Newbie (sort of) help, please.

past caring · 05-24-16, 04:26 PM

Apologies in advance....I know I could (probably) work all this out in the end, but coming to the game 5 years late, there's a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of reading I could do before finding what I want.....

I want to get up and running but I'm aware there were a load of issues with bugs etc...

1. I have a legit (disc) copy of the game - purchased near enough on release but never installed as I was aware my PC specs weren't up to it. They are now. Can I install from this? Or do I have to now install via Steam or Uplay with the code that came with the original game?

2. What patches are needed? And where to get them?

3. In terms of mods - what do I need? I can work out maybe what graphical improvements I want later - but for the moment what is absolutely necessary to make the game playable/bearable? I would like to be able to play a career/campaign if there's a patch that makes this possible?

4. In short, what do I install and in what order? (why I might want to do it would also help).

Answers might be affected by the following;

- OS is windows 10
- I have a Steam account, but not Uplay (happy to get a Uplay if it makes mods accessible)
- I have no desire (i.e. ability to commit time to someone else) for multiplayer.
- Played a fair bit of SH III (with mods) so am not entirely new to the series, but It's been 9-10 years.

All help gratefully received - thanks in advance.

05-24-16, 04:26 PM	#1
past caring Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 14 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Newbie (sort of) help, please. Apologies in advance....I know I could (probably) work all this out in the end, but coming to the game 5 years late, there's a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of reading I could do before finding what I want..... I want to get up and running but I'm aware there were a load of issues with bugs etc... 1. I have a legit (disc) copy of the game - purchased near enough on release but never installed as I was aware my PC specs weren't up to it. They are now. Can I install from this? Or do I have to now install via Steam or Uplay with the code that came with the original game? 2. What patches are needed? And where to get them? 3. In terms of mods - what do I need? I can work out maybe what graphical improvements I want later - but for the moment what is absolutely necessary to make the game playable/bearable? I would like to be able to play a career/campaign if there's a patch that makes this possible? 4. In short, what do I install and in what order? (why I might want to do it would also help). Answers might be affected by the following; - OS is windows 10 - I have a Steam account, but not Uplay (happy to get a Uplay if it makes mods accessible) - I have no desire (i.e. ability to commit time to someone else) for multiplayer. - Played a fair bit of SH III (with mods) so am not entirely new to the series, but It's been 9-10 years. All help gratefully received - thanks in advance. __________________ Oh, you wet, you weed, you mite! I will utterly tough you up!