Has Anyone Ever Made it the Whole War? - Page 3

Jimbuna · 06-27-13, 05:20 AM

Only ever managed the full war in stock at 74% realism.....never in GWX because of the constant release of mods I could never resist installing.

vanjast · 06-27-13, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreasT

Greatings from an expat out of Johannesburg now living in Berlin.

Hello to you sir... my advice.. stay there, don't come back. We're looking to move out completely in about a year... and a middle finger on departing.

Oh! I forgot to mention the pulling down of the lower eye with the index finger as well.

AndreasT · 06-27-13, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by vanjast

Hello to you sir... my advice.. stay there, don't come back. We're looking to move out completely in about a year... and a middle finger on departing.

Oh! I forgot to mention the pulling down of the lower eye with the index finger as well.

Mmmm... actually I would like to go back. I have had enough of good old Europe. But this is not the place to discuss that.

nutworld · 06-27-13, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Only ever managed the full war in stock at 74% realism.....never in GWX because of the constant release of mods I could never resist installing.

I know the feeling. Even now, I still run across some great eye candy that I have to install and start over.

flag4 · 06-28-13, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I pride myself on being witty...

...that's the funniest thing you've said in a long time...

Steve Gad · 08-19-13, 03:44 AM

I take so many silly risks (which sometimes pay off jackpot fashion) that half of my free time is spent clicking 'load/career/saved career/in base before mission.
I am about to survive for a whole year at the moment, after learning a little caution, so I'll let you know.

Steve Gad · 08-19-13, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I use SH3 Commander, which has a 'Forced Retirement' function. That said, I've never made past mid-1940. The problem isn't that I die so much, it's that every time some new mod comes out I start over. OCD, you see. Now there are so many mods my ancient computer won't run the games at all, so I'm not playing at all until I can get a new computer.

Of course there are some people who have reported completing the entire war in on career. I think the method was "reload saved games until you make it".

Being a veteran of F-16 Fighting Falcon back in the 90's, I have no problem at all in "Doing the dance" as we called it, which is modding and starting from scratch. The reason I find this a breeze in SH3 is that modding F-16 meant following a hell of a strict list of what to install first/next/next, that getting the game up to speed could easily cost a full 10 hour day. Such was the instability if you put a single foot wrong.
So, I have no problem (with Steam) in clicking 'delete local content' install, mod, done. In fact this is almost a pleasure in comparison. I'm also in the (severe case of) OCD mod club. We should start some kind of members club.

Jimbuna · 08-19-13, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Gad

Being a veteran of F-16 Fighting Falcon back in the 90's, I have no problem at all in "Doing the dance" as we called it, which is modding and starting from scratch. The reason I find this a breeze in SH3 is that modding F-16 meant following a hell of a strict list of what to install first/next/next, that getting the game up to speed could easily cost a full 10 hour day. Such was the instability if you put a single foot wrong.
So, I have no problem (with Steam) in clicking 'delete local content' install, mod, done. In fact this is almost a pleasure in comparison. I'm also in the (severe case of) OCD mod club. We should start some kind of members club.

When installing a mod someone else has usually 'done the dance' already so the end user is usually always satisfied as everything goes to plan (until mod soup is introduced).

As an example...GWX took in excess of two years to complete, and many thousands of hours of creating and compiling by a dedicated team of over twenty people and a greater number of beta testers (the campaign scripting alone took over one thousand hours).

I can't speak for the other mods but I certainly can for the above.

Redbear · 08-19-13, 12:09 PM

Not me. Made it to early 1943 once, but that's it.

andwii · 08-19-13, 12:14 PM

I've done it once... but never again. lol
I ditched my boat in Argentina.

Kpt. Schaker · 10-12-13, 02:14 PM

Me, I manage to survive the War in stock SH3

. I never got past 1943 in GWX 3.0 because I'm always adding in a new Mod

!

STEED · 10-12-13, 03:13 PM

0% realism yes but on 70% up noooooo.

Rammstein0991 · 10-17-13, 12:41 PM

Not as easy as it was in SHII, back then you could turn dmg to 0% and just laugh at the depth marshmallows they dropped on you

the dark knight · 10-17-13, 05:51 PM

I made it one time in stock SHIII and got the Type XXI. But I have no illusions that I will survive GWX. The surface units are more aggressive, and it is still early in the war (late 42) for me.

Hinrich Schwab · 10-17-13, 07:36 PM

I never make it the whole war because SHCommander keeps putting me behind a desk after a dozen patrols.

06-27-13, 05:20 AM	#31
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Only ever managed the full war in stock at 74% realism.....never in GWX because of the constant release of mods I could never resist installing. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-12-13, 02:14 PM	#41
Kpt. Schaker Seaman Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N34 4.13483, W118 1.68516 Posts: 42 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 2	Me, I manage to survive the War in stock SH3. I never got past 1943 in GWX 3.0 because I'm always adding in a new Mod!

10-12-13, 03:13 PM	#42
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	0% realism yes but on 70% up noooooo. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-17-13, 05:51 PM	#44
the dark knight Bosun Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Blue Springs, MO Posts: 64 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I made it one time in stock SHIII and got the Type XXI. But I have no illusions that I will survive GWX. The surface units are more aggressive, and it is still early in the war (late 42) for me. __________________ Life is a matter of luck, and the odds in favor of success are no way enhanced by extreme caution. - Erich Topp

08-19-13, 03:44 AM	#36
Steve Gad Bosun Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mansfield, Notts. UK Posts: 69 Downloads: 521 Uploads: 0	I take so many silly risks (which sometimes pay off jackpot fashion) that half of my free time is spent clicking 'load/career/saved career/in base before mission. I am about to survive for a whole year at the moment, after learning a little caution, so I'll let you know.

08-19-13, 12:09 PM	#39
Redbear Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 208 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Not me. Made it to early 1943 once, but that's it.

08-19-13, 12:14 PM	#40
andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I've done it once... but never again. lol I ditched my boat in Argentina.

10-17-13, 12:41 PM	#43
Rammstein0991 Engineer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NC USA Posts: 219 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Not as easy as it was in SHII, back then you could turn dmg to 0% and just laugh at the depth marshmallows they dropped on you

10-17-13, 07:36 PM	#45
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	I never make it the whole war because SHCommander keeps putting me behind a desk after a dozen patrols.