Silent Hunter III GWX questions

Rick Martin · 04-16-07, 10:05 PM

Been playing SH III for a while now and really enjoy it. Just downloaded the Grey Wolves expansion mod and really like the graphics and most of the other changes but I do have a question or two.
1. Been able to play the single missions except for "Scharnhorst" which causes SH III to close everytime I try to play it. All the other single missions seem to work ok except the escort vessels appear to be far more accurate and aggressive. Is that part of the mod? As far as the Scharnhorst mission, has anyone else had this problem and what can I do about it? The error I get is "Silent Hunter III had to close, etc etc.
2. Second question, when trying to transit the Kiel Canal it seems to take as long as the real life transit. Is there any way to speed things up? "Warp" doesn't seem to work....Thanks for any input.
Rick Martin (the ancient mariner)

Mush Martin · 04-16-07, 10:13 PM

Ill skip the latino pop star bit and move onto answers

I dont know about scharnhorst but Far more agressive escorts
is part of GWX and look out for them.

as for Q#2 there us a setting you can change.

open the following folder
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Cfg

and look for the file called "Main" cfg

open it and locate this section

[TIME COMPRESSION]
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=128 <----------------change this value upwards
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=1
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=
CharacterAnim=4
EnemyDetected=8
RadioReport=8
Particles=8
PrayState=8
HunterState=32
3DRender=32
Maximum=1024

Change it to 1024 or 2048 or whatever your current time compression max is ,
CAUTION THIS REQUIRES CAREFUL NAVIGATION TO AVOID RUNNING AGROUND

And welcome aboard
MM

GoldenRivet · 04-16-07, 10:25 PM

have you patched to the latest version of GWX... i had the same problem with the kiel canal time issues and it seemed to address that.

get SH3 commander, it will allow you to easily change the level of time compression allowed for various situations in the game without having to go into your CFG files - it will take care of that for you.

Henri II · 04-17-07, 01:21 AM

I think the Scharnhorst mission has also been patched by now. The latest GWX patch is 1.03, you should get it, if you didn't already.

Rick Martin · 04-17-07, 08:33 PM

Mush, thanks for the advice--loading the SH III Commander will also fix the Kiel Kanal warp problem (per "Golden Rivet". I tried that and it works too. Now I can go thru the canal without feeling my beard grow. Now gotta see what I can do about the Scharnhorst single mission. The scenario reads about the same as the Bismark mission, i.e. sink any Brit battleships, etc. and save the Scharnhorst. Thanks and don't worry about the "Ricky Martin" I've been called much worse.

04-16-07, 10:05 PM	#1
Rick Martin Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 25 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter III GWX questions Been playing SH III for a while now and really enjoy it. Just downloaded the Grey Wolves expansion mod and really like the graphics and most of the other changes but I do have a question or two. 1. Been able to play the single missions except for "Scharnhorst" which causes SH III to close everytime I try to play it. All the other single missions seem to work ok except the escort vessels appear to be far more accurate and aggressive. Is that part of the mod? As far as the Scharnhorst mission, has anyone else had this problem and what can I do about it? The error I get is "Silent Hunter III had to close, etc etc. 2. Second question, when trying to transit the Kiel Canal it seems to take as long as the real life transit. Is there any way to speed things up? "Warp" doesn't seem to work....Thanks for any input. Rick Martin (the ancient mariner) __________________ Rick the swabbie

04-17-07, 08:33 PM	#5
Rick Martin Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 25 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter III GWX question Mush, thanks for the advice--loading the SH III Commander will also fix the Kiel Kanal warp problem (per "Golden Rivet". I tried that and it works too. Now I can go thru the canal without feeling my beard grow. Now gotta see what I can do about the Scharnhorst single mission. The scenario reads about the same as the Bismark mission, i.e. sink any Brit battleships, etc. and save the Scharnhorst. Thanks and don't worry about the "Ricky Martin" I've been called much worse. __________________ Rick the swabbie

04-16-07, 10:13 PM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ill skip the latino pop star bit and move onto answers I dont know about scharnhorst but Far more agressive escorts is part of GWX and look out for them. as for Q#2 there us a setting you can change. open the following folder C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Cfg and look for the file called "Main" cfg open it and locate this section [TIME COMPRESSION] TimeStop=0 RealTime=1 LandProximity=128 <----------------change this value upwards CriticalDamage=1 CrewEfficiency=1 AirEnemyDetected=1 SoundEffects= CharacterAnim=4 EnemyDetected=8 RadioReport=8 Particles=8 PrayState=8 HunterState=32 3DRender=32 Maximum=1024 Change it to 1024 or 2048 or whatever your current time compression max is , CAUTION THIS REQUIRES CAREFUL NAVIGATION TO AVOID RUNNING AGROUND And welcome aboard MM __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial Last edited by Mush Martin; 04-17-07 at 05:19 AM.

04-16-07, 10:25 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	have you patched to the latest version of GWX... i had the same problem with the kiel canal time issues and it seemed to address that. get SH3 commander, it will allow you to easily change the level of time compression allowed for various situations in the game without having to go into your CFG files - it will take care of that for you.

04-17-07, 01:21 AM	#4
Henri II Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 156 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I think the Scharnhorst mission has also been patched by now. The latest GWX patch is 1.03, you should get it, if you didn't already.