helgoland minefield?(gwx)

[goggles]

:damn:i hate mines i really do

patrol was going well i south east of scapa flow and went to periscope depth to avoid a destroyer only to suffer a massive explosion when a mine snagged my conning tower near the deck gun

critical flooding but thankfully my hull held as i sank to 104 meters before bottoming so i repair pump out the water ive lost both periscopes, hydrophones, deck gun and radio antenae

so i thank the u boat gods:salute: im still alive and head home for wilhelmshaven

then comes the final blow i just southeast of helgoland im jolted out of time compression to the tune of critcal flooding again

this time there was no saving her i order abandon ship and we go for a dip in the northsea and await rescue from a nearby vorpostenboot

now heres the thing i traversed this area many times savely and as far as i know theres no minefield here but i cant be sure

anyone know about minefields around helgoland? i hate mines:damn:

[A Very Super Market]

Yep. Check the campaign files if you still want to use that route, but I'm pretty sure the East side is clear.

[goggles]

argh!!!:damn:

i knew it was a mine


where abouts might i find these campaign files?

[magicsub2]

:ping: what, you didnt get the radio message saying west side of helga is mined? always go on east side!!!!!!

[A Very Super Market]

Go to your silent hunter 3 folder and open the mission editor.

From file, select open SCR layer, and open this file.

whereveryouputsh3/silent hunter 3/data/campaigns/campaign/campaign_scr

[goggles]

ah thanks guys....

man i feel like an idiot now lol:rotfl:

[Otto Heinzmeir]

Yep. Check the campaign files if you still want to use that route, but I'm pretty sure the East side is clear.

I am playing GWX also I tend to avoid all shores because not familiar wit where mines are located. I went into the campaign file you mention but am not sure what to look for. I found an entry like this:

[OrdnanceUnit 4]
Name=Minefield#1
Class=Minefield
Type=500
Origin=France
Side=0
GameEntryDate=19380101
GameEntryTime=0
GameExitDate=19400614
GameExitTime=400
Long=7249.000000
Lat=5941232.000000
Height=0.000000
Heading=0.000000
RandStartRadius=0.000000
Density=5.000000
HeightIntervalMin=-12.000000
HeightIntervalMax=-7.000000
NextWP=0

I take it that this is a minefield. How can I decipher this to understand what location this is and at what time are the mines laid?

[Jimbuna]

There is a British minefield to both east and west of Helgoland.....pay particular attention to the dates because they are not permanent fixtures.

[Abraham2000]

maybe you'll call me crazy, but how can I activate the mines fields? because I look for scr file in mission editor but I don't find it...

[Sailor Steve]

Are you using GWX? If so, the fields are already there and already active. If not, no minefields.

[siege00]

I'm glad you posted this. I always take the western side. Must be sheer dumb luck that I haven't gone 'boom'.

[Abraham2000]

yes I use GWX3..., and I haven't any minefield where they are supposed to be... Do you have any Idea why?

[ivanov.ruslan]

Look this topic http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=186257

[Jimbuna]

maybe you'll call me crazy, but how can I activate the mines fields? because I look for scr file in mission editor but I don't find it...

Check the campaign file also because they are dated.

[Abraham2000]

MMMh, my problem isn't I cannot go on the mission editor, it is I not see the scr... in «file»... :hmmm:

[Hambone307]

If I remember correctly, there are also some mines at the north end of the English Channel by a couple ports. I can't remember what port it was that I went to raid, but as I was getting close I raised my periscope and had to issue back emergency to avoid a mine right in front of me. :haha: I turned right back around and waited for a merchant to lumber past after that close call.