Helpp ??

[reignofdeath]

Okay guys. so happy my game finally arrived however I need some help!!..
after even searches I still cant find the Mods that I want so any help in directing me to the right mods would be greatly appreciated..
Also!
Patches. I bought the game brand new off amazon. so do I need to patch the game still? or since it is brand new will it come with the patches already in it??

Second. The mods I am looking for are

SH3 Commander,
GWX 3.0
JSGME (I believe comes with GWX)
and a realistic damage mod? as well as one that changes the water to sh5 qaulity?? ( i believe Id seen this somewhere.)

Any help is greatly appreciated guys!! thanks! :yeah:

PS: hell after even playing the stock version im impressed. my first orders were to patrol grid AF81!

[timmy41]

http://thegreywolves.com/gwx3/
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=156898
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=158921
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147237

GWX3 comes with the option to activate many mods through JGSME, one being the damage mod.

i dont think you have to patch it.

[reignofdeath]

Thanks :) Im already loving this game even the stock version. the realistic aspect is nice. especially sailing out of port with the band playing. I will def post screenies with my first kill :) i am however on auto targeting yet

[timmy41]

once you get the tactics of positioning down, be sure to learn manual targeting. makes the game a lot more challenging, and thus more rewarding. read the GWX manual, it helped me and a lot of players a lot, its also interesting! 600 pages but not a single one is filler, its all fun to read. good luck!

oh and I forgot to mention, if bernard is on watch, and hes the last one down before a dive, check the hatch yourself, he leaves it open sometimes.

[reignofdeath]

With GWX do I have to download each of the multi part?? or just the last one? cuz there is 3.1 3.2 3.3 and so on

[timmy41]

With GWX do I have to download each of the multi part?? or just the last one? cuz there is 3.1 3.2 3.3 and so on
each one
I believe the exe installs them, i dont really remember.

[Sailor Steve]

All of it, unless you get the huge 'All-In-One' version. The best way to guarantee an uncorrupted download is to find any post by Jimbuna and download it from his sig link.

[reignofdeath]

Bernard?? lol oh another question how can I mod the look of my ship?? I basically all I really need for now is emblems on my conning tower

[reignofdeath]

And i went to Jimbunas page and found them but which am i supposed to download?? theres so many gwx things :O

EDIT: Alright, so on my third patrol now with no ship sightings. Im confused here. I see ships pop up on my map and they just stay there.. then I set a course for them and nothings there.. 3 patrols in and I havent sunk a single thing. any help would be great guys. thanks.. any general tips would be great too . and since GWX is such a huge mod, is it gonna make the game run at a slower FPS?? let me know please. thanks

[Herr-Berbunch]

And i went to Jimbunas page and found them but which am i supposed to download?? theres so many gwx things :O

EDIT: Alright, so on my third patrol now with no ship sightings. Im confused here. I see ships pop up on my map and they just stay there.. then I set a course for them and nothings there.. 3 patrols in and I havent sunk a single thing. any help would be great guys. thanks.. any general tips would be great too . and since GWX is such a huge mod, is it gonna make the game run at a slower FPS?? let me know please. thanks

If a report comes in of a ship at say 0800, and it takes you two hours to arrive, the ship will also be two hours away but remains in it's original map marking for some time - until it's well away or you and your crew have spotted it for yourselves.

GWX is a bit more intense on your system than stock, would need to know your system specs before we could make much more of a comment. Shift+F8 (or it could be Ctrl?) shows your FPS. :D

[reignofdeath]

I figured out why i kept missing ships when I found an illistration on here on how to manually target. as far as specs. its not a great comp. at least for gaming. My CPU is dual core I think but the Graphics unit needs an upgrade. something I hope to get since I did buy SH5 too and may as well play it lol :P but im running 60 fps right now. up to 70 i think and Im in a pretty nasty storm at the moment..

[Herr-Berbunch]

60-70 FPS is very playable. SH3 is (I could get slated for this if I'm wrong) more processor/ram hungry than GPU - ram is relatively cheap too for the all round good it does. That said, a better GPU may be needed when you get round to playing 4/5, you'll need to know if your power supply can handle a newer card.

[reignofdeath]

How would I find that out?? and ram isnt a problem Ive got plenty lol I am experiencing some GPU problems though I think. the water doesnt seem reflective like it is supposed to be??

[Jimbuna]

And i went to Jimbunas page and found them but which am i supposed to download?? theres so many gwx things :O



If you use torrents this is the one you want:

http://www.filefront.com/14961037/GWX3_FullSingleInstall.exe.torrent/

[reignofdeath]

unfortunately I dont use torrents mainly because I dont know how

[timmy41]

you have to get the torrent client, its freeware.
through it youll get things as zip files, sometimes it takes a long time, sometimes it doesnt.
extract the zip files as you would with any other.

if you want a step by step process of how to install it I can make one when I get home, i dont know if ones been made yet.
a plead for others: I can make a step by step for SH3 involved through steam on windows XP. if anyone else would like to help on making a guide for different OS's and methods of purchase, that would be great.

[Jimbuna]

unfortunately I dont use torrents mainly because I dont know how

Whereabouts do you reside? It may be possible to have a grey Wolf send you the mod on disc.

You can download the single exe file in two parts from here:

http://www.btsmods.com/index.php?topic=247.0

[K-61]

I've used several torrent clients over the years and my favourite is UTorrent. www.utorrent.com (http://www.utorrent.com)

What is nice about torrents is that you start and stop the download as necessary. It will pick up where it left off. It may be slower than a server-client download but it will definitely get you the file you want. I prefer Jimbuna's single file download torrent; that way, you avoid any hassles over having to assemble the different file pieces some folks have reported.

[reignofdeath]

Well lets see how the download goes for now. I am downloading them from Jimbunas Filefront server. as Sailor Steve told me that was pretty much one of the only ways to be gauranteed to not get a corrupted download or what not. but Im into like 3.6 or 3.7 so all I need then is the Exe i think and then I can install. and I live in Indiana near Fort Wayne. :down:

[K-61]

Fort Wayne? That's where Taylor from Planet of the Apes was born. I love those PotA films.

[reignofdeath]

haha I never knew that. guess ya learn somethin new every day. If it would suit anybody. or if anyone would have the time, I would like to maybe get on multiplayer with someone who can kind of walk me through interception and manual targetting. reading the guides is good and all but itd be a bit easier for me i think if i had some one there to talk to to help me with the angle setting and all that so I get used to it. (muscle memory i think its called?? except this isnt the quick reaction type :P)

and I have a question about the stop watch, is there any way to get it to pop up when your in the Nav map screen?? or only when your on the attack periscope. because the man targeting method im learning I need to make 3 marks at 3.15 intervals on the target to get its course and speed.

[Jimbuna]

Well lets see how the download goes for now. I am downloading them from Jimbunas Filefront server. as Sailor Steve told me that was pretty much one of the only ways to be gauranteed to not get a corrupted download or what not. but Im into like 3.6 or 3.7 so all I need then is the Exe i think and then I can install. and I live in Indiana near Fort Wayne. :down:

Keep us updated http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[reignofdeath]

It works! :) I got the other stuff all downloaded too (Config files and all) I just need a better Graphics card now so the water will look more real haha

[Jimbuna]

It works! :) I got the other stuff all downloaded too (Config files and all) I just need a better Graphics card now so the water will look more real haha

SINK EM ALL!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[JokerOfFate]

Good for you! :DL

[Sailor Steve]

I live in Indiana near Fort Wayne. :down:
I'm in Salt Lake City. If you need any mods on disc PM me and we'll work it out.

[reignofdeath]

Thank yo ufor the kindness :yeah: But at the moment I have no need for any other mods. Unless theres some people could reccomend to me?? :) I seem to notice one my night attack last night that there was no moon? I have GWX installed too. as well as I havent got a chance to check the damage out on GWX either but its the damage mod that actually lets you see the holes you make in a ship and such?? or is there another one that does that?

I'm in Salt Lake City. If you need any mods on disc PM me and we'll work it out.

[CherryHarbey]

I've seen the moon in GWX so it does exist, don't know if models the phases correctly, but if it is does then maybe your night was a no moon night.

damage mod
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=962

[reignofdeath]

I've seen the moon in GWX so it does exist, don't know if models the phases correctly, but if it is does then maybe your night was a no moon night.

damage mod
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=962


does the damage work with GWX?

[CherryHarbey]

yes sir.

[reignofdeath]

alrighty thanks much :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

There is an earlier version available also with slightly different looking damage characteristics....agin enabled via JSGME:

http://www.filefront.com/14752751/Torpedo_damage_Final.zip/

[reignofdeath]

I have downloaded one that is to my liking thanks guys :yeah: now do ships randomly break in half? or is it dependent upon structural integrity (Ie if you explodea magnetic right under her center mass)

[K-61]

I haven't snapped any in half for a while but a few have snapped in half as they sunk. I love the variety of sinkings from GWX and the damage mod. Sometimes you hit a tanker and get a huge column of smoke rising from it. You can track it for many miles if she doesn't sink.

[reignofdeath]

Yeah ive actually had quite a few ridiculous explosions. one patrol I in 39 I was doing (I died in that one too eventually but anyways) I had wasted 4 out of my 5 torps to sink one ship that JUST WOULDNT SINK so the next merchant I saw I set a magnetic right under her smoke stack kaboom. killer explosion. she sank without a doubt. needless to say I was happy :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

I have downloaded one that is to my liking thanks guys :yeah: now do ships randomly break in half? or is it dependent upon structural integrity (Ie if you explodea magnetic right under her center mass)

As previously stated there are a variety of ways a ship can sink but without doubt the rarest sight is seeing one 'turn turtle' prior to sinking.