None. Every hour not spent at work or with the family is spent in FB/AEP/PF. There's enough to do between flying, creating missions and skinning that I'd have no time for another game. As for other flight sims....there's none better than this IMO. I'm now well into my third year with this sim as the ONLY game installed on my computer.
Thank you Oleg!
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I spent a lot of time with CloseCombat series, too. Wonder what the next step will be like. Soldiers is good, but to far into roleplaying to really be a substitute for CloseCombat.
SH3 is great, a really good game. The graphics are awesome and the atmosphere is brilliant. If you ever watched "Das Boot", you'll feel like home instantly.
The dynamic campaign is nice and the career-mode keeps you playing for a long time. Giving medals and promotions to your team and watching your crew getting better and better is just great. Same is for the upgrades you can get for your submarine, or even "buy" better boats for your renown. On the other hand, you'll have a more difficult job with every patrol, as the enemy gets better equipment, too.
However, the game is not perfect (what man-built thing is?). The lack of ships in harbours is a real pitty, though it seems to be solved with the new patch 1.4. There are some other minor bugs, too, but the support is great and because the game is modable, there are over a dozen addons and customizations available.
A great game, definitly, but be prepared to dive into this game and only realize you followed that convoy for 3-4 hours realtime, when you check time after a yet another patrol. And trust me, you'll want to do the next right away![]()