Very Experienced GWX player switching to SHIV

Snakeeyes · 08-02-07, 11:51 AM

What are your personal favorites?

CCIP · 08-02-07, 11:58 AM

Well, from my personal recent re-entry into SHIV 1.3 - I'd suggest you start with Trigger Maru as base (it's a solid package, certainly improves on vanilla game!) and then go from there and customize as neccesary. At least that's the route I've taken, and I'm thoroughly pleased with the results.

Mods I've installed on top of TM include Natural Sinking Mechanics, tater's Improved Campaign Files, Foo Fighters skins, and a few other graphics/texture mods.

Seaman_Hornsby · 08-02-07, 12:39 PM

Trying the stock 1.3 game first is a good idea. See what bugs you (no pun intended

) and then check for mods for that item.
That said, here's what I'm using at the moment:

Green button mod
Battle stations/silent running on all menus mod
Living Breathing Ocean mod

Natural Sinking Mod
Real Diesel sounds mod

And probably one or two others that I'm forgetting.

Good luck and good hunting! Enjoy that new rig!

NefariousKoel · 08-02-07, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakeeyes

What are your personal favorites?

Trigger Maru for me.

Big mod pack with most everything you need. I tweaked a couple settings to my liking and I'm off!

I also used a loading screen mod and the smaller plants & rocks mods for when I'm looking at the ocean floor.

Rockin Robbins · 08-02-07, 09:05 PM

I agree that you should play it naked for awhile. That way when you load up Trigger Maru you'll feel like the first time you fired up GWX and looked around the harbor in wonder. By that time, Ducimus may have Living Breathing Ocean and a few other tricks incorporated into Trigger Maru 1.4.

You can ignore all the criticism of Trigger Maru's too difficult AI. Coming from GWX you'll truly wonder what all the fuss is about. The American sub is 1 knot faster at silent speed (that's double!) and maneuvers just about as good as a Type VII. SH4 has thermal layers wonderfully modeled, which adds to your advantage. Just be sure to read the proviso on thermal layers from Ducimus. A thermal layer is not a brick wall. It's more like a screen door.

You're going to love the Position Keeper in the American Boats. It's actually possible and many times desirable to shoot with the periscope down, completely preserving the accuracy of your shots! With the Position Keeper it is entirely possible to kinda sorta accurately shoot torpedoes from sonar data only. Last time I did it I got four hits out of five torpedoes.

The Pacific has all kinds of challengingly shallow water to tempt you to your death. The first thing you'll say about the Pacific is "I actually thought the Atlantic was big?"

Don't scrap SH3 by any means. I think it is close to equally as good, but you are going to love SH4!

Ducimus · 08-02-07, 09:15 PM

Current version of Tmaru is 1.4, its 1.5 that's in the works. It will have alot of new things, and alot of adjustments. New contruction (set of scripted missions), Natural sinking mechanics mod, Taters latest campaign, etc etc.

Coming from GWX, id imagine you woudlnt have too much troubleTmaru 1.4 since you should already be familiar with how to evade DD's coming from the atlantic theater. That said, my cavet is that weather isnt a great a factor in escorts ability to detect you as it is in GWX.

BarjackU977 · 08-03-07, 12:49 AM

I play both games, and won't uninstall SH3 for sure.

I love SHIV and plays it vanilla, for the moment. Just a couple of mods, to fix a small merchant CTD and to add an angle measuring tool centered on my sub on the navigation map.

But I'm aslo afraind of SHIV, with those few handy tools we didn't have on U-boats: the position keeper, the stadimeter distance measurement made easier, the default speed measurement that works great and even give you the ship course...
I'm afraidn of getting too much used to an "easier life"

So I play both, because SH3 with GWX is still a really great game too, and it will remains for long on my computer.

joea · 08-03-07, 03:35 AM

Good thread!! For a change.

AVGWarhawk · 08-03-07, 05:45 AM

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I agree that you should play it naked for awhile.

Figure of speach mind you:rotfl: :rotfl:

Oh the images......

Seaman_Hornsby · 08-03-07, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

I agree that you should play it naked for awhile.

Now I understand why there is so much discussion of "torpedoes" around here!

Snakeeyes · 08-03-07, 04:57 PM

I can see it now on the main page... WARHEAD ADJUSTMENT MOD RELEASED!

When it goes gold will be called "Viagra mod 1.23"

Ducimus · 08-03-07, 05:07 PM

"Location: Type IX Club"

LOL. You know, i seriously wonder if im the jackass who started that. Of course, nobody would beleive me if i said that i did anyway. May as well admit it..... One of the biggest reasons i was always in a type 9 is because it was the closest thing to a gato., and the carribean the closest thing to the pacific.

Snakeeyes · 08-03-07, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

"Location: Type IX Club"

LOL. You know, i seriously wonder if im the jackass who started that. Of course, nobody would beleive me if i said that i did anyway. May as well admit it..... One of the biggest reasons i was always in a type 9 is because it was the closest thing to a gato., and the carribean the closest thing to the pacific.

Me too!

C DuDe · 08-03-07, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Seaman_Hornsby

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

I agree that you should play it naked for awhile.

Now I understand why there is so much discussion of "torpedoes" around here!

Don't think

would be aproprieate at this time...but then again

wouldn't either when you're using a laptop.. :hmm: getting way to far 'down' off topic.

When you read most of the threads on the forum about the 1.3 patch (besides the moaning) a few Mod's arn't that bad to start with.

I'd suggest the TM 1.4 mod by Ducimus, living breating ocean Mod by Leovampire (a must have), Captain Midnight CBS Mod by Captain COX (my helmsmen stops the sub to be able to listen to Capt. Red story, the news and the comercials

) and the R&L periscope fix by Anvart.

huh?!?:hmm: did I read that correctly....Ducimus's 1.5 Mod is on it's way?
Oke,

going to follow that one like a hawk.

Good work by the way, like it a lot... same goes for all the other Modders out there!

Snakeeyes · 08-04-07, 12:21 PM

Someone make a video of the living breathing ocean mod! Ive got to see this!

08-02-07, 11:51 AM	#1
Snakeeyes Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: trailing 1400 yards behind an Oscar-II with my outer doors open Posts: 488 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	What are your personal favorites? __________________ -- "There's little room in Tupolev's heart for anyone but Tupolev."

08-02-07, 11:58 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well, from my personal recent re-entry into SHIV 1.3 - I'd suggest you start with Trigger Maru as base (it's a solid package, certainly improves on vanilla game!) and then go from there and customize as neccesary. At least that's the route I've taken, and I'm thoroughly pleased with the results. Mods I've installed on top of TM include Natural Sinking Mechanics, tater's Improved Campaign Files, Foo Fighters skins, and a few other graphics/texture mods. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-02-07, 12:39 PM	#3
Seaman_Hornsby Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Trying the stock 1.3 game first is a good idea. See what bugs you (no pun intended ) and then check for mods for that item. That said, here's what I'm using at the moment: Green button mod Battle stations/silent running on all menus mod Living Breathing Ocean mod Natural Sinking Mod Real Diesel sounds mod And probably one or two others that I'm forgetting. Good luck and good hunting! Enjoy that new rig! __________________ Friends, when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

08-02-07, 09:05 PM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Another plug for Trigger Maru I agree that you should play it naked for awhile. That way when you load up Trigger Maru you'll feel like the first time you fired up GWX and looked around the harbor in wonder. By that time, Ducimus may have Living Breathing Ocean and a few other tricks incorporated into Trigger Maru 1.4. You can ignore all the criticism of Trigger Maru's too difficult AI. Coming from GWX you'll truly wonder what all the fuss is about. The American sub is 1 knot faster at silent speed (that's double!) and maneuvers just about as good as a Type VII. SH4 has thermal layers wonderfully modeled, which adds to your advantage. Just be sure to read the proviso on thermal layers from Ducimus. A thermal layer is not a brick wall. It's more like a screen door. You're going to love the Position Keeper in the American Boats. It's actually possible and many times desirable to shoot with the periscope down, completely preserving the accuracy of your shots! With the Position Keeper it is entirely possible to kinda sorta accurately shoot torpedoes from sonar data only. Last time I did it I got four hits out of five torpedoes. The Pacific has all kinds of challengingly shallow water to tempt you to your death. The first thing you'll say about the Pacific is "I actually thought the Atlantic was big?" Don't scrap SH3 by any means. I think it is close to equally as good, but you are going to love SH4! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-03-07, 04:57 PM	#11
Snakeeyes Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: trailing 1400 yards behind an Oscar-II with my outer doors open Posts: 488 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I can see it now on the main page... WARHEAD ADJUSTMENT MOD RELEASED! When it goes gold will be called "Viagra mod 1.23" __________________ -- "There's little room in Tupolev's heart for anyone but Tupolev."

08-02-07, 09:15 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Current version of Tmaru is 1.4, its 1.5 that's in the works. It will have alot of new things, and alot of adjustments. New contruction (set of scripted missions), Natural sinking mechanics mod, Taters latest campaign, etc etc. Coming from GWX, id imagine you woudlnt have too much troubleTmaru 1.4 since you should already be familiar with how to evade DD's coming from the atlantic theater. That said, my cavet is that weather isnt a great a factor in escorts ability to detect you as it is in GWX.

08-03-07, 12:49 AM	#7
BarjackU977 Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 97 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I play both games, and won't uninstall SH3 for sure. I love SHIV and plays it vanilla, for the moment. Just a couple of mods, to fix a small merchant CTD and to add an angle measuring tool centered on my sub on the navigation map. But I'm aslo afraind of SHIV, with those few handy tools we didn't have on U-boats: the position keeper, the stadimeter distance measurement made easier, the default speed measurement that works great and even give you the ship course... I'm afraidn of getting too much used to an "easier life" So I play both, because SH3 with GWX is still a really great game too, and it will remains for long on my computer.

08-03-07, 03:35 AM	#8
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Good thread!! For a change.

08-03-07, 05:07 PM	#12
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	"Location: Type IX Club" LOL. You know, i seriously wonder if im the jackass who started that. Of course, nobody would beleive me if i said that i did anyway. May as well admit it..... One of the biggest reasons i was always in a type 9 is because it was the closest thing to a gato., and the carribean the closest thing to the pacific.

08-04-07, 12:21 PM	#15
Snakeeyes Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: trailing 1400 yards behind an Oscar-II with my outer doors open Posts: 488 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Someone make a video of the living breathing ocean mod! Ive got to see this! __________________ -- "There's little room in Tupolev's heart for anyone but Tupolev."