Going back to Sh3, but here's why..

IRONxMortlock · 03-26-07, 10:33 AM

Just look at the great work modders have done to SH4 already. I've no doubt it will be a great title evetually. I haven't bought it yet and I don't think I will for atleast six months or so.

Till then GWX offers fantastic gameplay. All the screenshots we see of SH4 where subs surface a few thousand metres from enemy capital ships just don't occur (with any chance of survival that is!).

Nope, although I like the idea of a modern pacific based sumsim (and I really love how it is the most popular PC game ATM), I will remain in the Atlantic for awhile.

You will not be disapointed with GWX, enjoy!

________
BBW Cam

mookiemookie · 03-26-07, 10:38 AM

GWX is excellent. You will have a ton of fun with it.

But if you think that SH4 has long load times, just wait until you see the ones for SH3 and GWX. You're talking at least 2 to 3 minutes, easy. This is not a knock on GWX, because I understand the reasoning behind it....it adds so much stuff that there's no way around long load times.

John Channing · 03-26-07, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

GWX is excellent. You will have a ton of fun with it.

But if you think that SH4 has long load times, just wait until you see the ones for SH3 and GWX. You're talking at least 2 to 3 minutes, easy. This is not a knock on GWX, because I understand the reasoning behind it....it adds so much stuff that there's no way around long load times.

On a P4, 3.6 Ghz, 2 MB ram from the time I click the SH3 icon to the time I am in a campaign patrol we are talking 7 minutes.

JCC

mookiemookie · 03-26-07, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by John Channing

On a P4, 3.6 Ghz, 2 MB ram from the time I click the SH3 icon to the time I am in a campaign patrol we are talking 7 minutes.

I was being very conservative. But now that I think about it, you're right. I would have time to load a game, walk to the mailbox all the way across my apartment complex and come back and still have time to spare.

John Channing · 03-26-07, 11:02 AM

I'm not sayin' it's not worth the wait.

I'm just sayin' at my age and with my habits 7 minutes is a considerable percentage of the time I have left

JCC

Keelbuster · 03-26-07, 12:44 PM

Agreed - I'm staying with SH3. Right now I'm shadowing a westbound convoy in the shallows near the mouth of the St. Lawrence

I might consider getting SH4 if the devs ever decide to complete the project (i.e. with a few gigs of patching). Thank god I didn't buy it when it came out; I would have flipped - no bonus materials (Canada) and alpha code

Ducimus · 03-26-07, 12:51 PM

Between this:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108471

and this:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=24

the game's alot more tolerable.

Antrodemus · 03-26-07, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

I'm not sayin' it's not worth the wait.

I'm just sayin' at my age and with my habits 7 minutes is a considerable percentage of the time I have left

JCC

Heh... you and me both.

My habits aren't as daft as they once were, but I'm feeling the minutes being compressed as the years roll in.

cowboys98 · 03-26-07, 03:22 PM

you going to love gwx,its great,im so disapointed at ubisoft and sh4,well this game has more bugs,than in my backyard,i was playing multiplayer a while back,and the game was running ok,but then it started acting weird,like it was locking up barely moving,i think im going to wait a couple of months into they fix all this stuff.i will get back to gwx.just make sure to read all the intallation instruccions,well if you dont do it like they say,you will have problems.

Fat Bhoy Tim · 03-26-07, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antrodemus

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

I'm not sayin' it's not worth the wait.

I'm just sayin' at my age and with my habits 7 minutes is a considerable percentage of the time I have left

JCC

Heh... you and me both.

My habits aren't as daft as they once were, but I'm feeling the minutes being compressed as the years roll in.

Funny you say that, because I seem to get the opposite and find that whenever I'm in Scotland the days feel like weeks

kiwi_2005 · 03-26-07, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

On a P4, 3.6 Ghz, 2 MB ram from the time I click the SH3 icon to the time I am in a campaign patrol we are talking 7 minutes.

JCC

Well with 2MB of ram im very surprised it started at all

rdhiggins · 03-26-07, 03:09 PM

Pardon me on this question....

I have SH3 as well as SH4.

What is GWX is it just a mod or something special? Also where is a good place to download it and check it out?

Thanks!

Fat Bhoy Tim · 03-26-07, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdhiggins

Pardon me on this question....

I have SH3 as well as SH4.

What is GWX is it just a mod or something special? Also where is a good place to download it and check it out?

Thanks!

http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/GWX/

Totally redesigns SH3, and it's the definitive version of it.

Sailor Steve · 03-26-07, 03:11 PM

Go to the SH3 Mods board. GWX is a huge supermod for Silent Hunter 3.

At the SH3 Mods board you'll find a very great number of threads devoted to GWX.

Skybird · 03-26-07, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

On a P4, 3.6 Ghz, 2 MB ram from the time I click the SH3 icon to the time I am in a campaign patrol we are talking 7 minutes.

JCC

Well with 2MB of ram im very surprised it started at all

Had a bad day at work, am tired and mood is down - and then having to read this.

Too much for one day's business! :rotfl:

03-26-07, 10:33 AM	#1
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Just look at the great work modders have done to SH4 already. I've no doubt it will be a great title evetually. I haven't bought it yet and I don't think I will for atleast six months or so. Till then GWX offers fantastic gameplay. All the screenshots we see of SH4 where subs surface a few thousand metres from enemy capital ships just don't occur (with any chance of survival that is!). Nope, although I like the idea of a modern pacific based sumsim (and I really love how it is the most popular PC game ATM), I will remain in the Atlantic for awhile. You will not be disapointed with GWX, enjoy! ________ BBW Cam Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 03:03 PM.

03-26-07, 10:38 AM	#2
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	GWX is excellent. You will have a ton of fun with it. But if you think that SH4 has long load times, just wait until you see the ones for SH3 and GWX. You're talking at least 2 to 3 minutes, easy. This is not a knock on GWX, because I understand the reasoning behind it....it adds so much stuff that there's no way around long load times. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-26-07, 12:44 PM	#6
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Agreed - I'm staying with SH3. Right now I'm shadowing a westbound convoy in the shallows near the mouth of the St. Lawrence I might consider getting SH4 if the devs ever decide to complete the project (i.e. with a few gigs of patching). Thank god I didn't buy it when it came out; I would have flipped - no bonus materials (Canada) and alpha code __________________

03-26-07, 03:11 PM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Go to the SH3 Mods board. GWX is a huge supermod for Silent Hunter 3. At the SH3 Mods board you'll find a very great number of threads devoted to GWX. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-26-07, 11:02 AM	#5
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	I'm not sayin' it's not worth the wait. I'm just sayin' at my age and with my habits 7 minutes is a considerable percentage of the time I have left JCC

03-26-07, 12:51 PM	#7
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Between this: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108471 and this: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=24 the game's alot more tolerable.

03-26-07, 03:22 PM	#9
cowboys98 Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: temple,texas Posts: 60 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	you going to love gwx,its great,im so disapointed at ubisoft and sh4,well this game has more bugs,than in my backyard,i was playing multiplayer a while back,and the game was running ok,but then it started acting weird,like it was locking up barely moving,i think im going to wait a couple of months into they fix all this stuff.i will get back to gwx.just make sure to read all the intallation instruccions,well if you dont do it like they say,you will have problems.

03-26-07, 03:09 PM	#12
rdhiggins Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 57 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pardon me on this question.... I have SH3 as well as SH4. What is GWX is it just a mod or something special? Also where is a good place to download it and check it out? Thanks!