deck gun / weather

elite_hunter_sh3 · 09-20-06, 03:09 PM

yea i know too many posts on this but i cant FIND THEM

how do i make deck gun available use in heavy weather

Torvald Von Mansee · 09-20-06, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

yea i know too many posts on this but i cant FIND THEM

how do i make deck gun available use in heavy weather

You can't!!! It's not supposed to be safe in heavy weather. It sucks outside of the stock game, anyway.

EDIT: It now occurs to me you actually wish to disable this feature. I'm uncertain how to do that.

elite_hunter_sh3 · 09-20-06, 03:20 PM

well lets see there is very little wind but there is rain and i got 4 pt boats annoying me and i cant use my deck gun and im in gibraltar strait and i got 2 recharge batteries and come up for air.

i know u can edit cfg files but i forgot wut lines and wut file.

elite_hunter_sh3 · 09-20-06, 03:25 PM

anyone know wut lines to edit and wut file??

kylania · 09-20-06, 03:27 PM

I want to say it's in the *.sim files or the basic.cfg file? Not sure, I'd look for a mod that has that feature, such as the Kids SH3 mod recently posted here and see how they did it.

SquareSteelBar · 09-20-06, 03:28 PM

Hi elite_hunter_sh3,

have a look:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=deck+storm

Greetings,
SSB

elite_hunter_sh3 · 09-20-06, 03:29 PM

thnx very much

The Munster · 09-20-06, 05:54 PM

Wots frustrating about this situation is meeting a Merchant that has 'a sting in his tail' [peashooter] that opens fire so you try to show him what a real deck gun does only to be informed that your gun cannot be used in rough weather ?! Hang on a minute.. the Merchant can use theirs so wot's the difference ? So, to err on the side of caution you go to periscope depth only to find the Merchant now goes to 'warp factor 7' and you can't keep up with it; Dilemma or wot ?!

09-20-06, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Munson

Wots frustrating about this situation is meeting a Merchant that has 'a sting in his tail' [peashooter] that opens fire so you try to show him what a real deck gun does only to be informed that your gun cannot be used in rough weather ?! Hang on a minute.. the Merchant can use theirs so wot's the difference ? So, to err on the side of caution you go to periscope depth only to find the Merchant now goes to 'warp factor 7' and you can't keep up with it; Dilemma or wot ?!

What's the difference? Lessee . . .

The merchant gunner is standing on a platform about 20 meters above the waves, while the U-boat gunner is standing on the deckplate which, in rough weather, is underwater more often than above. One gets washed overboard, one doesn't.

Albrecht von Hesse

09-20-06, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

well lets see there is very little wind but there is rain and i got 4 pt boats annoying me and i cant use my deck gun and im in gibraltar strait and i got 2 recharge batteries and come up for air.

i know u can edit cfg files but i forgot wut lines and wut file.

I had similar fun today. Three-quarters of the way through the Strait on batteries. Calm sea, gibbous moon. Peeked around before surfacing to refresh air (batteries weren't a problem; you can go a lo-ooooong way running at 1 kt) only to get spotted by an Elco.

Ten minutes later had 15 Elco boats and three destroyers looking for me, and I still needed fresh air. I managed to creep along the north coast of Africa and back out to the Atlantic, but I don't think I could have done that '43 onwards.

Made for an exciting lil time, yes yes.

Albrecht von Hesse

elite_hunter_sh3 · 09-21-06, 02:54 PM

now i have a new problem i want AP shells (which r stronger then HE right??) and im in the middle of a convoy, no escorts weak cargos and i want to use my deck gun so how do i get ap rounds again?

Spellir_74 · 09-21-06, 08:41 PM

Click f10. Now you're at the deck gun position. The ammo option will be there at screen bottom right; (double?) click what you want.

{There might be another way...

Something like...

Click weapons officer and find the ammo sub-page --or click 'i' keyboard-- and then click the ammo type you want to use.}

As far as which ammo type is stronger...

AP might only be better when aimed at waterline against military vessels. I heard that somewhere maybe? It depends on how the sim is modeled.

Tuddley3 · 09-21-06, 10:56 PM

You can find this mod at UBRS. It's title simply as "Bad Weather Guns"

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-22-06, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

yea i know too many posts on this but i cant FIND THEM

how do i make deck gun available use in heavy weather

This is easy to mod yourself.
Open your NSS_UboatXX.cfg file (with notepad or another texteditor) (data\Submarine\NSS_Uboatxx\NSS_UboatXX.cfg) and change the values for "stormconditions" to the value you prefer.

I don't recommend messing with the precipitation values as the side effect is this value also controls the point where crew change clothes to sou-west caps and oilskins.

For those using GW, these values have already been set at a reasonable default level that doesn't have your crew operating under-water, LOL.

09-20-06, 03:09 PM	#1
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	deck gun / weather yea i know too many posts on this but i cant FIND THEM how do i make deck gun available use in heavy weather

09-20-06, 03:27 PM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I want to say it's in the *.sim files or the basic.cfg file? Not sure, I'd look for a mod that has that feature, such as the Kids SH3 mod recently posted here and see how they did it. __________________

09-21-06, 10:56 PM	#13
Tuddley3 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Maine USA Posts: 905 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	Bad Weather Guns You can find this mod at UBRS. It's title simply as "Bad Weather Guns"

09-20-06, 03:20 PM	#3
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	well lets see there is very little wind but there is rain and i got 4 pt boats annoying me and i cant use my deck gun and im in gibraltar strait and i got 2 recharge batteries and come up for air. i know u can edit cfg files but i forgot wut lines and wut file.

09-20-06, 03:25 PM	#4
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	anyone know wut lines to edit and wut file??

09-20-06, 03:28 PM	#6
SquareSteelBar Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: U-73 Posts: 1,638 Downloads: 632 Uploads: 0	Hi elite_hunter_sh3, have a look: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=deck+storm Greetings, SSB

09-20-06, 03:29 PM	#7
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	thnx very much

09-20-06, 05:54 PM	#8
The Munster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dumbria Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Wots frustrating about this situation is meeting a Merchant that has 'a sting in his tail' [peashooter] that opens fire so you try to show him what a real deck gun does only to be informed that your gun cannot be used in rough weather ?! Hang on a minute.. the Merchant can use theirs so wot's the difference ? So, to err on the side of caution you go to periscope depth only to find the Merchant now goes to 'warp factor 7' and you can't keep up with it; Dilemma or wot ?!

09-21-06, 02:54 PM	#11
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	now i have a new problem i want AP shells (which r stronger then HE right??) and im in the middle of a convoy, no escorts weak cargos and i want to use my deck gun so how do i get ap rounds again?

09-21-06, 08:41 PM	#12
Spellir_74 Watch Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Click f10. Now you're at the deck gun position. The ammo option will be there at screen bottom right; (double?) click what you want. {There might be another way... Something like... Click weapons officer and find the ammo sub-page --or click 'i' keyboard-- and then click the ammo type you want to use.} As far as which ammo type is stronger... AP might only be better when aimed at waterline against military vessels. I heard that somewhere maybe? It depends on how the sim is modeled.