Kiel harbor and start at sea

Pepe le Moko · 03-28-09, 04:20 AM

If i use start at sea with SH3 Commander and my harbor is Kiel, where will this put me? I am asking cause Kiel harbor is bad for my fps but i want to be based in Brest later in the war for a change. So i wanted to know if i'll start the mission directly outside the canal or not.

03-28-09, 04:24 AM

Why don't you try it and see for yourself ?

Pepe le Moko · 03-28-09, 04:43 AM

Because it takes 15 minutes for the game to load with GWX

Oneshot/Onekill · 03-28-09, 08:20 AM

Yikes! 15 MINUTES!!

irish1958 · 03-28-09, 08:36 AM

With SH3CMDR the start is outside the harbor. If you do this, you cannot use the auto pilot to get through the canal, although this would be fairly easy to program.
To speed up loading, do not use the combined campaign mod.
If possible, add some RAM as it is very cheap.

Jimbuna · 03-28-09, 08:43 AM

You could also try the Lite harbour mod that comes with GWX

nikbear · 03-28-09, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irish1958

With SH3CMDR the start is outside the harbor. If you do this, you cannot use the auto pilot to get through the canal, although this would be fairly easy to program.
To speed up loading, do not use the combined campaign mod.
If possible, add some RAM as it is very cheap.

What may be cheap for you may not be cheap for others

Just a thought.

Pepe le Moko · 03-28-09, 01:38 PM

Thanks for the replies. I already have lite harbor traffic

But i don't mind the loading time so much, it is well worth it in the end and i am reading as i play SHIII, Hitler's U-Boat War the Hunter at the moment, so i just read a few pages while it is loading, it gets me in the mood. I just asked because i was feeling lazy and thought it'd be quicker to ask here.

FIREWALL · 03-28-09, 01:44 PM

@ Pepe What type of ram sticks do you have ?

I have some older sticks I can send you gratis in a envelope.

Sailor Steve · 03-28-09, 03:18 PM

Start outside harbor at Kiel puts you outside Kiel, as said. It means you have to go back into the harbor to use the Canal, or go all the way around Denmark.

Would have been nice if it started you at the mouth of the Elbe, south of Helgoland. That way you would actually be where you need to be.

Jimbuna · 03-28-09, 05:27 PM

I think the problem with returning to the harbour would be that the outward journey should be activated whilst in the pen or the dock

Pepe le Moko · 03-29-09, 05:45 AM

Apparently you can change the start at see position with SHIII commander by entering new coordinates. So in theory i should be able to start at the exit of the canal, but the problem is that i have no clue how to find the coordinates and what file to modify to do that.

Ford Prefect · 03-30-09, 01:58 AM

When i first tried the "start at sea" option it dumped me on the equator just off africa's west coast. Not an ideal position since my patrol grid was up near norway

irish1958 · 03-30-09, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

When i first tried the "start at sea" option it dumped me on the equator just off africa's west coast. Not an ideal position since my patrol grid was up near norway

That's a known bug when the game is confused by a campaign file conflict, and not related to the start-at-sea mod. It probably has to do with some mod incompatibility.

irish1958 · 03-30-09, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikbear

What may be cheap for you may not be cheap for others

Just a thought.

Maybe so; today's paper is advertising 4GB of DDR2 1066 Hz RAM for $39.00.

03-28-09, 04:20 AM	#1
Pepe le Moko A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 73 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Kiel harbor and start at sea If i use start at sea with SH3 Commander and my harbor is Kiel, where will this put me? I am asking cause Kiel harbor is bad for my fps but i want to be based in Brest later in the war for a change. So i wanted to know if i'll start the mission directly outside the canal or not.

03-28-09, 08:36 AM	#5
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	With SH3CMDR the start is outside the harbor. If you do this, you cannot use the auto pilot to get through the canal, although this would be fairly easy to program. To speed up loading, do not use the combined campaign mod. If possible, add some RAM as it is very cheap. __________________ Irish1958

03-28-09, 08:43 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You could also try the Lite harbour mod that comes with GWX __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-28-09, 01:44 PM	#9
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	@ Pepe What type of ram sticks do you have ? I have some older sticks I can send you gratis in a envelope. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-28-09, 03:18 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Start outside harbor at Kiel puts you outside Kiel, as said. It means you have to go back into the harbor to use the Canal, or go all the way around Denmark. Would have been nice if it started you at the mouth of the Elbe, south of Helgoland. That way you would actually be where you need to be. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-28-09, 04:24 AM	#2
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Why don't you try it and see for yourself ?

03-28-09, 04:43 AM	#3
Pepe le Moko A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 73 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Because it takes 15 minutes for the game to load with GWX

03-28-09, 08:20 AM	#4
Oneshot/Onekill Captain Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Drinking a cold one in Davey Jone's locker. Posts: 487 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Yikes! 15 MINUTES!!

03-28-09, 01:38 PM	#8
Pepe le Moko A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 73 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies. I already have lite harbor traffic But i don't mind the loading time so much, it is well worth it in the end and i am reading as i play SHIII, Hitler's U-Boat War the Hunter at the moment, so i just read a few pages while it is loading, it gets me in the mood. I just asked because i was feeling lazy and thought it'd be quicker to ask here.

03-28-09, 05:27 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I think the problem with returning to the harbour would be that the outward journey should be activated whilst in the pen or the dock __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-29-09, 05:45 AM	#12
Pepe le Moko A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 73 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Apparently you can change the start at see position with SHIII commander by entering new coordinates. So in theory i should be able to start at the exit of the canal, but the problem is that i have no clue how to find the coordinates and what file to modify to do that.

03-30-09, 01:58 AM	#13
Ford Prefect Planesman Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Posts: 184 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	When i first tried the "start at sea" option it dumped me on the equator just off africa's west coast. Not an ideal position since my patrol grid was up near norway