My first experience with GWX3.0 Gold - Page 2

Murr44 · 05-21-09, 09:04 PM

Congratulations & welcome to GWX!

There will be no going back to stock now. I have dial up access to & was blown away by the sheer depth of the mod after someone was kind enough to mail it to me. It's been almost a year since I got 2.1 (I have 3.0 now) & I'm sure that there is tons of stuff that I have yet to see.

PS. That stuff wasn't included in the stock game because the developers were forced to get the game out ASAP (as usual)...

Kapt. Q · 05-22-09, 01:58 AM

You can still see the forts above for real of the coast of Margate on a clear day!

melnibonian · 05-22-09, 01:58 AM

It's always great to see a happy customer

Enjoy the game. Sail to areas you haven't been before like the Black Sea and the Indian Ocean. Go to the East Coast of the USA, hunt for tankers around Cuba and feel the cold bitter nights of the Arctic Ocean.

In all Enjoy youe eXperience

Jimbuna · 05-22-09, 04:29 AM

Soooo...you eventually got the package

Be sure to play the mod using German speech and English text for the best possible immersion.

Time to become a real Grey Wolf.....but only when you know the difference between a V-1 and a V-2

SINK EM ALL!!

Paul Riley · 05-22-09, 04:38 AM

Again,I cant thank you all enough for your support.
Without blowing my own trumpet,and we call do sometimes I would have considered myself an intermediate to good player at SH3,maybe a little more,after all I have played it since 2005 now.This all changed last night,after my world was basically rocked by this experience.All that before was kids stuff,this is the real deal

There is so much I need to do/see,take part in,I can't wait.

I still get a bit choked by the intro music and some of the heroic footage in the background,that in itself gives you a complete package!

Truly excellent.

Oh and Jim,I love wolves,watching them hunt,and the pack behaviour they exhibit.Yes,time to bare them teeth for real now mate!

Paul Riley · 05-22-09, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melnibonian

It's always great to see a happy customer

Enjoy the game. Sail to areas you haven't been before like the Black Sea and the Indian Ocean. Go to the East Coast of the USA, hunt for tankers around Cuba and feel the cold bitter nights of the Arctic Ocean.

In all Enjoy youe eXperience

I hope to get a lot of action near the arctic,for some reason I have a special drawing to the arcitc areas of the world,love rough weather,snow,ice etc.Reminds me of what it must have been like for the Vikings as they thundered across the North Sea in their dragonships.Now that is bloody hardcore

Leandros · 05-22-09, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

I hope to get a lot of action near the arctic,for some reason I have a special drawing to the arcitc areas of the world,love rough weather,snow,ice etc.Reminds me of what it must have been like for the Vikings as they thundered across the North Sea in their dragonships.Now that is bloody hardcore

Here is to you, then!

onelifecrisis · 05-22-09, 07:19 AM

Paul, just wait until you start dealing with mid- and late-war DDs!

05-22-09, 07:49 AM

Yes, the impression had to be huge for you Paul

I think I will be as you are now when I'm going to see GWX4 for the first time

I haven't even tried SH4 yet, so I think it's going to be big effect for me

sharkbit · 05-22-09, 07:51 AM

Congrats on finally getting GWX. Sounds like you are really enjoying it.

The GWX team did a fantastic job on the expansion.

You mentioned long load times....
It is natural. There are soooooo many more units in GWX that the game has to load. When I first loaded a career after putting GWX2.0 on my computer, I thought something was wrong and thought that it crashed. It took about 15 minutes to load.

Thanks to this board, I found out that this was normal. My computer at the time was slow, so that didn't help. I did some upgrades and computer maintenance and that helped a bit but not much. With my new computer, I've cut the load time in half.

One suggestion, if you don't know it already, is to enable GWX-Lite Harbor(Harbour for you Brits

). It is supposed to help the load times. And make sure you don't have merged campaigns enabled-I bet that makes load times lonnnnnnnnng.

Enjoy the experience and keep us posted!

Paul Riley · 05-22-09, 08:50 AM

@Leandros,
That is postcard quality mate,any chance of sending me one next time you are up there?,i'll stick it on my bedhead in the captain's quarter

@OLC
Cant wait mate

@Contact
I cant imagine how they could better what appears to already be perfect

, GWX 4 will probably come with added rain,so you actually GET wet playing it

@sharkbit
The loadtimes are long yes,but totally justified,as we both know the added units,skins,textures,sounds,code,etc ect is vast to say the least

Thanks for the tip about harbour traffic,performance is hit hardest in ports I have noticed,yet my PC still copes well enough,just an obvious fps hit,as most folk can account for also

Many thanks for the support

Leandros · 05-22-09, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

@Leandros,
That is postcard quality mate,any chance of sending me one next time you are up there?,i'll stick it on my bedhead in the captain's quarter

You are welcome to copy the picture....

Paul Riley · 05-22-09, 09:07 AM

Dont mind if I do

That iceberg looks damn real doesnt it?.Are the icebergs like that as standard in GWX Gold?,or is it via a graphical mod?.

Thanks.

mr chris · 05-22-09, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Dont mind if I do

That iceberg looks damn real doesnt it?.Are the icebergs like that as standard in GWX Gold?,or is it via a graphical mod?.

Thanks.

Icebergs come as standard in GWX

Paul Riley · 05-22-09, 09:25 AM

Excellent

05-22-09, 01:58 AM	#18
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It's always great to see a happy customer Enjoy the game. Sail to areas you haven't been before like the Black Sea and the Indian Ocean. Go to the East Coast of the USA, hunt for tankers around Cuba and feel the cold bitter nights of the Arctic Ocean. In all Enjoy youe eXperience __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

05-22-09, 04:29 AM	#19
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Soooo...you eventually got the package Be sure to play the mod using German speech and English text for the best possible immersion. Time to become a real Grey Wolf.....but only when you know the difference between a V-1 and a V-2 SINK EM ALL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-22-09, 04:38 AM	#20
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Again,I cant thank you all enough for your support. Without blowing my own trumpet,and we call do sometimes I would have considered myself an intermediate to good player at SH3,maybe a little more,after all I have played it since 2005 now.This all changed last night,after my world was basically rocked by this experience.All that before was kids stuff,this is the real deal There is so much I need to do/see,take part in,I can't wait. I still get a bit choked by the intro music and some of the heroic footage in the background,that in itself gives you a complete package! Truly excellent. Oh and Jim,I love wolves,watching them hunt,and the pack behaviour they exhibit.Yes,time to bare them teeth for real now mate! __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

05-22-09, 07:19 AM	#23
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Paul, just wait until you start dealing with mid- and late-war DDs! __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

05-22-09, 07:51 AM	#25
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Congrats on finally getting GWX. Sounds like you are really enjoying it. The GWX team did a fantastic job on the expansion. You mentioned long load times.... It is natural. There are soooooo many more units in GWX that the game has to load. When I first loaded a career after putting GWX2.0 on my computer, I thought something was wrong and thought that it crashed. It took about 15 minutes to load. Thanks to this board, I found out that this was normal. My computer at the time was slow, so that didn't help. I did some upgrades and computer maintenance and that helped a bit but not much. With my new computer, I've cut the load time in half. One suggestion, if you don't know it already, is to enable GWX-Lite Harbor(Harbour for you Brits ). It is supposed to help the load times. And make sure you don't have merged campaigns enabled-I bet that makes load times lonnnnnnnnng. Enjoy the experience and keep us posted! __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

05-21-09, 09:04 PM	#16
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Congratulations & welcome to GWX! There will be no going back to stock now. I have dial up access to & was blown away by the sheer depth of the mod after someone was kind enough to mail it to me. It's been almost a year since I got 2.1 (I have 3.0 now) & I'm sure that there is tons of stuff that I have yet to see. PS. That stuff wasn't included in the stock game because the developers were forced to get the game out ASAP (as usual)...

05-22-09, 01:58 AM	#17
Kapt. Q Watch Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 26 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	You can still see the forts above for real of the coast of Margate on a clear day!

05-22-09, 07:49 AM	#24
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yes, the impression had to be huge for you Paul I think I will be as you are now when I'm going to see GWX4 for the first time I haven't even tried SH4 yet, so I think it's going to be big effect for me

05-22-09, 08:50 AM	#26
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	@Leandros, That is postcard quality mate,any chance of sending me one next time you are up there?,i'll stick it on my bedhead in the captain's quarter @OLC Cant wait mate @Contact I cant imagine how they could better what appears to already be perfect , GWX 4 will probably come with added rain,so you actually GET wet playing it @sharkbit The loadtimes are long yes,but totally justified,as we both know the added units,skins,textures,sounds,code,etc ect is vast to say the least Thanks for the tip about harbour traffic,performance is hit hardest in ports I have noticed,yet my PC still copes well enough,just an obvious fps hit,as most folk can account for also Many thanks for the support __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

05-22-09, 09:07 AM	#28
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Dont mind if I do That iceberg looks damn real doesnt it?.Are the icebergs like that as standard in GWX Gold?,or is it via a graphical mod?. Thanks. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

05-22-09, 09:25 AM	#30
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Excellent __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes