sh3 v sh5

aixoth · 08-02-13, 02:21 PM

About a week ago I tried sh3 and fell in love with it. Shortly after I became a subsim member because of all the great resources you guys provide for the game and the genre in general. I want to try SH5 but I have heard that it is not great(at least vanilla version). I don't want to know which one you think is better but instead what are some of the main differences between the two games as far as realism, game controls, campaign, etc. If I got sh5 with mods would it be similar to the realism and depth I can get from sh3 just with better graphics?

Sailor Steve · 08-02-13, 04:30 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

Here are some of the things I've said about them in the past:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...10&postcount=5
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...39&postcount=4

I don't have time to go over all the differences right now, since I have to post from the library and only have an hour to cover all of Subsim, but if your question hasn't been answered by next week when I'm back online for real, I'll give you a full rundown. The differences are many.

On the other hand both are very cheap right now, so there's no reason not to buy both and find out for yourself.

desertstriker · 08-02-13, 05:33 PM

the problem with SH5 is that to run the sobers mod soup which is recomended you need a beefy system

Hinrich Schwab · 08-03-13, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by desertstriker

the problem with SH5 is that to run the sobers mod soup which is recomended you need a beefy system

To clarify this, SH5 needs a beefy system to begin with. Ubisoft suits never gave the dev team enough time to iron out some of the performance issues in the core engine. The graphics aren't as optimized as they could be and the mods, which add more detail, compound this. A high-end processor and graphics card are highly recommended.

BassII · 08-03-13, 10:06 AM

I do have a high-end system, and atm i would prefer SH3 GWX3 + Commander over SH5 with mods!! Not that i'm saying its bad, but when learned to get around in SH5, its too easy to lock on a ship and sink it!

And the bad german language, obviously made by english speaking persons, can make a smile on my face.

Just my 2c

aixoth · 08-03-13, 10:55 AM

Thanks for the replies guys! Well my system isn't beefy by any stretch of the imagination so I guess for now I will be stuck with sh3(which is perfectly fine with me!). I also read that sh5 is more like an RPG than a sim, I don't know if that's true but it makes me lose almost all interest.

Jimbuna · 08-03-13, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

On the other hand both are very cheap right now, so there's no reason not to buy both and find out for yourself.

Same advice I tend to give

aixoth · 08-05-13, 03:11 PM

Wow, I just looked at some of the recommended mod lists for sh5. That's a lot to keep track of. I found out my comp does meet the minimum requirements but if I need to install 10+(at the minimum it seems) mods just to fix the broken parts, then I think my time will be better spent just playing sh3.

Jimbuna · 08-05-13, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by aixoth

Wow, I just looked at some of the recommended mod lists for sh5. That's a lot to keep track of. I found out my comp does meet the minimum requirements but if I need to install 10+(at the minimum it seems) mods just to fix the broken parts, then I think my time will be better spent just playing sh3.

Play what your computer specs will allow but most importantly...enjoy the experience.

TDK1044 · 08-05-13, 03:37 PM

To me, SH5 is like a modern movie about a WWII submarine, but SHIII is Das Boot. It's older, less flashy, but full of atmosphere.

BigWalleye · 08-05-13, 04:23 PM

Released in 1981, Das Boot is closer in age to today than to WW2. It is a modern movie about a WW2 submarine, very different from movies made during and immediately aftet the war, regardless of their country of origin. It doesn't have CG fx, but neither does Ep 4, a pretty modern movie.

TDK1044 · 08-06-13, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Released in 1981, Das Boot is closer in age to today than to WW2. It is a modern movie about a WW2 submarine, very different from movies made during and immediately aftet the war, regardless of their country of origin. It doesn't have CG fx, but neither does Ep 4, a pretty modern movie.

To me, the quaint WWII sub movies of the post war era were amusing but really not very realistic. Das Boot is the movie that gave me the feeling of actually being in a U Boat, and it was the reason that I purchased SHIII.

More modern movies often rely on cg fx as a substitute for lack of plot, and such movies are therefore not for me.

flag4 · 08-06-13, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

To me, SH5 is like a modern movie about a WWII submarine, but SHIII is Das Boot. It's older, less flashy, but full of atmosphere.

...hits the nail on the head!

08-02-13, 02:21 PM	#1
aixoth Nub Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	sh3 v sh5 About a week ago I tried sh3 and fell in love with it. Shortly after I became a subsim member because of all the great resources you guys provide for the game and the genre in general. I want to try SH5 but I have heard that it is not great(at least vanilla version). I don't want to know which one you think is better but instead what are some of the main differences between the two games as far as realism, game controls, campaign, etc. If I got sh5 with mods would it be similar to the realism and depth I can get from sh3 just with better graphics?

08-02-13, 04:30 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! Here are some of the things I've said about them in the past: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...10&postcount=5 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...39&postcount=4 I don't have time to go over all the differences right now, since I have to post from the library and only have an hour to cover all of Subsim, but if your question hasn't been answered by next week when I'm back online for real, I'll give you a full rundown. The differences are many. On the other hand both are very cheap right now, so there's no reason not to buy both and find out for yourself. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-05-13, 04:23 PM	#11
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Released in 1981, Das Boot is closer in age to today than to WW2. It is a modern movie about a WW2 submarine, very different from movies made during and immediately aftet the war, regardless of their country of origin. It doesn't have CG fx, but neither does Ep 4, a pretty modern movie. Last edited by BigWalleye; 08-05-13 at 09:14 PM.

08-02-13, 05:33 PM	#3
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	the problem with SH5 is that to run the sobers mod soup which is recomended you need a beefy system

08-03-13, 10:06 AM	#5
BassII Bosun Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Scandinavia. Posts: 62 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I do have a high-end system, and atm i would prefer SH3 GWX3 + Commander over SH5 with mods!! Not that i'm saying its bad, but when learned to get around in SH5, its too easy to lock on a ship and sink it! And the bad german language, obviously made by english speaking persons, can make a smile on my face. Just my 2c

08-03-13, 10:55 AM	#6
aixoth Nub Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies guys! Well my system isn't beefy by any stretch of the imagination so I guess for now I will be stuck with sh3(which is perfectly fine with me!). I also read that sh5 is more like an RPG than a sim, I don't know if that's true but it makes me lose almost all interest.

08-05-13, 03:11 PM	#8
aixoth Nub Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Wow, I just looked at some of the recommended mod lists for sh5. That's a lot to keep track of. I found out my comp does meet the minimum requirements but if I need to install 10+(at the minimum it seems) mods just to fix the broken parts, then I think my time will be better spent just playing sh3.

08-05-13, 03:37 PM	#10
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	To me, SH5 is like a modern movie about a WWII submarine, but SHIII is Das Boot. It's older, less flashy, but full of atmosphere.