New to GWX...

[Javigato]

...and loving it!! So, I am on my first patrol, sailed on Sept. 1st 1939 at around 16:00 and currently is the early morning of Sept. 2nd., passed the Kiel Canal and moving North/West through the North Sea to go to my patrol grid, AM51. One question, when I hit F1 for the Help and more info, I see a tab for Germany's Enemies, but all I see is a bunch of commands (navigation ones I think, I don't have it in front of me right now)... shouldn't it already have Poland? Can I expect to see Britain and France by tomorrow (game time)?

Also, three other tabs with no info are: resupply info, and flotilla news 1 and 2... is that normal?

Thanks!

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Yes that is normal. Just click on the entries with your mouse.

Sink'em all!!!

[Javigato]

That's what I mean, I click on Germany's Enemies, and a list of commands pops up to the right, but no enemies... with the other three, the resupply and news tabs, I click and the right panel is blank... no info at all!

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Javigato

That's what I mean, I click on Germany's Enemies, and a list of commands pops up to the right, but no enemies... with the other three, the resupply and news tabs, I click and the right panel is blank... no info at all!

Are you running SH3 with German text?

If so, have you installed patch v1.03? If so, are you running the Alternate Flotilla optional mod?

Basically versions of GWX earlier than 1.03 have erroneous German menu and Help files which cause the problem that you have outlined.

Now, if you are running with English text, then it is likely an installation problem. Perhaps you didn't disable all mods or rollback SH3Cmdr (if using) before installing GWX or a subsequent patch?

[Javigato]

Originally Posted by JScones

Are you running SH3 with German text?

If so, have you installed patch v1.03? If so, are you running the Alternate Flotilla optional mod?

Basically versions of GWX earlier than 1.03 have erroneous German menu and Help files which cause the problem that you have outlined.

Now, if you are running with English text, then it is likely an installation problem. Perhaps you didn't disable all mods or rollback SH3Cmdr (if using) before installing GWX or a subsequent patch?

Oh man, I was fearing it was an install problem I am running with English text, didn't have any mods prior to GWX other than SH3 Commander... which I think I did the roll back... but who knows for sure... so my steps were, clean SH3, patched to 1.4, SH3 Commander, played one game, deleted campaign, roll back, install GWX and patched to 1.03. Mmm, now I noticed that the tab with the U-Boat locations is also blank... does any one know of a workaround to get these to work?

[Jimbuna]

Did you install the Cfg file for Cmdr ? :hmm:

[Javigato]

Yea, I did replace the 4 GWX/SH3Commander files,

Randomised events.cfg
Ship displacements.cfg
Ship names.cfg
U-boat availability.cfg

According to the readme on GWX102+Cfg4SH3Cmdr.zip where I got them, those are the only ones there... are there any GWX/SH3C files I need in order to make those fields in the F1/Help work?

[Javigato]

I found the file that has this info, in my Ubi/SH3/Data/Menu folder, the file is en_help, I opened and the fields that I can't see in game show up in the file like below... any troubleshooters out there that can help a poor soul resolve it? Thanks a bunch!

# ENEMIES OF GERMANY
`C0xFFFFAAFF`ENEMIES OF GERMANY`C0x0`

Poland 1939 09/01 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Britain 1939 09/03 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
France 1939 09/03 - 1940 06/25`C0x00CCFFFF`
Australia 1939 09/03 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
India 1939 09/03 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
New Zealand 1939 09/03 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
South Africa 1939 09/06 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Egypt 1939 09/06 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Canada 1939 09/10 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Norway 1940 04/09 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Denmark 1940 04/10 - 1945 05/08`C0x00CCFFFF`
Netherlands 1940 05/10 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Belgium 1940 05/10 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Free French 1940 07/01 - 1944 10/22`C0x0`
Greece 1940 04/06 - 1945 05/08`C0x00CCFFFF`
Yugoslavia 1941 04/07 - 1941 04/17`C0x0`
Russia(USSR) 1941 06/22 - 1945 09/01`C0x00CCFFFF`
United States 1941 12/11 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Panama 1941 12/12 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Honduras 1941 12/13 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Uruguay 1942 02/15 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Mexico 1942 05/22 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Brasil 1942 08/22 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Italy 1943 09/09 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Colombia 1943 11/26 - 1945 05/08`C0x00CCFFFF`
Yugoslavia 1943 11/29 - 1945 05/07`C0x0`
France 1944 08/26 - 1945 05/08`C0x00CCFFFF`
Romania 1944 09/12 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Bulgaria 1944 09/09 - 1945 05/08`C0x00CCFFFF`
Finland 1944 09/15 - 1945 05/08`C0x0`
Albania 1944 11/30 - 1945 05/08`C0x00CCFFFF`
Hungary 1945 01/20 - 1945 05/08`C0x0`
Turkey 1945 03/02 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`
Argentina 1945 03/27 - 1945 08/14`C0x0`
Venezuela 1945 02/15 - 1945 08/14`C0x00CCFFFF`


# RESUPPLY INFO
`C0xFFFFAAFF`Milk Cow Ships and dates (DD/MM/YYYY)`C0x0`

Max Albrecht 05/01/1942 to 28/02/1944 El FerroL

Bessel 01/03/1940 to 21/12/1941 Vigo

Thalia 01/02/1940 to 28/12/1941 Cadiz

Corrientes 05/01/1941 to 06/05/1943 Canarias Islands

Charlotte Schliemann 22/06/1943 to 11/02/1944 South East of Mauritius

Brake 05/09/1943 to 11/03/1944 East of Madagascar



`C0xFFFFAAFF`Milk Cow Uboats and dates (DD/MM/YYYY)`C0x00CCFFFF`

U459 10/09/1942 to 10/02/1943 (GG89) South Atlantic`C0x0`

U460 05/09/1942 to 04/04/1943 (EH53) North Atlantic`C0x00CCFFFF`

U461 10/04/1942 to 04/12/1942 (CC61) North West Atlantic
U461 05/02/1943 to 26/03/1943 (DF67) South West of Azores`C0x0`

U463 05/06/1942 to 30/06/1943 (BD35) North Atlantic`C0x00CCFFFF`

U488 05/06/1943 to 26/04/1944 (DF67) South West of Azores`C0x0`


# UBOATs & DISTANCE INFO
`C0xFFFFAAFF`Max Speed Diving
Surface Submerged Depth Time`C0x0`

IIA 13.0kts 6.9kts 100m 35s`C0x00CCFFFF`
IID 12.7kts 7.9kts 125m 25s`C0x0`
VIIB 17.2kts 8.0kts 150m 30s`C0x00CCFFFF`
VIIC 17.0kts 7.6kts 150m 27s`C0x0`
VIIC/41 17.0kts 7.6kts 150m 27s`C0x00CCFFFF`
IXB 18.2kts 7.3kts 165m 35s`C0x0`
IXC 18.3kts 7.3kts 165m 37s`C0x00CCFFFF`
IXC/40 18.3kts 7.3kts 165m 37s`C0x0`
IXD2 19.2kts 6.9kts 165m 42s`C0x00CCFFFF`
XX1 15.6kts 17.5kts 210m 25s`C0x0`



`C0xFFFFAAFF`DISTANCE/24hs`C0x0`

01 kts = 024 nm = 044 km 11 kts = 264 nm = 489 km`C0x00CCFFFF`
02 kts = 048 nm = 089 km 12 kts = 288 nm = 533 km`C0x0`
03 kts = 072 nm = 133 km 13 kts = 312 nm = 578 km`C0x00CCFFFF`
04 kts = 096 nm = 178 km 14 kts = 336 nm = 622 km`C0x0`
05 kts = 120 nm = 222 km 15 kts = 360 nm = 667 km`C0x00CCFFFF`
06 kts = 144 nm = 267 km 16 kts = 384 nm = 711 km`C0x0`
07 kts = 168 nm = 311 km 17 kts = 408 nm = 756 km`C0x00CCFFFF`
08 kts = 192 nm = 356 km 18 kts = 432 nm = 800 km`C0x0`
09 kts = 216 nm = 400 km 19 kts = 456 nm = 845 km`C0x00CCFFFF`
10 kts = 240 nm = 444 km 20 kts = 480 nm = 889 km`C0x0`

1 kts = 1 nautical mile/h = 1852 meters = 1.15 miles = 6067 feet


# FLOTILLA NEWS I
`C0xFFFFAAFF`The Indian Ocean (10th Flotilla)`C0x0`
Start: February 1942, type IXC and IXD2 U-boats at Lorient, France.
After January 1943, like the historical Pre-Monsun Boats, you will start receiving SouthAtlantic grid references. Then, from July 1943, you will receive radio messages warningof the impending transfer to Penang, and finally, on 1 September 1943, your base will change to Penang, Japanese occupied Malaysia (new GWX base). On 1 November 1944your base changes now to Jakarta, Japanese occupied Dutch East Indies (new GWX base), until the end of the war.
Valid grids for Monsun scenario:

German names `C0x00CDFFFF`Grid**`C0x0` English names* `C0x00CDFFFF`Grid**`C0x0`
Indischer Ozean `C0x00CDFFFF`INDOZN`C0x0` Indian Ocean `C0x00CCFFFF`INDIAN`C0x0`
Westindischer Ozean `C0x00CDFFFF`W.INDOZN`C0x0` West Indian Ocean `C0x00CCFFFF`W.INDIAN`C0x0`
Suedindischer Ozean `C0x00CDFFFF`S.INDOZN`C0x0` South Indian Ocean `C0x00CCFFFF`S.INDIAN`C0x0`
Suedafrika `C0x00CDFFFF`S.AFRIKA`C0x0` South Africa `C0x00CCFFFF`S.AFRICA`C0x0`
Ostafrika `C0x00CDFFFF`O.AFRIKA`C0x0` East Africa `C0x00CCFFFF`E.AFRICA`C0x0`
Mosambik-Kanal `C0x00CDFFFF`MOSAMBIK`C0x0` Mozambique Channel `C0x00CCFFFF`MOSAMBIK`C0x0`
Ceylon `C0x00CDFFFF`CEYLON`C0x0` Ceylon `C0x00CCFFFF`CEYLON`C0x0`
Malidiven `C0x00CDFFFF`MALIDIVN`C0x0` Maldives `C0x00CCFFFF`MALDIVES`C0x0`
Malabarkueste `C0x00CDFFFF`MALABAR`C0x0` Malabarian Coast `C0x00CCFFFF`MALABAR`C0x0`
Arabisches Meer `C0x00CDFFFF`ARABMEER`C0x0` Arabian Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`ARABIAN`C0x0`
Golf von Bengalen `C0x00CDFFFF`BENGALEN`C0x0` Bay of Bengal `C0x00CCFFFF`BENGAL`C0x0`
Westaustralien `C0x00CDFFFF`W.AUST`C0x0` West Australia `C0x00CCFFFF`W.AUST`C0x0`
Suedaustralien `C0x00CDFFFF`S.AUST`C0x0` South Australia `C0x00CCFFFF`S.AUST`C0x0`
Tasmanische See `C0x00CDFFFF`TASMAN`C0x0` Tasman Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`TASMAN`C0x0`
Korallenmeer `C0x00CDFFFF`KORALSEE`C0x0` Coral Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`CORALSEA`C0x0`
Arafurasee `C0x00CDFFFF`ARAFURA`C0x0` Arafura Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`ARAFURA`C0x0`
Timorsee `C0x00CDFFFF`TIMORSEE`C0x0` Timor Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`TIMORSEA`C0x0`
Javasee `C0x00CDFFFF`JAVASEE`C0x0` Java Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`JAVASEA`C0x0`
Bandasee `C0x00CDFFFF`BANDASEE`C0x0` Banda Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`BANDASEA`C0x0`
Andamanensee `C0x00CCFFFF`ANDAMAN`C0x0` Andaman Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`ANDAMAN`C0x0`
Strasse von Malakka `C0x00CCFFFF`MALAKKA`C0x0` Strait of Malacca `C0x00CCFFFF`MALACCA`C0x0`
Makassarstrasse `C0x00CCFFFF`MAKASSAR`C0x0` Makassar Strait `C0x00CCFFFF`MAKASSAR`C0x0`
Golf von Siam `C0x00CCFFFF`GOLFSIAM`C0x0` Gulf of Siam `C0x00CCFFFF`GULFSIAM`C0x0`
Suedchinesisches Meer `C0x00CCFFFF`S.CHINA`C0x0` South China Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`S.CHINA`C0x0`
Celebessee `C0x00CCFFFF`CELEBES`C0x0` Celebes Sea `C0x00CCFFFF`CELEBES`C0x0`

*To utilise the English names, replace the default Flotilla.cfg and 4320_2160.raw files with the corresponding English files included with GWX.
**Please, note that due to Silent Hunter III limitations, RENOWN will NOT be awarded for reaching Indian Ocean/Black Sea patrol grid objectives. Renown, however, will be awarded for all other achievements.


# FLOTILLA NEWS II
`C0xFFFFAAFF`11th Flotilla`C0x0`
Start: June 1942, Type VIIC and VIIC/41 U-boats at Bergen, Norway, until war's end.
After Sept 1944 and mainly after January 1945 11th's U-boats were destined mainly toBritish east coast. Change your Uboat adequately to play this late war scenario usingthe most common Type VIIC/41, snorkel equipped U-boat.

`C0xFFFFAAFF`12th Flotilla`C0x0`
Start: January 1943, Type IXD2 U-boat at Bordeau, France.
End: August 1944, by disbanding. Most of the boats left for Flensburg.
GWX corrected 12th's grids destination and now you will go to the coasts of South America and South West Africa far more frequently.

`C0xFFFFAAFF`13th Flotilla`C0x0`
Start: June 1943, Type VIIC U-boat at Trondheim, Norway (new GWX base).
End: Remain until the end of the war.
After Sept 1944, the flotilla incorporated the boats from the disbanded French flotillas.
The 7th Flotilla will automatically transfer to the 13th Flotilla from August, 1944.

`C0xFFFFAAFF`23rd Flotilla`C0x0`
Start: October 1941, Type VIIB and VIIC U-boats at Salamis, Greece (new GWX base).
End: May 1942, automatic transfer to the 29th Flotilla at La Spezia, Italy.
The flotilla operated in the Eastern Mediterranean.

`C0xFFFFAAFF`The Black Sea (30th Flotilla)`C0x0`
Start: October 1942, Type IID U-boat at Constanza, Romania (new GWX base).
End: August 1944, automatic transfer to the 33rd Flotilla at Flensburg, Germany.
Valid grids for Black Sea scenario:

German names `C0x00CCFFFF`Grid**`C0x0` English names* `C0x00CCFFFF`Grid**`C0x0`
Schwarzes Meer West `C0x00CCFFFF`WEST`C0x0` Black Sea West `C0x00CCFFFF`WEST`C0x0`
Schwarzes Meer East `C0x00CCFFFF`OST`C0x0` Black Sea East `C0x00CCFFFF`EAST`C0x0`
Asowsches Meer' `C0x00CCFFFF`ASOW`C0x0` Sea of Azov `C0x00CCFFFF`AZOV`C0x0`

Uninstall SHIII Commander.Make a clean uninstall of SHIII,delete all remaining folders,registry entries.After that,reinstall a 1.4b patched SH3,then install GWX,after that- GWX 1.03 patch.In options menu select "English" for texts,keyboard.

[Javigato]

What are the registry entries? Are there any more other than the ones under local machine/software/Ubisoft?

I think I might do your suggestion Gengis, but I might wait a little since I am in the middle of a campaign, and really doesn't seem to be affecting it other than what I described... Thanks!

Originally Posted by Javigato

What are the registry entries? Are there any more other than the ones under local machine/software/Ubisoft?

No,should be the only registry entries,you mentioned.Just look up there for everything regarding SHIII,Ubisoft in Local Machine/Software and delete all items found.

Personally,I am nearly 100 percent sure that your problem will dissapear as soon as you start running GWX patched to 1.03 without SHIII Commander.Observations are based on my personal experience - I just run GWX v.1.03 on the clean 1.4b patched SHIII and everything works just fine.Read your post yesterday,and looked into those "F1" fields - everything is shown correctly,flotilla news,help issues,milk cow locations etc.

Well,the choice is always up to you.Good luck,Kaleun.

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Javigato

I found the file that has this info, in my Ubi/SH3/Data/Menu folder, the file is en_help, I opened and the fields that I can't see in game show up in the file like below... any troubleshooters out there that can help a poor soul resolve it? Thanks a bunch!

# ENEMIES OF GERMANY
`C0xFFFFAAFF`ENEMIES OF GERMANY`C0x0`

...

German names `C0x00CCFFFF`Grid**`C0x0` English names* `C0x00CCFFFF`Grid**`C0x0`
Schwarzes Meer West `C0x00CCFFFF`WEST`C0x0` Black Sea West `C0x00CCFFFF`WEST`C0x0`
Schwarzes Meer East `C0x00CCFFFF`OST`C0x0` Black Sea East `C0x00CCFFFF`EAST`C0x0`
Asowsches Meer' `C0x00CCFFFF`ASOW`C0x0` Sea of Azov `C0x00CCFFFF`AZOV`C0x0`

You need to think a bit more laterally than this.

Pls post your equivalent to the below, from en_menu.txt:

;Help items
3950=HELP
3951=NAVIGATION
3952=STATIONS
3953=OTHER CONTROLS
3954=ENEMIES OF GERMANY
3955=RESUPPLY INFO
3956=UBOATs & DISTANCE INFO
3957=FLOTILLA NEWS I
3958=FLOTILLA NEWS II
3960=CLOSE

Do this TWICE. The first time ensuring that SH3Cmdr has been rolled back first, and the second time with SH3Cmdr files installed (in other words, load SH3 via SH3Cmdr, then alt-tab back to Windows and check SH3's en_menu.txt).

If your results differ, well, you know what the problem is, LOL!

If your results are the same, then, well, I will still bet it's an installation problem. What you are experiencing is NOT normal and is not experienced by players with a correct GWX installation.

PS: I've assumed that there was a lot more to the Help file than what you posted.

[Javigato]

Thanks JC Jones, I tried your idea, and the I get the same results, and the same as what you posted:

;Help items
3950=HELP
3951=NAVIGATION
3952=STATIONS
3953=OTHER CONTROLS
3954=ENEMIES OF GERMANY
3955=RESUPPLY INFO
3956=UBOATs & DISTANCE INFO
3957=FLOTILLA NEWS I
3958=FLOTILLA NEWS II
3960=CLOSE

I only included in my earlier post the sections I am having trouble with, the rest are cool. One thing, when I checked how the text showed here, and compared it against the en_help text file, the entries in the en_help seem kinda out of whack... meaning, for example in the list of enemies, the first few seem that they are with th same spaces in between country and dates, but then on some entries there's a bigger gap between the country and the dates... I don't suppose things like that could be causing the problem, right? I guess if someone can send me their en_help file I can compare it and see...

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Javigato

One thing, when I checked how the text showed here, and compared it against the en_help text file, the entries in the en_help seem kinda out of whack... meaning, for example in the list of enemies, the first few seem that they are with th same spaces in between country and dates, but then on some entries there's a bigger gap between the country and the dates... I don't suppose things like that could be causing the problem, right? I guess if someone can send me their en_help file I can compare it and see...

"Out of whack" is OK.

TBH I see two options:

1. Continue to add to the 36 hours waiting to figure out what's gone wrong, or
2. Trash the install and spend 10 minutes following the below steps:

0. Rollback SH3Cmdr
1. Uninstall SH3 via Windows' "Add/Remove programs"
2. Open Windows Explorer and:
- *delete* the folder where you had installed SH3
- *delete* the \My Documents\SH3 folder
3. Reinstall SH3
4. If your SH3 did not come with patch v1.4b already included, install patch v1.4b. Ensure you install the patch that corresponds to your copy of SH3 (Download/DVD/EMEA/US)
5. OPTIONAL: Copy and paste this "clean" install as a backup to avoid the need to follow steps 1-3 if your game becomes corrupt in future
6. Visit the GWX homepage and download into the SAME folder GWX.exe and the five .bin files. While there grab the v1.03 patch
7. Run GWX.exe and follow the installation prompts
8. Run GWX103.exe and follow the installation prompts
9. SH3 COMMANDER USERS: Visit the GWX homepage and download the GWX 1.02+ Cfg files for SH3 Commander and unzip the contents DIRECTLY into your SH3 Commander\Cfg folder.

Your call though.

[Javigato]

Thanks JC and Genghis, I will follow your recommendations and start over clean. I will follow your steps to uninstall (including deleting the registry entries) and install all of it clean... Thanks!