The Avon Lady's SH3 FAQ

[The Avon Lady]

Not really (http://www.theavonlady.org/thesh3faq/) but it's a good start-off point for newbies, I think.

And I added my effort to the X1 boycott by supplying my list of installed mods with direct download links, towards the bottom of the page.

[Dowly]

Good job, Avon! :up:

[SteamWake]

:up:

[Marhkimov]

Good site... Nice work! :up:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Way to go maam! :ping:

[pampanito]

My compliments, m'lady! :up:

Respectfully yours,

H. Stegemann
Wolves at War
U-367, 7th Flotilla

[Gizzmoe]

Not bad!

Maybe you should change the part about SubSim ("registration required"). Let them know that a reg is only required to read the Mods forum, all others can be read without registration. That sounds less "scaring" than a general "registration required". ;)

By the way, nice tower emblem... :lol:

[DeePsix U-48]

:up:

*ding-dong* Avon Calling!

~DeePsix
Commander U-48

[The Avon Lady]

Maybe you should change the part about SubSim ("registration required"). Let them know that a reg is only required to read the Mods forum, all others can be read without registration. That sounds less "scaring" than a general "registration required". ;)
Scary words removed. :yep:
By the way, nice tower emblem... :lol:
Heh. :-j

[Col7777]

Cool site Avon, I see a little bit of your great humour has crept in, I hope you can keep it seriously funny, I've book-marked it btw. :) :up:

[SmokinTep]

Good job............ :up:

[martes86]

The OFP one was a nice one. Sure this one is great too. :up:

[joea]

Very nice and very useful, as is the rest of your site.

[Trefoil]

Many thanks for sharing your list of mods and the best order to install them. I note from previous posts that you have made, you also edit the main.cfg file. I' ve been experimenting with Wolfie's Tweek Pak - Do you still use these settings?

[TIME COMPRESSION]
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=64
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=1
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=4
EnemyDetected=1
RadioReport=1
Particles=8
PrayState=8
HunterState=32
3DRender=32
Maximum=2048

[The Avon Lady]

Yes. Those are my TC settings.

[Deep-Six]

I do have one burning question, is there a particular order to install the

mods on your FAQ Avon?

I just need to know. :D

[U-104]

:up: :rock:

[Sturgeon]

I was wondering, is there a way to increase SH3's display resolution beyond 1024x768? ;)

[SteamWake]

I was wondering, is there a way to increase SH3's display resolution beyond 1024x768? ;)

Follow Avons link in the anchor post :roll:

[trebby]

After leaving the game alone for some months I got it up and running again in no time using your FAQ, thanks!

I have some quest/suggestions:

1. Regarding the Hi Res mod. I simply threw the 2 files associated with it (according readme) in SHIII main folder. As my max res is 1280*1024 and the cfg file already shows this, am I correct to assume all work is done and the game now functions at the higher res???
I find it hard to check if I did it succesfully... :roll:

2. In an attempt to return your favor (and taking the chance of pointing you out to something outdated) I like to suggest the following mods I used to have and found very cool:

a. "SH3CrushDepth_build55" A mod enabling you to randomize the crush depth of your current boat within historical limits. No boat will be the same...

b. "sh3inttexv1" An eye candy mod significantly improving interior textures. Especially nice if you, for example, compare the metal floorparts of the ship with the default ones, and many other good things. (after my attempt at HiRes, those panels still werent THAT good)

Cheers, Trebby

[SmokinTep]

Very nice job........... :up:

[Trefoil]

I've found the easiest way to check if the Hi Res mod is working, is to take a screenshot, using the Printscreen key. Open this with Paint Shop Pro or similar and then check the image properties - This will confirm if you are running at the desired resolution.

[Deep-Six]

I do have one burning question, is there a particular order to install the

mods on your FAQ Avon?

I just need to know. :D

No one has yet, answered my question. :hulk: :hulk:

[Gizzmoe]

No one has yet, answered my question. :hulk: :hulk:

Start with Real U-Boat, after that you can install the rest in no particular order.

[The Avon Lady]

I do have one burning question, is there a particular order to install the

mods on your FAQ Avon?

I just need to know. :D

No one has yet, answered my question. :hulk: :hulk:
We have just finished a 2 day holiday.

Don't assume you're being ignored just because you didn't receive an answer. This goes for everyone here. SubSim posters are most helpful but sometimes posts get lost in the sauce. :yep:

To answer your question, I state on my page: "The order in which they are listed is the order they are installed in. This is important, as some mods override files supplied by previously installed mods."

There is order to my order. :lol:

[The Avon Lady]

After leaving the game alone for some months I got it up and running again in no time using your FAQ, thanks!

I have some quest/suggestions:

1. Regarding the Hi Res mod. I simply threw the 2 files associated with it (according readme) in SHIII main folder. As my max res is 1280*1024 and the cfg file already shows this, am I correct to assume all work is done and the game now functions at the higher res???
I find it hard to check if I did it succesfully... :roll:
Follow what the SH3 Community Manual says about installing the Windows Application Compatibaility Toolkit and defining SH3 to it. And of course, read the HiRes DLL Mod's ReadMe.
2. In an attempt to return your favor (and taking the chance of pointing you out to something outdated) I like to suggest the following mods I used to have and found very cool:

a. "SH3CrushDepth_build55" A mod enabling you to randomize the crush depth of your current boat within historical limits. No boat will be the same...
This sounds interesting but, for example, does it vary the crush depth of the same sub over different patrols within the same career? I wouldn't like that.
b. "sh3inttexv1" An eye candy mod significantly improving interior textures. Especially nice if you, for example, compare the metal floorparts of the ship with the default ones, and many other good things. (after my attempt at HiRes, those panels still werent THAT good)
I already list Pascal's VII interior, which is recent and impressive.

I have no idea which is better.

Thanks.! :up:

[trebby]

Hello mylady,

1. Read the readmes did all the stuff and think the HiRes works now.

2. I forgot were I downloaded it, but the SH3CrushDept_Build55 was made by a guy named Timetraveller. Captain America specially made
a new deptgauge texture ranging up to 400m to show you your depth in the VIIC/42 boat. Using the keyboard actually allowed you to descent below 260m (max on dial using mouse) and had a standard VIIC
Crush at random and secret value (for the player) of around 280-300 meters. (actual value selectable from menu :plus 20 or minus 5 percent of set meters, finding out is game over as in real life) All boats classes can be seperately entered. This value did not vary in between patrols. To change it, you would have to restart the little program as you would when changing boats or restarting a career.
What pleases me is in this program is finally having the feeling the boat
has a crushdepth I really dont know and would make me sweat as soon as I go really deep.

3. OK, ill check Pascals mod too, and will let ya know if any significant differences arise.

Cheers, Trebby

[Deep-Six]

I will apologize to everyone in here.

Now to go sink some merchant. :D

I thought there was an order in which to install them. Just was not sure.

Thank you My lady for answering. :)

[trebby]

So did some diggin around, and found to evaluate:

Timetravellers SH3 crush depth V2 Program (gee got myself updated from version 1 to 2...)

http://www.delraydepot.com/tt/sh3.htm

have fun :up:

[kiwi_2005]

a very helpful site, also got it bookmarked and she loads quick for a 56k user. I like your sense of humor, yes another lunatic was served. :lol:

[trebby]

:D Just comin back quickly to emphasize I really like Timetravellers mod mentioned 2 posts above.
Gotta go back to cruise at 380 m. with my VII/C42 using capt americas depth gauge....

Cheers Trebby.