In reading my post above I found it hard to understand
. let me try and put it more simply.
My problem has to do with my attempt to start a new career using SH3 Commander. My goal was to play the VIIC/41 at its available date. So, I started in October of 1943, with the 23rd/29th flotilla out of Toulon.
The drop down in SH3 Commander says that the type VIIC/41 is indeed available w/ this flotilla. I pick it. I note that there is no uboat no. available in the drop down menu, so I'll let SH3 Commander pick the uboat no. for me, & I launch the game through Commander.
After the game loads I select the proper Uboat commander that I choose for this particular career. I also select the proper year of 1943. Finally I select the proper flotilla, 23rd/29th flotilla.
I then launch the career.
This is were I get confused. Im now looking at what I suspect is my flotilla HQ. In this room I can pick my crew & alter them as I see fit. I can also look at my career history, but since this is a brand new one , this section will be most bland. I can also access the dockyard form here, so I click it.
In this section I see my current Uboat and the many upgrades that I can do to it if ive the renown.
What puzzles me & is the whole reason for this post,
is that my uboat is not the type VIIC/41 that I had so eagerly selected. No its the blasted type VIIC!
Don't get me wrong. I love the VIIC. Its just that I want to sail the VIIC/41. Well, after logging off and trying the whole aformentioned senerio over again, numorous times. I decide to lauch the mission anyway.
Once in mission I notice that the boat looks like the VIIC/41, but .... is it???
Ive yet to take her down to max depth of 320 meters. I would have done that before this post, its just that the whole thing really vexed me so..& I just had to get it off my chest here at the forums.
I would assume that if it survives the max depth test that it is indeed the VIIC/41 boat. Still, why the wrong name of VIIC when I was in port at HQ???
I must also mention that upon exciting the game and then going back to SH3 Commander, the new career for my new Capt. says that he is in a VIIC/41
...
Well, someone is wrong thats for sure...who... remains to be seen.
A final thought is on what Jscones mentioned 3 posts above this one. He mentioned that I should put the files "uboat type VIIC/41" in the appropriate folder w/in SH3 Commander. Ive no idea about what "files" he is refering to. were do I get them? perhaps I already have them, & dont know it?? I did a search in this forum & found no specific files or mention of them other than his menion in this post....
anyway, if any could help id be much obliged...