Ahoy All + help from vet players

[WargamerScott]

Originally Posted by BigBANGtheory

I enjoy the epic space FPS/Sim X3 (which isn't for the faint hearted).

That is good news. If you like X3 (which I do, too!), this game should not be an obstacle to you. The biggest difference between the two is that X3 has fast action for combat (well, for the smaller craft) while sub warfare is much more Chess-like. It is not about fast attacks but patiently getting you boat into just the right position and patiently awaiting the moment to strike. In many ways, sinking a ship involves the same emotional roller coaster as getting a checkmate! And what a checkmate it is! When you finally manage to get a kill and watch a massive freighter go down, the experience is (almost) as thrilling as an actual checkmate (I'm a chess player first and foremost ).

Best advice: just hang in there. Your first few hours with the game will be as confusing as X3. But once you get a feel for how everything works, you will probably love the game as much as the rest of us.

PS: Don't wait to long for the mods, either. I found the TMO mod made the game much more enjoyable than the base vanilla game.