What are the best Sub sims currently ...

Blacklight · 07-14-10, 12:21 AM

My two mains are Dangerous Waters with either the LWAMI mod or the RA mod (I jump back and forth between them) and Silent Hunter III with GWX Gold and a bunch of other mods.

Captain Nemo · 07-14-10, 06:53 AM

Out of Sub Command and Dangerous Waters I still prefer SC with the SCX mod. I must admit to not trying DW with the RA mod though which might make the difference and make me a DW fan instead. At present most of my sub sim time is dedicated to Silent Hunter 3 with GWX and a variety of other mods. I have SH4 but haven't got round to installing it. As for SH5, it looks great but is to demanding for my system, plus the DRM issue puts me off completely.

Nemo

Hangman · 07-19-10, 09:59 AM

Well, I have made my investment.

I have purchased Dangerous Waters (I am in the process of playing 688(i) so the need is currently coursing through the veins), and then a thought struck me; Why make two transactions? So I purchased Silent Hunter III as well.
But then, another thought struck me; I now need the mod's. So, instead of downloading them all (as I am in the process of playing 688(i) and a captain learns to have a great deal of patience), I went and purchased the SuperDVD from Subsim.
So the three disks are being shipped my way as of this writing (Please try not to sink the container ship before it reaches port. I may have patience, but not THAT much patience).
Another thought has struck me recently; What are the hardware requirements for these two programs? I may have to update the hardware too.

Bubblehead1980 · 07-19-10, 02:57 PM

SH 4 1.5 with TMO 2.0 for US Fleetboats is best in my book.SH 4 with Real Fleet Boat(RFB) 2.0 with Run Silent Run Deep(campaign mod) is nice also.

If you want a working, well done up to date U boat game, get SH 4 1.5 with Operation Monsun by Lurker(covers German U boats in Atlantic, ETO and PTO) and is very well done.Im not much of a U boat fan but enjoyed ti when i did play.

SH 4 also has a new British U boat mod out called We Dive at Dawn, from the creator of Op Monsun and Run Silent Run Deep.SH 4 is way to go right now since SH 5 is new, buggy, requires you to always been online and frm waht can tell and have been told, its a sub game right now, not sure.One day im sure itll be great.

FIREWALL · 07-19-10, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hangman

Well, I have made my investment.

I have purchased Dangerous Waters (I am in the process of playing 688(i) so the need is currently coursing through the veins), and then a thought struck me; Why make two transactions? So I purchased Silent Hunter III as well.
But then, another thought struck me; I now need the mod's. So, instead of downloading them all (as I am in the process of playing 688(i) and a captain learns to have a great deal of patience), I went and purchased the SuperDVD from Subsim.
So the three disks are being shipped my way as of this writing (Please try not to sink the container ship before it reaches port. I may have patience, but not THAT much patience).
Another thought has struck me recently; What are the hardware requirements for these two programs? I may have to update the hardware too.

It's easier if you tell us your computer specs.

Hangman · 07-20-10, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

It's easier if you tell us your computer specs.

I'm sure they will run on my tablet:
A Toshiba M700 w/ Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB - 2 gig ram - 160 gig HD - running Windows 7 64bit.
The only concern I have is the video:
12.1" diagonal widescreen LED backlight LCD @ 1280x800 native res. (WXGA) running from a Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 w/ 8MB to 251MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.
I've run into issues with other software because of the 'shared' graphics memory.

But my desktop, ... now that's a dinosaur. It's in serious need of upgrading. 1.2 GHz processor, 800MB ram, 1.2 gig HD, 4MB video card (it's so old, I don't remember the brand or any specs), running Windows XP Pro. This thing is still connected to the fat-boy, ... the boat-anchor, ... an old CRT monitor. It still works so I'll still use it.

Just haven't had the time &/or money at one point or another (you know, economic situations and all).

Spike88 · 07-20-10, 01:37 PM

You should be able to run Dangerous Waters on both
Here are the system requirements:

Quote:

Minimum: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, 550Mhz CPU, 128 MB RAM, D3D Video Card with 32MB RAM (DirectX 9.0b drivers), DX9 Sound Card, 590MB hard drive space, Internet or LAN connection for multiplayer
Recommended: 1GHz+ CPU, 256 MB RAM, D3D Video Card with 64MB RAM (with DirectX 9.0b compatible drivers), 1GB hard-drive space

As for Silent Hunter 3
Your laptop should be able to run it, but your desktop would chug along.
Here are the system requirements:

Quote:

- OS: Windows 2000 / XP
- Processor: Pentium® III 1.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 1.4 GHz (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz recommended)
- Memory: 512 MB
- Graphics: 64 MB (128 MB video card recommended)(see supported list*)
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
- Sound: Direct X 9.0 compliant PCI card
- Hard Drive: 1.5 GB
- *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release Nvidia® GeForce™ 3/4/FX series (GeForce 4 MX NOT supported)ATI® Radeon® 8500/9000 families or newer
  Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are currently the only ones that will run this game.

As you stated, the graphics card in your laptop is the biggest set back.

The other issues is I'm uncertain on whether or not both games will work on Windows 7. Although by running them as admin, running them under XP and or adding them to the list of exceptions in your DEP you shouldn't have any problems.

McHibbins · 07-20-10, 05:07 PM

Two words, one number : Silent Hunter 4 (with mods of course)

07-14-10, 12:21 AM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	My two mains are Dangerous Waters with either the LWAMI mod or the RA mod (I jump back and forth between them) and Silent Hunter III with GWX Gold and a bunch of other mods. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

07-14-10, 06:53 AM	#2
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Out of Sub Command and Dangerous Waters I still prefer SC with the SCX mod. I must admit to not trying DW with the RA mod though which might make the difference and make me a DW fan instead. At present most of my sub sim time is dedicated to Silent Hunter 3 with GWX and a variety of other mods. I have SH4 but haven't got round to installing it. As for SH5, it looks great but is to demanding for my system, plus the DRM issue puts me off completely. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

07-19-10, 09:59 AM	#3
Hangman Bosun Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North of the 37th Parallel Posts: 68 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Well, I have made my investment. I have purchased Dangerous Waters (I am in the process of playing 688(i) so the need is currently coursing through the veins), and then a thought struck me; Why make two transactions? So I purchased Silent Hunter III as well. But then, another thought struck me; I now need the mod's. So, instead of downloading them all (as I am in the process of playing 688(i) and a captain learns to have a great deal of patience), I went and purchased the SuperDVD from Subsim. So the three disks are being shipped my way as of this writing (Please try not to sink the container ship before it reaches port. I may have patience, but not THAT much patience). Another thought has struck me recently; What are the hardware requirements for these two programs? I may have to update the hardware too. __________________ Hangman

07-20-10, 05:07 PM	#8
McHibbins Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Good old Germany Posts: 739 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Two words, one number : Silent Hunter 4 (with mods of course) __________________

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07-19-10, 02:57 PM	#4
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,118 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	SH 4 1.5 with TMO 2.0 for US Fleetboats is best in my book.SH 4 with Real Fleet Boat(RFB) 2.0 with Run Silent Run Deep(campaign mod) is nice also. If you want a working, well done up to date U boat game, get SH 4 1.5 with Operation Monsun by Lurker(covers German U boats in Atlantic, ETO and PTO) and is very well done.Im not much of a U boat fan but enjoyed ti when i did play. SH 4 also has a new British U boat mod out called We Dive at Dawn, from the creator of Op Monsun and Run Silent Run Deep.SH 4 is way to go right now since SH 5 is new, buggy, requires you to always been online and frm waht can tell and have been told, its a sub game right now, not sure.One day im sure itll be great.