I miss Silent Hunter

BROJD · 10-18-12, 06:44 AM

I'm currently deployed and can't play. I used to spend countless hours playing SHIII -- roaming the Atlantic, sipping schnapps, listening to period music, sometimes with my baby on my lap.

I haven't played in about 3 years.

And I just read Clay Blair's "Silent Victory," which has me hankering to play when I get home in a few months.

But what should I play? Should I stick with SHIII or try IV or V?

Gerald · 10-18-12, 06:53 AM

SH3+GWX In my opinion, a big shot

Herr-Berbunch · 10-18-12, 06:54 AM

All of them.

That way you'll find your favourite and it means we don't have to decide for you, they're all cheap enough now. Just make sure to mod them.

fitzcarraldo · 10-18-12, 07:26 AM

If you like the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) (reading Silent Victory...), you can try SH4 with supermods - RSRDC (The Run Silent Run Deep Campaign is the best campaign in SH4 for PTO).

Also, you could read Clair Blair's "Hitler U-Boats War", and try SH3 or SH5 in the Atlantic...

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo

Sailor Steve · 10-18-12, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

All of them.

That way you'll find your favourite and it means we don't have to decide for you, they're all cheap enough now. Just make sure to mod them.

And they're all very cheap these days.

Hinrich Schwab · 10-19-12, 07:26 AM

Ah...the old "Which game..." question. It is pretty much up to personal preference and comfort with modding. If you want to play as the Americans, the choice is obvious. If you want to be the Germans, then preference comes to play. SH5 requires a tremendous amount of modding, so if you are not comfortable with that, it may not be an option for you. If I had to make a recommendation, I would say SH3 w/GWX and SH3 Commander.

BerntBalchen · 10-19-12, 08:15 AM

Download J'attendrai (Tornerail) to your iPod and play that when ever you feel down.

Works for me and the KaLeun everytime.

BROJD · 10-23-12, 03:11 AM

I read all of Clay Blair's "Hitler's U-Boat War."

I am partial to the Atlantic, partly because I think it sets up an interesting campaign arc: Start early, when the ASW capabilities were weak, convoying was rare, and most U-Boats returned to base safely. Train your crew and yourself, because by the end of the war most sorties were suicide missions.

But in the Pacific, by the end of the war the Jap DD fleet was decimated and the hunting was easy.

Still, cruising the lovely Pacific sometimes seems nicer than weathering countless gales and fog in the North Sea and North Atlantic.

As much as I'd like to try all of them, between work, family (whom I haven't seen in months), and life, I hope I can have the time to really enjoy one of them.

Dogfish40 · 10-18-12, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BROJD

I'm currently deployed and can't play. I used to spend countless hours playing SHIII -- roaming the Atlantic, sipping schnapps, listening to period music, sometimes with my baby on my lap.

I haven't played in about 3 years.

And I just read Clay Blair's "Silent Victory," which has me hankering to play when I get home in a few months.

But what should I play? Should I stick with SHIII or try IV or V?

Ahoy BROJD
Good to have you back Brutha'. I will ditto Herr-Berbunch that you should try all. To elaborate a bit, play them all, make your desision but I would say have a campaign going in all three! The two you haven't played, SH4 and SH5 are not only worth trying out, it would be a shame if you didn't. All the games must be modded up and after you do, they are difficult to put down. I hope you play all three like myself. I have an ongoing campaign in all three going at any given time.
(PS: The eye candy in a modded SH5...you,ve just got to see this...

)
Cheers and Good Hunting

D40

10-18-12, 06:44 AM	#1
BROJD A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 77 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I miss Silent Hunter I'm currently deployed and can't play. I used to spend countless hours playing SHIII -- roaming the Atlantic, sipping schnapps, listening to period music, sometimes with my baby on my lap. I haven't played in about 3 years. And I just read Clay Blair's "Silent Victory," which has me hankering to play when I get home in a few months. But what should I play? Should I stick with SHIII or try IV or V?

10-18-12, 06:53 AM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	SH3+GWX In my opinion, a big shot __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-18-12, 06:54 AM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	All of them. That way you'll find your favourite and it means we don't have to decide for you, they're all cheap enough now. Just make sure to mod them. __________________

10-18-12, 07:26 AM	#4
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,318 Downloads: 3345 Uploads: 0	If you like the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) (reading Silent Victory...), you can try SH4 with supermods - RSRDC (The Run Silent Run Deep Campaign is the best campaign in SH4 for PTO). Also, you could read Clair Blair's "Hitler U-Boats War", and try SH3 or SH5 in the Atlantic... Best regards. Fitzcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

10-19-12, 08:15 AM	#7
BerntBalchen IntOpsVet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 87 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Download J'attendrai (Tornerail) to your iPod and play that when ever you feel down. Works for me and the KaLeun everytime. __________________ --CURRENT BUILD-- CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KF 5.8GHz GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition RAM: Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5 5600MHz 64GB SSD: Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe M.2 NVME SSD 2TB CASE: Phanteks Eclipse G500A DRGB Mid Tower MoBo: ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING PSU: Corsair HX1200, 1200W PSU Screen: ASUS 27" gamingskjerm ROG Strix XG27AQ x 2

10-19-12, 07:26 AM	#6
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Ah...the old "Which game..." question. It is pretty much up to personal preference and comfort with modding. If you want to play as the Americans, the choice is obvious. If you want to be the Germans, then preference comes to play. SH5 requires a tremendous amount of modding, so if you are not comfortable with that, it may not be an option for you. If I had to make a recommendation, I would say SH3 w/GWX and SH3 Commander.

10-23-12, 03:11 AM	#8
BROJD A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 77 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I read all of Clay Blair's "Hitler's U-Boat War." I am partial to the Atlantic, partly because I think it sets up an interesting campaign arc: Start early, when the ASW capabilities were weak, convoying was rare, and most U-Boats returned to base safely. Train your crew and yourself, because by the end of the war most sorties were suicide missions. But in the Pacific, by the end of the war the Jap DD fleet was decimated and the hunting was easy. Still, cruising the lovely Pacific sometimes seems nicer than weathering countless gales and fog in the North Sea and North Atlantic. As much as I'd like to try all of them, between work, family (whom I haven't seen in months), and life, I hope I can have the time to really enjoy one of them.