still play?

RICH12ACE · 11-05-07, 07:57 AM

do you still play sh3? if not why not!

TDK1044 · 11-05-07, 07:59 AM

No, but I'm looking forward to having a full U Boat Atlantic campaign in SH4.

Torplexed · 11-05-07, 08:01 AM

Oh yeah. Of course, even back in the 90s I used to bounce between AOD and SH1.

RICH12ACE · 11-05-07, 08:01 AM

the great thing about sh3 is that you can play the "old" u boats

seafarer · 11-05-07, 08:17 AM

Sure, I still play SHIII (GWX and Commander). But, I'd still play 688 and Fleet Command and Fighting Steel if I could get them to run on my current winbox machine

Often, the older a game gets, the better it feels to play it (I still fire up Janes WWII fighters sometimes too, since it does run under Vista - and would run Janes USAF if it only would - best combat flight sim ever, IMO).

ReallyDedPoet · 11-05-07, 08:18 AM

If the sim is good I will play it, U-Boat, Fleetboat .....

I have been playing SH4 since the beginning

, but still fire up SH3 on occasion.

RDP

Melonfish · 11-05-07, 08:43 AM

i still need my german fix. so sh3 gets fired up as well as sh4. i've got to admit it jsut feels ODD being an american sub. german is fine, hell i'd even go japanese (midget subs ftw) but allied? it just feels wrong.
pete

ryanwigginton · 11-05-07, 09:05 AM

No, but not because it looks old... just waiting for GWX 1.04.

...and not playing SH4 because waiting for patch 1.4..

No sub action at all at the moment and just World in Conflict to pass the time which I think's very overated. A five year old could play it and win... point click kill, point click kill, point click... kill.

ReallyDedPoet · 11-05-07, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ryanwigginton

No, but not because it looks old... just waiting for GWX 1.04.

...and not playing SH4 because waiting for patch 1.4..

What are you waiting for, the game is very playable with 1.3.

RDP

SteamWake · 11-05-07, 10:48 AM

I like apples, no I like oranges... oh I'm so confused...

Ah screw it Ill go play IL2 :p

Peto · 11-05-07, 10:52 AM

American Submarine warfare is the opposite of the battle of the Atlantic. Basically I've found that my odds of surviving the war in the Pacific as being about 70-80 percent. Surviving the war as a U-boat skipper? About 0%. But it's fun to see how far I can get.

And it's nice to see 60 ship convoys once in a while (I scripted my SH3 campaign with looping convoys because the random ones suck IMO). By scripting them I can have very different escort configurations, sometimes with sweepers 10,000 meters away from the main body. And after scripting a couple hundred convoys--there's no way of knowing what you'll run into. The downside is they don't go into ports but just get close and turn around and head back. It'd rare to see the same convoy twice in a career though.

SteamWake · 11-05-07, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peto

American Submarine warfare is the opposite of the battle of the Atlantic. Basically I've found that my odds of surviving the war in the Pacific as being about 70-80 percent.

What the hell am I doing wrong then ?!

Out of about a dozen or so carriers only two have survived untill retirement.

Ivan Putski · 11-05-07, 01:00 PM

I recently reinstalled it plus SHIII Commander 2.7, and GWX 1.03 with 1.03 expansion, plus some other mods.

AVGWarhawk · 11-05-07, 01:21 PM

You needed to add more responses. I do not play SH3 as I have studied the ATO. Read every book I could get my hands on concerning the ATO and watch Das Boot numerous times. Played the game enhanced by GWX. Now it is time to do much the same in the PTO. Plenty of books already read and more on order. I have a few movies in my library. I have volunteered to restore the USS Torsk which I love doing with great satisfaction. It gets to be more of a study and learning type deal for me. With a bit of imagination playing SH4, attempting to get the full effect without stealing the USS Torsk and taking her for a cruise in the Chesapeake Bay.

ReallyDedPoet · 11-05-07, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

You needed to add more responses.

I did not vote for this reason, but as noted, do play on occassion.

RDP

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11-05-07, 07:57 AM	#1
RICH12ACE Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: england Posts: 241 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	still play? do you still play sh3? if not why not!

11-05-07, 08:01 AM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Oh yeah. Of course, even back in the 90s I used to bounce between AOD and SH1. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

11-05-07, 08:17 AM	#5
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sure, I still play SHIII (GWX and Commander). But, I'd still play 688 and Fleet Command and Fighting Steel if I could get them to run on my current winbox machine Often, the older a game gets, the better it feels to play it (I still fire up Janes WWII fighters sometimes too, since it does run under Vista - and would run Janes USAF if it only would - best combat flight sim ever, IMO). __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

11-05-07, 08:18 AM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	If the sim is good I will play it, U-Boat, Fleetboat ..... I have been playing SH4 since the beginning , but still fire up SH3 on occasion. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

11-05-07, 07:59 AM	#2
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	No, but I'm looking forward to having a full U Boat Atlantic campaign in SH4.

11-05-07, 08:43 AM	#7
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	i still need my german fix. so sh3 gets fired up as well as sh4. i've got to admit it jsut feels ODD being an american sub. german is fine, hell i'd even go japanese (midget subs ftw) but allied? it just feels wrong. pete

11-05-07, 09:05 AM	#8
ryanwigginton Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 368 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	No, but not because it looks old... just waiting for GWX 1.04. ...and not playing SH4 because waiting for patch 1.4.. No sub action at all at the moment and just World in Conflict to pass the time which I think's very overated. A five year old could play it and win... point click kill, point click kill, point click... kill.

11-05-07, 10:48 AM	#10
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I like apples, no I like oranges... oh I'm so confused... Ah screw it Ill go play IL2 :p

11-05-07, 10:52 AM	#11
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	American Submarine warfare is the opposite of the battle of the Atlantic. Basically I've found that my odds of surviving the war in the Pacific as being about 70-80 percent. Surviving the war as a U-boat skipper? About 0%. But it's fun to see how far I can get. And it's nice to see 60 ship convoys once in a while (I scripted my SH3 campaign with looping convoys because the random ones suck IMO). By scripting them I can have very different escort configurations, sometimes with sweepers 10,000 meters away from the main body. And after scripting a couple hundred convoys--there's no way of knowing what you'll run into. The downside is they don't go into ports but just get close and turn around and head back. It'd rare to see the same convoy twice in a career though.

11-05-07, 01:00 PM	#13
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I recently reinstalled it plus SHIII Commander 2.7, and GWX 1.03 with 1.03 expansion, plus some other mods. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

11-05-07, 01:21 PM	#14
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You needed to add more responses. I do not play SH3 as I have studied the ATO. Read every book I could get my hands on concerning the ATO and watch Das Boot numerous times. Played the game enhanced by GWX. Now it is time to do much the same in the PTO. Plenty of books already read and more on order. I have a few movies in my library. I have volunteered to restore the USS Torsk which I love doing with great satisfaction. It gets to be more of a study and learning type deal for me. With a bit of imagination playing SH4, attempting to get the full effect without stealing the USS Torsk and taking her for a cruise in the Chesapeake Bay. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road