Been a regular at subsim for nearly a decade now and haven't seen the community as divided as this before. But I had decided to wait and see even before all the current storms. Something about it just didn't appeal to me.

Can I ask, I've heard various reports about the campaign and so far it hasn't been sold to me, Are you enjoying it?

Beautiful screenies, though. I can see myself buying it just to take screen shots!

It says something else if you can smell fish too though and I won't say what it says lol.

Nice screenshots I have it but haven't really played it much but I liked how you can walk inside the sub now.

I'm only up to January of 1940 on my 5th patrol (Stock Silent Hunter traffic wears out torps way faster than fuel) and it really isn't that much different than SH4 campaign so far. Go here, sink ships with the occasional drop off a spy or photo recon some harbor. It does tell you how much tonnage to sink for merchant ships or that you need to sink a certain kind of warship. The missions extend over multiple patrols, it took me two patrols to get 50k tons off the east coast of England. Then I took the mission to sink 100k tons in the SW approaches, 2 patrols there and I'm not quite done but after returning on my second trip there I switched missions to take out warships in the eastern GIUK gap area. I'll have to get further before I can truly form an opinion but it's not a drastic change from SH4 at all from what I've seen.

Oops, didn't mean to ignore your question Jeevz. Yes, the "Mighty Fine Crew" mod is one of the first ones I installed. That and the SH4-style GUI so I can get a "Depth Below Keel" reading (among other benefits). I had forgotten that you don't get any deep water on the eastern part of England and scraped up the bottom of the boat.

can you see your man cry and fear for their lifes as a watery death fill their compartments with the doors shut ?

I can't wait for that mod. Also, I would like to see the engine man freak out and try to crawl out of the conning tower hatch while the boat is near crush depth.

Nice shots. Can you actually drive into the underground sub pens?

Hmmm, good question. You get to drive out of them when you leave but I haven't tried going in because I clicked the "Dock At Port" button as soon as it was available. The next time I'll have to try it, though.

You can but as soon as the sub enters the pen you are teleported to the dock while the sub continues on at whatever speed you were going. BAM! right into the back of the pen and no one bats an eye

Probably quite realistic. All those sailors can't wait to get down to the Red Light District after all..

"OK MEN! Make fast the lines....men..?? Where are you?? Guys??"