Command the cunning and deadly U-boats of the North Atlantic and experience the tension-filled atmosphere of WWII.

Command the cunning and deadly U-boats of the North Atlantic and experience the tension-filled atmosphere of a WWII submarine movie.

The King of submarine simulations returns with an all new 3D game engine, new crew command features and more realistic action than ever before. The game includes a career campaign, patrols that have both fictional and historical missions, a mission editor and multiplayer feature.

Whether it is stalking convoys or dodging depth charges, players will experience their own personal war story. The spectacular graphics, multiplayer options, and suspenseful gameplay combine to create the most impressive submarine simulation ever.

Here are some key features of "Silent Hunter III Torpedo Tutorial Trailer":

· "Navigation tutorial" (640Command your crew.
· The crew will take orders and evolve based on the results of each patrol. Commanders must consider morale and fatigue in decision making. A reward system will advance rank, elevate skills and bestow medals for achievement.
· Spectacular 3D water modeling, day/night cycles, realistic weather, historically accurate subs, ships and aircraft, detailed U-boat interiors and engaging audio, represent the ultimate in WWII submarine warfare.
· Includes a 3D interface – what you see is what you use. Players will experience a simplified learning curve that will be easier to handle than standard simulations. Use the naval academy tutorial to learn the basics. Customize the realism settings for play that appeals to a variety of WWII combat fans.
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· Command your crew.
· The crew will take orders and evolve based on the results of each patrol. Commanders must consider morale and fatigue in decision making. A reward system will advance rank, elevate skills and bestow medals for achievement.
· Spectacular 3D water modeling, day/night cycles, realistic weather, historically accurate subs, ships and aircraft, detailed U-boat interiors and engaging audio, represent the ultimate in WWII submarine warfare.
· Includes a 3D interface – what you see is what you use. Players will experience a simplified learning curve that will be easier to handle than standard simulations. Use the naval academy tutorial to learn the basics. Customize the realism settings for play that appeals to a variety of WWII combat fans.


What's New in This Release:

· Campaign radio messages improved so that a message can have "from" and "to" fields
· Multiplayer version changed to 1.4.
· Fixed the bug concerning sonar ping for clients
· Added new buildings in German bases (harbors)
· UZO view by night was improved;
· Navigator tells when the last waypoint was reached;
· Customizable values for storm parameters for each U-Boat (see StormConditions entry for each uboat.cfg file);
· Depth report only when diving (from 10 to 10 meters); Time compression will drop to 1 (if greater) when critical depth was reached;
· Sonar new contacts are identified as merchants or warships (not as unknown contacts as in the previous patch);
· Sonar indicator will move faster when the player is at sonar station (and clicks on the sonar dial); and now it can be dragged with the mouse;
· Some shortcut keys will toggle between current view and the next view: radio messages (M), captain's log (K), hydrophone station (H) and radio station (R);
· A new option was added on "Merchant/Warship/... spotted" popup window. By checking this check box (called "Set as default action") the selected action will be always performed when the situation occurs. This default action will be saved from a game to other and can be reset, during the game (when press ESC) by choosing "Options/Reset default action" from Game options;
· Corrected several torpedo descriptions errors within the game
· Added the P38 fighter bomber to the inventory of American forces and the campaign
· Added the Wellington bomber to the inventory of British forces and the campaign
· Corrected the damage model for the German Armed Merchant Cruiser
· Increased the detonation range of star shells to 1800m
· Changed Torpedo Momber aircraft type designation to Bomber :)
· Improved the rough waters behavior of Small and Coastal Merchants
· Sonar man - Fixed a bug where "Report on nearest contact" was not function properly
· Sonar man - Fixed a bug where "Follow nearest contact" was not function properly
· Dynamic campaign - Add new harbor ships and traffic, including merchants, minefields and patrols
· Dynamic campaign - Corrected some data in the naval rooster

Requirements:

· Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP (only)
· Processor: Pentium III 1.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 1.4 GHz (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz recommended)
· RAM: 512 MB
· Video Card: 64 MB (128 MB recommended) DirectX® 9-compliant graphics card (see supported list*)
· Sound Card: DirectX 9-compliant PCI card
· DirectX Version: 9.0 (included on disc)
· DVD-ROM: 4X or better (DVD only)
· Hard Drive Space: 1.5 GB free