Silent Hunter 5 Tactics & Tips - "How do I?" & FAQ! READ IF YOU ARE STUCK

FIREWALL · 03-04-10, 06:54 PM

[QUOTE=Neal Stevens

but please don't clutter the thread with discussion. thanks!

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Orffen · 03-04-10, 11:46 PM

F5 will toggle the deck gun crew, F6 toggles the flak crew, and F7 will toggle action stations. Handy for when you're running decks awash and the deck gun decides it wants to give your position away to that convoy.

EDIT: Was running 1.0; the F1 keymap help was updated for 1.01 it seems. F8 is now silent running.

Dowly · 03-05-10, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Orffen

F5-F12 are supposed to toggle abilities, but F7 doesn't seem to do anything on the VII-A. Is there a way to see which abilities are assigned to those keys?

F1 help screen should show what abilities the buttons activate.

jlederer · 03-05-10, 09:21 AM

In SHIV it "increased overall efficiency" and you could see on the crew screen that everbody was out of their bunks whether they needed sleep or not, etc. - I'm not sure I can tell what it does in SHV, don't recall seeing more crewmen standing around, and I'd like to know *how much* extra efficiency I'm getting in exchange for *how much* loss of efficiency at some point in the future.

Orffen · 03-05-10, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

F1 help screen should show what abilities the buttons activate.

Indeed. My autopatcher didn't patch (or give me an option to) and I was still running 1.0 which didn't show that.

Running 1.01 now though

dagamecat · 03-05-10, 11:09 AM

Again, sorry if this has been asked before, but how do I order to return to the plotted course? It's driving me nuts.

kylania · 03-05-10, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dagamecat

Again, sorry if this has been asked before, but how do I order to return to the plotted course? It's driving me nuts.

Currently you'll need to use a mod or manually edit your commands.cfg to reenable that command. Apparently during development and testing no one ever needed to return to course.

dagamecat · 03-05-10, 11:43 AM

Heh, thanks, you just posted just in time before I ran aground.

There's no way I was re-plotting that course through the Kiel canal.

Installed ddrgn's advanced shift key commands, works fine.

tinygirl · 06-10-12, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dagamecat

Again, sorry if this has been asked before, but how do I order to return to the plotted course? It's driving me nuts.

on the bottom left side there is a small button that you can press to return to course

SteamWake · 03-05-10, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

F1 help screen should show what abilities the buttons activate.

I've been meaning to ask in my game at least F5 through F8 are 'greyed out' on the key map and seem to not do anything.

Orffen · 03-05-10, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

I've been meaning to ask in my game at least F5 through F8 are 'greyed out' on the key map and seem to not do anything.

Make sure you're running version 1.1. I had to manually patch it and after that the keymap updated.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162843

von_Trepka · 03-05-10, 02:13 PM

Hi guys, How do I ping depth under keel? Or cant I do so, in this "not-going-to-be-released-unfinished" game?

dagamecat · 03-05-10, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by von_Trepka

Hi guys, How do I ping depth under keel? Or cant I do so, in this "not-going-to-be-released-unfinished" game?

I'm not sure how to do it in vanilla game, but you can create a key-binding for it. I just installed this mod which works nicely.

PortoFerro · 03-11-10, 07:52 AM

For those who don't see the ability keys on the help screen:

F5 toggle the deck gun crew
F6 toggles the flak crew
F7 toggle action stations
F8 toggle silent running (Z-Key does this also on DE keyboards)
F9 over-stress Diesels
F10 overload E-Motors
F11 "tickle" Torpedos
F12 preheat Torpedos

Dowly · 03-11-10, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by PortoFerro

Maybe we can put a complete list of ability keys here:

F5 will toggle the deck gun crew
F6 toggles the flak crew
...
F8 will toggle action stations
...
F12 will preheat Torpedos

Or you can just press F1 in-game and see the keyboard layout.

PS. F8 is for silent running, F7 is for battle stations.

03-04-10, 11:46 PM	#2
Orffen Mate Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 54 Downloads: 214 Uploads: 0	F5 will toggle the deck gun crew, F6 toggles the flak crew, and F7 will toggle action stations. Handy for when you're running decks awash and the deck gun decides it wants to give your position away to that convoy. EDIT: Was running 1.0; the F1 keymap help was updated for 1.01 it seems. F8 is now silent running. __________________ Can't help coming back to SH3! Last edited by Orffen; 03-05-10 at 10:07 AM.

03-05-10, 09:21 AM	#4
jlederer Bosun Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 63 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	What does "Battlestations" do, exactly? In SHIV it "increased overall efficiency" and you could see on the crew screen that everbody was out of their bunks whether they needed sleep or not, etc. - I'm not sure I can tell what it does in SHV, don't recall seeing more crewmen standing around, and I'd like to know how much extra efficiency I'm getting in exchange for how much loss of efficiency at some point in the future.

03-11-10, 07:52 AM	#14
PortoFerro A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 72 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	For those who don't see the ability keys on the help screen: F5 toggle the deck gun crew F6 toggles the flak crew F7 toggle action stations F8 toggle silent running (Z-Key does this also on DE keyboards) F9 over-stress Diesels F10 overload E-Motors F11 "tickle" Torpedos F12 preheat Torpedos Last edited by PortoFerro; 03-11-10 at 03:13 PM.

03-04-10, 06:54 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=Neal Stevens but please don't clutter the thread with discussion. thanks! [SIZE=3]Just incase you guys missed that. [/SIZE]

03-05-10, 11:09 AM	#6
dagamecat Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Again, sorry if this has been asked before, but how do I order to return to the plotted course? It's driving me nuts.

03-05-10, 11:43 AM	#8
dagamecat Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Heh, thanks, you just posted just in time before I ran aground. There's no way I was re-plotting that course through the Kiel canal. Installed ddrgn's advanced shift key commands, works fine.

03-05-10, 02:13 PM	#12
von_Trepka Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 12 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hi guys, How do I ping depth under keel? Or cant I do so, in this "not-going-to-be-released-unfinished" game?