SH3 and GWX for noobs

Falkirion · 09-29-09, 07:06 PM

Should I be playing some vanilla SH3 before I jump into GWX? Or should I just go straight off the deep end and learn to swim for myself? I'm picking up a copy of SH3 later this week and have GWX 3.0 sitting in my torrent list. I've been sailing the pacific in fleet boats for a long time now.

Opinions?

Commander Gizmo · 09-29-09, 09:02 PM

I'd jump right in and start enjoying GWX. Why put youself through the lousy effects and bugs of the stock game. It was barely playable until the supermods. Just my $0.005

Freiwillige · 09-29-09, 09:14 PM

Yea I would skip vanilla and go straight for the GWX experiance! Try out vanilla just once just so you can see the amazing works of the GWX team.

Sgtmonkeynads · 09-29-09, 09:52 PM

No No No!!!!!!!
You should play stock SHIII through one time. This will let you fully appreciate how awesome GWX is. It is night and day, but if you don't see the darkness, you will not see the light.

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-29-09, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgtmonkeynads

No No No!!!!!!!
You should play stock SHIII through one time. This will let you fully appreciate how awesome GWX is. It is night and day, but if you don't see the darkness, you will not see the light.

Exactly... please run stock SH3 first for at least a few hours so you will have a baseline to compare with. Otherwise you'll never know what things looked like and felt like before all the work we poured into GWX.

sergei · 09-30-09, 02:48 AM

Yeah good advice. I did one patrol in stock then started playing around with mods.
I would say one patrol would be enough for you as it seems you already have subsim experience.
And enjoy - it's awesome

onelifecrisis · 10-01-09, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sgtmonkeynads

No No No!!!!!!!
You should play stock SHIII through one time. This will let you fully appreciate how awesome GWX is. It is night and day, but if you don't see the darkness, you will not see the light.

+1

One patrol in stock, just so you can see the difference.
Also, don't try manual targeting straight away.

berobispo · 10-01-09, 12:27 PM

has to be said:

I started by playing stock for about a month, wasnt that bad

Vanilla is nice, especially the limited amount of freighters in the beginning! Imaging having to distinguish so many of them from the start on. But with SHIV experience, GWX should be playable from the start!

Nice mods for later, when manual targeting is something you want:

U-jagd or
Niclas Periscope TDC 1.2, which includes U-jagd

or, of course:

OLC and TMT, but my computer is not fast enough for it

enjoy - or better - stop playing now before you have begun, because your real life will SUFFER!

Shearwater · 10-05-09, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgtmonkeynads

No No No!!!!!!!
You should play stock SHIII through one time. This will let you fully appreciate how awesome GWX is. It is night and day, but if you don't see the darkness, you will not see the light.

That's what I'm doing at the moment. It's late 1940 by now, VIIB and about 230,000 GRT. Once I've finished my current carreer and get the hang of manual targeting, I'll reward myself with GWX3

And I keep a mental list of all the things I hope to see corrected in GWX

Jimbuna · 10-05-09, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Shearwater

That's what I'm doing at the moment. It's late 1940 by now, VIIB and about 230,000 GRT. Once I've finished my current carreer and get the hang of manual targeting, I'll reward myself with GWX3

And I keep a mental list of all the things I hope to see corrected in GWX

Should be quite a list then

gdogghenrikson · 10-01-09, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

I'm picking up a copy of SH3 later this week and have GWX 3.0 sitting in my torrent list.

why on a torrent list, why not get it from official site?

Falkirion · 10-04-09, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gdogghenrikson

why on a torrent list, why not get it from official site?

Its the official torrent from the GWX team. My internet speeds at home depend on being under a cap, and my brother and sister usually bust through it so I save all my heavy downloading for the end of the month when we're over it. And its my own preferance, I'd rather have all the install under one big download than multiple smaller ones.

Btw thanks to the GWX team for providing a torrent option.

Jimbuna · 10-05-09, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Its the official torrent from the GWX team. My internet speeds at home depend on being under a cap, and my brother and sister usually bust through it so I save all my heavy downloading for the end of the month when we're over it. And its my own preferance, I'd rather have all the install under one big download than multiple smaller ones.

Btw thanks to the GWX team for providing a torrent option.

Your most welcome

09-29-09, 07:06 PM	#1
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	SH3 and GWX for noobs Should I be playing some vanilla SH3 before I jump into GWX? Or should I just go straight off the deep end and learn to swim for myself? I'm picking up a copy of SH3 later this week and have GWX 3.0 sitting in my torrent list. I've been sailing the pacific in fleet boats for a long time now. Opinions?

09-29-09, 09:52 PM	#4
Sgtmonkeynads Ships Secretary Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MilesCity Montana Posts: 583 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	No No No!!!!!!! You should play stock SHIII through one time. This will let you fully appreciate how awesome GWX is. It is night and day, but if you don't see the darkness, you will not see the light. __________________ Just help someone.....it makes a difference

09-29-09, 09:02 PM	#2
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	I'd jump right in and start enjoying GWX. Why put youself through the lousy effects and bugs of the stock game. It was barely playable until the supermods. Just my $0.005

09-29-09, 09:14 PM	#3
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Yea I would skip vanilla and go straight for the GWX experiance! Try out vanilla just once just so you can see the amazing works of the GWX team.

09-30-09, 02:48 AM	#6
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Yeah good advice. I did one patrol in stock then started playing around with mods. I would say one patrol would be enough for you as it seems you already have subsim experience. And enjoy - it's awesome

10-01-09, 12:27 PM	#8
berobispo Helmsman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 102 Downloads: 174 Uploads: 4	has to be said: I started by playing stock for about a month, wasnt that bad Vanilla is nice, especially the limited amount of freighters in the beginning! Imaging having to distinguish so many of them from the start on. But with SHIV experience, GWX should be playable from the start! Nice mods for later, when manual targeting is something you want: U-jagd or Niclas Periscope TDC 1.2, which includes U-jagd or, of course: OLC and TMT, but my computer is not fast enough for it enjoy - or better - stop playing now before you have begun, because your real life will SUFFER!