GWX campaign start date

gutted · 10-30-08, 09:00 PM

i've recently come back to SH3 from a long hiatus. installed all the latest mods & goodies. and im floating around off the coast of england in early august (2nd flotilla), letting ships go by & waiting for hostilities to start.

am i going to really have to wait almost a month till sept. 3? when france & britain declared war?

where do i change this?

FIREWALL · 10-30-08, 09:12 PM

You know merchants were known to be sunk by mines.

hee! hee!

gutted · 10-30-08, 09:15 PM

ja... mein torpedoes!

gutted · 10-30-08, 09:17 PM

i'm guessing flotilla.cfg

gutted · 10-30-08, 09:23 PM

ok i see why they set it that way. there's no way to pick a certain day, only a month and year.

sept 1. would be kinda late.. but aug 1. is kinda early.

think i'll go sep.1, not really in the mood to piddle around waiting.

Hanomag · 10-31-08, 07:07 AM

Lots of folks used the pre war time for sightseeing and recon..

10-31-08, 10:52 AM

From the GWX release thread or similar

Start August 1
Run shakedown patrol for 4 or 5 days and return to base
If SH3commander set to 20 days in port you next patrol will start 24th or 25th August so you can be in position when war starts
As was the case

gutted · 10-31-08, 03:42 PM

shakedown patrol?

gutted · 10-31-08, 03:45 PM

actually now that i think about it.. this may not be a bad idea seeing as how to get around a certain bug you can't upgrade or do anything to your ship prior to your first patrol... or risk getting no renown that sortie.

so yeah, i may actually do this dummy patrol... so i can fill my crew and spend some renwon before my first proper mission.

Sailor Steve · 10-31-08, 03:59 PM

The first boats assigned to Atlantic (pre) War Patrols were sent out on August 19. You can be one of them if you play your dates right. You have plenty of time to transit the Channel in peacetime and be in your assigned grid when the war starts.

Jimbuna · 11-01-08, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gutted

actually now that i think about it.. this may not be a bad idea seeing as how to get around a certain bug you can't upgrade or do anything to your ship prior to your first patrol... or risk getting no renown that sortie.

so yeah, i may actually do this dummy patrol... so i can fill my crew and spend some renwon before my first proper mission.

There you go.....flotilla commander material within 2 years

Maserati · 11-02-08, 09:49 AM

That shakedown patrol also gets you a qualification to distribute to your crew. Handy if you didn't draw a proper engineering officer.

Brag · 11-02-08, 10:12 PM

Enjoy visiting the Channel ports and some peaceful snuggling to RN ships before the kaboombah boombah starts.

Jimbuna · 11-03-08, 05:59 AM

Just don't go taking any target practice because at this date in the game, every ship is classed as a neutral.....and you don't suddenly want to become the sole pariah in the SH3 world.

gutted · 11-03-08, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just don't go taking any target practice because at this date in the game, every ship is classed as a neutral.....and you don't suddenly want to become the sole pariah in the SH3 world.

yeah.. i found out the hard way.

i played around with the target ships.. and then teleported back to base. i had a nice renown deduction for my "target practice".

i wonder what would have happened if i sailed into port manually?

10-30-08, 09:00 PM	#1
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	GWX campaign start date i've recently come back to SH3 from a long hiatus. installed all the latest mods & goodies. and im floating around off the coast of england in early august (2nd flotilla), letting ships go by & waiting for hostilities to start. am i going to really have to wait almost a month till sept. 3? when france & britain declared war? where do i change this?

10-30-08, 09:12 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	You know merchants were known to be sunk by mines. hee! hee! __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-31-08, 07:07 AM	#6
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Lots of folks used the pre war time for sightseeing and recon.. __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

10-31-08, 03:59 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The first boats assigned to Atlantic (pre) War Patrols were sent out on August 19. You can be one of them if you play your dates right. You have plenty of time to transit the Channel in peacetime and be in your assigned grid when the war starts. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-02-08, 10:12 PM	#13
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Enjoy visiting the Channel ports and some peaceful snuggling to RN ships before the kaboombah boombah starts. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

10-30-08, 09:15 PM	#3
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	ja... mein torpedoes!

10-30-08, 09:17 PM	#4
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	i'm guessing flotilla.cfg

10-30-08, 09:23 PM	#5
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	ok i see why they set it that way. there's no way to pick a certain day, only a month and year. sept 1. would be kinda late.. but aug 1. is kinda early. think i'll go sep.1, not really in the mood to piddle around waiting.

10-31-08, 10:52 AM	#7
Reise Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	From the GWX release thread or similar Start August 1 Run shakedown patrol for 4 or 5 days and return to base If SH3commander set to 20 days in port you next patrol will start 24th or 25th August so you can be in position when war starts As was the case

10-31-08, 03:42 PM	#8
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	shakedown patrol?

10-31-08, 03:45 PM	#9
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	actually now that i think about it.. this may not be a bad idea seeing as how to get around a certain bug you can't upgrade or do anything to your ship prior to your first patrol... or risk getting no renown that sortie. so yeah, i may actually do this dummy patrol... so i can fill my crew and spend some renwon before my first proper mission.

11-02-08, 09:49 AM	#12
Maserati Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	That shakedown patrol also gets you a qualification to distribute to your crew. Handy if you didn't draw a proper engineering officer.

11-03-08, 05:59 AM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just don't go taking any target practice because at this date in the game, every ship is classed as a neutral.....and you don't suddenly want to become the sole pariah in the SH3 world. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!