Haven't played SH3 in 3 years and would like some Help/info

[Gusteno8]

Hello sailors!

I haven't played SH3 or 4 since SH4 was released. I played SH4 for only a few days because my computer is about 4-5 years old, and did not let me play it without problems.

But now I have gained intressed again to play, and decided to start play SH3 due to my ****ty computer.

But I have no knowledge of which mods and updates that are out there in the big ocean, and would like some help.

So which mods do you guys recommend me to use for ultimate pleasure?
Which do I need to get more fun out of the game?

In the good old days, I played in 100%realism except for external view. So i prefere mods that increase realism.

Thanks !!!!

[Jimbuna]

Either use one of the super mods or go to the relevant mods section for which version of SH you intend playing.

[Philipp_Thomsen]

Originally Posted by Gusteno8

Hello sailors!

I haven't played SH3 or 4 since SH4 was released. I played SH4 for only a few days because my computer is about 4-5 years old, and did not let me play it without problems.

But now I have gained intressed again to play, and decided to start play SH3 due to my ****ty computer.

But I have no knowledge of which mods and updates that are out there in the big ocean, and would like some help.

So which mods do you guys recommend me to use for ultimate pleasure?
Which do I need to get more fun out of the game?

In the good old days, I played in 100%realism except for external view. So i prefere mods that increase realism.

Thanks !!!!

Install SH3, patch to 1.4b first.

Now, first off, supermods.

GWX and WAC are great. Never tried NYGM, basically because its not a supermod concearned about eye-candy. GWX would be the middleground, while WAC is full of eye-candy. Also, WAC contain zillions of other single mods already built in, like pennants, exaust smoke, water streams, living harbours, open hatch, torpedo damage final, and more.

Then, to the minor mods. Its up to you to choose what you like/dislike.

You can check people's signatures, they usually contain mods they like and recommend.

SH3 Commander is a must, and it works both with GWX and WAC.

Any other questions, PM me.

[Gusteno8]

Thank you so much for the help guys!

I begin with downloading GWX and WAC. They sound great!

I saw that there is a GWXgold 3.0 version that includes all updates from earlier version. But to download this you need to download several parts.
Then i found GWX3.0_torrent.torrent. Which, as you can see is a torrent. But do I need to download the earlier GWX versions too, if I download the torrent, who isn't GWX gold?

I little bit confusing, i know

[Laufen zum Ziel]

You load it over a clean install of SHIII (patched to 1.4 no mods). It comes with JSGM built in with a lot of mods you can activate.

If you are going to use SHIII Commander you will need the commander config files for GWX3

[Gusteno8]

Thanks!

I think i skip SHIII Commander in the beginning. Looks like its a little bit too much details and stuff.

But thanks for all the help!

[Sailor Steve]

Bad idea, at least in my opinion. The apparent details in SH3 Commander are not what they seem. Sure, it lets you adjust a huge amount of parameters manually, but they are all explained, and sooner or later you'll find yourself asking "I don't like this part. How can I change it?" and everyone will say "SH3 Commander!"

It does most of its work behind the scenes - huge variety of crew names, merchants you sink get named in the patrol reports, along with their cargoes and crews. You can adjust your time in port between patrols, or have it automatically randomized. You can have a realistically short career, or not, as you choose. You can have new crew that are already experienced. You can have malfunctions occur at sea, or not, as you choose.

Overall it's the single most important tool you can have, easily as valuable as any mod.