[REL] SH3 Commander Release 3.1 is now available!

[JScones]

SH3 Commander Release 3.1 is now available!

New features:
- New option: "Start patrols at sea"
- Removed options to set preferred rank or medal language. SH3 Commander will now reference whatever rank labels are in the game (refer to User Guide for potential compatibility problems)
- Now prompts to save outstanding changes if another crewman is selected in the Crew Manager screen
- Added ability to change the Patrol Log "Grid" column title through SH3 Commander, in the same manner as the other two column titles (via SH3Cmdr_*.txt file)
- Added ability to modify date format used in Patrol Log (via SH3Cmdr_*.txt file)
- Demotions now recorded in Personnel File

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Installation
If you are running SH3 Commander Release 3.0 then you can install this release straight over the top. If you are running an earlier release, then you must uninstall it before installing this release. You do not need to remove any residual files or folders.

Prior to uninstalling your previous release, make sure that you have:

1. removed the SH3 Commander-based mods from Silent Hunter III by pressing the 'Rollback SH3' button in SH3 Commander;

2. backed up any SH3 Commander files that you may have modified, including SH3Cmdr.ini.

If you've installed any add-ons, like the GWX2 aircraft markings mod, these will not be uninstalled. Thus, if you install SH3 Commander R3.1 into the same folder as your previous installation, you will not need to reinstall any such add-ons.

GWX users: Once SH3 Commander R3.1 is installed, GWX users need to (re)install a number of modified SH3 Commander files. Please consult your GWX manual for further instructions on how to do this.

NYGM users: Once SH3 Commander R3.1 is installed, NYGM users need to (re)install a number of modified SH3 Commander files. Please consult your NYGM manual for further instructions on how to do this.

Important: Please Read ( Jan 22, 2009 )
Link removed, information regarding this will be posted soon so please be patient, thanks.

[anzacmick]

as usual....exceptional

[Letum]

Thankyou very much for the "start patrol at sea" option.
It will save my CPU a lot of stress!
How far out do you start?

[nikimcbee]

Wow, looks great! I love this program, as it really add some nice spice and personal control over SH3. Thanks!

[_Seth_]

Jaesen; you are totally incredible!!! *KUDOS*

[melnibonian]

Brilliant job as always Jaesen.

Thank you very much

[Venatore]

***** Five stars for this bad boy I was astonished to see over 3,000 views with no one rating this thread.....till now.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Venatore

***** Five stars for this bad boy I was astonished to see over 3,000 views with no one rating this thread.....till now.

I never rate threads, and I never look at the ratings. Until you posted that, I had no clue.

[JScones]

OK, I have just released R3.1.1. Broadly:

• HTML file names for Personnel Files now conform to UNIX standards
  For those who like to upload them
• Crew Manager screen now lists the compartment each crewman is in
  For easier crew tracking/quals awarding
• Internal code modifications to better support third party added playable boats
  This is a collection of code enhancements to better support the playable S-boat, XXIII and anything else that may yet come along. No more bow torpedo room crew showing in the Crew Manager!
• Medal images now only display in the Crew Manager when they were historically available
  This removes the U-boat Badge from the Crew Manager screen prior to 13 Oct 1939, even though SH3Cmdr correctly handles the date internally. Also one or two other minor medal related tweaks.

Downloading and installing
OK, hopefully this will be easy to understand.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING SH3CMDR R3.1 simply use SH3Cmdr's "Updates" feature. It will download a small zip file. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS UNZIP THE CONTENTS OF THE ZIP FILE INTO YOUR \SH3 COMMANDER FOLDER, OVERWRITING the files already there (only two will be updated). Nothing else needs to be done. You don't even need to rollback. And you certainly don't need to reinstall GWX or NYGM config files.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING SH3CMDR R3.0 OR EARLIER you must download the FULL installation to get these improvements. Go to the first page in this thread and follow the instructions. Do not download via SH3Cmdr's "Updates" feature. PLEASE pay particular attention to the instructions if you are a GWX or NYGM user and PLEASE read through this thread before posting that it's all too confusing.

@Everyone, this will the last release, so I'll give my sincere thanks now to all who have supported SH3Cmdr over the last three years. You guys are what made SH3Cmdr what it is today. And to everyone else, I apologise for the demagnatised fridge magnets and dead canaries.

Now back to JSGME...

[Venatore]

Wow, didn't know this was coming cheers matey

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Venatore

Wow, didn't know this was coming cheers matey

It was a spur of the moment thing - I decided and started at 11pm last night and was finished by 2am. Had it tested internationally whilst I slept, and boom!, ready for public consumption in less than 12 hours.

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Venatore

Wow, didn't know this was coming cheers matey

Originally Posted by melnibonian

Jaesen once more you took a great program and made it even better Thank you for all your help, support and of course for the greatest add-on of SH3

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Nice touch

Originally Posted by JU_88

Excellent work Jaeson, love the handwritten info in the drop down menus, 5 stars for you.

Originally Posted by Yorktown_Class

Great work as usual,thank you

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

[JScones]

So much for R3.1.1 being my last release...

I have just released R3.1.2. Broadly:

• Reverted back to using "N/a" as the current date with lost or surrendered careers
• Posting dates in Personnel Files now more accurate
• Personnel Files now report U-boat as lost in all instances where the U-boat is lost at sea

In essence, these changes "hide" some of SH3's internal mechanics to avoid player confusion. For example, if your U-boat is lost, the HI value is irrelevant and just causes angst as it did for one player recently.

Downloading and installing
R3.1.2 is cumulative, in that it includes the changes made in R3.1.1. So installation is EXACTLY the same...

IF YOU ARE RUNNING SH3CMDR R3.1.x simply use SH3Cmdr's "Updates" feature. It will download a small zip file. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS UNZIP THE CONTENTS OF THE ZIP FILE INTO YOUR \SH3 COMMANDER FOLDER, OVERWRITING the files already there (only two will be updated). Nothing else needs to be done. You don't even need to rollback. And you certainly don't need to reinstall GWX or NYGM config files.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING SH3CMDR R3.0 OR EARLIER you must download the FULL installation to get these improvements. Go to the first page in this thread and follow the instructions. Do not download via SH3Cmdr's "Updates" feature. PLEASE pay particular attention to the instructions if you are a GWX or NYGM user and PLEASE read through this thread before posting that it's all too confusing.

[Venatore]

Originally Posted by JScones

So much for R3.1.1 being my last release...I have just released R3.1.2. Broadly:

Thank you JScones, very apppreciated up here in Brisbane

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by JScones

IF YOU ARE RUNNING SH3CMDR R3.1.x simply use SH3Cmdr's "Updates" feature. It will download a small zip file. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS UNZIP THE CONTENTS OF THE ZIP FILE INTO YOUR \SH3 COMMANDER FOLDER, OVERWRITING the files already there (only two will be updated). Nothing else needs to be done. You don't even need to rollback. And you certainly don't need to reinstall GWX or NYGM config files.

Okay. I clicked the 'Updates' button. It tells me I have 3.1.1.179, and the available version is 3.1.2.181. So I click 'Download' and Commander goes away, just as if I had clicked the little red box with the 'x' in it. So I look again, and it gives me the same message. So I went to your website and tried to download 3.1.2 directly, and got a message saying it wants to run the full 3.1 Setup Wizard, not just overwrite two files. So I did that, and it still says I don't have 3.1.2.

Que?