Done Playing For Awhile

[Kapt Z]

Sorry to see you go Steve. Know what you mean, though.

My old machine just barely ran SH3 and even then it couldn't handle GWX and I had pretty much given up on the game entirely about a year or so ago. Then we finally bought a new computer and now SH3 is brand new again! I can run GWX and a bunch of mods no problem, no graphics issues, no save issues, unbelievable difference!

I'll get SH4 someday, but with all the complaints I hear about SH5 I could play SH3 for years to come.

Good luck in the Pacific and give my regards to the IJN.

I can entirely understand. Oddly enough, bugged saves and lost careers are what stop me from playing SH4, and got me playing SH3. Have a good rest, you've obviously earned it!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kapt Z

Good luck in the Pacific and give my regards to the IJN.

No Pacific, no IJN. Strictly OM and one each of the three types of u-boats. It will take me forever to reach 1942, and my compulsive nature demands that I play in a strict chronological order.

Originally Posted by Vendor

other than time, money, or other circumstances,what would you do then..

Well, I could have bought an entirely new computer today, but, silly me, I spent the money on a second bass (far different from the first one, but just as good), a pair of speaker cabinets so our two guitar players could hear each other better on stage, and a bunch of peripherals. I could buy a computer tomorrow, but I'm actually thinking of a car. I haven't had one in five years. Or finally getting my poor old Kawasaki up and running again. I could still buy a computer Friday, but there is no way I'm missing this year's Subsim Meet. Saturday I'll be broke again.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you'll eventually find a way to come back and enjoy the game.

I think I'll enjoy the game just fine, Except it will be SH4 rather than SH3. And who knows - that computer may be along sooner than I think.

I doubt it though. We still need a couple of new floor monitors and I'd like a crossover cabinet myself.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Strictly OM and one each of the three types of u-boats.

And here I thought you were gonna give 9D2 a whirl. I have to say, one reason i released what i have so far as a beta was too see how many people are really interested in it. Not that many are. I may just axe the project, or fold what's been done so far into TMO so it doesn't go to waste. Doing so may also help reduce the need for dual installs.

As for SH3. I have many fond memories playing this game, but the one thing that kills it for me, above all else, is the load time. Call it a personal pet peeve, but that super long load time bugs the hell out of me. Tantamount to scraping nails on a blackboard. It's like watching a web browser thats not responding, suddenly catch up to what it was loading 5 minutes after you clicked on a flash riddled web site. (single core cpu here at work)

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

And here I thought you were gonna give 9D2 a whirl. I have to say, one reason i released what i have so far as a beta was too see how many people are really interested in it. Not that many are. I may just axe the project, or fold what's been done so far into TMO so it doesn't go to waste. Doing so may also help reduce the need for dual installs.

I've already looked at it, and it's awesome. But as I said, I'm a little on the obsessive-compulsive side, and I have to start at the beginning of the war. I can't help myself. But I'll get to it, that I promise. It may take awhile though.

I'll tell you what. Since I'm still trying to set up mods for my OM career, I'll go ahead an try a 9D2 career immediately. It's not like I can't go back and start over anytime I want. I wasn't trying to dis you at all, and I know how hard it can be to pour your heart into something and have it be ignored. I have been playing music for 45 years now.

Sometimes I just forget about things from one day to the next.

As for SH3. I have many fond memories playing this game, but the one thing that kills it for me, above all else, is the load time. Call it a personal pet peeve, but that super long load time bugs the hell out of me. Tantamount to scraping nails on a blackboard. It's like watching a web browser thats not responding, suddenly catch up to what it was loading 5 minutes after you clicked on a flash riddled web site. (single core cpu here at work)

Different strokes for different folks. I can live with the load times, but only because I can spend that time talking to myself about other things that are always buzzing around my head. What makes me grind my teeth is waiting five minutes for it to load and then having the experience I described above.

[Ducimus]

Honestly, It won't break my heart in the slightest if nobody touch's it. Let's me off the hook for having to support another mod.

[Jimbuna]

That's tough Steve.....sounds to me like you've had a similar experience to what I encountered last week, your system has eventually been overpowered by a plethora of mods

I've a 3.0GHZ quad core system coming tomorrow and I suspect/hope you'll not be far behind me

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That's tough Steve.....sounds to me like you've had a similar experience to what I encountered last week, your system has eventually been overpowered by a plethora of mods

I've a 3.0GHZ quad core system coming tomorrow and I suspect/hope you'll not be far behind me

Ooh, mod heaven compared to mod soup - then we expect to see your mod list, not your son's from Dec!

[irish1958]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I've a 3.0GHZ quad core system coming tomorrow and I suspect/hope you'll not be far behind me

Jim, did you just rob a bank or win the lottery?