cannot send contact reports

[Das Boots]

hey guys i have a question? i installed sh3 then the official patch the iub 1.03 then sh commander then the patch for iub 1.03 and now i cant send contacts reports and i have been on patrol for two days and i havent had any messages i put the heavy radio message mod in but still no messages did i do something wrong when i did the install?

[Ducimus]

You have to be in acutal contact with the convoy.

By acutal contact, i mean have them in view, or have them all on hydrophone. In otherwords, you have to be CLOSE. Problem with that is later on, being that close on the surface to a convoy to send a report is like asking to get blasted out of the water.

[Das Boots]

THANKS FOR THE REPLY BUT I CANT SEND ANYTHING EVEN WHEN I COME INCONTACT WITH A CONVOY PLUS I AM NOT GETTING ANY RADIO MESSAGES EITHER WHEN I WAS RUNNING IUB.102 I GOT THEM ALL THE TIME! ANY IDEAS?

[lafeeverted]

when you added the heavy radio message mod, IIRC, you have to delte the original file( rename it,make a copy, or move it to a safe location so you can revert back if needed) and then rename the heavy radio message file to the original name. Did you remember to rename the file after deleting the original, and did you rename it exactly as the original file?

[Das Boots]

NO I DIDNT RENAME IT CAN YOU GIVE ME THE ACTUAL NAME TO RENAME IT ?

[lafeeverted]

C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Campaigns\Campa ign

the file is messages_en

[JonZ]

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[CptGrayWolf]

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[Kpt. Lehmann]

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[Tonnage_Ace]

Hahaha, pricless. Anyone know if there's a map that shows the boundaries of Luftwaffe range? Much like the map that shows Allied air cover in a given year, I'd like to know the Luftwaffe's as well so that my contact reports aren't made in vain. Would love to see those buggers swoop in on a convoy!

[Kpt. Lehmann]

To quote from a Cdr Gibs post I saved from months ago....

Radio Status Reports : To Send Status Report these conditions must be met:
a) Surfaced and radio maned
b) Clear of any Hostile contacts and at least 30 minutes has passed since last sinking (game time).
c) At least 1 more event must have taken place after the last Status Report (a sinking).

Contact Reports : To Send Contact Report these conditions must be met:
a) Surfaced and radio maned
b) a VISUAL sighting of either a Task Force or a Convoy.
c) More than 1 ship icon on the Nav map must be RED of either the Task Force or Convoy.

Exit Patrol : To exit a Patrol with the auto return these conditions must be met:
a) All Torps expended
b) Last status report sent.
c) Bdu send msg telling you to "Return to base"
d) NOT playing at 100% realisism.