AM

Hi,

Having read quite a few threads now, its obvious there is quite a diverse range of approachs that people use when playing SH3. I've formed the impression that many people here are quite serious (in a good way of course) about the realism factor of the game.

In order to quantify my impression, I thought I might start a poll to test the accuracy, or inaccuracy, of my impression. I also realise that with the many options and tweaks available to the game (some via 3rd party MODS like SH3 Commander), it's not possible to cater for every single type of setup/realism setting. So, I've made some very broad categories that I hope might suffice (please chosse the once closest to your indvidual approach to the game).

What realism setting do you use?
1. Extreme Hardcore : 100% realism + D.I.D
2. Hardcore : 75% - 100% realism
3. Macho Man : 50% - 75% realism
4. Tough Guy : 25% to 50% realism
5. Super Soft : 0% to 25% realism

I'll go first ,and vote 5.

Thanks,
Dud

AndyW · 04-02-09, 07:02 AM

Realism 85% because I turn on external view and scope stabilization (historically correct) + DID + Manual Navigation.

Guess that makes me an extreme harcore player.

Cheers,

Sailor Steve · 04-02-09, 12:47 PM

#2 + DiD. I'm too lazy not to use the Weapons Officer. I'm finally weening myself of the external views, but there I am.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyW

...scope stabilization (historically correct)

I really don't want to go off topic, but you started it!

How were the scopes stabilized?

Bent Periscope · 04-02-09, 01:54 PM

Type 2, I only get to play sporadically so I have to make the best of it.

Onkel Neal · 04-02-09, 01:57 PM

Super hard core. If I die in the game, I will go drown myself in the bath tub

Lt.Fillipidis · 04-02-09, 02:03 PM

84% + D.I.D. I use the god's eye (which im thinking of turning off)
and weapons officer assistance. I wont say no if you tell me to do manual on a shot and i will probably find my target if its less than 5000km but i believe that 100% is too much for one man.

JohnnyBlaze · 04-02-09, 03:15 PM

:rotfl: @ Neal

Compared to that I'm soft as baby cheeks

Okay seriously I play at 85%. Weapon officer assistance on to identify targets, scope stabilization on for OLC gui and external view for eye candy. I guess I play D.I.D because I just started a new career after I was sank. I just haven't thought about it before.
And I use manual navigation and I'm going out there to do my job, but most of all I'm trying to bring my crew back home.

GoldenRivet · 04-02-09, 04:44 PM

#1

I have my own recognition manual, I occasionally plot attacks on paper using pencil and compass and strait edge, I time ships by stop watch, and even have one notch on my belt for a 1x time compression patrol of about 2 weeks duration.

next step, decorating my room with encased red lights!

Paul_IronCoffin · 04-02-09, 06:04 PM

100% realism, but don't play DiD. I don't want to spend several evenings just to lose my life. After all, I'n also expending my real life! It's only a game...

Larry U-136 · 04-04-09, 08:03 PM

Number 2

iambecomelife · 04-05-09, 03:09 AM

#2, DiD. I keep the external camera mainly for screenshots. Never had much use for auto targeting - it is a lot of fun to "eyeball" my torps.

I love old games like "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe", where there's no way to resurrect your guy (without modding tools). I still remember getting my P-47 ace killed on his second-to-last mission when I was 11 years old. :rotfl:

kiwi_2005 · 04-05-09, 04:35 AM

I am so hardcore that when i go on patrol i turn my monitor OFF...

[serously realism is around 80+ %, sometimes manual targetting On/ sometimes not. I mean no need to have a stroke over the game.

]

astak9 · 04-06-09, 08:49 AM

Type 3 player (about 74% reality)

but what the heck is DID

applesthecat · 05-10-09, 08:32 PM

I think the goal of gaming is entertainment, and the external views add to that, even though not being true to life, so I include external views. Seeing your torpedo race towards the target, not knowing if it will hit is a joy the real uboat guys didn't have. Why rob yourself of that joy if the point of gaming is entertainment? Increased realism doesn't always translate into increased enjoyment. Sometimes in the quest for realism, we lose the plot.

BTW, what is DID?

Jimbuna · 04-02-09, 07:02 AM

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04-02-09, 01:57 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Super hard core. If I die in the game, I will go drown myself in the bath tub __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-02-09, 03:15 PM	#7
JohnnyBlaze Officer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 247 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: @ Neal Compared to that I'm soft as baby cheeks Okay seriously I play at 85%. Weapon officer assistance on to identify targets, scope stabilization on for OLC gui and external view for eye candy. I guess I play D.I.D because I just started a new career after I was sank. I just haven't thought about it before. And I use manual navigation and I'm going out there to do my job, but most of all I'm trying to bring my crew back home. __________________

04-02-09, 04:44 PM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	#1 I have my own recognition manual, I occasionally plot attacks on paper using pencil and compass and strait edge, I time ships by stop watch, and even have one notch on my belt for a 1x time compression patrol of about 2 weeks duration. next step, decorating my room with encased red lights! __________________

04-02-09, 06:04 PM	#9
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	100% realism, but don't play DiD. I don't want to spend several evenings just to lose my life. After all, I'n also expending my real life! It's only a game... __________________

04-04-09, 08:03 PM	#10
Larry U-136 Gunner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Haddam, Connecticut Posts: 98 Downloads: 438 Uploads: 0	Number 2 __________________

04-02-09, 05:05 AM	#1
TheDudTorpedo Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 128 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	What type of SH3 player are you? Hi, Having read quite a few threads now, its obvious there is quite a diverse range of approachs that people use when playing SH3. I've formed the impression that many people here are quite serious (in a good way of course) about the realism factor of the game. In order to quantify my impression, I thought I might start a poll to test the accuracy, or inaccuracy, of my impression. I also realise that with the many options and tweaks available to the game (some via 3rd party MODS like SH3 Commander), it's not possible to cater for every single type of setup/realism setting. So, I've made some very broad categories that I hope might suffice (please chosse the once closest to your indvidual approach to the game). What realism setting do you use? 1. Extreme Hardcore : 100% realism + D.I.D 2. Hardcore : 75% - 100% realism 3. Macho Man : 50% - 75% realism 4. Tough Guy : 25% to 50% realism 5. Super Soft : 0% to 25% realism I'll go first ,and vote 5. Thanks, Dud __________________ Download GWX 3.0 Gold here : http://www.thegreywolves.com/ Download SH3 Commander 3.2 here : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...do=file&id=733

04-02-09, 07:02 AM	#2
AndyW Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 133 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	Realism 85% because I turn on external view and scope stabilization (historically correct) + DID + Manual Navigation. Guess that makes me an extreme harcore player. Cheers, __________________ currently U-200 (Type IXD2) Ltn.z.See Schonder, 2nd patrol (July 1943) [SH3 1.4b + GWX 2.1 @ 90% realism + U-Jagdtools + LRT + Seadbed Repair, DiD] TOTAL: 11 careers, 47 patrols, 1,033 days at sea, 633,585 tons sunk

04-02-09, 01:54 PM	#4
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Type 2, I only get to play sporadically so I have to make the best of it.

04-02-09, 02:03 PM	#6
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	84% + D.I.D. I use the god's eye (which im thinking of turning off) and weapons officer assistance. I wont say no if you tell me to do manual on a shot and i will probably find my target if its less than 5000km but i believe that 100% is too much for one man.

04-05-09, 03:09 AM	#11
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,706 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	#2, DiD. I keep the external camera mainly for screenshots. Never had much use for auto targeting - it is a lot of fun to "eyeball" my torps. I love old games like "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe", where there's no way to resurrect your guy (without modding tools). I still remember getting my P-47 ace killed on his second-to-last mission when I was 11 years old. :rotfl: __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

04-05-09, 04:35 AM	#12
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I am so hardcore that when i go on patrol i turn my monitor OFF... [serously realism is around 80+ %, sometimes manual targetting On/ sometimes not. I mean no need to have a stroke over the game. ] __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

04-06-09, 08:49 AM	#13
astak9 Mate Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 51 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Type 3 player (about 74% reality) but what the heck is DID __________________ http://www.asta-k9.tk

05-10-09, 08:32 PM	#14
applesthecat Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 135 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I think the goal of gaming is entertainment, and the external views add to that, even though not being true to life, so I include external views. Seeing your torpedo race towards the target, not knowing if it will hit is a joy the real uboat guys didn't have. Why rob yourself of that joy if the point of gaming is entertainment? Increased realism doesn't always translate into increased enjoyment. Sometimes in the quest for realism, we lose the plot. BTW, what is DID?

04-02-09, 07:02 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	-1 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!