Steam install location and edit cfg files?
 

Does anyone know where Steam installs SH3? I want to edit some cfg files, but I can't find the directory with SH3 in it. I can edit the career cfg that's stored in My Documents, but I want to edit the other cfg files as well.

Also, does anyone know where I can find the stuff I can edit to make zooming with ctrl possible? And where I can find info on how to edit how much renown my career starts with or makes during missions? I remember I found it on here a few years ago, but I bought a new computer yesterday and installed SH3 on it, but wasn't able to copy over my old cfg files, and I don't remember where to go to edit them. Any help would be appreciated.

To edit renown at career start, edit /SilentHunterIII/data/Cfg/Basic.cfg


[RENOWN]
RenownReachGridObjCompleted=0 <= change as desired
RenownPatrolGridObjCompleted=0 <= change as desired
CompletedPatrol=0
NEUTRAL=-1 <= if you want to sink neutrals without penalty, remove the minus sign; make it "1"
ALLIED=1
AXIS=-10
WrongShipSunk=-5000
FirstRankRenown=1000
SecondRankRenown=3500
EndCampaign=-5000

Somewhere like this

c/programs(*86)/steam/steamApps/common/Silent Hunter

May vary but a good place to start

Thank you, that's exactly where it was. Now I can edit the cfg files.

What about ammo for my deck gun and flak cannons?

What are you running ?
Stock/GWX etc

Stock right now. I'm trying to remember all the mods I had installed on my other computer, but I can't figure it out. I'm currently downloading GWX though.

I did figure out the ammo one, but the renown I'm still only starting at 500. I was hoping to start with more.

For start renown you want the flotilla cfg

PlayerStartRenown

C:\Documents and Settings\nickwkr\My Documents\SH3\data\cfg\Careers\

[INIT]
Patrols=1
Size=75

[PATROL 000]
PatrolNumber=0
StartYear=1943
StartMonth=1
StartDay=1
StartHour=3
StartMin=5
EndYear=0
EndMonth=0
EndDay=0
EndHour=0
EndMin=0
RealYear=2012
RealMonth=3
RealDay=29
RealHour=18
RealMin=35
StartLocation=753
EndLocation=753
SubType=2
SubVersion=1
SubName=U-519
PatrolArea=AM29
TonnageSunk=0.000000
MerchantTonnageSunk=0.000000
WarshipTonnageSunk=0.000000
ShipsSunkNb=0
WarShipsSunkNb=0
PatrolCraftSunkNb=0
CorvetteSunkNb=0
FrigateSunkNb=0
DestroyerEscortSunkNb=0
DestroyerSunkNb=0
MineSweeperSunkNb=0
LightCruiserSunkNb=0
HeavyCruiserSunkNb=0
EscortCarrierSunkNb=0
AircraftCarrierSunkNb=0
BattleCruiserSunkNb=0
BattleShipSunkNb=0
MineLayingShipSunkNb=0
AuxiliaryCruiserSunkNb=0
MerchantShipsSunkNb=0
SupplyShipNb=0
FuelTankerNb=0
CargoShipNb=0
TroopTransportNb=0
PlanesDownNb=0
FighterAircraftNb=0
BomberAircraftNb=0
DiveBomberAircraftNb=0
TorpedoBomberAircraftNb=0
ScoutAircraftNb=0
HelicopterNb=0
AirENVIRONMENTALNb=0
CompletedPatrol=No
PatrolGridObjCompleted=No
ReachGridObjCompleted=No
OffDead=0
PODead=0
SeamenDead=0
OffWounded=0
POWounded=0
SeamenWounded=0
NbMedalsWounded=0
NbMedalsUboat=0
NbMedalsFront=0
NbMedalsKnights=0
NbMedalsGerman=0
NbMedals1stCross=0
NbMedals2ndCross=0
PromotionsNb=0
AssignQual=No
Flotilla=905
NbDaysInBase=28
HullIntegrity=100.000000
DeltaRenown=99999999999999999999999999999999999999 9.000000
NbSaves=0
ChangedRank=No

[PATROL 001]
PatrolNumber=0
StartYear=1943
StartMonth=1
StartDay=1
StartHour=3
StartMin=5
EndYear=0
EndMonth=0
EndDay=0
EndHour=0
EndMin=0
RealYear=2012
RealMonth=3
RealDay=30
RealHour=21
RealMin=42
StartLocation=753
EndLocation=753
SubType=2
SubVersion=1
SubName=U-519
PatrolArea=BF24
TonnageSunk=0.000000
MerchantTonnageSunk=0.000000
WarshipTonnageSunk=0.000000
ShipsSunkNb=0
WarShipsSunkNb=0
PatrolCraftSunkNb=0
CorvetteSunkNb=0
FrigateSunkNb=0
DestroyerEscortSunkNb=0
DestroyerSunkNb=0
MineSweeperSunkNb=0
LightCruiserSunkNb=0
HeavyCruiserSunkNb=0
EscortCarrierSunkNb=0
AircraftCarrierSunkNb=0
BattleCruiserSunkNb=0
BattleShipSunkNb=0
MineLayingShipSunkNb=0
AuxiliaryCruiserSunkNb=0
MerchantShipsSunkNb=0
SupplyShipNb=0
FuelTankerNb=0
CargoShipNb=0
TroopTransportNb=0
PlanesDownNb=0
FighterAircraftNb=0
BomberAircraftNb=0
DiveBomberAircraftNb=0
TorpedoBomberAircraftNb=0
ScoutAircraftNb=0
HelicopterNb=0
AirENVIRONMENTALNb=0
CompletedPatrol=No
PatrolGridObjCompleted=No
ReachGridObjCompleted=No
OffDead=0
PODead=0
SeamenDead=0
OffWounded=0
POWounded=0
SeamenWounded=0
NbMedalsWounded=0
NbMedalsUboat=0
NbMedalsFront=0
NbMedalsKnights=0
NbMedalsGerman=0
NbMedals1stCross=0
NbMedals2ndCross=0
PromotionsNb=0
AssignQual=Yes
Flotilla=905
NbDaysInBase=28
HullIntegrity=100.000000
DeltaRenown=99999999999999999.0
NbSaves=0
ChangedRank=No

Now one last question. I was able to edit a cfg file so I could press ctrl+mouse wheel to zoom in from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 and so on. Any idea how to do that?

I don't know how many times I've edited the flotilla cfg file but it still only starts with 500, and when I exit the game to check the cfg file it's been reverted back to 500, as opposed to what I changed it to.

And does anyone know what cfg file to edit so I can zoom with ctrl+mouse wheel and change the maximum zoom?

Ah yes that renown change only works at start of new career
Use the one Nickwkr posted above to change on career files

As for the scroll

Well the file you want is

C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Silent Hunter 3\data\Cfg\Commands_en.cfg

Section

;-------------------

[Cmd70]
Name=Cam_zoom_in
Ctxt=1

[Cmd71]
Name=Cam_zoom_out
Ctxt=1

[Cmd72]
Name=Cam_zoom_cycle
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x09,,"Tab"

[Cmd73]
Name=Cam_wheel_zoom
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x05,R,"M.wheel"

Other than that have no idea

I can do without the starting renown, but the one that's really starting to piss me off is the ammo. I edit the basic CDC file, start a new career, then it resets itself on exiting the game. I'm using SH3 Commander but I'm not doing the rollback when I exit, so theoretically it should stay the way I edited it, correct? This is really frustrating!

Even using rollback it should stay the same as SH3commander doesnt touch the basic cfg.

Tis the sort of problem you get with vistas UAC if installed in the program files folder.
As yours is outside that folder no idea why is happening unless being reset by Steam

I've given up. I uninstalled SH3, going to do a fresh install through steam, and install GWX 3.0. Can you turn crew fatigue off in GWX? And edit the amount of ammo?

You can turn off crew fatigue using SH3 commander
You will need the GWX specific commander cfgs

http://www.gamefront.com/files/20864...r_CFGFiles_exe

Or you can edit the files as posted in this forum recently

And yes you can edit the gun ammo but see in your other post you have GWX extra ammo mod so should be sorted