GWX Update

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-25-06, 04:25 AM

Fellow U-boat Kaleuns,

I haven't posted much lately due to the amount of modding work the GW Dev team has been doing, so I thought I'd give you a little update on some of of the things we have done.
So we have decided to tell you about the... (Yes the following is currently functional!)

TWO new operational theatres - Indian Ocean and Black Sea!

We have added Indian Ocean and Black Sea theatres, complete with historical and regional traffic and ports.

We've also provided more historically accurate South Atlantic grids for the 10th and 12th Flotillas.

THREE new Flotillas - 13, 23 and 30!

1. After the 7th Flotilla disbands in 1944, travel to Trondheim, Norway and form part of the reorganised 13th Flotilla.
2. Sign up to go to the Med and start your career in the 23rd Flotilla at beautiful Salamis. Patrol the Eastern Mediterranean before being transferred to the 29th Flotilla in May 1942.
3. Interested in the Black Sea? If so, join the 30th Flotilla and take a Type II to Constanza. Hunt Russian merchants and warships whilst avoiding Russian air attacks! When Romania falls in August 1944, scuttle your boat and regroup with the 33rd Flotilla.

And yes, you can STILL join any existing Flotilla and enjoy ALL current theatres!

FIVE new player bases - Penang, Jakarta, Constanza, Salamis and Trondheim!
- If you join the 10th Flotilla, you will have the option in 1943 of sailing to, or starting a career in, Penang, Malaya. Patrol the Indian Ocean and waters around Australia hunting convoys and coastal vessels. In late 1944, to avoid the constant Allied attacks, you'll move base to Jakarta, where you'll spend the remainder of the war.
- 13th Flotilla careers will start in Trondheim, where you will patrol the North Atlantic.
- 23rd Flotilla careers will start in Salamis, where you will patrol the Eastern Mediterranean.
- 30th Flotilla careers will start in Constanza, where you will patrol the Black Sea.

Naturally, MASSIVE work on the campaign files is being done to accommodate the new operational theaters as well as additions to prior existing theaters.

110+ surface vessels are being scripted as we speak to ply the waves across the world in GWX. These include MANY of the latest and greatest works from the SH3 community... and some really cool stuff no one has yet done.

Great pains are being taken to make sure that these ships are scripted in a historically focused fashion.

We have also made far more efficient use of the SH3 file structure has resulted in double the content and it appears that GWX may actually be a smaller download as indicated by a compression test I did today of the alpha.

Much faster load times over stock SH3 have been noted and in general have little more impact on the system than that of stock SH3.

And scores of other modifications, too many to list here!

Please respect the time and effort the GWX team members are putting into this release by not inquiring about its release date. Our guys have been working their tails off for WEEKS and need no more pressure than they already put on themselves.

Expand your horizons! Go with The Grey Wolves!

Myxale · 08-25-06, 04:29 AM

You guys know ...that we are unworthy!

Kudos mates! We luv ya! Looking for a visit in Penang!

Safe-Keeper · 08-25-06, 04:47 AM

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110+ surface vessels are being scripted as we speak to ply the waves across the world in GWX. These include MANY of the latest and greatest works from the SH3 community... and some really cool stuff no one has yet done.

Including the lighted Red Cross Hospital Ship?

Looking forward to the Indian Ocean. How's it going to work without the grid system, though?

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You guys know ...that we are unworthy!

For real. What've done to deserve all this from you

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Kpt. Lehmann · 08-25-06, 05:08 AM

[quote=Safe-Keeper]Including the lighted Red Cross Hospital Ship?[quote]

Come on now!

Do you really think we would leave out even one of the lighted ships?

rasmus1896 · 08-25-06, 05:10 AM

will there be skins for battleship primary guns?

i dont have them after installing GW

realy waiting for it!

mikaelanderlund · 08-25-06, 08:55 AM

Thanks for the info Kpt. Lehmann

.

Mikael

08-25-06, 09:10 AM

Hi mate,

now these are GOOD news!

chris911 · 08-25-06, 10:19 AM

Great to hear!!!
Which new Ships will be in the Mod ??
Lighted ones , would be nice and of course the 2 new Jap ships and the 2 Sowjet ones when they are ready, of course serges PT boats and the new French,Polish destroyer.
I think Hood, Schanhorst, Roma and AG124s ships are already in am I right ?

enaceo · 08-25-06, 10:39 AM

Oooooh!Nice!Can't wait for it!It's going to be like X-mas-NYGM2.2 and GWX!Love the ideea of being able to patrol the Black Sea "properly" now ,from Constantza itself.I go there on vacation a lot of times

Also,can't wait to properly patrol the Indian Ocean now !Gr8 work guys!

Lupo · 08-25-06, 10:51 AM

cant wait..................

mfg lupo!

U-snafu · 08-25-06, 12:46 PM

looking like the GW team have outdone themselves again

Gizzmoe · 08-25-06, 12:47 PM

Very good news!!!

CWorth · 08-25-06, 01:07 PM

Really looking forward to this.

mr chris · 08-25-06, 02:16 PM

Oh my god you have made me very happy Cant wait

You GW guys rock

baxter · 08-25-06, 03:23 PM

Thanks for the update. It sounds great, especially the new theatres of operation!

08-25-06, 04:25 AM	#1
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,875 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	GWX Update Fellow U-boat Kaleuns, I haven't posted much lately due to the amount of modding work the GW Dev team has been doing, so I thought I'd give you a little update on *some* of of the things we have done. So we have decided to tell you about the... (Yes the following is currently functional!) TWO new operational theatres - Indian Ocean and Black Sea! We have added Indian Ocean and Black Sea theatres, complete with historical and regional traffic and ports. We've also provided more historically accurate South Atlantic grids for the 10th and 12th Flotillas. THREE new Flotillas - 13, 23 and 30! 1. After the 7th Flotilla disbands in 1944, travel to Trondheim, Norway and form part of the reorganised 13th Flotilla. 2. Sign up to go to the Med and start your career in the 23rd Flotilla at beautiful Salamis. Patrol the Eastern Mediterranean before being transferred to the 29th Flotilla in May 1942. 3. Interested in the Black Sea? If so, join the 30th Flotilla and take a Type II to Constanza. Hunt Russian merchants and warships whilst avoiding Russian air attacks! When Romania falls in August 1944, scuttle your boat and regroup with the 33rd Flotilla. And yes, you can STILL join any existing Flotilla and enjoy ALL current theatres! FIVE new player bases - Penang, Jakarta, Constanza, Salamis and Trondheim! - If you join the 10th Flotilla, you will have the option in 1943 of sailing to, or starting a career in, Penang, Malaya. Patrol the Indian Ocean and waters around Australia hunting convoys and coastal vessels. In late 1944, to avoid the constant Allied attacks, you'll move base to Jakarta, where you'll spend the remainder of the war. - 13th Flotilla careers will start in Trondheim, where you will patrol the North Atlantic. - 23rd Flotilla careers will start in Salamis, where you will patrol the Eastern Mediterranean. - 30th Flotilla careers will start in Constanza, where you will patrol the Black Sea. Naturally, MASSIVE work on the campaign files is being done to accommodate the new operational theaters as well as additions to prior existing theaters. 110+ surface vessels are being scripted as we speak to ply the waves across the world in GWX. These include MANY of the latest and greatest works from the SH3 community... and some really cool stuff no one has yet done. Great pains are being taken to make sure that these ships are scripted in a historically focused fashion. We have also made far more efficient use of the SH3 file structure has resulted in double the content and it appears that GWX may actually be a smaller download as indicated by a compression test I did today of the alpha. Much faster load times over stock SH3 have been noted and in general have little more impact on the system than that of stock SH3. And scores of other modifications, too many to list here! Please respect the time and effort the GWX team members are putting into this release by not inquiring about its release date. Our guys have been working their tails off for WEEKS and need no more pressure than they already put on themselves. Expand your horizons! Go with The Grey Wolves! __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Last edited by Kpt. Lehmann; 08-26-06 at 07:36 AM.

08-25-06, 04:29 AM	#2
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	You guys know ...that we are unworthy! Kudos mates! We luv ya! Looking for a visit in Penang! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

08-25-06, 05:08 AM	#4
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,875 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	[quote=Safe-Keeper]Including the lighted Red Cross Hospital Ship?[quote] Come on now! Do you really think we would leave out even one of the lighted ships? __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

08-25-06, 10:19 AM	#8
chris911 Chief Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 312 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great to hear!!! Which new Ships will be in the Mod ?? Lighted ones , would be nice and of course the 2 new Jap ships and the 2 Sowjet ones when they are ready, of course serges PT boats and the new French,Polish destroyer. I think Hood, Schanhorst, Roma and AG124s ships are already in am I right ? __________________ HMS Ceramic ready for DL. : http://rapidshare.de/files/9536028/HMS_Ceramic.zip.html All Downloadable Ship Modells For SHIII

08-25-06, 10:39 AM	#9
enaceo XO Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 401 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Oooooh!Nice!Can't wait for it!It's going to be like X-mas-NYGM2.2 and GWX!Love the ideea of being able to patrol the Black Sea "properly" now ,from Constantza itself.I go there on vacation a lot of times Also,can't wait to properly patrol the Indian Ocean now !Gr8 work guys! __________________ Came back after a long time ...ahoy mates!

08-25-06, 05:10 AM	#5
rasmus1896 Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Eesti Estonia Posts: 153 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	will there be skins for battleship primary guns? i dont have them after installing GW realy waiting for it!

08-25-06, 08:55 AM	#6
mikaelanderlund Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 529 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info Kpt. Lehmann . Mikael

08-25-06, 09:10 AM	#7
terrapin Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hi mate, now these are GOOD news!

08-25-06, 10:51 AM	#10
Lupo Bosun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vienna,Austria Posts: 67 Downloads: 271 Uploads: 0	cant wait.................. mfg lupo!

08-25-06, 12:46 PM	#11
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 405 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	looking like the GW team have outdone themselves again __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"...

08-25-06, 12:47 PM	#12
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Very good news!!!

08-25-06, 01:07 PM	#13
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Really looking forward to this.

08-25-06, 02:16 PM	#14
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Oh my god you have made me very happy Cant wait You GW guys rock __________________

08-25-06, 03:23 PM	#15
baxter 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York Posts: 282 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the update. It sounds great, especially the new theatres of operation!