New to the community and SH3

El Mariachi · 08-23-08, 02:54 PM

Hi everyone, as title says I'm new here and looking forward to being part of the community! I've just got into Silent Hunter 3 after finally getting a computer more than capable of playing it (having previously learned that SH3 and laptops do not get on very well). I've gone for SH3 as opposed to SH4 simply because I prefer the theatre (I guess Das Boot may be responsible for that, plus I owned a couple of U Boat Airfix kits as a kid). Generally speaking I'm new to sub-simming although I first got a taste for it at the tender age of 7 or 8 with 688 Attack Sub on the Sega Megadrive/Genesis.

Currently I'm just running the stock game and it's great (I've started on 70% realism and gradually increasing it). I've yet to upgrade it as I have a question about patching- will I be able to upgrade it straight away to the latest version or do I have to install the various patches sequentially? Also, which site is the best resource for downloading patches (I have the UK version of the game).

I'm somewhat bewildered by the amount of mods out there although from what I can ascertain, GWX seems to be the one most people swear by? I'm tempted to download it at somepoint although I'll run stock for a while as despite the benefits GWX seems to offer; I'm put off by the fact there's no benefit (in terms of renown) to following your orders and reaching your assigned grid, but we'll see

There's a big resource of information already posted about how to play the game well so I'm probably fine in that area but If anyone can help me with some tips about how I can improve the experience, I'll be mightily grateful.

Cheers,

El

08-23-08, 02:54 PM	#1
El Mariachi Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fareham UK Posts: 6 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	New to the community and SH3 Hi everyone, as title says I'm new here and looking forward to being part of the community! I've just got into Silent Hunter 3 after finally getting a computer more than capable of playing it (having previously learned that SH3 and laptops do not get on very well). I've gone for SH3 as opposed to SH4 simply because I prefer the theatre (I guess Das Boot may be responsible for that, plus I owned a couple of U Boat Airfix kits as a kid). Generally speaking I'm new to sub-simming although I first got a taste for it at the tender age of 7 or 8 with 688 Attack Sub on the Sega Megadrive/Genesis. Currently I'm just running the stock game and it's great (I've started on 70% realism and gradually increasing it). I've yet to upgrade it as I have a question about patching- will I be able to upgrade it straight away to the latest version or do I have to install the various patches sequentially? Also, which site is the best resource for downloading patches (I have the UK version of the game). I'm somewhat bewildered by the amount of mods out there although from what I can ascertain, GWX seems to be the one most people swear by? I'm tempted to download it at somepoint although I'll run stock for a while as despite the benefits GWX seems to offer; I'm put off by the fact there's no benefit (in terms of renown) to following your orders and reaching your assigned grid, but we'll see There's a big resource of information already posted about how to play the game well so I'm probably fine in that area but If anyone can help me with some tips about how I can improve the experience, I'll be mightily grateful. Cheers, El