SH 3, 4 or 5?

Sailor Steve · 06-27-16, 11:57 PM

As was said above, each has something different to offer and something none of the others has. SH5 with the modern mods is a visual feast, and many people love it above the others. So why play anything else, especially when the others look their age?

Unfortunately SH5 still only allows for a variant of a Type VII u-boat, and probably always will. If that's not what you play for, then the game is well worth it.

Only SH4 gives you an opportunity to command an American fleet boat in the 'Silent Service'. That said, the complete SH4 1.5 also lets you run a u-boat and Operation Monsun lets you do it throughout the entire war, a la SH3. SH4 also has some functions that neither the older or newer versions has, including the most realistic crew management system.

SH3 is still the only version that offers "realistic" eye-candy, such as working locks in the canals and harbors that had them (via LSH3, but available as a separate add-on for GWX), a tool (SH3 Commander) that gives realistic names, tonnages, cargoes and crew numbers to the ships you sink. There are also a wealth of other mods that let you tailor the game to your liking.

Again, it's all up to what you want from the game.

CEZ350 · 06-28-16, 12:11 AM

Thanks guys. I always enjoyed the U-Boat action in the Atlantic more than the Pacific, I think. I was mostly asking because I have read all kinds of horror stories about how unstable SH5 is. It's the only one I haven't played, and I didn't know if the mods made it playable or not.

Sailor Steve · 06-28-16, 01:47 AM

Oh. In that case it becomes a lot simpler. Yes, SH5 is very playable these days, and has been for a couple of years. There are many mods that help make it so, and players with SH5 experience will tell you a lot more than I can, but these days it boils down to one supermod, highly praised by pretty much everyone.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=210703

06-27-16, 11:57 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	As was said above, each has something different to offer and something none of the others has. SH5 with the modern mods is a visual feast, and many people love it above the others. So why play anything else, especially when the others look their age? Unfortunately SH5 still only allows for a variant of a Type VII u-boat, and probably always will. If that's not what you play for, then the game is well worth it. Only SH4 gives you an opportunity to command an American fleet boat in the 'Silent Service'. That said, the complete SH4 1.5 also lets you run a u-boat and Operation Monsun lets you do it throughout the entire war, a la SH3. SH4 also has some functions that neither the older or newer versions has, including the most realistic crew management system. SH3 is still the only version that offers "realistic" eye-candy, such as working locks in the canals and harbors that had them (via LSH3, but available as a separate add-on for GWX), a tool (SH3 Commander) that gives realistic names, tonnages, cargoes and crew numbers to the ships you sink. There are also a wealth of other mods that let you tailor the game to your liking. Again, it's all up to what you want from the game. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-28-16, 01:47 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh. In that case it becomes a lot simpler. Yes, SH5 is very playable these days, and has been for a couple of years. There are many mods that help make it so, and players with SH5 experience will tell you a lot more than I can, but these days it boils down to one supermod, highly praised by pretty much everyone. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=210703 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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06-28-16, 12:11 AM	#2
CEZ350 Nub Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 2 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. I always enjoyed the U-Boat action in the Atlantic more than the Pacific, I think. I was mostly asking because I have read all kinds of horror stories about how unstable SH5 is. It's the only one I haven't played, and I didn't know if the mods made it playable or not.