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Apr 9^th, 2005 at 12:37am

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Wow what a Sim this is, I cant belive the way this Sub game places you into the most awsome sea environment ive seen on my PC. its worth the Cash. Takes a bit of time to know the ins and outs of being a Sub captain, but once you have that worked out....Kapow!! your in WW2 sinkin shipping lanes and evaiding destroyers in classic U Boats.

the external roam view is somthing to see to belive, you can go for a good look at any bit of scenery, Ships, Towns, you name it. And just wait till one of your torpedos bounces Off of a target with out exploading, its such a destraught feeling due to the fact that you put so much into sneeking up to the target for a good hit solution, just to get a missfire and give your possition away.

Yep this is as good as flying the skys. Divin the depths. Five Smiles Grin

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Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 6:46am

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I cant find a Demo. Did they ever make one?

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Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 6:51am

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Nope. But it's worth getting anyways.

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Reply #3 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 6:54am

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My video card isnt that good, so demos let me see how well these things run before deciding on parting with the money.

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Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 7:07am

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Aren't you running a laptop? If your vid card is in the class of a Mobility 9700, it should be enough for SH3.

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Reply #5 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 7:26am

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I can remember one or two games for the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore C64, amd Amiga computers...and from what I remember, the Atlantic Ocean, etc, was so large, it took FOREVER to find another flippin' ship to shoot at.... Roll Eyes

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Playing the game was actually like waiting for bleedin' paint to dry... Cry

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Sorry lads...life is too short for this sort of nautical excitement...LOL...!
...a bit like "Flower arrangeing for beginners"...Tee-Hee...!

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P.S. Never tried the latest version on the PC, so I'm just being a bit daft...
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Reply #6 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 8:40am

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Aren't you running a laptop? If your vid card is in the class of a Mobility 9700, it should be enough for SH3.

I am, but its only the 128mb mobility radeon 9000 igp. 512mb ram pentium 4 processor. No option for upgrades Roll Eyes

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Reply #7 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 8:48am

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I am, but its only the 128mb mobility radeon 9000 igp. 512mb ram pentium 4 processor. No option for upgrades Roll Eyes

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It'll run it fine.

Isn't Silent Hunter compatable with Destroyer Command? And if so, when is Destroyer Command III coming out to start sinking those subs? Grin

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Reply #8 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 8:55am

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I am, but its only the 128mb mobility radeon 9000 igp. 512mb ram pentium 4 processor. No option for upgrades Roll Eyes

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You could always stroll down to meet Woody at Plymouth Harbour and throw stones at things popping up out of the sea... Roll Eyes

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Cheers Craig...watch out for the goldfish in your tank... Shocked

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Reply #9 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 9:02am

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LOL little more than a stroll:)

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Reply #10 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 9:14am

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And I don't think the navy would be too pleased. Grin

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Reply #11 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 9:22am

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And its Multi player, No need to worrie about not finding anything to attack, Soon enough the S*** hits the prop. Some plane you never saw sees you, and a convoy over the Horizon just happens to bee heding your way, flanked by a Naval barrage of death to you.

Thats when you have sweaty fingers and a raceing pulse as you skirt crush depth so the fleet above you passes over. Next you hear Pings from above. and your crew men talk in hushed whispers. The Hull creaks under tremendous presure and you inch away on Silent running. the sonar reports ships at 10 kilometers and you surface to periscope to survay the view.

As you sweep A loud ping sounds, its a warship that comes steaming from know where fast to starbord ! ! !

Tension mounts, Do you.........

A. Dive Dive Dive, and risk the depth charge attack.

B. Dive and turn hard to starbord, ready aft torpedos.

C. say a prayer and crap your pants.

D. Surface the boat , Prepare deck gun and blast the Bridge of the ship before Diving to crush level and Silent running away.

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Reply #12 - Apr 9^th, 2005 at 3:12pm

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The game sounds exciting. I'm a retired navyman myself who spent eleven years in the US Sub Force mostly in diesel electric subs. That's why I don't watch submarine movies. Radar contact at 400 feet? All ahead full, rig for silent running? By the way, Is this game a strategy game ? I hope not.

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Reply #13 - Apr 12^th, 2005 at 8:05am

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Well, I just had to go out and get it and all I can say is WOW!!

Very intense. Still am having a little trouble figuring the best way to manuever for position.

Very helpful going through all of the Naval Academy first. Great videos in there too. Have only done 5 missions and each time I learn something new.

Money well spent in my opinion.

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Reply #14 - Apr 16^th, 2005 at 7:51am

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Ok, 9 patrols later and I am still stunned by the beauty of this game. Have gotten much better at intercepting enemy vessels reported by my sonarman.

Have found at a couple of subsim sites some great tools and addons. Downloaded the 1.2 patch that fixed many anomalies in the game.

**Special note on the 1.2 patch......BEFORE installing any addons or mods to the game, install the 1.2 patch FIRST. Then do your addons. If you have already added some mods or addons, then you need to uninstall the game/reinstall and then patch the game with 1.2. THEN you can add your stuff again. The 1.2 patch needs a "CLEAN" install of SHIII to install.****

Just upgraded my sub too but haven't taken her out yet to see what she can do.

Links to the SHIII site and to the pathces and downloads site:

SHIII : http://www.silent-hunteriii.com/uk/home.php?skin=d

SubSim site: http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/patches.html#sh3

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