Fifi Enhancements for NYGM

[vanjast]

Deep torp depth this time.. IIRC the 'old' way to prevent duds was to not to touch the default torp depth.. I was wrong. :D

This was the 2nd time around on this scene as the game crashed when I sent a contact report, but the wheel was on target.. as usual.:arrgh!:
Well.. one cannot really miss at this range.:har:

Second strike..
https://i.imgur.com/CsOhjRh.jpeg

Third strike..
https://i.imgur.com/HA2gaK7.jpeg

Returning to the scene of the crime to 'offer assistance', and give them a few cans of food, etc..
https://i.imgur.com/K9cff5R.jpeg

[Chicken Man]

Hello, the arb widegui doesn't work.I activated it on top of the tonnage war standalone.
EDIT: Alright,nevermind,it seems to work now. I put arb widegui under the tonnage war standalone and it seems to work. This is weird though because the first time i did that,my game crashed in the loading screen for a new patrol/mission.I'm not sure why it works now.

Also, i never heard about narrow type ix's .Does anyone have any information about them?

[vanjast]

Don't think ARB is compatible without a complete revamp of the files.

You know RTFM.... Read the 'effing' manual. .. Joke!

[Chicken Man]

Is it normal to not be able to see the ships on the map? I can see the squares and triangles when zoomed out,but when i zoom in the ships aren't visible on the map.Can't see the aircraft too..

[vanjast]

It's normal not to see anything on the map... Welcome to SH3.

You can of course change the reality settings when you create a new Captain career.
Try the single missions first where you can set the reality settings before you start each mission.

[Chicken Man]

It's normal not to see anything on the map... Welcome to SH3.

You can of course change the reality settings when you create a new Captain career.
Try the single missions first where you can set the reality settings before you start each mission.

This doesn't have anything to do with the realism settings,i have the no map contact option disabled.I can see ships on the map when zoomed out,but when i zoom in i can't,they just don't appear.

[Chicken Man]

Examples attached:
edit: oh crap sorry for the poor quality of the pictures

[vanjast]

Could be the map changing from normal map to attack map.
These maps have different settings if I'm not mistaken.

[Fifi]

This doesn't have anything to do with the realism settings,i have the no map contact option disabled.I can see ships on the map when zoomed out,but when i zoom in i can't,they just don't appear.

Intentional … from personal playing taste :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Chicken Man]

Intentional … from personal playing taste :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Oh...Is there any way to change that? I really don't like it.

[Chicken Man]

This youtuber aparently can see ships when zoomed in , i think he was using an older version?
I really want to change this,it makes the game unplayable to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3b3RoV5FV0

[Fifi]

Oh...Is there any way to change that? I really don't like it.

You have to back up all the ships.tga in sea folder (I made them transparent).
It was intentional because I’m playing with map contact on to get the ships destroyed icons when killed, but don’t want to get the regular ships icons too easy for me…

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Chicken Man]

Thank you for answering,
Could you please tell me how to do that ? I don't really understand what you mean by backup.
And yes regular map icons might be too easy for some but for me it's too hard...I'm not used to it at all.

Edit:Yes, i think i know what you mean now, i also have the onealex mod installed and comparing the .tga files,the ships in onealex are black ,the ones in this mod are transparent.
Is there any way to turn them back to normal? With a program ?
Or maybe do you have the original .tga files?

[Fifi]

Thank you for answering,
Could you please tell me how to do that ? I don't really understand what you mean by backup.
And yes regular map icons might be too easy for some but for me it's too hard...I'm not used to it at all.

Edit:Yes, i think i know what you mean now, i also have the onealex mod installed and comparing the .tga files,the ships in onealex are black ,the ones in this mod are transparent.
Is there any way to turn them back to normal? With a program ?
Or maybe do you have the original .tga files?

Take the tga from other megamod, and replace mine… done :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Chicken Man]

Take the tga from other megamod, and replace mine… done :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

But they do not share all ships,some ships found in onealex can be found in this mod but not all

[Fifi]

But they do not share all ships,some ships found in onealex can be found in this mod but not all

Just rename the tga… you could use one single tga renamed each time (you don’t need to see the exact ship length on Nav map - choose a medium one to feat all)

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Chicken Man]

Finally ! I renamed them.The game seems to work fine, i hope i didn't miss any file or renamed them incorrectly. Here is the changed folder for anyone who wants to see ships on the map:

https://pixeldrain.com/u/kBrwshTy

I tried to make the ships on the map match their 3D sizes,but i don't think all of them do,so maybe an ocean liner will appear as an fishing boat on the map haha.
FiFi maybe if you make another update sometime you could include this folder as an optional choice for those who want to see the ships on the map.

Also, can someone help me? I am looking for a mod that makes the hydrophone lines red,it seems that all links are dead?

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133959&highlight=contact+lines

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=132993

In onealex hydrophone lines are black,straight (no spaces between lines,it's just a long line) and clear lines for merchants and red lines for destroyers, it makes the game easier i guess but i like it....

EDIT: Nevermind the hydrophone lines are also red for warships in this mod , but hydro lines like in onealex would be awesome

[Chicken Man]

I just found my first convoy in this mod,i'm gonna sink it tomorrow.Saved near it, the save isn't corrupted ! A miracle ! In gwx this is unheard of.

[Fifi]

Finally ! I renamed them.The game seems to work fine, i hope i didn't miss any file or renamed them incorrectly. Here is the changed folder for anyone who wants to see ships on the map:

https://pixeldrain.com/u/kBrwshTy

I tried to make the ships on the map match their 3D sizes,but i don't think all of them do,so maybe an ocean liner will appear as an fishing boat on the map haha.
FiFi maybe if you make another update sometime you could include this folder as an optional choice for those who want to see the ships on the map.

Also, can someone help me? I am looking for a mod that makes the hydrophone lines red,it seems that all links are dead?

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133959&highlight=contact+lines

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=132993

In onealex hydrophone lines are black,straight (no spaces between lines,it's just a long line) and clear lines for merchants and red lines for destroyers, it makes the game easier i guess but i like it....

EDIT: Nevermind the hydrophone lines are also red for warships in this mod , but hydro lines like in onealex would be awesome

NYGM will not be Onealex

I just found my first convoy in this mod,i'm gonna sink it tomorrow.Saved near it, the save isn't corrupted ! A miracle ! In gwx this is unheard of.

It’s not a miracle. You can even save underwater and near harbors… :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

I just found my first convoy in this mod,i'm gonna sink it tomorrow.Saved near it, the save isn't corrupted ! A miracle ! In gwx this is unheard of.

Hi Chicken Man.
Respectfully, you are incorrect. You can most certainly save near a convoy, and reload that save in GWX exactly as you can in NYGM, and ostensibly in other mods.

The problem is this is a stock SH3 bug in ALL mods that users must accept and contend with:

When you save near a convoy or any unit, those units lose their waypoints and become quite 'dumb.' It is not something you instantly notice.... However, if you do nothing and decide to just watch, you can observe the convoy units begin to drift out of formation with each other, sometimes into each other causing collisions as their collision avoidance routine is disabled.

I have yet to find any mod that lives up to the any claim of defeating this bug.


Regardless of what mods you choose to sail with, it would benefit you to do a google search to help make yourself aware of standard practices this community has adopted to mitigate the savegame problems attached to SH3.

[Fifi]

…you can observe the convoy units begin to drift out of formation with each other, sometimes into each other causing collisions as their collision avoidance routine is disabled.


Hi my friend :salute:

:hmmm: I have never observed this… yet.
I often save close to convoy after a first attack (not seeing ships but hearing them at hydrophone), and next save loading I keep going second attack. No problem of any matter. I even can save underwater. Convoy is still there with same route path.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Hi my friend :salute:

:hmmm: I have never observed thisÂ… yet.
I often save close to convoy after a first attack (not seeing ships but hearing them at hydrophone), and next save loading I keep going second attack. No problem of any matter. I even can save underwater. Convoy is still there with same route path.

:Kaleun_Salute:

Respectfully, I stand by my statement, without any wish to argue.
SH3 has numerous save game issues that have nothing to do with GWX. The statement that was made and attributed to being a GWX problem remains inaccurate as such.

It may be that the very edge of hydrophone detection range still allows the proximity to be great enough that the convoy or contact avoids the save game bug, but it again falls on SH3 being the problem, not GWX.

No SH3 save game coding changes were made by the original GWX development team during its construction. Indeed, no .EXE changes of any kind were made even in the final GWX 3.0 release, as those type of changes were not available at the time for GWX or any of its contemporaries such as NYGM.

In any case it has not been my wish to hijack your thread. My only wish has been to set the record straight on a highly inaccurate an uninformed statement that was directly pointed at GWX, and that is now done.

All the best, Fifi.
Sink'em ALL!
:up:

[Fifi]

Respectfully, I stand by my statement, without any wish to argue.
SH3 has numerous save game issues that have nothing to do with GWX. The statement that was made and attributed to being a GWX problem remains inaccurate as such.

It may be that the very edge of hydrophone detection range still allows the proximity to be great enough that the convoy or contact avoids the save game bug, but it again falls on SH3 being the problem, not GWX.

No SH3 save game coding changes were made by the original GWX development team during its construction. Indeed, no .EXE changes of any kind were made even in the final GWX 3.0 release, as those type of changes were not available at the time for GWX or any of its contemporaries such as NYGM.

In any case it has not been my wish to hijack your thread. My only wish has been to set the record straight on a highly inaccurate an uninformed statement that was directly pointed at GWX, and that is now done.

All the best, Fifi.
Sink'em ALL!
:up:

Sorry, I didn’t understood it was pointing at GWX…
Of course GWX has nothing to do with this SH3 bug :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Silentmauri89]

Hi, FIFI. Sorry for disappearing:k_confused:
Thank you for the amazing work on the type XXIII, I really enjoy it - I'm even simulating the two stage recharge from 10% to 75% and the weekly full charge as per recommended by the german engineers. I was close to the british coast and I got the chance to attack a convoy ( I survived the attack, :haha:).
I lost both torpedoes because of wrong depth setting, plus the sea was rough - but I wanted to give it a shot.
The enemy find it very difficult to locate you, and even if they do, you can still disappear quite easily.
It is an amazing experience - thank you very much.
I will start a campaign from 1943 and see if I survive until 1945 so I can really deserve a type XXIII:Kaleun_Salute:.
https://imageshack.com/i/pmzcYdvFp
https://imageshack.com/i/ponQO5Vbp
https://imageshack.com/i/pmYsq2Zcp
https://imageshack.com/i/pnk4kjDWp
https://imageshack.com/i/pmDF71jxp
https://imageshack.com/i/pmrjeFTRp
https://imageshack.com/i/pmrweRwdp

:Kaleun_Salute::Kaleun_Thumbs_Up::Kaleun_Cheers:

[Chicken Man]

Respectfully, I stand by my statement, without any wish to argue.
SH3 has numerous save game issues that have nothing to do with GWX. The statement that was made and attributed to being a GWX problem remains inaccurate as such.

It may be that the very edge of hydrophone detection range still allows the proximity to be great enough that the convoy or contact avoids the save game bug, but it again falls on SH3 being the problem, not GWX.

No SH3 save game coding changes were made by the original GWX development team during its construction. Indeed, no .EXE changes of any kind were made even in the final GWX 3.0 release, as those type of changes were not available at the time for GWX or any of its contemporaries such as NYGM.

In any case it has not been my wish to hijack your thread. My only wish has been to set the record straight on a highly inaccurate an uninformed statement that was directly pointed at GWX, and that is now done.

All the best, Fifi.
Sink'em ALL!
:up:

I said that because i have a very bad record of crashes and corrupted saves.I only played sh3 with GWX, and more recently,onealex.GWX is a very good mod but it's just not stable,even taking all precautions my saves still end up getting corrupted,and sometimes my game simply crashes at random while playing.
In FiFi's mod,i already have multiple saves,some in the middle of a convoy,underwater with ships sinking around me.Not one has been corrupted,in gwx this would be impossible.I also didn't suffer any crash while playing.
I was not talking about the problem you just mentioned about units losing their waypoints,i was talking about crashes when loading saves.

I hope i don't sound disrespectful saying all these things,GWX is a great mod and i had a lot of fun with it,but at the same time a lot of anguish at seeing so many patrols wasted because of corrupted saves and crashes.Sinking an entire convoy and then happily going back to base only for your game to crash is not very pleasant. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Hi, FIFI. Sorry for disappearing:k_confused:
Thank you for the amazing work on the type XXIII, I really enjoy it - I'm even simulating the two stage recharge from 10% to 75% and the weekly full charge as per recommended by the german engineers. I was close to the british coast and I got the chance to attack a convoy ( I survived the attack, :haha:).
I lost both torpedoes because of wrong depth setting, plus the sea was rough - but I wanted to give it a shot.
The enemy find it very difficult to locate you, and even if they do, you can still disappear quite easily.
It is an amazing experience - thank you very much.
I will start a campaign from 1943 and see if I survive until 1945 so I can really deserve a type XXIII:Kaleun_Salute:.


:Kaleun_Salute::Kaleun_Thumbs_Up::Kaleun_Cheers:

You are welcome, glad you enjoyed it! :yeah:
Sink them all!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Silentmauri89]

Hi, FIFI.
Do you think it woud be possible to add the following to your mod?

-JFO mod (It would be AWESOME to have it combined with your MOD, and definitely, it would add challenge to your "already extremely challenging:doh: work );
-The prewar turret for the type VIIB for the early months of war;
-Animated Rod antenna ( It would be great to have it extending everytime you send a message, but I really don't know how plausible it is ).

I was thinking about that in these days, and since you already did great things, probably you can impress us...once more:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:.

[Fifi]

It’s not really in my plans for the moment … maybe this winter eventually …
Actually testing complete career, and making few minors adjustments. So next update will not require a new career start.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Chicken Man]

FiFi,i encountered a small problem where the ship camera (not the f12 free camera) is all messed up.I mean,it just flies around and i can't control it.It happens at random from what i saw,the camera works for most of a patrol and then it goes out of control.
Apart from that the game runs awesome...Not a single crash or corrupted save,it's really amazing how stable the mod is.:Kaleun_Applaud:

[Fifi]

FiFi,i encountered a small problem where the ship camera (not the f12 free camera) is all messed up.I mean,it just flies around and i can't control it.It happens at random from what i saw,the camera works for most of a patrol and then it goes out of control.
Apart from that the game runs awesome...Not a single crash or corrupted save,it's really amazing how stable the mod is.:Kaleun_Applaud:

Yes, seems an SH3 bug… sometimes it happens but many times not.
Always when switching viewable targets.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[torpille]

me too especially with the coastal batteries nearby:03:

[vanjast]

Never seen this before in SH3.. 90 seconds and ship is gone!!
One torp turned it into a submarine..

Note the clock in upper left.:o
Hit.. Wrong ship ID, think ship was similar size as it was a good hit.
https://i.imgur.com/2a85D0v.jpeg

Going.. Something blew off the stern :hmmm:
https://i.imgur.com/7y4bmMO.jpeg

Gone... I was looking around expecting to still see it floating, but it just rolled over and died.. :arrgh!:
https://i.imgur.com/YmEP8g0.jpeg

[Fifi]

Never seen this before in SH3.. 90 seconds and ship is gone!!
One torp turned it into a submarine..

Note the clock in upper left.:o
Hit.. Wrong ship ID, think ship was similar size as it was a good hit.
https://i.imgur.com/2a85D0v.jpeg

Going.. Something blew off the stern :hmmm:
https://i.imgur.com/7y4bmMO.jpeg

Gone... I was looking around expecting to still see it floating, but it just rolled over and died.. :arrgh!:
https://i.imgur.com/YmEP8g0.jpeg

Depending where you hitted the ship, it can sink & explode very fast…or very slow…or no sinking. Some ships are full fuel loaded, and/or ammunition boxes inside hull (mainly the ones heading toward England)

:Kaleun_Salute:

[vanjast]

Cool :D:up:

[vanjast]

I've never noticed this before in SH3... a ship breaking into two pieces.

I'm impressed:Kaleun_Cheers:

A large merchant, working with 'the wheel' a good solution happens. Decided on two torps and a wait and see approach.
Hit one
https://i.imgur.com/SD8Znup.jpeg

Hit two..
https://i.imgur.com/osz85hG.jpeg

The ship is not really going down.. so do a blind shot.
Thought it would miss.. but the gods were with us.. :D
https://i.imgur.com/JzCRAKA.jpeg

Then something exploded midships... I did not realise at the time, but this explosion split the ship in two pieces..
https://i.imgur.com/GuXlSBl.jpeg

Still have not noticed split in ship... shadows are decpetive.
https://i.imgur.com/Bsk6vaO.jpeg

Then it dawned on me... I just said WOW.. never seen that before!!
https://i.imgur.com/NiJAIEN.jpeg

The modelling is impressive.. :Kaleun_Applaud:
https://i.imgur.com/DUgItla.jpeg

[Fifi]

Yes some of the ships can break in half, but not all … even the ones that have this feature doesn’t always brake down … depending where you hit them :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Hooston]

In 1940 the tanker Imperial Transport broke in half after being torpedoed but the stern section simply went into reverse and sailed back to port. This would be very funny to put in as an Easter egg to irritate players. After receiving a new bow she was torpedoed again in 1942 and didn't sink then either. Tankers in ballast were very difficult to sink.



HMS Nubian took a torpedo to her bow in 1914 and HMS Zulu lost her stern to a mine. The two parts were united as the "frankenship" HMS Zubian, which served for the rest of WW1.



HMS Porcupine was badly damaged amidships by a torpedo and the two halves were recommissioned separately as HMS Pork and HMS Pine. This is definitely a case where a score of -1 warship should be recorded.

[Mister_M]

In 1940 the tanker Imperial Transport broke in half after being torpedoed but the stern section simply went into reverse and sailed back to port. This would be very funny to put in as an Easter egg to irritate players. After receiving a new bow she was torpedoed again in 1942 and didn't sink then either. Tankers in ballast were very difficult to sink.

HMS Nubian took a torpedo to her bow in 1914 and HMS Zulu lost her stern to a mine. The two parts were united as the "frankenship" HMS Zubian, which served for the rest of WW1.

HMS Porcupine was badly damaged amidships by a torpedo and the two halves were recommissioned separately as HMS Pork and HMS Pine. This is definitely a case where a score of -1 warship should be recorded.


Very interesting and funny history lesson ! :up:

[Fifi]

Ouch… lost my VIIC in Gibraltar straight after asking for a La Spezia transfer :timeout:

Was very careful (obviously not enough :haha ) waiting for night to start the crossing. Avoided carefully first destroyers line, and headed close of Tanger when was suddenly spotted by a PT boat… he saw me before my watch crew saw him!
Dived and started escaping but it was too late. Alert was given, and soon I had half of Gibraltar destroyers fleet on me. No waves, not enough depth, after 2hours of depth charging my Walhalla seat was ready :)

Don’t try to cross this straight with no waves! :arrgh!:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Mister_M]

lost my VIIC in Gibraltar straight ... was suddenly spotted by a PT boat…

I think the Gibraltar straight was mostly patrolled by aircrafts, and some ships like destroyers. Interesting reading here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPB-63

PT boats (or any other fast boat) for anti-submarine patrols seem highly unlikely to me... :doh:

"PT boats were intended to intercept ships of larger classes through firepower and speed. To do this, they were armed with torpedoes, rockets, mortars, and machine guns. Their shallow drafts gave them a distinct advantage over vessels with deep drafts. It enabled them to penetrate minefields and harbor defenses. What is more, they were hard to see on the horizon against the ocean."

Most of the PT-boats served in the Pacific. But indeed, a few were located in the English Channel and in the Med.

"In the Mediterranean Sea PT boats patrolled the coasts of southern France and northern Italy. The squadrons focused on disrupting and destroying enemy supply ships, particularly German vessels supplying their troops in North Africa."

( https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/weapons-wwii-pt-boats/ )

[Tabris]

I tried and failed to enter the Med in my Type XXI in January 1944. Getting past the DDs wasn't so bad, obviously we sank a few like you do in a XXI, we are the apex predator after all :03:. After we got past the narrowest part of the straits I got a bit cocky and put the snorkel and the OP up and proceeded at 128x speed. We got absolutely NUKED by a plane. U-2153 took heavy damage, sank down to 100m and got crushed, all without TC changing. RWR was not pinged and our TC was not arrested to 1x upon "seeing" the plane. It's possible it was a fighter, but I think it's more likely it was the MAD Catalina. Those things are no joke! I'll definitely be trying again, I know the XXI has it in her, even in 1944.

[Silentmauri89]

The passage is VERY difficult.
I made three attempts in total and only two were successful. The first time I was helped by the disgusting bad weather, and I made it through after a long submerged navigation ( I was later sunk during a convoy attack ); the second time I had to sit on the bottom during the day because the sea was flat, and I could only move at night. It was very difficult and I had to keep close to the African coast, so I could bottom fast and disappear from the destroyers anytime was necessary.
The third time...well...I tried to stay close the European coasts... I was not able to shake them down ( and I realized that most of the destroyers are patrolling there - on the other hand they just hit and run the african coasts, so you mostly deal with PTboats ) and after a few hours they started to unleash the hell on me...and I was sunk, of course.
My suggestion, If you want to cross the strait, is not to exceed x64 and pay close attention to EVERYTHING!
I think it is one of the best experience of the whole game, and the satisfaction of achieving it, it is priceless.
Remember that once you are past Ceuta, there are nice destroyers patrolling the waters nearby, so, when you think you made it, you actually did not.

[Fifi]

29 Flotilla second attempt from Brest finally successfully done to La Spezia :yeah:
Took me almost full afternoon thought … without exiting game once.
But I enjoyed it very much.

Firstly I waited for waves and good visibility. Unfortunately weather changed for calm sea at the worst part of the strait (6m/s) and medium visi.
Opted for sailing very close to African coast along Tanger & Ceuta, and ALWAYS deck’s awash (7m) when surfaced.
Was detected on surface once (again by PT boat) but managed to escape with incredible luck. I even saw a plane in the clear night, but didn’t saw me. Tons of patrols in the strait!
The only damage I took was on the other side in Med, quite far from Gibraltar when a fighter bombed me.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

U 97 currently in the Med:

https://i.postimg.cc/bJPnVsx2/SH3-Img-11-9-2024-18-44-10-122.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/T1CnDfW5/SH3-Img-11-9-2024-18-32-2-585.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Mister_M]

There were actually some MTBs stationned at Gibraltar: "British Dockyard, MTB Base at Comorant Camber, Gibraltar" (https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05204.htm).

Plan: http://guias.masmar.net/var/masmar/storage/images/media/images/coromoracamp/817095-1-esl-ES/CoromoraCamp.jpg


I guess they were used for special missions and fast response, but not for routine patrols.

[Fifi]

There were actually some MTBs stationned at Gibraltar: "British Dockyard, MTB Base at Comorant Camber, Gibraltar" (https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05204.htm).

Plan: http://guias.masmar.net/var/masmar/storage/images/media/images/coromoracamp/817095-1-esl-ES/CoromoraCamp.jpg


I guess they were used for special missions and fast response, but not for routine patrols.

Interesting …
I will let them as they are, from Stiebler NYGM, for the challenge :yep:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Silentmauri89]

U 97 currently in the Med:

https://i.postimg.cc/bJPnVsx2/SH3-Img-11-9-2024-18-44-10-122.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/T1CnDfW5/SH3-Img-11-9-2024-18-32-2-585.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

Welcome to the MED, FIFI!

Do you think it would be possible to ALWAYS start a Mediterranean campaign from a french port, and then move to La spezia? Even in 42'-43'? That way, entering the Mediterranean would be a necessary step every time. It's very nice to start a campaign from La spezia, but being compulsory to cross the Gibraltar strait would be awesome!!!

[hauangua]

Hi, a question, when I set Stiebler time compression, my max speed is x64 instead of x128, I wanted to know if this is wanted or is it a problem in my installation, in that case I know how to change it by intervening on the .ini file and repatch .exe file.
But if this is wanted then I don't touch anything.
I installed Nygm enhancements version 6.3
Thanks for this beautiful Mod

[Fifi]

Hi, a question, when I set Stiebler time compression, my max speed is x64 instead of x128, I wanted to know if this is wanted or is it a problem in my installation, in that case I know how to change it by intervening on the .ini file and repatch .exe file.
But if this is wanted then I don't touch anything.
I installed Nygm enhancements version 6.3
Thanks for this beautiful Mod

Yes x64 is intentional … x128 is too much when close to harbors :03:

On side note, I’m working on a new version of my NYGM.
New environment, new waves, completely new air threat, plenty adjustments … stay tuned, but new air threat should be quite long (with new campaign Land file)

:Kaleun_Salute:

[hauangua]

Thanks Fifi

[Fifi]

New planes for next update:

Lancaster

https://i.postimg.cc/KYK1SQ9B/SH3-Img-22-9-2024-17-27-39-360.jpg

Hudson

https://i.postimg.cc/PJMxz7xs/SH3-Img-22-9-2024-17-48-46-425.jpg

+ Dornier 17

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Nice Master My sincere greetings:Kaleun_Cheers:
the textures are magnificent as usual with you

[Fifi]

Next update is coming nicely. Currently in heavy tests.

https://i.postimg.cc/g2sq9Hhx/SH3-Img-10-10-2024-19-3-15-278.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/L5jLxtR6/SH3-Img-11-10-2024-8-51-39-101.jpg

Main features:
- Total new Environment + new waves
- Total new air threat with total new air bases + new planes added
- Few new ships
- Plenty adjustments

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Pawel90]

I would like to say very thank You to You Fifi ! for keeping this fantastic game alive , i am 35 and uboot"s are my biggest pasion since childhood , i am raised on sh2 and sh3 unfortubatelu these days am i not condition to play the game ( children duties etc) but the day will Come, the day when i will go back to this amaizng game with your moda. Greetings from Gdańsk in Poland (BTW i live near shipyard where uboats where built ) sorry for my English mates, thank you all for keeping this game alive !

[Lugermann]

Thanks, Fifi. You've been the reason I've come back to SH 3.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Thanks, Fifi. You've been the reason I've come back to SH 3.

:Kaleun_Salute:

Thank you Lugermann, next version coming will be even more better :yep:
Have repaired the night vision (for the new environment), have fixed the equipment destroyed at start (sometimes happening), have created a global lighthouses blackout from April 41 (as in RL), and Brest bunker start only from October 41 (as in RL)… for the changes coming to my mind. But lots of others ones too!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey Master greetings ..
I'm waiting for this update I just acquired my new Q-Oled UWQHD Alienware screen I feel that it's going to sting the eyes ..
A big thank you for all the work provided as usual you are priceless but you already know that ..
Kal Maximus U669 my best regards Fifi

[fitzcarraldo]

Awesome work, Master FiFi. Waiting the new update :Kaleun_Cheers:

TWoS (SH5), FOTRSU (SH4) and NYGM FiFi are the best supermods, actually.

Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Awesome work, Master FiFi. Waiting the new update :Kaleun_Cheers:

TWoS (SH5), FOTRSU (SH4) and NYGM FiFi are the best supermods, actually.

Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

Thank you :up:

https://i.postimg.cc/3JKPGsnG/SH3-Img-13-10-2024-11-14-16-760.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Pawel90]

I would like to say very thank You to You Fifi , for keeping this amazing game alive , what"s more , for making it even more realistic and enjoyable. Uboat"s are ma passion since childhood( I"m 34 ) nowadays i" cannot aford to play the game ( duties,children) but I"m looking forward to immerse myself someday in the world you"re creating . Much appreciate . Greetings from Gdańsk (Poland)

[Fifi]

https://i.postimg.cc/Prgjw1fm/SH3-Img-17-10-2024-8-49-6-345.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QtYLxTnK/SH3-Img-17-10-2024-9-12-9-493.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Tomorrow, release of new version!

:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up::Kaleun_Cheers:

[fitzcarraldo]

Tomorrow, release of new version!

:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up::Kaleun_Cheers:

:Kaleun_Wink::Kaleun_Wink::Kaleun_Wink:

:Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Psycho_Yuri]

Yay:yeah:

[Lugermann]

Ole!

:Kaleun_Applaud:

[Fifi]

NEW VERSION 6.4 IS AVAILABLE!

- New Environment & waves (nights are back to more darkness, waves are 100% polygones reflection free)
- Sensors & AI sensors adjusted,
- All ships gloss adjusted for moon reflection (moon light is enhanced, keep moon behind you for nights attacks for better visibility)
- New Steamship by AlexB added,
- All air threat revised with 100% new air bases,
- New planes from Ccom12 added & adjusted for NYGM,
- Equipment destroyed at mission start fixed,
- Night vision fix repaired,
- Modified the SH3 Commander cloud variety mod due to new environment lighting,
- type IXC IXC/40 & IXD2 has slightly better diving times,
- Starting from Brest Bunker only from october 1941,
- All Lighthouses black out from april 1941,
- numerous adjutments to ships etc

As any SH3, playing more than X256 you will not see any planes!
For better playability, you can play with map contacts on…they are modified so you’ll see only squares dots at a certain zoom level on Nav map. No game penalty for it, and it’s less easy than vanilla contacts to me.

Have fun and gute jagd!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Forgot to say that sometimes, a whole plane squadron (6 planes or more) can bomb you if you are spotted … can be a good idea to NOT engage a single plane :yep:
Also sometimes at certain dates, you can encounter German planes in Biscaye gulf… not only British ones.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[GrenSo]

NEW VERSION 6.4 IS AVAILABLE!



:Kaleun_Salute:


:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up::Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Thumbs_U p:

[fitzcarraldo]

Many thanks for the all the work! Downloading now...:Kaleun_Cheers::Kaleun_Cheers:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey Fifi
Big Thxxxl for the great work accomplished :03::up:
extract of my new ALIENWARE Q_OLED WQHD screen
Here during assembly... routine test...
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729430493-sh3img-20-10-2024-13-57-30-812.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729430497-sh3img-20-10-2024-14-27-28-164.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729430499-sh3img-20-10-2024-14-58-57-548.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729430502-sh3img-20-10-2024-15-0-59-508.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729430505-sh3img-20-10-2024-15-6-4-947.png
:subsim::salute:

[FUBAR295]

NEW VERSION 6.4 IS AVAILABLE!



:Kaleun_Salute:




Thanks Fifi, downloaded and will fire it up later this morning. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

hey master...:salute:
the nights are really impeccable...i am delighted...the models are terrible....the weather ...an excellent job you incredible...as usual Nice work..:subsim::yeah:
extrait:
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439643-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-26-10-838.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439647-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-26-42-133.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439650-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-29-17-94.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439654-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-30-55-499.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439663-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-33-20-855.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439667-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-38-48-33.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439684-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-41-57-132.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/42/7/1729439717-sh3img-20-10-2024-17-40-4-464.png
:subsim:

[fitzcarraldo]

hey master...:salute:
the nights are really impeccable...i am delighted...the models are terrible....the weather ...an excellent job you were incredible...as usual Nice work..:subsim::yeah:


Karl_Maximus! great shots. Could you tell me what interiors use you? And please, a download link...:Kaleun_Wink:

The new update looks awesome. I played the Bismarck mission; the sea is fabulous, the fog is pretty accurate. And the models are very very nice.

Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Randomizer]

Outstanding! Thank You.

-C

[Fifi]

Thank you guys, I’m happy you like it!
Had great times testing it too… it’s quite different from previous version thought, this version might be harder as the war goes on.
CAM planes from cargo and small escort carriers are really annoying to intercept convoys…if you respect the X256 TC playing of course.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

The Bismarck mission, some shots in 1920x1080.

https://i.imgur.com/Re0LT0D.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/9mEBMAV.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/H1uVYul.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/yEfZlY9.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/b2ZjaKR.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/tHk9TVB.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/AbvtCWN.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/PuESpKT.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/GystvaG.jpeg


Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Karl_Maximus! great shots. Could you tell me what interiors use you? And please, a download link...


Hey Fitz :salute:
My Interior...
:Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/pb8bx...M+U669.7z/file
:03:
I don't know if you'll get the same result...I use Q_Oled The precision in the image "a slap"..Alienware is the best monitor..lol
I haven't tried everything yet but it's already very promising...

[fitzcarraldo]

Hey Fitz :salute:
My Interior...
:Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/pb8bx...M+U669.7z/file
:03:
I don't know if you'll get the same result...I use Q_Oled The precision in the image "a slap"..Alienware is the best monitor..lol
I haven't tried everything yet but it's already very promising...

Hi Karl. The link is dead...:k_confused:

Many thanks

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Sorry Fitz:arrgh!:..here it is:D

:Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/d41v73eybua500f/Full+interior+KM+U669.7z/file

[fitzcarraldo]

Sorry Fitz:arrgh!:..here it is:D

:Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/d41v73eybua500f/Full+interior+KM+U669.7z/file

:Kaleun_Applaud: Many thanks!

Best regards :Kaleun_Cheers:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Few small errors corrected, nothing really bad...Please redownload version 6.4.

No need to restart career, install 6.4 corrected in bunker!

Thanks to Anvart for pointing those few errors :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Few small errors corrected, nothing really bad...Please redownload version 6.4.

No need to restart career, install 6.4 corrected in bunker!

Thanks to Anvart for pointing those few errors :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

No problem.:) Did a new download.:Kaleun_Salute: Thank you!:up:

[John Pancoast]

Hi Fifi;
Hope all is well. This is with a "stock" install of the mod, version before 6.4. March 1941, western approaches, 13 winds but it happens even with 0. This has been an occasional problem with every mod since the 16km world was created and its associated night vision problems including fixes. Disregard the laughable damage model, that's old news.
I've never been able to figure out what is causing it. Any ideas?

https://youtu.be/gx22ETsUXuw

[Fifi]

Hi Fifi;
Hope all is well. This is with a "stock" install of the mod, version before 6.4. March 1941, western approaches, 13 winds but it happens even with 0. This has been an occasional problem with every mod since the 16km world was created and its associated night vision problems including fixes. Disregard the laughable damage model, that's old news.
I've never been able to figure out what is causing it. Any ideas?


Hi John, I’m quite surprised as I usually experience the other way… meaning escorts can spot me further than i think it should :hmmm:
I even tried to adjust the Sim.Cfg without significant success; but here in your case, there is a problem I never had.


:Kaleun_Salute:

[John Pancoast]

Ok sounds good. Thanks, onward and upward. :) I first noticed it long ago on the Scapa Flow mission testing something else.

[Randomizer]

Everything seems to work as intended so thanks. But...

Have started three new careers, Bergen, Aug '44, Lorient and St. Nazaire both in January '43. In each case Allied aircraft have killed me even before I can reach the escort separation point.

With ~12 metres under the keel, I suppose carefully diving to periscope depth immediately after leaving the dock might work but that does not seem to be a reasonable fix. At Lorient, the weather even prevented manning the flak guns, which is incredibly frustrating.

Similar attacks happened in GWX3 from time to time when departing on late-war patrols but not every-single-time!

Any suggestions?

-C

[Fifi]

Everything seems to work as intended so thanks. But...

Have started three new careers, Bergen, Aug '44, Lorient and St. Nazaire both in January '43. In each case Allied aircraft have killed me even before I can reach the escort separation point.

With ~12 metres under the keel, I suppose carefully diving to periscope depth immediately after leaving the dock might work but that does not seem to be a reasonable fix. At Lorient, the weather even prevented manning the flak guns, which is incredibly frustrating.

Similar attacks happened in GWX3 from time to time when departing on late-war patrols but not every-single-time!

Any suggestions?

-C

There is always a way to leave harbor :D
Yes, at this time, on 10 U-Boats leaving harbor, 8 were sunk by planes …

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Silentmauri89]

Hi, Fifi.
Congratulations - your latest version Is AWESOME! The new environment is great - it looks so real.
I was staring at how the lights reflected against a tanker that I almost missed it.
Anyway, after the enchantment, I sunk the Tanker, and the burning ship reflections on the water surface made it look like the oil was spreading around - very well done, Fifi. For real!
Thank you once again for your great contribution to SH3.

[John Pancoast]

There is always a way to leave harbor :D
Yes, at this time, on 10 U-Boats leaving harbor, 8 were sunk by planes …

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hmmm.......not afaik............

I.e., Jan. '43, six were sunk, three by aircraft.
1944, 228 sunk, 88 by aircraft.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/united-states-submarine-losses/german-u-boat-casualties-in-world-war-two.html

[Lugermann]

https://i.postimg.cc/28Yy03th/los1.jpg


https://i.postimg.cc/cCSxk5F0/uboatlosses.jpg

[Fifi]

What bother me more than the number of u-boat sunk by planes, is the torpedo fix not accurate at all… in 1942, 6 T2 fired all duds and/or premature at zero wind… this didn’t existed. I think I will deactivate it, because even adjusting the .ini, nothing better to see… and I’m not able to fix the.act.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[millnate]

Good morning!

Trying to install this mod on my steam deck and I think I’m very close to getting it working!

What’s currently stopping me is the dreaded “Cannot render 3D” message starting the game. So I cannot get into settings and disable full screen, as I’ve seen suggested before.

The game runs fine vanilla. It’s only when I try to apply FiFi’s NYGM. Although it’s the first and only mod I’ve tried.

Does anyone have any tips?

Thank you!!

[Fifi]

Hi Millnate, have you tried to lower your PC screen resolution to 1920x1080?
Just an idea…but I’m sure you’ll find out a way to launch it :up:
You’re very close.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[millnate]

Hi Millnate, have you tried to lower your PC screen resolution to 1920x1080?
Just an idea…but I’m sure you’ll find out a way to launch it :up:
You’re very close.

:Kaleun_Salute:

Fifi,

Thanks for the response! Can’t wait to play the mod!

I have tried to change screen resolution, and I need to try the refresh rate, but I may not have tried that one. Lots of options between resolution and forcing different protons so I may not have found the correct combination yet… just trying to see if anyone had already figured it out.

Thank you!

[Aktungbby]

millnate!:Kaleun_Salute:

[millnate]

Hi Millnate, have you tried to lower your PC screen resolution to 1920x1080?
Just an idea…but I’m sure you’ll find out a way to launch it :up:
You’re very close.

:Kaleun_Salute:

Fifi,

Thanks adjusting my resolution got me past that error message and it launched!

But now the screen is too big and most of it is cut off. I can only see about 25% of the screen, just the top left corner.

I’ve done some tinkering today and this is what I’ve found so far:

1. It doesn’t matter what screen resolution I put the deck in.
2. I have changed full screen to “no” in the main.cfg file, but it doesn’t fix it.
3. When I attempt to force compatibility with a certain proton, a d3d9.ini file appears and has seemed to be giving people problems with the widescreen mods. I have to uninstall everything and start over to get around the “unable 3d…” CTD.
4. Installing the ARB wide mode didn’t fix it.

I’ve seen this mod in the downloads that someone recommended for the steam deck: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1092

Would I be able to try the resolution fix after installing NYGM?

Thanks!

[Fifi]

When I will return from my Caraïbes mission, I will upload new update with some necessary adjustments. There will be no need to restart careers, only in bunker will be good.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[dasboot01]

Oh...Is there any way to change that? I really don't like it.

I think that I altered the TGA that is inside the Sea folder, look for the TGA file boat name _shp. You would have to edit one by one, nobody is going to give you a solution here, it's their tastes, if not GWX ONEALEX is very good, I recommend it to you.

[Fifi]

Yes you are right, it’s better for beginners.

[Fifi]

LAST VERSION V6.5 IS OUT

Should be good for a change in bunker :03:

- Ships zon.dat adjusted with new zones.cfg
- US air bases adjusted in Campaign_LND

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

LAST VERSION V6.5 IS OUT

Should be good for a change in bunker :03:

- Ships zon.dat adjusted with new zones.cfg
- US air bases adjusted in Campaign_LND

:Kaleun_Salute:

Thxxxl Master ... :yeah:
I'll try it when I get back from patrol .... version 6.4 works great .. it's really excellent ... the new night settings are NKL .. and the models .. etc. it's really a visual and functional treat ..:yep::salute::up:
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/44/2/1730224593-sh3img-29-10-2024-17-39-4-976.png

[FUBAR295]

LAST VERSION V6.5 IS OUT

Should be good for a change in bunker :03:

- Ships zon.dat adjusted with new zones.cfg
- US air bases adjusted in Campaign_LND

:Kaleun_Salute:


Thank you! :Kaleun_Applaud: :Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

LAST VERSION V6.5 IS OUT

Should be good for a change in bunker :03:

- Ships zon.dat adjusted with new zones.cfg
- US air bases adjusted in Campaign_LND

:Kaleun_Salute:

Many thanks!

I'll finish my actual patrol and will go for it.

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Dieselglock]

LAST VERSION V6.5 IS OUT

Should be good for a change in bunker :03:

- Ships zon.dat adjusted with new zones.cfg
- US air bases adjusted in Campaign_LND

:Kaleun_Salute:

Thank you :Kaleun_Salute:

[Doolar]

Thank You Again Fifi for the latest and greatest.

I was just cleaning out some old downloads and came across this mod for NYGM ..... KIEL_Locks_NYGM. It looks to be from around 2018. Would this still be capatable with your latest version. I guess I could try it but I was wondering if you knew offhand. thanx

[Fifi]

Thank You Again Fifi for the latest and greatest.

I was just cleaning out some old downloads and came across this mod for NYGM ..... KIEL_Locks_NYGM. It looks to be from around 2018. Would this still be capatable with your latest version. I guess I could try it but I was wondering if you knew offhand. thanx

Really don’t know, I never saw this mod, sorry;
For the compatibility, It all depends what files it’s overwriting …

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

For what its worth here is a copy of files being overwritten using v5.5 :


DOCKED_MERCHANT_LARGE.dat" has already been altered by the "NYGM Tonnage War Enhanced – Stand Alone Version v5.5" mod.
"DOCKED_MERCHANT_SMALL.dat" has already been altered by the "NYGM Tonnage War Enhanced – Stand Alone Version v5.5" mod.
"Locations.cfg" has already been altered by the "NYGM Tonnage War Enhanced – Stand Alone Version v5.5" mod.


It does appear but no functioning lock gates though.


:salute:

[Fifi]

Added VonDos latest CA Cumberland beauty:

https://i.postimg.cc/hv26PMMJ/SH3-Img-31-10-2024-9-11-27-445.jpg

Will be available for very soon next update with some early war planes adjustments

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Randomizer]

I installed V6.5 onto my new Win-11 laptop and Steel Coffins loads in just under five minutes! It's awesome so far thanks so much for all the work.

-C

[Fifi]

I installed V6.5 onto my new Win-11 laptop and Steel Coffins loads in just under five minutes! It's awesome so far thanks so much for all the work.

-C

Cool, thanks :up:
For next update (probably tomorrow) I have slightly reduced planes threat, tried career January 43 from Lorient/Brest/St Nazaire without major problem to leave harbor. First planes encountered in high seas :yep:
Added the heavy cruiser Cumberland above, plus a new plane … the nice Gloster Gladiator. There will be no need to restart careers, if installed while in bunker :yep:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

VERSION 6.6 IS OUT!

Should be good in bunker...no need to restart career.

- Added VonDos heavy cruiser Cumberland (with few skins)
- New plane Gloster Gladiator from Ccom12
- Campaign files adjusted for those additions
- Plane threat adjusted (slightly decreased) - certainly the hardest work to fine tune
- Corrected Black Sea campaign files and planes
- Few ships zones fine tuned
- Ships are more prone to flip aside when sinking now

Cumberland:
https://i.postimg.cc/hv26PMMJ/SH3-Img-31-10-2024-9-11-27-445.jpg

Gladiator with few skins:
https://i.postimg.cc/g04BPVr0/SH3-Img-31-10-2024-19-9-29-196.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/C1QPRwGT/SH3-Img-31-10-2024-19-10-2-505.jpg

Sinking after flipping aside:
https://i.postimg.cc/766tP5Tn/SH3-Img-31-10-2024-16-50-45-133.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/JhRdg6rg/SH3-Img-31-10-2024-11-58-59-42.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

So quick, thank you! :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Thanks Master ..
I didn't even have time to try 6.5 Fifi gives us the pleasure of expanding... Such a production this NYGM Enhanced Hardcore mods.. It is simply superb.....:arrgh!:
Sustained updates these days ... which can only delight me :D:03::yeah:

[fitzcarraldo]

Many thanks FiFi! Downloaded, installed and working well.

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[vanjast]

Curious to why there's always a juicy big ship right in the front of a convoy. Seen a few of these but this time I was in the right position. It's like a 'honeypot'.:D

On the getaway from this attack I noticed a big juicy warship halfway down the line. It had my my name on it... Now I'm going around to give it a sweet kiss or two.. :arrgh!:

https://i.imgur.com/FP15s8H.jpeg

[U-Schepke]

Just to let you know, I have solved the sound bug when leaving the hydrophone station (sometimes a kind of shuffle sound kept going on) :yeah:

Will be available very soon with others cool stuff and adjustments (probably tomorrow)

:Kaleun_Salute:

Ahoi, lieber FiFi;
beim Durchstöbern gerade erst auf diesen, doch schon zwei Jahre alten Post von dir gestoßen und frage mich, ob es hier für unser fast 20 Jahre altes Spiel neue Lösungsmöglichkeiten gibt, denn beim Vergleich deiner aktuellen SDL mit der der in meiner eigenen Modsuppe, konnte ich keinen Unterschied feststellen und dennoch quälen mich verschieden SoundBugs weiterhin, so ist z.B. der HydrophonBug immer noch vorhanden, neben anderen.
Meine Frage also, gibt es hier Neuigkeiten?
Beste Grüße aus Deutschland.

:hmmm:

[Fifi]

Ahoi, lieber FiFi;
beim Durchstöbern gerade erst auf diesen, doch schon zwei Jahre alten Post von dir gestoßen und frage mich, ob es hier für unser fast 20 Jahre altes Spiel neue Lösungsmöglichkeiten gibt, denn beim Vergleich deiner aktuellen SDL mit der der in meiner eigenen Modsuppe, konnte ich keinen Unterschied feststellen und dennoch quälen mich verschieden SoundBugs weiterhin, so ist z.B. der HydrophonBug immer noch vorhanden, neben anderen.
Meine Frage also, gibt es hier Neuigkeiten?
Beste Grüße aus Deutschland.

:hmmm:

I’m very sorry but I unfortunately don’t understand German language :oops:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[GrenSo]

I’m very sorry but I unfortunately don’t understand German language :oops:


Hi Fifi,

he is just asking if there is any news about your post (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2835967#post2835967) from February 2022.
Because he seems to have sound problems, such as the hydrophone bug and some others too, you spoke in this old post (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2835967#post2835967).
He had compared the SDL from your mod with the SDL of his mod soup, and they seem to be identical or have no differences.

[Fifi]

Hi Fifi,

he is just asking if there is any news about your post (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2835967#post2835967) from February 2022.
Because he seems to have sound problems, such as the hydrophone bug and some others too, you spoke in this old post (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2835967#post2835967).
He had compared the SDL from your mod with the SDL of his mod soup, and they seem to be identical or have no differences.

Ah ok, thanks for English version :)
No no news about that, except I never encountered this sound bug again since my fix!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[U-Schepke]

Ah ok, thanks for English version :)
No no news about that, except I never encountered this sound bug again since my fix!

:Kaleun_Salute:

Danke GrenSo für die Übersetzung und FiFi für die Information,
muss ich dann eben weiter forschen, denn nichts ist schlimmer,
wie U-Boot-Simulation mit Soundproblemen. :k_confused:

[Fifi]

Next update will come very soon with plenty new stuff (no need to restart careers) :yeah:

Black Sea campaign has been repaired (not launching via Commander), and his air threat adapted to new NYGM air standards …

Stay tuned :ping:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[GrenSo]

Next update will come very soon

Sometimes I think you simply have too much free time. :D

[Fifi]

Sometimes I think you simply have too much free time. :D

:haha: I’m retired, so plenty free time; and my wife is very comprehensive :)

:Kaleun_Salute:

[GrenSo]

:haha: I’m retired, so plenty free time;



Hm... strange, in Germany they always say that pensioners have no time. You French people probably do things differently than we do. :haha::har:

[Fifi]

Hm... You French people probably do things differently than we do. :haha::har:

That’s well known ! :haha:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

That’s well known ! :haha:

:Kaleun_Salute:

:Kaleun_Salute:GrenSo .. Fifi...
:arrgh!:
https://media.istockphoto.com/id/493855351/fr/photo/homme-daffaires-travaillant-sur-sa-vacances.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=qYvKRR7kZCbZeIp3NbuEpKXy1X90zH0d1vsniXtDUwo=

[Fifi]

If all goes well, tomorrow will be new update :up:

Version 6,7 :
- Added the Mauretania liner to British and the NSD cargo to America/SouthAfrica/New Zealand/Panama (with her campaign files)

- re-adjusted U-Boats crush depth (as well in Commander random option)

- Revised Black Sea campaign different air bases ;

- Repaired Black Sea campaign starting ;

- Slightly decreased number of planes per bases ;

- Added Vildebeest, Polikarpov I16 & LA 7 planes ;

- Re-adjusted U-Boats sensors (radar warning distances have been decreased to more historical values)

- SH3 Commander Clouds Variety mod has been integrated to dates (no need to activate it anymore) ;

- Reduced days spent for conning upgrade (45 to 25) & guns upgrade (15 to 8) ;

- Revised and corrected the basic.cfg file ;

- Corrected all type IX Equipment file ;

- Corrected type IIA Equipment file ;

- Added hull side pole to type IIA.

Aquitania with its 2 skins:
https://i.postimg.cc/tRMLGMK9/SH3-Img-2-11-2024-17-29-10-616.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/1zsdKhqr/SH3-Img-2-11-2024-17-48-31-649.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rwSbWFKp/SH3-Img-4-11-2024-9-19-12-80.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/g29Qn6c5/SH3-Img-4-11-2024-16-16-40-196.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/c4tPxcWw/SH3-Img-4-11-2024-18-32-6-262.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/qv4R2qjb/SH3-Img-5-11-2024-11-32-9-204.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Patoche9999]

wahoo ..impression. thank you Fifi.

i like your mod. i just sunk due to polish destroyer near Dantzig.

i m going to upload your last version

my.best.

[Fifi]

wahoo ..impression. thank you Fifi.

i like your mod. i just sunk due to polish destroyer near Dantzig.

i m going to upload your last version

my.best.

Glad you like it :up:

Tomorrow the new update!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

VERSION 6.7 IS OUT!!

Should be good in bunker (here it is), but if any doubt restart career

Version 6.7 :

- Added the Mauretania liner to British and the NSD cargo to America/SouthAfrica/New Zealand/Panama (with her campaign files)

- re-adjusted U-Boats crush depth (as well in Commander random option)

- Revised Black Sea campaign different air bases ;

- Repaired Black Sea campaign starting ;

- Slightly decreased number of planes per bases (hence air threat) ;

- Added Vildebeest, Polikarpov I16 & LA 7 planes ;

- Re-adjusted U-Boats sensors (radar warning distances have been decreased to more historical values)

- SH3 Commander Clouds Variety mod has been integrated to Commander dates (no need to activate it anymore) ;

- Reduced days spent for conning upgrade (45 to 25) & guns upgrade (15 to 8) ;

- Revised and corrected the basic.cfg file ;

- Corrected all type IX Equipment file ;

- Corrected type IIA Equipment file ;

- Added hull side pole to type IIA.

Post one updated too.
Gute jagd!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

- Re-adjusted U-Boats sensors (radar warning distances have been decreased to more historical values)


About radar warnings, now when clear weather (yellow cloud) the Metox does not warn you before crew sight.
With later war others radar warning upgrades, it could warn you before watch crew.
When some mist (pink cloud), Metox should warn you just before planes appearing (at 90%)
When heavy mist (grey & orange cloud), Metox and others radar warning will warn you of course.
This applies for playing X256 max!… otherwise no planes encounter.

About Fumo 29 radar, it’s useful when heavy mist AND at night! (When vision is restricted). Same for Fumo 30…

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:
Thank you!



:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Many thankjs FiFi! Going for it! :Kaleun_Cheers:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

For next update, added AlexB very nice new coastal freighter:

https://i.postimg.cc/3xk9x1c6/SH3-Img-12-11-2024-8-20-50-700.jpg

Replaced old LST model by AlexB fantastic new LST:

https://i.postimg.cc/rpWJSmcN/SH3-Img-12-11-2024-10-43-0-904.jpg

Adapted for NYGM of course :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

WARNING:
Lately, I encountered a stability problem with my NYGM, that couldn’t come from my mod.
Random crash appearing at loading game (just before initializing) or leaving Kiel harbor or even when clicking left hand icon on GUI…
In my Windows event observatory, it came from a Ntdll.dll issue.
So I deinstalled all my latest windows updates up the KB5044273, and problem is gone!
Usually I don’t update my windows (when it’s working correctly no need to screw up things), but seems one day he did it in my back :haha:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

Checked my Win11 updates and that was not one of them.Thanks for the heads up. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

WARNING:
Lately, I encountered a stability problem with my NYGM, that couldn’t come from my mod.
Random crash appearing at loading game (just before initializing) or leaving Kiel harbor or even when clicking left hand icon on GUI…
In my Windows event observatory, it came from a Ntdll.dll issue.
So I deinstalled all my latest windows updates up the KB5044273, and problem is gone!
Usually I don’t update my windows (when it’s working correctly no need to screw up things), but seems one day he did it in my back :haha:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hey Master... my sincere greetings
Yes, I confirm that I have had my share of problems......under windows 11 pro d ailleurs cette machine en Ultra wide Oled Rtx ..bla bla...:timeout:I do not recommend it for old games ... otherwise you will have to go through settings or other things that will necessarily affect the screen resolution... which has the effect of destabilizing the game... moreover this game is sensitive to this since it is already modified to 1920x1080
several times CTD before starting the campaign...
Really more stable w10 pro on my old "Bécanne"...:yep::arrgh!: as I don't do updates... except what I need....
I'm setting up another new config this weekend...
I'll see that...if I have time...& soon...your friend Kal Maximus :salute:

[Fifi]

Checked my Win11 updates and that was not one of them.Thanks for the heads up. :Kaleun_Salute:

The KB5044273 is not the culprit! But what came after yes! (Well one inside the numerous latest updates)
My last update after cleaning is the KB5044273.

:yep::arrgh!: as I don't do updates... except what I need

Exactly what I recommend! :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

J'ai vérifié mes mises à jour Win11 et ce n'était pas l'une d'entre elles. Merci pour l'information
@FUBAR295
Of course since it's not the same software interface.. I checked that myself first too...:arrgh!::haha:

But Fifi seems to work under Windows 10...it turns out that I have several configs so several windows and I am particularly attentive to everything that runs in the background
all these bloatwares..and other heaps of things that are of no use to me... what is better for my Ram and to make the most of things. With a more stable system..a small link for the aficionados of the details..:03:
:Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlIZxdeoWDY
:Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMwAJxNMan0&t=220s

[FUBAR295]

The KB5044273 is not the culprit! But what came after yes! (Well one inside the numerous latest updates)
My last update after cleaning is the KB5044273.



:Kaleun_Salute:


I have (KB5044033) then followed by (KB5044285) , (KB5046633) and finally (KB5045935) which was last night.


Never had the issue you alerted to.



Rik007 says that the various Win 11 versions all will get different updates. I recall him saying he has Winn 11 Pro, where I have the Win 11 Home edition. I wonder if MS has different updates between USA and European installs too?


I digress, I'll shut up now. :yep:

[FUBAR295]

[QUOTE=Kal_Maximus_U669;2932789]@FUBAR295
Of course since it's not the same software interface.. I checked that myself first too...:arrgh!::haha:

But Fifi seems to work under Windows 10...it turns out that I have several configs so several windows and I am particularly attentive to everything that runs in the background
all these bloatwares..and other heaps of things that are of no use to me... what is better for my Ram and to make the most of things. With a more stable system..a small link for the aficionados of the details..:03:

:Kaleun_Wink:
Thanks for the additional clarification. :salute: And yes, there is large amount of unneeded bloat programs.

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Thanks for the additional clarification. And yes, there is large amount of unneeded bloat programs.
@FUBAR295
:Kaleun_Salute:
np...

[Fifi]

@ Fubar295 Yes I’m running Windows 10 on my dedicated machine :yep:
The updates are very probably different between Windows 10 & 11.

Just ended a career mission since my updates cleaning and absolutely no issues encountered … just like before :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Dieselglock]

I have (KB5044033) then followed by (KB5044285) , (KB5046633) and finally (KB5045935) which was last night.


Never had the issue you alerted to.



Rik007 says that the various Win 11 versions all will get different updates. I recall him saying he has Winn 11 Pro, where I have the Win 11 Home edition. I wonder if MS has different updates between USA and European installs too?


I digress, I'll shut up now. :yep:

I have Win 11 Home edition 23H2. I have the exact same updates as FUBAR295. I have had no issues either.

[Fifi]

For next update, I will add Astvitaliy bathymetry mod to my NYGM …
There are some adaptations to be made, like some harbors to move and/or change, and some convoys/units path to adjust.
But I think it will add very nice accurate touch to my mod :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[kyle9154]

For next update, I will add Astvitaliy bathymetry mod to my NYGM …
There are some adaptations to be made, like some harbors to move and/or change, and some convoys/units path to adjust.
But I think it will add very nice accurate touch to my mod :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

It's included in the Onealex mod and a must have, surprised you didn't have it included already.

[Fifi]

It's included in the Onealex mod and a must have, surprised you didn't have it included already.

I don’t have all what have others megamods… and inverse! :03:

I have finished to adapt the bathymetry mod to my NYGM;
Had to change Quebec harbor (among other changes) to free the path to the big lakes.
Now, we can navigate to the Ontario and others lakes :D

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Tabris]

a small but annoying new problem has recently manifested for me while playing this mod: sometimes my mouse cursor will show, as in my windows mouse cursor. It'll layer on top of the in-game cursor, and worst of all it'll be stuck in the middle of the screen whenever I switch to mouse look. I'm sure it's something that can be caused by "shelling out" but of course I would never do that! I'm not sure what's causing it for me. Has anyone else run into it?

- Tabris

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

I donÂ’t have all what have others megamodsÂ… and inverse! :03:

I have finished to adapt the bathymetry mod to my NYGM;
Had to change Quebec harbor (among other changes) to free the path to the big lakes.
Now, we can navigate to the Ontario and others lakes :D

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hey Fifi my best :Kaleun_Salute: :haha::03:
Very good choice I know this Astvitaliy I have already presented his fantastic work several times... it is very difficult to modify the map as he did..
My problems with the mod came from my interiors... I removed it everything works again without problem...
you brought so many updates... Details had to modify something with my tinkered interiors..
Hey Master I know I am annoying with my requests...:ping::D
I would like to see this barrel cap disappear because with each shot it produces a very ugly and unrealistic animation I prefer that you integrate the shell extractor from Hansolo's WAC mods:yep:..Fifi I know that this story is not easy because already in the past several modders have discussed this cap..But for a man as experienced as you it is small beer!!! no :har::har:
Now that you are retired, wouldn't you have become the Minister of free time?:har::haha:
You Ministre It suits me, I appreciate your work so much.:yeah::subsim:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

a small but annoying new problem has recently manifested for me while playing this mod: sometimes my mouse cursor will show, as in my windows mouse cursor. It'll layer on top of the in-game cursor, and worst of all it'll be stuck in the middle of the screen whenever I switch to mouse look. I'm sure it's something that can be caused by "shelling out" but of course I would never do that! I'm not sure what's causing it for me. Has anyone else run into it?

- Tabris

Alt + Enter if you try..:hmmm:
See Propriété compatibilité Bla Bla...

[Fifi]

Hey Master I know I am annoying with my requests...:ping::D
I would like to see this barrel cap disappear because with each shot it produces a very ugly and unrealistic animation I prefer that you integrate the shell extractor from Hansolo's WAC mods:yep:..Fifi I know that this story is not easy because already in the past several modders have discussed this cap..But for a man as experienced as you it is small beer!!! no :har::har:
Now that you are retired, wouldn't you have become the Minister of free time?:har::haha:
You Ministre It suits me, I appreciate your work so much.:yeah::subsim:

Ok I will see what I can do :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[vanjast]

Had an interesting scenario just off Bergen on my way to AN13,

Two hours before, sunk a french freighter. then this 'dutch' ship appeared. Got into position and a firing solution... then ID'd it as Dutch.. so let it go (I'd already started a war with the french two hours ago :D ).

On my way, submerged to have a 'look' around and found the same Dutch ship, going around in circles... surfaced to investigate. On approaching the crew got tense... Discression is the better.. submerged, and found two warships approaching at high speed over the horizon. Surfaced and went to Warp Speed outa there.

Was it a trap ?
https://i.imgur.com/pSx6lnj.jpeg

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Ok I will see what I can do :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hey Master...:Kaleun_Cheers: what precision it is remarkable the weather the colors are very good I even had some "glitches" in the clouds especially above the port of KIEL they disappeared I think the coloring is very good Fifi do not touch it anymore as well as the weather except minor adjustment if necessary ...
Hey Master you are at the top ..:arrgh!::03:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/883132030717732074/FF61A5AB26FBF4E2681B763C3B58835496322414/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false
Ah I was going to forget to thank you for having granted my request .. good luck do for the best ..

screens: what precision it is remarkable:/\\!!:/\\!!:/\\!!:sunny::sunny:
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/46/6/1731793081-sh3img-16-11-2024-22-20-4-110.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/46/6/1731793072-sh3img-16-11-2024-22-19-16-904.png

:salute::up::yeah:

[Randomizer]

I had Version 6.6 running fine on my new laptop but whenever I start a career in Bergen using Version 6.7 I get a crash to desktop every time I try to leave the control room screen. This happens using hot-keys or icons and only when based at Bergen, the French bases do not appear to be affected.

I'm willing to accept that this may be a user problem, when I upgraded to 6.7 I did not use a pristine SH3 installation and instead removed 6.6 completely using JSGME and file delete and then applied 6.7 over the existing game. Other than Bergen, all seems well so any input is welcome.

Thanks in advance.

-C

[Fifi]

I had Version 6.6 running fine on my new laptop but whenever I start a career in Bergen using Version 6.7 I get a crash to desktop every time I try to leave the control room screen. This happens using hot-keys or icons and only when based at Bergen, the French bases do not appear to be affected.

I'm willing to accept that this may be a user problem, when I upgraded to 6.7 I did not use a pristine SH3 installation and instead removed 6.6 completely using JSGME and file delete and then applied 6.7 over the existing game. Other than Bergen, all seems well so any input is welcome.

Thanks in advance.

-C

Just tested to launch new career in Bergen 11th flotilla @ 1942/06/01, and no issue at all...i'm sorry all is ok here :yep:

But on side note, look few posts above… had a problem changing station view with one of the latest windows update … could be your problem too! Had to delete all latest windows damn updates.

:Kaleun_Salute:

For next update, i also added new VonDos amazing Exeter & York ship:

https://i.postimg.cc/rw3V81gF/SH3-Img-16-11-2024-10-53-31-42.jpg

Plus added Plymouth physical harbor missing, with its ships & defence (because Exeter stayed there for more than a year to repair...)

Reverted back the VII & IX deck gun barrel to eliminate the buggy plug animation.

Also changed all British watch crew lookouts on British ships, for new accurate ones (by VonDos)

:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Now playing with 6.7, on Winodws 11, latest update (my W11 updates automatically). No problems, departing from Kiel 9/1/1939, Type VIIB.

Starting with Commander, configured for new campaign.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Randomizer]

Well, I removed all traces of SH3 and started from scratch, including downloading V6.7 again. Having completed re-installing everything including the new Steel Coffins download, everything appears to be working as intended.

No clue as to what happened to the previous installation but it seems fixed now.

-C

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey Fifi ..6.7 NYGM E Hardcore
everything is fine now ...windows 11 pro... :yeah::yep:

[Fifi]

VERSION 6.8 IS READY!

Special thanks to Astvitaliy for his Bathymetry mod!:up:

SHOULD BE GOOD FOR INSTALL IN BUNKER… BUT IF ANY DOUBT, RESTART CAREER!

Version 6,8 :
- Added AlexB coastal freighter (type 104), and AlexB new LST model in replacement of old one ;

- Adjusted type IX diving times ;

- Changed the pilot 3D of Seversky P35 ;

- Added British destroyer blocade in Skagerrak from December 44 ;

- Adapted & included awesome Astvitaliy bathymetry mod (physical map final);

- Moved Fastnet rock lighthouse to appropriate place & added the Rockall bank rock ;

- Added few villages on coasts ;

- Deleted the deck gun plug buggy animation & reverted back the gun barrel ;

- Added wonderful VonDos CA Exeter & campaign files inclusion ;

- Changed all british watch crew for VonDos accurate new ones ;

- Added Plymouth harbor (that was still missing) & ships ;

https://i.postimg.cc/DwFdpY1M/SH3-Img-18-11-2024-15-28-40-773.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

My Friend Fifi,



Downloaded and will give it a the trial cruise.


:Kaleun_Smile::Kaleun_Salivating::Kaleun_Salute:


Thanks again for making NYGM the mega mod it deserves to be.


Good hunting,
FUBAR295

[Fifi]

My Friend Fifi,



Downloaded and will give it a the trial cruise.


:Kaleun_Smile::Kaleun_Salivating::Kaleun_Salute:


Thanks again for making NYGM the mega mod it deserves to be.


Good hunting,
FUBAR295

You are welcome my friend ! :)

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Doolar]

Fifi, been testing new installment ( v6.8 ) from Kiel. Beautiful, no issus to report. On a side note, I actually skipped a few up-dates. I was out to sea and had a few family matters to micro-manage ..... I can't remember but I think one of the loading screens said " v6.6D " is that correct ?

now for anybody. Do you play with the NIGHT SURFACE ATTACK MOD (Moon Mod ) ? just wonder on your take. Thanks Again Fifi

[Fifi]

I can't remember but I think one of the loading screens said " v6.6D " is that correct ?


What loading screen ?
The only place where you can see the number of version, is in first window after the game is loaded (text scrolling - loaded via Commander etc) and it says V6.8…

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Doolar]

On my second load, all was as is, v6.8. Maybe I eyes are playing tricks on me

[Fifi]

On my second load, all was as is, v6.8. Maybe I eyes are playing tricks on me

Ok :Kaleun_Cheers:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

now for anybody. Do you play with the NIGHT SURFACE ATTACK MOD (Moon Mod ) ? just wonder on your take. Thanks Again Fifi


:up: I use this mod, and it has become a must have for me. Night surface attacks now have to have moon light factored into your attack plan. :yep:

[Doolar]

I love it and use it in another mod

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey TK"s Master for this ...
- Adapted & included awesome Astvitaliy bathymetry mod (physical map final);:up:
:yeah:- Deleted the deck gun plug buggy animation & reverted back the gun barrel ;:yeah::03::up:
the rest of the update delights me just as much... especially the VonDos & Team models, I'll install it immediately of course...:yep::yeah::subsim:

[Dieselglock]

now for anybody. Do you play with the NIGHT SURFACE ATTACK MOD (Moon Mod ) ? just wonder on your take. Thanks Again Fifi

I use it and would not play without it.

[Fifi]

IMPORTANT:

IN LAST V6.8 YOU MUST DELETE THE FOREST FOLDER INSIDE YOUR THE DATA/TERRAIN PROVIDED BY MY MOD!

Otherwise you will get CTD when approaching Bahamas ect…
This is for stability :yep:
You can even delete it while in mission!

I’m sorry for the convenience, it is my fault :oops:

It will be deleted in next update!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

:up:


Minor issue.

[fitzcarraldo]

Many thanks FiFi. The improvements are fabulous! :Kaleun_Cheers:

More to enjoy!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

I’m sorry for the convenience, it is my fault
Hey Master ..:salute:
You don't have to apologize with all this work provided..it's normal that this happens...I want to thank you for the canon...sincerely Kal Maximus U669

[Andrzejek]

Hello everyone. Today I installed this mod and I must say that I am very impressed when it comes to visual.... Screenshots taken quickly. Back to the game!

https://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/20/14/33/43/sh3_2047.jpg (https://servimg.com/view/20143343/400)
https://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/20/14/33/43/sh3_2046.jpg (https://servimg.com/view/20143343/399)

[Andrzejek]

It's fun to play. The only thing I miss is a different GUI. I got used to Onealex mod and Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920 x 1080...

Many thanks Mr. Fifi for your mod!:Kaleun_Cheers::Kaleun_Applaud:

https://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/20/14/33/43/sh3_2040.png (https://servimg.com/view/20143343/401)
https://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/20/14/33/43/sh3_2042.png (https://servimg.com/view/20143343/403)
https://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/20/14/33/43/sh3_2041.png (https://servimg.com/view/20143343/402)

[Fifi]

The only thing I miss is a different GUI. I got used to Onealex mod and Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920 x 1080...


Activate the ARB wide gui on top of stand alone (the one provided by my mod)… you’ll have same gui you are looking for !

Gute Jagd!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

Something interesting ....




https://i.ibb.co/FB6TNdw/sh3-2024-11-20-14-08-18-07.jpg (https://ibb.co/4jWr90T)




https://i.ibb.co/pbpcnwt/sh3-2024-11-20-14-17-38-23.jpg (https://ibb.co/34H2kdD)


:Kaleun_Binocular:

[Doolar]

been play'n 6.8 for 2 day hard. I know it's early war and I'm in a Type IIA boat, but all is great. no issues. Love NYGM Enhan 6.8

[Fifi]

Something interesting ....

:Kaleun_Binocular:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Rockall_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1048821.jpg

[Fifi]

VERSION 6.9 IS READY!

Can be installed while in bunker :03:

Version 6.9:

- Fixed the Seversky P35 pilot not appearing ;

- Deleted the forest folder giving CTD ;

- Revised lighthouses ;

- Added lighthouses icons on nav map (appearing at same zoom level as harbor) ;

- Added La Baule village (ouest of St Nazaire - at old St Nazaire harbor place) ;

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Rockall_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1048821.jpg


Nice mock up of Rockall Bank Rock. :up: And the seagulls are a nice touch too.:D


I notice you got the Moveable Stop Watch to work independently in your GUI version. :yeah: How you do that?:hmmm:

[GrenSo]

VERSION 6.9 IS READY!

Can be installed while in bunker :03:



:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: I hope I will find the time to play and hunt again soon :k_confused:

[Mister_M]

https://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/20/14/33/43/sh3_2041.png (https://servimg.com/view/20143343/402)


Nice wet surfaces effect with Photoshop I guess, or any AI software which modifies pics.

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey Fifi ..:yeah:
ThX for this..

Nice wet surfaces effect with Photoshop I guess, or any AI software which modifies pics.
:yep::har:Exactly!!! there is no such effect...Personally I do not use this kind of trickery...I do not use any filter... no reshade or ENB...my screens are 100% in games... I use the F12 of the game "it is very bad by the way" ...I find this more representative and original in game..in order to appreciate the original work of the modders...

[Mister_M]

Hey Fifi ..:yeah:
:yep::har:

Well, this is my feeling about the deck and the vertical surfaces of the conning tower. :yep:

Althought you created a special specular mask... ?


Or this is an optik illusion with some damage texture on the deck ?

[Mister_M]

:yep::har:Exactly!!! there is no such effect...Personally I do not use this kind of trickery...I do not use any filter... no reshade or ENB...my screens are 100% in games... I use the F12 of the game "it is very bad by the way" ...I find this more representative and original in game..in order to appreciate the original work of the modders...

Oh, ok ! Thanks for you input ! :up:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Well, this is my feeling about the deck and the vertical surfaces of the conning tower. :yep:

Althought you created a special specular mask... ?


Or this is an optik illusion with some damage texture on the deck ?

I'm leaning towards the latest Reshade... with already a good chromatic aberration.and other effects...
But I'm a little in doubt... it looks like the image is retouched, look at this screen the wet effect only affects the areas exposed to light..
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/47/4/1732210305-sh3-2044.png
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/47/4/1732210489-sh3-2043.png

Now if we could have it like this in the game that would be great...given the graphics engine is at its wit's end, don't dream :ouais:

[Mister_M]

Nice mock up of Rockall Bank Rock. :up: And the seagulls are a nice touch too.:D

Out of curiosity... Are there flying seagulls around the rock?


I notice you got the Moveable Stop Watch to work independently in your GUI version. :yeah: How you do that?:hmmm:

Tycho managed to do this and explained how to do, long time ago.

[Fifi]

Yes i agree, the wet surface effect would be awesome! :yep:
But I don’t know yet how to implement this ingame … have to think about that later on.

Actually have given all bombs a texture (realized they didn’t! :o )
Added bombs of 1000kg & 2000kg to NYGM :D
Have given air depth charges a new accurate 3D shape
Also added a bunch of different air depth charges exploding at different depth… so plane throwing depth charges could be lot more dangerous.
Available for next update of course…

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Out of curiosity... Are there flying seagulls around the rock??

you should ask him..?:D:haha:super questions :/\\!!:/\\!!:agree::Kaleun_Party:
https://media1.tenor.com/m/Xrt-ty39PfEAAAAC/elon-musk-smoke.gif

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

https://i.ibb.co/pbpcnwt/sh3-2024-11-20-14-17-38-23.jpg
:arrgh!:A small ledge (called Hall's ledge) measuring 3.50 metres by 1.30 metres can be seen 4 metres from the summit. The only permanent inhabitants of the rock are periwinkles and other marine molluscs. A small number of birds, mainly fulmars, gannets, kittiwakes and guillemots, use the rock in summer to rest; a few gannets and guillemots occasionally manage to breed there during summers calm enough for no storm surge to hit the rock entirely.:O:

[Mister_M]

you should ask him..?:D:haha:super questions :/\\!!:/\\!!:agree::Kaleun_Party:
https://media1.tenor.com/m/Xrt-ty39PfEAAAAC/elon-musk-smoke.gif


:Kaleun_Goofy:

[Mister_M]

Yes i agree, the wet surface effect would be awesome! :yep:
But I don’t know yet how to implement this ingame … have to think about that later on.


You can get a good result with these settings for the deck texture :

- a proper specular color
- a low specular strenght (10 or 20) in order the reflecting (specular) color is visible under a wide angle
- (glossiness : it works only under certain conditions I've forgotten)

https://i.imgur.com/KGQupy1.png

But you won't be able to see the conning tower reflecting on the deck... so the final effect will more look like a shining metal rather than wet. But that will still be better than a "flat" texture (like cardboard) IMO.

[FUBAR295]

Out of curiosity... Are there flying seagulls around the rock?

Tycho managed to do this and explained how to do, long time ago.




Yes, that is correct, it has seagulls. They are visible in my screen shot.


AM1847 lower right quadrant is the location if you care to have a look.

[Mister_M]

Yes, that is correct, it has seagulls. They are visible in my screen shot.

AM1847 lower right quadrant is the location if you care to have a look.


That's cool, thanks !

[fitzcarraldo]

VERSION 6.9 IS READY!

Can be installed while in bunker :03:

Version 6.9:

- Fixed the Seversky P35 pilot not appearing ;

- Deleted the forest folder giving CTD ;

- Revised lighthouses ;

- Added lighthouses icons on nav map (appearing at same zoom level as harbor) ;

- Added La Baule village (ouest of St Nazaire - at old St Nazaire harbor place) ;

:Kaleun_Salute:

Many thanks FiFi! Installing.

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Currently adding Kiel Kanal doors/schleuse (in & out) :D
But not harbors doors…eventually ST Nazaire, maybe.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Doolar]

I myself love the locks. Will they be an add on actvated via JSGME or built in ... thanx

[fitzcarraldo]

I managed to addapt the GWX OneAlex GUI to NYGM FiFi 6.9, conserving the bathymetry map and all the functions in the ARB GUI included in NYGM 6.9. :Kaleun_Wink:

Playing 7 hours with 6.9 and the GUI, all works fine. I like it...:Kaleun_Cheers:

Many thanks and best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

I myself love the locks. Will they be an add on actvated via JSGME or built in ... thanx

Build in :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Kiel Kanal Schleuse done without any issues so far :up:

https://i.postimg.cc/W3ym96PY/SH3-Img-24-11-2024-8-43-46-967.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Bt9T3Sbx/SH3-Img-24-11-2024-9-5-16-766.jpg

Now i will try to change St Nazaire harbor for new one with doors lock and see what happen.

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

And now we have new St Nazaire harbor :up:

https://i.postimg.cc/1tSgp6Yg/SH3-Img-25-11-2024-9-58-35-786.jpg

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[fitzcarraldo]

Looks awesome. Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[FalkeEins]

Awesome! More realistic ports was something I was always hoping to see in NYGM.

[Doolar]

looks great .... thank you

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey Master.. :yeah:

Et maintenant nous avons un nouveau port de Saint-Nazaire
:D
The map... the cannon.. thanks Fifi a must..The work on the port is superb..:yep::subsim::salute:

[Fifi]

Thanks guys!

I have also revised Kiel harbor & Wilhelmshaven … cities & harbors…

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

:hmmm: Bad day… I have to roll back to the Kiel canal schleuse step because game crashed every time now…
I even had to reinstall all, cause even stock 6.9 version crashed …
Now that I have recovered a stable game, I have to re do the Kanal schleuse :yep:

On side note, I have repaired the Kanal auto plotting :yeah:

Lot of work still on the table

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

No luck… there will not be schleuse even for Kiel Kanal … seems we have reached max memory (at least on my PC) because game crashes each time I activate the schleuse.
So no new St Nazaire harbor too.
But… new Kiel harbor could be ok… maybe … have to test it… it doesn’t have doors locks.

:k_confused:

[Fifi]

New update … seems I have found a solution for Kiel Kanal schleuse.
Tried few times and no CTD so far :)
Still in tests… and after I will try for St Nazaire.

:Kaleun_Salute:

Edit: no joy… no way to add new .dat in library folder without a CTD … I have reached maximum capacity it seems.
But new Kiel harbor is ok, as it takes already included files!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Doolar]

No Problem my friend. We knew, eventually NYGM Enh. would run out of room. Thanks for putting a lot of work into it. V6.9 runs perfectly as is. :Kaleun_Cheers:

[Fifi]

:D I have eventually found a turn around for problem… testing, testing & testing :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Figured out the issue! That was effectively a memory issue making crash the game at end of load in harbor start.
When I delete all harbor ships, no more problem with Kiel schleuse & new St nazaire … so now I have to redo all starting harbors, with docked ships less memory demanding :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Figured out the issue! That was effectively a memory issue making crash the game at end of load in harbor start.
When I delete all harbor ships, no more problem with Kiel schleuse & new St nazaire … so now I have to redo all starting harbors, with docked ships less memory demanding :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hey Fifi..
I can already imagine how long it took to do this... the build plus the testing... you are "unpayable"....:arrgh!::yep::yeah:

[Fifi]

Hey Fifi..
I can already imagine how long it took to do this... the build plus the testing... you are "unpayable"....:arrgh!::yep::yeah:

Well, each time I learn something more about this game… like a kind of challenge. How things are working in the global structure etc…
Mysteries are slowly fading away each time I solve issues, but one remains stills :
How did they build harbors with the hundreds of objects placements?
We can’t visualize them in S3D… :hmmm:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jeff-Groves]

Mysteries are slowly fading away each time I solve issues, but one remains still:
How did they build harbors with the hundreds of objects placements?
We can’t visualize them in S3D… :hmmm:

I'm sure they had an Editor of some kind.
Now back in the day (pre 2008), ref had written a Harbor Viewer/Editor he was working on. He never finished it and I failed to keep a copy of it!
:doh:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Well, each time I learn something more about this gameÂ… like a kind of challenge. How things are working in the global structure etcÂ…
Mysteries are slowly fading away each time I solve issues, but one remains stills :
How did they build harbors with the hundreds of objects placements?
We canÂ’t visualize them in S3DÂ… :hmmm:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hey Master ...:salute:
I know you have a great mastery of this sh3 engine ... I've been testing your modding work for a long time Fifi:arrgh!: .. besides I've bothered you enough with my requests ... When I see all this work .. you have done in NYGM Enhanced 6.9 ... all the corrections .. the ship models .. the impact zones .. the coloring .. the weather .. there is so much to say ... I can't quote them all ...
For your questions I don't have as much skill as you .. you know I'm not a pro modder like you there is a period I had created some stuff for myself one of which is part of the Onalex mod that's why I know well the work that must be provided upstream. but I think guys like: D"Jeff ... vickers03... ...Kpt. Lehmann. Should be able to give you satisfaction on your questions..
Besides lately ... I don't have time to appreciate your work at its true value but the holidays are approaching ...:up::O:

Ah I almost forgot.. I invite you to read this the work is by: iambecomelife..:yep::o:yeah:
:Kaleun_Wink:
Excellent news .... while experimenting, I managed to port an entire Interior sub model, with crewmembers and all, to external mode!

For context, SH3 and SH4 usually treat the sub interior as "another world". Not rendered in the actual free mode.

With a little work you can change this! Using camera settings, you can tell the game not to show the interior compartments in free mode. It's the same technique of adding controllers that I am using to generate cargo screens for WWI prize warfare.

The next step was to move the interior compartments vertically to a distance where you can't see ocean water. Also, rain/weather does not fall thru the compartments.

Then, you assign the free compartments floating over the sub camera settings similar to conning tower mode.

That way, you get a new interior mode for the sub - rendered in real time in the same world - that you cannot see in free camera. Better still, your PC does not waste power rendering the interior when you are in free mode. Or rendering high poly ships in the new realtime interior mode.

A lot needs to be done, and the main issue so far is there are no night lights - but I suspect this can be fixed. Note that the game has star shells, lights for buildings onshore, etc that I could mod into lightbulbs for the new interior.

In theory, this opens the door to lots of things - including using new crew models. I don't think I will convert Wolves of the Kaiser to use this technique due to the amount of time needed to convert and test everything - but this could be a big breakthrough for future mods - WWI, WWII or whatever you want.
__________________

[Jeff-Groves]

Dug out some OLD DVD's and no ref Harbor program. Sadly.
I can tell you from memory it was very unstable at the time.
It also did not account for Terrain. So you really had no reference for things placed on a hill or slope. Can it be done? Yes and I'm thinking on a round about way to do such in a 3D program.
Would be much easier in SH4 or SH5 but I'll keep thinking on this.

Number 1 would be to extract the SH3 or SH4 Terrain files then convert the needed area to say an OBJ file for a given area. I've already got tools to do that with SH5! So may not need the SH3/4 files.

Number 2 would be to decode the Placement settings from the SH3 files and import that information in some way.
2A would be to use the NAMED object as what to import.
2B would be to change the placement of said object as stated in the given dat.

Since it's free? Blender seems a good choice and I do have Blender on my system.
I did start Coding an Exporter to Export the whole World map at some time back but never finished it.
It used a Custom Run Length encoded and I believe a ZHF incoded format.
I've probably forgot more then most people ever knew about the files!

Don't hold your breath as I'm not saying I'll actually do it!

[Fifi]

With correct harbor ships optimization (and global optimization), everything is back to rock solid, with new Kiel & St Nazaire harbors + Kiel kanal schleuse! :yeah:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[GrenSo]

With correct harbor ships optimization (and global optimization), everything is back to rock solid, with new Kiel & St Nazaire harbors + Kiel kanal schleuse! :yeah:




Sounds very good. :Kaleun_Applaud:

[Fifi]

Sounds very good. :Kaleun_Applaud:

Yes it was a memory issue only…
Still some work to do, and the release will come.
But will not be career save compatible…

:Kaleun_Salute:

[EmeAzul]

Jeff, I have the following mods from Ref, which may be related to what you are missing:


-Panama Canal
-Pillau Terrain Fix
-Terrain Extractor


All of these were saved in my Library of SH3 Mods on 6/2015. I would be glad to send them your way if interested. Cheers

[fitzcarraldo]

With correct harbor ships optimization (and global optimization), everything is back to rock solid, with new Kiel & St Nazaire harbors + Kiel kanal schleuse! :yeah:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Very good news! :Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud:

Now in campaign 1939, waiting the new version.

Many thanks :Kaleun_Cheers:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Hunt for weight is closed :)
Radical optimization of all ships, submarines, U-Boats (also including interiors) have been done.
The gain of files MO is more than significant, so game is lighter now :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Hunt for weight is closed :)
Radical optimization of all ships, submarines, U-Boats (also including interiors) have been done.
The gain of files MO is more than significant, so game is lighter now :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

:Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud:

Many thanks FiFi :Kaleun_Cheers:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

Added VonDos wonderful Graf Zeppelin to the game :up:
Viewable at Kiel, Danzig & Swinemund harbors

https://i.postimg.cc/6p3Pcqhv/SH3-Img-9-12-2024-14-56-6-756.jpg

New update V7.0 is coming very soon after few last tests :yep:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Added VonDos wonderful Graf Zeppelin to the game :up:
Viewable at Kiel, Danzig & Swinemund harbors

https://i.postimg.cc/6p3Pcqhv/SH3-Img-9-12-2024-14-56-6-756.jpg

New update V7.0 is coming very soon after few last tests :yep:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Wonderful Christmas gift :Kaleun_Cheers:

Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey Master..:salute:
:yeah:New update V7.0 is coming very soon after few last tests
https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2024/50/2/1733848808-sh3img-10-12-2024-16-51-1-596.png
Thanks Fifi I am delighted to learn it..bravo a beautiful gift that you give us at the end of the year :subsim:...

Thxxxl''s to D" Jeff for his help ..and the details..:arrgh!::03:

[Fifi]

NEW VERSION V7.0 IS OUT!

ABSOLUTELY NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OLDER SAVES!...You must make a clean install & start new career:03:

Version 7,0 (huge work) :

- Revised all planes equipment (added rockets to Swordfish etc) ;

- Gave new textures to bombs/rockets/air depth charges & new 3D model to air depth charge ;

- Repaired the Kiel Kanal autoplot ;

- Added Kiel Kanal schleuses (from Ccom)

- Added new Kiel harbor (from Ccom)

- Added new St Nazaire harbor (from Ccom)

- Radical ships, submarines, planes & crew optimization to reduce game memory load (so to avoid memory issue with new harbors & schleuses)

- Added Fort Louis Fortress from Ccom ;

- Added wonderful VonDos Graf zeppelin ;

- Enforced slightly planes rockets damage ;

- Numerous adjustments

:ping: It is recommanded to play no more X64 TC when close to Kiel & St Nazaire harbors (30Km) :ping:

Hope you will enjoy it!
This is my Christmas gift to the community :)

:Kaleun_Cheers::Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

Ohhhhh ... very nice!!!:Kaleun_Applaud:


Thank you!! Downloading now. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Dieselglock]

Many thanks FiFi

Merry Christmas to you also.

:Kaleun_Cheers::Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Salute:

[HW3]

Thank you FiFi Merry Christmas to you. I have downloaded but, must finish up my v6.9 patrol first before I load up v7.0.
:Kaleun_Salute:

[Fifi]

must finish up my v6.9 patrol first before I load up v7.0.
:Kaleun_Salute:

Should be not compatible with 6.9 saves!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[HW3]

I know, just want to finish it before I clear everything out and start over fresh.

[Fifi]

I know, just want to finish it before I clear everything out and start over fresh.

:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up::Kaleun_Cheers:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

NEW VERSION V7.0 IS OUT!
https://i.gifer.com/OisO.gif
Hey Fifi..it rocks ..lol the port is beautiful. Once again master you have exceeded 'the limits' in the work ..
I find that the cloud mass is really better since your last integration work..it is terribly good...no more bugs or small "clipping" ..it is clear... impeccable
Hey big up Fifi it"s amazing:/\\!!:/\\!!:sunny::sunny::sunny::sunny:

[fitzcarraldo]

NEW VERSION V7.0 IS OUT!

ABSOLUTELY NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OLDER SAVES!...You must make a clean install & start new career:03:

Version 7,0 (huge work) :

- Revised all planes equipment (added rockets to Swordfish etc) ;

- Gave new textures to bombs/rockets/air depth charges & new 3D model to air depth charge ;

- Repaired the Kiel Kanal autoplot ;

- Added Kiel Kanal schleuses (from Ccom)

- Added new Kiel harbor (from Ccom)

- Added new St Nazaire harbor (from Ccom)

- Radical ships, submarines, planes & crew optimization to reduce game memory load (so to avoid memory issue with new harbors & schleuses)

- Added Fort Louis Fortress from Ccom ;

- Added wonderful VonDos Graf zeppelin ;

- Enforced slightly planes rockets damage ;

- Numerous adjustments

:ping: It is recommanded to play no more X64 TC when close to Kiel & St Nazaire harbors (30Km) :ping:

Hope you will enjoy it!
This is my Christmas gift to the community :)

:Kaleun_Cheers::Kaleun_Salute:

Many thanks for this gift, FiFi! Downloading now...:Kaleun_Cheers:

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[Doolar]

and a Merry Christmas to you and your family

[GrenSo]

NEW VERSION V7.0 IS OUT!


Hope you will enjoy it!
This is my Christmas gift to the community :)




What a great gift :up::salute::yeah:

[Silentmauri89]

Hunt for weight is closed :)
Radical optimization of all ships, submarines, U-Boats (also including interiors) have been done.
The gain of files MO is more than significant, so game is lighter now :up:

:Kaleun_Salute:

Hi, FIFI. How are you? Thank you very much for spending time and energy on your project.
When you mentioned about the interiors optimization, I got curious. You made your position clear about the full interiors more than once, so I will keep it short: Along the optimization you did ( which are great - my congratulations), you made it possible to use full interiors. I tested them, and unlike before, they are performing very well - even in port!

I am simply impressed, you made an impressive job.
They are running smooth, I can't believe it. Thank you.


I didn't dare to use them with port start in late war, so I will keep "start patrol at sea" on. With the previous versions you got CTD with Full interior ( no matter the version ), now it is even fast to load the game with them activated. I know it is not important for the vast majority of players. But you did a great job, and you deserve to know it. Wow,Thank you FIFI.

[Fifi]

A big thank you all guys for the kind words :yeah:

Hi, FIFI. How are you? Thank you very much for spending time and energy on your project.
When you mentioned about the interiors optimization, I got curious. You made your position clear about the full interiors more than once, so I will keep it short: Along the optimization you did ( which are great - my congratulations), you made it possible to use full interiors. I tested them, and unlike before, they are performing very well - even in port!

I am simply impressed, you made an impressive job.
They are running smooth, I can't believe it. Thank you.


I didn't dare to use them with port start in late war, so I will keep "start patrol at sea" on. With the previous versions you got CTD with Full interior ( no matter the version ), now it is even fast to load the game with them activated. I know it is not important for the vast majority of players. But you did a great job, and you deserve to know it. Wow,Thank you FIFI.

That’s cool if the full interiors are working on your side.
Here, there is no way… tons of MO in supplement …

In V7.0, I have also deleted the type II full interior… we are running on stock type II interior with some arrangements to keep obs periscope right place & the ladder to conning tower. The gain of this is very significant, in terms of MO load :yep:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[FUBAR295]

A big thank you all guys for the kind words :yeah:



That’s cool if the full interiors are working on your side.
Here, there is no way… tons of MO in supplement …

In V7.0, I have also deleted the type II full interior… we are running on stock type II interior with some arrangements to keep obs periscope right place & the ladder to conning tower. The gain of this is very significant, in terms of MO load :yep:

:Kaleun_Salute:


FWIW, I was able to install my Type II Interior mod without issue. :D Now the Type VII Interior is all together another matter. :nope: Without the Type VII Interior the file size for Silent Hunter III/data is 6.13 gig all modded up. With it installed the size increases to 6.17 gig. Not significant enough to warrant a CTD in my opinion. :hmmm: At least not on my machine. I think there is some other underlying issue causing problems. I have tried the recent Interior mod said to work in NYGM but I still get a CTD with it installed.



Regardless, thanks for all your hard efforts in keeping this old beast current.:yeah:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hey friends..:salute:
me too my DIY interiors don't work anymore and that's since 6.6...
i knew that it was Fifi's modifications that made it not work anymore..
you just have to compare the files and see possibly s3d editor. For the modifications..
i don't have time to tinker...i would like to be able to have a full career I think that Fifi's work can do without it for the moment..
You will make Fifi angry with this theme be careful.:arrgh!::arrgh!::yep::D

[FUBAR295]

You will make Fifi angry with this theme be careful.:arrgh!::arrgh!::yep::D


It is just an observation of mine, not meant to get anyone upset. It is not a make or break, or must have sort of thing. Nor am I asking for it to be made operable. :03:

[Fifi]

:) Nobody will make me angry with full interiors!
If you can handle them, that’s cool for you! :yep:
But you just have to understand I have to make this game solid rock ON MY MACHINE! Otherwise, it’s nonsense for me…

The full interiors (whatever U-Boat type) are crazy in terms of weight.
Compare the files weight of full interior vs my latest files… (in data/Interior for each sub)
And anyway, it’s CTD ahead for me with all the new harbors + full interior … so no questioning for me :03:

:Kaleun_Salute:

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

When I said: make him angry.. it's simply a joke..:haha::har::har::arrgh!:
however I know that Fifi doesn't like this theme because there's too much hassle with it... I myself have annoyed him several times... Personally he's completely right the added "Mo" weight sometimes causes problems on certain machines. As I said we can do without it... the subtleties of his NYGM Mod are much better elsewhere... if later we have a solution that works without a problem then maybe...:yep::O:

[Silentmauri89]

Hi, FIFI. I have a question: Is the flooding rate influenced by the depth? I mean, rising the U-boat close to the surface can slow down the flow of water, or the flooding is mainly influenced by the amount of damage to the machinery or to the compartment?

I ask because usually I don't survive to tell the tale. I play in late war and many times I get sunk very fast, with no way of intervene in the matter. I was only able to stop the flooding once, but I was so intent to pump the water out that I didn't realize whether the timer decreased. I ordered to blow ballast as the real Kaleuns were preventively doing in case of massive flooding, but on my way up I didn't check the flooding time.

PS I realized that the "start patrol at sea" in Bergen, has the same starting point as the normal start, so you are in port, basically.

[Fifi]

Hi, FIFI. I have a question: Is the flooding rate influenced by the depth? I mean, rising the U-boat close to the surface can slow down the flow of water, or the flooding is mainly influenced by the amount of damage to the machinery or to the compartment?

I ask because usually I don't survive to tell the tale. I play in late war and many times I get sunk very fast, with no way of intervene in the matter. I was only able to stop the flooding once, but I was so intent to pump the water out that I didn't realize whether the timer decreased. I ordered to blow ballast as the real Kaleuns were preventively doing in case of massive flooding, but on my way up I didn't check the flooding time.

PS I realized that the "start patrol at sea" in Bergen, has the same starting point as the normal start, so you are in port, basically.

Yes, flooding tied to amount of compartment damage…move your crew with repair ability to the damaged compartment !

Will change the start at sea point for Bergen, never realized this because I never use the start at sea!

Playing late war, you must avoid any DD or planes contacts at all costs … you are not hunting anymore, you are chased everywhere on the seas (as it was in real) :yep: :arrgh!:

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