I got some interesting news from GMX software developers

[jasondef]

I'm a little confused (nothing new). So its an expansion pack for SH3, but they don't mention that its an add-on to SH3, or that you need SH3 to play it, so how am I supposed to know that its for SH3 unless I recognize the screenshots? The way they are presenting it seems very misleading, especially with such little info that its for SH3 and then telling you to buy it.

So is this sanctioned by SH3 or not?

The features it offers do sound good though, like SIXTY new cities, naval and airbase additions, new ships, and the historical activity like D-Day, etc. Some of these things I have yet to see within the mod community, and it could add some replay value to the game. It does seem like some of the features are "borrowed" or even "stolen" from the mod community, but some of these things are really improvements that anyone would agree needed to be made to any official expansion pack or patch or should've been included in the game to begin with. New missions, ships in the harbors, and tutorials for firing spreads and attacking convoys go on that list, I think.

So all that being said, is it worth getting I wonder, or should I be more upset that these are really just mods that they're trying to get you to pay for? If a mod is big enough and well done enough, I wouldn't mind paying a little for it. Couldn't any expansion pack of any game be considered a mod that they're trying to get you to pay for? If some of their ideas are legitametly stolen from the SH3 mod community, which is absolutely fabulous by the way and I'm running over 20 mods myself right now, than I'm definitely against it. Is that what they are doing?