Reverie
07-15-07, 02:39 AM
I was looking forward to my first venture into the Mediterranean with SH3, what with running GWX and the newly acquired Skins. But regardless of what I do / undo, load / unload, lift and separate, my campaign is fettered by what is widely recognized as the visibility bane of the Atlantic. That is to say the enemy sees my uboat long before my uboat sees the enemy.
The Atlantic problem was remedied, and simulation greatly improved with the "Stay Alert Crew" Mod, a Mod that stays loaded on my SH3. I thought it would have effect on all regions of water, i.e. Atlantic, Pacific, and Med, et al. Either this is not the case, or there is another problem. I have stripped away all Mods to reload them, and to reload them in a different sequence. I take it there is a pecking order with Mods as some will affect files already changed by other Mods, canceling out the prior or rendering the program deficient. I’ve tried pairing off with both the 8k and 16k range modifications, with and without "Stay Alert Crew", with and without Skins, and even used SH3Commander to…gulp…cheat and beef up the watch crew. They’re still inept.
So far my VIIB has sailed out of Salamis, headed for varying squares in CO during the early months of 1942. I have been summarily shelled from over the horizon, intentionally rammed by destroyers while at periscope depth in fair weather and foul, at night and day, undergoing normal or silent routine. This is not just a call for a change of tactics. The last incident began with only "Stay Alert" loaded with GWX running as the background. I received a Bdu message that my base was changed from Salamis to Brest. That was fine. It would force me to step away from the problem, and maybe gain a different perspective. After this patrol I would relax and enjoy French food. CO was my designated patrol zone in the Med. Then "blink", I’m in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of central Africa. What happened to the Med ?
If any of you have experienced this in the past, and I mean in the Mediterranean, then please share your solution. My uboat is literally dying to know.
If you have to set up a patrol to simulate it, the marinara served at the Salamis mess hall is out of this world.
Reverie
The Atlantic problem was remedied, and simulation greatly improved with the "Stay Alert Crew" Mod, a Mod that stays loaded on my SH3. I thought it would have effect on all regions of water, i.e. Atlantic, Pacific, and Med, et al. Either this is not the case, or there is another problem. I have stripped away all Mods to reload them, and to reload them in a different sequence. I take it there is a pecking order with Mods as some will affect files already changed by other Mods, canceling out the prior or rendering the program deficient. I’ve tried pairing off with both the 8k and 16k range modifications, with and without "Stay Alert Crew", with and without Skins, and even used SH3Commander to…gulp…cheat and beef up the watch crew. They’re still inept.
So far my VIIB has sailed out of Salamis, headed for varying squares in CO during the early months of 1942. I have been summarily shelled from over the horizon, intentionally rammed by destroyers while at periscope depth in fair weather and foul, at night and day, undergoing normal or silent routine. This is not just a call for a change of tactics. The last incident began with only "Stay Alert" loaded with GWX running as the background. I received a Bdu message that my base was changed from Salamis to Brest. That was fine. It would force me to step away from the problem, and maybe gain a different perspective. After this patrol I would relax and enjoy French food. CO was my designated patrol zone in the Med. Then "blink", I’m in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of central Africa. What happened to the Med ?
If any of you have experienced this in the past, and I mean in the Mediterranean, then please share your solution. My uboat is literally dying to know.
If you have to set up a patrol to simulate it, the marinara served at the Salamis mess hall is out of this world.
Reverie