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kkentopanga
10-31-06, 04:26 PM
Hi,
I am new to SH III and since loading the Sim I have not had any sleep for at least 18 hours. It's like a drug and I am the addict. I was so facinated that I started reading the forums. (You guys post great stuff) I found out about the GW download and added it. Works great (the work done on this is well above my thought process). Question --- What other downloads can I add without a conflict with GW or that are already in GW.
Appreciate any Info.
Happy Sailing
bigboywooly
10-31-06, 04:28 PM
Hi and welcome to Subsim
Yes we all know that feeling
Wait till you try GWX - you wont want to sleep for days :rotfl:
bookworm_020
10-31-06, 04:43 PM
Don't burn yourself out, otherwise you will miss out on SHIV in the near future.
Have a look in the mods forum to find some extra's that will work with GW, but most of it is already in the game.
Happy hunting!:arrgh!:
AVGWarhawk
10-31-06, 04:43 PM
Sobers water mod is really cool in my opinion. Runs fine with GW. Skins by Fubar are also nice.
Other than that....welcome to your new crack addiction...you will be strung out before long!!!!:rotfl:
Kingcobra24
10-31-06, 05:06 PM
Welcome to the Kaleun Asylum...you'll fit right in with the rest of us who have more bags under our eyes than we can count. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
:lurk:
Respenus
10-31-06, 05:16 PM
Welcome :yep:
We all are addicted in some way to SH3, but rest a bit as in Spring comes SH4 (can't wait for the supermods to come out). And in Sh3, wait for GWX, then you'll be able to say you haven't alept for days :D
And BTW, try NOT to get the Bernard Sindrome! :doh:
Sailor Steve
10-31-06, 05:22 PM
Welcome aboard, kkentopanga. Allow me to give you a quote from Robert Ludlum's book The Bourne Supremacy: "Rest is also a weapon".
Hello there, fellow addict!
I use several mods on top of the mighty GW mod. SH3 Commander (great "little" tool, and really handy if you want to ... say ... start a carreer directly in a IXD2, have the water a bit more translucent, get rid of fatigue, increase maximum tdc, etc), Ansacmicks(?) damage textures mod, fubar and hamburgers u-boat skins (and danlisas ... uhm ... alternative skin :rotfl:), sobers wave mod, etc, etc.
Modding is a long process of finding what you like, really. Its actually like going into a candy store and tasting everything, and from what I`ve seen there is no game with a better variety of mods than SH3.
Oh, get the mod enabler if you haven`t, this lets you change mods without messing up your install.
ASWnut101
10-31-06, 06:35 PM
And Ill soon be joining you guys, once me get the $$$:yep:
Kpt. Lehmann
10-31-06, 06:38 PM
As Stabiz says... Get the mod enabler (JGSME)
That mod enabler will save you many headaches. Heck, I use it as a modding TOOL.
Another word... many of the best mods available here are already included in GW. Make sure you compare with the readme so that you are not duplicating a process.
Welcome to Subsim matey.
Sink them all.
Yes, GW has most of it.
The only thing I still want is the lit ships, but since nobody has made a pack with an auto installer I have put that on ice. :rotfl:
(And I kinda rely on them being in GWX)
bigboywooly
10-31-06, 06:54 PM
Yes, GW has most of it.
The only thing I still want is the lit ships, but since nobody has made a pack with an auto installer I have put that on ice. :rotfl:
(And I kinda rely on them being in GWX)
Hmmm
Didnt I make one of those ? well its JSGME compatable not an auto installer
http://hosted.filefront.com/bigboywooly
melnibonian
10-31-06, 07:00 PM
Hello and welcome :up:
I know the feeling as I had a severe sleep deprivation myself when I started playing SH III. After I downloaded GW I forgot the meaning of sleeping:D .
As the others said get the mod enabler it's really useful and easy to use. You can add almost any graphical mod to GW without any problem. I am using Fubars' skins, 3D waves mod and Home Fleet skins. If you need any help understanding what each mod is doing check out this thread http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=78792
Good Luck and Good Hunting
:dead: I'll go to bed when I've sunk this one last ship. Ooh that was satisfying, now where is the next one?
fredbass
10-31-06, 09:38 PM
Hi,
I am new to SH III and since loading the Sim I have not had any sleep for at least 18 hours. It's like a drug and I am the addict. I was so facinated that I started reading the forums. (You guys post great stuff) I found out about the GW download and added it. Works great (the work done on this is well above my thought process). Question --- What other downloads can I add without a conflict with GW or that are already in GW.
Appreciate any Info.
Happy Sailing
Well your question has been asked a thousand times on this forum but that's ok because you're new as we all were once.
I'll tell you that probably most people here use the SH3 Commander mod. If you get it, you'll want to install the weather mod which will automatically be executed thru the Commander mod.
bookworm_020
10-31-06, 10:36 PM
Get some sleep and I tell you where the happy hunting ground for unescorted passenger liners is!:ahoy:
Hylander_1314
10-31-06, 10:53 PM
Don't worry. You and everyone around you will eventually get used to the grizzled face and deep set eyes with rings around them like a racoon. You'll dive under the bed in the morning when the alarm clock goes off yelling AAAALLLLAAAARRRRMMMM. I recommend a wind up type with the ringer on top for realistic effect. You'll start to get that desire not to shave so to add to the effect of a couple months at sea. You'll eat your meals directly from the can, without heating them. You'll develope a distinct taste for salt pork, and herring. You'll let your bread sit out an hour or two before consuming it, and have to carve the greenish blue parts off that brick of cheese. I seldom use artificial lighting after dark while on the bridge, and have the temp for the house set at 52 degrees F. Lots of heavy wool sweaters, and suede jackets. While driving, you'll automatically start to scan the horizon, and the sky for targets, and enemy planes. My son now thinks his name is "number 1" even though he's 21 now. There's more but you'll find it out as you go.
WhiteW0lf
11-01-06, 01:14 AM
*stands up and looks around* "Hello my name is WhiteWolf and I am an SH3aholic" Welcome aboard mate.
Defintely get SH3 commander also good mods that I use are:
GW
3D waves mod
Fubars Crew skins
The new remove the triangles from the head mod (forgot the name)
Fubars dark VIIC boat skin
Also get yourself a red light next to the computer to enhance your experience :smug:
Engel der Vernichtung
11-01-06, 01:24 AM
Welcome to the Kaleun Asylum...you'll fit right in with the rest of us who have more bags under our eyes than we can count. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
:lurk:
<Bart> Can't sleep... destroyers are gonna get me... can't sleep...</Bart>
Tuddley3
11-01-06, 02:16 AM
Hylander_1314 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=225527) is not too far from the truth. Don't forget about your family, you should visit with them between Patrols.
You may find yourself spending more money on books and U-Boat model kits, and watching Submarine movies. Welcome to our world, theres no turning back now.
kiwi_2005
11-01-06, 06:00 AM
First time i saw bags under my eyes i got the fright of my life, i did not know what was wrong i thought i was getting struck down with some type of cancer or something - freaking out! Then a friend said no mate those are bags your lacking in sleep :rotfl: What have you been doing?....Err I know ive been playing SH3 alot!:lol:
Oh well no pain no gain! :rotfl:
Welcome :up:
Biggles
11-01-06, 11:07 AM
G'day mate!:up:
Happy to see that you found us, I myself haven't been here for too long, but I visit the site many times every day.
Just don't over do it, get some bloody sleep! Or you'll get mouse-arm like I got one night(or actually, one very very early morning:nope: )
U-snafu
11-01-06, 01:56 PM
"Or you'll get mouse-arm like I got one night":rotfl: :rotfl: How true:rotfl:
sonicninja
11-01-06, 02:37 PM
I wait till my wife falls asleep then i sneak back downstairs and pick up on my present patrol and use the headphones to keep the noise down.
The only trouble is my wife is due to have a baby any day so every now and again i sneak back upstairs to make sure its still just her in the bed and i havent missed the birth due to the headphones :o
Lifes great isnt it, modern technology in the living room goes a long way for driving a WWII u-boot :up:
Maybe I could get Bernard to stand in for me in the delivery room whilst i keep watch in the control room.:doh:
AVGWarhawk
11-01-06, 02:45 PM
My rig is in the basement of our home. Sometimes my wife will call my cell phone while she is upstairs and asks me to surface for dinner or to do something. But that is OK, I still love her anyway. :yep:
mookiemookie
11-01-06, 02:56 PM
Maybe I could get Bernard to stand in for me in the delivery room whilst i keep watch in the control room.:doh:
You do want your kid to come out with 10 fingers and 10 toes, don't you? ;)
Herr Russ
11-01-06, 02:57 PM
Three and a half hours until I'm back on patrol :yep: Anyone else at work thinking the same thing??
Wife was getting tired of me asking her to mute the TV when I did my hydrophone checks so I wear headphones now... Same thing with the light on the cpu desk.. I have a red bulb in it now so the light doesn't bother her..
Three hours and twenty-six minutes now, but who's counting?? :oops:
IceGrog
11-01-06, 03:07 PM
"Or you'll get mouse-arm like I got one night":rotfl: :rotfl: How true:rotfl:
snafu...............your's looks like you are in a dentists chair
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/dasboot_planesman.jpg
mookiemookie
11-01-06, 04:10 PM
Wife was getting tired of me asking her to mute the TV when I did my hydrophone checks so I wear headphones now...
Hydrophone checks with headphones on...man, that's realism and immersion, and keeping the wife happy. That's a win-win scenario in my book. :lol:
fredbass
11-01-06, 04:24 PM
Three and a half hours until I'm back on patrol :yep: Anyone else at work thinking the same thing??:oops:
Yea, sometimes when I leave the game at a certain climatic point, I definitely do.
In my current patrol, I am out of fish and the last ship that I hit (large tanker) has been wounded for over a day now and still won't sink. I keep following her from a safe distance hoping she'll go down, but I'm about ready to give up and go home as she slowly creeps closer and closer to land.
By the way, I'm in the middle of grid AM 53, Feb 1943. :yep: :up:,
Subwolf
11-01-06, 04:37 PM
Sleep?
I kicked out the bed, and my girlfriend with it. Loaded with eels and 6-packs I'm ready for action ;)
Biggles
11-01-06, 04:47 PM
Jeez, how old are you guys? Wifes? Babies? I'll get 16 on december 10th and I've been singel all my life:damn:
Anyway, remember: Sleep is important! It's VERY imprtant if you're gonna have a baby (I think) 'cause soon you'll be awake all nights trying to make the bugger to stop screaming! (............I think...........:hmm: )
AVGWarhawk
11-01-06, 04:57 PM
Jeez, how old are you guys? Wifes? Babies? I'll get 16 on december 10th and I've been singel all my life:damn:
Anyway, remember: Sleep is important! It's VERY imprtant if you're gonna have a baby (I think) 'cause soon you'll be awake all nights trying to make the bugger to stop screaming! (............I think...........:hmm: )
Shoot man, I'm 41 with two daughters and a full time wife if ya know what I mean!!!:up: I play early morning Saturday and Sunday while all are asleep. I get some play in during the evenings.:lurk:
Sailor Steve
11-01-06, 05:09 PM
Jeez, how old are you guys?
My younger daughter has eight years on you.
If you want to know more, try this thread. Just take note of the dates; the earliest posts are more than a year old now.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=87423
Herr Russ
11-01-06, 05:36 PM
Three and a half hours until I'm back on patrol :yep: Anyone else at work thinking the same thing??:oops:
Yea, sometimes when I leave the game at a certain climatic point, I definitely do.
In my current patrol, I am out of fish and the last ship that I hit (large tanker) has been wounded for over a day now and still won't sink. I keep following her from a safe distance hoping she'll go down, but I'm about ready to give up and go home as she slowly creeps closer and closer to land.
By the way, I'm in the middle of grid AM 53, Feb 1943. :yep: :up:,
I had to exit the game while submerged and waiting for a C3 to come in range... :stare:
fredbass
11-02-06, 08:51 AM
I had to exit the game while submerged and waiting for a C3 to come in range... :stare:
I really never take a chance and exit game while submerged anymore. There's just too great a risk that something will get screwed up, so I just pause and minimize to desktop if I can't surface. Just make sure you have a backup battery for your PC.
IceGrog
11-02-06, 12:55 PM
Wife was getting tired of me asking her to mute the TV when I did my hydrophone checks so I wear headphones now...
Hydrophone checks with headphones on...man, that's realism and immersion, and keeping the wife happy. That's a win-win scenario in my book. :lol:
yeah! i use headphones, a little too loud, once my wife to get my attention because i couldn't hear threw a shoe at me head, crap i thought a destroyer got me, now that was immersion
Biggles
11-02-06, 01:03 PM
Well, that's better than what my mate's brother is doing while he's using those things. He comes up from behind and starts to play drum solos.
The Munster
11-02-06, 04:52 PM
Three and a half hours until I'm back on patrol :yep: Anyone else at work thinking the same thing??:oops:
Yea, sometimes when I leave the game at a certain climatic point, I definitely do.
In my current patrol, I am out of fish and the last ship that I hit (large tanker) has been wounded for over a day now and still won't sink. I keep following her from a safe distance hoping she'll go down, but I'm about ready to give up and go home as she slowly creeps closer and closer to land.
By the way, I'm in the middle of grid AM 53, Feb 1943. :yep: :up:,
I have a similar situation to you .. attacked a convoy, sunk a Tanker and crippled a Nelson Battleship which listed and down to 0 knots. I thought 'great' then it all started going wrong. Firstly, a River Escort wouldn't go away and rejoin the rest of the Convoy; when he finally did, I surfaced and loading what torpedoes I had left (2 externals, one for the front and one for the stern) halfway thru the last torp load, the River decides to return and it was touch and go to finish, submerge, cat-and-mouse with the River, sink it with a stern shot then stick a torp in the Nelson = no effect whatsoever so surface the Boat and throw every available shell at it just below the waterline from 2000 metres [as soon as got closer than that, the Nelson opened up on me ?!] I even threw in the star-shells at the end and no indication of sinking whatsoever. I saved the game with no Torps and no Shells and a big lump of renown sat there. The problem is I just can't seem to tear myself away from the Nelson and scratched my head all day trying to think of a solution :hmm: [I don't think speeding up the TC would make any difference either].
Tuddley3
11-02-06, 05:00 PM
Well, that's better than what my mate's brother is doing while he's using those things. He comes up from behind and starts to play drum solos.
That would make me dirty my shorts and have a coronary:eek:. I'd slug his brother next time he does that, especially if you are in the middle of attacking a convoy.:ahoy:
Hylander_1314
11-02-06, 11:19 PM
Kpt Munson,
Scrape the keel of that fat battlewagon with your conning tower from stem to stern. It might help, or it might not. Give it a try!
The Munster
11-03-06, 02:35 AM
Try anything but now I've slept on it I have the solution, open it up with a tin opener ! Unfortunately, none of the Crew have one and the Cook forgot to bring one so he's walking the plank.
[Could load the deck gun with tinned tomatoes and fire them at my potential 'Knights Cross with Everything' / Million Renown Points ?!]
ecm747x
11-03-06, 05:57 AM
My rig is in the basement of our home. Sometimes my wife will call my cell phone while she is upstairs and asks me to surface for dinner or to do something. But that is OK, I still love her anyway. :yep:
I have never had my wife ask me to surface, oh wait, I wasn't playing SH3 then either....;)
I know what you guys mean. You get going on a patrol and you find targets and send them to the bottom or slow them down enough to catch back up and take them out and you get a message or a lookout saying "Ship spotted". it is a visious cycle......
Wives? Babies? Lives? I'm 19. Barely had time to get my heart proper broke (somehow I managed:nope:). But I do love a good SH3 patrol. But when it comes to staying up late though good patrols with successes can make me stay up later than I'd like, it's usually when I have NO activity for hours that I'm up later trying to justify my time use by sinking at least one ship.
Bloody monotony. :nope:
Biggles
11-03-06, 07:38 AM
I can't really recall that SHIII have meade me stay up for a very long time
(except the first days when I tried to figure out how to make the bloody sub moving out of the harbor without:
a) Sink
b) Crash into something
C) Getting blow to pieces by my own torpedo etc.
Also the first days I tried to:
a) Watching through the Museum carefully trying to find anything of importance.
b) Going through the Naval Academy
c) Trying to figure out if I could change the resolution, it took me 2 days until I found out I couldn't:oops:
This became a looooooong parenthesis:rotfl: )
But you just wait until I get my hands on Medieval II Total War!!! It's one of those games where you go: "Oh I just gonna fix that thing, and that thing, and that thing etcetcetcetcetc!
I'm done:|\\
[edit] Or I'm not!
Cap. USA, my mate doesn't play SHIII, but he do play other tense games like.....HL2 (Ravenholm) Doom 3 etc. But it's quite anoying to hear someone playing drums when you play a comp. game don't you think?
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