How realistic do you play SH3

07-24-07, 04:15 AM

Hi lads,

after my thread about aircraft madness in 1943 I realized that we have 2 camps here. Realism freaks and arcade players. Somehow I never imagined playing this sim like an arcade and was crawling slowly to a point in which I'm now. I wonder how many of you treat it very serious and play the impossible like me. It's not a thread about % because for me you can play realistic with external view on, simply not using it to cheat. I play as realistic as possible, try to get more and more info how it was done and try to overcome engine bugs while not exploiting it's weaknesses. Maybe even we can gather ourselves, share some ideas to make our experience even batter?

Overkill
My choice: 100% realism + longer repair times mod (you should try it) + real navigation from time to time + did + many immersive things that happen only in my head (not using externals, not doing port raids, not trying to shoot Mosquitos etc, attack DD only if no other option).

Hard
If you're doing hard or realistic settings with stock options and accept everything what and how the game gives to you - as is. No matter if with GWX as most of us have it.

Arcade
Shoot everything with a deckgun, you could play Doom3 as well without seeing a difference

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 07-24-07, 04:51 AM

i play at 74% realism and still blasting the heck out of DD's

The General · 07-24-07, 04:55 AM

I play 100% occasionally, but I just can't resist the beautiful exterior views.

07-24-07, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The General

I play 100% occasionally, but I just can't resist the beautiful exterior views.

I've edited the gameplay file to give me 100% credits while being able to watch my boat surfing early morning waves or a 160m long Whaler going down

SmokinTep · 07-24-07, 05:31 AM

Have never played at 100% yet. I still like to be able to have the free look with the camera. Sometimes I like to be on the other ship watching a torpedo come at you.

Brag · 07-24-07, 05:32 AM

I play at 84 % realism. Have map updates as I find plotting too time consuming, weapons officer assist for the same reason. I like to take screenies so external view stays for that. I'm serious enough to have a website with articles on tactics, a sort of mini-manual useful to Kaleuns.

Canovaro · 07-24-07, 05:35 AM

Full realism except for manual navigation.
I also have rules like DiD and no harbour raids and such.

Mush Martin · 07-24-07, 05:35 AM

I Being Percieved as the worst kind of pariah dont actually just play
Uber games. Uber was and remains a fun learning project, but when
I play I play both ways, normally Uber is for missions and Standard
subs for career. I have been a student of the subject for two
decades now, and have yet to grow bored of it.

when I do play the Standard game I play at around 70%
I still feel that if I was captaining that my plot would be
manned so I dont do manual shooting very often anymore.
also I tend to disable crewfatige as I think that the dept
heads and first officer would do the crew Micro management.

M

Penelope_Grey · 07-24-07, 07:51 AM

I play bang on 60% realism.

Jimbuna · 07-24-07, 08:06 AM

Never will give up on external camera for my screenshots

TarJak · 07-24-07, 08:11 AM

84%. Gotta have my external views for the eye candy.

Puster Bill · 07-24-07, 08:52 AM

I play 95% realism. The only 'cheat' I use is stabilized view, because I'm not that good at guesstimating distance on a bouncing sea.

Heibges · 07-24-07, 09:00 AM

I don't do anything that's not mentioned in the Uboat Commanders Handbook.

gord96 · 07-24-07, 09:21 AM

25% realism.

Ubåtskapten · 07-24-07, 09:26 AM

I play on 90% realism cause I like to take screenshots in free cam mode.

Though I’ve been eager to start using the Longer Repair Times mod in career it seems to conflict with the GWX Late war sensors schnorkel antennas mod. Therefore I'm not using the LRT as I would have to disable it anyway, if I against all odds, survive to the later years of the war when the GWX Late war...-mod becomes important.

View Poll Results: How realistic do you play?
Overkill	63	21.58%
Hard	201	68.84%
Arcade	28	9.59%
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07-24-07, 04:15 AM	#1
Hadrys Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	How realistic do you play SH3 Hi lads, after my thread about aircraft madness in 1943 I realized that we have 2 camps here. Realism freaks and arcade players. Somehow I never imagined playing this sim like an arcade and was crawling slowly to a point in which I'm now. I wonder how many of you treat it very serious and play the impossible like me. It's not a thread about % because for me you can play realistic with external view on, simply not using it to cheat. I play as realistic as possible, try to get more and more info how it was done and try to overcome engine bugs while not exploiting it's weaknesses. Maybe even we can gather ourselves, share some ideas to make our experience even batter? Overkill My choice: 100% realism + longer repair times mod (you should try it) + real navigation from time to time + did + many immersive things that happen only in my head (not using externals, not doing port raids, not trying to shoot Mosquitos etc, attack DD only if no other option). Hard If you're doing hard or realistic settings with stock options and accept everything what and how the game gives to you - as is. No matter if with GWX as most of us have it. Arcade Shoot everything with a deckgun, you could play Doom3 as well without seeing a difference

07-24-07, 04:51 AM	#2
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	i play at 74% realism and still blasting the heck out of DD's __________________ Gruß

07-24-07, 04:55 AM	#3
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	I play 100% occasionally, but I just can't resist the beautiful exterior views. __________________ *THE GENERAL*

07-24-07, 05:32 AM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I play at 84 % realism. Have map updates as I find plotting too time consuming, weapons officer assist for the same reason. I like to take screenies so external view stays for that. I'm serious enough to have a website with articles on tactics, a sort of mini-manual useful to Kaleuns. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

07-24-07, 05:31 AM	#5
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Have never played at 100% yet. I still like to be able to have the free look with the camera. Sometimes I like to be on the other ship watching a torpedo come at you.

07-24-07, 05:35 AM	#7
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Full realism except for manual navigation. I also have rules like DiD and no harbour raids and such.

07-24-07, 05:35 AM	#8
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I Being Percieved as the worst kind of pariah dont actually just play Uber games. Uber was and remains a fun learning project, but when I play I play both ways, normally Uber is for missions and Standard subs for career. I have been a student of the subject for two decades now, and have yet to grow bored of it. when I do play the Standard game I play at around 70% I still feel that if I was captaining that my plot would be manned so I dont do manual shooting very often anymore. also I tend to disable crewfatige as I think that the dept heads and first officer would do the crew Micro management. M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-24-07, 07:51 AM	#9
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I play bang on 60% realism. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

07-24-07, 08:06 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never will give up on external camera for my screenshots __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-24-07, 08:11 AM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	84%. Gotta have my external views for the eye candy.

07-24-07, 08:52 AM	#12
Puster Bill Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: BA8758, or FN33eh for my fellow hams. Posts: 833 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I play 95% realism. The only 'cheat' I use is stabilized view, because I'm not that good at guesstimating distance on a bouncing sea. __________________ The U-Boat Commander of Love

07-24-07, 09:00 AM	#13
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I don't do anything that's not mentioned in the Uboat Commanders Handbook. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

07-24-07, 09:21 AM	#14
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	25% realism.

07-24-07, 09:26 AM	#15
Ubåtskapten Soundman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 141 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I play on 90% realism cause I like to take screenshots in free cam mode. Though I’ve been eager to start using the Longer Repair Times mod in career it seems to conflict with the GWX Late war sensors schnorkel antennas mod. Therefore I'm not using the LRT as I would have to disable it anyway, if I against all odds, survive to the later years of the war when the GWX Late war...-mod becomes important.