My first convoy! (And an introduction from a newbie)

Mattsville · 03-25-09, 06:28 AM

Hi guys,

I've only just started playing SH3 in just the last couple of weeks, and man is this a great game! The last Sub sim I played was Aces of the Deep, so it's been quite some time since I've been under.

I've only just started playing campaign mode, starting in 1940 sailing out of St. Lorient in a type VIIb and recently have completed my 6th patrol.

This last patrol was by far my most exciting one as I spotted my first ever convoy!

Now convoys for some of the veterans out there may be a common occurrence, but this being my first it was really exciting to see so many targets all in one place!

4 - C2's, 3 - C3's, 7-8 small and coastal merchants, and only 2 Flower Corvettes on guard duty! Hot damn!

Anyways to make a very long story short, while avoiding multiple depth charge attacks, one very close ramming attempt from one of the Destroyers and one actual ramming from a coastal merchant I surfaced too close to (Don't laugh, I'm still a newb!), over the course of 20 hours I used every torpedo I had in inventory and was able to sink all 3 C3's, 2 small merchants and 3 of the 4 C2's, the last one I didn't go for as it was flying an American flag and this was only April 1941 at this point so I resisted the urge to 'accidentally' sink her as well. I was really happy to have been able to one-shot one of the C3's with a torpedo that hit right behind the engine room, that I'm guessing hit the fuel tanks.

Man what a rush! In the end it was something like 50,000 tons went to the deep. The only thing that would have made me happier with this run would have been to try and sink the Destroyers first and then use torpedoes and the 8.8 to down the whole convoy. But unfortunately this wasn't possible as the seas were quite rough and no deck gun was available. Also, it would have been a little sweeter if I was using dud torpedoes, but since I'm still learning I've not had them turned on.

I tell ya, I think this game is going to be on my hard drive for quite some time!

Hey, while I'm here, I'd like to send a big thanks out to any subsim.com veterans out there for all the valued advice and knowledge (and patience with us new Kauptmans and all our silly questions!) you provide on this site and forum.

All of your input is appreciated, gentlemen. It surely is.

TheDudTorpedo · 03-25-09, 06:55 AM

Welcome Mattsville

Have you discovered GWX3 Gold and SH3 Commander yet? Are you playing the game "out of the box"? If the latter, I strongly suggest you download the GWX3 Gold mod and the SH3 Commander mod (both FREE) if you really want to enjoy the game even more! Follow the links on my signature....

Rhodes · 03-25-09, 06:55 AM

Welcome abord

!

Do try GWX 3.0, it's a delicassy

!

Mattsville · 03-25-09, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDudTorpedo

Welcome Mattsville

Have you discovered GWX3 Gold and SH3 Commander yet? Are you playing the game "out of the box"? If the latter, I strongly suggest you download the GWX3 Gold mod and the SH3 Commander mod (both FREE) if you really want to enjoy the game even more! Follow the links on my signature....

Thanks for that, Dud!

Although I'm currently playing stock SH3, I do plan on checking out both mods for sure. Before I install them I wanted to come to grips with the stock version as much as possible though. Partly to ease the learning curve somewhat, and also to have a better appreciation of the differences between stock SH3 and GWX3 and Commander.

One question? I actually bought SH3 off of Steam (Valve's online distribution portal), and I'm pretty sure that the install paths are different between Valve's version and the Ubisoft boxed version. Have you guys heard of anyone who has the Steam version being able to run GWX3 or Commander successfully?

I have a feeling that to run either mod, I'll probably need to to pick up a boxed Ubisoft version first. No problem for me with paying for the game twice actually, from what I've seen so far this game is so good I wouldn't at all mind giving a little "extra" money to the developers for doing such a good job.

Sort of a gratuity so to speak.

TheDudTorpedo · 03-25-09, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattsville

Thanks for that, Dud!

Although I'm currently playing stock SH3, I do plan on checking out both mods for sure. Before I install them I wanted to come to grips with the stock version as much as possible though. Partly to ease the learning curve somewhat, and also to have a better appreciation of the differences between stock SH3 and GWX3 and Commander.

Good plan, stick to it - exactly what I did!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattsville

One question? I actually bought SH3 off of Steam (Valve's online distribution portal), and I'm pretty sure that the install paths are different between Valve's version and the Ubisoft boxed version. Have you guys heard of anyone who has the Steam version being able to run GWX3 or Commander successfully?

Unfortunately, I'm not sure about STEAM (someone asked that question a few days ago, but I'm unsure if he got an answer). Hopefully some of the veterans here can answer that? Jimbuna? Sailor Steve? Anyone to answer the STEAM angle?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattsville

I have a feeling that to run either mod, I'll probably need to to pick up a boxed Ubisoft version first. No problem for me with paying for the game twice actually, from what I've seen so far this game is so good I wouldn't at all mind giving a little "extra" money to the developers for doing such a good job.

Sort of a gratuity so to speak.

Donations are certainly always welcome I'm sure.

One tip : if you do buy another boxed set, I believe the recommended approach is to purchase a version WITHOUT the Starforce protection. From reading here it causes some problems (the details of which Im unsure of). Again - maybe the veterans can help out???

Otto Heinzmeir · 03-25-09, 12:25 PM

Convoys are fun, sounds like you had a glorious battle Mattsville!

Laufen zum Ziel · 03-25-09, 05:46 PM

Have not heard of any problems. My copy is from Direct2Drive and I am very pleased with it.

GWX3 and Commander ROCKS.

These are deadly.

Snorkle · 03-26-09, 03:41 AM

I got my copy off Steam as well but I haven't upgraded to GWX yet (coming to grips with the stock game is enough of a challenge for now).

I found the app folder in the Steam directory... umm... in the "global" or "general" folder. Adding Gramaphone files was a great boon to the experience, see separate thread.

On patrol 7, Feb 1940, still heading to my patrol grid off Ireland all out of torps, crew singing lustily to Edith Piaf!

Mattsville · 03-26-09, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snorkle

I found the app folder in the Steam directory... umm... in the "global" or "general" folder.

Yeah that sounds about right. It appears that Steam keeps the file structure about the same as stock SH3, it just has a different parent folder.

For what it's worth, I've used a couple of minor mods (no crew fatigue and some updated boat textures) and they work OK with the Steam installed SH3 version. Just not sure how that will translate when it comes to GWX or Commander yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snorkle

On patrol 7, Feb 1940, still heading to my patrol grid off Ireland all out of torps, crew singing lustily to Edith Piaf!

Good hunting, sir.

Let us know how you go!

Sailor Steve · 03-26-09, 11:14 AM

A quick bit of advice. In my 'My Documents' folder I created a folder I titled 'SH3 Info'. In it I keep a copy of my current modded setup in a folder I titled 'Data-My Way'. I also keep a copy of the basic patched-to-1.4b Data folder in its own separate folder. This makes it easy to look at the original stock files if I ever need to.

I think if you are using a downloaded version of the game this is more than just a good idea - it's vital.

03-25-09, 06:28 AM	#1
Mattsville Nub Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	My first convoy! (And an introduction from a newbie) Hi guys, I've only just started playing SH3 in just the last couple of weeks, and man is this a great game! The last Sub sim I played was Aces of the Deep, so it's been quite some time since I've been under. I've only just started playing campaign mode, starting in 1940 sailing out of St. Lorient in a type VIIb and recently have completed my 6th patrol. This last patrol was by far my most exciting one as I spotted my first ever convoy! Now convoys for some of the veterans out there may be a common occurrence, but this being my first it was really exciting to see so many targets all in one place! 4 - C2's, 3 - C3's, 7-8 small and coastal merchants, and only 2 Flower Corvettes on guard duty! Hot damn! Anyways to make a very long story short, while avoiding multiple depth charge attacks, one very close ramming attempt from one of the Destroyers and one actual ramming from a coastal merchant I surfaced too close to (Don't laugh, I'm still a newb!), over the course of 20 hours I used every torpedo I had in inventory and was able to sink all 3 C3's, 2 small merchants and 3 of the 4 C2's, the last one I didn't go for as it was flying an American flag and this was only April 1941 at this point so I resisted the urge to 'accidentally' sink her as well. I was really happy to have been able to one-shot one of the C3's with a torpedo that hit right behind the engine room, that I'm guessing hit the fuel tanks. Man what a rush! In the end it was something like 50,000 tons went to the deep. The only thing that would have made me happier with this run would have been to try and sink the Destroyers first and then use torpedoes and the 8.8 to down the whole convoy. But unfortunately this wasn't possible as the seas were quite rough and no deck gun was available. Also, it would have been a little sweeter if I was using dud torpedoes, but since I'm still learning I've not had them turned on. I tell ya, I think this game is going to be on my hard drive for quite some time! Hey, while I'm here, I'd like to send a big thanks out to any subsim.com veterans out there for all the valued advice and knowledge (and patience with us new Kauptmans and all our silly questions!) you provide on this site and forum. All of your input is appreciated, gentlemen. It surely is.

03-25-09, 06:55 AM	#2
TheDudTorpedo Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 128 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Welcome Mattsville Have you discovered GWX3 Gold and SH3 Commander yet? Are you playing the game "out of the box"? If the latter, I strongly suggest you download the GWX3 Gold mod and the SH3 Commander mod (both FREE) if you really want to enjoy the game even more! Follow the links on my signature.... __________________ Download GWX 3.0 Gold here : http://www.thegreywolves.com/ Download SH3 Commander 3.2 here : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...do=file&id=733

03-25-09, 06:55 AM	#3
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,519 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Welcome abord! Do try GWX 3.0, it's a delicassy! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

03-25-09, 05:46 PM	#7
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Have not heard of any problems. My copy is from Direct2Drive and I am very pleased with it. GWX3 and Commander ROCKS. These are deadly. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

03-26-09, 03:41 AM	#8
Snorkle Watch Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I got my copy off Steam as well but I haven't upgraded to GWX yet (coming to grips with the stock game is enough of a challenge for now). I found the app folder in the Steam directory... umm... in the "global" or "general" folder. Adding Gramaphone files was a great boon to the experience, see separate thread. On patrol 7, Feb 1940, still heading to my patrol grid off Ireland all out of torps, crew singing lustily to Edith Piaf! __________________ Snorkle!

03-25-09, 12:25 PM	#6
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Convoys are fun, sounds like you had a glorious battle Mattsville!

03-26-09, 11:14 AM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A quick bit of advice. In my 'My Documents' folder I created a folder I titled 'SH3 Info'. In it I keep a copy of my current modded setup in a folder I titled 'Data-My Way'. I also keep a copy of the basic patched-to-1.4b Data folder in its own separate folder. This makes it easy to look at the original stock files if I ever need to. I think if you are using a downloaded version of the game this is more than just a good idea - it's vital. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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