PERFECT SIM! What can we make out of SH5/SH3?

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hey folks.

i am following sh5 since release and sh3 also since release. i stopped playing sh5 and also sh3, due to some reasons. i always hoped to see sh5 reaching the state of sh3. but i begin to be in doubt about the ability of a development modders can give to sh5´s gameplay, as for mod-limitations from the game itself.



so i ask myself:

HOW MUCH CAN WE REALLY IMPORT FROM SH5...OR HOW MUCH CAN BE EXPORTET FROM SH3, TO MAKE THE PERFECT SIM?



in my opinion and as a conclusion after reading through the forums the last month since release, gameplay is THE KEY for fun and immersion - uhh, what a discovery! fact is, sh5 gameplay never REALLY kicked me and many of the people playing sh5. many switched back to sh3, or simply only play sh5 for a quick&dirty sub expedition. also for me sh3´s game-structure gives us the most immersive, realistic gameplay a subsim can have...BUT it got old fashioned, it should be polished! this is the point, where sh5 is interesting again.

for example, sh5 has a really, really, REALLY NICE enviroment, since w_clear got the hell out of the engine. looks nearly 100% real. and also the crew-models are very nice to look at. but gameplay still has, and will always have a lack of feeling, sh3 gave us...so what to do???

SH5 pros
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- Enviroment
- Water
- overall 3D models
- FX abilities (Fire, etc.)
- Engine potential


SH3 pros
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- Game structure
- Gameplay!!! (Immersion, Mission structure, atmosphere, etc)
- Modded AI
- Megamods
- Modability
- Communitys Mod Experience

so, TDW, Privateer, Skwasjer, W_clear, reaper7, Anvart, flakmonkey, diving duck, JScones, rowi58, HanSolo78, SteelViking and all other passioned modders. what can we do, to make the perfect sim? which way is better to walk on:

SH3 as base game, adding features from SH5

or

SH5 as base game, adding the most popular features from SH3

???