Greetings.....
 

Hello Everyone,

Im reasonably new to SH3 (vanilla version) and am enjoying it immensely, and thought I might introduce myself.

After 10 succesful patrols I think Im getting the hang on things, and my crew has itself a nice brace of medals (incl. one 'fried egg'). Im still only playing at 30% realism, and have yet to tackle manual torpedo targetting, but love the challenges in the game. Currently, Im stationed out of Nazaire in 1941 (I think), driving a VIIB with updated engine, hydrophone and batteries. So far, so good...Albion shall pay dearly for her sins!

I have a few questions, that I couldn't find answered elsewhere in the forums (or perhpas I haven't searched well enough), and was wondering wherther anyone could help:

Gramaphone
I found and downloaded some 1940's radio songs in .OGG format, and placed them in my C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Sound\Gramophon e folder. Unfortunately, they will not play, and I suspect that this is because they should be MP3 format. Is that correct? If so, are there any MP3 versions for download that someone could point me to?

Boat and Torpedo Updates
After every patrol, I find that I do not get an option to upgrade my boat (apart from the VIIC) or torpedos, and wonder if thats because Im still operating out of 1941. Do I need to progress through to the middle 1940's to be eligible for updated boats and torpedo's?

Many thanks all. See you in the Wolf Pack!
TheDudTorpedo :arrgh!:

WELCOME ABOARD!:sunny:

If not, there are good converters out there. www.goldwave.com is one. HOWEVER, the fact is that .ogg files actually play better on the gramaphone than MP3s. MP3s tend to skip. Something else must be wrong.

.wave files also play well, but they are much larger.

The update question I can't help you with, but someone will soon be along who can.

Welcome aboard DudTorp.
:ahoy:

Sailor Steve is right about the .ogg format playing better in the gramaphone. The upgrades become available as the war progresses but, you must have enough renoun available to buy them.

Welcome aboard, matey! :up:

Hello and welcome TDT:up:when you think your ready for it,download GWX,it will transform the game and quite possibly blow your mind:rock:and rob you of any remaining social life you have left since getting hooked on SH3:arrgh!:it is without doubt the finest mod/whole new experience you can have with SH3:rock:

...and become an SH3 addict.:88)

... and then its a matter of time before you start dreaming yourself being on the bridge of a Uboat giving orders...:arrgh!::ping:

Ahoy, TheDudTorpedo!

:sunny:

Wellcome aboard!
There is social life here too...

Welcome aboard Kaleun http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...ies/pirate.gif

Welcome to SubSim :up:

Welcome dudtorp!

I must say you're doing better than me when I first started.

Thanks for the great welcome fellow Kaleuns!

Thanks for the boat and torpedo upgrade infromation...and I will definately try GWX someday soon.

With respect to the gramaphone...it seems my 'radio operator' forgot to unzip the files appropriately, and once I did that everything worked fine. I can now boost crew morale with some relaxing music. The radio operator got 3 days servicing the bilge pumps for his oversight!

Just returned to port this evening after a weeks worth of attrocious weather - rain, high seas and heavy fog for 5 days and nights! Only saw one destroyer (on its own?) when we nearly had a head-on collision coming out of very thick fog somewhere in Grid AK. We both went hard to starboard (he with cannons blazing and me ordering a crash dive) and we almost scraped port bows, no serious damage done but I dove to 160m and scampered home when I realised lining up some shots in high seas and thick fog was near impossible. BdU thinks Im a coward, but at least I live to fight another day :arrgh!:

Dud Out.

Welcome aboard.

Get to GWX 2 as soon as you can.

Love music? Our forum members and modders have some
great sounds out there ready for downlosd. Download
links can be found at the below link or within the forum.
I like jimbuna's ogg files that provide hours of music.

Welcome to SUBSIM Dud :yep::up:


RDP

Welcome aboard :up: