Newbie to SH3 is going to try out GWX...

Piggy · 08-27-08, 04:02 PM

Hey all, after playing vanilla for a week or so and hearing all the raves about GWX Ive downloaded it (wow, huge mod!) and will be installing it later tonight. (day is going slowly dammit).

Anyway, I got my game off steam, so I really dont want to have to uninstall and re-download it again via steam. I have not touched any files in SH3, its essentially a clean SH3 1.4b install, no mods. So do I really need to re-install it before GWX or can I just delete my current careers file in "my docs" as stated in the install instructions and then go from there?

Im assuming the GWX 2.1 is a self extracting patch to GWX 2 to be run after installing 2.0? Which leads me to anorth question, because my game is via steam Im not sure where to find it, I will find it but Im assuming I install GWX into the SH3 root file?

Another question, I heard that GWX dissabled the external camera (F12), if this is true is there a way to put it back?

Yes Im still green, just getting into trying manual targeting....

Thanks for any help, looking foward to the challenge.

nirwana · 08-27-08, 04:12 PM

If external camera is available or not only depends on ure choosen reality settings in the game. Dunno about sh3 from steam and how to apply gwx to it.

Piggy · 08-27-08, 04:31 PM

Yeah I figured you could do that, its just that I seem to remember reading somewhere that the option to enable/dissable it was taken out for GWX.

Ive found where SH3 is located in the steam folder, other then having a long path to its location the root SH3 looks like it would if it was installed off a disk. I guess the only way to find out is to try.... unless someone here using GWX with a steam version of SH3 can confirm?

How about the install process, at first I thought the GWX 2.1 was the full version (due to its size) but after DLing the .BIN files I realized that the GWX2.0 was the real version (installer) and GWX2.1 is an update to that, right???

Cheers

nirwana · 08-27-08, 04:33 PM

right install 2.0 then 2.1 on top of it

Piggy · 08-27-08, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nirwana

right install 2.0 then 2.1 on top of it

Thanks for clarifying that!

Time to leave work, wish me luck on my (hopefully) first patrol.

von hally · 08-27-08, 06:30 PM

piggy my friend.....

gx isnt going to take away the things you like in sh3...options or otherwise..

external cam is there.

auto targeting is there...everything you need.

it only makes sh3 what it should have been.

if it does remove any small feature you want to keep...then theres a mod out there to replace anything you want.

you wont look back mate

i though just a year ago that sh3 was sh3....and was pretty limited....until i found gwx......WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s...when you spot aircraft in gwx....do yourself a favour and DIVE!!!!!!!!

its not the crap shoot stock sh3 is

08-27-08, 04:02 PM	#1
Piggy Ensign Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Posts: 234 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Newbie to SH3 is going to try out GWX... Hey all, after playing vanilla for a week or so and hearing all the raves about GWX Ive downloaded it (wow, huge mod!) and will be installing it later tonight. (day is going slowly dammit). Anyway, I got my game off steam, so I really dont want to have to uninstall and re-download it again via steam. I have not touched any files in SH3, its essentially a clean SH3 1.4b install, no mods. So do I really need to re-install it before GWX or can I just delete my current careers file in "my docs" as stated in the install instructions and then go from there? Im assuming the GWX 2.1 is a self extracting patch to GWX 2 to be run after installing 2.0? Which leads me to anorth question, because my game is via steam Im not sure where to find it, I will find it but Im assuming I install GWX into the SH3 root file? Another question, I heard that GWX dissabled the external camera (F12), if this is true is there a way to put it back? Yes Im still green, just getting into trying manual targeting.... Thanks for any help, looking foward to the challenge.

08-27-08, 06:30 PM	#6
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	piggy my friend..... gx isnt going to take away the things you like in sh3...options or otherwise.. external cam is there. auto targeting is there...everything you need. it only makes sh3 what it should have been. if it does remove any small feature you want to keep...then theres a mod out there to replace anything you want. you wont look back mate i though just a year ago that sh3 was sh3....and was pretty limited....until i found gwx......WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! p.s...when you spot aircraft in gwx....do yourself a favour and DIVE!!!!!!!! its not the crap shoot stock sh3 is __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

08-27-08, 04:12 PM	#2
nirwana Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 380 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	If external camera is available or not only depends on ure choosen reality settings in the game. Dunno about sh3 from steam and how to apply gwx to it.

08-27-08, 04:31 PM	#3
Piggy Ensign Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Posts: 234 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Yeah I figured you could do that, its just that I seem to remember reading somewhere that the option to enable/dissable it was taken out for GWX. Ive found where SH3 is located in the steam folder, other then having a long path to its location the root SH3 looks like it would if it was installed off a disk. I guess the only way to find out is to try.... unless someone here using GWX with a steam version of SH3 can confirm? How about the install process, at first I thought the GWX 2.1 was the full version (due to its size) but after DLing the .BIN files I realized that the GWX2.0 was the real version (installer) and GWX2.1 is an update to that, right??? Cheers

08-27-08, 04:33 PM	#4
nirwana Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 380 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	right install 2.0 then 2.1 on top of it