Silent Hunter 3 vs. 5 (with mods)

Sirrvs · 03-19-21, 07:10 PM

So I've been playing SH3 since it was released, mainly with the GWX mod and I love it. I heard a lot of bad reviews of SH5 when it was released, so I avoided it. But seeing how it's been almost a decade and there has been a lot of modding work done since then, how would you compare the two nowadays?

Let me start off by saying immersion and gameplay matter more to me than graphics. I don't mind that SH3 looks a little dated now. The experience of playing the gramophone with the freedom to sail around the Atlantic and see different ships and ports is what I enjoy the most.

I know SH5 lets you walk around the boat and has upgraded eye candy, but does 5 (TWOS) beat 3 (GWX) in any other area besides graphics? I'll probably pick it up just because it's so cheap on sale right now ($2.49 on Steam) but I wanted to hear from you guys which game you think has stood the test of time better (or maybe Aces of the Deep beats them all!

). Thanks!

kapuhy · 03-19-21, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirrvs

I know SH5 lets you walk around the boat and has upgraded eye candy, but does 5 (TWOS) beat 3 (GWX) in any other area besides graphics?

Real navigation mod (included in TWoS). Not knowing the exact position of my boat was a real game changer for me. (all old tactics, interception and attack methods that relied on using your position as refrence point go right out the porthole) and this alone is worth trying sh5.

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Originally Posted by Sirrvs

(or maybe Aces of the Deep beats them all!

). Thanks!

It does.

les green01 · 03-19-21, 08:36 PM

watching water flood the boat watching the men load the tubes even watching the engines work and change pace when you change speed

John Pancoast · 03-20-21, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirrvs

(or maybe Aces of the Deep beats them all!

). Thanks!

Another, it does.

Aktungbby · 03-20-21, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Another, it does.

abaileyatd · 03-22-21, 08:13 PM

You certainly cannot go wrong either way... but I definitely feel that despite the drawbacks (to me mainly lack of other model Uboats) SH5 with TWOS is the better, more immersive option at this point. If you've already played a lot of SH3, i'd say definitely give it a go. But never without TWOS.

Jeff-Groves · 03-22-21, 08:28 PM

I'd say whatever SH5 lacks in way of some modding is the GR2 file that scared away a lot of Modding people from SH3/SH4.

It taken some really dedicated people to bring SH5 to where it is today as most of them started from scratch and are self taught the HARD way!

My hat is off to All of them!

Compans57 · 03-24-21, 11:37 PM

I miss the clunky MKII and it'd be great to get some late war model boats. But, like you I played SH3 for years and finally downloaded SH5. It's a very beautiful game and I found the relative cartoonyness of SH3 impossible to go back to. I upgraded my PC to accomodate SH5 eventually. But it's quite funny that 90 percent of my in game time is spent staring at icons on the nav map.

However, every now and then I take a stroll through the boat or go and stand on the prow and watch the foam or the ocean or the sunset and it's well worth it.

Another thing I'd love to have from SH3 is repair management and crew management. Both are very vague in SH5. You're never quite clear what repairs (if any) are going on and the crew are anonymous except for the unchanging officers.

The stock game sucks, TWOs is an infinite world of detail if you want it.

03-19-21, 07:10 PM	#1
Sirrvs Loader Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 81 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 3 vs. 5 (with mods) So I've been playing SH3 since it was released, mainly with the GWX mod and I love it. I heard a lot of bad reviews of SH5 when it was released, so I avoided it. But seeing how it's been almost a decade and there has been a lot of modding work done since then, how would you compare the two nowadays? Let me start off by saying immersion and gameplay matter more to me than graphics. I don't mind that SH3 looks a little dated now. The experience of playing the gramophone with the freedom to sail around the Atlantic and see different ships and ports is what I enjoy the most. I know SH5 lets you walk around the boat and has upgraded eye candy, but does 5 (TWOS) beat 3 (GWX) in any other area besides graphics? I'll probably pick it up just because it's so cheap on sale right now ($2.49 on Steam) but I wanted to hear from you guys which game you think has stood the test of time better (or maybe Aces of the Deep beats them all! ). Thanks!

03-19-21, 08:36 PM	#3
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,735 Downloads: 1375 Uploads: 0	watching water flood the boat watching the men load the tubes even watching the engines work and change pace when you change speed __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

03-22-21, 08:28 PM	#7
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	I'd say whatever SH5 lacks in way of some modding is the GR2 file that scared away a lot of Modding people from SH3/SH4. It taken some really dedicated people to bring SH5 to where it is today as most of them started from scratch and are self taught the HARD way! My hat is off to All of them! __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

03-22-21, 08:13 PM	#6
abaileyatd Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 49 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	You certainly cannot go wrong either way... but I definitely feel that despite the drawbacks (to me mainly lack of other model Uboats) SH5 with TWOS is the better, more immersive option at this point. If you've already played a lot of SH3, i'd say definitely give it a go. But never without TWOS.

03-24-21, 11:37 PM	#8
Compans57 Officer Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 243 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I miss the clunky MKII and it'd be great to get some late war model boats. But, like you I played SH3 for years and finally downloaded SH5. It's a very beautiful game and I found the relative cartoonyness of SH3 impossible to go back to. I upgraded my PC to accomodate SH5 eventually. But it's quite funny that 90 percent of my in game time is spent staring at icons on the nav map. However, every now and then I take a stroll through the boat or go and stand on the prow and watch the foam or the ocean or the sunset and it's well worth it. Another thing I'd love to have from SH3 is repair management and crew management. Both are very vague in SH5. You're never quite clear what repairs (if any) are going on and the crew are anonymous except for the unchanging officers. The stock game sucks, TWOs is an infinite world of detail if you want it.