SH5 + patch + mods: is it worth it?

orengreen · 09-19-10, 10:27 AM

OK OK... don't chew me out for the title, this is a serious question:
I really want your advice on this.
I used to play SH3 + GWX and I loved it!
I'm not hardcore like some of you: I let my officers calculate firing solutions since I liked "locking" the periscope on a ship's "sweet spot" and let fly. I enjoyed the hunt more - sneaking up and then sneaking away, waiting out wasserbombs, sneaking into harbors, etc. I also liked the external camera very much and the spectacular views it offered (fine, consider me a cheat GWX guys). I don't have to have everything at full realism, but I do like eye-candy and decent AI, of course.

I read some awful things about SH5, and I really want to know if it's worth playing. It's not the money, it's the time, energy, and heartache I worry about.
So what I want to know is if the patches and mods do indeed fix SH5's shortcoming or not, and if yes, which mods do the job. I know there's a whole bunch of mods out there, but I really want the handful of those mods that really boost the game's visuals + fix its problems.
I guess what I'm looking for in SH5 is to be a greatly upgraded and improved version of SH3.

Thanks for your time and advice!

09-19-10, 10:27 AM	#1
orengreen Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	SH5 + patch + mods: is it worth it? OK OK... don't chew me out for the title, this is a serious question: I really want your advice on this. I used to play SH3 + GWX and I loved it! I'm not hardcore like some of you: I let my officers calculate firing solutions since I liked "locking" the periscope on a ship's "sweet spot" and let fly. I enjoyed the hunt more - sneaking up and then sneaking away, waiting out wasserbombs, sneaking into harbors, etc. I also liked the external camera very much and the spectacular views it offered (fine, consider me a cheat GWX guys). I don't have to have everything at full realism, but I do like eye-candy and decent AI, of course. I read some awful things about SH5, and I really want to know if it's worth playing. It's not the money, it's the time, energy, and heartache I worry about. So what I want to know is if the patches and mods do indeed fix SH5's shortcoming or not, and if yes, which mods do the job. I know there's a whole bunch of mods out there, but I really want the handful of those mods that really boost the game's visuals + fix its problems. I guess what I'm looking for in SH5 is to be a greatly upgraded and improved version of SH3. Thanks for your time and advice!