Ships no Longer break in half? How do i save campaing b4 uninstall

[KillaCali310]

I was wondering if anyone knew if the mod actually now prevents the ships from splitting in half like the desstroyers Tankers ? Also Is there anyways to save my campaigns b4 uninstalling the game so i can add em back in after i reinstall iit?

[snwcrsh]

I'm not aware that ships couldn't break anymore (if you refer to GWX). But I'm not 100% sure on that.

As for your save games: SH3 will save your game in your personal files folder. So you can uninstall without losing your career.

[danlisa]

How's this?

Large Tanker - Bye Bye



You can still break the backs of all merchants & escorts/DDs but you need to find out where to hit them.

[KillaCali310]

well ty for ur quik response as far as the breaking it worked ok without mod but ever since mod nothing has happend they just sink whole and thats ppretty much. Last thing hopefully u resspond to ths aswell, IS Bergen a port made by GWX just wondering in case i wanna play without mod for a few days?

[danlisa]

Not sure, so long since stock. I think Bergan was in SH3 1.4b.

Seriously, GWX has changed the damage mechanics for all vessels. Now, all ships will sink due to flooding. However, you can still score critical hits (aka 1 torp kills), if you know where to aim.

[reallydedpoet]

Welcome to SUBSIM KillaCali310


RDP

[Keelbuster]

GWX makes keelbreakers a lot less likely, but they still do happen.

[KillaCali310]

Ive played with mod for sometime just never came to the forums to post thnx for welcome. Othwer thing im pissing my pants cause im not ssure wat the game just did, but it seems to me that IO hit uninstall and ssome weird things came up like Text_Delete_forgot wat was here and it gave me a yesss andd no when it finally finiished saaaid something about a maintanace im just hoping my career isnt erasedd i had just gotten my XXI after playing campaing fro 1939 its gona really suck if i lost it all

[Jimbuna]

Welcome aboard KillaCali310.....the only way your saved games will be accepted is if you reinstall identical files

[Blacklight]

I've broken MANY ships in half with GWX 2.0 installed. Like the above post, you just have to know where to hit them.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

I've broken MANY ships in half with GWX 2.0 installed. Like the above post, you just have to know where to hit them.

Would you be interested in posting an article to explain the best spots for people ? :hmm:

[Hartmann]

I noticied it some time ago with gwx, before with RuB i had a lot more breaks in half than usin GWX.

Some people can say that is a lot more realistic that the ship sunk in one piece but i like the fireworks


you can change some zones cfg values , GWX disable some Criticals and reduce the probability

for example this is from RUB

;************************************************* ******
;NEW SMALL MERCHANT
;************************************************* ******
[NSKeel]
Category=Keel
Multiplier=5.0
Flotability=50.0
HitPoints=120
Destructible=No
Armor Level=20
Critic Flotation=0.99
Critical=Yes
Critical Chance=1.0
FloodingTime=120
CargoType=None

every part of the ship have his own values, keel, engines,cargo ...

[Wreford-Brown]

No screenshot (I was too busy watching ) but I broke the back of a 1980 ton merchant with a single shot from the deck gun.
Guess my crew knew exactly where the sweet spot was!

[Avatar]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Would you be interested in posting an article to explain the best spots for people ? :hmm:

This is a great idea! Right now I still aim for the bow. If I have acoustics loaded in the stern torpedo room, I let the target go by and shoot at the propellors. This seems to sink most ships with one torpedo.
But, I think that if you aim at the masts(or cargo cranes?) there is a good probability of sinking, too.

[Brag]

Welcome aboard, Killa!

Ships will break in two in GWX, but not as often as in stock.