still play?

ReallyDedPoet · 11-05-07, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ryanwigginton

No, but not because it looks old... just waiting for GWX 1.04.

...and not playing SH4 because waiting for patch 1.4..

What are you waiting for, the game is very playable with 1.3.

RDP

SteamWake · 11-05-07, 10:48 AM

I like apples, no I like oranges... oh I'm so confused...

Ah screw it Ill go play IL2 :p

Peto · 11-05-07, 10:52 AM

American Submarine warfare is the opposite of the battle of the Atlantic. Basically I've found that my odds of surviving the war in the Pacific as being about 70-80 percent. Surviving the war as a U-boat skipper? About 0%. But it's fun to see how far I can get.

And it's nice to see 60 ship convoys once in a while (I scripted my SH3 campaign with looping convoys because the random ones suck IMO). By scripting them I can have very different escort configurations, sometimes with sweepers 10,000 meters away from the main body. And after scripting a couple hundred convoys--there's no way of knowing what you'll run into. The downside is they don't go into ports but just get close and turn around and head back. It'd rare to see the same convoy twice in a career though.

SteamWake · 11-05-07, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Peto

American Submarine warfare is the opposite of the battle of the Atlantic. Basically I've found that my odds of surviving the war in the Pacific as being about 70-80 percent.

What the hell am I doing wrong then ?!

Out of about a dozen or so carriers only two have survived untill retirement.

Ivan Putski · 11-05-07, 01:00 PM

I recently reinstalled it plus SHIII Commander 2.7, and GWX 1.03 with 1.03 expansion, plus some other mods.

AVGWarhawk · 11-05-07, 01:21 PM

You needed to add more responses. I do not play SH3 as I have studied the ATO. Read every book I could get my hands on concerning the ATO and watch Das Boot numerous times. Played the game enhanced by GWX. Now it is time to do much the same in the PTO. Plenty of books already read and more on order. I have a few movies in my library. I have volunteered to restore the USS Torsk which I love doing with great satisfaction. It gets to be more of a study and learning type deal for me. With a bit of imagination playing SH4, attempting to get the full effect without stealing the USS Torsk and taking her for a cruise in the Chesapeake Bay.

ReallyDedPoet · 11-05-07, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

You needed to add more responses.

I did not vote for this reason, but as noted, do play on occassion.

RDP

Ducimus · 11-05-07, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

You needed to add more responses. I do not play SH3 as I have studied the ATO. Read every book I could get my hands on concerning the ATO and watch Das Boot numerous times. Played the game enhanced by GWX. Now it is time to do much the same in the PTO. Plenty of books already read and more on order. I have a few movies in my library.

Im along those lines as well. My PTO book collection is not as large as my ATO collection, but im working on it

xboxer · 11-05-07, 02:38 PM

I'm not having a good time playing as Americans.

The only reason I play SH4 and not SH3 currently is because there are warships instead of boring merchants in it.

Peto · 11-05-07, 02:48 PM

I've been reading WWII sub history since I was about 10. (That's almost 40 years

). Having had the opportunity to speak with many subvets (all American) has been awesome and filled in many of the gaps. The best stories aren't always about things that happened at sea :rotfl: !

@ SteamWake: I've found that in SH4--as long as I'm carefull--I can survive. It's usually a plane that gets me and that's because I got careless and didn't dive for the day like I should have. It doesn't hurt that I've been playing subsims since Gato came out for the C64. Subsims and love=Experience Counts

.

Cheers!

Peto

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11-05-07, 01:00 PM	#5
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I recently reinstalled it plus SHIII Commander 2.7, and GWX 1.03 with 1.03 expansion, plus some other mods. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

11-05-07, 01:21 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You needed to add more responses. I do not play SH3 as I have studied the ATO. Read every book I could get my hands on concerning the ATO and watch Das Boot numerous times. Played the game enhanced by GWX. Now it is time to do much the same in the PTO. Plenty of books already read and more on order. I have a few movies in my library. I have volunteered to restore the USS Torsk which I love doing with great satisfaction. It gets to be more of a study and learning type deal for me. With a bit of imagination playing SH4, attempting to get the full effect without stealing the USS Torsk and taking her for a cruise in the Chesapeake Bay. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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11-05-07, 10:48 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I like apples, no I like oranges... oh I'm so confused... Ah screw it Ill go play IL2 :p

11-05-07, 10:52 AM	#3
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	American Submarine warfare is the opposite of the battle of the Atlantic. Basically I've found that my odds of surviving the war in the Pacific as being about 70-80 percent. Surviving the war as a U-boat skipper? About 0%. But it's fun to see how far I can get. And it's nice to see 60 ship convoys once in a while (I scripted my SH3 campaign with looping convoys because the random ones suck IMO). By scripting them I can have very different escort configurations, sometimes with sweepers 10,000 meters away from the main body. And after scripting a couple hundred convoys--there's no way of knowing what you'll run into. The downside is they don't go into ports but just get close and turn around and head back. It'd rare to see the same convoy twice in a career though.

11-05-07, 02:38 PM	#9
xboxer Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 52 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not having a good time playing as Americans. The only reason I play SH4 and not SH3 currently is because there are warships instead of boring merchants in it.

11-05-07, 02:48 PM	#10
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I've been reading WWII sub history since I was about 10. (That's almost 40 years ). Having had the opportunity to speak with many subvets (all American) has been awesome and filled in many of the gaps. The best stories aren't always about things that happened at sea :rotfl: ! @ SteamWake: I've found that in SH4--as long as I'm carefull--I can survive. It's usually a plane that gets me and that's because I got careless and didn't dive for the day like I should have. It doesn't hurt that I've been playing subsims since Gato came out for the C64. Subsims and love=Experience Counts . Cheers! Peto