SH5 IS the Best when Modded

[Captain_AJ]

I have owned all 3 Series of Silent Hunter , SH5 in my opinion has to be the best of the series . Only if its modded and played at 100% I gave up on on it when I bought it about a year ago and almost tried to sell it .. But recently after A year , I knew that would be some good modders out there that would dedicate themselves to making the sin alot better and that has come to pass .. thanks for all the modders work .. very much appreciated in making this game what it should have been right out of the box .. Hmm I think Ubsoft pusses to hard to get crap out like the neweset version Of Il2 Wings over dover ?


Salute

Kimura

[jason210]

I've heard others say this but I have also heard people say that even modded, SHV does not offer you a simulation in the same sense modded SHIII does.

However I am in a similar position to you. I've just bought SHV because I thought it was time to try it, now that the constant online requirement has been removed.

However, modding SHV is hard. I visited the downloads area of Subsim to see what there is but it seems out of date. For example, The Dark Wraith's UI mod is from last year - and I know there are later vrsions than those because seen references to them in the forum. So now I'm wondering where I should find all these mods? For a newcomer to SHV it's difficult to know what and where all the latest mods are, and it's also difficult to know which mods to combine.

Which mods are you using?

[tonschk]

May be you need to check out this thread and choose the Mods you like "List Your MOD Loadout/Order "
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=173193&page=56

[jason210]

Thanks. But how can I take anything you post seriously when your signature says that 911 was an inside job?

[Takeda Shingen]

GT is that way, guys. ---> http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=175

The Management

[Captain_AJ]

Give it a try

My mods are simple I havent loaded every mod that is out ther but TDW 6,90 and mighty fine crew work for me Iam a work in progress so to speak here are my mods

try it Iam on a new patrol I will add as I go


I suggest that you modify your hydrophone with Sh5 exe look for this post
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=181433

also watch these videos .
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=181538
NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0_ByTheDarkWraith
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.6
Trevally Tutorials - All v0.2 (for TDW UI)
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt w beards
German U-Boat Crew Language Pack
A Fistful of Emblems v1.51
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2
stoianm upgrade available mod compatible a fistfull of emblems&Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_1_2_byTheBeast
Uboat_Snorkel_1_1_0_by_TheDarkWraith
Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
Harbour Addition MOD V0.1
Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot v2.8
SubFlags_0_0_8_byTheDarkWraith
AOB slide ruller for TDW UIs and MO by stoianm

the japanese killer of allied ships

KIMURA

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by jason210

I've heard others say this but I have also heard people say that even modded, SHV does not offer you a simulation in the same sense modded SHIII does.

However I am in a similar position to you. I've just bought SHV because I thought it was time to try it, now that the constant online requirement has been removed.

However, modding SHV is hard. I visited the downloads area of Subsim to see what there is but it seems out of date. For example, The Dark Wraith's UI mod is from last year - and I know there are later vrsions than those because seen references to them in the forum. So now I'm wondering where I should find all these mods? For a newcomer to SHV it's difficult to know what and where all the latest mods are, and it's also difficult to know which mods to combine.

Modded SH3 doesn't even come close to the simulation that modded SH5 has. Show me where you can do real navigation in SH3? Show me a real in-game journal that you can write your own notes/logs into in SH3? Show me the ability to automate daily tasks/searches/etc. in SH3 (what I call Automation in SH5)? Show me where you have the ability to write custom scripts that can do whatever you want in SH3? Show me where you can have in-game tutorials that can highlight objects, show pictures, and interact with the player in SH3? Show me where you can completely change the AI behavior via scripting in SH3? I can go on and on. Point is SH3 was good in it's day - now it's a dinosaur compared to SH5. Seeing that you just bought it I don't see how you can make that kind of statement. It will take you months to figure out what SH5 has to offer/brings to the table (and depending on what mods you install it could take you many months more).

The downloads section is not the most up-to-date place for SH5 mods. To find the most up-to-date mods look in the SH5 mods forum.

[jason210]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Point is SH3 was good in it's day - now it's a dinosaur compared to SH5. Seeing that you just bought it I don't see how you can make that kind of statement. It will take you months to figure out what SH5 has to offer/brings to the table (and depending on what mods you install it could take you many months more).

This is what I have heard, and I can make a statement about what I've heard, and my statement was nothing more than that. There are numerous posts about this with all kinds of opinions. However perhaps they have been in older threads, prior to more recent developments.

The reason I contributed here is that find myself in a situation where I am pondering which mods to install, the order to put them in, and so on; and at the same have been wondering if this will make it better than earlier versions at the end of the day. As you say, it will take me months to figure out what it can offer which is quite an investment.

Point is SH3 was good in it's day - now it's a dinosaur compared to SH5.

For a long time I have been using SH4 with RFB and I really like that, and do I agree Sh3 is just too old.

Anyway, I'm glad you contributed here because, knowing who you are, reading your post has been most encouraging!

This is my preliminary choice of mods, which I am figuring out how to install:

IRAI_0_0_30
NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0
OHII_full V1.5
Stoianm pitch&roll
MoraleMod
No Damn Bubbles, No Damn Halo.
Accurate German flags

I bleieve this choice would be a good start, but I don't yet if these are all compatible. Right now I'm looking into getting your OptionsViewer up and running.

Thanks for your work, by the way. It's very much appreciated.
/jason

[Trevally.]

Try this order for those mods:-

MoraleMod
No Damn Bubbles, No Damn Halo.
Accurate German flags
IRAI_0_0_30
NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0
Stoianm pitch&roll
OHII_full V1.5 +patch3b

[jason210]

Originally Posted by Trevally.

Try this order for those mods:-

MoraleMod
No Damn Bubbles, No Damn Halo.
Accurate German flags
IRAI_0_0_30
NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0
Stoianm pitch&roll
OHII_full V1.5 +patch3b

I've no clue how you worked it out, but thanks!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Modded SH3 doesn't even come close to the simulation that modded SH5 has.

I can't argue against any of your points. They're all true. That said, even if I could replace my computer today I'll still be playing SH3 until SH5 gives me a Type II and Type IX u-boat, over 200 merchant ship types with names and cargoes and a full crew with names for each of them. When that happens I'll be right there with you.

[Stevepine]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Modded SH3 doesn't even come close to the simulation that modded SH5 has. Show me where you can do real navigation in SH3? Show me a real in-game journal that you can write your own notes/logs into in SH3? Show me the ability to automate daily tasks/searches/etc. in SH3 (what I call Automation in SH5)? Show me where you have the ability to write custom scripts that can do whatever you want in SH3? Show me where you can have in-game tutorials that can highlight objects, show pictures, and interact with the player in SH3? Show me where you can completely change the AI behavior via scripting in SH3? I can go on and on. Point is SH3 was good in it's day - now it's a dinosaur compared to SH5. Seeing that you just bought it I don't see how you can make that kind of statement. It will take you months to figure out what SH5 has to offer/brings to the table (and depending on what mods you install it could take you many months more).

The downloads section is not the most up-to-date place for SH5 mods. To find the most up-to-date mods look in the SH5 mods forum.

yeah real navigation IS indeed very good and makes playing the game a very different experience.

Journal? I can type down "cargo ship sunk at XX YY on -- / -- /--" "ship sighted at XYZ"... Fun for some I guess?

AI in Sh5 (even with IRAI 30.0) still isn't as realistic , dangerous and threatening and well done as it did in SH3. (Although IRAI made things a LOT better)

Automations. Yeah, a nice addition

Crew / crew management in Sh5 - even modded, still needs a MAHOOSIVE overhaul.

Playable subs - Sh3 wins on this - obviously.

Sh5 DOES have the potential to be a lot better than SH3 I agree.... but SH5 still has a long, long way to go.

[Dogfish40]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Modded SH3 doesn't even come close to the simulation that modded SH5 has. Show me where you can do real navigation in SH3? Show me a real in-game journal that you can write your own notes/logs into in SH3? Show me the ability to automate daily tasks/searches/etc. in SH3 (what I call Automation in SH5)? Show me where you have the ability to write custom scripts that can do whatever you want in SH3? Show me where you can have in-game tutorials that can highlight objects, show pictures, and interact with the player in SH3? Show me where you can completely change the AI behavior via scripting in SH3? I can go on and on. Point is SH3 was good in it's day - now it's a dinosaur compared to SH5. Seeing that you just bought it I don't see how you can make that kind of statement. It will take you months to figure out what SH5 has to offer/brings to the table (and depending on what mods you install it could take you many months more).

The downloads section is not the most up-to-date place for SH5 mods. To find the most up-to-date mods look in the SH5 mods forum.

Couldn't agree more about the reasons.

Originally Posted by Stevepine

yeah real navigation IS indeed very good and makes playing the game a very different experience.

Journal? I can type down "cargo ship sunk at XX YY on -- / -- /--" "ship sighted at XYZ"... Fun for some I guess?

AI in Sh5 (even with IRAI 30.0) still isn't as realistic , dangerous and threatening and well done as it did in SH3. (Although IRAI made things a LOT better)

Automations. Yeah, a nice addition

Crew / crew management in Sh5 - even modded, still needs a MAHOOSIVE overhaul.

Playable subs - Sh3 wins on this - obviously.

Sh5 DOES have the potential to be a lot better than SH3 I agree.... but SH5 still has a long, long way to go.

Personally, I can't for the life of me figure out how to compare SH3 to SH5. SH3 is (Modded) a great subsim, even for a "dinosaur" and I won't get into all the virtues of that game 'cause everyone knows. However, to compare SH3 to 5 is like comparing two different kinds of music and asking which ones better.
When I got some of the mods installed in SH5 (the Graphic mods for one) I was floored. I was very happy to be playing SH4 with those graphics and gameplay (modded).
SH5 is it's own game, the great work done by the modders so far has made this game quite breathtaking and fun. A good part of that fun (as with the other games) is tweaking it to your liking. Right now, where-ever I am, I can't wait to get home and boot it up. My grades at life are suffering for it but I don't care, my wife will just have to wait .
Good Hunting all
D40

[gianluca62]

Just a question: if I purchase SH5 from Steam, could I mod it as if I purchased SH5 boxed edition?

[misha1967]

Originally Posted by jason210

I've heard others say this but I have also heard people say that even modded, SHV does not offer you a simulation in the same sense modded SHIII does.

However I am in a similar position to you. I've just bought SHV because I thought it was time to try it, now that the constant online requirement has been removed.

However, modding SHV is hard. I visited the downloads area of Subsim to see what there is but it seems out of date. For example, The Dark Wraith's UI mod is from last year - and I know there are later vrsions than those because seen references to them in the forum. So now I'm wondering where I should find all these mods? For a newcomer to SHV it's difficult to know what and where all the latest mods are, and it's also difficult to know which mods to combine.

Which mods are you using?

As to how to find them (but you might want to try out pedrobas' MMM mod instead), try this thread. It has links to almost everything.