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JScones · 04-13-06, 02:46 AM

How many careers have you got? Is it possible you opened the wrong one?

See, put simply, SH3Cmdr only goes where you tell it to go and picks up whatever data that it finds there. So, if you select career "John", SH3Cmdr will simply look for the latest relevant crew_career file under the "John" career folder. It then does no more than list what it finds in that file. If, as you say, you can't recognise the name of *any* of your crew and the crew count doesn't add up, the only explanation is that you were looking at the crew list for another career, or have somehow modified your crew_career files.

Adding further weight is that I highly doubt that the career you opened was a IIA career - SH3Cmdr performs a check for the two sub types that don't have stern tubes. There is no way it would list 38 crew when the (default) max for a IIA is 27. Were you perhaps checking out the Crew Manager whilst you were on your *first* patrol in a new career? This may cause problems due to SH3 not recording career details until *after* the first patrol is completed (ie out of SH3Cmdr's control), especially if you have modified the stock crew_config files beforehand. Further, had you changed sub type just prior to starting the patrol? I note that you said you went to the Crew Manager whilst mid patrol - SH3Cmdr can only look at the latest "in base" crew_career file, so if you made changes then started a patrol, they won't be picked up. Essentially, ignore the Crew Manager whilst you are mid patrol and especially if you are on your first patrol.

I can say that this is not an SH3Cmdr bug - if it was it would occur for everyone all the time (the code is very generic). However, if you are still not convinced, feel free to email me the career files and I'll have a look.

04-13-06, 02:46 AM	#4
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	How many careers have you got? Is it possible you opened the wrong one? See, put simply, SH3Cmdr only goes where you tell it to go and picks up whatever data that it finds there. So, if you select career "John", SH3Cmdr will simply look for the latest relevant crew_career file under the "John" career folder. It then does no more than list what it finds in that file. If, as you say, you can't recognise the name of any of your crew and the crew count doesn't add up, the only explanation is that you were looking at the crew list for another career, or have somehow modified your crew_career files. Adding further weight is that I highly doubt that the career you opened was a IIA career - SH3Cmdr performs a check for the two sub types that don't have stern tubes. There is no way it would list 38 crew when the (default) max for a IIA is 27. Were you perhaps checking out the Crew Manager whilst you were on your first patrol in a new career? This may cause problems due to SH3 not recording career details until after the first patrol is completed (ie out of SH3Cmdr's control), especially if you have modified the stock crew_config files beforehand. Further, had you changed sub type just prior to starting the patrol? I note that you said you went to the Crew Manager whilst mid patrol - SH3Cmdr can only look at the latest "in base" crew_career file, so if you made changes then started a patrol, they won't be picked up. Essentially, ignore the Crew Manager whilst you are mid patrol and especially if you are on your first patrol. I can say that this is not an SH3Cmdr bug - if it was it would occur for everyone all the time (the code is very generic). However, if you are still not convinced, feel free to email me the career files and I'll have a look.