SH3 has become unplayable

Zosimus · 08-12-15, 06:12 PM

I have encountered a problem with the game, and it's ruining my enjoyment thereof.

When the visibility is unlimited and ships are detected by radar and less than 16 km away, I find it impossible to sail at better than TC 1.

The ship will be spotted, then it will be detected by radar, and then be spotted again resetting the TC to 1. So when overtaking a convoy, I frequently have to sit for hours at TC 1.

Any possible solutions?

Rambler241 · 08-13-15, 03:45 AM

Move away outside visual range, and turn radar off. Don't the escorts detect your radar? Theirs should have longer range due to the height of their radar aerials.

Zosimus · 08-13-15, 09:31 AM

I'm not using radar. I am detecting the radar transmissions of the escorts. Even though they must surely detect me, they don't come to investigate.

Kapt Z · 08-13-15, 10:05 AM

No experience with this. I've never played a complete patrol with radar detection gear.

I know SHCommander allows you to tweak TC values so that might be your best bet, but honestly I have never actually used that feature so sorry can't help you much there.

Tupolev · 08-13-15, 01:28 PM

Try taking your radio operator out of his station. I'm guessing the radio shack needs to be manned to get RWR alerts. Of course, you'll not get radio messages either, so.

My other thought would be to install h.sie's and stiebler's patch kits. Stiebler's has a feature that allows you to force a time compression by keyboard command. You can select 1x-256x during the patch option setup.

I know this overrides any time compression settings in SH3Commander because I've run into destroyers when I forgot I had the forced time compression on. You'd be surprised how fast you can be sunk rocking along at 128x!

T

Zosimus · 08-13-15, 06:16 PM

Removing the radio operator fixed the problem. Thanks!

08-12-15, 06:12 PM	#1
Zosimus XO Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Chorrillos, Lima, Peru Posts: 401 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	SH3 has become unplayable I have encountered a problem with the game, and it's ruining my enjoyment thereof. When the visibility is unlimited and ships are detected by radar and less than 16 km away, I find it impossible to sail at better than TC 1. The ship will be spotted, then it will be detected by radar, and then be spotted again resetting the TC to 1. So when overtaking a convoy, I frequently have to sit for hours at TC 1. Any possible solutions?

08-13-15, 03:45 AM	#2
Rambler241 A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 76 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Move away outside visual range, and turn radar off. Don't the escorts detect your radar? Theirs should have longer range due to the height of their radar aerials. __________________ There are only two kinds of vessels; submarines and targets.

08-13-15, 10:05 AM	#4
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	No experience with this. I've never played a complete patrol with radar detection gear. I know SHCommander allows you to tweak TC values so that might be your best bet, but honestly I have never actually used that feature so sorry can't help you much there. __________________ ...I fought in many guises, many names, but always me. Patton

08-13-15, 09:31 AM	#3
Zosimus XO Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Chorrillos, Lima, Peru Posts: 401 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I'm not using radar. I am detecting the radar transmissions of the escorts. Even though they must surely detect me, they don't come to investigate.

08-13-15, 01:28 PM	#5
Tupolev Hauptman Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: FL410 Posts: 174 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Try taking your radio operator out of his station. I'm guessing the radio shack needs to be manned to get RWR alerts. Of course, you'll not get radio messages either, so. My other thought would be to install h.sie's and stiebler's patch kits. Stiebler's has a feature that allows you to force a time compression by keyboard command. You can select 1x-256x during the patch option setup. I know this overrides any time compression settings in SH3Commander because I've run into destroyers when I forgot I had the forced time compression on. You'd be surprised how fast you can be sunk rocking along at 128x! T

08-13-15, 06:16 PM	#6
Zosimus XO Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Chorrillos, Lima, Peru Posts: 401 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Removing the radio operator fixed the problem. Thanks!