just got back on dry land and don't know where to start??

gonzosts · 01-16-07, 06:04 PM

Just completed some work (telecom wiring) on three gas rigs in the gulf and now I'm home for two weeks RnR before going back out. I got Silent Hunter in July of last year and never has a chance to play. Loaded it last night, went to my favorit subsims place and now I'm wearing a neck brace becuase, sssheeess, I'm overwelmed at the amount of MODs there are here. I've played the game now for about a half an hour and I need to get modded.

Now I ask you in the know. what are the best mods I can install and in what order for the neck deep, nail bitting experience I am longing for...

My present system is:
2.0 P4, 1gb ram, 256 mb video (gforce).

I greatly apprieciate all your help in a short amount of time.

bigboywooly · 01-16-07, 06:06 PM

Well you hava choice of 3 main " super " mods
NYGM
UWAC2
GWX

Personally I say go with GWX but then I'm biased
Try them all on different installs
No one can make up your mind for you

Gezoes · 01-16-07, 06:07 PM

The most recent version of the Grey Wolves: GWX all the way.

Lots of other mods out there that go fine with GWX though. Cool VII skins for example

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-16-07, 06:09 PM

GWX
GWX Dec 23rd 06 patch
SH3 Commander 2.7
is a minimum (patch te game to 1.4b version before)
and I personally would try also Depth_Charge_Shake_v1.03 (haven't tried it, but will do tomorrow).

Hakahura · 01-16-07, 06:26 PM

All of the above plus SH3 Generator

codmander · 01-16-07, 06:32 PM

NO WAY! NYGM is BETTER //well ok :hmm: maybe not better . more realistic :hmm: maybe................. Harder definatly

Anyhow a long sea trip,,The wife is the first thing I torpedo

melnibonian · 01-16-07, 07:09 PM

You need SH3Cmd and SH3Gen. Those two are a must in any SH3 game. After that you can chose GWX or NYGM. Both are really good so I would suggest you try them and make up your own mind

GT182 · 01-16-07, 08:42 PM

My take on you starting out with SHIII.

First make sure you have Patch 1.4b US. You didn't say if you had it installed or not. It's a must have that's very necessary. All mods and expansions require it. Found here and the last at thebottom of the page: http://patches.ubi.com/silent_hunter_3/

Next is SHIII Commander 2.7 as everyone says.

Link is in JScones' sig in the link below.

Then for a stock SHIII and to add mods you need the JSGME mod installer. Info and link here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=101815

If it was me just starting out I'd play the stock SHIII with the above and mods you want. Once you know what's going on and the ins and outs of SHIII then go to GWX, NYGM or RUB. Or do multipul installs and try them all.

Sounds daunting but it's not... unless you're like me. LOL Many of the guys here have links in their sigs to mods the created or hosted by them. It's a big choice on which to install. Personally I have 80+ mods in my stock SHIII and the detail, "realism" to my taste and eyecandy are great.

Now I've moved on to GWX and it's much harder to survive as members here have said. But the realism, eyecandy and depth of SHIII is more than doubled IMHO. Learn to survive or die early in a career is what GWX is. Tactics are now completely different than in the stock game.

Zero Niner · 01-16-07, 10:17 PM

I'd say patch to 1.4b, & do the Academy exams first. The mods will make it harder for you to pass with flying colours.
Make a copy of your install & save it somewhere as a backup. Then try the mods out to see which one you like.

Sailor Steve · 01-17-07, 12:15 PM

As above. Make sure you're patched to 1.4b and play it that way for a while. Then start trying mods.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-17-07, 12:42 PM

GWX with fixes & SHCommander 2.7.

Mooncatt · 01-18-07, 05:24 AM

or if your totally lost play vanilla for a while then decide what you want more of e.g more ships, if you want more realism. then look at what all the mods do i decide if its for you. i have chosen GWX and will have it running within a week now

Jimbuna · 01-18-07, 06:40 AM

You say your home for two weeks

...Get used to playing the vanilla/stock game first...then download the GWX manual and install GWX (there's a link on my sig) in preparation for your next stint of home leave...don't forget to take the manual away with you for those long lonely nights

01-16-07, 06:04 PM	#1
gonzosts Watch Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 18 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	just got back on dry land and don't know where to start?? Just completed some work (telecom wiring) on three gas rigs in the gulf and now I'm home for two weeks RnR before going back out. I got Silent Hunter in July of last year and never has a chance to play. Loaded it last night, went to my favorit subsims place and now I'm wearing a neck brace becuase, sssheeess, I'm overwelmed at the amount of MODs there are here. I've played the game now for about a half an hour and I need to get modded. Now I ask you in the know. what are the best mods I can install and in what order for the neck deep, nail bitting experience I am longing for... My present system is: 2.0 P4, 1gb ram, 256 mb video (gforce). I greatly apprieciate all your help in a short amount of time. __________________ Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of all who Threaten it. Zero bubble

01-16-07, 06:06 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Well you hava choice of 3 main " super " mods NYGM UWAC2 GWX Personally I say go with GWX but then I'm biased Try them all on different installs No one can make up your mind for you __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

01-16-07, 06:07 PM	#3
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	The most recent version of the Grey Wolves: GWX all the way. Lots of other mods out there that go fine with GWX though. Cool VII skins for example __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.

01-16-07, 06:09 PM	#4
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	GWX GWX Dec 23rd 06 patch SH3 Commander 2.7 is a minimum (patch te game to 1.4b version before) and I personally would try also Depth_Charge_Shake_v1.03 (haven't tried it, but will do tomorrow). __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

01-16-07, 06:26 PM	#5
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	All of the above plus SH3 Generator __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

01-16-07, 06:32 PM	#6
codmander Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: cape cod mass. Posts: 678 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	NO WAY! NYGM is BETTER //well ok :hmm: maybe not better . more realistic :hmm: maybe................. Harder definatly Anyhow a long sea trip,,The wife is the first thing I torpedo

01-16-07, 07:09 PM	#7
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You need SH3Cmd and SH3Gen. Those two are a must in any SH3 game. After that you can chose GWX or NYGM. Both are really good so I would suggest you try them and make up your own mind __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-16-07, 08:42 PM	#8
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	My take on you starting out with SHIII. First make sure you have Patch 1.4b US. You didn't say if you had it installed or not. It's a must have that's very necessary. All mods and expansions require it. Found here and the last at thebottom of the page: http://patches.ubi.com/silent_hunter_3/ Next is SHIII Commander 2.7 as everyone says. Link is in JScones' sig in the link below. Then for a stock SHIII and to add mods you need the JSGME mod installer. Info and link here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=101815 If it was me just starting out I'd play the stock SHIII with the above and mods you want. Once you know what's going on and the ins and outs of SHIII then go to GWX, NYGM or RUB. Or do multipul installs and try them all. Sounds daunting but it's not... unless you're like me. LOL Many of the guys here have links in their sigs to mods the created or hosted by them. It's a big choice on which to install. Personally I have 80+ mods in my stock SHIII and the detail, "realism" to my taste and eyecandy are great. Now I've moved on to GWX and it's much harder to survive as members here have said. But the realism, eyecandy and depth of SHIII is more than doubled IMHO. Learn to survive or die early in a career is what GWX is. Tactics are now completely different than in the stock game. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

01-16-07, 10:17 PM	#9
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	I'd say patch to 1.4b, & do the Academy exams first. The mods will make it harder for you to pass with flying colours. Make a copy of your install & save it somewhere as a backup. Then try the mods out to see which one you like.

01-17-07, 12:15 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	As above. Make sure you're patched to 1.4b and play it that way for a while. Then start trying mods. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-17-07, 12:42 PM	#11
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	GWX with fixes & SHCommander 2.7. __________________ Back in the Day

01-18-07, 05:24 AM	#12
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	or if your totally lost play vanilla for a while then decide what you want more of e.g more ships, if you want more realism. then look at what all the mods do i decide if its for you. i have chosen GWX and will have it running within a week now __________________

01-18-07, 06:40 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You say your home for two weeks ...Get used to playing the vanilla/stock game first...then download the GWX manual and install GWX (there's a link on my sig) in preparation for your next stint of home leave...don't forget to take the manual away with you for those long lonely nights __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!