Newbie U-Boat Commander

[Herazio]

Goodevening/Morning !

My name is Bryan, Newbie on the forums. I've bought SH III on Ebay for 20€. The reason I bought the game is because my grandfather was on a U-boat (U-982). I was wondering if the game comes equipped with a tutorial of some sort since I've tried Silent Hunter 2 but I'll tell you it was hard to intercept a convoy and even firing a torp . However I hope it's money well spend and I hope to hear from you ! When I have the game I'm pretty sure I will become very active on these forums !

Bryan,

[HunterICX]

Hi And Welcome.

The game comes with some Tutorials, its some sort of school in the game menu that teaches you how to: Handle the boat , Firing torps , diving etc etc

And hell yes the money is well spent.
if you taste the early 1939, then you cant wait to struggle in 1943 - 1945

[Herazio]

Thank god :P. I thank you for the reply ! ^-^

[Puster Bill]

There is also a great wiki manual. It's in one of the sticky threads at the main SHIII board here.

[P_Funk]

One thing that is a benefit and a bane of this game is that it isn't as good unpatched and un-modded. Even the casual Kaleun should invest in some modding because the Vanilla game is somewhat limited. The patch addresses many of the issues but the community mods answer the questions that the devs never could. The beauty of the SH3 community is that there are so many mods that you couldn't even use them all. There are mods designed to improve graphics and alter gameplay based on your style (ie. ultra-realistic or just a bit more in depth than outta the box). My setup took a while to perfect. I will tell you that you'll spend a few hours finding a balance of mods that create the right experience for you. You can start with pre packaged multi-mods (RuB or IuB and there are others). They are pretty good but even I changed a few things. This game takes as much effort to run as it takes to play. Which is a fair bit compared to more arcade style games. But ultimately it's a more memorable experience. You will actually remember moments in the game. Enjoy

[Darksun]

There are some fantastic mods. A lot of people here like to play with a stunning amount of realism. I don't think some of them have jobs.

Be sure to start easy enough you don't frustrate yourself. Some of the "realistic" fatigue mods might really make some people happy. But spending 90% of my gaming time moving little people around the ship diagram isn't my idea of fun.

Don't feel "peer pressured" into playing the game too realistically. If the game isn't fun, you won't keep playing.

That said, don't forget to TRY all the realism settings. You might find you really enjoy manually setting up the torpedo attacks. Or you like moving the little men around every two minutes. But learn the ropes with the realism low at first. Once you get the hang of it you can ramp up the level till you get to where you like it.

-D

[Pants]

First of all..welcome to the forums
You can play training missions Deckgun/ flakgun, torpedo attacks and Navigation..then a quick mission with a convoy attack combining all the training you have just completed.
There some tutorial videos floating around somewhere that you can download, i'm sure one of the guys in this great comunity can give you the links..enjoy your stay and Happy hunting

[Henry Wood]

Originally Posted by Herazio

Goodevening/Morning !

My name is Bryan, Newbie on the forums. I've bought SH III on Ebay for 20€. The reason I bought the game is because my grandfather was on a U-boat (U-982). I was wondering if the game comes equipped with a tutorial of some sort since I've tried Silent Hunter 2 but I'll tell you it was hard to intercept a convoy and even firing a torp . However I hope it's money well spend and I hope to hear from you ! When I have the game I'm pretty sure I will become very active on these forums !

Bryan,

Welcome, Bryan.
I have a text file 'walkthrough' by Chris Zawada which I found quite helpful when I first started out with SH3. I'm not sure where I got it from now and maybe it is too big to post in the forum (118kb). I could email it to you if you would like to read it?

[Eichenlaub]

Hi Bryan, welcome aboard!

Did your grandfather ever tell any stories about his time aboard U-982? Anything you'd be willing to share with us?

This is the summary of U-982 - doesn't really say much: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u982.htm.

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

[Herazio]

Originally Posted by Henry Wood

Welcome, Bryan.
I have a text file 'walkthrough' by Chris Zawada which I found quite helpful when I first started out with SH3. I'm not sure where I got it from now and maybe it is too big to post in the forum (118kb). I could email it to you if you would like to read it?

That would be very nice ! If you would like you can send it via E-mail or Msn ^-^ HerazioX@gmail.com (Thank you very much !)

Originally Posted by Eichenlaub

Hi Bryan, welcome aboard!

Did your grandfather ever tell any stories about his time aboard U-982? Anything you'd be willing to share with us?

This is the summary of U-982 - doesn't really say much: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u982.htm.

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

Well I remember it was just a training boat so he didn't really say anything about it. Except for the attack of the Royal Airforce when the boat was lost. He felt horrible about it. His commander was Hartmann he's still alive somewhere in Germany. We've been trying to contact him really he even wrote a book I believe. If I get my hands on a copy I will all tell you ! ^-^.

[Henry Wood]

Originally Posted by Herazio

That would be very nice ! If you would like you can send it via E-mail or Msn ^-^ HerazioX@gmail.com (Thank you very much !)

^-^.

I have sent by email the 'Walkthrough' file and also a single page MS Word doc which has all of the control keys very clearly set out and is ready for printing.

Wishing you every success at the Naval Academy and 'Good Hunting' on your first patrol!

[Herazio]

I truly thank you ! and I hope that my first patrol will indeed be a success . I'm quite sure it will :p

[UnterSeeTub]

Hi Bryan -- I'm a n00b too

These forums are full of helpful peeps wot will put you on the right course