How realistic do you play SH3 - Page 10

frenema · 08-18-07, 12:24 PM

100% - with or without external view depending on my mood.

LoneTraveller · 08-28-07, 11:58 PM

I voted "arcade" cause I have the settings for a nuclear era sub (sue me that's my generation).

I unselect the CO2, limited fuel, limited O2 and whatever limits the subs ability underwater.

I can't seem to hit squat with manual targeting so that's also out of the picture.

The rest is on. No map update, no external camera (too much of a cheat for losers who can't work a sonar

), no event camera (not much use in GWX

), realistic detonation prone torps

, stabilize view is ridiculous...make out the average of the area it's aiming (periscope view) by watching the zone of the ship that you are constantly viewing while going left and right, left and right, etc.

I forget the rest of the settings that are easy to get around off.

Have fun

Jimbuna · 08-29-07, 09:23 AM

Quote:

no external camera (too much of a cheat for losers who can't work a sonar

How else would you get to see the hundreds and hundreds of great screenshots on this forum without all the 'cheats'

Reinhard Hardegen · 08-29-07, 10:05 AM

I do play it at the hard level, and lately, at real time. Just to get that feel for what it must have been like, from the times of sheer boredom to the crash dives and dc attacks.

And its an added plus to go to sleep to the hum of the engines, but when the crew yells ALARM!!! you wake up in a hurry.

Heibges · 08-29-07, 10:11 AM

Or you're sitting there watching a baseball game, when you hear it. Especially during the overhaul phase of the operation.

Lafferty · 08-29-07, 09:51 PM

80% i still want to have a little fun.

Mikey_Wolf · 09-06-07, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoneTraveller

no external camera (too much of a cheat for losers who can't work a sonar

)

I'd be willing to be my life savings all £2 of them that you yourself was once a "loser" while learning how to work the hydrophones and sonar properly.

VolvicCH · 09-06-07, 09:21 PM

89 %.......I wish i had the skill and tenacity to do it at 100% but I have long since come to terms with the fact that I am absolutely crap at trig and therefore i let my wep officer do the firing solutions

Have a nice day

Jimbuna · 09-08-07, 05:40 AM

You play the game at the most comfortable level to your liking

Huskalar · 09-08-07, 07:27 AM

At this moment I use map updates and because I've just started playing GWX I also use the weapon officer assistance to ID ships for me. But there's a good chance I'm going to do that myself again in the near future.

onelifecrisis · 09-12-07, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huskalar

I also use the weapon officer assistance to ID ships for me.

Same here!

But I had to remove the Firing Solution icon and shortcut key from the game - I can't handle temptation.

f16falcon · 09-14-07, 02:54 PM

80% for me, external views are a must, watching my sub in the sunset...ahh happy days! Weapon officer assist on, no freeloaders on my boat he's weapons, im the captain!

Mueller72 · 09-16-07, 07:30 AM

90% external views I love making screenshots or watch explosions from short range. It increases the immersion IMHO.

Other way I hate it if I cannot hinder myself looking if these destroyers are still lurking above me

Have not yet found a good solution for this problem.

desirableroasted · 09-16-07, 02:41 PM

I don't know how many of you ski, but I find SH3/GWX a lot like skiing... once you get through the first rough couple of days, you are suddenly having a GREAT time. Sure, you are on the baby slopes (stock SH3, low reality), but you are having a ball. Eventually, though, that gets tame, so you venture out on the blue slopes (GWX, low reality, or whatever). And you have a ball.

Most of us stay on the blue slopes. Some of us learn to have fun on the reds (GWX, 70%+ reality). A few of us end up being good at and enjoying black-slope moguls (GWX, full realism).

74% is my "I'm having a ball" level right now.

Trygvasson · 09-16-07, 06:20 PM

I think I'm missing out on some good stuff here. I've been playing at 100% for a while now, and it's getting a bit tame. What is DiD? Where can I find Real Navigation mod and Longer Repair Times mod? Is there a way to make destroyer behaviour less predictable?

View Poll Results: How realistic do you play?
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Hard	201	68.84%
Arcade	28	9.59%
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08-29-07, 10:05 AM	#139
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	I do play it at the hard level, and lately, at real time. Just to get that feel for what it must have been like, from the times of sheer boredom to the crash dives and dc attacks. And its an added plus to go to sleep to the hum of the engines, but when the crew yells ALARM!!! you wake up in a hurry. __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.”

08-29-07, 10:11 AM	#140
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Or you're sitting there watching a baseball game, when you hear it. Especially during the overhaul phase of the operation. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

09-06-07, 09:21 PM	#143
VolvicCH Bosun Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Guadiaro, Spain Posts: 65 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	89 %.......I wish i had the skill and tenacity to do it at 100% but I have long since come to terms with the fact that I am absolutely crap at trig and therefore i let my wep officer do the firing solutions Have a nice day __________________ “Oh God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small” “As we sail thru life, don't avoid rough waters, sail on because calm waters won't make a skillful sailor”

09-08-07, 05:40 AM	#144
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You play the game at the most comfortable level to your liking __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-18-07, 12:24 PM	#136
frenema Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 116 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	100% - with or without external view depending on my mood.

08-28-07, 11:58 PM	#137
LoneTraveller Seaman Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 39 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I voted "arcade" cause I have the settings for a nuclear era sub (sue me that's my generation). I unselect the CO2, limited fuel, limited O2 and whatever limits the subs ability underwater. I can't seem to hit squat with manual targeting so that's also out of the picture. The rest is on. No map update, no external camera (too much of a cheat for losers who can't work a sonar ), no event camera (not much use in GWX ), realistic detonation prone torps , stabilize view is ridiculous...make out the average of the area it's aiming (periscope view) by watching the zone of the ship that you are constantly viewing while going left and right, left and right, etc. I forget the rest of the settings that are easy to get around off. Have fun

08-29-07, 09:51 PM	#141
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	80% i still want to have a little fun.

09-08-07, 07:27 AM	#145
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	At this moment I use map updates and because I've just started playing GWX I also use the weapon officer assistance to ID ships for me. But there's a good chance I'm going to do that myself again in the near future.

09-14-07, 02:54 PM	#147
f16falcon Loader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire U.K. Posts: 89 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	80% for me, external views are a must, watching my sub in the sunset...ahh happy days! Weapon officer assist on, no freeloaders on my boat he's weapons, im the captain!

09-16-07, 07:30 AM	#148
Mueller72 Seaman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 40 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	90% external views I love making screenshots or watch explosions from short range. It increases the immersion IMHO. Other way I hate it if I cannot hinder myself looking if these destroyers are still lurking above me Have not yet found a good solution for this problem. __________________

09-16-07, 02:41 PM	#149
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I don't know how many of you ski, but I find SH3/GWX a lot like skiing... once you get through the first rough couple of days, you are suddenly having a GREAT time. Sure, you are on the baby slopes (stock SH3, low reality), but you are having a ball. Eventually, though, that gets tame, so you venture out on the blue slopes (GWX, low reality, or whatever). And you have a ball. Most of us stay on the blue slopes. Some of us learn to have fun on the reds (GWX, 70%+ reality). A few of us end up being good at and enjoying black-slope moguls (GWX, full realism). 74% is my "I'm having a ball" level right now. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

09-16-07, 06:20 PM	#150
Trygvasson Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 38 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I think I'm missing out on some good stuff here. I've been playing at 100% for a while now, and it's getting a bit tame. What is DiD? Where can I find Real Navigation mod and Longer Repair Times mod? Is there a way to make destroyer behaviour less predictable?