Some bugs I can't fix
 

Hey subsim I've come to you many times before looking for good advice and help and always got it, and now I need it again, I've a few problems with my current campaign I'm playing sh3 stock on steam and I've tried to fix the first of these problems by messing with .cfg files and reducing the renown need for medals but it makes no difference, basically, after every patrol, whether I sink 20,000 tonnes or 60,000 tonnes I always get the exact same medal loadout

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Two IC second class, one first class and 4 uboat badges, I've got ONE front clasp and ONE cross in gold in this campaign despite sinking about 50,000 tonnes per patrol, what the hell is wrong with it? every other time I've played sh3 I've gotten heaps of medals for sinking large amounts of tonnage, this time I get the same 7 lame medals after nearly every patrol. I've reduced the renown needed in basic.cfg to this but it made no difference.

[PLAYER_RENOWN]
AcademyBonus=1000
RankLevel0=0; SCORE
RankLevel1=5000; SCORE
RankLevel2=15000; SCORE
RankLevel3=25000; SCORE
MedalSettings0=0.25
MedalSettings1=0.5
MedalSettings2=1
MedalScore0=3000;2 class, SCORE
MedalScore1=5000;1 class, SCORE
MedalScore2=10000; knight, SCORE
MedalScore3=11000; oak leaves, SCORE
MedalScore4=14000;swords, SCORE
MedalScore5=16000;diamonds, SCORE
MedalScore6=19000;all, SCORE

My second problem is this my camera keeps offsetting to the back of the boat as the camera centre point, only way to fix it is to quit and restart, any idea what causes this or how to fix it?

Right idea; wrong section of the file. You are editing your own [PLAYER] medal requirements. You want to do that for [MEDALS_CREW]. Scroll down the SilentHunterIII/data/Cfg/basic.cfg file a bit further; it's right below where you are now. Here's mine, as altered

[MEDALS_CREW]
DecreaseFatigueMax=0.1
IncreaseMoraleMin=0.1
RenownStep=5; RENOWN, u-boat badge
SunkInPatrol=600000; TONNAGE, front clasp
RenownStep2ndClass=5000; TONNAGE, IC 2nd
SunkInPatrol1stClass=20000; TONNAGE, IC 1st
SunkInPatrolGerman=60000; TONNAGE, GC
SunkInPatrolKnights=100000; TONNAGE, KC

SH3 got medals all wrong (most of them).

u-boat badge: was given to all on board after 1st war patrol if they sank anything, otherwise after the 2nd war patrol. Note that SH3 bases this medal on RENOWN, not tons. I lowered it to 5 so that if I sink ANYTHING, everyone gets the badge.

front clasp: SH3's biggest error. This medal wasn't even available until late 1943. I put in an impossible number of tons so it doesn't get awarded. After 1943, I change it to a more realistic 60,000 tons so it can be awarded. Caveat: by 1943, it becomes increasingly difficult to sink a large number of tons. The Happy Times are over!

IC 2nd: These were given out wholesale. I use a low number of tons so everyone on board can easily obtain this.

IC 1st: Choose any realistic number of tons, but don't make it too easy.

GC: German Cross in Gold was hard to get and usually went to Warrent and Petty Officers in lieu of the Knight's Cross. A few commissioned officers also got it, but most KC winners did not. Unfortunately, SH3 mandates that before you can award a Knight's Cross, that person must first have the GC, so don't set the number of tons too high.

KC: Knight's Cross. Historically, 100,000 tons was required in all theaters except the Mediterranean, where 50,000 was the norm to allow for the added difficulties due to the unusually clear water. U boats could easily be seen from the air, even at periscope depth.

For the crew it's easier to use SH3 Commander and hand out any medals you like.

Most definitely :yep:

Gotta say I agree here. No muss, no fuss just clear sailing. :up:

That done the trick thanks raptor, I never remember u-boat front clasps requiring 60,000 tonnes sunk before, (I think that's the default right?) I've probably played through Sh3 6x times to 1945 and all those times medals were much easier to get, specifically front clasps and u-boat badges, was there a patch in the last few months or something?

Also anyone have any idea about the centre of camera changing to the back of the boat? it's pretty annoying when it happens and I've no idea what causes it but it happened on my previous computer a lot too.