Stiebler3A_Addon_for_V16B1 (Released)

Stiebler · 03-10-12, 08:07 AM

Stiebler3A_Addon_for_V16B1.

This patch is now available from my signature below (item (9) in the menu list). Full instructions are included with the patch, so I summarise briefly here:

1. The patch is a hard-code fix that can be applied ONLY to a legitimate copy of SH3.exe that has already been patched with H.sie’s V1.6B1 patch. The Stiebler3A Addon provides extra functions.

2. This patch can be used with stock SH3 and ALL of the main super-mods (including NYGM and GWX), provided that it is installed correctly.

3. The Stiebler3A_Addon_patch contains these mods supplementary to H.sie's original V16B1 patch:
a) Silent-running mod
b) Surrender mod
c) "Smoke on Horizon" mod
d) CAM-ship mod
e) Asdic in shallow waters mod
f) Reduce ship warnings mod
g) Change patrol grid mod
h) Minimum TC mod
i) Improved BdU Congratulations mod
j) Weather improvement mod (NYGM patttern, but self-contained and can be used with any other super-mod or stock SH3, provided H.sie's V16B1 is already installed).

Most of the above mods will be familar to those who have previously installed my 'Stiebler2_Addon_for_V16A3' patch, but there is one important new addition:

The 'Minimum TC' mod (item (h) above) will force the game to play at a *minimum* time compression (TC) of 128, while in map mode. I designed this because I became tired of waiting for 'ship sighted' or 'ship detected' repeated 10 or 20 times as a large convoy came close, and TC dropped to 1 or 8 (default settings). But actually, this mod can be very useful in other ways too. For example, to sail easily through the Kiel canal, to depart quickly from the bases of Bergen and Lorient, to rise up quickly off the sea-bed. Whenever you get tired of waiting for something to happen, just activate the MinimumTC mod, and everything will advance at TC=128. Of course, there are also dangers.... For example, if an aircraft suddenly attacks. Use with caution.

There is also a new version (1.6) of the Options Selector supplied with the patch, so that users can toggle on and off those fixes that they prefer. This new Options Selector will not (I hope) cause the same problems as its predecessor 1.5 with non-standard installations of SH3.exe.

Finally, I wish to give my warm thanks to SquareSteelBar, who very kindly tested a preliminary version of this patch, and made many useful suggestions (that is why it is the _3A patch, not the _3 patch!).

Also I wish to acknowledge publicly all the generous help and support I have received from H.sie, the originator of the V16B1 patch (and many previous patches), and who has deservedly been awarded recently the 2011 modders' crown by SubSim for his ground-breaking work in creating new patches in hard code for our favourite U-boat simulation. Congratulations and special thanks to H.sie.

Stiebler.

bigboywooly · 03-10-12, 08:14 AM

Nice one
Downloading now

Obltn Strand · 03-10-12, 08:21 AM

and I just left port

but thanks for the update

Wiking · 03-10-12, 11:26 AM

Thank you

erikdell · 03-10-12, 11:36 AM

I was looking forward for this one!

Amazing job! Thank you!

Borgneface · 03-10-12, 01:02 PM

Hello Stiebler,

I am glad i decided to check for anything new here!! I was going to leave port this evening for a fresh new campaign...so I will delay sailing time to be able to explore your addon..

Merci

Sepp von Ch. · 03-10-12, 01:11 PM

Thank you very much Stiebler!

Victor Schutze · 03-10-12, 02:46 PM

I am happy I am still in port.

I'll make a nice mod soup and sail away.

Thank you Stiebler.

reaper7 · 03-10-12, 03:21 PM

Excellent, that minimum TC will be very handy

erikdell · 03-11-12, 07:35 PM

Stiebler. I'm having problems to start a patrol on 1944. I started a thread in the SH3 forum. When i have the addon enabled i can't start the patrol. I don't know what i did wrong. This is the link http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=14. Excuse me for posting in two places but i didn't know it was this addon till i tested the mods one by one.
Thank you.

Stiebler · 03-12-12, 04:17 AM

@Erikdell:

I've read your whole thread in the sh3 main group.

You reported difficulty with loading your first patrol with a mod list that at first did not include my Stiebler3 addon. Also, it seems that the CTD occurred on your first patrol of a new career, so the date 1944 is probably not relevant.

It is also not clear from your mod-list whether you have actually patched your copy of SH3.exe, first with Hsie's V16B1 patch, then with my Stiebler3_addon patch. If you have simply added our two ADDON folders without patching SH3.exe first, then you are certain to get CTDs.

If you HAVE made the two patches to sh3.exe, then try uninstalling all other added mods installed with JSGME, except those supplied by H.sie and by me. Report what happens then.

Stiebler.

03-10-12, 08:07 AM	#1
Stiebler Fuel Supplier Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,237 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 4	Stiebler3A_Addon_for_V16B1 (Released) Stiebler3A_Addon_for_V16B1. This patch is now available from my signature below (item (9) in the menu list). Full instructions are included with the patch, so I summarise briefly here: 1. The patch is a hard-code fix that can be applied ONLY to a legitimate copy of SH3.exe that has already been patched with H.sie’s V1.6B1 patch. The Stiebler3A Addon provides extra functions. 2. This patch can be used with stock SH3 and ALL of the main super-mods (including NYGM and GWX), provided that it is installed correctly. 3. The Stiebler3A_Addon_patch contains these mods supplementary to H.sie's original V16B1 patch: a) Silent-running mod b) Surrender mod c) "Smoke on Horizon" mod d) CAM-ship mod e) Asdic in shallow waters mod f) Reduce ship warnings mod g) Change patrol grid mod h) Minimum TC mod i) Improved BdU Congratulations mod j) Weather improvement mod (NYGM patttern, but self-contained and can be used with any other super-mod or stock SH3, provided H.sie's V16B1 is already installed). Most of the above mods will be familar to those who have previously installed my 'Stiebler2_Addon_for_V16A3' patch, but there is one important new addition: The 'Minimum TC' mod (item (h) above) will force the game to play at a minimum time compression (TC) of 128, while in map mode. I designed this because I became tired of waiting for 'ship sighted' or 'ship detected' repeated 10 or 20 times as a large convoy came close, and TC dropped to 1 or 8 (default settings). But actually, this mod can be very useful in other ways too. For example, to sail easily through the Kiel canal, to depart quickly from the bases of Bergen and Lorient, to rise up quickly off the sea-bed. Whenever you get tired of waiting for something to happen, just activate the MinimumTC mod, and everything will advance at TC=128. Of course, there are also dangers.... For example, if an aircraft suddenly attacks. Use with caution. There is also a new version (1.6) of the Options Selector supplied with the patch, so that users can toggle on and off those fixes that they prefer. This new Options Selector will not (I hope) cause the same problems as its predecessor 1.5 with non-standard installations of SH3.exe. Finally, I wish to give my warm thanks to SquareSteelBar, who very kindly tested a preliminary version of this patch, and made many useful suggestions (that is why it is the _3A patch, not the _3 patch!). Also I wish to acknowledge publicly all the generous help and support I have received from H.sie, the originator of the V16B1 patch (and many previous patches), and who has deservedly been awarded recently the 2011 modders' crown by SubSim for his ground-breaking work in creating new patches in hard code for our favourite U-boat simulation. Congratulations and special thanks to H.sie. Stiebler. __________________ NYGM Tonnage War Mod - More than a mod: it's an experience!

03-10-12, 08:14 AM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Nice one Downloading now __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-10-12, 08:21 AM	#3
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	and I just left port but thanks for the update __________________ Himmel, sukeltakaa!

03-10-12, 11:36 AM	#5
erikdell Watch Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 25 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	THANKS! I was looking forward for this one! Amazing job! Thank you!

03-10-12, 01:02 PM	#6
Borgneface Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near La Rochelle - On board U-205 Posts: 540 Downloads: 679 Uploads: 0	Hello Stiebler, I am glad i decided to check for anything new here!! I was going to leave port this evening for a fresh new campaign...so I will delay sailing time to be able to explore your addon.. Merci __________________ Borgneface

03-10-12, 11:26 AM	#4
Wiking Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Thank you

03-10-12, 01:11 PM	#7
Sepp von Ch. Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In my U-552 and Tiger Posts: 1,732 Downloads: 788 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much Stiebler! __________________ *U-552* *Tiger* *IDF*

03-10-12, 02:46 PM	#8
Victor Schutze Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Drowning in mods soup Posts: 327 Downloads: 466 Uploads: 0	I am happy I am still in port. I'll make a nice mod soup and sail away. Thank you Stiebler.

03-10-12, 03:21 PM	#9
reaper7 sim2reality Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AM 82 Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 30	Excellent, that minimum TC will be very handy

03-11-12, 07:35 PM	#10
erikdell Watch Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 25 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Stiebler. I'm having problems to start a patrol on 1944. I started a thread in the SH3 forum. When i have the addon enabled i can't start the patrol. I don't know what i did wrong. This is the link http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=14. Excuse me for posting in two places but i didn't know it was this addon till i tested the mods one by one. Thank you.

03-12-12, 04:17 AM	#11
Stiebler Fuel Supplier Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,237 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 4	@Erikdell: I've read your whole thread in the sh3 main group. You reported difficulty with loading your first patrol with a mod list that at first did not include my Stiebler3 addon. Also, it seems that the CTD occurred on your first patrol of a new career, so the date 1944 is probably not relevant. It is also not clear from your mod-list whether you have actually patched your copy of SH3.exe, first with Hsie's V16B1 patch, then with my Stiebler3_addon patch. If you have simply added our two ADDON folders without patching SH3.exe first, then you are certain to get CTDs. If you HAVE made the two patches to sh3.exe, then try uninstalling all other added mods installed with JSGME, except those supplied by H.sie and by me. Report what happens then. Stiebler. __________________ NYGM Tonnage War Mod - More than a mod: it's an experience!