Silent Hunter 3 4 5 ?

[frau kaleun]

GWX removes the color-coding from the units in the game, so as Gargamel has noted the only way to tell their affiliation is to ID them correctly by flags or other markings.

Or as also noted you can use the Contact Color Mod, which will put the colors (as well as the navigational tails) back on your map:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...?do=file&id=33

Herr-Berbunch was correct about the colors: red=enemy, blue=friendly, green=neutral.

Happy hunting!

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by gungunx

I've decided to go with SH 3 + gwx.


Finished training, like it overall. I got a question though, how i can set on map if ship is friendly or hostile? I'm not so hardcore enough to play without this.

Theres a mod to return the color back to the map. But, in reality it's simple. If you're near friendly waters, check the flags real closely. But if you're that close to friendly waters, chances are they're not enemies.

Neutral ships are usually lit up, so they don't get shot, but not always the case. Anytime you see a ship, just identify it by the flag they are flying, and use the flag pulldown on the scope/uzo.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by gungunx

I've decided to go with SH 3 + gwx.


Finished training, like it overall. I got a question though, how i can set on map if ship is friendly or hostile? I'm not so hardcore enough to play without this.

SINK EM ALL!!

[desirableroasted]

Also, if you look closely in the GWX manual, you will notice that all merchants belong to a set of merchant marine fleets.

For widely used ships, that means you will still have to make a visual ID. But if, for example, you come across an Empire-class freighter, have at it -- only the UK and Canada have it.

I've printed that part of the list out... saves time and worry.

[GoldenRivet]

Gungunx

Ask for opinions and you will get them.

as far as i'm concerned, SH3 with GWX3 and a few other mods is the best world war two era subsim available at the moment.

unfortunately, just days after getting back into SH3 i upgraded to windows 7 and it will not work with win7 without some changes being made.

at the moment i am too lazy to make them.

good luck.

i suppose the best advice would be to play all three and keep the one you enjoy the most.

I find Sh4 just lacks the right "feel" for reasons i can't quite put my finger on... and that SH5 is just too deeply buried in the role playing element to be enjoyable as a sim.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by gungunx

I've decided to go with SH 3 + gwx..

Great call...

Good to have you on board!

[gungunx]

I have 2 patrols on me right now.

I started in 1939 and the fiirst patrol was fairly easy as it was pre-war everyone was neutreal and there was nothing to torp , i just enjoyed the ride.

But the 2nd , oh boy !.

I'm with the 2nd flotilla in the VIIb sub. After leaving the docks I set my sights on Poland! After recieving the first radio chatters i said ' WOW' haven't seen anything like this before, pretty cool ! I recieved information about the war and what is going on.

I arrived at the Polish shore, and spotted my first ship on the horizon. Ordered my men to dive the sub to periscope depth and searched for my target. It was 1am , heavy rain was pouring and i couldn't see the flag nor the type of the ship.
After some time i noticed it changed its course and it's heading for me !!! I identified it as a some type of warship! 'oh boy, first combat patrol and i'm gonna get it' i thought. I dived to 50 meters put on the silent mode and started to pull out , but i heard the sonar pinging !!. The warship started to bomb me with the depth charges. He made 2-3 passes and missed. 'Whew, now that is over' i thought. I ordered my men to flank speed , but that was a bad decision. The warship found me and this time the depth charges were a direct hit !!. My sub was badly damaged, a few men died, compartments were damaged or unoperational, lights went out !!! I was scared !! I'm in this tin can 60m under water and cannot do a thing and its dark in here ! My men are dead , i'm gaining water and i can hear pressure damaging my ship. Sub took much damage, and pressure took it's tool. 2nd patrol was last for this tub.

The hunter becamed the hunted.



all i can say is WoW this sim is great, next time i'll attack merchants and avoid the warships lol !

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by gungunx

all i can say is WoW this sim is great, next time i'll attack merchants and avoid the warships lol !

Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much...

We've all taken our fair share of lumps, (especially at first), so hang in there and keep working on your tactics! I think you'll find the time you put in will pay off handsomely with a sweet reward.

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date, and good hunting!

Looks like we have another SH3 addict.

Welcome to our world.

[Gargamel]

Hehehehehe... Glad you enjoyed it. Never attempted to go to poland though. I thought about it, but by the time I was done thinking, they had folded.

Check out some of the threads here on evasion and such, I think you'll live a lot longer.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Never attempted to go to poland though. I thought about it, but by the time I was done thinking, they had folded.

Short and sweet...

To quote an old Trooper song:

"We're here for a good time, not a long time..."