Hello

Vipre · 10-10-12, 07:08 PM

I'm not much of a naval game person, space navies are a different story, but I am a fan of RPGs and simulation games in general and loved Silent Service on the NES back when.

Having come across effingcontroller's "Let's Play Silent Hunter III" on YouTube however and seeing not only how great it looked but how exciting it was to watch I started checking to see if I could add it to my collection. While my antique PC doesn't come close to being up for SH4 or 5 it is suited nicely for III.

After silently hunting it down, inspecting the manual and installing it, I loaded up the first Naval Academy mission and took a look around the boat and area with the external cam. By the time I finished the Flak tutorial I was hooked deep. I've never seen something look as insanely good on my PC before as watching from the seafloor looking up as a burning aircraft by pure chance crashed directly overhead.

Upon completing the Academy missions I launched a career on 81% difficulty. I left event cam and external cam on for the cinematic value as seeing torps run and going external underwater to watch ships sink is one of the best parts. Left the noise meter on despite not understanding how to get use out of it or paying much attention to it to begin. Finally left WO assist on in part because it didn't make sense why he wouldn't be able to do that task and in part to help teach me to do it by double checking my work.

Completed my first patrol, 10 days 9-3-39 to 9-13-39 out of Wilhelmshaven to AF87 and back. Had no luck in the zone itself as a storm blew in just as I reached the patrol area and I couldn't see or hear anything. I did sink a small Norwegian merchant on the way up, had to...it all but fell in my lap without my trying. Didn't know it's nationality at the time, couldn't see more than the outline in the dark, but it was out of Bergen headed straight at England so I consider it justified as it could've been British for all I knew at the time or supporting them.

I won't make habit of sinking neutrals though and would like to have explained what some of the posts I've read here which say "command frowns on it in-game" mean. I'm also looking for a "fix" for the default flag and Bismarck textures but I've had no luck yet, any help would be appreciated.

Hoping to be around a while,

Vipre a.k.a "Hans Richter, Leutnant zur See"

Cybermat47 · 10-10-12, 08:13 PM

WELCOME
TO
SUBSIM!

Maceaciadh · 10-10-12, 08:15 PM

hello and a big welcome from everyone to the game. its always good to play stock for quite sometime to get your bearings in game. it will give you some decent senses for when you decide to mod your SH3 to bring it up to a much higher standard.

you will find endless information on this website about the game like hunting /evasion techniques, graphics boosters, super mods, solutions to bugs and answers to any possible question you could think of.

personally i started the game 4 months ago and like you was completely hooked. i say it will take that long of constant playing in stock before you get really bored and want to start checking out the all the cool mods available and i wish you some happy sailing herr kaluen

HW3 · 10-10-12, 11:19 PM

Welcome to SubSim Vipre!

Woolfman · 10-10-12, 11:52 PM

Welcome Viper, there's lots of stuff on the site, so much I get lost myself once in a while!

good hunting,

woolfman

Jimbuna · 10-11-12, 05:41 AM

Welcome

Gerald · 10-11-12, 11:27 AM

u crank · 10-11-12, 04:15 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM.

Laufen zum Ziel · 10-11-12, 10:46 PM

Welcome mate you are now addicted. If you have not done so go to GWX. It will blow you away.

Vipre · 10-12-12, 12:10 AM

Thanks to all for the welcome.

Quote:

If you have not done so go to GWX. It will blow you away.

I have taken a look at GWX already, I believe it's also the mod used in the YouTube Let's Play video, however I'm worried about what impact it'll have on my WW1 era computer.

My system lists everything as...
XP SP3
Pentium 4 2.00GHz
Ram 512 MB
64MB Nvidia GeForce3 Ti 200

...while systemrequirementslab.com reports my video memory at 171.0 MB

Regardless I'm either just meeting the Recommended requirements for SH3 or I'm slightly below. How well can I expect GWX to perform on such outdated specs?

TwoGamers · 10-12-12, 03:44 AM

Everyone says GWX is great and it is but it's fine on it's own I reckon

EffingController · 10-18-12, 08:51 PM

Is it my soul that calls upon my name? Wait, that doesn't sound like my soul. I'm firing my hyrdophone operator.

Glad to see that I've helped another addict on the way to salvation! If the core game is running okay on your machine, I'd give GWX a try. It does make some graphical enhancements, but generally, it adds more content and scripting to the game which shouldn't (probably) overload your system while at sea. For me, the biggest difference with the game after I loaded GWX was that it loaded slower on startup. However, the vanilla game is fine too if you're concerned your computer might explode or something.

Vipre · 10-18-12, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Glad to see that I've helped another addict on the way to salvation!

And I'm grateful for the help.

"If the core game is running okay on your machine"

Core game runs fairly well, there's recently been a "twitch" in external view though that I think has more to do with low HD space than specs.

Possible slow startup is no worry, FTL and Stronghold Kingdoms also take forever to load so I'm used to it. Once running however they both play smoothly. My main concern was excessive lag due to the 64mb card and only 512mb of system ram.

I'm planning to give GWX a shot in spite of this as soon as I finish out my first career either at wars end or on the bottom.

Red October1984 · 10-18-12, 10:53 PM

Hello!

GWX shouldnt do too much lag on that 64 mb gpu. I play with 64 mb integrated graphics on my laptop.

For RAM, i have 4 gb. I dont know offhand how much you need for GWX.

Some of the larger explosions, (i.e. Modern Tanker struck with 3 torpedos) i have to look away from because of the lag from the fire. But i'm not complaining. I love this game.

Welcome Aboard!

Jimbuna · 10-19-12, 08:51 AM

GWX was designed to run on the same system specs as that of stock SH3 and will take a little longer to load....it is the addition of further mods that tends to impact heavily on some lower spec systems.

10-10-12, 07:08 PM	#1
Vipre Seaman Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 34 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Hello I'm not much of a naval game person, space navies are a different story, but I am a fan of RPGs and simulation games in general and loved Silent Service on the NES back when. Having come across effingcontroller's "Let's Play Silent Hunter III" on YouTube however and seeing not only how great it looked but how exciting it was to watch I started checking to see if I could add it to my collection. While my antique PC doesn't come close to being up for SH4 or 5 it is suited nicely for III. After silently hunting it down, inspecting the manual and installing it, I loaded up the first Naval Academy mission and took a look around the boat and area with the external cam. By the time I finished the Flak tutorial I was hooked deep. I've never seen something look as insanely good on my PC before as watching from the seafloor looking up as a burning aircraft by pure chance crashed directly overhead. Upon completing the Academy missions I launched a career on 81% difficulty. I left event cam and external cam on for the cinematic value as seeing torps run and going external underwater to watch ships sink is one of the best parts. Left the noise meter on despite not understanding how to get use out of it or paying much attention to it to begin. Finally left WO assist on in part because it didn't make sense why he wouldn't be able to do that task and in part to help teach me to do it by double checking my work. Completed my first patrol, 10 days 9-3-39 to 9-13-39 out of Wilhelmshaven to AF87 and back. Had no luck in the zone itself as a storm blew in just as I reached the patrol area and I couldn't see or hear anything. I did sink a small Norwegian merchant on the way up, had to...it all but fell in my lap without my trying. Didn't know it's nationality at the time, couldn't see more than the outline in the dark, but it was out of Bergen headed straight at England so I consider it justified as it could've been British for all I knew at the time or supporting them. I won't make habit of sinking neutrals though and would like to have explained what some of the posts I've read here which say "command frowns on it in-game" mean. I'm also looking for a "fix" for the default flag and Bismarck textures but I've had no luck yet, any help would be appreciated. Hoping to be around a while, Vipre a.k.a "Hans Richter, Leutnant zur See"

10-10-12, 08:13 PM	#2
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	WELCOME TO SUBSIM! __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

10-10-12, 11:19 PM	#4
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim Vipre! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-11-12, 05:41 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,505 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-11-12, 11:27 AM	#7
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-10-12, 08:15 PM	#3
Maceaciadh Loader Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 86 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	hello and a big welcome from everyone to the game. its always good to play stock for quite sometime to get your bearings in game. it will give you some decent senses for when you decide to mod your SH3 to bring it up to a much higher standard. you will find endless information on this website about the game like hunting /evasion techniques, graphics boosters, super mods, solutions to bugs and answers to any possible question you could think of. personally i started the game 4 months ago and like you was completely hooked. i say it will take that long of constant playing in stock before you get really bored and want to start checking out the all the cool mods available and i wish you some happy sailing herr kaluen

10-10-12, 11:52 PM	#5
Woolfman Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: On Patrol Posts: 46 Downloads: 264 Uploads: 0	Welcome Viper, there's lots of stuff on the site, so much I get lost myself once in a while! good hunting, woolfman

10-11-12, 04:15 PM	#8
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SUBSIM. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

10-11-12, 10:46 PM	#9
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Welcome mate you are now addicted. If you have not done so go to GWX. It will blow you away. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

10-12-12, 03:44 AM	#11
TwoGamers Officer Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 240 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Everyone says GWX is great and it is but it's fine on it's own I reckon

10-18-12, 08:51 PM	#12
EffingController Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 12 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Is it my soul that calls upon my name? Wait, that doesn't sound like my soul. I'm firing my hyrdophone operator. Glad to see that I've helped another addict on the way to salvation! If the core game is running okay on your machine, I'd give GWX a try. It does make some graphical enhancements, but generally, it adds more content and scripting to the game which shouldn't (probably) overload your system while at sea. For me, the biggest difference with the game after I loaded GWX was that it loaded slower on startup. However, the vanilla game is fine too if you're concerned your computer might explode or something.

10-18-12, 10:53 PM	#14
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Hello! GWX shouldnt do too much lag on that 64 mb gpu. I play with 64 mb integrated graphics on my laptop. For RAM, i have 4 gb. I dont know offhand how much you need for GWX. Some of the larger explosions, (i.e. Modern Tanker struck with 3 torpedos) i have to look away from because of the lag from the fire. But i'm not complaining. I love this game. Welcome Aboard! __________________

10-19-12, 08:51 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,505 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	GWX was designed to run on the same system specs as that of stock SH3 and will take a little longer to load....it is the addition of further mods that tends to impact heavily on some lower spec systems. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!