why do you like sh3 so much - Page 2

Torplexed · 10-31-07, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rykaird

Oh, man, I had forgotten all about this game. I had it also. Thanks for reviving those long lost, martini soaked brain cells.

I think what I hated most about that game most was that yellow plastic spinner shaped like a torpedo that you used to determine hits. It always missed. Musta been based on the USN Mark 14 circa 1942.

Canovaro · 11-01-07, 02:40 AM

My thoughts:
The good thing about the game is that you keep learning no matter how often you play it.

Fenris_Wolf · 11-01-07, 03:01 AM

- So many great challenges. Getting depth charged often > never finding a destroyer.
- So many planes and flak guns! Reknown finding you instead? How fortuitous.
- Freedom of choice in the tactical operation of your boat.
- Variety in choice and in upgrading the boat and crew advancement.
- Your personal preferences as skipper / Roleplaying.
- Immersion and this one is important. So many great mods customize and make this game all it is today.
- The feeling that you're "sticking it out" or "going down on a sinking ship" because you know (even virtually) you're losing the war but you're not humbled -- that's valour!

- Last but not least -- Sinking tommies!

Ivan Putski · 11-01-07, 02:55 PM

It`s the challenge, and a break from flight sims that appeals to me.

RICH12ACE · 11-01-07, 06:13 PM

i like the captains cabin and the radio room etc etc......nice..

it feels like you are in the sub!

skookum · 11-01-07, 06:49 PM

I like hanging out on the bridge on a stormy day.

11-01-07, 11:39 PM

The reason why..I like everything about SH3. The realism, the intense feeling when you look around you in or out of the submarine. The sound of the thunder and the sight of the lightning that gets you the tingly feeling. The "ship spotted" when you feel ready for battle. It all feels right and realistic to me, the perfect game for me is SH3. My opinion is it's the best submarine & war game I have ever played in my life!

Sink a ship or not, still its fun..the challenge, the adventures...the new things you see or you just realize, or that you know's coming.

Just get that feeling you know?

Whether the seas are rough or soft I will always be out there!

GoldenRivet · 11-02-07, 01:17 AM

one thing that particularly attracts me to the U-boat war in the atlantic is that it was such a desparate battle, for both the axis and the allies. a classic arms race, the mania and legend of the u-boats ... one of the best ways i can describe it is as follows....

A merchant sailor is on watch on a full moon night... his lone ship hauling aviation fuel to the southern coast of England, blacked out, at full steam. He craves a cigarette but he knows that he shouldnt dare smoke. His friends told him to keep a sharp eye out... "there are more u-boats in these waters than there are sharks" they teased him. The sea is relatively calm, and there are but a few high cirrus clouds in the sky. As he gazes across an ocean that dances with a million little speckles of moon light he feels the cold north atlantic breeze stinging his face. He pulls the collar of his coat up... and through the mist of his breath he sees it.

he doesnt believe it but he sees it. Being his first time out in the war zone he really isnt sure what to do about it as he stands there on the starboard bow paralized in fear. a shaddow has crept through the moonlighted waters of the north atlantic. the sleek, thin shape moving fairly quickly yet cutting a small and stealthy wake.

As the shadow moves into the bright reflection of the full moon dancing on the water he can clearly see the conning tower now, a huddled mass of 4 or 5 men gathered tightly together... one of them peering through the UZO... probably looking directly into his soul through the lenses.

He opens his mouth to scream an alert to his fellow crew but his pounding heart threatens to leap straight from his mouth. Not even a puff of visible breath escapes his horrified lips.... like a bad dream - the kind where you cant run.

Only this is no dream. As the merchant sailor gains the ability to scream his warning, the silence of the night is pierced by a flash of fire and water. A great ball of flame belches from the opened belly of the tanker as its noxious guts spill out onto the sea like a slain beast.

Night becomes day, and for a fleeting moment as the sailor runs down the deck for his life, he can clearly see the bearded face of the U-boat commander peering coldly through the smoke and fire.

and that U-boat commander...

...is me.

Samwolf · 11-02-07, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I grew up in the 1950s, when the war was still fresh in everybody's minds. I saw the movies and read the books, and played the board games from an early age.

OMG!! We're living parallel lives!! Did you build models too?

SmokinTep · 11-02-07, 06:51 AM

It has been patched and modded very nicely.

Samwolf · 11-02-07, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Why do I like Sh3....or 4 for that matter?

Because this was the state of the art subsim I grew up with as a kid. Getting DCed by your kid sister makes frame rate issues seem like a trival pusuit. :p

I played that and then upgraded to the State of the art Avalon hill U-Boat.

Thanks for the memories.

codmander · 11-02-07, 12:42 PM

Because I am a knotzee at heart zig hiel

StarTrekMike · 11-02-07, 01:46 PM

I bought this game on a whim with only a very general intrest in the atlantic theater of WWII (I was more of a pacific surface ship buff)

When I played it I was so confused and had no idea what I was doing...but for the first time I was able to go find some books about historical U-Boat tactics and I could actually apply them to the game, I never had a game that I could apply real world information to.

This game has opened up a whole new level of WWII for me to research and understand.

plus I like the way they look...so menacing!

Michael Holmes

- U-1701

STEED · 11-02-07, 02:51 PM

Better than a kick up the ass. :rotfl:

Long live SH3.

AngusJS · 11-05-07, 06:11 AM

I love SH3, both unmodded and with GWX. When I finally got a computer that could run it, I played it for 6 months straight, until my career ended on a convoy attack near Iceland in 1942. I think that's the longest I have ever played a game.

I liked how I could do so many things manually. I acquired targets and set up attack runs manually - it was great. I loved using the drawing tools to figure out how I would intercept a target. Every attack, even on single merchant ships, was a challenge. The only other WW2 sub sims that I have played are Wolfpack and AOD. Though I played AOD forever, it eventually got boring, as you were almost guaranteed success against single ships, as everything was automatic. This never happened with SH3.

I also liked how you could man the hydrophone yourself. I remember one time I damaged a ship near England on a foggy night. I was forced to wait and load some more torpedoes, by which time the ship had vanished into the fog. I ended up spending an hour trying to find it again with the hydrophone. I finally found it, only to have my first two shots fail to detonate - I had forgotten to take into account the fact that the ship was already sitting low in the water, and the magnetic torpedo harmlessly hit the side of the hull, while the impact torpedo bounced off the rounded bottom. I love that level of detail.

It is SH3's ability to produce such memorable moments that makes it such a great game for me. I'm travelling now, so I don't have access to my computer, but as soon as I do, I know I'll be starting up a new career and setting sail. For me, it's one of the greatest games of all time.

11-01-07, 03:01 AM	#18
Fenris_Wolf Sparky Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 155 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	- So many great challenges. Getting depth charged often > never finding a destroyer. - So many planes and flak guns! Reknown finding you instead? How fortuitous. - Freedom of choice in the tactical operation of your boat. - Variety in choice and in upgrading the boat and crew advancement. - Your personal preferences as skipper / Roleplaying. - Immersion and this one is important. So many great mods customize and make this game all it is today. - The feeling that you're "sticking it out" or "going down on a sinking ship" because you know (even virtually) you're losing the war but you're not humbled -- that's valour! - Last but not least -- Sinking tommies! __________________ NO HOOCHIE WOOCHIE - NO LIFE!

11-01-07, 02:55 PM	#19
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	It`s the challenge, and a break from flight sims that appeals to me. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

11-02-07, 01:17 AM	#23
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	one thing that particularly attracts me to the U-boat war in the atlantic is that it was such a desparate battle, for both the axis and the allies. a classic arms race, the mania and legend of the u-boats ... one of the best ways i can describe it is as follows.... A merchant sailor is on watch on a full moon night... his lone ship hauling aviation fuel to the southern coast of England, blacked out, at full steam. He craves a cigarette but he knows that he shouldnt dare smoke. His friends told him to keep a sharp eye out... "there are more u-boats in these waters than there are sharks" they teased him. The sea is relatively calm, and there are but a few high cirrus clouds in the sky. As he gazes across an ocean that dances with a million little speckles of moon light he feels the cold north atlantic breeze stinging his face. He pulls the collar of his coat up... and through the mist of his breath he sees it. he doesnt believe it but he sees it. Being his first time out in the war zone he really isnt sure what to do about it as he stands there on the starboard bow paralized in fear. a shaddow has crept through the moonlighted waters of the north atlantic. the sleek, thin shape moving fairly quickly yet cutting a small and stealthy wake. As the shadow moves into the bright reflection of the full moon dancing on the water he can clearly see the conning tower now, a huddled mass of 4 or 5 men gathered tightly together... one of them peering through the UZO... probably looking directly into his soul through the lenses. He opens his mouth to scream an alert to his fellow crew but his pounding heart threatens to leap straight from his mouth. Not even a puff of visible breath escapes his horrified lips.... like a bad dream - the kind where you cant run. Only this is no dream. As the merchant sailor gains the ability to scream his warning, the silence of the night is pierced by a flash of fire and water. A great ball of flame belches from the opened belly of the tanker as its noxious guts spill out onto the sea like a slain beast. Night becomes day, and for a fleeting moment as the sailor runs down the deck for his life, he can clearly see the bearded face of the U-boat commander peering coldly through the smoke and fire. and that U-boat commander... ...is me. __________________

11-02-07, 01:46 PM	#28
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	why I play. I bought this game on a whim with only a very general intrest in the atlantic theater of WWII (I was more of a pacific surface ship buff) When I played it I was so confused and had no idea what I was doing...but for the first time I was able to go find some books about historical U-Boat tactics and I could actually apply them to the game, I never had a game that I could apply real world information to. This game has opened up a whole new level of WWII for me to research and understand. plus I like the way they look...so menacing! Michael Holmes - U-1701 __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

11-02-07, 02:51 PM	#29
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Better than a kick up the ass. :rotfl: Long live SH3. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-01-07, 02:40 AM	#17
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	My thoughts: The good thing about the game is that you keep learning no matter how often you play it.

11-01-07, 06:13 PM	#20
RICH12ACE Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: england Posts: 241 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	i like the captains cabin and the radio room etc etc......nice.. it feels like you are in the sub!

11-01-07, 06:49 PM	#21
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I like hanging out on the bridge on a stormy day.

11-01-07, 11:39 PM	#22
AdlerGrosmann Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The reason why..I like everything about SH3. The realism, the intense feeling when you look around you in or out of the submarine. The sound of the thunder and the sight of the lightning that gets you the tingly feeling. The "ship spotted" when you feel ready for battle. It all feels right and realistic to me, the perfect game for me is SH3. My opinion is it's the best submarine & war game I have ever played in my life! Sink a ship or not, still its fun..the challenge, the adventures...the new things you see or you just realize, or that you know's coming. Just get that feeling you know? Whether the seas are rough or soft I will always be out there!

11-02-07, 06:51 AM	#25
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It has been patched and modded very nicely.

11-02-07, 12:42 PM	#27
codmander Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: cape cod mass. Posts: 678 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Because I am a knotzee at heart zig hiel

11-05-07, 06:11 AM	#30
AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I love SH3, both unmodded and with GWX. When I finally got a computer that could run it, I played it for 6 months straight, until my career ended on a convoy attack near Iceland in 1942. I think that's the longest I have ever played a game. I liked how I could do so many things manually. I acquired targets and set up attack runs manually - it was great. I loved using the drawing tools to figure out how I would intercept a target. Every attack, even on single merchant ships, was a challenge. The only other WW2 sub sims that I have played are Wolfpack and AOD. Though I played AOD forever, it eventually got boring, as you were almost guaranteed success against single ships, as everything was automatic. This never happened with SH3. I also liked how you could man the hydrophone yourself. I remember one time I damaged a ship near England on a foggy night. I was forced to wait and load some more torpedoes, by which time the ship had vanished into the fog. I ended up spending an hour trying to find it again with the hydrophone. I finally found it, only to have my first two shots fail to detonate - I had forgotten to take into account the fact that the ship was already sitting low in the water, and the magnetic torpedo harmlessly hit the side of the hull, while the impact torpedo bounced off the rounded bottom. I love that level of detail. It is SH3's ability to produce such memorable moments that makes it such a great game for me. I'm travelling now, so I don't have access to my computer, but as soon as I do, I know I'll be starting up a new career and setting sail. For me, it's one of the greatest games of all time.