Enhanced gameplay

[ninja turtle]

Hi fellow submariners.

I have a couple of questions to help me improve the reality immersion in SH3. I've seen these changes in 'Let's Play' on Youtube.

1. How do I change crew names? I fancy making my colleagues work for me and call me "Sir!" :D

2. How do I make the crew speak German? Fed up with the English/American accent.

Thanks for you help. :up:

[Singed]

Hello!

Number 2 is easy, go to options on the main screen (not in a career) and set the speech to German. I play fully German language and I don't (or didn't) speak or read a word.

Not really sure how much knowing "Aller Maschinenhalt" or "Sehrohrtiefe" will help if I ever visit Germany, but it can't hurt. :D

I strongly (and I can't express how strongly) recommend Thomsen's Sound Pack, it is just an awesomely put together collection of sound files for SH3 and really increases the immersion. It takes a while to install in JSGME, to the point of looking like JSGME crashed, but 5 minutes of your time installing the mod makes the game so much better.

[HW3]

1. You can change their names using SH3 Commander's crew management feature.

2. There is a place in SH3's options menu to set the speech to English or German.

:salute:

[Sailor Steve]

SH3 Commander lets you change names and ranks, and award all the badges and medals you like. It's the best thing to happen to SH3.

[ninja turtle]

Wow!! Thanks for the extremely quick replies. I've now changed the speech to German. I have spent months modding, checking cfg.'s, google-ing to find new mods and answers to questions that I didn't even consider looking in the game's options!! :/\\!!

The sound pack I will look at now. Thanks Singed.

@HW3 So I need SH3 Commander installed? I only have SH3 with GWX and quite an ample mod soup.

It was something I intended to install but never really got around to it.

Cheers guys. :salute:

[Singed]

SH3 Commander is about the only thing I consider almost mandatory now.

At first, it is hard to see how powerful it really is but as you start to learn how it works and how to do things with it, you find it is a major game changer.

[ninja turtle]

Ok. I've downloaded SH3 Commander and I can find the 'Manage Crew' but cannot change names. Help? :hmmm:

[ninja turtle]

It's okay I've found what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying to edit my crew whilst still out at sea on patrol. I guess even a computer game won't let me 'kill' my crew by sending them over the side into the murky depths of the North Sea. :)

[Pisces]

Also, you need config files for SH3 Commander since you have GWX3. Should be on the GWX3 site. And no doubt in here in the download section, or Jimbuna's download page.

[ninja turtle]

Thanks Pisces. All done :up:

[Johnfb]

Also, you need config files for SH3 Commander since you have GWX3. Should be on the GWX3 site. And no doubt in here in the download section, or Jimbuna's download page.

Could you explain what you mean by configure files for SH3 please?

[Sailor Steve]

Could you explain what you mean by configure files for SH3 please?
Not for SH3, but to make GWX and Commander work together properly. As he said, find them in Jimuna's sig link.

[Johnfb]

Not for SH3, but to make GWX and Commander work together properly. As he said, find them in Jimuna's sig link.

I use SHC with GWX and the changes I make in shc before playing work...medals, promotions etc... But do I still need to configure as well?
Thanks

[Sailor Steve]

I use SHC with GWX and the changes I make in shc before playing work...medals, promotions etc... But do I still need to configure as well?
Thanks
Here is the readme. Judge for yourself.

===GWX specific cfg files for SH3 Commander R3 or greater===

Please unzip the contents of this archive DIRECTLY into your SH3 Commander\Cfg folder. You may like to backup the existing files first.

This archive contains:

* U-boat availability.cfg - provides correct U-boats for 30/33 Flotilla combination
* Ship displacements.cfg - provides ship displacement values to commensurate with GWX
* Ship names list - Contains all latest community released units as well
* Randomised events.cfg - provides updated hex offset values for certain files modified by GWX
* Menu variable texts to give news for August starts

* Flotilla specifc skins for aircraft in the Med - no need to apply through JSGME
* VIIC\41 optional model is automatically applied when selecting that uboat

Please note that:
- you MUST install these files if you are playing GWX
- you must NOT install these files if you are NOT playing GWX

Please consult the GWX Manual for more information on the use of SH3 Commander, including recommended settings.
For the best Silent Hunter III experience the GWX team recommends the use of the latest SH3 Commander.

[Johnfb]

Here is the readme. Judge for yourself.

Thanks Sailor Steve, just installed the cfg file
Thanks
John

[ninja turtle]

Hello!

Number 2 is easy, go to options on the main screen (not in a career) and set the speech to German. I play fully German language and I don't (or didn't) speak or read a word.

Not really sure how much knowing "Aller Maschinenhalt" or "Sehrohrtiefe" will help if I ever visit Germany, but it can't hurt. :D

I strongly (and I can't express how strongly) recommend Thomsen's Sound Pack, it is just an awesomely put together collection of sound files for SH3 and really increases the immersion. It takes a while to install in JSGME, to the point of looking like JSGME crashed, but 5 minutes of your time installing the mod makes the game so much better.

I've added this sound pack and I can totally agree that it is one of the best immersion mods out there IMO. :yeah:

I'm also enjoying tinkering about with the SHCommander. :arrgh!:

Thanks for the info :salute: