SH3/GWX3.0/Commander Questions & Ideas

Davy Jones Expeditions DN · 02-28-12, 12:53 AM

Hello, just joined this forum!
How does anyone like to mod/play SH3?
I have been playing SH3 with Grey Wolves X 3.0 Gold with Commander for a long time, probably the best game setup I've ever played, if you haven't tried it, highly recommended. Darker water, named ships with cargo type, realistic deck gun (more hits needed), more detail, simply a much better game.

I usually start in August 1939 to get a start towards the Western Approaches or west of Gibraltar which has been the best area for tonnage so far. I've only sunk two ships in 3-4 years of playing bigger than an auxiliary cruiser: HMS Ramillies and a small carrier. Damaged another battleship but it escaped. If I survive the first few years the FaT torps and acoustic homing fish for destroyers in an attack run are clutch. Game's extremely challenging, but not bad, after '43 or so. Getting depth charged used to make me overly cautious. Now, I sometimes flank directly towards a destroyer, change the torp depth to 2.5 m and fire straight into it at 300m! Risky. If that doesn't work, just go deep, hard port or starboard, reduce speed again. Never successfully deck gunned an ASW ship ever...Anyways....

Does anyone have comments or ideas on multiplayer (Can I play someone else with this setup, is it stable, or do you have to go back to vanilla SH3).

How hard is it to edit the existing game files yourself, do you want to, has anyone and what for? Find out where capital ships are.

Is there a mod, or I had an idea for one, to basically keep track of your tonnage, and at some point you can win? Or what happens in '45? I've only made it to early 1945. Say, at a certain amount of tonnage by a certain year, you can force Britain into an armistice or with enough even win...

Like to hear some ideas from other enthusiasts of this excellent simulation.

Thanks!

Images: HMS Ramillies and a sub I hit with a torp and it sunk, it was in a convoy and was on the surface, not my original intention

02-28-12, 12:53 AM	#1
Davy Jones Expeditions DN Nub Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	SH3/GWX3.0/Commander Questions & Ideas Hello, just joined this forum! How does anyone like to mod/play SH3? I have been playing SH3 with Grey Wolves X 3.0 Gold with Commander for a long time, probably the best game setup I've ever played, if you haven't tried it, highly recommended. Darker water, named ships with cargo type, realistic deck gun (more hits needed), more detail, simply a much better game. I usually start in August 1939 to get a start towards the Western Approaches or west of Gibraltar which has been the best area for tonnage so far. I've only sunk two ships in 3-4 years of playing bigger than an auxiliary cruiser: HMS Ramillies and a small carrier. Damaged another battleship but it escaped. If I survive the first few years the FaT torps and acoustic homing fish for destroyers in an attack run are clutch. Game's extremely challenging, but not bad, after '43 or so. Getting depth charged used to make me overly cautious. Now, I sometimes flank directly towards a destroyer, change the torp depth to 2.5 m and fire straight into it at 300m! Risky. If that doesn't work, just go deep, hard port or starboard, reduce speed again. Never successfully deck gunned an ASW ship ever...Anyways.... Does anyone have comments or ideas on multiplayer (Can I play someone else with this setup, is it stable, or do you have to go back to vanilla SH3). How hard is it to edit the existing game files yourself, do you want to, has anyone and what for? Find out where capital ships are. Is there a mod, or I had an idea for one, to basically keep track of your tonnage, and at some point you can win? Or what happens in '45? I've only made it to early 1945. Say, at a certain amount of tonnage by a certain year, you can force Britain into an armistice or with enough even win... Like to hear some ideas from other enthusiasts of this excellent simulation. Thanks! Images: HMS Ramillies and a sub I hit with a torp and it sunk, it was in a convoy and was on the surface, not my original intention