N00bs - how did you find out about SH3?

Keelbuster · 05-15-06, 06:27 PM

It seems that there has been an insurgence of new Kaleuns. This is GREAT. I'm so glad to hear that the game is gaining in popularity.

Don't fret if I (and maybe others) are a little hard on you in the beginning. N00b questions can be frustrating, especially if they put a negative spin on our beloved SH3. Plus, I'm at sea most of the time and am almost always drunk. And in the long run, the rough treatment will probably do you some good. What's more, the damned search function is hopeless. So nevermind the odd cuff to the head.

Now,

What brought you into the light of my favourite game (possibly of all time)?

Kb

Ducimus · 05-15-06, 06:30 PM

I read about SH3 on gamespot i think. Thats what got my intrest rekindled.

It looked like it had some of the AOD atmopsheric flavor and not all cut and dry like SH1 was. (i played the hell out of AOD, and by the time SH1 came out i was burnt out, skipped SH2 entirely).

Keelbuster · 05-15-06, 06:36 PM

I read about SH3 in August's PC Gamer. I was on the plane back from BC. It was Andy Mahood's sim column. I remember thinking "Right - there's a whole legion of hardcore sub nerds". Memories drifted back of ads for games like 668(i) and names like Silent Service floated into my mind. Andy was twisted about SH3, and I decided to give it a try.

I've been wickedly captivated by SH3, not to mention all things naval, since August. And it's been tested - BF2, as always, lurks on my harddrive, and I immersed myself in Oblivion, only to be drawn back to the salty business of hunting merchant ships. This game has changed me, as a gamer. It's a one-way ticket, baby.

Kb

P.S. I'm off to Chicago to climb onto U505 in three weeks.

andy_311 · 05-15-06, 06:38 PM

None of the above my brother in law told me about it first,then read the reviews about it and then bought it never looked back since love the game.

Keelbuster · 05-15-06, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by andy_311

None of the above my brother in law told me about it first,then read the reviews about it and then bought it never looked back since love the game.

Shiatsu - I should have put in an 'other' option. I'm a n00b when it comes polling.

Correction - maybe a brother-in-law is friend? Maybe not.

Kb

05-16-06, 07:51 AM

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I read about SH3 in August's PC Gamer. I was on the plane back from BC.

Yeah, PC Gamer always comes in handy during a bit of time travelling.

SeaSpectre · 05-16-06, 10:37 AM

It's funny...I was actually a part of the Subsim community WAAAYYY back before SH2 ever came out (1999-2000). I had only played SH1, but was eagerly looking forward to SH2. But then it kept on getting delayed and delayed. After over a year or more of delays, I drifted away from subsims altogether. I missed SH2 completely. I didn't even know about SH3 until I decided one day, about a month ago, to check back in on subsim.com to see what was happening. It had literally been close to five years since I had come to this site. Wow, have times changed!

In fact, it had been so long since I had been here that I didn't even remember what my old forum name was. had to start all over again a the beginning. Oh well. I'm very happy to be back, however, and I am enjoying the hell out of SH3.

Der Eisen-Wal · 05-16-06, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

I read about SH3 on gamespot i think. Thats what got my intrest rekindled.

It looked like it had some of the AOD atmopsheric flavor and not all cut and dry like SH1 was. (i played the hell out of AOD, and by the time SH1 came out i was burnt out, skipped SH2 entirely).

same thing, i wanted to get into sub sims back around 688, but didn't have the cash for it. but it was amazingly rated by gamespot and i gave it a try. never looked back.

Jsbl · 05-16-06, 12:21 PM

I saw it on the shelf in a local game shop.

That same moment I remembered the nostalgic times of playing Silent Service II in my early teens. I hadn't played a subsim since.

I went home and read all the reviews I could find on web.

The next day I spent 49 â‚¬ and bought the game.

Since that day I've been having difficulties keeping my wife happy!

STEED · 05-16-06, 01:39 PM

I could smell it in the air that SH3 was on its way, just like I can smell SH4.

NiemÃ¶ller · 05-16-06, 01:59 PM

I had enjoyed playing Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator II: Pacific Theater and I was specifically looking for a submarine simulation PC game. I searched on amazon.com (in spring 2005) and discovered that SH3 had come out, read some reviews, and bought the software in June 2005. I had hoped that my home computer would have enough power to play it, but I was sorely disappointed. Rather than give it away or throw it out, I held onto it until Feb 2006 when we purchased a more powerful computer. After replacing the pre-installed MicroCenter graphics card with a middle to low end video card, I started playing and have become addicted.

kiwi_2005 · 05-16-06, 02:52 PM

I was just addicted to submarines at a very young age, and as soon as the home PC was out i was playing games then one day i just about fainted in the PC shop there in front of me was this WW2 submarine sim called Aces of the deep. From then on i just keep buying sub games. Now im up to SH3

Roll on SH4

gonzosts · 05-16-06, 03:26 PM

Father servered on a tin can (USS Rush 714) and my brother servered on USS Kennedy.

Growing up with that, watching Run Silent-Run Deep and Das Boot plus a Navy recruiter pushing for submariners I'd played the real game on board the USS Greenling and USS Dace. Spent my time on the stack listening to fish fart and ships screw(s)!!

Just could never get it out of my blood.

AOD
SSN
SH II, III (hopefully IV)
688I
Subcommand
and a draw full of DOS versions.

stefano · 05-16-06, 04:24 PM

I have seen SH3 in a game shop, read about it on the internet, and than bought, and i can tell that is the best simulator ever, or better, i can compare it with Xplane, even this is an impressive flight simulator.
Both of them are the best you can find now about simulation games, even they are so different...

But i am so happy to have bought SH3 and upgraded with Grey Wolf and other mods.

Thanks a lot to all the guys that have build a so fantastic Grey Wolf and all the other modders!!

VipertheSniper · 05-16-06, 05:06 PM

Just been a lurker, not a noob, I played the hell out of AOD and SH1, SH2 is catching dust on the shelf, SH3 is just a blast. Haven't had that much fun since AOD.

View Poll Results: Attn: N00bs (or other interested posters) - How did you find out about SH3?
Saw it on the shelf.	6	10.53%
Read about it in a PC gaming mag.	3	5.26%
Read about it on a PC gaming website.	12	21.05%
Subsim.com lifted me from my boredom and pathetic gaming stagnation.	6	10.53%
Played previous subsims and couldn't wait to sink my eels into the next one. And I'm no goddamned n00b so watch it.	28	49.12%
Got a friend that's always at sea.	2	3.51%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

05-15-06, 06:27 PM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	N00bs - how did you find out about SH3? It seems that there has been an insurgence of new Kaleuns. This is GREAT. I'm so glad to hear that the game is gaining in popularity. Don't fret if I (and maybe others) are a little hard on you in the beginning. N00b questions can be frustrating, especially if they put a negative spin on our beloved SH3. Plus, I'm at sea most of the time and am almost always drunk. And in the long run, the rough treatment will probably do you some good. What's more, the damned search function is hopeless. So nevermind the odd cuff to the head. Now, What brought you into the light of my favourite game (possibly of all time)? Kb __________________

05-15-06, 06:36 PM	#3
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I read about SH3 in August's PC Gamer. I was on the plane back from BC. It was Andy Mahood's sim column. I remember thinking "Right - there's a whole legion of hardcore sub nerds". Memories drifted back of ads for games like 668(i) and names like Silent Service floated into my mind. Andy was twisted about SH3, and I decided to give it a try. I've been wickedly captivated by SH3, not to mention all things naval, since August. And it's been tested - BF2, as always, lurks on my harddrive, and I immersed myself in Oblivion, only to be drawn back to the salty business of hunting merchant ships. This game has changed me, as a gamer. It's a one-way ticket, baby. Kb P.S. I'm off to Chicago to climb onto U505 in three weeks. __________________

05-16-06, 10:37 AM	#7
SeaSpectre Watch Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's funny...I was actually a part of the Subsim community WAAAYYY back before SH2 ever came out (1999-2000). I had only played SH1, but was eagerly looking forward to SH2. But then it kept on getting delayed and delayed. After over a year or more of delays, I drifted away from subsims altogether. I missed SH2 completely. I didn't even know about SH3 until I decided one day, about a month ago, to check back in on subsim.com to see what was happening. It had literally been close to five years since I had come to this site. Wow, have times changed! In fact, it had been so long since I had been here that I didn't even remember what my old forum name was. had to start all over again a the beginning. Oh well. I'm very happy to be back, however, and I am enjoying the hell out of SH3. __________________ \"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.\" (If you want peace, prepare for war.) Vegetius, *Epitoma Rei Militaris* \"Fortune favors the bold.\" Virgil, *The Aeneid* Roman epic poet (70 BC - 19 BC)

05-16-06, 01:39 PM	#10
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I could smell it in the air that SH3 was on its way, just like I can smell SH4. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-15-06, 06:30 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I read about SH3 on gamespot i think. Thats what got my intrest rekindled. It looked like it had some of the AOD atmopsheric flavor and not all cut and dry like SH1 was. (i played the hell out of AOD, and by the time SH1 came out i was burnt out, skipped SH2 entirely).

05-15-06, 06:38 PM	#4
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	None of the above my brother in law told me about it first,then read the reviews about it and then bought it never looked back since love the game.

05-16-06, 12:21 PM	#9
Jsbl Seaman Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I saw it on the shelf in a local game shop. That same moment I remembered the nostalgic times of playing Silent Service II in my early teens. I hadn't played a subsim since. I went home and read all the reviews I could find on web. The next day I spent 49 â‚¬ and bought the game. Since that day I've been having difficulties keeping my wife happy!

05-16-06, 01:59 PM	#11
NiemÃ¶ller Nub Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I had enjoyed playing Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator II: Pacific Theater and I was specifically looking for a submarine simulation PC game. I searched on amazon.com (in spring 2005) and discovered that SH3 had come out, read some reviews, and bought the software in June 2005. I had hoped that my home computer would have enough power to play it, but I was sorely disappointed. Rather than give it away or throw it out, I held onto it until Feb 2006 when we purchased a more powerful computer. After replacing the pre-installed MicroCenter graphics card with a middle to low end video card, I started playing and have become addicted. __________________ \"Every day is a gift. Does it have to be a pair of socks?\" ---Anthony Soprano, \"The Sopranos\"

05-16-06, 02:52 PM	#12
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I was just addicted to submarines at a very young age, and as soon as the home PC was out i was playing games then one day i just about fainted in the PC shop there in front of me was this WW2 submarine sim called Aces of the deep. From then on i just keep buying sub games. Now im up to SH3 Roll on SH4 __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

05-16-06, 03:26 PM	#13
gonzosts Watch Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 18 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Father servered on a tin can (USS Rush 714) and my brother servered on USS Kennedy. Growing up with that, watching Run Silent-Run Deep and Das Boot plus a Navy recruiter pushing for submariners I'd played the real game on board the USS Greenling and USS Dace. Spent my time on the stack listening to fish fart and ships screw(s)!! Just could never get it out of my blood. AOD SSN SH II, III (hopefully IV) 688I Subcommand and a draw full of DOS versions. __________________ Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of all who Threaten it. Zero bubble

05-16-06, 04:24 PM	#14
stefano Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 10 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have seen SH3 in a game shop, read about it on the internet, and than bought, and i can tell that is the best simulator ever, or better, i can compare it with Xplane, even this is an impressive flight simulator. Both of them are the best you can find now about simulation games, even they are so different... But i am so happy to have bought SH3 and upgraded with Grey Wolf and other mods. Thanks a lot to all the guys that have build a so fantastic Grey Wolf and all the other modders!!

05-16-06, 05:06 PM	#15
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just been a lurker, not a noob, I played the hell out of AOD and SH1, SH2 is catching dust on the shelf, SH3 is just a blast. Haven't had that much fun since AOD.