strange ugly bug in GWX3 GOLD??

[Zajc3w]

Ahoy everyone.
I have just played my first patrol in SH3 with GWX3 gold mod and...
after sinking few merchants, and 1 southampton class cruiser(in dover) i was sure to get lot of renown but... all ships was counted as Axis so i've got -653 renown and no medals(20510 BRT sunk) WTF?? It is possible that cruiser docking in Dover in 1939(exatct date 05.09.1939 3:41am) was Axis(no flag on mast)??

I confes that once i've shoot some shells from deck canon in to one german merchant but only one hit without any serious damage.
GWX is great, new ships, new interface with great "upgrades" but.....

I'm playing with 72% ralism without dumb torpedos(if with, then 90% not fire)
with manual targeting and WO help on.

P.S sorry for my bad english

[irish1958]

Welcome aboard, Zajc3w
A bug in SH3 is the awarding of renown on the first patrol. It is hard coded, and can't be changed.
The recommendation is to go on a short shakedown patrol after establishing a new career, and then start a long patrol.
This is covered in the GWX manual, which is the best game manual ever written.
I suggest you read it.

[Hanomag]

Welcome Aboard Herr Kaluen!!

Usually this bug is only if you purchases any upgrades and or crew for you boat.

If you just leave base and hunt there will be no problems.

NOT a GWX issue.

[danlisa]

This isn't the normal renown bug. Upgrading equipment & crew usually results in no renown being awarded.

In this instance, renown was awarded but it was all negative. So either Neutral or Axis ships were sunk during the patrol. It's possible (unlikely) that the game never updated the vessel status following the end of the shakedown cruise and the start of the war. Although, I have never heard of this happening before.

Welcome to Subsim Zajc3w You're in the right place for an answer.

[Zajc3w]

Thanks for Your answers. I'm playing SH 1.4b a while(one career to the end of war, 5 or 6 careers not finished) without any mods, and i've never had this problem before instalation of GWX. That's why i though that's GWX bug.

I'm gonna start new career.

Danlisa - harbours on navigation map was all green all the time during that patrol. Maybe that is the answer??. I've also don't receive radio message with order to engage Brits

[Pisces]

I remember that someone (iirc of the GWX crew) once posted (a long time ago) that units that have started their life before an alliance change occurs, they themselves do not have their alliance status changed until they finnish it. So it could be that these particular units were spawned before september 1st (or whenever it happends), and are still neutral until they would have reached the final waypoint.

[Sailor Steve]

WELCOME ABOARD!

Originally Posted by Zajc3w

Danlisa - harbours on navigation map was all green all the time during that patrol. Maybe that is the answer??. I've also don't receive radio message with order to engage Brits

It sounds like you started at the very beginning, which is August 1, 1939; a month before the war starts. This was done in GWX3 to allow you to be one of the boats that was on station when the war started on September 1. Unfortunately the game itself doesn't allow for any date other than the first of the month, so you need to make a short 'shakedown' cruise and use SH3 Commander to set a next-patrol start date that lets you be at your assigned grid before the war starts.