Monsun Gruppe

[sshellokitty]

So I have never seen a lot of the forums about the Monsun Gruppe campaign with Wolves of Steel. I've never made it that far in the campaign so I was wondering how it works since none of the Monsun boats were Type VII and that's all you get in SH5.

[KirinFrost]

theres a sort of type ix mod which is specifically recommended to be used for the monsun gruppe campaign.

Just follow the instructions as you see although i havent played until that far - max was mid 1942 from 1939 start.

And i really doubt that i would want to play that campaign since i assume you have to sail there which will take months -.-

And the atlantic is always more enjoyable and exciting

[sshellokitty]

I wonder if said mod is included in WoS? You have to sail down to South America to resupply via milk cow. I think the next step is a little recon and hunting around the Cape of Good Hope and Madagascar. After that I believe its another resupply and on to the Arabian Sea. Finally it's on to the Indian Ocean and Penang. I haven't played it though either, I started it with silent otto but I went back to my old 39 campaign.

[Trevally.]

Campaign Monsun Gruppe
This campaign was added in version 1.9 and adds the Indian Ocean. Many new harbours, nations and shipping had to be added. Anyone looking to edit this campaign - the files are not common with other campaigns, so must not be shared.
As the campaign is based on the Monsun Boats, I have tried to follow this as much as I could but there are some limitations with the game as it is now.

IX Type boats.
Due to the large distances to get to the Indian Ocean - the IX type boat was used due to its greater range and load out. This type of boat is not in the game yet and if it ever does make it, I will add it then. But for now we are stuck with the type VIIC41.

Refuelling.
Refueling and spares was one of the biggest challenges that the boat faced (other than air attacks) and OHII tries to add this. Resupply tankers are used in most objectives in the campaign, but a game limitation restricks you to one refuel only (I had always wanted to use two) per patrol (leaving and returning to dock).
EDIT: Resupply is now fixed by TDW - Use his patcher to fix this bug

Historical refittings from German tankers moored in Spanish ports:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=2078
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=2088

Historical refittings from German tankers in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=2158
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=2159



If you are caught out with low fuel and can not get a resupply - I have a work around:-

Quote:
Save game and note the time that you saved and then exit to desktop.
Open your docs and goto here - C:\Users\Owner\Documents\SH5\data\cfg\SaveGames
Look for your save game (by date and time that you noted). It may not be the top one as those are auto saves - normally 3rd one down.
Open that folder and look for - GameplaySettings.cfg
open that file with notepad and it will look like this:-

[Current]
LimitedBatteries=true
LimitedCompressedAir=true
LimitedO2=true
LimitedFuel=true <<<<<<< change true to false
RealisticRepairTime=true
ManualTargetingSystem=true
NoMapUpdate=true
RealisticSensors=true
DudTorpedoes=true
RealisticReload=true
NoEventCamera=true
NoExternalView=false
NoStabilizeView=true
MPShowPlayerNames=false
MPShowTorpedoes=false
NoShipHealthBar=true
NoGunProjectilePath=true

Change the line to say "LimitedFuel=false"
save file.
Load your save game and you will have unlimited fuel so you can reach port and either dock or refit.

You can then change your fuel settings back to limited.
There is also a mod that can be used to give your boat the spec of a IX.
See here for the mod by FromHell Boat Type IX

[Trevally.]

link to type IX http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=3452