Fully Operational Boat [Archive] - SUBSIM Radio Room Forums

KapitanSpinks

04-20-11, 01:27 AM

Greetings all.

I have been trying to sort through all these mods and get them installed, but frankly, I'm pretty lost. I've downloaded a bunch of different mods, but right out of the pen I am having certain compatibility issues, and trouble tracking down pre-requisite mods for other mods that look good.

For the past year or so I have been running only GWX 3 or Gold or whatever the version is. The last one anyway. I lost everything on my system and figured after the reformat, this would be a good time to dig in and really get SH3 maximized for my system.

My onboard integrated graphics is pretty weak, ATI x1270 so I am not so concerned about tweaking external realism to the point that it will keep crashing. However, I would like to tweak my boat for maximum playability.
So, I figured a thread on the subject might help me and others get a good boat up and running to its full potential.

Please helpe me find these sorts of mods, and give me an order in which to install them with JSGME. Interiors, gramophone tracks, messages, uniforms, ambient and action sounds, better tools, clickable/operable equipment, all those sorts of things.

As I said, I really don't need to increase externals so much. Detailed sea floors, skins on other craft, not so important to me. Of course, if you think there is something really cool or important, feel free to drop it on me.

If there is a mod that has several different options, please let me know what the options are, and why you prefer one mod over another. For example, maybe there are several different periscope mods out there. Let me know what your favorite one is, why, and maybe some of the other mods that you have tried in that particular category.

Also, please drop a link to the thread where a discussion and/or links to the download can be found. I keep hearing about some mods, but can't actually find the download.

Hope this is not being too forward being a newb here, but like I said too, this could be a good thread for everyone to come together and assemble a nice sort of "package" like GWX did.

Cheers guys. :arrgh!:

sharkbit

04-20-11, 07:17 AM

First off, welcome aboard! :salute:

Secondly, the search function is your friend. Try searching the mod forum by putting some of your key words in and see what you turn up.

Thirdly, look thru the downloads section. Alot of the mods end up there along with links to the thread in some cases.

Also, try this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=141242

It is a bit out of date but it might give you a starting point as well. I know there are a few other threads that have people list what mods they are using that might give you some ideas as well.

Everybody has different tastes. The key is to try different ones and see what you like. Problem is, once you get the mods set up just the way you like them and think "Now I can get some serious playing time in!", along comes another great mod that may require some rearranging of mods.
But, such is the life of an SH3/SH4 player.

:)

KapitanSpinks

04-20-11, 09:29 PM

Lol, cheers, thanks.

Adour

04-21-11, 06:19 AM

Kaptian,

I am in a similar situation to you regarding pc performance and I run the mods list in my signature. My aim is for a realistic (in so much that it is a game) and immersive experience which seems to me what you are looking for.

Things not included below are some of the optional mods with GWX such as alternative flotillas and enhanced damage effects that I have installed.

LJ

Schwieger

04-21-11, 06:35 AM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=179694

Herr-Berbunch

04-21-11, 07:01 AM

Just try your mods one at a time to see if you like it/them, and also to narrow down any compatibility issues.

Also it's no good having unnecessary mods activated, i.e. don't have St Naz active if you're operating from Norway towards Greenland/Canada.

Graphics card isn't everything, RAM is important too - you should easily and quite cheaply add some more and then enable SH3 to use it.

Have fun :salute:

KapitanSpinks

04-29-11, 08:36 PM

Thanks again guys.

Yeah, I have had some compatibility issues, but I guess it will just be a trial and error process until I get 'er running smooth.

Some of the mods are almost redundant, but have other little things that I like, but then cause problems. Like I added a sound mod that killed the open-hatch function. Oh well, think maybe Ill dive been back in tonight and see what I can put together. Been distracted since I last posted and haven't even fired the game back up.

When I do finally get a nice set up running smooth, I will be sure to share.

KapitanSpinks

04-29-11, 09:00 PM

Okay. The FM NewInterior mod appears to be the very best upgrade for the interior of the sub. Are there any other mods that will open even more areas of the sub? Like the torpedo rooms perhaps, or the electric engine rooms?

Also, I am noticing that the diesel engines are EXTREMELY loud in the command room but if I go to the engine room, they get quieter, and then stay quieter as I move about the boat after that. I can't remember what I did, but it suddenly got louder again. I just can't have that when I am playing late at night. Anyone else experiencing the same thing? Is there a better internal life sound mod that is compatible and that you might prefer?

I think I am also going to use a mod to put the crew in casual dress, and the pinup girls mod.

Lemme fire it up here and see what I got. Ill check back later with an update. Cheers.

frau kaleun

04-29-11, 09:43 PM

Okay. The FM NewInterior mod appears to be the very best upgrade for the interior of the sub. Are there any other mods that will open even more areas of the sub? Like the torpedo rooms perhaps, or the electric engine rooms?

I don't know what might be in the works, but so far the New Interiors mod will give you as much of an interior as you can get at the moment.

Also, I am noticing that the diesel engines are EXTREMELY loud in the command room but if I go to the engine room, they get quieter, and then stay quieter as I move about the boat after that. I can't remember what I did, but it suddenly got louder again. I just can't have that when I am playing late at night. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

If you have S3ditor you can open up the Sh3.sdl file that comes with New Interiors (or Aces' multi-mod compatibility .sdl file, if that's what you're using) and play around with the settings for the diesel sound that Flakmonkey added.

I also found the internal diesel sound a bit too loud for my liking, especially since it drowned out the toonz from the gramophone, which I really like to listen to sometimes when playing. Plus I got what most people described as the "jet engine" effect when switching from station to station. That can also be done away with, although as I understand it you lose some of the 3D effect of the sound that way but I couldn't use the mod otherwise.

When you open the file, the entry you need to look for is DD_Engine.DieselEx, with a wave name of Submarine_diesel_exterior.wav. In the FM NewInteriors .sdl file (which you'll find in the data\Sound folder), it's at the very bottom; in Aces' compatibility version I think it's about 3/4 of the way down from the top. When you find it, highlight it by clicking on it once and the values for it will appear on the right. You can adjust the volume down from 100 to whatever you like, I have mine set at 75.

To get rid of the "jet engine" distortion (if you have it) you need to reset the Doppler factor to 0.

Make a copy of the current file and do your tweaking on that and then save the changes on close, and then put that version of the into your data\Sound folder (make a backup of the existing version first!) and the next time you load the game you can see if it sounds better. I had to adjust the volume several times but it was worth the tweaking in order to use such an awesome mod.

KapitanSpinks

04-29-11, 10:10 PM

Im a sub commander not a programmer! Lol. Thanks for the info. I do get the jet engine wossh, but that doesn't bother me so much. Might have to get that editor I guess.

Fish In The Water

04-30-11, 12:29 AM

Im a sub commander not a programmer! Lol. Thanks for the info. I do get the jet engine wossh, but that doesn't bother me so much. Might have to get that editor I guess.

An easier solution would be this handy little mod by brett25:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778

It's designed specifically for FM Interiors and it simply replaces the existing diesel sound with one that isn't as deafening. That way you can listen to your music :03:, or even just your own thoughts for a while.

frau kaleun

04-30-11, 12:31 PM

Im a sub commander not a programmer! Lol. Thanks for the info. I do get the jet engine wossh, but that doesn't bother me so much.

It was really bad on my system, I couldn't take it. But whatever works. The suggestion about using brett25's mod mentioned above might be the way to go if volume is your only concern.

Might have to get that editor I guess.

That way lies madness, my friend. :O: :D

Madox58

04-30-11, 12:38 PM

That way lies madness, my friend. :O: :D
Blasphemer!! Heretic!! Witch I say!!
The more that move to the 'Dark Side'?
The better!
:salute:

King_Zog

04-30-11, 12:40 PM

frau kaleun

04-30-11, 12:42 PM

Blasphemer!! Heretic!! Witch I say!!
The more that move to the 'Dark Side'?
The better!
:salute:

Well, okay... as long as nobody show up wearing the same thing as me.

http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/hello-kitty-darth-vader.JPG

SquareSteelBar

04-30-11, 12:53 PM

Are you my Mum? http://www.tinyupload.net/1418079099darth_vader.gif http://img5.imageshack.us/i/darthvaderr.gif/%5B/mg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img5.imageshack.us/i/darthvaderr.gif/

Madox58

04-30-11, 01:01 PM

Not to worry on my part

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n12/privateer_2006/sith.jpg
privateer with his Sith Lord Ref

frau kaleun

04-30-11, 01:02 PM

Are you my Mum? http://www.tinyupload.net/1418079099darth_vader.gif http://img5.imageshack.us/i/darthvaderr.gif/%5B/mg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img5.imageshack.us/i/darthvaderr.gif/

:hmmm:

I could tell you, but then I'd have to freeze you in carbonite and corrupt all your .dat files.

SquareSteelBar

04-30-11, 01:20 PM

...I could tell you, but then I'd have to freeze you in carbonite and corrupt all your .dat files.
http://www.compumess.nl/daf/smileys/sm1/schrik.gif

Salvadoreno

04-30-11, 02:36 PM

RRROOOFLFLFLFLF!!!!!!! Frau!!!! That was hilarious!!! :rotfl2::rotfl2:

frau kaleun

04-30-11, 02:37 PM

RRROOOFLFLFLFLF!!!!!!! Frau!!!! That was hilarious!!! :rotfl2::rotfl2:

But it's supposed to be terrifying! :stare: :shifty: :wah: :O:

KapitanSpinks

06-10-11, 01:33 AM

If you are happy with the way SH3 sounds prior to FM_New Interiors you can just delete the mod's data/sound/sh3.sdl before you enable in JSGME. That way FM_New Interiors won't overwrite your usual Sh3.sdl and you'll get the new interiors but retain the unmodded engine sounds.

It worked for me, it was just too loud on my system and strangely the doppler effect worked the wrong way, it got louder the further I was away from the engine room rather than the other way around.

Yup, same thing was happening with me. Loudest in the command room. Thanks for the suggestion. Thanks to the others here as well.

Just rented the 5-hour edition of Das Boot and decided to try and finish off my setup here. Been so busy lately.

Aces

06-10-11, 03:58 AM

@ Frau Kaleun:

Damn, damn damn , I'll have to pop back to the costume shop later today then!, what's the odds on that?. :D

Myxale

06-10-11, 06:58 AM

:rotfl2:

LOOL you guys have been diving too deep for too long!

The pressure messes with the b.rain:arrgh!:

KapitanSpinks

06-11-11, 12:43 AM

So I pulled the sounds folder from FM's Interiors mod, and then tried to use SH3 Internal life mod v 1.2, and still have the same problem with the super loud diesels.

Are there any good sound mods that don't have loud diesels, or am I stuck with vanilla sounds to avoid them?

Fish In The Water

06-11-11, 01:08 AM

Are there any good sound mods that don't have loud diesels, or am I stuck with vanilla sounds to avoid them?

I use brett25's... He's got two versions, one loud and one with less volume.

Not sure if it's quite what you're looking for, but it might be worth checking out. You can find them here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778)
Hope it helps! :sunny:

Magic1111

06-11-11, 02:02 PM

I use brett25's... He's got two versions, one loud and one with less volume.

Not sure if it's quite what you're looking for, but it might be worth checking out. You can find them here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778)
Hope it helps! :sunny:

I use this MOD from brett25 too.....!!! :up::yeah::up:

Doolar

06-11-11, 10:13 PM

My system isn't particuary strong , so heres a list of the MODS i'm useing and i have very good frame rates ( no chopping anytime ). I've also added about 150-200 songs to the gramaphone and added additional pictures to COMMANDER
GWX 3 St Naz and Schluese and other units V4,
WB's GWX campaign with VonDos' ships v2.7
GWX - Lite Harbor Traffic
TMT v2
WB - TMT fix
WB - add Q ship
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
Wooden_Lifeboats_Mod
Thomsen's Sound Pack V3
PT_SoundPack_V3.1
PT_SoundPack_V3.2
Ultimate Aircraft Soundmod
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
Torpedo damage Final ver2.0
ANZACMICKS DAMAGE IMMERSION
GWX - No Medals on Crew
GWX - Open Hatch Mod
OLC's Modified Searchlight Beams for GWX3
Das Boot Clothes
CapZapEmblemsPack_Final
Conus' Historically Accurate U-boat Emblems 1.0
Conus' Historically Accurate U-boat Emblems 1.1
Conus' Historically Accurate U-boat Emblems 1.2
Conus' Historically Accurate U-boat Emblems 1.3
M.E.P v2.1
flat sun fix for M.E.P v2.1-BETA
GWX_DFa-Flag&Pens_2010
Damage Caused by Fire
RL_E v2 standard (expanded radio log mod)
MaGui 3.4
Salvo Selector Labels
optional-ALTERNATIVE SCOPES for MaGui 3.4
TorpedoSolutionButton for MaGui 3.4 (NYGM-GWX-WAC)

Skin of Choice

Fish In The Water

06-12-11, 04:51 PM

^^^ Are you having an issue?

(If so, the more details the better)... :DL

KapitanSpinks

06-14-11, 06:39 PM

I use brett25's... He's got two versions, one loud and one with less volume.

Not sure if it's quite what you're looking for, but it might be worth checking out. You can find them here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162778)
Hope it helps! :sunny:

Even the quiet one is still pretty loud in the command room.

Fish In The Water

06-15-11, 03:58 PM

Even the quiet one is still pretty loud in the command room.

If it's still too loud, you might want to edit the volume of the ambient sound in the data file. You'll need to use Silent 3ditor to make the necessary adjustments. IIRC you can set it through the sh3.sdl file or, (if not there), simply run the ambient file through a freeware audio program and turn down the amplification. Good luck! :sunny:

Edit: Please see this post for further assistance:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1685212&postcount=19

KapitanSpinks

10-29-11, 11:27 PM

Been a while. Back again.

I don't have the SH3 editor. Is there anyway to keep the interior but replace the sound with another soundpack?

Fish In The Water

10-30-11, 01:43 AM

Been a while. Back again.

I don't have the SH3 editor. Is there anyway to keep the interior but replace the sound with another soundpack?

Yes, you can always delete the Sound folder that comes with New_Interiors and simply use an alternate sound of your choice.

Oh, and welcome back! :sunny:

KapitanSpinks

11-01-11, 11:39 PM

I keep trying to get back to it and keep getting sidetracked. Lol, but thanks, glad to be back again.

I tried to delete the folder once before, but it didn't seem to have any affect. Must have done it wrong.

KapitanSpinks

11-02-11, 02:05 AM

Think I got it now. Had to move the file completely out of SH3 folder. Now the question is what sounds I want to install? Hmmmm.

Sailor Steve

11-02-11, 10:51 AM

I don't have the SH3 editor.
Get it. It's free and it's fairly easy to use, and there are good tutorials available.

And it's fun to play with.

KapitanSpinks

11-02-11, 06:19 PM

Since trying to put together a nice package of mods for my boat I have yet to play a single campaign since I first found GWX! lol.

I think I am nearing a suitable suite for my boat. That is of course, just to run some nice, basic early war north Atlantic campaign. I am sure I will be tinkering around with this for years to come still, lol.

KapitanSpinks

11-02-11, 06:21 PM

Here's another question to shoot out here.

Does Thompsen's Soundpack run with the same engine noise at FM;s interiors mod? I would like more immersive sound environment, but those damn diesels clattering away like that I just can't deal with.

KapitanSpinks

11-02-11, 09:02 PM

Longer Repair Times, lite or full? What's the difference?

ReallyDedPoet

11-02-11, 10:15 PM

Also, try this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=141242

:)

Thanks for the nostalgia ^^^ :yep::up:

Sailor Steve

11-02-11, 11:01 PM

Longer Repair Times, lite or full? What's the difference?
Full makes repairs take hours, sometimes up to a day. Light cuts all repair times in half, as compared with full. Still a lot longer than stock.

U-Falke

11-02-11, 11:02 PM

Thanks for the nostalgia ^^^ :yep::up:

I need to thank you for this post, because it allowed me to locate one of the hottest and forgotten mod I 've ever seen. I lost the files a long time ago and forgot it's name (MEG)
I will use it again, wait for good screenshots :rock:

Kongo Otto

11-02-11, 11:35 PM

Well, okay... as long as nobody show up wearing the same thing as me.

http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/hello-kitty-darth-vader.JPG

OMG we all have to die!!!!! :Kaleun_Crying:
Is this a Hello Vader or a Darth Kitty outfit or are you Batmans younger sister Badkitten, i'm not quite sure about it. :hmmm::D

KapitanSpinks

11-03-11, 12:08 AM

Full makes repairs take hours, sometimes up to a day. Light cuts all repair times in half, as compared with full. Still a lot longer than stock.

Ohhh, I gotcha. So it's not really a matter of more or less data, just repair times. Hmmmm. Think I might go with full. More realistic I would guess. Maybe combine that with the depth charge range reducer mod I found somewhere. Reduces to a more realistic 20m damage zone I think it said, half of stock damage range.

KapitanSpinks

11-03-11, 12:11 AM

Were there any never versions of Flakmonkey's Interiors? I think it is one of the most awesome mods outside of GWX. So cool to be able to walk around the boat more, see more compartments.

KapitanSpinks

11-03-11, 01:10 AM

Fish In The Water

11-03-11, 01:46 AM

Were there any never versions of Flakmonkey's Interiors? I think it is one of the most awesome mods outside of GWX. So cool to be able to walk around the boat more, see more compartments.

Work is currently under way on a new version of FM's Interiors with animated crew. You can check out the progress here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=180438

And yes it is one of the best mods out there! :up:

Fish In The Water

11-03-11, 01:55 AM

It appears I am not very good at this. I can't get my hatch to open to the radio room and I can't get my flags to raise and lower.

Here is what I have installed right now...

FM_NewInterior_V1.0
Aces' Super Turms v6 for GWX
Aces' Super Turms v6 Damo's Type 7 Atmospheric Interior lighting add-on
Carotio_SH3_ClothesHatsFacesSkilledCrew
GWX - Alternative Flotillas
GWX - Alternate Loadscreen - Full Circle
GWX - Captain America's Officer Icons
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX_DFa-Flag&Pens_2010
GWX3.0 All_Weather_Guns
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Longer Repair Times 2.04 (All)
Radio England
RealDC_1
Scir_-Tikigod-_repeated_or
SH3Weather_1_5
WB's Mid-Patrol Radio Orders GWX (SH3 Cmdr) v1.0
WB's Mission Orders Lite v1.1
Thomsen's Sound Pack V3.2cg

Just looking at your mod list, a couple of things jump out at me. First off you should try activating New Interiors after Flag&Pens. Second, IIRC, Super Turms 6 adds it's own .dat file for the command room which is likely overwriting the one supplied by New Interiors. I believe the two would have to be merged in order to use them together.

Try disabling Super Turms and then adjust the mod order so that Flag&Pens is before NI. Next, run a test and see if the hatch and flag behave themselves. :sunny:

KapitanSpinks

11-03-11, 01:57 AM

Okay, put them in in reverse order, so I got the hatch and the flag now. But I notice that I am not getting any sound from the one mod that is supposed to give me bells when I switch speed. Might play around and see if I can get that working, not an important one though.

Also, I notice that I ami missing two sailors at the controls in the command room. Is that part of the FM Interiors mod to lose them? Again, not really all that important really, just curious.

And now that I have the engines quieted down, I am kind of missing not having ANY engine sound at all. Lol. I think I still have the electrics though, and I can still hear the diesels a little when I am standing outside.

Not trying to be a pain, just figured it would be good to document the tiral and error of a noob.

KapitanSpinks

11-03-11, 01:58 AM

Thanks Fish In The Water!

Fish In The Water

11-03-11, 02:31 AM

Okay, put them in in reverse order, so I got the hatch and the flag now.

Yeah!! :woot:

Also, I notice that I ami missing two sailors at the controls in the command room. Is that part of the FM Interiors mod to lose them? Again, not really all that important really, just curious.Yes perfectly normal, they'll magically re-appear as soon as you dive. The rationale is the post doesn't need to be manned while you're surfaced and two members of the watch crew will take up station there (a la Das Boot - wearing slickers and all) once you submerge.

Not trying to be a pain, just figured it would be good to document the tiral and error of a noob.No worries there, lots of people around here are happy to help. And it's never a pain. :sunny:

Thanks Fish In The Water!You're very welcome and good hunting! :arrgh!:

ReallyDedPoet

11-03-11, 06:16 PM

I need to thank you for this post, because it allowed me to locate one of the hottest and forgotten mod I 've ever seen. I lost the files a long time ago and forgot it's name (MEG)
I will use it again, wait for good screenshots :rock:

Look forward to it :up:

KapitanSpinks

11-04-11, 12:58 AM

I started a campaign last night, and decided to go to sleep with the nice reds on and the ambient German whispers in the background. I was just about asleep when my computer shut down by itself. Must have overheated. :down:

I have this problem on occasion. Don't understand why I have problem on this laptop sometimes and not others. Not really an SH3 problem either, though it does seem to really clock it out when I am having this problem anyway.

Well, gonna give her another go tonight.

:arrgh!:

KapitanSpinks

11-08-11, 11:38 PM

Ugh, now it keeps crashing on load. I think maybe it's because I had some sonar contacts. What a pain. Lost the whole mission again. Back to scratch.

KapitanSpinks

06-27-12, 11:17 PM

Back at it again. New system now. Gonna need to upgrade my ram but I have better graphics now anyway. :arrgh!:

Sooo, I was trying to download all the mods I had on my old system and got nicked on the limits. Booo. :down:

Myxale

06-28-12, 10:29 AM

Reinstalling SH3 and all the mods is a chore!:down:

Have fun!:D

Sailor Steve

06-28-12, 10:45 AM

Sooo, I was trying to download all the mods I had on my old system and got nicked on the limits. Booo. :down:
Why didn't you just transfer them from one drive to the other?

KapitanSpinks

06-29-12, 11:36 AM

Reinstalling SH3 and all the mods is a chore!:down:

Have fun!:D

Indeed. And now my system keeps freezing up when I run it. Grrrr.

KapitanSpinks

06-29-12, 11:39 AM

Why didn't you just transfer them from one drive to the other?

I did that with some, but since the graphics on my laptop were weak, I had deleted a lot of the one I had tried to use there.

Ah well, chip away and try to get a good boat up and running to finally play a full campaign.

All the years I have owned this game, I have yet to get to 1941 playing from start of war. I know it's not necessarily realistic, but my original plan was to play a full campaign, from beginning to end of war... and flee to a secret base in Antarctica! Lol. :arrgh!:

Sailor Steve

06-29-12, 11:52 AM

I did that with some, but since the graphics on my laptop were weak, I had deleted a lot of the one I had tried to use there.
Ah. sorry about that.

All the years I have owned this game, I have yet to get to 1941 playing from start of war. I know it's not necessarily realistic, but my original plan was to play a full campaign, from beginning to end of war... and flee to a secret base in Antarctica! Lol. :arrgh!:
I can relate to that. When I first started playing I was in mid-1940 when Beery's 'Real U-Boat' came out. I wanted to try it from the beginning so I scrubbed the campaign and started over. Then Rubini's original 'Harbor Traffic Mod' was released, and I needed to see the ships coming and going in 1939. Then the first 'Grey Wolves', and you get the idea.

Since SH1 I've also been in the habit of running simultaneous careers, one from each available flotilla. Currently I'm not playing at all, waiting for a new computer that will run FM's New Interiors and the Merchant Fleet Mod without crashing. I've already been waiting for more than a year, and it doesn't look like I'll be getting one any time soon, so I'm thinking about starting another set of careers on the 1st of July.

We'll see.