Absolutely floored by GW mod

gungankllr · 09-13-06, 08:58 AM

I'm not much of a forum junkie, but after not playing SHIII for a few months, I saw the changes brought about by the GW mod on the internet somewhere.

Somewhat bored, I downloaded and installed it.

The difference between the standard and GW version of SHIII is so vast... I don't know where to begin.

I knew from even the menu screen how incredibly different the mod is. The Das Boot footage on screen is seamlessly done, I didn't even realize it was from there until I noticed Jurgen Prochnow on screen.

The background music really channels the mood.

After starting a new campaign, I nosed out of the submarine pens, and was struck at all the naval traffic. (I was kind of confused at why they were all black instead of blue, more on that later)

After getting out into the open, I noticed something right away, the diesels no longer sound like a bicycle with a playing card stuck in the spokes!

The UI has completely been redone, and the pop-out battery, compressed air, co2 and fuel gage addition is brilliant!

So off I go, headed out to somewhere really far.

Turn up the time compression, and random radio messages start coming in, really added to the immersion.

I get about halfway to my destination, and my ever vigilant bridge crew gives me the ship spotted warning. It's a warship, so I dive to periscope depth and start figuring out how best to engage it.

It's a Destroyer, but...Something's wrong. The icon is black, just like the german ones, and...

It's 14,000 meters away!

I realized that the mod had changed the visual alert distance, and I could BARELY see his smoke on the horizon through my binoculars. (Great job, watch crew) Also, while I was irritated I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between neutral and enemy ships, the longer I played with it it opened up an entirely new aspect to the game and looking up the different nation flags in the ship recognition book to see if they were neutral or not.

I go to full ahead for a few minutes on time compression, having done the intercept calculations already. I end up about 88 degrees off his port side, at a range of 600 meters.

I almost missed my green shot, because when I opened my tubes the sound effects made me pause!

Fire one, forward ammo bunker. Fire two, dead center.

The torpedo firing sound effects made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

About 25-30 seconds later the first torpedo nailed him right in the ammo bunker, the new explosion effect turned him into a massive fireball. Second torpedo wasted, but it hit too.

Onward and upwards. There's so many ports now, and they've all got traffic of some sort!

I hit a large convoy, killing two large tankers, reloaded, and killed a 10k tonnage cruiser with the remaining forward torps.

My patrol area was northeast of britain by a pretty long way, so after I completed my patrol I went for a drive to Reykyavic (sp??) I had 3 torps left, but they were in the rear tubes. :rotfl:

I snuck in at nightfall, and found a large tanker, multiple cargo ships, several destroyers and a light cruiser.

After creeping around at ahead slow at periscope depth looking at flags on ships trying not to kill neutrals, I found the cruiser to be the only real target worth killing here.

Lined up a PERFECT stern shot (90 degrees, 500meters) put my best bubbas back there in the starboard torpedo room, and fired one into his forward ammo bunker. Didn't get him with that one, so I fired the second one when it reloaded.

Boom, ship dead.

I set course to leave pronto, and I've got 3 warships charging into the bay after me.

I eventually escape with about 42% hull, and return to base.

Bottom line, is that having played vanilla SH III and the GW mod, I can't believe how huge the difference is. It's as if SH III went out unfinished.

If you love Silent Hunter III, install the GW mod. If you hate it you can always uninstall and reinstall the game.

I'm only suprised it hasn't been snapped up as an official expansion.

mr chris · 09-13-06, 09:23 AM

Welcome to subsim

Total agree with what you had to say about GW it has made my game infintiley better. You will be pleased to hear that the GW dev are hard at work on GWX which is the follow up to GW.
Good hunting

VonHelsching · 09-13-06, 09:33 AM

Welcome, mate!

Wait till you see GWX (not released yet). For me the difference bewtween Stock - GW1.1a is comparable to the difference beween GW1.1a - GWX.

FritzC6 · 09-13-06, 09:34 AM

it is great

there are maps of friendly ports in top left corner if you press f5, also moveable compass and other map tools
also press f1 for a ton of info

Pants · 09-13-06, 09:35 AM

Welcome to subsim

Thank you for your kind words..we ( TGW ) devs are happy you are having so much more enjoyment out of SH3

kylania · 09-13-06, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gungankllr

Also, while I was irritated I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between neutral and enemy ships, the longer I played with it it opened up an entirely new aspect to the game and looking up the different nation flags in the ship recognition book to see if they were neutral or not.

While on the periscope or UZO screens in the upper left corner you should see a little brownish tab (not the chrono) drag it down for a list of flags and dates they were in the war. Nav map as a bunch of those too including kts = km for certain time frames and minefield maps and the 'paper map' that shiped with the game.

Dowly · 09-13-06, 09:57 AM

Welcome to SubSim, mate. The best forum there is when it comes to naval warfare.

Thank you for your kind words of GW. As VonHelsching said, the GWX will blow your socks off. Also, feel free to visit our website, just click the image under our (dev team) post.

DanCanovas · 09-13-06, 10:03 AM

GW mod made SH3 absolutely brilliant. i love it

Biggles · 09-13-06, 10:34 AM

If you ask me, SHIII was already brilliant

Anyway, haven't played GW yet, problems with gaming comp.

DanCanovas · 09-13-06, 10:49 AM

GW made it twice as good.

Biggles · 09-13-06, 10:54 AM

Oh........I see.....got to be one heck of a mod in that case!

mookiemookie · 09-13-06, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gungankllr

Turn up the time compression, and random radio messages start coming in, really added to the immersion.

I only recently found out those radio messages are historic and taken from Donitz's war diary describing the communications BdU had with the boats. Like for example, the message you get on Nov. 4 about U-25 returning due to a broken torpedo hatch crosspiece...that really happened! Awesome bit of immersion and accuracy!

Good job and can't wait for the next one.

Biggles · 09-13-06, 12:17 PM

I wonder if they notify the events at Pearl harbor and the German declaration of war aganst U.S.A on december 11th.........:hmm:

jeevesthegreek · 09-13-06, 01:49 PM

For the first time I can play Silent hunter III without triangles missing in the middle of the screen; the mod is briliant new life to the game. I think I am being plagued by sabateurs at the moment the boat wouldn't move even with a full team in the engine room. Please carry on modding.

SteamWake · 09-13-06, 02:00 PM

Yup GW is a pretty good improvement over the stock game. So are some of the other mods.

But dont come whining you cant get as much renown as you used to :p

(grumbling) Three premature detonations in one patrol. Funny thing in a two cases the DD's dident even notice and just continued to steam on... out of my reach

Then to make things even more fun I had a doink shot into a flower corvet (hit but no detonation)

. The lil guy harrased me for about 15 minutes till I managed a magnetic detonation (head on shot) and ruining his day.

So... 5 torpedoes later I have one flower corvette to claim

09-13-06, 08:58 AM	#1
gungankllr Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Absolutely floored by GW mod I'm not much of a forum junkie, but after not playing SHIII for a few months, I saw the changes brought about by the GW mod on the internet somewhere. Somewhat bored, I downloaded and installed it. The difference between the standard and GW version of SHIII is so vast... I don't know where to begin. I knew from even the menu screen how incredibly different the mod is. The Das Boot footage on screen is seamlessly done, I didn't even realize it was from there until I noticed Jurgen Prochnow on screen. The background music really channels the mood. After starting a new campaign, I nosed out of the submarine pens, and was struck at all the naval traffic. (I was kind of confused at why they were all black instead of blue, more on that later) After getting out into the open, I noticed something right away, the diesels no longer sound like a bicycle with a playing card stuck in the spokes! The UI has completely been redone, and the pop-out battery, compressed air, co2 and fuel gage addition is brilliant! So off I go, headed out to somewhere really far. Turn up the time compression, and random radio messages start coming in, really added to the immersion. I get about halfway to my destination, and my ever vigilant bridge crew gives me the ship spotted warning. It's a warship, so I dive to periscope depth and start figuring out how best to engage it. It's a Destroyer, but...Something's wrong. The icon is black, just like the german ones, and... It's 14,000 meters away! I realized that the mod had changed the visual alert distance, and I could BARELY see his smoke on the horizon through my binoculars. (Great job, watch crew) Also, while I was irritated I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between neutral and enemy ships, the longer I played with it it opened up an entirely new aspect to the game and looking up the different nation flags in the ship recognition book to see if they were neutral or not. I go to full ahead for a few minutes on time compression, having done the intercept calculations already. I end up about 88 degrees off his port side, at a range of 600 meters. I almost missed my green shot, because when I opened my tubes the sound effects made me pause! Fire one, forward ammo bunker. Fire two, dead center. The torpedo firing sound effects made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. About 25-30 seconds later the first torpedo nailed him right in the ammo bunker, the new explosion effect turned him into a massive fireball. Second torpedo wasted, but it hit too. Onward and upwards. There's so many ports now, and they've all got traffic of some sort! I hit a large convoy, killing two large tankers, reloaded, and killed a 10k tonnage cruiser with the remaining forward torps. My patrol area was northeast of britain by a pretty long way, so after I completed my patrol I went for a drive to Reykyavic (sp??) I had 3 torps left, but they were in the rear tubes. :rotfl: I snuck in at nightfall, and found a large tanker, multiple cargo ships, several destroyers and a light cruiser. After creeping around at ahead slow at periscope depth looking at flags on ships trying not to kill neutrals, I found the cruiser to be the only real target worth killing here. Lined up a PERFECT stern shot (90 degrees, 500meters) put my best bubbas back there in the starboard torpedo room, and fired one into his forward ammo bunker. Didn't get him with that one, so I fired the second one when it reloaded. Boom, ship dead. I set course to leave pronto, and I've got 3 warships charging into the bay after me. I eventually escape with about 42% hull, and return to base. Bottom line, is that having played vanilla SH III and the GW mod, I can't believe how huge the difference is. It's as if SH III went out unfinished. If you love Silent Hunter III, install the GW mod. If you hate it you can always uninstall and reinstall the game. I'm only suprised it hasn't been snapped up as an official expansion.

09-13-06, 09:23 AM	#2
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Welcome to subsim Total agree with what you had to say about GW it has made my game infintiley better. You will be pleased to hear that the GW dev are hard at work on GWX which is the follow up to GW. Good hunting __________________

09-13-06, 09:33 AM	#3
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome, mate! Wait till you see GWX (not released yet). For me the difference bewtween Stock - GW1.1a is comparable to the difference beween GW1.1a - GWX. __________________

09-13-06, 09:35 AM	#5
Pants Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Posts: 849 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Welcome to subsim Thank you for your kind words..we ( TGW ) devs are happy you are having so much more enjoyment out of SH3 __________________ Ex GWX Dev Team member and proud GWX user

09-13-06, 01:49 PM	#14
jeevesthegreek Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: U.K. Posts: 10 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Many thanks for Grey Wolves For the first time I can play Silent hunter III without triangles missing in the middle of the screen; the mod is briliant new life to the game. I think I am being plagued by sabateurs at the moment the boat wouldn't move even with a full team in the engine room. Please carry on modding. __________________ It dosen\'t matter if you win or lose! It\' how you place the blame.

09-13-06, 09:34 AM	#4
FritzC6 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	it is great there are maps of friendly ports in top left corner if you press f5, also moveable compass and other map tools also press f1 for a ton of info

09-13-06, 09:57 AM	#7
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim, mate. The best forum there is when it comes to naval warfare. Thank you for your kind words of GW. As VonHelsching said, the GWX will blow your socks off. Also, feel free to visit our website, just click the image under our (dev team) post.

09-13-06, 10:03 AM	#8
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GW mod made SH3 absolutely brilliant. i love it

09-13-06, 10:34 AM	#9
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	If you ask me, SHIII was already brilliant Anyway, haven't played GW yet, problems with gaming comp.

09-13-06, 10:49 AM	#10
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GW made it twice as good.

09-13-06, 10:54 AM	#11
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Oh........I see.....got to be one heck of a mod in that case!

09-13-06, 12:17 PM	#13
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I wonder if they notify the events at Pearl harbor and the German declaration of war aganst U.S.A on december 11th.........:hmm:

09-13-06, 02:00 PM	#15
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yup GW is a pretty good improvement over the stock game. So are some of the other mods. But dont come whining you cant get as much renown as you used to :p (grumbling) Three premature detonations in one patrol. Funny thing in a two cases the DD's dident even notice and just continued to steam on... out of my reach Then to make things even more fun I had a doink shot into a flower corvet (hit but no detonation) . The lil guy harrased me for about 15 minutes till I managed a magnetic detonation (head on shot) and ruining his day. So... 5 torpedoes later I have one flower corvette to claim