Coming over from Subsim and SH4

[Veqqie-Veq]

Link to getting started, mods assistance, etc. I really like SH4. 1300+ hrs

[Dewgle]

It's important that you know Uboat is not Silent Hunter. Uboat is more of a strategy game with subsim elements in it. Many hardcore Silent Hunter fans dislike Uboat because of Uboat's in-depth crew management system, food management, discipline management other elements of the game they feel are too 'arcadey'.

If you can manage to get over that, then you'll have a good time.

Also I wouldn't recommend diving balls-deep into mods just yet or you risk becoming yet another casualty we see on these forums all too often.

"I found a bug! How could the devs let this happen?!"

"Are you playing with mods?"

"Why do you ask?"

I would highly recommend putting 20-40 hours into Uboat without using any mods just yet so you can get a feel for the game and what it's like completely vanilla, first.

After that, go nuts! Just please remember that if you do encounter any problems or bugs, the very first thing you should investigate is your mod list just in case the problem is mod-related and not game-related.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2676326481

Here is my personal collection of what I consider must-have mods for Uboat. None of the mods in this collection require you to start a new game. You should be able to enable any of the mods in this collection on an existing save.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2505070212

And this is a collection of mods for those that enjoy hardcore realism but again, I strongly advise against using mods, especially these mods until you have your sea legs in Uboat. Please. I beg you.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1984078352

And finally, I recommend all users who play with mods to join the Uboat Discord server so you can easily talk to other community members and even the mod authors themselves directly, should you encounter any problems.

You can find the Uboat Discord server here, right in your game launcher.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2663631375

[Urfisch]

McDewgle already said most important things... So, welcome! And happy hunting.

And one can't mention it too often, that this game needs attention and some concentration to unfold is full beauty :) im from SH3/SH4 and can recommend Uboat, even in the EA state

[Veqqie-Veq]

Hey, I do understand the mod soup mayhem. Holdback for me in SH4 is the crew management. Assigning promotions and medals for stat boosts seems to linear. I want to award the right guys for the right actions, not just buffing the highest stat guys first. Anyhow, I like the survival element here as well. Hoping for sub-tenders, perhaps even black market distributors and other facilities for restocking, as SH4 seems lacking in this way, or too epic of travel just to make it back to Brisbane, etc.
Your game comes recommended by a very competent programmer friend of mine. So, I'm glad to get started. Thanks.

[Veqqie-Veq]

Originally posted by FreekOly (aka Urfisch):

McDewgle already said most important things... So, welcome! And happy hunting.

And one can't mention it too often, that this game needs attention and some concentration to unfold is full beauty :) im from SH3/SH4 and can recommend Uboat, even in the EA state

Cool bud, I have much enjoyment on SH4 even with the mini mods like jazz radio stations, little immersive stuff like that.

[Urfisch]

Originally posted by Veqryn:

Hey, I do understand the mod soup mayhem. Holdback for me in SH4 is the crew management. Assigning promotions and medals for stat boosts seems to linear. I want to award the right guys for the right actions, not just buffing the highest stat guys first. Anyhow, I like the survival element here as well. Hoping for sub-tenders, perhaps even black market distributors and other facilities for restocking, as SH4 seems lacking in this way, or too epic of travel just to make it back to Brisbane, etc.
Your game comes recommended by a very competent programmer friend of mine. So, I'm glad to get started. Thanks.

Oh, nice. Is he in C#? We could use some talented coders for modding :D

[Veqqie-Veq]

I can tell you he's already thinking about it.