War Ace Campaign 4.1

[HanSolo78]

I like the sea very much...no....very very much. At nighttime its pretty much how I rememebr it. The "glow" around the boat is near perfect....should get darker quicker if no moon but thats a small criticism. The reason for the glow is incidential light reflects of the sub onto the water around it, thats why they're visible...same effect with a sledge on the snow in a whiteout...can't see anything except some snow texture around the sledge. hope you pass on your tweaks to OLC as it would be really great to use his OLC Gui and Environment with this mod.

I'm not very keen on the gui but i do like the fact that everything slides into view, allowing a clear screen. Love the big dials too.

Didn't notice the sub pitching down vertically when diving as the rocking, the effect might be there (aka saussages) but not noticeable due to general sub rocking motion.

I'm only in Aug 1939 so more feedback as things start to "hot up".

:up:

Thx!

@all

Did nobody see our eastereggs yet???

A small hint..look out for something at the beaches in harbours ;)

[Parkera]

Love this! however a couple things i would like to know
1. How can i remove the colours from the contacts
2. I also want to change the names of the ranks from english to german

Could anyone help!:)

[Uber Gruber]

Did nobody see our eastereggs yet???

Oh i did, and what nice easter eggs they were too....:yep::yep:

[Cheapskate]

Love this! however a couple things i would like to know
1. How can i remove the colours from the contacts
2. I also want to change the names of the ranks from english to german

Could anyone help!:)

For the Ranks

1) Open data/Menu/en_menu.txt

2) Delete the following lines

160=Seaman
161=Senior Seaman
162=Chief Seaman
163=Warrant Officer
164=Senior Warrant Officer
165=Chief Sr. W. Officer
166=Sub-Lieutenant
167=Lieutenant Jr.
168=Lieutenant Sr.
169=Lieutenant Sr.
170=Lieutenant Jr.;Lieutenant Sr.
171=Lieutenant Sr.;Lieutenant Commander
172=Lieutenant Commander;Commander
173=Commander;Captain Jr.
174=;Captain

3) Replace the deleted lines with these ( from de_menu.txt):-

160=Matrosengefreiter
161=Matrosenobergefreiter
162=Matrosenhauptgefreiter
163=Bootsmann
164=Stabsbootsmann
165=Stabsoberbootsmann
166=Oberfähnrich z. S.
167=Leutnant z. S.
168=Oberleutnant z. S.
169=Oberleutnant z. S.
170=Leutnant z. S.; Oberleutnant z. S.
171=Oberleutnant z. S.; Kapitänleutnant
172=Kapitänleutnant; Korvettenkapitän
173=Korvettenkapitän; Fregattenkapitän
174=;Kapitän z. S.

The contact colouring may not be so simple. It seems that a number of tga files will need replacing with those from GWX. Do you also have GWX on your computer?

[HanSolo78]

Love this! however a couple things i would like to know
1. How can i remove the colours from the contacts
2. I also want to change the names of the ranks from english to german

Could anyone help!:)

The contact colouring may not be so simple. It seems that a number of tga files will need replacing with those from GWX. Do you also have GWX on your computer?

We will release a mod for this soon!
Stay tuned.

[Cheapskate]

Excellent news Hans, Tks :up:

Do you yet have any definite plans to incorporate Diving Duck's latest open hatch V2?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104514

It does work as is with WAC but changes the default NYGM interior to the Bordinstrumente version. Personally I like this better but some of your customers may not.

What I don't like is that the hatch has a luminous yellow semi-circle around part of hatch circumference. DD's mod doesn't do that when applied to GWX based installs.

[HanSolo78]

Excellent news Hans, Tks :up:

Do you yet have any definite plans to incorporate Diving Duck's latest open hatch V2?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104514

It does work as is with WAC but changes the default NYGM interior to the Bordinstrumente version. Personally I like this better but some of your customers may not.

What I don't like is that the hatch has a luminous yellow semi-circle around part of hatch circumference. DD's mod doesn't do that when applied to GWX based installs.

Actually we do not plan to update the mod in the near future with other versions.
Maybe we do a new version anytime. We will release a hotfix coming next, correcting some small bugs and some small add on mods like contacts all grey or contacts all grey without tails.

greetings
Han

PS: UberGruber, show us some of your findings!!! :lol:

[Uber Gruber]

PS: UberGruber, show us some of your findings!!! :lol:

I'm a gentleman sir, and a gentleman would never post such things :ping::ping:

[A6Intruder]

PS: UberGruber, show us some of your findings!!! :lol:

I'm a gentleman sir, and a gentleman would never post such things :ping::ping:

I am not::lol:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3427/shot1217438997dl8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Kind regards

[HanSolo78]

The additional mod "Contact all Grey" is now available for WAC3.0 at our filefront account!!!

[nirwana]

got it....

I have a prob with the IX/2 tower. Only 1 AA gun is firing (the one who is a bit higher close to the tower). I only managed to autofire the 2ndairy AA gun when i manually emptied the 20 stack loaded but its only working while under attack.

[Redwine]

Excellent news Hans, Tks :up:

Do you yet have any definite plans to incorporate Diving Duck's latest open hatch V2?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104514

It does work as is with WAC but changes the default NYGM interior to the Bordinstrumente version. Personally I like this better but some of your customers may not.

What I don't like is that the hatch has a luminous yellow semi-circle around part of hatch circumference. DD's mod doesn't do that when applied to GWX based installs.
Actually we do not plan to update the mod in the near future with other versions.
Maybe we do a new version anytime. We will release a hotfix coming next, correcting some small bugs and some small add on mods like contacts all grey or contacts all grey without tails.

greetings
Han

PS: UberGruber, show us some of your findings!!! :lol:
I done... i just add the DivngDuck's Open Hatch V2, to add the open hatch into Type XXI and the yellow interior lights, works fine.

The main problem is it change some interior textures, your own, or the UWAC textures, i am working to bring back my textures now.

And yes i have the yellow ring too, but not too much visible, i can survive with it.

I am surprised what a wonderful is this version of UWAC !!!

Many Thanks HanSolo !!!!

And... please, do not stop the job !!!!

:up::up::up:

[yobert]

Hello,

i tryed this mod. I can do all stuff in the navel academy. but when i try to start a campain it CTD, anyone know whats might be wrong? I have the patch and the mod file is 4,43 gig

[Cheapskate]

Hello,

i tryed this mod. I can do all stuff in the navel academy. but when i try to start a campain it CTD, anyone know whats might be wrong? I have the patch and the mod file is 4,43 gig

Hi Yobert
I think your problem may be caused by WAC allowing you to select more crew than the game will actually permit.

There is a revised basic cfg file to return crew selection numbers to stock levels:-
http://files.filefront.com/WAC+30+vernd+Basic+Cfg7z/;10849059;/fileinfo.html

Haven't used this myself, but hope it will enable you to start a career

[yobert]

Hello,

i tryed this mod. I can do all stuff in the navel academy. but when i try to start a campain it CTD, anyone know whats might be wrong? I have the patch and the mod file is 4,43 gig

Hi Yobert
I think your problem may be caused by WAC allowing you to select more crew than the game will actually permit.

There is a revised basic cfg file to return crew selection numbers to stock levels:-
http://files.filefront.com/WAC+30+vernd+Basic+Cfg7z/;10849059;/fileinfo.html

Haven't used this myself, but hope it will enable you to start a career

Thanks, it worked!

[h.sie]

hello there,

can anybody tell me, whether repair times in WAC3.0 are as short as in stock SH3 or are they much longer??

thanx,
h.sie

[HanSolo78]

hello there,

can anybody tell me, whether repair times in WAC3.0 are as short as in stock SH3 or are they much longer??

thanx,
h.sie

the repair times have been modified to be much longer, but there is also an option to use the stock repair times ;)

[h.sie]

hello there,
can anybody tell me, whether repair times in WAC3.0 are as short as in stock SH3 or are they much longer??

thanx,
h.sie
the repair times have been modified to be much longer, but there is also an option to use the stock repair times ;)

thank you for your quick answer. have you integrated the LRT mod of nvdrifter, or have you found an own solution to solve the problem with the repair times.......

greetings,
h.sie

[HanSolo78]

hello there,
can anybody tell me, whether repair times in WAC3.0 are as short as in stock SH3 or are they much longer??

thanx,
h.sie
the repair times have been modified to be much longer, but there is also an option to use the stock repair times ;)

thank you for your quick answer. have you integrated the LRT mod of nvdrifter, or have you found an own solution to solve the problem with the repair times.......

greetings,
h.sie

hi again!

we adapted a version of Nvdrifters repair mod! so the side effects are unfortunately still present. but if you wanna get rid of these the only possibility is to play with stock repair times.

greetings

[yobert]

One more thning. Did you remove the skill bars for etc torpedos and engin? Becuse i cant se any green skill bars.

[HanSolo78]

One more thning. Did you remove the skill bars for etc torpedos and engin? Becuse i cant se any green skill bars.

No, but this a side effect of the longer repair time mod.
Just make a comparzement full of men and it works!

[Redwine]

Hello,

i tryed this mod. I can do all stuff in the navel academy. but when i try to start a campain it CTD, anyone know whats might be wrong? I have the patch and the mod file is 4,43 gig
Hi Yobert
I think your problem may be caused by WAC allowing you to select more crew than the game will actually permit.

There is a revised basic cfg file to return crew selection numbers to stock levels:-
http://files.filefront.com/WAC+30+vernd+Basic+Cfg7z/;10849059;/fileinfo.html

Haven't used this myself, but hope it will enable you to start a career

Yes, i am using my previous intall basic.cfg, a file from 22/july/2006, i was having more than maximun crew, and when attempt to start the mission i receive a message "Too many crew, go to barracks" or some thing similar... but NOT CTD.

I forget to comment it to HanSolo, sorry...

[yobert]

Hello,

i tryed this mod. I can do all stuff in the navel academy. but when i try to start a campain it CTD, anyone know whats might be wrong? I have the patch and the mod file is 4,43 gig

Hi Yobert
I think your problem may be caused by WAC allowing you to select more crew than the game will actually permit.

There is a revised basic cfg file to return crew selection numbers to stock levels:-
http://files.filefront.com/WAC+30+vernd+Basic+Cfg7z/;10849059;/fileinfo.html

Haven't used this myself, but hope it will enable you to start a career


Thanks, it worked!

Are you suppose to copy that file to any more place and the CFG folder? Now my game crash at random when i click icons.

[Cheapskate]

Are you suppose to copy that file to any more place and the CFG folder? Now my game crash at random when i click icons.

Sorry to hear you still have problems.
That file should replace the Basic.cfg file in data/CFG/ folder.

Where did you put it ? And how did you install it ?

[yobert]

Hi, i hade a stock version of sh3 and ptach 1.4b and moved the ace mod folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\ACE\SilentHunterIII\MODS
and then used JSGME to activate it.

and i have an GWX mod to that is on C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII

maybe they conflict somehow?

the gwx version works perfect and it was the first one i did.

[Cheapskate]

Yes, I'm sure you do have a conflict.

Will send PM (Personal Mail) soon.

Cskate

[yobert]

Yes, I'm sure you do have a conflict.

Will send PM (Personal Mail) soon.

Cskate

Thanks alot for trying to help :)

[Redwine]

Are you suppose to copy that file to any more place and the CFG folder? Now my game crash at random when i click icons.

Try this one, works fine for me... no CTD.

http://rapidshare.com/files/137645698/Basic.zip.html

[Cheapskate]

Hi Redwine

I don't think the problem yobert has is connected with the Basic.cfg file. The revised WAC file should have fixed that.

It seems more likely that the problem is caused by two active installations of SH3 running without MultiSH3 support.

Cskate

Edit: Nearly forgot! Are you still running OH_V2 with the Bordinstrumente interior graphics or did you manage to revert to the original NYGM version?

[Redwine]

Hi Redwine

I don't think the problem yobert has is connected with the Basic.cfg file. The revised WAC file should have fixed that.

It seems more likely that the problem is caused by two active installations of SH3 running without MultiSH3 support.

Cskate
Hi Cheapskate... :up:

The original 3.0 Basic.cfg caused to me some times the warning message " Too many crew... or too many petit officers...go to barracks".

The green bar of crew appears full and the number exceeded, in example 11 of 9, but not CTD, simply an advertence message wich do not let you to start the mission, but easy to solve going back to barrack and reducing number of crew.

Then i changed it for that used on my las installation, a blend of personal taste and a older version of UWAC.

The file i am using not cause any more problems.

Edit: Nearly forgot! Are you still running OH_V2 with the Bordinstrumente interior graphics or did you manage to revert to the original NYGM version?
About my interio...

I was using... up to the apperas of V3.0 ...Oak Grove interior textures, 400m Depth gauge Mod, Instrument Fix Mod, made this last 2 for captain Americas...

Plus i was using a special mod, made by Captain America, wich fix the Dive Plane Needles position, to put them both in concordance with the water strem flow... he made it specially for me, i think so he never release it... look at it.

With Captain America's Fix:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7351/diveplanes2ny1.th.jpg (http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=diveplanes2ny1.jpg)


But UWAC 3.0 contains Open Open Hatch Mod V1, i added the last version V2 and works fine, but this mod do not contains my previous mods.

I attempt to still using the 400m Depth gauge mod, but when i change the sub files with Crush Depth Mod... the game crashes, Crush Depth Mod is so good, to change crush depth, range submerged, range surfaced, spedds for those values and sub draft.

I am using an extremelly abundant moded textures, but based if not remember bad in Oak Grove interior oxid/caustic textures. But i added changes lot of times, soe times simple parts of the texture.

In example... here a Tyep II texture, Type II has some instruments dials, flipped, then i erased the nimbers on the dial, to no make it too evident.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5412/cadrane12lp1.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cadrane12lp1.jpg)

In this Tyep IX texture, in example, i changed the radar dial, made it in green/red... plus i changed the clock and the compass rose dials, and the radio dial too, i picked up them from another textures and paste over Oak grove texture. I was enforced to roll back de depth meter from a 400m to the old 260m.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9115/cadraneradio9xd4.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cadraneradio9xd4.jpg)

The main problem in this i found on UWAC 3.0, is the 400m Depth Gauge mod.... and the Instrument Fix, both from Captain America, they demand the modification of the interior files, then if i use them, i loss the Open Hatch mod.

And, when i use the Crush Depth program, to modify the files, then i have a CTD, it is sure due to the files was managed with Silent 3Ditor.

Sadly when a files is touched by Silent 3Ditor, you cant use any more the good programs we had form early age...

I need to edit them manually... i do not done it yet.

Here some of my interiors... you can see they have the yellow light of Open Hatch v2, wich fixs the problem with the Type XXI conning tower into the repair station.

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8458/sh3img982008114510531vr4.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img982008114510531vr4.jpg)http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4679/sh3img982008114543625lf2.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img982008114543625lf2.jpg)http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4411/sh3img982008114619109zr5.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img982008114619109zr5.jpg)http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3252/sh3img98200811526828pr9.th.jpg (http://img353.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img98200811526828pr9.jpg)
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5197/sh3img982008115221750xc9.th.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img982008115221750xc9.jpg)http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8676/sh3img982008115239578ac8.th.jpg (http://img174.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img982008115239578ac8.jpg)http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7269/sh3img982008115339343zp6.th.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img982008115339343zp6.jpg)http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7563/intei6.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=intei6.jpg)


Sadly i was enforced, almost by now, to quit the 400m Depth gauge Mod, the Interior Intrument Fix (may be contained in UWAC 3.0) and the Dive Planes Needles Mod...

[Redwine]

A question...

Are the british AI subs capable to attack me and launch torps ?

I found one outside Lorient when going back home...

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6192/uwac046il3.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uwac046il3.jpg)

[HanSolo78]

A question...

Are the british AI subs capable to attack me and launch torps ?

I found one outside Lorient when going back home...

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6192/uwac046il3.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uwac046il3.jpg)

They attack, but only with surface guns!
Missing torpedo attack ai :damn:

[Redwine]

A question...

Are the british AI subs capable to attack me and launch torps ?

I found one outside Lorient when going back home...

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6192/uwac046il3.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uwac046il3.jpg)
They attack, but only with surface guns!
Missing torpedo attack ai :damn:
Sad... :dead:, i have books wroted by Kaptain Johann Spiess (Spieb) where he tell about the dangerous british sub waiting for them, when they go in mission and when they back home.

He tell how they luckylly evaded a british torp incoming from one of those subs.

I do not attack him, because i was in very shallow waters to evade his torps, but next time ! i will put a fish on it ! :smug:

Wonderful mod UWAC 3.0 !!! :up::up::up::up:


PD:

Hey Han.. ! Wich font is that you use in the types of your signature ?

[HanSolo78]

A new add on is now available at my filefront page...
it´s called "Realistic Hull Damage" and makes your sub more vulnerable.

@Redwine

It´s "Itwardian Script" ;)

[Redwine]

A new add on is now available at my filefront page...
it´s called "Realistic Hull Damage" and makes your sub more vulnerable.

Thanks !

@Redwine

It´s "Itwardian Script" ;)

So sorry, you must to know my english level is too poor... i cant understand this. :p

:up::up::up:

[Reise]

@Redwine

It´s "Itwardian Script" ;)

So sorry, you must to know my english level is too poor... i cant understand this. :p

:up::up::up:

I think he mean Edwardian script
Font

See here

http://www.linotype.com/634/itcedwardianscript-family.html

[Redwine]

@Redwine

It´s "Itwardian Script" ;)
So sorry, you must to know my english level is too poor... i cant understand this. :p

:up::up::up:
I think he mean Edwardian script
Font

See here

http://www.linotype.com/634/itcedwardianscript-family.html

Ok ! Thanks ! the type font ! :up:

Yes it is "Edwardian Script ITC"

Thanks Reise... :up:

[Cheapskate]

Hi again,Redwine :up:

As mentioned on Diving Duck's Open Hatch thread, here are some further details of the problems I found when testing OH_V2 with WAC3.0.

My test setup was Stock 1.4b + WAC 3.0. No mods were added except for Mush Martin's brilliant MBFL. This reduced single mission loading time for each mission from 6.5 minutes to 29 secs :sunny: .

Using the Scapa Flow Single Mission, I loaded every submarine type, for each year and checked the screen displays both inside and out. For the internal inspection I used Shift+F2 and 'walked' around everywhere looking for any problems.

In most cases I didn't find any. OH_V2 plus patches worked perfectly.
However, I could not open the VIIC-41 or VIIC-42 files for 1944 and 1945. My computer just locked up.

I was also unable to consistently load the Type XXI for 1943-5. In this case, there was no lock up but I got Microsoft error reports and had to shut down the game.

It seems that these errors are caused by WAC3.0 not showing any late-war radars.
I did check out the OH_V2 patches with NYGM as WAC is loosely based on this. They all loaded correctly and showed the side mounted radars working properly.
However, My version of NYGM has only 4 versions of the Type VIIC towers and WAC3.0 has got 5. So, I guess that is where the problem lies.

Rgds
CSkate

PS. I did report these things, among others. HanSolo says he is aware of some problems and that a patch is planned.

[Redwine]

Hi again,Redwine :up:

As mentioned on Diving Duck's Open Hatch thread, here are some further details of the problems I found when testing OH_V2 with WAC3.0.

My test setup was Stock 1.4b + WAC 3.0. No mods were added except for Mush Martin's brilliant MBFL. This reduced single mission loading time for each mission from 6.5 minutes to 29 secs :sunny: .

loading times are long, but the fruit is nice ! :up:

Using the Scapa Flow Single Mission, I loaded every submarine type, for each year and checked the screen displays both inside and out. For the internal inspection I used Shift+F2 and 'walked' around everywhere looking for any problems.

In most cases I didn't find any. OH_V2 plus patches worked perfectly.

Initially, at mission start up... i have not problems, the problems appears afeter some minutes of play, and after use of time compression, and swithch between stations.

At mission start up, the items are not missed.

Diving Duck make a fix for WAC 3.0... and works fine, no more items missed...

Happened to me on a type VIIC 1941.

Te problem goes off in two ways...

1] Using the Diving Duck Open hatch V2 Fix for EAC 3.0 users... (these files contain the new 3D interior for type VII)

2] Installing the Open Hatch V1 files for type VII, (those used by WAC 3.0) but these files contains the old 3D interior for thus sub. Nice interior too, with no yellow interior lights, and a very clear (noon dark) interior illumination...

I think so the missing interior items is caused by the new 3D interior on Type VII intoduced by Open Hatch V2 previous the fix.



However, I could not open the VIIC-41 or VIIC-42 files for 1944 and 1945. My computer just locked up.

I was also unable to consistently load the Type XXI for 1943-5. In this case, there was no lock up but I got Microsoft error reports and had to shut down the game.

I will check this... some time, missions made/builded with older versions dont loads up.

It seems that these errors are caused by WAC3.0 not showing any late-war radars.

I did check out the OH_V2 patches with NYGM as WAC is loosely based on this. They all loaded correctly and showed the side mounted radars working properly.

However, My version of NYGM has only 4 versions of the Type VIIC towers and WAC3.0 has got 5. So, I guess that is where the problem lies.

Rgds
CSkate

I was planning to add some thing from NYGM, the ship sinking model, but not installed any thing yet.

May be i will have troubles on this...

PS. I did report these things, among others. HanSolo says he is aware of some problems and that a patch is planned.

Yes i read a fix is incoming to solve some of this samll problems.

Many thanks for your info...

[HanSolo78]

Yes i read a fix is incoming to solve some of this samll problems.

Many thanks for your info...


Fix available! ;)

[Redwine]

Yes i read a fix is incoming to solve some of this samll problems.

Many thanks for your info...

Fix available! ;)

Many thanks Han !

Downloaded and installed, all seems to be fine except for an strange issue, my sub is literally blasted by any near exploding ship... and not so near, iwas blasted and killed by an BB exploding far than 1km.

I was looking the files, and amorforcemultiplier and fuelforce multiplier and explosion range are same, plus your new .zon files make more strong my sub...

I cant understand... :hmm:

[HanSolo78]

Yes i read a fix is incoming to solve some of this samll problems.

Many thanks for your info...

Fix available! ;)

Many thanks Han !

Downloaded and installed, all seems to be fine except for an strange issue, my sub is literally blasted by any near exploding ship... and not so near, iwas blasted and killed by an BB exploding far than 1km.

I was looking the files, and amorforcemultiplier and fuelforce multiplier and explosion range are same, plus your new .zon files make more strong my sub...

I cant understand... :hmm:

Hm.. I can´t expericence this behaviour at my rig!
I testet in naval academy with the deck gun and everything works fine.
If you wanna have a realistic hull damage of your sub... I have uploaded an extra AddOn called "Realistic Hull Damage". Should be fine for you because it makes it a lot of more difficult ;)

[HanSolo78]

Due to an error I found the Bug Fix is shortly offline! :ping:

[Redwine]

Hm.. I can´t expericence this behaviour at my rig!
I testet in naval academy with the deck gun and everything works fine.
If you wanna have a realistic hull damage of your sub... I have uploaded an extra AddOn called "Realistic Hull Damage". Should be fine for you because it makes it a lot of more difficult ;)
Reinstalled the game, and applyied the data folder over it, problem seems to be off, but with your new files i still having problems to open some missions with determined submarine types. :hmm:

[Registered55]

just to say I’m one of those people that the game always crashes on me as soon as the Word "initializing" goes away, all i see is this big round Dial bottom right corner, and suddenly game crashes, tried installing 4 times, and each time same thing and same place,

tried different sound drivers and graphic card drivers just in case it was a driver error, but no go,

although stock Silent hunter 3 1.4b works fine and very stable,

tried NYGM 3.0, i get CTD's
tried GWX 2.1 worked ok, but way to hard, to real for me, i like the map updates, and i like the colour coding, yes it's easier, but i find that fun,


i was gonna keep at it with GWX, but then i started reading the notes concerning the mod, i wasn't impressed, there were loads of things one can't do, don't save near land, don't save near enemy, and the list just went on and on, for me, too many restrictions, i even saw this in the forum somewhere,

I had problems with this as well, but I've learned to follow these steps and the issue is solved:

1. Leave the boat on the surface and stay in the control room screen facing the helms station, as when you start. Use "save and exit" and create a new filename for each save.

2. Make sure there are no visible contacts, and move the time at least 30 minutes if you just sank a ship or downed a plane. Do not save near land.

3. Do not add or remove any mods or change any files in SH3 after the save. That includes SH3 Commander Files if in use, uncheck auto roll back.


bloody hell, too many do's and don't for me,

i just want a mod that makes the Stock game have more ships, and more going on in the world,
i'm surprised that UBISOFT didn't think ahead, obviously back in 2005 they had to be careful, too much going on in the world make the game unplayable on most systems, but they should of put in some options to allow people who play in 2007 with far superior technology to up the ante,

not sure why mods like to crash on me in silent hunter 3, but i suppose some are unlucky i guess

system spec

AMD 5200+
2GB DDR 2 mem
HD N/A
Geforce 7600GT 512 MB Driver 175.19
Soundblaster Live creative latest, & back to my fav KX Version: 5.10.00.3541
Windows XP 32bit pro
DirectX 9 August Updates.

like i said though, i find a lot of MODS seem to crash my version, and yet other people say it's great works fine, weird,

oh well, keep looking.

all i'm after is Stock silent hunter 3 but more stuff going on in the world, more ships,

i find the seas are quite bare, and sometimes there's nothing to do, but apart from that stock silent hunter 3 is ok for me,

i also noticed that ships do not respawn, so the more one kills, the less there are in the world, again, means even less ships in the world, not fun,

[HanSolo78]

@registered

That`s really weird!
How big is the size of the wac folder?
What has been your download server?
Did you download from different servers?

[Registered55]

i got it from filefront

sizes are

4.40GB size 4,733,210,854 bytes

9,784 files, 572 folders,

using 7zip 4.57.

like i said, it wasn't just this mod, i've had others that seem to cause CTD's,
so i'm not that bothered, i remembered playing silent hunter 3 about 2 years ago, number 4 came out, saw my mate playing it, had a small go myself, decided to give number 3 ago,

and hold and behold i'm experiencing what i was 2 years ago, although it was grey wolves then and NYGM 1.1 i believe,

to me the engine in silent hunter 3 is unstable at best anyway, and there isn't any SDK tools from what i've seen that can check files, so after modding a utility could be run that checks the basics to see if any mistakes can be detected,

some games comes with scenario editors that have the ability to check the files when finished, the big one that comes to mind is "PARADOX" games,


if anyone knows of a small mod that just makes the stock game a little more difficult, prefably more ships, and ships that respawn which would simulate ships being rebuilt.

[NGT]

Guten tag HanSolo and others.

Few days ago I had hat, again, CTD experience, and not only with WAC 3.0.

3 SH3 installations of 4 available in my computer were off. (All 4 in different partitions or disk drivers.)

Re-installing 3 times, but no success. So, I started reflection, what the difference with the 4th working, and I found:

The no CTD installation HAVE NOT INTRO FILM AND LOGO.

...data/Movies/Intro is empty because I hat removed the Intro.wmv and Logo.wmv files.

I did the same in the other 3 and MIRACLE they works !!!

The most strange is, that CTD occur after playing -without problem- the logo and intro film, and after the download of the game, in the menu interface.

Sorry if all that are useless for most/all of you, but we never know, perhaps somebody, somewhere :roll: . . . .



WAC Team: Thanks again for your work:rock:.



sorry for bad english

[Tuddley3]

@ Registered

If you want to, you could try WAC 2.15. I could upload it to Filefront for you this weekend. There is a lot of downloading you'll have to do, and uploading for me because you need both WAC 2.0 and WAC 2.15. I have them both on CD, so if you want to be patient, I could do it for you, unless someone else already has it uploaded somewhere.

[Cheapskate]

@ NGT

SH3 will start quite happily without any of the movie files.

In fact it will even run when the complete movie folder is missing!

Are you using MultiSH3 for each of your separate installations?

[Redwine]

Guten tag HanSolo and others.

Few days ago I had hat, again, CTD experience, and not only with WAC 3.0.

3 SH3 installations of 4 available in my computer were off. (All 4 in different partitions or disk drivers.)

Re-installing 3 times, but no success. So, I started reflection, what the difference with the 4th working, and I found:

The no CTD installation HAVE NOT INTRO FILM AND LOGO.

...data/Movies/Intro is empty because I hat removed the Intro.wmv and Logo.wmv files.

I did the same in the other 3 and MIRACLE they works !!!

The most strange is, that CTD occur after playing -without problem- the logo and intro film, and after the download of the game, in the menu interface.

Sorry if all that are useless for most/all of you, but we never know, perhaps somebody, somewhere :roll: . . . .

WAC Team: Thanks again for your work:rock:.

sorry for bad english
There was some Window Media 9 Codecs around there, i remember this from the very early days of the SH3 forum... use browser to found them, i remember without them, game crashes... not sure if this can help. :up:

[Redwine]

just to say I’m one of those people that the game always crashes on me as soon as the Word "initializing" goes away, all i see is this big round Dial bottom right corner, and suddenly game crashes, tried installing 4 times, and each time same thing and same place,

tried different sound drivers and graphic card drivers just in case it was a driver error, but no go,

although stock Silent hunter 3 1.4b works fine and very stable,

tried NYGM 3.0, i get CTD's
tried GWX 2.1 worked ok, but way to hard, to real for me, i like the map updates, and i like the colour coding, yes it's easier, but i find that fun,


i was gonna keep at it with GWX, but then i started reading the notes concerning the mod, i wasn't impressed, there were loads of things one can't do, don't save near land, don't save near enemy, and the list just went on and on, for me, too many restrictions, i even saw this in the forum somewhere,

I had problems with this as well, but I've learned to follow these steps and the issue is solved:

1. Leave the boat on the surface and stay in the control room screen facing the helms station, as when you start. Use "save and exit" and create a new filename for each save.

2. Make sure there are no visible contacts, and move the time at least 30 minutes if you just sank a ship or downed a plane. Do not save near land.

3. Do not add or remove any mods or change any files in SH3 after the save. That includes SH3 Commander Files if in use, uncheck auto roll back.


bloody hell, too many do's and don't for me,


The game may crash by small things, some times a file you added calls for something and it is not there, because the blend of mods, and game crashes.

If you use SH III Comender, take in account, the prgram stablish some files as in use or some thing like it, the program make an "override" or "bypass" of the installation files.

May be you are installing new files, and SH III Comander is still using non compatible files.

I am not user of SH III Commander, i do not know if you can roll back files, sure you can, but if you have too many mods, may be you not be sure how you will finish.

Good time to uninstall and make a fresh install of both programs... SH III and SH III Comander.

Try a fresh install, back up you data folder if you want to turn back.

uninstall the game, DO NOT forget to erase the SH3 folder into "my documents", defrag you hard drive... a good time to do, make a fesh install over a just defraged hard drive, install official patch... intall WAX 3.0 and it fixes.

Sure will work, make all you personalized changes and then reinstall SH 3 Commander and use it.

Good luck !!!

Dont loss WAC 3.0 it is very nice.... :up:

[Registered55]

sorry i haven't posted, i had to put my dog down yesterday, been in a state, bad way, got drunk stayed at my sisters last night, i had a jack russell terrier, more terrier then jack russell, she had CHF (Congestive heart failure), she was still strong, but her caugh was getting out of hand and i always promised i would let her go happy, and in a good way, i've seen so many pets over the years being draged through with drugs and steroids and god knows what i else, i wasn't willing to put her through that "missiletoe" meant far to much to me to do that and deserved a pieceful sending of not a painful one (here come the tears again).

it was a sad ordeal, something all my experiences and all the things i have learnt did not prepare for this moment, but it's over now, hope it doesn't take to long for my brain to stop getting emotional,

Subject change i think.

as for WAC, no that's alright, i'm just one person, don't go through that trouble on my behalf, besides, with my luck, there is a strong chance 2.15 would cause CTD's anyway, not that it would be WAC to blame, far from it, would be my luck at fault, like i said i just seem unlucky when it comes to silent hunter 3,

besides silent hunter 4 is in mainstream support at the moment, and hopefully some one will create a mod that extends the campaign time, 1943 to 45 is a little poor considering SH3 had a time frame of 1939 to 45,

thanks for the offer though, kind of you,

[NGT]

@Cheapskate

Thank you for the answer. Yes, I use MultiSH3. Bigboywooly suggest using a single folder in {My Documents} but I cant manage this solution. The cfg files of every installation are differents (main.cfg, realism settings etc) and I scare...

@Redwine

Thank you too for answering. Unfortunally, I cant manage this codecs problem. I dont know what to do.

[Cheapskate]

Hi NGT

I'm sure the single file option suggested by BBW would cause problems if you are using MultiSh3 on several different versions of SH3.

That option is designed to be used if you have just one supermod running and wish to manage separate careers within that single mod only.

If you want to have separate supermod installations running at the same time, you will need to install MultiSH3 in each one.

I've got about seven different SH3 versions on my hard disc. Each one has its own save file in my docs and they they all run completely independently without any problems.

Don't worry about the codec thing. You did say that the CTD's happened after the intro movies ran. If you had a codec problem, the movies would not have run properly.

Hope this helps!

[Tuddley3]

@ Registered55 - I'm real sorry to hear about your dog, it's a real hard thing to have to put you best buddy to sleep. Just remember all the memories, and your buddy will always be with you.

[geosub1978]

Hello boys!

It has been a long time since I have written, as everyday life has become too tough!

Anyway I just bought my new PC with E8400-3GHz DC/ 2GB DDRII-1000MHz / SAPHIRE 4850 and the SH3-WAC now is played as it should!
Nevertheless I have a couple questions:

1. From Mirror 2 (FF) what other files do I have to d/l (e.g. TEXTURE fix??)?

2. What about SH3Commander?

Thank you!

[yobert]

Are the bug fix in the file font files now. Or do i have to download the bug fix too?

[HanSolo78]

Are the bug fix in the file font files now. Or do i have to download the bug fix too?

I`ll upload the Bug Fix this evening!

@Geosub

You can install additional mods for WAC 3.0 if you want... but you only need the 3 WAC archives to install and play!

SH3 Commander should work but repleces some files... so I would start with wac3 only to look if it´s running fine.

[yobert]

Are the bug fix in the file font files now. Or do i have to download the bug fix too?

I`ll upload the Bug Fix this evening!


Thanks alot

[HanSolo78]

The Bug Fix is online again now !!!

[ridgewayranger]

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know how to open the WAC files:- WAC 3.0_final_7z.001 002 & 003?
I've tried renaming but have had no luck.
After spending an hour D/Ling I'd love to try the game out.
RR

[geosub1978]

Download the FILE FRONT files. A garrantied solution!

[ridgewayranger]

Hi Geasub,
Seems like a good idea. Now, where in File Front? I can't find them
RR

[geosub1978]

In the download section, they are the Mirrors of course!

[Cheapskate]

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know how to open the WAC files:- WAC 3.0_final_7z.001 002 & 003?
I've tried renaming but have had no luck.
After spending an hour D/Ling I'd love to try the game out.
RR

Sorry to come in late on this one RR.
No renaming of files is necessary. Assuming you have a nice new 1.4b install waiting with a Mod folder created by running JSGME, all you need do is to right click on 001 and drag it over into the mod folder.
Select " Extract here " from the 7Zip drop down menu, and the whole shebang will decompress into the Mod folder ready to be installed with JSGME.

[ridgewayranger]

Hi Cheapskate,
Thanks for making it so simple. I've been frantically searching FileFront for an hour.
Now I can get on. I've just started reinstalling all the SH3 major mods such as NYGM and WAC. RUB will be next. I finally got a bit bored with SH4, great eye candy, but those long transits to the action freak me out.
Thanks again,
RR

[HanSolo78]

2 new add ons are now available at our filefront page:

1. -Twisty periscope thingy

2. -no rotating df antenna and twisty thingy mod (workaround for turning df antenna in conning tower)

http://hosted.filefront.com/HanSolo78/

[Redwine]

2 new add ons are now available at our filefront page:

1. -Twisty periscope thingy

2. -no rotating df antenna and twisty thingy mod (workaround for turning df antenna in conning tower)

http://hosted.filefront.com/HanSolo78/

Many thanks Han.. :up:

[ridgewayranger]

Hi,
Hm, periscope twisty thingy Eh? After such a techical description I can hardly wait!!!
Incidentally, my problem opening the WAC 3.0 files vanished after I realised that winrar does not open everything but 7z apparently does.
RR

[HanSolo78]

Hi,
Hm, periscope twisty thingy Eh? After such a techical description I can hardly wait!!!
Incidentally, my problem opening the WAC 3.0 files vanished after I realised that winrar does not open everything but 7z apparently does.
RR

hehe.. :rotfl:
that´s only the describtion from the mod creater ;)
we did not want to change the name.

it installs this at your type VII presicope:

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/953/scopemodsmallnr3.jpg

[geosub1978]

Well, it seems that I will have the time to play some SHIII-WAC and I want to tweak a couple of things! So, please if someone is so kind to give some answers, I have the following questions:

1. What is the coordinate system of menu.ini in order to rearange the four right hand big dials to another place of the screens?

2. How can I reduce their size to 1/2 of it?

3. How can I make the orizontal menu and dialog bars not poping up but constantly displayed?

I would appreciate any help!

[Tuddley3]

3. How can I make the orizontal menu and dialog bars not poping up but constantly displayed?



This link may help with question #3
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=368225&postcount=27

[geosub1978]

3. How can I make the orizontal menu and dialog bars not poping up but constantly displayed?



This link may help with question #3
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=368225&postcount=27

Well thank you Tuddley, with the search function I have found numerous threads about all these, but they are so many of them!

[onelifecrisis]

I just read the "Ghostly Task Force" thread in the SH3 forum and it nudged a memory. I'm sure I remember reading on the WAC2 homepage that there were no appearing/disappearing ships anywhere in WAC2. It said all ships sail in and out of harbours. Is my memory correct? And is this also the case in WAC3?

(I checked the WAC3 homepage but it just lists "harbour traffic" as a feature - I couldn't find more details)

Also, last I heard, WAC3 had German-only radio messages IIRC. Has anyone translated the radio messages to english yet?

[HanSolo78]

I just read the "Ghostly Task Force" thread in the SH3 forum and it nudged a memory. I'm sure I remember reading on the WAC2 homepage that there were no appearing/disappearing ships anywhere in WAC2. It said all ships sail in and out of harbours. Is my memory correct? And is this also the case in WAC3?

(I checked the WAC3 homepage but it just lists "harbour traffic" as a feature - I couldn't find more details)

Also, last I heard, WAC3 had German-only radio messages IIRC. Has anyone translated the radio messages to english yet?


yes, almost all ships end and beginn in harbours in wac since wac 2.15 this feature is also in wac 3.0. in stock sh3 and maybe other mods the last waypoints of ships have almost always been in the area of the harbor. the disappeared somewhere. we changed this and detemined the last waypoint into the harbours and the starting waypoints also! so it would be great to intercept convoys at harbour entrance but because of the engine limitation this is not possible (spwan problem).

the radiotraffic has been partly translated. unfortunately the commander messages with specific radio traffic of operations are not implemented.


@geosub

to reduce dials and other tools just resize the corresponding images

greetings

[onelifecrisis]

Thanks for the answer han :)

the radiotraffic has been partly translated. unfortunately the commander messages with specific radio traffic of operations are not implemented.

I don't suppose anyone is working on translating the rest?

[HanSolo78]

Thanks for the answer han :)

the radiotraffic has been partly translated. unfortunately the commander messages with specific radio traffic of operations are not implemented.

I don't suppose anyone is working on translating the rest?

Welcome OLC!
Not at the moment.. I am very busy with real life work now so there´s is no time for working on sh3 and make some work and this also refers to our team members unfortunately.

greetings

[h.sie]

if there is ineterest for a printable ship-ID-manual (pdf format) for WAC, please let me know.

[HanSolo78]

A printable ship ID books sounds interesting...



if someone is interested.. I managed to rework the low sea states of our real atlantic mod and if there is interest we could release it seperately for wac.
also we did a small addon for the salamis habour to get it historically correct.

here 2 pictures of the new low sea states:

http://s11b.directupload.net/images/081204/3ubzciek.jpg

http://s11.directupload.net/images/081204/em8x64yg.jpg

[h.sie]

A printable ship ID books sounds interesting...


Hi HanSolo,

if you are interested, please look at my filefront-page. there you'll find ID-books for other Supermods. If you like them, let me know. Then I'll download WAC3 and create the ID-books for it.....in german & english

greetings,
h.sie

[geosub1978]

Anything new for good is welcome! Afterall, there are christmas ahead! Go on please!

[HanSolo78]

Anything new for good is welcome! Afterall, there are christmas ahead! Go on please!

ok, the new add ons are now available at my FF page:

http://hosted.filefront.com/HanSolo78/

greetings

[torpille]

First: love the mod! Thanks so much.

I am however running into the "frozen gauges @ 12o'clock" issue. I've tried saving and reloading; no go. The only thing that gets rid of it is starting a new patrol.

Type VIIC starting from St. Nazaire in '42. New install of SH3 and just WAC + texture fix installed via jsgme.

I also noticed the fumo antenna is out of place on the conning tower.

XP, Core 2 duo, 2gigs DDR, 8800GTX.

I noted the St. Nazaire hotfix in the first post but the link is broken. I'll try starting from another base and see if it makes any difference.
And the solution is?
I have the same trouble.
Sorry for my poor English ?:cry:
And also if i don't see it.

[biosthetique]

how is it possible to have a better resolution without edgies?...As good as GWX
Thanks

[HanSolo78]

how is it possible to have a better resolution without edgies?...As good as GWX
Thanks

Use Antialiasing in your graphics driver or the resolution fix for Sh3.
I use both of them ;)
Looks stunning in 1280x1024 and 4xAA enabled!

Have a look:

http://s10b.directupload.net/images/081211/8bnb8dzs.jpg (http://www.directupload.net)

[robbythesub]

Hello,

i tryed this mod. I can do all stuff in the navel academy. but when i try to start a campain it CTD, anyone know whats might be wrong? I have the patch and the mod file is 4,43 gig

I found this also, ie naval acedemy fine but ctd at new campaign.

I reckon any changes to the crew numbers from the start figure cause a ctd at the start.:dead:

[bigboywooly]

Hi Hans

Any chance of you releasing your terrain alterations as seperate files ?
As the Pillau terrain mod was so ppl can adapt their own installs
Just the terrain nothing else

Cheers and a merry xmas to you mate
:up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Hans

Any chance of you releasing your terrain alterations as seperate files ?
As the Pillau terrain mod was so ppl can adapt their own installs
Just the terrain nothing else

Cheers and a merry xmas to you mate
:up:

Hi!

hm... actually not likely in the near future.
if the would be real harbours then there could be an agreement so that we offer the terrain alterations.

greetings and merry christmas to all ! :know:

[Task Force]

Since I had to get a fresh install for GWX3.0, I decided to make a copy for wac3.0

Ran a singlemission, everything went fine, went to start a new campaign and started a mission, the game crashed after loading 90%.:hmm:

[HanSolo78]

Since I had to get a fresh install for GWX3.0, I decided to make a copy for wac3.0

Ran a singlemission, everything went fine, went to start a new campaign and started a mission, the game crashed after loading 90%.:hmm:

try to load the museum and have a look at all units.
game crashes after 90% of loading have often to do with errors of unit installation or something similar.

[Task Force]

Museum loaded fine, then when I was going through the ships, it crashed when I was looking at a corvette.

[HanSolo78]

Museum loaded fine, then when I was going through the ships, it crashed when I was looking at a corvette.

Then there is an install error. Reinstall WAC3.0.

greetings

[Task Force]

ok, so all I have to do is reinstall WAC right, with the mod enabler.:yep:

[robbythesub]

I have had this problem right from the start and am currently still trying to resolve it despite re installing several times.
My WAC file size is correct at 4.4gb (4.43 on disk).

If you find a way of sorting it, please let me know too!

Thanks

[Uber Gruber]

I wouldn't mind using your Real Atlantic mod with NYGM and GWX 3.0, anything I need to watch out for before attempting a file merge ?

[Task Force]

I reinstalled, with out bug fix (haven't tested with bug fix yet) it worked.:D Im getting 95+ frames at sea.:yep: What resolution would youall advise I run this game at on a monitor that currently uses a resolution of 1920 by 1200?

[HanSolo78]

I reinstalled, with out bug fix (haven't tested with bug fix yet) it worked.:D Im getting 95+ frames at sea.:yep: What resolution would youall advise I run this game at on a monitor that currently uses a resolution of 1920 by 1200?

Nice to hear :) I said it had to be an install error didn´t I? ;)

@UberGruber

take the env files of wac3.0. it could also run without it..but you could get a black sky... don´t know.
have a try!

[Uber Gruber]

Hi HanSolo, I did try without the WAC env files and indeed got the black sky you mentioned, it looked quite apocalyptic.

I'll let you know what happens with the env files.

Cheers:yep:

[Task Force]

Did you ever think of installing anouther environment mod.:yep: The bug fix was causing it, the game crashed when I put it on WAC. (ya think theres a way I could put the wave model in GWX, WAC has a vary nice wave system.

[Cheapskate]

The bug fix was causing it, the game crashed when I put it on WAC.

That's odd :hmm: I didn't have any probs with the bugfix. In fact the game crashed in at least six places without it.

Can you run the training missions OK ?

[Task Force]

Yea, it only happens in the campaign.:yep:(bad campaign file?) Works fine without the bug fix, I ran a campaign mission out of Kiel and everything went fine.

[makman94]

hello hansolo,
i have a problem with wac3.if i try to load a single mission or campaing the game crash (the training works fine) . when i enable the empty campaign mod the single mission works ok, so i guess that the problem is at campaigns files .can you upload only these files ? ( or anybody that is sure that working )

thank you

[HanSolo78]

Hi everyone!

I´am sorry to say that there are no errors with the campaign files or the bug fix.
Everything works fine after a clean setup. This has been tested sometimes on different system rigs.
If a campaign or single mission is not loaded then there is almost 100% an error with ships that are missing in the sea folder or files of the ships.

I can only repeatly recommend to have a look at the museum and examine every unit!
If the games crashes with a special unit then there is an error!


If there would be these errors other people would also report problems of campaign missions, etc.

greetings
Han

EDIT:

Again the install orders:

1. All files have to be from 1 server !!! (Filefront for example) http://hosted.filefront.com/HanSolo78/

2. Download and install 7-zip from http://www.7-zip.org/

3. Put all 3 archives (WarAceCampaign 3.0 final.z.001, WarAceCampaign 3.0 final.z.002, WarAceCampaign 3.0 final.z.003 on the desktop .

4. Left mouse click on the first part 001, then right mous click -> choose 7-zip ->extract files-> "ok"

5. Now there should be a folder called "WarAceCampaign 3.0_final FULL" with a size of 4,41 GB

6. Enable the mod via ModEnabler and wait about 15-25 minutes (many files) or wait until your Harddisk LED is not lightning always

That should do the trick ;)

[makman94]

ok , i downloaded again the whole wac3 ,followed your instructions but the result is the same. i search the museum ,as you suggested, and the game crashes when i clic to see the german u-boats ! anyone had the same problem and know the solution?

bye

[geosub1978]

For me WAC 3 works perfectly.

However, I faced exactly the same problem for WAC 2 series and never managed to find out what was wrong. I could never play WAC 2, inspite of any fix and without any additional mod.

[bigboywooly]

Museum was all ok for me inc Ge subs

Was at Narivk around Weserubung - April 18th - but couldnt end mission as a land unit still active despite the port being German

This one

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/WAC/ScreenHunter_01Dec311637.gif

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/WAC/ScreenHunter_03Dec311638.gif

Someone got a lil headache

Sailed out of land unit range and docked

[robbythesub]

Hi Makman94

If it is any conso;ation, mine does the same wehn you view the u boats- specifically the IXD type, and therefore at any point in the game when one pops along!

Shame as this is a superb version of the game indeed.

:damn:

[makman94]

Hi Makman94

If it is any conso;ation, mine does the same wehn you view the u boats- specifically the IXD type, and therefore at any point in the game when one pops along!

Shame as this is a superb version of the game indeed.

:damn:

hello robbythesub,mine don't even allow me to see the german u-boats and don't even get me in the mission or campaign . something is not ok ,i supose, with the sea or roster or submarines files.don't know yet but i believe it will sorted out

wishes for a healthy new year

[robbythesub]

Yes hope so- I love the much higher levels of activity than one finds with GWX and also the graphics are superb.

I have copied the WAC sound files into my GWX game so as to get the Das Boot voices and it works great!

With W A C I think that you need to keep reinstalling the mod as each time it seems to miss some files (again due to sheer size) and hope that one of the installs will work!

Happy new year! ;)

[tomfon]

Hallo. I wish you all a Happy New Year! :sunny:

Has there been any progress with the translation of the radio traffic messages?

Thanks.

:ping:

[HanSolo78]

Hallo. I wish you all a Happy New Year! :sunny:

Has there been any progress with the translation of the radio traffic messages?

Thanks.

:ping:

Happy new year too!!


Unfortunately no progress at this point.
We miss team members who can do this work... actually there is now a point where we have to choose any further developement now...

so.. everybody who wanna mod a little bit is welcome. ;)

greetings
Han

[robbythesub]

Hi Han

Firstly happy new year!

I have got the game running after two re installs, but am still getting crashes unfortunately.
Once when in the museum and looking at the type IXD it crashed, and once when in time compression just after leaving harbour.
Also, if I try to start a mission with a type IXD it crashes on load.

I think then that the IXD is not loading correctly for me, and maybe some other problem.

I have downloaded the files from file front and tried those from the other site (mega upload I think?).

Do you know of any other download site just in case I am not getting a complete file set?

I wondered if due to the size of the download, that maybe jsgme fails to load it properly and that a manual install would work better- what do you think?

Sorry to be a pain but this version is too good to just give up on!

Many thanks

Robbie :smug:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Robbie!

I knwo that some other members of susbsim host WAC3.0 on FileFront... but I don´t know who excactly. Maybe you could have a look through this thread.

For me... I still believe that your Windows Vista version is responsible somehow for the crashes because another user could solve excactly this problen with changing to Windows XP.

But on the other side I don´t knwo why it works for me on WinXP32 and WinVista64 :hmm:

[torpille]

hansolo 78.
yes,i have xp and the same problem:hmm:

[NGT]

Hello everybody

Try to do like in the reply No 147 for download and install.

Personally, I did 6 packs for JSGME (ex. Roster+See, Submarine+Terrain, Air+Cfg+Intro, Textures+Campaings etc). Like that I hat not problems any more.

DedEye said: I also noticed the fumo antenna is out of place on the conning tower. (replay No 337)

And Privateer noticed that this is a SH3 bug:

Silent Hunter III allows players to use radar on a small conning tower (Turmumbau, or Turm 1) even though the radar antenna‘s location in the 3D model assumes the use of a large conning tower (Turm 2 or Turm 3). The radar will therefore float outside the Turm 1 conning tower if you insist on installing a radar antenna on it.

From GWX3.0 users manual

By reading the chapter Known Silent Hunter III Issues and Workarounds of the above manual many people should realize that many problems comes not from WAC or GWX, but from . . . Ubisoft :lol:

Thank you for your attention. Hope I help a bit. . .

[robbythesub]

Thanks Han and other guys for your comments- I will try the download from your WAC site instead, but my filefront download shows the correct file size of 4.40 GB (4.43GB on disk).

I will then try again, but I note with interest that torpille has this problem with XP also!

I will advise how I get on with the new downloaded files.

Many thanks

Robbie :yep:

[Tuddley3]

Hi Robbie!

I knwo that some other members of susbsim host WAC3.0 on FileFront... but I don´t know who excactly.

I am in the process of uploading WAC 3.0 to BtS, it may not be done until tomorrow.

[Werewolf]

Hello all :D

I've downloaded the WAC to try it. Everything seems to be working fine only one thing; the museum crashes when I load it. I noticed someone mentioning that this could be due to a fault in a ship model. What can I do to fix this? I don't want a ctd during a patrol. I have followed the instructions to the letter and downloaded the files from one site only as you recommend. I also have downloaded and installed the bug fix for WAC 3.

Any help would be appreciated :)

[HanSolo78]

Hi!

Actually there is no bug in some ship model... crashes in museum is a sign for a crappy install of the mod.

[Werewolf]

@hansolo:

Well :hmm: let's just get one thing straight, I'm not criticizing your mod okay? :)

I'm just trying to figure out what's wrong by seeking advice because I do not understand what has gone wrong......the install was made with jsgme as recommended, there were no corrupt files in the archives etc. etc.

:hmm: well.....back to the drawing board

[HanSolo78]

Hi!

yeah, sure... no problem.. but I encounter many problems and the latest reports were crashes when starting a new campaign, single mission, a new patrol or museum.
It is weird because in the testing stage people only encountered problem, when there have been corrupt installs.

also I am wondering why all things work fine on my install...

hm.. it could help.. if you start the mission editor!
it should report problems of some units if the museum does not load... please try to load it!

[Werewolf]

@HanSolo:

The mission editor? Aha....I didn't know that it would show that, never thought about that, thanks for the advice, I will try it :up:

[FIREWALL]

Very nice work Hans :yep: :up:

This is why I have SH-3 in Multi installs.

I have a fresh patched SH-3 with WAC's name on it. :D

[Tuddley3]

Sorry folks, I promissed the uploads would be complete today, but Russ has changed the format in Crimson Editor and Filezilla while I was gone. So, this weekend, he is going to walk me through and reteach me. All the files are uploaded, I just can't put them in the file library, so the hardest part is done.

Thanks for your patience,
Tudds

[Werewolf]

@HanSolo:

I tried out the advice with the mission editor and no error messages or anything occured. One thing I doubt though......I'm sorry, my knowledge of computing is not so big.....should I have used the button "validate mission" for each of the campaign files? I wanted to do this, but my computer has been chewing on a really big and slow download since yesterday which I cannot interrupt, so after almost 20 minutes with no results I aborted and went to bed.....

[IFRT-WHUFC]

When i click the klar button's for any of the officers on the GUI, the text in the box above saying the names of each officer is a bit to far to the left, instead of being in the box! A small menu.ini fix would be appreciated!

thanks
Rick.

[kiwikapitan]

OK after playing WAC for a little while I thought I'd post some feedback. :up:

Brilliant mod and I love the historical events that happen. Makes you feel part of the war. I started in August in Kiel, went to the target range to get my eye in and then started my next patrol just before war starts in Poland. My sub was waiting outside Gdansk harbour for the action and when it did I was gobsmacked. Destroyers and schnellboats firing at everything with Stukas coming screaming down. Ships blowing apart, shells raining down. Awesome. Just like a movie. :rock:

Now I have completed my 5th war patrol and have accounted for 75,000 tons. I can't wait for the Norway offensive which will start soon.

I love the GUI with the sliding dials, the uniforms are cool too. The water is fantastic, looks almost real. I do have slight FPS problems when wind speed is at 15 m/s but that might be my old graphics card trying to do 4xAA and 8xAF at 1280x1024 resolution.

Also Hans something that you missed in the bugfix the outbound/inbound course for Kiel doesn't work. They still are the original zigzag and spiral patterns. It doesn't worry me though because I take the long journey. :lol:

Also props for a rock solid game no crashes other than me fiddling with 3rd party mods. :up:

And you have stopped me playing GWX. :rotfl:

[robbythesub]

I agree with the last post, and although mine has many problems running in the past, I am getting there and it is truly superb- this mod makes you feel part of the war and the graphics are stunning, but you need plenty of power from your pc.
I have an ATI 2400 HD and it is slightly jerky sometimes when viewing the sub from outside but otherwise runs really well.
Plenty of RAM needed to- 4mb recommended!
Large download file size and tricky install (much more difficult than GWX which is seamless).
Thanks to Han solo for his advice and a great mod.

I have got mine working currently with SH3 commander to GWX 3.0 status which is the only way I could get it to work properly on vista 32.

Looking forward to any updates as they come along guys!

:arrgh!:

[torpille]

i agree too with kiwikapitan for this fantastic mod.
but wait the problems come after,i am on the 37 mission in brest september 1942.
the most importante is not possibe to save because after you have all frozen gauges after, dept ,sonar,clock,and full of minor bug like a ia sub without conning tower or the bomb location inside the catalina wing ,no fum 29 antenna....
but i like this mod too.
i agree also with robbythesub wac3.0 needs power 3 mb for xp and 4mb for vista.
please hansolo help us:cry:

[NGT]

i agree too with kiwikapitan for this fantastic mod.
but wait the problems come after,i am on the 37 mission in brest september 1942.

.................

please hansolo help us:cry:
Bonjour Torpille,

Please let me point that you are in 37th mission and only in September 1942. This means you did modifications in WAC3.0. :cool:

Like you know, many modifications are suspicious to damage the whole file structure, because of interactions between files.

If you want, tell us what are you changed, and perhaps someone can help.

Merci bien.

[torpille]

[quote=torpille]i agree too with kiwikapitan for this fantastic mod.
but wait the problems come after,i am on the 37 mission in brest september 1942.

.................

please hansolo help us:cry:
Bonjour Torpille,

Please let me point that you are in 37th mission and only in September 1942. This means you did modifications in WAC3.0. :cool:

Like you know, many modifications are suspicious to damage the whole file structure, because of interactions between files.

If you want, tell us what are you changed, and perhaps someone can help.

Merci bien.
Sorry i have made a mistake it's the 27 th mission in mars 1942
i changed nothing,only wac3.0,bugfix,contact all grey,twisty periscope,and real atlantic.
merci:|\\

[HanSolo78]

i agree too with kiwikapitan for this fantastic mod.
but wait the problems come after,i am on the 37 mission in brest september 1942.
the most importante is not possibe to save because after you have all frozen gauges after, dept ,sonar,clock,and full of minor bug like a ia sub without conning tower or the bomb location inside the catalina wing ,no fum 29 antenna....
but i like this mod too.
i agree also with robbythesub wac3.0 needs power 3 mb for xp and 4mb for vista.
please hansolo help us:cry:

Hi!

Thx for the feedback!
I am sorry about some small bugs.. but without having enough time to understand and examine the files there is no possibility to fix this.
Also the cause of some minor bugs is not known.. so.. if you don´t know the problem you can´t fix it ;)
For me the playability has always been most important and I always could play WAC with fun until now. From such a small team like WAC you can´t expect a perfect mod like GWx. They had much more recources in all stages... developement, testing, etc.
So.. for now these small problems will stay there probably.

greetings
Han

[IFRT-WHUFC]

When i click the klar button's for any of the officers on the GUI, the text in the box above saying the names of each officer is a bit to far to the left, instead of being in the box! A small menu.ini fix would be appreciated!

thanks
Rick.

^Bump

[FIREWALL]

DOH!!! :damn: Is this a mod you add-on to GWX 3.0 Gold ?

[Tuddley3]

DOH!!! :damn: Is this a mod you add-on to GWX 3.0 Gold ?

No sir, it is not compatible. It is it's own Supermod.

[torpille]

[quote=torpille]i agree too with kiwikapitan for this fantastic mod.
but wait the problems come after,i am on the 37 mission in brest september 1942.
the most importante is not possibe to save because after you have all frozen gauges after, dept ,sonar,clock,and full of minor bug like a ia sub without conning tower or the bomb location inside the catalina wing ,no fum 29 antenna....
but i like this mod too.
i agree also with robbythesub wac3.0 needs power 3 mb for xp and 4mb for vista.
please hansolo help us:cry:

Hi!

Thx for the feedback!
I am sorry about some small bugs.. but without having enough time to understand and examine the files there is no possibility to fix this.
Also the cause of some minor bugs is not known.. so.. if you don´t know the problem you can´t fix it ;)
For me the playability has always been most important and I always could play WAC with fun until now. From such a small team like WAC you can´t expect a perfect mod like GWx. They had much more recources in all stages... developement, testing, etc.
So.. for now these small problems will stay there probably.

greetings
Han
Don't worry,c'est la vie.
I understand.
I restart a carrer with vista and i'll see.
I have a pc with multiboot,one for xp and one for vista.
I install wac 3.0 in each side xp vista and so why i have two differents sreens juste before to launch a career,one it's Leica camere and the other a enigma machine?:roll:
merci

[robbythesub]

Hi Torpille

Mine is running ok now with Vista- very complicated but after several installs, it now works via SH3 commander and updated to GWX 3.0 files for commander.
The game seems superb as you know, but certainly needs 4 GB RAM and 3GZ processor to run smoothly.

I hope Han reads this too!

Robbie :arrgh!:

[torpille]

hi Robbythesub
yes,i have 3Gz and 4 GB with nvidia gtx 280 but without sh3commander uploaded to gwx 3.0.
juste one question witch screen do you have juste before to lauch a career?
a Leica camera or enigma machine?:damn: .

[robbythesub]

Hi

I have the enigma machine, never seen the other screen in WAC.

Cheers :)

[torpille]

[quote=robbythesub]Hi

I have the enigma machine, never seen the other screen in WAC.

Cheers :)
Yes,me.On my version on xp,i have a Leica camera.:hmm:
very strange:yep: .

[NGT]

[quote=robbythesub]Hi

I have the enigma machine, never seen the other screen in WAC.

Cheers :)
Yes,me.On my version on xp,i have a Leica camera.:hmm:
very strange:yep: .
Salut Torpille

In my WAC3.0 folders I have:

data\Menu\Loading → Map.tga = enigma machine
data\Menu\Loading → SingleMissions.tga = leica photo


I hope this help you find what happens. . .:)


Inside GWX3.0 we can find the same .tga (2), but, they use the same picture for both.

[robbythesub]

Thanks and that explains it then!

Regards :yep:

[torpille]

No,it's la merde:D
I don't understand.:damn:

[robbythesub]

That explains why some have the enigma machine and some have the camera.

[kiwikapitan]

Wow it seems I'm really pushing my nearly 3 yr old rig to it's limits with WAC. But most of the time things are pretty smooth except in busy harbours and lousy weather. I haven't yet come up against a convoy in my first career so it will be interesting to see how my machine copes when I do. :lol:

The thick smoke also destroys my frame rate but once the stricken ship slips under the briny it's all good! :arrgh!:

You guys might be interested to know I'm beta testing Han Solo's enhanced funnel smoke. First impressions are very good indeed. :up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Torpille

Mine is running ok now with Vista- very complicated but after several installs, it now works via SH3 commander and updated to GWX 3.0 files for commander.
The game seems superb as you know, but certainly needs 4 GB RAM and 3GZ processor to run smoothly.

I hope Han reads this too!

Robbie :arrgh!:


Fiiinally!! :rotfl:

Nice to hear :up: :up:

[robbythesub]

Hi Han

Yes finally it runs very well, and are you serious about not having any future development of this mod?

I hope not as it is superb!

Many thanks

Robbie :up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Han

Yes finally it runs very well, and are you serious about not having any future development of this mod?

I hope not as it is superb!

Many thanks

Robbie :up:

No..unplanned future still. It is no question of want to develope... more a question of how many recources.. time and men are available!

And right now the team has to few members and also no time.. unfortunately.
So .. the only way to develope... we need modders!
Especially one for 3D and translation.

greetings

[robbythesub]

Hi Han

Thanks and I hope you find the time somewhere!

If only I knew where to start, I would happily join you!

Regards

Robbie :smug:

[Tuddley3]

As promised, all WAC 3.0 files are uploaded and ready for download. They are safely in the BtS file library, and will never be deleted.

WAC 3.0 Download (Click Here) (http://www.bts-mods.com/?page=sh3-supermods-page1#top)

BTW, if you have any mods you would like stored at BtS, please contact me or Russ/SWCowboy either here at Subsim, Ubi, or BtS.

Cheers,
Tudds

[robbythesub]

Thanks Tuddley- will use as and when necessary.

Cheers :arrgh!:

[Larry U-136]

Can I install this mod via JSGME even if i have GWX 3.0 already installed?

[robbythesub]

Do you mean war ace campaign?

If so, no, it is a supermod on it's own, like GWX 3.0 and needs a separate install.

If you load it on the same machine beware- you need to run multish3 to create a different save file for each game otherwise crashes will occur.

:yep:

[Larry U-136]

Or I would have to uninstall GWX 3.0 and pur War Ace in its place?

[robbythesub]

Not necessarily- I have both on the same machine, but when you save a game, it is saved in a file under documents called SH3 as standard, which is where your GWX saved games will be now.

When you install WAC you must, at the same time, install multish3 and run it so as to create another save game file with another name, ie WAC, instead of Sh3.

You will need at least 3gb ram and ideally 4gb to play war ace campaign as it is very memory hungry.

[Larry U-136]

I can see that from the files! Just got a new computer with 3GB. I maight give it a try. Thanks ROB

[biosthetique]

Where can I find the special config files for SH3 Commander, if such files are necessary to play WAC3 with SH3Commander?
Thanks:hmm:

[A6Intruder]

Where can I find the special config files for SH3 Commander, if such files are necessary to play WAC3 with SH3Commander?
Thanks:hmm:

On my Install i runs it without any special config-file and it works fine.
Kind regards

[kiwikapitan]

I'm currently on my 7th war patrol in April 1940 and just outside the Narvik fjord where I'm escorting a big German convoy and just at the entrance to the fjord there are mines which the big German freighters all too easily hit with catastrophic results. Problem is my game is crashing quite a bit when a ship hits a mine. Anyone else with the same problem? :hmm:

I have a 7 channel onboard sound card not a dedicated one like Audigy.

[HanSolo78]

Hi Kiwi!

Do you have low FPS when mines explode?
I played the same mission in the campaign and had no problems at all....

greetings

[kiwikapitan]

Hi Kiwi!

Do you have low FPS when mines explode?
I played the same mission in the campaign and had no problems at all....

greetings
Hi Han,

I can't say I took notice of the frame rates but I'll check next time. :up:

Also when I loaded my save game via SH3Commander I got the craziest waves ever! The troughs were ginormous and I think the minesweeper in the convoy sank! It was impossible to stay on the surface so I had to submerge to 20 mtrs. I use seasonal settings in SH3C.

One of the Norwegian small merchants that I had put 4 torpedoes into and pumped 120+ deck gun rounds (I really wanted to kill it) was upside down but still wouldn't sink! :damn:

I use GW1.1a zone files for the ships. Way harder to sink. :ping:

Congrats on your new promotion. ;)

[kiwikapitan]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj243/kiwikapitan/dwarfed.jpg

My sub is somewhere in there! :o

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj243/kiwikapitan/submerged.jpg

Look carefully and you can see the watch crew on deck. :lol:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj243/kiwikapitan/sinking.jpg

These freighters were making sinking noises.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj243/kiwikapitan/struggletosurvive.jpg

And this destroyer was struggling to stay afloat. It's bows buried deep into the sea.

[kiwikapitan]

Hi Han,

I just loaded my save game and sure enough when a ship hit a mine the game froze, the FPS stayed locked at 27 and the error message says sh3.exe caused an error in the sh3sim.act. Any ideas?

Also I'm getting weird quirks like no sound on the surface for my sub's engines. Maybe a bad load. :hmm:

[kiwikapitan]

I just read on another thread that errors with the sh3sim.act file indicate a problem with ships which makes sense because when that particular ship hits a mine the game crashes. I'll get back to you when I identify the trouble making ship! :damn:

Damn their deep draughts in a shallow fjord! :help:

You are evil making that choke point full of mines. :hulk:

[HanSolo78]

Hi!

For the monster waves... this is easy to fix.
Since we changed the wave height in WAC3.0 also Sh3 Commander adds the seasonal wave heights!

So you have to adjust the wave height in the scene.dat file with S3D Editor to "256"!
So.. no more sinking ships :ping:


The ship problem I can not recreate unless the skinking ship is a german tanker which seem to have some problems when sinking.
Maybe it has something to do with the zone files you added from GWX!!!
Because every zone file has its own ID numbers and if you take other files this could lead to a CTD.
Please try the original WAC 3.0 zone files :up:

greetings

[JScones]

Since we changed the wave height in WAC3.0 also Sh3 Commander adds the seasonal wave heights!

So you have to adjust the wave height in the scene.dat file with S3D Editor to "256"!
So.. no more sinking ships :ping:
SH3Cmdr only adjusts the wave height value if the option is selected by the user. If selecting a wave height in SH3Cmdr adversely affects WAC, then simply tell users not to select the option.

Alternatively, adjust the "WAVE HEIGHT" parameters in SH3Cmdr's "SH3 options.cfg" file to suit WAC.

[Larry U-136]

Okay, I have to give WAC a try. The whole multiSH3 thing has me a bit confused, but I will either try it again or keep one machine with GWX and the other with WAC.

It looks to cool to pass up! Nice work Hans!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Okay, I have to give WAC a try. The whole multiSH3 thing has me a bit confused, but I will either try it again or keep one machine with GWX and the other with WAC.

It looks to cool to pass up! Nice work Hans!

If you have a clean install of SH3, just copy the contents of that folder to a newly named one, ie WAC. Then use MultiSH3 to set up a new save folder for that install.
I have used this method in the past with SH3 & 4. Presently I have about 5 installs on my computer, each with their own save folder, each with their own JSGME.


RDP

[kiwikapitan]

Hi Han,

I think I've narrowed down the ship that causes the crash. It's the big Hansa cargo with the tall fat funnel with a 9 mtr draught but it doesn't happen every time because last night that ship hit a mine and sunk but did not cause a crash. So it must be a certain compartment the mine hits which would be in the ship's zone file, correct?

Could you check it out? I have no idea what anything means. :nope:

I just need to get past this part of the fjord to continue my career. :damn:

[kiwikapitan]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj243/kiwikapitan/mined.jpg

This is the ship in question. Note I could take screen shot only because the game never crashed this time.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj243/kiwikapitan/carnage.jpg

And this is the devastation your cunningly placed minefield has wreaked upon the convoy! This ship is moments away from destruction.

[Hermann Hesse]

is this compatible with GWX 3.0?

[Tuddley3]

is this compatible with GWX 3.0?

No, WAC is a Supermod itself. You might want to try MultiSh3 for multiple installs.

@ KiwiKaptain - Nice screenies :up:

[Hermann Hesse]

Thank You I'll intstall the multiSH3 and the WAC3.0 in a new game

[Tuddley3]

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

[Larry U-136]

Anyone using Windows Vista having trouble with WAC 3.0? I installed it according to directions and it runs poorly. I get no ocean and alot of screen freezes and blinking screens. The computer is brand new 3GB and plenty of speed. Am I doing something incorrectly?

[HanSolo78]

@kiwikaptain
Hm.. I just tested the ship with torpedoes and had no problems at all... :hmm:

@Larry
It should run with Vista and with XP!

[Larry U-136]

You think it could have been a bad file? Do I install SH3 patched to 1.4 outside the program files like GWX?

[robbythesub]

If you have GWX on the same machine, you must install WAC along with multish3 to create a separate save file in my documents, otherwise it will crash.
Also, WAC can be tricky on vista- I have had many problems but now got it running ok, along with SH3 commander.

If you have 3gb ram that should be enough- what is your processor speed?

[kiwikapitan]

Well that's just really bizarre Han. Where do I go from here? :hmm::damn:

[Hermann Hesse]

Wich are the Sistem Requirements For WAC3.0 in Windows XP

THX

[robbythesub]

Having played this a lot, I reckon at least 2gb ram and 2.4 gz processor will do, but 3gb ram is best.

[Hermann Hesse]

what about video card? I have a 256 MB.

[robbythesub]

256 should do ok, 512 is best!:up:

[A6Intruder]

256 should do ok, 512 is best!:up:

256mb is ok much more important is RAM. I would not serious try without 2gb.:yep:
Kind regards

[bigboywooly]

If you have GWX on the same machine, you must install WAC along with multish3 to create a separate save file in my documents, otherwise it will crash.


Not strictly true
Will only crash if loading a GWX career into WAC\NYGM\LSH3 and vice versa

[dcb]

HanSolo, I'm trying your supermod now and I really like it. It has the right atmosphere, makes you feel part of a greater war.
The only problem I have is the environment set to 9km. Could you please release a version for 16km, or tell me what to change so that to turn it into 16km?

I know that in scene.dat I must set the Horizon value to above 2000, but I don't know what I should change in the environment files (the EnvColors... thing). Thank you in advance.

[Hohenstaufen]

Hi Hans, Hi to the Rest,

I am using now currently GWX 3.0 + some OLCE Water, is there Some way to extract the Nice Water and the green Enviromental Stuff to GWX or for what files i have to search ?

I want to give GWX first a try than WAC.

[Gibt es einen Weg, die schönen Wassereffekte also das Wasser aus deinem Mod zu extrahieren und GWX einzufügen sowie die schönen Wiesen also Landgrafiken.
Ich möchte erstmal GWX probieren und dann WAC. Aber das Wasser hat es mir angetan! ]

:arrgh!:

[variellone]

MAybe I come a little late in, but I was wondering about the differences between GWX 3.0 and WAC!!!
I was unable to find a description of what WAC gives you as a mod...
Can aybody help?
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HanSolo78]

@DCB

have a try with the OLC scene.dat and the env files of wac. maybe it works.
but you will loose the waves of wac. at the moment there exists no 16km mod for wac because of the already strong pc specs for wac.


@Hohenstaufen

die zuständigen dateien sind scene.dat und die env files.
wiesen und landgrafiken wird zu kompliziert.. das geht leider nicht.

@varielone

Actually the have much in common. but in wac the campaign operations are more focused and scripted more detailed. also the whole harbours have much ships docking and the environment is extended with farms, villages, etc.
all over you gett the best graphics for sh3. but youll also need a strong pc!


greetings
Han

[variellone]

@DCB

have a try with the OLC scene.dat and the env files of wac. maybe it works.
but you will loose the waves of wac. at the moment there exists no 16km mod for wac because of the already strong pc specs for wac.


@Hohenstaufen

die zuständigen dateien sind scene.dat und die env files.
wiesen und landgrafiken wird zu kompliziert.. das geht leider nicht.

@varielone

Actually the have much in common. but in wac the campaign operations are more focused and scripted more detailed. also the whole harbours have much ships docking and the environment is extended with farms, villages, etc.
all over you gett the best graphics for sh3. but youll also need a strong pc!


greetings
Han


Uhm.............
How strong?
My pc is REALLY old, but runs GWX 3.0 smoothly.....

[HanSolo78]

@DCB

have a try with the OLC scene.dat and the env files of wac. maybe it works.
but you will loose the waves of wac. at the moment there exists no 16km mod for wac because of the already strong pc specs for wac.


@Hohenstaufen

die zuständigen dateien sind scene.dat und die env files.
wiesen und landgrafiken wird zu kompliziert.. das geht leider nicht.

@varielone

Actually the have much in common. but in wac the campaign operations are more focused and scripted more detailed. also the whole harbours have much ships docking and the environment is extended with farms, villages, etc.
all over you gett the best graphics for sh3. but youll also need a strong pc!


greetings
Han


Uhm.............
How strong?
My pc is REALLY old, but runs GWX 3.0 smoothly.....

Really old seems to slow for wac3.0. 2Gb is a must.. also above 3GHz CPU and mid fast graphics card like X800/GF7600.

[Hohenstaufen]

Is there a possible to release the Real Atlantic Watermod with your newest improvent at is own with 16 km atmosphere ?

Greeting Awesom Mod. :yeah:

[HanSolo78]

Is there a possible to release the Real Atlantic Watermod with your newest improvent at is own with 16 km atmosphere ?

Greeting Awesom Mod. :yeah:

Maybe with a new WAC version. At the momen we are working on other things ;)

greetings
Han


EDIT:

Some new things we are working on... animated pennants at all sub towers: http://files.filefront.com/pennantwmv/;13264734;/fileinfo.html

[kakemann]

@Hohenstaufen

die zuständigen dateien sind scene.dat und die env files.
wiesen und landgrafiken wird zu kompliziert.. das geht leider nicht.

I'm interested in just installing the water and environment files, but I can't speak german!

Is it possible to just copy the scene.dat and other environment files to make it work?

Thanks!

[HanSolo78]

@Hohenstaufen

die zuständigen dateien sind scene.dat und die env files.
wiesen und landgrafiken wird zu kompliziert.. das geht leider nicht.

I'm interested in just installing the water and environment files, but I can't speak german!

Is it possible to just copy the scene.dat and other environment files to make it work?

Thanks!

Should be possible!
Did you try it?

greetings
Han

[kakemann]

No, haven't tried it yet.

But I actually think I will stick to WarAce. Looks fantastic!

Thanks a lot!

[torpille]

Hansolo78
a new wac version?:yeah:
maybe?:down:

[kakemann]

Have experienced som CTD's, but it seems like there are no patterns in when these crashes occur.

My rig is as follows:

AMD X2 dualcore 4200 Gz (2 Ghz shows up in Vista)
2 GIG RAM
Nvidia 7800GTX graphics card

So I have two questions...

The crashes can appear at different places when playing. Could it still be a crappy Install or is my rcomputer to slow?

Is it a way to make the Dual core use both "processors" and thereby get 4 Ghz processor speed?

Hope someone can give me some good advice.

Thank you

[robbythesub]

Hi

I have been playing WAC for many months now and I had many problems with both the loading CTDs and also CTDs when playing.
The install is large and it seems very easy for some files to either not load or to get corrupted during the install.
If you view the museum at the start, and look at each vessel, you can often identify the problem is you get a ctd when that ship is missing or corrupted, this then happens during gameplay when this vessel comes into play.
The game has superb depth etc and I love this together with the graphics bit it is glitchy compared to GWX and u boat 1.2.
I found that after several installs, I got it working well.
It also needs plenty of power due to the content I reckon.
I suggest you try another install, outside of program files if using vista, and then view the museum before going further.
:up:

[kakemann]

I suggest you try another install, outside of program files if using vista, and then view the museum before going further.
:up:
Thanks for the fast reply.

You mean installing the game to another folder... Like c:\WAC? not being in the program files folder at all?

I wonder if it will be better not to use JSGME and just copy the files directly over a stock 1.4 patched SH3.
Wonder if there will be a lesser chance for a corrupted install. What do you think Hansolo and robbythesub?

I must add that I browsed through the museum and when clicking on the IXC sub it crashed, but when I immediately started SH3 again and entered the museum to click on the IXC sub again it didn't crash, so I just don't understand what is wrong.

By the way...
Will this Campaign maybe act more reliable or faster if I add another gig of RAM (or 2) I already have 2GB now

[robbythesub]

Hi again

Yes 3gb RAM is definately better and mine ran much better when I upgraded from 2 to 3GB, in fact I am about to go to 4gb.
It is much safer to load as c/SH3/WAC if using vista since the programme files area of the drive invokes the vista safety and permissions system which can affect the reading of certain files and cause crashes.
The IX sub was my problem too, crashing in the museum and also when trying to use a IX in the game (when I tried a VIIB or C it was ok).
I think for some reason that this one gets either corrupted or missed on the install sometimes.
As for manual install, I asked hansolo about this point, and he advised me against it as it is very easy to miss critical files, but I would imagine that if you know your stuff with files etc, it may be the safest and best way.
My system on which it plays really well now is vista 32, 3GB RAM, nvidea 7900GS and 2.4 GZ twin core processor.
Also, is WAC the only version of SH3 you are using?
If so, fine but if not I assume that you are using multish3 for save game files?
WAC will crash if you have another variant of the game without multish3.
Anyway, let me know how you get on- the effort is well worth it as WAC is truly amazing in my opinion.
If I had a ctisicism it would be the frequency that one meets the catham troopship and another (the same each time).
:up:

[HanSolo78]

For Vista use 3GB Ram, for Xp 2GB is enough! ;)

For faster loading overclock your CPU or get more RAM.

[shegeek72]

Anyone know if there's a multi-core setting in the config file or one that can be added? I'm running a quad core and and getting some graphic anomalies: freezing when trying to quit and my desktop wallpaper is gone. Had a similar problem in Fallout 3 which was fixed after adding a multi-core line to the ini file limiting the cores used. Or perhaps there's another cause?

Also, my sonar and radio men have gone AWOL! They aren't at their stations even though their stations are manned in the crew screen. :shifty: I'm in the beginning of a new WAC campaign in 1942 with a VIIC.

Forgot to mention I'm running Vista 32-bit.

Asus P6T - Deluxe X58
Intel Quad Core i7 940
OCZ OCZ3P1333LV3GK DDR3 PC3-10666 Platinum Low-Voltage Triple Channel
Seagate Barracuda 500g 7200 SATA x2
Sapphire Radeon 4850 512mb GDDR3 x2
Antec TPQ-850 SLI CrossFire ready
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[Graf Paper]

SH3 was developed for and intended to run on systems with single-core processors.

For 64-bit systems with Vista, set SH3.exe to run with affinity on Core 0, especially if you're using quad-core or better. This forces SH3 to "think" it is running on a single-core system and properly use threading.

This can help prevent many crashes and CTDs for SH3 with Vista.

Aside from that, my only other advice is not to "downgrade" your system to Vista if you're already using XP. :O:

[HanSolo78]

Some news from our side...

Some feedback had come to our ears!
Because the trees of the farms had graphical glitches in some point of views, I
made some new ones:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6701/newtree1i.jpg


http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6136/newtree2.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8934/newtree3.jpg


Also in Kiel there is a new monument in the works:
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4164/mltenort4.jpg


Viele Grüße
Han

[robbythesub]

Hi Graf Paper

Does your advice on twin core systems apply to vista 32 bit too?

I keep getting CTD continually on this version of the game and am running vista 32 bit with dual core processors.

If so, could you tell me how to change these settings?

Thanks :hmmm:

[shegeek72]

SH3 was developed for and intended to run on systems with single-core processors.

For 64-bit systems with Vista, set SH3.exe to run with affinity on Core 0, especially if you're using quad-core or better. What's better then a quad-core, except perhaps dual quads? I didn't think the 8-core procs were commercially available yet.

This forces SH3 to "think" it is running on a single-core system and properly use threading.

This can help prevent many crashes and CTDs for SH3 with Vista.
How does one set an exe file to run with affinity to core 0? I thought it needed to be set in the games ini/config file.

Aside from that, my only other advice is not to "downgrade" your system to Vista if you're already using XP. :O:
Did you mean downgrade to XP? :hmm2:
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[HanSolo78]

Some guessing... do you know this location?

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9357/mltenort3.jpg
By kaptain78 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/kaptain78)

[robbythesub]

Hello Han

Is it near the memorial in Kiel? :yep:

[Jimbuna]

It looks like something I've visited so many times in GWX...the Moltenort U-boat Memorial.

[HanSolo78]

It looks like something I've visited so many times in GWX...the Moltenort U-boat Memorial.

We´ve got a winner :yep:

Hehe.

[Jimbuna]

It looks like something I've visited so many times in GWX...the Moltenort U-boat Memorial.

We´ve got a winner :yep:

Hehe.

I'd really like to visit there one day :hmmm:

[robbythesub]

Thats where I meant, so can we be joint winners please!!?

I too would like to go there too for sure.

Cheers :up:

[HanSolo78]

Thats where I meant, so can we be joint winners please!!?

I too would like to go there too for sure.

Cheers :up:

Yes, yo´re a winner too ;)

@Jim

I haven´t been there too and I lived over 20 years in germany :D
Ok, not that much in the north but a friend and team member of WAC lives there.
Maybe someday we will meet each other.


BTW. want to see the whole memorial?

[Jimbuna]

Thats where I meant, so can we be joint winners please!!?

I too would like to go there too for sure.

Cheers :up:

I tell you what...you can go here http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5341/sh32008042719023804.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh32008042719023804.jpg)

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5782/sh32008042719030151.jpg (http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh32008042719030151.jpg)

[Jimbuna]

@Jim

I haven´t been there too and I lived over 20 years in germany :D
Ok, not that much in the north but a friend and team member of WAC lives there.
Maybe someday we will meet each other.


BTW. want to see the whole memorial?

Yeah...I'd look forward to that my friend....hopefully one day http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[h.sie]

hi there,

short question: i've read something about a wolfpack mod with submerged submarines (sergbuto?) and that some of the supermods include this mod. does WAC3?

thanks,
h.sie

[HanSolo78]

hi there,

short question: i've read something about a wolfpack mod with submerged submarines (sergbuto?) and that some of the supermods include this mod. does WAC3?

thanks,
h.sie

Yes, it is included! :up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi!

Since some guessed the right location.. here some further pics of the new monmument:

The original monument:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4756/mltenort.jpg


The new model in the game:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7968/mltenort12.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4705/mltenort10.jpg


regards
Han

[HanSolo78]

Some new impressions of the new WAC version:

The Atlantik Wall:

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7927/atlwall7.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7754/atlwall1.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8968/atlwall5.jpg

[robbythesub]

Hi Han

Thanks and very impressive- do you know a rough time when the latest will be available?

I hope it works well with vista as I still cannot get the current version to run without comtinuous ctd.

Great work ! :up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Rob!

I assume an arrival around eastern, but I can´t promise.
This will be an update.. so no standalone version.
What the updates name will be I don´t know at the moments. because there are much minor imrpovements with very high detail only visible at the second look. Bute I did invest a lot of spare time to make the new build with my team member.
Vista should be nor problem at the moment... I ´ll do some testings again after the update is ready for release.

greetings
Han

[makman94]

Hi Rob!

I assume an arrival around eastern, but I can´t promise.
This will be an update.. so no standalone version.
What the updates name will be I don´t know at the moments. because there are much minor imrpovements with very high detail only visible at the second look. Bute I did invest a lot of spare time to make the new build with my team member.
Vista should be nor problem at the moment... I ´ll do some testings again after the update is ready for release.

greetings
Han

hello Hansolo,

thats great news Hans ...a stably wac...it would be the best gift for sh3 !

bye

[robbythesub]

Hello Han

Thanks for the update, and I am looking forward to it.

Please test if possible with vista as I still cannot get any stability despite many re installs, and all other variants of the game, ie GWX, U Boat 1.2 and MEG run with no trouble.

:up:

[HanSolo78]

Another small preview:

http://s7b.directupload.net/images/090330/t6zmse7x.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgl6NPdmZhM&feature=channel_page/)

[robbythesub]

Great videos Han, really looking forward to it, and hope I can get it to run smoothly!

I like the new preview screen that come sup in addition to the older small one.

When do you think it will be available?

Cheers! :up: :up: :up: :up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Rob!

I Am sorry to say that a Release has been pushed back because of real life work. There is not much to do... but a few things and testing. Unfortunately I am also on a trip home in easter days, so some days to wait ;)

greetings
Han

[geosub1978]

This is one of the two guns that sunk BLUCHER. Maybe this could be usefull Han...

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7568/28cmgunatoscarsborgfort.jpg
Best Regards!

[HanSolo78]

@geosub

Nice idea!
This cannon is already included in LSH3. We/ I don´t have any plany to make it too because you won´t see it very often.
Other thinks will stay in the focus.


@all

Release might probably 3-4 weeks after easter.

best regards
Han

[HanSolo78]

Some new impressions....

only some time to go for the new release.

http://s11b.directupload.net/images/090421/ziby5m9e.jpg (http://www.directupload.net)

http://s3b.directupload.net/images/090421/45x8ety4.jpg (http://www.directupload.net)

[Alex]

I like what you've done a lot, Hans, especially the twisty thing around the deck gun and its water plug... Now THAT's a detailed deck gun ! :o
And the ship looks fine too ! Can't wait to see it in game ! :rock:

Respectfully,


Alex

[makman94]

the 'king wac' is coming back ! i knew it Hans that your team will rock! keep going ! :up:

[HanSolo78]

Thx, I´ve got a very good engineer who learned me a lot and build the great gun!

[robbythesub]

Well done Han- looking forward to this! Will it be a new download in full, or an edit of the current one (which I am still having many problems with CTD)?

Great :yeah:

[dcb]

Great work, Han:up:
Hopefully you will also have time for a 16 Km version of your nice environment, which would add a lot to the game.

[Alex]

Thx, I´ve got a very good engineer who learned me a lot and build the great gun!

Sincere congratulations, Sir ! :arrgh!: :cool:

:yeah: :rock:

[HanSolo78]

hello to all!

good news is on the horizon.... I ve got a stable beta of wac 4.0 ready.
I´ll upload it in the evening or the morning
who has time to test the new features and make reports?

if everything goes well... release will be at the weekend.

greetings
Han

[torpille]

me ,if you want.:oops:.
herr han.

[robbythesub]

Hi Han

I would like to test if possible (just back from holiday).
Thanks :yeah:

[bula]

Hi, HanSolo78!
Please ask password for archive beta WAC4 :)

[Graf Paper]

I am so very glad that WAC 3.0 was not the final version!

The teaser screen shots you've posted look wonderful, indeed, Han.

It looks like I'll have to change my installation folder for WAC 3.0 to WAC 4.0 and wait with great anticipation for the release!

Happy to know you finally got some more help to keep this mod alive! :yeah:

[Carotio]

Alternative download site:

WAC in SHMF (http://www.silenthuntermods.com/forum/index.php?topic=133.0)

:03:

[Krabb]

I have a report on several bugs in WAC 3.1 (and thus affecting WAC 4.0).

In gramophone music folder there still are three files with German ü, which lead to crash SH3 when start playing music.

Both in WAC 3.1 and 4.0 in data\Sea\EnglishNames.cfg there is wrong line:
FishingBoat2=Shrimps Cutter
(instead of FishingBoat3=Shrimps Cutter).


There are some odd files in WAC 3.1 archive:

data\Cfg\Commands_de11.cfg
data\Cfg\Commands_en11.cfg
data\Cfg\Commands_fr11.cfg
data\Sea\M35Hansa\M35Hansa_Txx.tga
data\Sea\NAMD\xxxx_T04.tga
data\Sea\NBB_Renown\NBB_Renown.txt
data\Sea\NBB_Roma\NBB_Roma_sil .tga (unnecessary space)
data\Sea\NBB_Vittorio\NBB_Vittori.zon (missing 'o')
data\Sea\NBB_Vittorio\NBB_Vittorio_sil .tga (unnecessary space)
data\Sea\NBC_Repulse\NBC_Repulse.txt
data\Sea\NCA_Tallinn\NCA_Tallinn_sil__orig.tga
data\Sea\NCL_Dido\Copy of NCL_Dido.zon
data\Sea\NCL_Fiji\Copy of NCL_Fiji.zon
data\Sea\NCV_ArkRoyal\Copy of NCV_ArkRoyal.zon
data\Sea\NCV_Illustrious\Copy of NCV_Illustrious.zon
data\Sea\NDE_FTboot\NDE_Ftbootg_ T09.tga (unnecessary 'g' and space)
data\Sea\NDE_FTboot\NDE_Ftbootg_T08.tga (unnecessary 'g')
data\Sea\NFF_RiverClass\NFF_RiverClass_sil.JPG
data\Sea\NF_boat_3\NF_boat_3.mtl
data\Sea\NKMSS_Hansa\NKMSS_Hansa_Txx.tga
data\Sea\NKSQ_\Copy of NKSQ_.zon
data\Sea\NLPL_\Copy of NLPL_.zon
data\Sea\NLUS_Bremen\NLUS_Bremen_OFT01.tga
data\Sea\NLUS_Bremen\NLUS_Bremen_OFT02.tga
data\Sea\NMS_1935\T01.tga (missing 'NMS_1935_')
data\Sea\NMS_1935\T02.tga (missing 'NMS_1935_')
data\Sea\NMS_1935\T03.tga (missing 'NMS_1935_')
data\Sea\NMS_1935\T04.tga (missing 'NMS_1935_')
data\Sea\NMS_1935\T05.tga (missing 'NMS_1935_')
data\Sea\NPC_Black_Swan\NPC_Black_Swan_ T10.tga (unnecessary space)
data\Sea\NPL_Hap\NPL_Hap_Txx.tga
data\Sea\NPL_KDF\NPL_KDF_silxx.tga
data\Sea\NPL_KDF\NPL_KDF_Txx.tga
data\Sea\NTR\Copy of NTR.zon
data\Sea\NWRE1\Copy of NWRE1.zon
data\Sea\NWRE3\Copy of NWRE3.zon
data\Sea\RowBoat\RowBoat_save
data\Sea\CargoDef(alt).cfg

In some data\Sea subfolders there are hidden desktop.ini files.


And in WAC 4.0 update archive:

data\Air\AFB_ME-110\_110_fuselage.mtl
data\Air\AFB_ME-110\_110_fuselage.obj
data\Air\AFB_P47_D15Thunderbolt\AFB_P47_D15Thunder bolt_Glass.mtl
data\Air\AFB_P47_D15Thunderbolt\AFB_P47_D15Thunder bolt_Glass.obj
data\Sea\NCB_Luetzow\NCB_Lutzow_sil.tga (missing 'e')

There is missing data\Roster\Environmental\Sea\DLF.cfg in WAC 4.0. Is this done intentionally?

[HanSolo78]

Hi Krabb!

Hm.. looks like I did not have enough beta tester ;)
Hm.. really annoying!
Did you change these files already by yourself?
Then maybe you could send me a possible fix? I am a little bit out of time at the moment...would be great!

greetings
Han

[Krabb]

Hello Han!

Sure I can do a fix. But what to do with unnecessary files, remove them using bat-file? In fact I can make all renaming stuff with bat. And what to do with *_Txx.tga files, rename them to something like *_T05.tga or just delete?

And some more bugs... Have crashes in single and career usually during mission initialization or some time after. Haven't yet find reason.

[robbythesub]

Hello Han

Mine crashes before initialisation too- also discussing with krabb!

[HanSolo78]

Hi!

@Krabb

Yeah, unnecessary files should be deleted.. how is agoof question.
If this is possible with .bat file it would be good. The TGA files should be renamed to the format like the other one so that they fit into the names.

Crahes in SM and career? With 3.1 or with 4.0?

I recognized problems with some units in Windows vista!
In fact I also made a WAC4.0 vista version... without the buoys and the levensau bridge which caused my vista 64 to crash.
Win XP worked ok for me with all units and default WAC4.0 update.

greetings
Han

[robbythesub]

Hi Han

Where can I get the vista version of 4.0?

Is there also a vista version of 3.1?

Thanks

Robbie :up:

[HanSolo78]

Hi Rob!

Actually WAC3.1 ran fine on my vista64 installation. Only 4.0 refused to load a career.
If 3.1 does not work for you 4.0 won´t also.

greetings
Han