Going to give U boats a try for a while.SH 3 with GWX or SH 4 with OP Monsun?

Bubblehead1980 · 12-19-10, 06:43 AM

Going to give U Boats a try again.I checked out OM a while back and liked it but I'm a PTO fleetboat guy.However, played a bit lately and think will give the Pacific a rest for a few.Being home for holidays, lot of free time on hands so figured may try U Boats.

So as the title says, question is which would be the better sim? Thinking I could purchase SH 3 and give GWX Gold a try or should just load up OM again .Better Uboat sim?

irish1958 · 12-19-10, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Going to give U Boats a try again.I checked out OM a while back and liked it but I'm a PTO fleetboat guy.However, played a bit lately and think will give the Pacific a rest for a few.Being home for holidays, lot of free time on hands so figured may try U Boats.

So as the title says, question is which would be the better sim? Thinking I could purchase SH 4 and give GWX Gold a try or should just load up OM again .Better Uboat sim?

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Sailor Steve · 12-19-10, 11:34 AM

Both are about equal. GWX gives a broader experience overall, but SH4 has some built-in operations that put it ahead in the mechanics department. Due to OM being built by a team of 1, what's lacking is the extras that come from a larger group.

If you need visual goodies (and I do), you'll play SH3 with GWX (and I do). If you love the extra benefits that come with SH4 (and I do), you'll play OM (and I do).

Bubblehead1980 · 12-19-10, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Both are about equal. GWX gives a broader experience overall, but SH4 has some built-in operations that put it ahead in the mechanics department. Due to OM being built by a team of 1, what's lacking is the extras that come from a larger group.

If you need visual goodies (and I do), you'll play SH3 with GWX (and I do). If you love the extra benefits that come with SH4 (and I do), you'll play OM (and I do).

what goodies are we talking about?

FIREWALL · 12-19-10, 05:14 PM

SHCOMMANDER is the deal maker. I don't leave port without it.

Bubblehead1980 · 12-19-10, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

SHCOMMANDER is the deal maker. I don't leave port without it.

what does SHCommander do?

Sailor Steve · 12-19-10, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

what goodies are we talking about?

GWX gives many different ships, great in-harbor experiences, hidden treasures like K-ships (blimps) escorting US convoys - little things that make the experience feel better, plus excellent gameplay.

LSH3 and WAC both offer even more visual experiences, if not the same gameplay; like completely revamped harbors and the actual real bridges over the Kiel Canal, including the rotating railroad bridge. Those are all little things, but they make a big difference.

And of course Commander. SH3 Commander changes the way you look at the game, adding reality to the career, not the game. Almost two billion crew names, real ship names and information, crew rotation, career information...you can read it all in Jaesen's manual.

SH4, on the other hand, hasn't had anyone mod any of those cool things. This is too bad, because it has better management and graphics, better stability, better everything really. If it had a version of Commander we could not only have real ship names, but guarantee that the names were nation-specific, so if you sank a ship with a Brazilian flag it would get a Brazilian name. SH3 can't do that.

Robin40 · 12-20-10, 02:32 AM

Well...I tried and retried....but I couldn't run SH3 GWX or LSH3 or WAC on my Vista 32 system

geeezzzz.....made it work

12-19-10, 06:43 AM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,126 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Going to give U boats a try for a while.SH 3 with GWX or SH 4 with OP Monsun? Going to give U Boats a try again.I checked out OM a while back and liked it but I'm a PTO fleetboat guy.However, played a bit lately and think will give the Pacific a rest for a few.Being home for holidays, lot of free time on hands so figured may try U Boats. So as the title says, question is which would be the better sim? Thinking I could purchase SH 3 and give GWX Gold a try or should just load up OM again .Better Uboat sim? Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 12-19-10 at 04:48 PM.

12-19-10, 11:34 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Both are about equal. GWX gives a broader experience overall, but SH4 has some built-in operations that put it ahead in the mechanics department. Due to OM being built by a team of 1, what's lacking is the extras that come from a larger group. If you need visual goodies (and I do), you'll play SH3 with GWX (and I do). If you love the extra benefits that come with SH4 (and I do), you'll play OM (and I do). __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	SHCOMMANDER is the deal maker. I don't leave port without it. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

12-20-10, 02:32 AM	#8
Robin40 Chief Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rivoli (Italy) Posts: 310 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Well...I tried and retried....but I couldn't run SH3 GWX or LSH3 or WAC on my Vista 32 system geeezzzz.....made it work Last edited by Robin40; 12-20-10 at 05:33 AM.