Hi Everyone, Another New Guy.

[General Maximus]

Hi all,

A quick history for you all.

I bought SH4 about a year and half ago and really enjoyed what little time I got to use it, then I got SH5 about a month ago and again (aside from the common problems ) really enjoyed it. After going onto ubisoft forums and here I noticed how many of the community rated SH3 as the best of the series, so last Friday I purchased SH3 for me and my mate, hoping to convert him from Flight Sim to Sub Sim ( It would appear i was successful he loves it, I hope to get him registered on the forums as well.).

I consider my self a real novice with the series though, but look to put in some serious hours to get the most out of what seems to be the most amazing Simulation I have ever experienced.

So I would appreciate any help with the following please.

I purchased SH3 through Steam and was wondering if I have to manually update or does it do it automatically?

As I got it through Steam am I able to still install any of the mods?

If so is there instructions as to how I can do this.

Is there an in depth manual anywhere which explains the game in more detail?

I hope this isnt to long winded, and thanks for any help & advice.

[HunterICX]

Hi and Welcome Aboard!

HunterICX

[General Maximus]

Thanks HunterICX

[Jimbuna]

Welcome

[Gerald]

[General Maximus]

Hi Vendor & Jimbuna

Jimbuna,

I notice you have links to GWX 3 could you tell can I install this if I purchased SH3 through steam? also is there any other mods you would recommend?

P.S How do i create a signature?

[Sailor Steve]

WELCOME ABOARD!

Originally Posted by General Maximus

I consider my self a real novice with the series though, but look to put in some serious hours to get the most out of what seems to be the most amazing Simulation I have ever experienced.

We all started there once. Some of us have stayed there.

I purchased SH3 through Steam and was wondering if I have to manually update or does it do it automatically?

I'm not sure what you mean by update in this particular case. Please elaborate.

As I got it through Steam am I able to still install any of the mods?

If so is there instructions as to how I can do this.

Yes, but I'm not sure how, as I'm addicted to owning discs. I would make sure I kept a backup copy stored in a safe place, just in case. I do that anyway, as I've discovered that I don't have to reinstall the whole game when I mess up mods; I can just dump the Data folder and replace it with a copy of the saved stock one.

Is there an in depth manual anywhere which explains the game in more detail?

I don't think so, but you can always ask questions here. Some have said that Subsim is the best manual ever created.

I hope this isnt to long winded, and thanks for any help & advice.

Not at all. Once you get to know us you'll see what long-winded really means.

P.S How do i create a signature?

Click on 'User CP' in the upper left corner of this page. Scroll down to 'Edit Your Signature' under 'Settings & Options'. The rest should be obvious.

[frau kaleun]

Welcome aboard!

I think if you've just purchased SH3 you should have a version that is fully patched and will not need updating (as far as official Ubi patches go).

There have been discussions in the SH3 forum about how best to handle the Steam version of the game when it comes to modding and whatnot, probably a search of that forum for "Steam" related threads and posts would be the best place to start.

[General Maximus]

Thanks again guys for the great welcome and info, already been a great help.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

Hi Vendor & Jimbuna

Jimbuna,

I notice you have links to GWX 3 could you tell can I install this if I purchased SH3 through steam? also is there any other mods you would recommend?

P.S How do i create a signature?

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

WELCOME ABOARD!


We all started there once. Some of us have stayed there.


I'm not sure what you mean by update in this particular case. Please elaborate.


Yes, but I'm not sure how, as I'm addicted to owning discs. I would make sure I kept a backup copy stored in a safe place, just in case. I do that anyway, as I've discovered that I don't have to reinstall the whole game when I mess up mods; I can just dump the Data folder and replace it with a copy of the saved stock one.


I don't think so, but you can always ask questions here. Some have said that Subsim is the best manual ever created.


Not at all. Once you get to know us you'll see what long-winded really means.



Click on 'User CP' in the upper left corner of this page. Scroll down to 'Edit Your Signature' under 'Settings & Options'. The rest should be obvious.

As per the above plus.....simply point the GWX installer to your SH3 root game folder, I should imagine it will be something like C|Steam\Games I use discs also so I'm not quite sure but it will be easy enough for you to establish.

My advice on mods would be to only use those that can be enabled via JSGME (at least until you become more proficient with mods and their heirarchy etc.)

JSGME comes ready packed in GWX3.0 (get the files from my FF account because there have been numerous reports of corrupted d/l's from the GWX website) but the latest version is available from:

http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/sof...cts-jsgme.html

As for specific mods, they are far too many to mention. Try looking at my FF account for starters, all those there are tried and tested, you should have a look in the SH3 workshop section....the world is your oyster in that sense.

Any further queries, don't hesitate to post them.....there are many here who are more than happy to advise


SINK EM ALL!!

[General Maximus]

Thats great Jimbuna,

Can I just check something might sound daft, but when you say the JSGME is ready packed does that meen I only need the GWX3.0 and it will install that as well?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

Thats great Jimbuna,

Can I just check something might sound daft, but when you say the JSGME is ready packed does that meen I only need the GWX3.0 and it will install that as well?

Yes...but you must remember, Gwx3.0 is not exactly a brand new/latest super mod, there is a newer version available from the jscones website address I posted in my previous thread.

[General Maximus]

Cheers again.

Ok I just downloaded the latest JSGME but here is another daft question, i looked on your list and unsure which of the GWX3.0 files i need is it all of them that have GWX3 in the title?

[Jimbuna]

If you want to d/l directly, you want the GWX3.0 exe + the 7 bin files.

If you use torrents then you have a choice of d/l as above or the single file exe installer.

Don't forget the GWX3.0 CFG file for SH3 Commander.

[General Maximus]

ok so its exe + 7 bin file and cfg for commander I take it i need to d/l commander as well but install after GWX3.?