Just an FYI. Due to other priorities it's taking longer than planned to get all changes into SH3Cmdr, so Beery and I have decided to release a version 2.4 in the next week or so. Release 2.5, the final release, will be available around April/May next year.
Changes in release 2.4:
- Added new career action - "Go to Nightclub..." and slightly renamed other existing actions
- Added ability to remove the deck gun from your U-boat
- When starting a new career a U-boat can now be selected from any U-boat type and variant available to the selected Flotilla up to the selected career start date
- Added ability to set U-boat number when starting a new career
- Selected Flotilla and U-boat type no longer reset when year or month is changed
- Now rolls back changes made by the "Randomise gramophone tracks" option
- Now saves Personnel Files to user's "My Documents" folder
- Added ability to import user defined crew configurations for using with new careers and missions
- Added ability to modify the renown awarded in "Ship displacements.cfg"
- New wave height - "Seasonal" added
- Minor interface tweaks and code improvements
- Adjustments to allow selection of U-boat emblem at start of career - by Rubini.
- Fix which forces correct Mediterranean water textures when playing career in 29 Flotilla - concept by marhkimov.
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Scheduled for release 2.5 is:
- Crush depth mod
- "Simulate full base events" option - bombings, sabotage. ie lose more crew in one go, perhaps even sub
- Adjusted crew experience for new crew
- Ability to continue career with new commander
- Modified crew transfer algorithm (based on concept by Bladeheart)
- Expanded Patrol log
- Ability to adjust officer's faces, uniforms and voices
- Further ship names (Sailor Steve)
- Ability to set patrol grid for first patrol of new career
- Ability to start new careers in August 1939. Note that for SH3Cmdr to start a career in August 1939 someone will need to create a mod making all appropriate changes to Basic.cfg and Flotilla.cfg. WIthout these changes, starting a career earlier than September 1939 is not possible as there are no Flotillas or U-boats available in SH3!