Swedish sub-commander says hello!

Raticon · 10-15-10, 04:17 PM

Hello all.

I got a window that recommended me to write a letter to all of you, telling me about myself and submarine games. I am (currently) 23 years old and i live in the arctic north of sweden, really north up in the really arctic part of sweden that is

My first encounter with submarine games came when i was really young. I got this bunch of "old games i don't want anymore" from my uncle, in that heap of games, Command & Conquer, Monkey Island 1 and SimCity 2000 lured, and in the very bottom i found something interesting.

"Silent Hunter", the disc said. So i installed it and saw it was about submarines, american ones hunting japanese ships in the pacific.

At first i thought that it was the most boring game ever. Just blubbering about in a tiny useless submarine with lousy graphics looking for some Sampans or other small craft to sink with my cannon.

Then, after giving the game a few valuable hours of my youth, i discovered that sinking boats with torpedoes was great fun, and then trying to run away with pings ringing in my ears like a wake-up bell in the early morning.

Naturally, this came with loads of losses, i ran aground, got sunk, challenged battleships with my puny deck-gun and got blown to kingdom come by all kinds of boats. However, i took a liking to the sneaky tactics of a submarine and after a few months of intensive gaming i got bored and i totally forgot the game.

A few years later.
I had told my uncle how cool i thought SH was, and he sent me SH2 for my birtday a few years later, after i had watched "Das Boot" and also "U-571" on TV i suddenly thought that german WW2 submarines is the coolest ever!
And i must say that German is the no.1 language for submariners. SH2 was a cool game but for some reason i didn't like it much in the long run. Can't remember why but i dropped the game after just about 2 months of playing.

...Then it came to me, a while later...

SH3. The lord. The master. The king and GOD of all submarine games!
And with GWX 3.0 and SHcommander 3.2 it is complete! it is THE submarine game of all times! And everyone who says otherwise must be tied to a stake and burned instantly.

So, that's me. I have a really demanding job and i live with my girlfriend so i'm not the super-active forum member y'all want. But i will peek in here from time to time.

frau kaleun · 10-15-10, 07:09 PM

Ahoy and welcome!

Great intro and story, thanks for sharing.

krashkart · 10-15-10, 08:07 PM

Welcome aboard Raticon. Great intro.

Sailor Steve · 10-16-10, 12:15 AM

WELCOME ABOARD!

Castout · 10-16-10, 12:56 AM

Get Silent Hunter IV too and the U-boat expansion!

With supermod it's awesome!

and umm don't forget Dangerous Waters if graphics is not your main concern. It's really the one game on modern naval warfare. LWAMI or DWX supermod enhances the game too..pretty substantial even.

Jimbuna · 10-16-10, 07:18 AM

Herr-Berbunch · 10-16-10, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raticon

So, that's me. I have a really demanding job and i live with my girlfriend so i'm not the super-active forum member y'all want.

That's okay, most of us live with our jobs and have a demanding girlfriend!

...but don't tell the wife

Welcome aboard.

Raticon · 10-16-10, 08:23 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody

I read some of the reviews on SH4 and it sound great but...
It's not in the north atlantic!

So i have heard about SH5 and that it's supposed to be good, with missions downloaded from the web and whatnot, but some critics says it's lame with "hitpoints" on ships.

What is your opinion, is it worth the money?

Jimbuna · 10-16-10, 11:19 AM

It's available at a cheap enough price now to give it a chance.

Herr-Berbunch · 10-16-10, 05:02 PM

And with SH4 you can get the U-boat mods to fill the gap.

I've just had a quick check around the UK sites and you can buy SH2-5 for about £30, that's four games less than the price of a new release - that's ~320 SEK. Don't know how much it'd be in Sweden? Can't really go wrong with trying all at that price.

the_tyrant · 10-22-10, 06:59 AM

Welcome aboard
SH5 is in the budget bin now, so its cheap enough to give it a chance
just remember to come often to find great mods for SH5

10-15-10, 04:17 PM	#1
Raticon Seaman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Arctic Posts: 38 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Swedish sub-commander says hello! Hello all. I got a window that recommended me to write a letter to all of you, telling me about myself and submarine games. I am (currently) 23 years old and i live in the arctic north of sweden, really north up in the really arctic part of sweden that is My first encounter with submarine games came when i was really young. I got this bunch of "old games i don't want anymore" from my uncle, in that heap of games, Command & Conquer, Monkey Island 1 and SimCity 2000 lured, and in the very bottom i found something interesting. "Silent Hunter", the disc said. So i installed it and saw it was about submarines, american ones hunting japanese ships in the pacific. At first i thought that it was the most boring game ever. Just blubbering about in a tiny useless submarine with lousy graphics looking for some Sampans or other small craft to sink with my cannon. Then, after giving the game a few valuable hours of my youth, i discovered that sinking boats with torpedoes was great fun, and then trying to run away with pings ringing in my ears like a wake-up bell in the early morning. Naturally, this came with loads of losses, i ran aground, got sunk, challenged battleships with my puny deck-gun and got blown to kingdom come by all kinds of boats. However, i took a liking to the sneaky tactics of a submarine and after a few months of intensive gaming i got bored and i totally forgot the game. A few years later. I had told my uncle how cool i thought SH was, and he sent me SH2 for my birtday a few years later, after i had watched "Das Boot" and also "U-571" on TV i suddenly thought that german WW2 submarines is the coolest ever! And i must say that German is the no.1 language for submariners. SH2 was a cool game but for some reason i didn't like it much in the long run. Can't remember why but i dropped the game after just about 2 months of playing. ...Then it came to me, a while later... SH3. The lord. The master. The king and GOD of all submarine games! And with GWX 3.0 and SHcommander 3.2 it is complete! it is THE submarine game of all times! And everyone who says otherwise must be tied to a stake and burned instantly. So, that's me. I have a really demanding job and i live with my girlfriend so i'm not the super-active forum member y'all want. But i will peek in here from time to time.

10-16-10, 12:15 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-16-10, 12:56 AM	#5
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Get Silent Hunter IV too and the U-boat expansion! With supermod it's awesome! and umm don't forget Dangerous Waters if graphics is not your main concern. It's really the one game on modern naval warfare. LWAMI or DWX supermod enhances the game too..pretty substantial even. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

10-16-10, 07:18 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-16-10, 11:19 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It's available at a cheap enough price now to give it a chance. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-15-10, 07:09 PM	#2
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Ahoy and welcome! Great intro and story, thanks for sharing.

10-15-10, 08:07 PM	#3
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Raticon. Great intro.

10-16-10, 08:23 AM	#8
Raticon Seaman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Arctic Posts: 38 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the warm welcome everybody I read some of the reviews on SH4 and it sound great but... It's not in the north atlantic! So i have heard about SH5 and that it's supposed to be good, with missions downloaded from the web and whatnot, but some critics says it's lame with "hitpoints" on ships. What is your opinion, is it worth the money?

10-16-10, 05:02 PM	#10
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	And with SH4 you can get the U-boat mods to fill the gap. I've just had a quick check around the UK sites and you can buy SH2-5 for about £30, that's four games less than the price of a new release - that's ~320 SEK. Don't know how much it'd be in Sweden? Can't really go wrong with trying all at that price. __________________

10-22-10, 06:59 AM	#11
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard SH5 is in the budget bin now, so its cheap enough to give it a chance just remember to come often to find great mods for SH5