looking for info on crew stats and a torpedo loading question

[Jonesy33]

hi can anyone point me to any thread that explains the crew stats like expierience and qualifications what they really mean and how much of a difference they make and how and if i can promote people.

And my other question is wen ive used all my torpedoes for the front torpedo bays i move to my stern torpedoes but i use 1 and then when i want it to reload the last torpedo it says waiting to load or something but never starts reloading. i hve enough people in the the torpedo department . thx

[GJO]

hi can anyone point me to any thread that explains the crew stats like expierience and qualifications what they really mean and how much of a difference they make and how and if i can promote people.

And my other question is wen ive used all my torpedoes for the front torpedo bays i move to my stern torpedoes but i use 1 and then when i want it to reload the last torpedo it says waiting to load or something but never starts reloading. i hve enough people in the the torpedo department . thx

I am still trying to figure out the crew stats too! In my first game with the stock SH3 I had one officer who never tired and was always at 100% - I still haven't figured out why!

As for reloading stern torps - I don't usually leave them until last because it makes good sense to use them as soon as the first opportunity arises. The single internal reserve torp can be reloaded provided the green line for the crew is at least half way along and the boat is not rigged for silent running. The torp stored externally can only be loaded whilst on the surface and takes about an hour.

[jreid666]

Also you cant reload when in silent running

[ViperDriver]

Is it part of GWX, or is it also in the stock game, that you cannot reload tubes in rough water? If the seas are rough, you'll need to dive down a bit (20m or so?) so the boat is stable enough for reloading to start.

EDIT:
Do you have the Realism- and gameplay-related hardcode fixes for SH3.EXE (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=174225) mod installed?
7. Internal torpedo reload fix
No reload of internal torpedoes during storm and when surfaced. During storm one has to dive below 16m in order to reload internal torpedoes.

[Jonesy33]

hi all thx for the replys . i tried diving and then reloading tht still didnt work and the sea everytime ive tried the reloading has been pretty much flat calm. i wasnt running silent

i make sure the green bar is over half way ive even tried it with the bar going up to max. all is says is waiting in qeue and the timer doesnt even appear .

viper i hvnt got that mod no.

[Raptor]

Reloading and/or torpedo movement will not occur if:

1) the Weapons Officer's slot in the control room is empty

2) Silent Running is engaged

3) you have unchecked the AUTO LOADING box in the upper left corner of the torpedo loadout screen (Press the letter "i" key to see it). You have to manually move each eel from a tube to an empty internal storage slot and manually reload the desired eel. With AUTO LOADING checked, you can shuffle the internal reload eels around to change the order in which they are reloaded.




Moving eels from external to internal storage will not occur when you are submerged.



Reloading and/or movement is faster if you have an officer in the compartment. He does not need to be torpedo qualified.

[Jonesy33]

hi raptor thx for replying .

all the points you have put ive done all them and still no luck. Although the bit you mentioned about loading a torp from external do you mean the torps tht are sort of towards the back end of the u-boat the spares that are on the outside above and below when on the weapons management screen . that seems to be the one thats not reloading

[Kixa]

It takes little time to take torpedos at outside to tubes.. no hurry...

[Kixa]

Have U silent hunter III and no upgrades or do u have upgrades.. or mods?

[Jonesy33]

hi kixa im running GWX 3 AND SH3 commander

[Kixa]

where are U stuck?
srry for asking.. but every game is little bit different... computer says no... and so. I know.. I hope

[Jonesy33]

well i like to find a thread that explains about crew expierience and what i should do with them and if i can promote if i can and how?

the other problem is once i use all my front torps i go to using my rear ones but can only fire one and cant reload another . i hve the compartment full and an officer in there so the bar is at full all it says is waiting in qeue and never changes to start reloading

[Kixa]

surface,, or .. kpch no reklammm

[Kixa]

U can load teamviewer. kpch.fi .. and I can help U

[Kixa]

If Neal is supporting this..

[Kixa]

sorry for U.. because I need to ask permission

[Kixa]

hi kixa im running GWX 3 AND SH3 commander
he needs

[Kixa]

srry... scapa flow.. or north..

[Kixa]

Olen huno neuvonmahna

[Jonesy33]

whts goin on here ? whats all these messages mean lol:huh:

[Kixa]

finn... teamviewer 5

[Kixa]

Are U frendly at teamviewer?

[Jonesy33]

i havnt got team viewer what is it?

[Raptor]

I just had a sudden thought about your problem moving either bow or stern external eels inside - it does not happen automatically in SH3. You have to click and drag the external eel to an empty internal slot. Then, assuming you have a Weps officer in place and are not submerged or running silent, the game should move it (about 20 minutes real time) for you. If one of the tubes is empty, the game will load it for you.

Note you can not move a stern external eel into the bow compartment nor a bow external into the stern once you've started a patrol.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Raptoru766/SH3Img6-12-2013_1397_198_zps23178510.png

[Jonesy33]

thankyou very much Raptor that screenshot helped alot i know what ive been doing wrong now