How long have you owned SH3?

panzer 49th · 09-26-07, 08:20 AM

How long have you owned SH3 I have owned it since it came out.

If other please specify.

seafarer · 09-26-07, 08:24 AM

I pre-ordered my copy from the SubSim store - got it a few days after it was first released.

Huskalar · 09-26-07, 08:29 AM

Bought it in the beginning of 2006.

panzer 49th · 09-26-07, 08:30 AM

This is why I like polls beacause they attract so much attention

Captain Nemo · 09-26-07, 09:16 AM

2-3 years for me, but I never installed it for a year because of the scare stories surrounding Starforce. Took the plunge and installed it just over a year ago and wished I'd done it earlier. Having said that, when I did install it the Grey Wolves mod was available which improved the game instantly without the wait.

Nemo

melnibonian · 09-26-07, 09:18 AM

Got it as soon as it came out. I play with it for about 2-3 months and I got bored. Left it for quite some time and about 8-12 months later I started playing again. If I had not come accross GW1.1a at the time I would have throw it away. After I tried GW1.1a my life changed

Now I don't even remember what SH3 looks like

looney · 09-26-07, 09:59 AM

Thought I dl/led a movie turned out to be SH3 installed it, played it for 1 hour Loved it. Got to bed, woke up bought a copy of the game. This happened in June or July.

Still loving it.

Capt. Shark Bait · 09-26-07, 12:25 PM

i put other, meaning a coupla weeks

Kpt, Otto · 09-26-07, 01:31 PM

I used to like playing a submarine game I found in the arcade at 10p a go whereby you looked through a periscope and sank the ships, this was many years ago somewhere around 1985.

Around 1992 I played Silent Service on a sytem called a Philips CDROM and I thought the graphics were brilliant! It had lighted ships and everything!!

Then I played it on an IBM PC and wasnt as good wahen it came to graphics but the gameplay was good for its day.

I also found a game like Gato but on the Sinclair spectrum!! My goodness that hard to play!

I got Silent Hunter in 1997 and it was just brilliant... Me and a friend stayed up hours plaing that till five in morning, work the next day was a pain!

Didnt get much into Silent Hunter 2 due to life commitments however when Silent Hunter 3 came along I was disapointed cos it wouldnt play on my laptop even with a radeon card in it! So a while later I built a computer from the ground up to play it... and I thought it great but unfinished...

Now with SH Commander and GWX its the best ever !!

I have just brought a copy of Aces of the deep and I think I will get out my old Dos PC and give it a go. Cant think why ive never played it before?

U49 · 09-26-07, 04:05 PM

In early 2005 I bought a new computer ONLY with the purpose of SH3 in my mind!

And this was the date when I finally switch from Aces of the Deep to Silent Hunter III

SubV · 09-26-07, 06:39 PM

Being a big fan of air and naval simulations, I bought SH3 as it came out, obviously.

OuNiS · 09-27-07, 02:15 AM

I was very disappointed SH2 and I couldn't decide to buy SH3 for long time.
But when I read a lot of posts at subsim forum I was absolutely sure that this is a game what I need.
I baught SH3 about january 2007.

SmokinTep · 09-27-07, 06:28 AM

Had it since it was released.

Venatore · 09-27-07, 08:00 AM

The day it hit Australia was the day I brought it. I said this a few times and it make me laugh everytime I think about....................I've never completed one career mission. I have only tinkered around modding and just used the missions as a platform to view/study the mod/s.

One day I will get around to it. I look at it htis way since joining Subsim I think I have a fairly good understanding of the tactics/experience to start a career and survive till the end, sounds a bit cocky , I know, but these are some of the thing I have seen/heard/read etc

See/hear aircraft..............dive, don't fight it out on the surface, prepare your U-boat for the inbound enemy that the bad little aircrat is calling onto your position, you have lost the edge.

Stay out of the channel.

Don't stalk harbours (shallow waters)

If you being ping and you have lost the edge and cannot remain in the fight (too many escorts etc) draw a circle 2.5km around your U-boat. Use this as a the circle of death, try and make it out of the circle, silent running, change angles, remain deep if possible.

Always remember you have the noise makers (I wonder how many of you have tried to fight/escape and have never used them.

Study the convoy note all vessels, use hydrophones to check bearing to vessels just to make sure you have noted them all.

CHOOSE YOUR ENGAGEMENT AREA ! not have them choose it for you.

Have a plan prior to leaving, but be flexible the plan may change due to intel.

Make actions on. What I mean by this is;

Action on enemy plane : dive remain submerged for 30mins

Action on contact: dive to scope depth, assess the sisuation and detirmine on courses of action.

Actions on etc

Action on etc.

Understand silent running and what you can and cannot do whilst at that ordered speed.

Theres heap more I have written down but I think I'm qualifed to take one of these Iron beasts out to war

FIREWALL · 09-27-07, 11:25 AM

Since it came out . And it has only gotten better.

(GWX)

View Poll Results: How Long Have You Owned SH3
Since it came out	55	50.00%
2-3 Years	11	10.00%
1-2 Years	25	22.73%
6 Months	8	7.27%
Less than 6 months	9	8.18%
Other	2	1.82%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

09-26-07, 08:20 AM	#1
panzer 49th Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 361 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	How long have you owned SH3? How long have you owned SH3 I have owned it since it came out. If other please specify. __________________

09-26-07, 08:30 AM	#4
panzer 49th Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 361 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This is why I like polls beacause they attract so much attention __________________

09-26-07, 09:16 AM	#5
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	2-3 years for me, but I never installed it for a year because of the scare stories surrounding Starforce. Took the plunge and installed it just over a year ago and wished I'd done it earlier. Having said that, when I did install it the Grey Wolves mod was available which improved the game instantly without the wait. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

09-26-07, 09:18 AM	#6
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Got it as soon as it came out. I play with it for about 2-3 months and I got bored. Left it for quite some time and about 8-12 months later I started playing again. If I had not come accross GW1.1a at the time I would have throw it away. After I tried GW1.1a my life changed Now I don't even remember what SH3 looks like __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

09-26-07, 08:24 AM	#2
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I pre-ordered my copy from the SubSim store - got it a few days after it was first released.

09-26-07, 08:29 AM	#3
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	Bought it in the beginning of 2006.

09-26-07, 09:59 AM	#7
looney Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sneek, The Netherlands Posts: 635 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Thought I dl/led a movie turned out to be SH3 installed it, played it for 1 hour Loved it. Got to bed, woke up bought a copy of the game. This happened in June or July. Still loving it.

09-26-07, 12:25 PM	#8
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	i put other, meaning a coupla weeks __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

09-26-07, 01:31 PM	#9
Kpt, Otto Planesman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I built my computer just to play it! I used to like playing a submarine game I found in the arcade at 10p a go whereby you looked through a periscope and sank the ships, this was many years ago somewhere around 1985. Around 1992 I played Silent Service on a sytem called a Philips CDROM and I thought the graphics were brilliant! It had lighted ships and everything!! Then I played it on an IBM PC and wasnt as good wahen it came to graphics but the gameplay was good for its day. I also found a game like Gato but on the Sinclair spectrum!! My goodness that hard to play! I got Silent Hunter in 1997 and it was just brilliant... Me and a friend stayed up hours plaing that till five in morning, work the next day was a pain! Didnt get much into Silent Hunter 2 due to life commitments however when Silent Hunter 3 came along I was disapointed cos it wouldnt play on my laptop even with a radeon card in it! So a while later I built a computer from the ground up to play it... and I thought it great but unfinished... Now with SH Commander and GWX its the best ever !! I have just brought a copy of Aces of the deep and I think I will get out my old Dos PC and give it a go. Cant think why ive never played it before? __________________ Kpt, Otto. My War Diary and Website. . . Here. . .!

09-26-07, 04:05 PM	#10
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Switch from AOD to HS3 In early 2005 I bought a new computer ONLY with the purpose of SH3 in my mind! And this was the date when I finally switch from Aces of the Deep to Silent Hunter III __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

09-26-07, 06:39 PM	#11
SubV Planesman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 187 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 4	Being a big fan of air and naval simulations, I bought SH3 as it came out, obviously.

09-27-07, 02:15 AM	#12
OuNiS Engineer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poland Posts: 209 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	I was very disappointed SH2 and I couldn't decide to buy SH3 for long time. But when I read a lot of posts at subsim forum I was absolutely sure that this is a game what I need. I baught SH3 about january 2007. __________________ sorry for my english... Kptlt. Franz Vuttke, U-702

09-27-07, 06:28 AM	#13
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Had it since it was released.

09-27-07, 08:00 AM	#14
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	The day it hit Australia was the day I brought it. I said this a few times and it make me laugh everytime I think about....................I've never completed one career mission. I have only tinkered around modding and just used the missions as a platform to view/study the mod/s. One day I will get around to it. I look at it htis way since joining Subsim I think I have a fairly good understanding of the tactics/experience to start a career and survive till the end, sounds a bit cocky , I know, but these are some of the thing I have seen/heard/read etc See/hear aircraft..............dive, don't fight it out on the surface, prepare your U-boat for the inbound enemy that the bad little aircrat is calling onto your position, you have lost the edge. Stay out of the channel. Don't stalk harbours (shallow waters) If you being ping and you have lost the edge and cannot remain in the fight (too many escorts etc) draw a circle 2.5km around your U-boat. Use this as a the circle of death, try and make it out of the circle, silent running, change angles, remain deep if possible. Always remember you have the noise makers (I wonder how many of you have tried to fight/escape and have never used them. Study the convoy note all vessels, use hydrophones to check bearing to vessels just to make sure you have noted them all. CHOOSE YOUR ENGAGEMENT AREA ! not have them choose it for you. Have a plan prior to leaving, but be flexible the plan may change due to intel. Make actions on. What I mean by this is; Action on enemy plane : dive remain submerged for 30mins Action on contact: dive to scope depth, assess the sisuation and detirmine on courses of action. Actions on etc Action on etc. Understand silent running and what you can and cannot do whilst at that ordered speed. Theres heap more I have written down but I think I'm qualifed to take one of these Iron beasts out to war

09-27-07, 11:25 AM	#15
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Since it came out . And it has only gotten better. (GWX) __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???