suggestions about "how to mod sh3"

[Lastman]

hi guys, I just reinstalled sh3 after decades, and I know nothing about how the modding of the game has evolved over the years ... I wanted to ask about the best list of mods for every area of the game: gameplay, graphics, etc.

I have seen many videos on youtube of DD and I was impressed by the new interior of the uboots and the ability to move freely inside the submarine as sh5, complete with a new engine room, torpedo room and crew accommodation ( i thins is the FM_INTERIORS mod ), animations of 'crew ....

then of course I wanted to ask if there was possibility of installing this type of mods on supermods as GWX or LSH3 (on which I still know little or nothing)



simply put I wanted to ask what is your list of mods used, with name and version (Im particularly interest to the interior's mods and graphic's mods, for the gameplay I think that one of the supermods is suffice ... or not?) ... of course, if you want answer, do it about your tastes

[jonmar]

I think the biggest improvement in graphics will come from installing an environment mod like MEP v4.3 and the new interiors mod by FM which I think is version 2.1D. That only works on type VII boats though. A GUI mod will also enhance gameplay a lot and will look better than the default. I'll post my list when I get on my PC.

[jonmar]

As promised here's my modlist. These are all installed, in this order, on top of GWX. So fresh install of SH3 1.4b and then GWX installed on top of that and then these mods.

(Ignore the numbers in front of the mod names. They just help me remember the install order.)

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Silent Hunter 3\MODS]

01 GWX - Merged Campaign
02 Fuel Economy mod v1.2
03 TMT v2
04 No continuous 'Ship spotted' V1.2 for GWX3
05 GWX - No Medals on Crew
06 Evan82's Uniforms II
07 GWX - Turm Lights Fix
08 Wooden_Lifeboats_Mod_1.1
09 Flags_Enlighten
10 GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
11 Torpedo Damage Final ver2.0
12 Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
13 OLC's Modified Searchlight Beams for GWX3
14 B25_Louder_Diesels_Louder
15 B25_Surface_Engine_StartUp
16 B25_Deck_Crew_Ambient
17 TorpedoTubesFfireFinal vGW
18 M.E.P v3
19 M.E.P v3-Patch
20 FSF for M.E.P v3-Patch
21 M.E.Pv3 VisualSensors-GWX3
22 FM_NewInterior v2.1D
23 MaGui 3.4
24 Widescreen MaGui v3.4
25 German Images for Widescreen MaGui v3.4
26 optional-stopwatch with speed lines for Widescreen MaGui v3.4
27 optional-Intro Screen for Widescreen MaGui v3.4
28 MaGUI 3.4 Fix For German Compass & jonmar en_menu edits
29 FM NI Fix for WideScreen MaGui v3.4
30 O2-Gauges v2
31 Supplement to V16B1 (JSGME)

[BigWalleye]

GWX - Merged Campaign is useful if you are going from Atlantic/Baltic ports to Med or Indian Ocean patrol areas (or returning) during a patrol. If you are not, you incur the penalty of a greatly increased loading time for no benefit. Check the GWX 3.0 manual, page 31 for more information.

[Sailor Steve]

Here's a good place to start. I know it says GWX, but most of these mods will work with any supermod, or with none.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170090

[Lastman]

As promised here's my modlist. These are all installed, in this order, on top of GWX. So fresh install of SH3 1.4b and then GWX installed on top of that and then these mods.

(Ignore the numbers in front of the mod names. They just help me remember the install order.)

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Silent Hunter 3\MODS]

01 GWX - Merged Campaign
02 Fuel Economy mod v1.2
03 TMT v2
04 No continuous 'Ship spotted' V1.2 for GWX3
05 GWX - No Medals on Crew
06 Evan82's Uniforms II
07 GWX - Turm Lights Fix
08 Wooden_Lifeboats_Mod_1.1
09 Flags_Enlighten
10 GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
11 Torpedo Damage Final ver2.0
12 Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
13 OLC's Modified Searchlight Beams for GWX3
14 B25_Louder_Diesels_Louder
15 B25_Surface_Engine_StartUp
16 B25_Deck_Crew_Ambient
17 TorpedoTubesFfireFinal vGW
18 M.E.P v3
19 M.E.P v3-Patch
20 FSF for M.E.P v3-Patch
21 M.E.Pv3 VisualSensors-GWX3
22 FM_NewInterior v2.1D
23 MaGui 3.4
24 Widescreen MaGui v3.4
25 German Images for Widescreen MaGui v3.4
26 optional-stopwatch with speed lines for Widescreen MaGui v3.4
27 optional-Intro Screen for Widescreen MaGui v3.4
28 MaGUI 3.4 Fix For German Compass & jonmar en_menu edits
29 FM NI Fix for WideScreen MaGui v3.4
30 O2-Gauges v2
31 Supplement to V16B1 (JSGME)
thank you i will try some of your mods in the list....i choose GWX as supermod but i heard that it's incompatible with SH3 commander...

i don't know what is SH3 commander but many people say that is a "must have" ....

[Sailor Steve]

Commander works perfectly well with GWX. There is one extra file that must be downloaded.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=208999

SH3 Commander is an external program with several functions. It lets you control parameters within the game with a touch of a button, rather than fiddling with files yourself. It does for your career what mods like GWX do for the gameplay. It adds historical names to the ships you sink. It chooses from more than a billion possible crew names. It gives your captain a background and a future after retirement. It lets you award as many medals and qualifications as you want when you want, rather than waiting for the game to dole out one or two per patrol. It does a lot of things, all of them good. :sunny:

[BigWalleye]

thank you i will try some of your mods in the list....i choose GWX as supermod but i heard that it's incompatible with SH3 commander...

i don't know what is SH3 commander but many people say that is a "must have" ....

SH3 Commander is absolutely IS COMPATIBLE with GWX. You have to change a couple of SH3 Commander .cfg files, which can be done automatically. Check out the links on this thread to download everything you need. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=208999

SH3 Commander is a "must-have" for adding immersion to a career. It lets you easily control a lot of features of SH3 that are otherwise buried in the data files. It provides time-sequenced performance changes as the war progresses. It also does a lot of other, more technical stuff, if you care to use it, but those things are invisible if you don't want them. It even provides you with a bistro to hang out in between patrols, complete with Monique, the chanteuse from Das Boot.

Sorry, Steve, for the overpost. Bad timing.

[Lastman]

it seems pretty good! thank you all for your answers...I will download it without doubts....only a question, i should install it before all the mods? or only before GWX? or after?

[alphasephirot]

Hey guys!

I´m thinking in starting a career with the good old SH3 and i´d like to update my mod list so i though i could use this thread as well if it doest´n bother the OP. :up:

I am currently (the last time i played, a long time ago) using this:

LifeBoats&Debris_v4
GWX_DFa-Flag&Pens_2010
FM30_UpDown_final
FM_NewInterior_V1.0
Conning Tower open Hatch TestFMfood
Depthcharge Shake v2.01
Urfischs_ModStrike_Beta1
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
New Uboat Guns 1.2
Foam
WAC4.1 SubPen_animated_18.02.2010
Pascal_Port_People
Rapt0r's Das Boot Interior
Rapt0r's Instruments V3.5 [Without Red Circle]
TeifeMkI(German)
Officer symbol
Rapt0r's Uniforms V2.0 [Grey]
No Medals On Crew [Patch]
GWX 3 Wilhemshafen,St Naz,Schluese and xtra ships V5
Kaleun's Cap
Materials file for Aces' multi-mod v1.3
Torpedo_HAHD_1024_GWX
Aces' Multimod compatability fix release v1.3 public beta
Aces'_Multimod_Fix_v1.3_Johann_add-on
Aces' Modified Headphones
Aces' Radio Room Postcards v2
Aces' Super Turms v6 for GWX
MaGui 3.4
Widescreen MaGui v3.4
Aces' Super Turms v6 Damo's Type 7 Atmospheric Interior lighting add-on
Aces' Super Turms v5.1+ GWX all U-Boats Bearded Crew On Deck Add On
konrad krumms type 7c
b25_ConningTower_Mid
Aces' Supplement to V16B1 MaGUI v3.4 Compat add-on
Water Drops Blur Effect MaGUI v3.4 Widescreen Compat
Aces' Type 9 c-1 Super Turm (Turm Emblems Your Way Compat v3.2) 3x MG-34 version for GWX
Aces' MaGUI v3.4 (Widescreen version) add-on v3 for Super Turms 5+ & Multimod compatability Fix v1.3
Aces' St Naz testing files
Aces' St.Nazaire Super Pens v5.1 GWX Version
Mutant 20km Env Mod For GWX3
Helle_Torpedos
Aces' Super Turms 6 - GWX Type 9b Tube Doors and Anchor Fix
CobaltsVIIC41
Aces' Crew On Deck - Stand alone mod v2 GWX Version including Cobalt Type 7c41 additions
CCoM_8.x_Bug_Hecktorpedoraum_V1.0
Aces' Torpedo Rooms Camera Fix for CCom Mod

This list was taken directly from an Aces post but i added the Merchant fleet mod and some radio mods. What should i change in that list to have it up to date? i´d like to have the new Manos environment and the Merchant fleet mod activated if possible. Thanks!

With the list previously provided by jonmar can i activate the said mods? (MFM and MEP)

There is currently any way to play in real wide-screen and not having things messed up?

Thanks guys:salute:

[badwolf]

Depthcharge Shake v2.01 won't work properly as the camera.dat is being overwritten by later mods, so you'll lose the violent shaking when being depth charged.

[Lastman]

I see a video with the OLC mod.... it seems very nice....no one use it? if im not wrong, is a mod for the Manual targeting and some other issue ( like new binocular e new interface )....but I saw that there is another mod called: MaGuiF....what's the better?

[Sailor Steve]

Sorry, Steve, for the overpost. Bad timing.
Never a problem. You were stilly typing while I was posting. Besides, I left out Monique. :D

[Sailor Steve]

it seems pretty good! thank you all for your answers...I will download it without doubts....only a question, i should install it before all the mods? or only before GWX? or after?
Commander doesn't care when it's installed. It works entirely outside the game.

[Lastman]

Commander doesn't care when it's installed. It works entirely outside the game.

thank you! and what about MaguiF and/or OLC gold? what's the better? consider that i will use GWX?

thank you :subsim:

[Sailor Steve]

thank you! and what about MaguiF and/or OLC gold? what's the better? consider that i will use GWX?

thank you :subsim:
Those I can't comment on, as I use neither. There are plenty who do use one or the other, though, so you'll hear from someone soon.

[kibeldede]

I want to know how to change the speeds of gun turrets. You know, how fast they traverse. The fact that one turret turns faster than another that is essentially the same, really bugs me.

[jonmar]

thank you! and what about MaguiF and/or OLC gold? what's the better? consider that i will use GWX?

thank you :subsim:

I've used both and I prefer MaGui. A few things: OLC Gold is a combo pack that comes with an environment mod and the OLC gui. They are tailor made for each other. MaGui is just a GUI so you can combine it with any environment mod you like. Also MaGui was built using OLC's gui as a base so all of the functionality of OLC is in MaGui plus some extra stuff. Also in my opinion it looks nicer.

[Jimbuna]

I want to know how to change the speeds of gun turrets. You know, how fast they traverse. The fact that one turret turns faster than another that is essentially the same, really bugs me.

Hardcoded.

[Madox58]

Hardcoded?
Fixed that for you Jim.
:D

In the .sim file there is a traverse setting.
Speed per second being how many degrees per second the turret can turn or elevate. There's a setting for both.
:yep: