Silent Hunter III will contain several different modes, including canned solo missions, a full campaign mode, multiplayer options, and a mission editor, so you should get plenty of action to satisfy your appetite. Multiplayer will feature two modes: cooperative wolf pack missions and competitive "top ace" missions against Allied AI. The single missions will let you jump right into the action against a wide range of foes in historical and historically inspired encounters. Most interesting of all is the campaign mode that lets you start in various years, from a variety of ports, aboard various boat types (10 variants of Types II, VII, IX, and XXI). You'll progress up the ranks, gaining renown that you can "spend" on new crewmen, improved equipment, and new U-boat types. You'll even get to paint personalized emblems on your boat's tower. Along the way, you'll get to promote and award medals to crewmembers as you shape the sort of elite fighting men the U-boat arm was famous for.