Waiting for inspiration to play SH3 again - Page 2

Jazer · 02-13-09, 08:09 PM

Pretending that your car is a u-boat while driving will help give you the itch to play the game again!

Task Force · 02-13-09, 08:12 PM

I know the perfect way.

YOU WILL PLAY SH3 AND LOVE IT SO MUCH YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like sh3 now, or do I need to contenue.:rotfl:

GoldenRivet · 02-14-09, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wintahs

Watching Das Boot helps alot.

i cant make it through the full film before im in front of my computer

A Very Super Market · 02-14-09, 12:19 AM

Taking a break is perfectly fine, just don't start playing any other games...

02-14-09, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazer

Pretending that your car is a u-boat while driving will help give you the itch to play the game again!

A good one. Will try it today, in the empty parking lot, on the snow with still summerly tires on.

Thank you everyone for your advices, Guess I'll be cool soon. Yesterday I was in the depressed mood, so today is better day already.

Happy Valentines Day!

TheSamuraiJedi · 02-14-09, 04:20 AM

I found that playing SH4 helped quite a bit, as did switching over to Jutland (Distant Guns: Jutland, here on the forums) helped quite a bit. Sometimes..tho, the urge will hit, it could be something minor like hearing the word "gray" or Das Boot being on TV.

The last thing that helped me was The Hunt for Red October, go figure

Lzs von swe · 02-14-09, 03:19 PM

Last summer work, and inspiration, kept me away from ShIII/GWX.
Raced GRID on-line and drove trucks in ETS (still do) and killed the enemy in ARMA.

But now I´m back in the U-Boat Waffe, meaner then ever

So, take a break, play something else and report back to base

popcorn2721 · 02-15-09, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wintahs

Watching Das Boot helps alot.

true that...

I had been taking a short vacation from SH3... In doing so I purchased SH4, and low and behold... after being disappointed with SH4...Ive come full circle, back to loving SH3.

Platapus · 02-15-09, 12:02 PM

SH3 is a game.

You should only play games when you are in the mood to play a gam
You should only play a specific game when you are in the mood to play a specific game.

The best advice on this thread was to take breaks. Don't worry about the game. When you are ready you will come back. The good thing about a game is that the war will still be there for you.

Do not, under any circumstances, allow any computer game to run your life. That is a set up for disaster.

Taking a break from SH3 does not make you any less a sub game lover.

Take a break when you feel like it, come back from your break when you feel like it.

Playing other computer games is not cheating on UBIsoft (They already have your money)

SH3 is a great game. Really fun and I like to play it a lot... but it is still just a game.

Faamecanic · 02-16-09, 12:09 PM

You could always stay in WWII , but try this MMO out www.battlegroundeurope.com . Its a simulation of the war from 1939 to 1941 with France, UK, and Germany.

Its the MOST realistic simulation of WWII equipment and infantry units around. The world map is actually a 1KM of game worl = 3 km of REAL world. The game is so realistic that it actually simulates the round that you fire (say from a Sherman) to the armor thickness you hit (say a PzIVD), to how much angle that armor has realitive to the angle you shot from, to how much penetration that round got, to how much spall that would generate INSIDE the tank and if it hits any of the crew...

Very real... has a steep learning curve so the best thing you could do is hook up with an online squad (if you want to play allied hook up with me mrwinkie or any in the 7th Allied Strike Team or 7thAST. Website www.7tharmy.us). We would be happy to show you around the game, and I think there is a 14 day free trial.

Otto Heinzmeir · 02-17-09, 12:33 PM

I never care to much for learning a new game. I was new to subsims when I got SH3 and at first I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. When my sub took damage I didn't know how to assign crew to repair.

I am now in the phase where the game is still fresh and I have a decent understanding of how to go about things. So the game for me is in what I would term its peak entertainment phase. Where I am confident in my understanding to bring great devastation to the AI enemies but not having played through an entire campaign, I still get the unexpected curve now and then.

I think I understand the original poster in that they have seen all the curves the AI can throw at them and the game gets a bit predictable. I always feel a bit sad when I get to this point in one of my favorite video games. Disciples 2 is one of my favorite games. Played it on and off for years and when it was in my peak entertainment phase, it was as fun for me as anything. But there came a time when I would play it and it was just too predictable or routine.

So the 1st phase in a game is learning it, which can be frustrating. Then you know the game but not how the campaign plays out so the game is still challenging. Then at some point you reach the point where you have met all the challenges the game can present and its more routine.

What I try to do to keep the games I play fresher for longer is I rotate between 3 or 4 games. Currently I play Crysis, MOH Airborne and SH3. As I start to get tired of one of these I rotate in a new game.

I am looking forward to playing the SH3 mods after I finish a stock campaign. One of the things you might consider, is if your a bit tired of playing SH3 you could try modding it. Mpdding can be a joyful experience and adds another dimension to the game.

AVGWarhawk · 02-17-09, 12:46 PM

I switch up on games when one gets a bit stale. Right now I'm spending more time doing frag-fests online with COD WaW. Once I get satisfied shredding a few people and me getting shredded as well, I go play SH4 for a relaxing time.

02-17-09, 04:23 PM

Usually when I get tired from the ordinary gameplay of SH3 I used to create my own (disastarous

) missions via mission editor just to see my FPS killed

. And I hate my out of date PC too

I hate when I get CTD in the middle of the patrol without knowing wtf just happened. Anyway..

I'm starting to collect my new rig from this month, due to this financial crysis it could take some time. But I'm hoping to have it built untill the release of GWX4

TheDarkWraith · 02-17-09, 06:57 PM

The Witcher: Enhanced edition - that'll get your mind off SH3 for awhile. It's bad, I sit down to play the above and 12-15 hours later I get up to get something to eat. It's soooo engrossing and just awesome. One of the best RPG's ever made so far and I'm just starting Act II.

Steeltrap · 02-17-09, 07:55 PM

If you want some medieval hack/slash gameplay, try Mount and Blade.

It's done by a husband/wife team (hard to believe, but true), and I think it's infinitely better than that over-hyped Oblivion crud. It's perhaps the best 1st person/over the shoulder sim of medieval combat I've seen, it's cheap, and it's great fun!

02-13-09, 08:09 PM	#16
Jazer Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: A few meters beneath the waves Posts: 104 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Pretending that your car is a u-boat while driving will help give you the itch to play the game again! __________________ That's a Burn!

02-13-09, 08:12 PM	#17
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I know the perfect way. YOU WILL PLAY SH3 AND LOVE IT SO MUCH YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP!!!!!!!!!!!! Like sh3 now, or do I need to contenue.:rotfl: __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

02-14-09, 12:19 AM	#19
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Taking a break is perfectly fine, just don't start playing any other games... __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

02-14-09, 03:19 PM	#22
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	Last summer work, and inspiration, kept me away from ShIII/GWX. Raced GRID on-line and drove trucks in ETS (still do) and killed the enemy in ARMA. But now I´m back in the U-Boat Waffe, meaner then ever So, take a break, play something else and report back to base __________________

02-15-09, 12:02 PM	#24
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	SH3 is a game. You should only play games when you are in the mood to play a gam You should only play a specific game when you are in the mood to play a specific game. The best advice on this thread was to take breaks. Don't worry about the game. When you are ready you will come back. The good thing about a game is that the war will still be there for you. Do not, under any circumstances, allow any computer game to run your life. That is a set up for disaster. Taking a break from SH3 does not make you any less a sub game lover. Take a break when you feel like it, come back from your break when you feel like it. Playing other computer games is not cheating on UBIsoft (They already have your money) SH3 is a great game. Really fun and I like to play it a lot... but it is still just a game. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-14-09, 04:20 AM	#21
TheSamuraiJedi Seaman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 39 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I found that playing SH4 helped quite a bit, as did switching over to Jutland (Distant Guns: Jutland, here on the forums) helped quite a bit. Sometimes..tho, the urge will hit, it could be something minor like hearing the word "gray" or Das Boot being on TV. The last thing that helped me was The Hunt for Red October, go figure

02-16-09, 12:09 PM	#25
Faamecanic Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Off your Stb side with good solution Posts: 1,065 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	You could always stay in WWII , but try this MMO out www.battlegroundeurope.com . Its a simulation of the war from 1939 to 1941 with France, UK, and Germany. Its the MOST realistic simulation of WWII equipment and infantry units around. The world map is actually a 1KM of game worl = 3 km of REAL world. The game is so realistic that it actually simulates the round that you fire (say from a Sherman) to the armor thickness you hit (say a PzIVD), to how much angle that armor has realitive to the angle you shot from, to how much penetration that round got, to how much spall that would generate INSIDE the tank and if it hits any of the crew... Very real... has a steep learning curve so the best thing you could do is hook up with an online squad (if you want to play allied hook up with me mrwinkie or any in the 7th Allied Strike Team or 7thAST. Website www.7tharmy.us). We would be happy to show you around the game, and I think there is a 14 day free trial.

02-17-09, 12:33 PM	#26
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I never care to much for learning a new game. I was new to subsims when I got SH3 and at first I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. When my sub took damage I didn't know how to assign crew to repair. I am now in the phase where the game is still fresh and I have a decent understanding of how to go about things. So the game for me is in what I would term its peak entertainment phase. Where I am confident in my understanding to bring great devastation to the AI enemies but not having played through an entire campaign, I still get the unexpected curve now and then. I think I understand the original poster in that they have seen all the curves the AI can throw at them and the game gets a bit predictable. I always feel a bit sad when I get to this point in one of my favorite video games. Disciples 2 is one of my favorite games. Played it on and off for years and when it was in my peak entertainment phase, it was as fun for me as anything. But there came a time when I would play it and it was just too predictable or routine. So the 1st phase in a game is learning it, which can be frustrating. Then you know the game but not how the campaign plays out so the game is still challenging. Then at some point you reach the point where you have met all the challenges the game can present and its more routine. What I try to do to keep the games I play fresher for longer is I rotate between 3 or 4 games. Currently I play Crysis, MOH Airborne and SH3. As I start to get tired of one of these I rotate in a new game. I am looking forward to playing the SH3 mods after I finish a stock campaign. One of the things you might consider, is if your a bit tired of playing SH3 you could try modding it. Mpdding can be a joyful experience and adds another dimension to the game.

02-17-09, 12:46 PM	#27
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I switch up on games when one gets a bit stale. Right now I'm spending more time doing frag-fests online with COD WaW. Once I get satisfied shredding a few people and me getting shredded as well, I go play SH4 for a relaxing time. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-17-09, 04:23 PM	#28
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Usually when I get tired from the ordinary gameplay of SH3 I used to create my own (disastarous ) missions via mission editor just to see my FPS killed . And I hate my out of date PC too I hate when I get CTD in the middle of the patrol without knowing wtf just happened. Anyway.. I'm starting to collect my new rig from this month, due to this financial crysis it could take some time. But I'm hoping to have it built untill the release of GWX4

02-17-09, 06:57 PM	#29
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	The Witcher: Enhanced edition - that'll get your mind off SH3 for awhile. It's bad, I sit down to play the above and 12-15 hours later I get up to get something to eat. It's soooo engrossing and just awesome. One of the best RPG's ever made so far and I'm just starting Act II.

02-17-09, 07:55 PM	#30
Steeltrap Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 818 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	If you want some medieval hack/slash gameplay, try Mount and Blade. It's done by a husband/wife team (hard to believe, but true), and I think it's infinitely better than that over-hyped Oblivion crud. It's perhaps the best 1st person/over the shoulder sim of medieval combat I've seen, it's cheap, and it's great fun!