Is SHIII boring you.

[Rosencrantz]

Am I bored? Have to say no, I'm not bored to play SHIII.
People are different. Someone is bored because of transits, even if one is using TC2048. I never, ever use more than TC256 and I use to play just 2 - 3 gamedays per evening. Sometimes even less if there is some action without TC. Three months patrol with IX takes me sometimes 5 - 6 weeks in real life. But I'm not complaining.

-RC-

[The_Pharoah]

ahh yes this is a good thread for me to add to. I've just come back from months off - I mean, I even uninstalled SHIII about 6 months ago coz I couldn't be bothered playing it... yes I know..but with BF2, IL2, FS2004, and more importantly wife+2 kids (1 born in April), there really isn't time for much.

HOWEVER, I realised that I'm ageing (I'm turning 30 next week ) and I can't do the BF2 bunny-hopping, bragging, etc etc crap or even play against guys who do - and have gotten back into SHIII. Man, what a rush!! There's nothing quite being a sub captain...making all the decisions. SHIII provides me with an experience that I don't get in any other game atm. And thats why I'm back. Its hard to explain but I'm sure a lot of you will understand.

[kiwi_2005]

Surely ridgewayranger, was going to know that SHIII is not all about leaving port and finding numerous ships straight away, although is possible. SHIII is not boring what i found boring was SH1 and SH2 even though i play SH2 right up till SH3 came out. The mods for SH2 prolonged the game. Maybe try mods for SH3, such as the RUB mod. While on my 4th patrol in a VIIB my patrol was to reach Grid BF18. i got there then patroled for like 5minutes and my lookout crew spotted a convoy, the destroyers kept to down for 3hrs before i got to let lose some torps. Sunk 2 cargo ships and left the scene cos it got to hot. 20minutes later realtime, i spot another convoy! so do the same this time i managed to get pass the destroyer screen without being detected and had the convoy all to myself so to speak. Sunk 3 ships then left. by this time im heading home i go round the long way back to kiel, i pass Scapa Flow area only to spot ANOTHER CONVOY!!! holy crap this is a good patrol i tell myself, i have two torps left, shall i risk it? bloody hell yeah, i head in and sink one tanker then slip away back to kiel!
On my fourth patrol i manage to engage 3 convoys! i only wish i had unlimited torps! :-) But this game is no where as boring as SH1 and 2, and whether its normal to come across 3 convoys in one patrol or maybe the RUB mod enabled more convoys to show up? Boring? No Way.

[q65]

I haven't gotten out of 1939 yet and I'm still playing the game and have been at it for 6 months or so. I keep installing the new mods and I always restart. I have come to the conclusion that I need to get out of 1939 so I will be using the NYGM as it runs smoother on my puter. I just found my Sub Command CD's so I will be playing both soon. Have to find time to enjoy the sun.

Originally Posted by q65

I keep installing the new mods and I always restart.

That's my problem too. I'm waiting for the new Grey Wolves and Commander 2.6 before I start over. Until then I'm testing NYGM 2.0 through a variety of single missions.

[STEED]

SH3 Boring who said that? What a crime to say that!

SH3 is fantastic, brilliant I can't get enough of it, it rocks.

[Kaptain Lord Aaron]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Surely ridgewayranger, was going to know that SHIII is not all about leaving port and finding numerous ships straight away, although is possible. SHIII is not boring what i found boring was SH1 and SH2 even though i play SH2 right up till SH3 came out. The mods for SH2 prolonged the game. Maybe try mods for SH3, such as the RUB mod. While on my 4th patrol in a VIIB my patrol was to reach Grid BF18. i got there then patroled for like 5minutes and my lookout crew spotted a convoy, the destroyers kept to down for 3hrs before i got to let lose some torps. Sunk 2 cargo ships and left the scene cos it got to hot. 20minutes later realtime, i spot another convoy! so do the same this time i managed to get pass the destroyer screen without being detected and had the convoy all to myself so to speak. Sunk 3 ships then left. by this time im heading home i go round the long way back to kiel, i pass Scapa Flow area only to spot ANOTHER CONVOY!!! holy crap this is a good patrol i tell myself, i have two torps left, shall i risk it? bloody hell yeah, i head in and sink one tanker then slip away back to kiel!
On my fourth patrol i manage to engage 3 convoys! i only wish i had unlimited torps! :-) But this game is no where as boring as SH1 and 2, and whether its normal to come across 3 convoys in one patrol or maybe the RUB mod enabled more convoys to show up? Boring? No Way.

If you did not like Sh1/2 Why did you bother with sh3. Without sh 1 and 2 sh3 would not of came out.

[kiwi_2005]

Because i read the preview the owner of this site wrote, so i went out and brought it. I wasn't going to buy SH3 before then. Does that answer your question? Anyways I did like Aces of the Deep, which IS THE REASON Sh3 is out. Not because of SH1 or 2.

[kholemann]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

No, I'm not bored by SHIII at all. I sail in and out of port in real time. Of course, Rubini's harbor mod makes that a lot more entertaining. I use fairly high time compression (2048), but I get bumped back to real time constantly because I use Irishred's radiolog mod. I spent the better part of an hour last night stalking a merchant in a storm. My soundman finally lost contact, and I lost him without having ever seen him.

I loved AOD, and I loved SHI, but neither of them comes close to the feel of SHIII. SHII was awful, at least until the great mods came along; but even with them it pales by comparison.

I was in the navy myself, and I still don't find SHIII boring in the least. Go play an FPS.

Maybe I am not paying attention to my game but I can only go at 1024X speed when doing time compression....

[Gizzmoe]

Originally Posted by kholemann

Maybe I am not paying attention to my game but I can only go at 1024X speed when doing time compression....

1024x is the default maximum. Download this:
http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/p...esTweekPak.rar

Start tweeksh3.exe and change "Maximum".

[MENTAT]

I have to admit that it is boring sometimes. Especially travelling far distances in the middle of the atlantic nothing to do, nobody around. It bores me occasionaly..

What i see is, SH3 is missing "Minigames" or "Mini scenarios" shall i say, Even Starwars-Kotor had minigames just for "differentiation" it adds flavor, it adds excitement and variety.

More crew struggle, rescue pilot missions, Spy/agent transportation thru English coasts.. Instant/Opportunity missions will surely add flavor to the game.

Please read Subserpents ideas about it here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=minigames

Interesting that you dredged up a thread that is almost a year old, but I'll bite. After more than a year I still don't find SHIII boring; but that's probably because I was never looking for a fun game. I like ships, pure and simple, and I play because it makes me feel like I'm back on a ship again, so the sights and sounds are much more to me than just eye-and-ear candy. I wouldn't mind some special missions, but they really should be very few and very far between.

Me bored? Never.

[CCIP]

Yep, no boredom. There is one catch, though, I'm finding it hard to play SHIII outside of WaW. But boring? Nope. I can still see myself playing this several years later. I mean hey, I'm still playing Falcon 4.0 almost 8 years since it was released, and SHIII is probably better-suited for my playing preferences (if only it was as polished by modding as F4 ended up... but we still have time!)

[Khayman]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I play because it makes me feel like I'm back on a ship again, so the sights and sounds are much more to me than just eye-and-ear candy. I wouldn't mind some special missions, but they really should be very few and very far between.

Me bored? Never.

I agree. I know it's not the sea but my sisters boyfriends dad has a cool wooden boat on Loch Lomond, not one of the plastic noddy boats. First time I spent three days on it, second it was just over a week. I loved the sound of the hammering diesels, the water against the hull. and even the 9 knots max speed it had was damn cool. I relive it playing SH3. Many a time I stand on the bridge or have the external camera following my sub and think "wow" and remember Loch Lomond.

On a more practical note, the game seems always to surprise me. Just as I think I've seen it all it throws something new at me.

[U-Bones]

Originally Posted by MENTAT

I have to admit that it is boring sometimes. Especially travelling far distances in the middle of the atlantic nothing to do, nobody around. It bores me occasionaly..

What i see is, SH3 is missing "Minigames" or "Mini scenarios" shall i say, Even Starwars-Kotor had minigames just for "differentiation" it adds flavor, it adds excitement and variety.

More crew struggle, rescue pilot missions, Spy/agent transportation thru English coasts.. Instant/Opportunity missions will surely add flavor to the game.

Please read Subserpents ideas about it here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=minigames

This idea just blows me away, as in I totally do not connect with it. If the game can't hold your interest on its own merits, its over. At least for me it would be. I would find it more practical to Alt-tab and play solitaire, or see if the wife wants to play spin-the-bottle.

To the original poster, there is a real world out there too, maybe its time to take a break and check it out ? No shame in that at all, fair winds to you.