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tomw95
10-27-09, 05:24 AM
Hi I have just installed the GWX3 Gold for SH3 and I cant find any enemy ships at all Ive been on loads of patrols at different parts of the war and I havent found 1 enemy ship but I keep on getting attacked by enemy aircraft can someone give me any tips on how to find enemy ships with GWX3
Mopy
10-27-09, 05:58 AM
Just to make sure there isn't a problem, are you seeing friendly ships in harbour and sailing about when you set out for your patrol?
danlisa
10-27-09, 06:37 AM
Just to make sure there isn't a problem, are you seeing friendly ships in harbour and sailing about when you set out for your patrol?

Good question!

New users may enable the Med and Indian Ocean Campaign files without knowing that they will remove all scripting in the Atlantic.

What MODS do you have enabled OP?
RConch
10-27-09, 06:55 AM
If you are playing the Atlantic portion, sail to AM 52 or BF 17 during the start of the war. Always something coming in in these areas for me.
Mopy
10-27-09, 06:59 AM
Good question!

Heheh only because I saw Jim ask it last week in the same situation :know:
tomw95
10-27-09, 07:49 AM
Yeh Im seeing friendly ships in some harbours i think there were some in Trondheim and Penang I havent been able to find any enemy ships in the atlantic but I do get attacked by aircraft I also tried the Mediterrainian nothing there either :hmmm:
popcorn2721
10-27-09, 08:37 AM
Yeh Im seeing friendly ships in some harbours i think there were some in Trondheim and Penang I havent been able to find any enemy ships in the atlantic but I do get attacked by aircraft I also tried the Mediterrainian nothing there either :hmmm:
There are periods in this simulation that enemy ships are rather hard to come by. Sometimes you can spend a whole patrol at sea and only see the ships in the harbor when your leaving and coming home. Having said that, I usually head for the nearest port if Im not finding any enemy ships. Ive always found that the ships in port respond to my presence and head back out to sea. Also I don't think that you would be attacked by aircraft if there was something wrong. It seems more than likely a matter of not being in the right place at the right time.
As Jim would say "Be more aggressive!!!".
irish1958
10-27-09, 08:39 AM
1) Activate the combined campaign mod in JSGME
2) Download and activate from the Subsim download section, Jimbuna's Spy Sat mod: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=157 and use this to get accustomed to the game.
"Sink 'em all"
tomw95
10-27-09, 09:07 AM
Just wondering when you have installed GWX3 do you go to JSGME and activate all the installed mods or do you leave them ?
Jimbuna
10-27-09, 09:55 AM
Only activate the mods of your choice after you have installed GWX3.0 because:

a) you won't have JSGME to enable your mods with (comes with GWX3.0)

b) you won't have the parent mod to enable them in.
tomw95
10-27-09, 10:07 AM
Does GWX3 give map contact updates because I havent seen one at all and I have done loads of patrols :-?
psykopatsak
10-27-09, 11:31 AM
you havent activated the special campaign mods, have you? because those remove everything outside their respective areas.
tomw95
10-27-09, 12:09 PM
Do they because Ive activated every mod that was installed with GWX3 thatll probably be the problem ill deactivate it thanks :D
Zilch
10-27-09, 12:11 PM
One thing you may want to try is activating mods one at a time. That way if one gives you an problem, you know which one it was and can bypass it. I'm no mod guru by any stretch, but this has helped me get the most out of the mods that my system can handle.
irish1958
10-27-09, 03:04 PM
One thing you may want to try is activating mods one at a time. That way if one gives you an problem, you know which one it was and can bypass it. I'm no mod guru by any stretch, but this has helped me get the most out of the mods that my system can handle.
Good advice. All the included mods with GWX3.0 have been extensively tested and are compatible with GWX3.0. A small number of people have had a problem with the enhanced damage mod when used with some non-GWX mods, but if you don't overwrite the GWX files, most mods will work with GWX3.0.
Mods that add new ships can cause a problem, however.
psykopatsak
10-27-09, 05:05 PM
then the sollution for you is the good ole RTFM (no offense)

happended to me too, activated lite harbour traffic, and much later realised it removed stuff xD
Jimbuna
10-28-09, 11:31 AM
then the sollution for you is the good ole RTFM (no offense)

happended to me too, activated lite harbour traffic, and much later realised it removed stuff xD


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