Is there a commercial guide to Silent Hunter III?

bigboywooly · 10-31-07, 05:10 PM

Hi and welcome aboard

You can try the community manual

http://www.mysh3.info/shiii/index.php?title=Main_Page

Russ Chewning · 10-31-07, 06:47 PM

So in answer to my question, there is no commercial manual?

Like I said... Not thrilled at reading from a PC screen.. Don't want to print out hundreds of pages from a FAQ. Not looking for a replacement guide, as I have already read that the original guide wasn't anything to get excited about in the first place.I just want a pretty, illustrated, commercial guide. Something nice to put on my bookshelf or even as a coffee table book.

Does no such thing exist, even in the UK?

Russ

Torplexed · 10-31-07, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Russ Chewning

Does no such thing exist, even in the UK?

Russ

The original Silent Hunter had one. But in truth it wasn't very good. Most of what was in it could be picked up playing the game.

baggygreen · 10-31-07, 08:49 PM

Gday russ,

What torplexed has said is right, the original manual really wasnt even worth the bother - they wasted their time on it.

While i can understand your reluctance to want to read off the screen or print a hundred pages, the result is honest to god worth it. you won't regret the effort reading through, especially once you graduate onto GWX!

TarJak · 10-31-07, 08:59 PM

Did the copy you bought come with a bunch of tutorial .WMV files included? IIRC when I first bought the game I found these and played them and found out that it explained pretty much all you need to know to get started.

There should be one for each exam in the academy. Can't remember whether you can click to them from the academy menu though:hmm:

Chock · 10-31-07, 09:04 PM

Since SH3 is essentially fairly realistic, I'd recommend getting this book, as it explains almost everything you'll come across weapons-wise on a German submarine, and it's probably something you'll enjoy reading too:

http://www.subsim.com/books/book_type7_stern.htm

Definitely a great book, and it can serve as an explanatory guide to most of the weapon's and (most common) boat's capabilities and most common tactics. Never stays on my bookshelf for long!

Chock

Torplexed · 10-31-07, 09:41 PM

Sounds like he's after one of those slick printed and bound strategy manuals you find in some software shops. Prima Publishing put out one for the first Silent Hunter in 1996. Still have my copy. But they're rare for subsims. I can't see passing up a great sim like this just because they're not being published for this genre anymore. It's not the game or the developer's fault.

10-31-07, 05:10 PM	#1
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hi and welcome aboard You can try the community manual http://www.mysh3.info/shiii/index.php?title=Main_Page __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

10-31-07, 09:04 PM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Since SH3 is essentially fairly realistic, I'd recommend getting this book, as it explains almost everything you'll come across weapons-wise on a German submarine, and it's probably something you'll enjoy reading too: http://www.subsim.com/books/book_type7_stern.htm Definitely a great book, and it can serve as an explanatory guide to most of the weapon's and (most common) boat's capabilities and most common tactics. Never stays on my bookshelf for long! Chock __________________

10-31-07, 06:47 PM	#2
Russ Chewning Nub Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So in answer to my question, there is no commercial manual? Like I said... Not thrilled at reading from a PC screen.. Don't want to print out hundreds of pages from a FAQ. Not looking for a replacement guide, as I have already read that the original guide wasn't anything to get excited about in the first place.I just want a pretty, illustrated, commercial guide. Something nice to put on my bookshelf or even as a coffee table book. Does no such thing exist, even in the UK? Russ

10-31-07, 08:49 PM	#4
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Gday russ, What torplexed has said is right, the original manual really wasnt even worth the bother - they wasted their time on it. While i can understand your reluctance to want to read off the screen or print a hundred pages, the result is honest to god worth it. you won't regret the effort reading through, especially once you graduate onto GWX!

10-31-07, 08:59 PM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Did the copy you bought come with a bunch of tutorial .WMV files included? IIRC when I first bought the game I found these and played them and found out that it explained pretty much all you need to know to get started. There should be one for each exam in the academy. Can't remember whether you can click to them from the academy menu though:hmm:

10-31-07, 09:41 PM	#7
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Sounds like he's after one of those slick printed and bound strategy manuals you find in some software shops. Prima Publishing put out one for the first Silent Hunter in 1996. Still have my copy. But they're rare for subsims. I can't see passing up a great sim like this just because they're not being published for this genre anymore. It's not the game or the developer's fault.