Noob wolf on the deck

Arctic wolf · 07-16-10, 06:53 AM

Hello folks
Just the other day I got my hands on a copy of Silent Hunter 3 with the Grey Wolves 3 mod. I had always wanted to command my own U boat through the story seas of the far north and this was like my dream come true

After visiting this forum I installed the Commander mod and I am completely head over heels in love with this game. I just love standing on the bridge at 3.40 in the morning, listening to the waves crashing against my boat and the thunderstorm is just lovely.

I have some issues though which is why I need professional help from you veterans. I finished my first petrol in the 13th flotilla, sunk 5 merchant vessels and when I get back to port I find my renown is negative!?

I am absolutely sure that I sunk all the ships flying the British flag, so what did I do wrong? Btw I'm playing with 47% realism. Also, when I came to my home port my boat was fired upon by Kriegsmarine ships in and around the port. What on earth!?

I had to dive and get to port submerged after my boat was heavily damaged. Please enlighten me guys.

I have started a new career with the 2nd flotilla. The date is 5th August, 1939. I know that England declared war on Germany in september (I think). So, technically in august we are still not enemies. Perhaps my attacking and sinking english ships before the war has even started affected my renown? Just a thought..

GoDeep · 07-16-10, 06:58 AM

It sure has! You've attacked ships of a country you weren't at war with (yet).
With GWX, you start in August, so before the war. There isn't anything to shoot at yet. When I start a new career at the beginning of the war, I look upon that first patrol as a way to get the crew some experience.

Best to start a new career, metinks...

Arctic wolf · 07-16-10, 07:11 AM

Lol that makes sense. How foolish of me!

Thanks for pointing that out mate. I have started a new career and was thinking of taking down some merchant ships off the coast of England lol. Gotta. Be. Patient.

When will I know that the war has started and I'm free to sink em all? Also, could you recommend some mods I could install that might add to the realism of this game?

GoDeep · 07-16-10, 07:26 AM

No problem!

You'll be alerted by radio about when countries declare war on Germany. From then on, you may attack their ships without penalty. You'll get rewarded even.

As to mods, I don't have many installed, but I do recommend GWX 3. It adds a lot when it comes to realism, plus many other improvements. It comes with a manual as thick as a book. It will increase your load times drastically and you'll need a fairly hefty PC, but any current gaming rig should be able to handle it nicely.

sergei · 07-16-10, 07:26 AM

Welcome aboard.

You should get radio messages informing you of both the commencement of hostilities against Poland on September 1st, and the declaration of war by Britain and France 2 days later.
There is also a flags chart in GWX (UZO and periscope views) where you can check each nations status throughout the war.

EDIT: Beaten to it!

I'd recommend playing at least a few patrols with just GWX to get a feel for the scope of it before you decide what additional mods you need.
But this may be a good place to start.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170090

GoDeep · 07-16-10, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sergei

EDIT: Beaten to it!

Only by a second, though!

ralphnader23 · 07-16-10, 08:31 AM

How in the world do you get that flag view to come up in the periscope view? I've tried hovering and clicking near the "flagg" button in the upper left, but nothing ever happens. Is there a trick to it?

Jankowski · 07-17-10, 03:06 AM

if you are new to the game, it is a good i dea to lurk around poland when the hostilities start.

Arctic wolf · 07-17-10, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I grew up before the internet, and I'm always amazed at the number of different places people I 'talk' to every day are from. Technology is a wonderful thing.

What part of Southeast Asia are you from?

I couldn't agree more with you mate. I have hardly ever ventured out of my country but thanks to the internet I know quite a lot of people from different parts of the world - places that I probably would never have the chance to visit. It is amazing.

I'm from India. A big a@# country trying to catch up with the world lol.

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Welcome aboard Kaleun

Thank you Kaleun jimbuna.

How's the crew?

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Originally Posted by TabbyHunter

We, i know with the Type XXI in '39 mod, you start a month before the war. Well, foolish old me decided to take a peek at Scapa flow. A ton of DDs at anchor. Two Tribals in a line. I get 500 meters away, and fire two torpedos. Two kills. As i dont feel like evading the oncomeing P/Oed DDs, i hit escape, and "Return to Base"....But, still foolish me has not even looked, and it said "Dock at Scapa Flow". I dock, and as i set out, THE BRITS PUT MY UBOAT ON SHORE! Well thats one promient looking carrer down the drain.

But yes, august 3rdyou should receive a message stateing "We are at war!" or something like that.

that was a good one mate. I just received my orders yesterday and I am currently waiting off the coast of Brighton to send some poor merchants to the depths. Patience...

Btw, I got a load of messages about Prize Regulations or something, what to sink without warning and all that. Couldn't make much sense out of it. Question is, am I or am I not allowed to shoot Any ships flying the British flag - merchants, trawlers, troopships, and whatnot?

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Originally Posted by Jankowski

if you are new to the game, it is a good i dea to lurk around poland when the hostilities start.

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks

Sgt_Raa · 07-17-10, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Arctic wolf

Hello folks
Just the other day I got my hands on a copy of Silent Hunter 3 with the Grey Wolves 3 mod. I had always wanted to command my own U boat through the story seas of the far north and this was like my dream come true

After visiting this forum I installed the Commander mod and I am completely head over heels in love with this game. I just love standing on the bridge at 3.40 in the morning, listening to the waves crashing against my boat and the thunderstorm is just lovely.

I have some issues though which is why I need professional help from you veterans. I finished my first petrol in the 13th flotilla, sunk 5 merchant vessels and when I get back to port I find my renown is negative!?

I am absolutely sure that I sunk all the ships flying the British flag, so what did I do wrong? Btw I'm playing with 47% realism. Also, when I came to my home port my boat was fired upon by Kriegsmarine ships in and around the port. What on earth!?

I had to dive and get to port submerged after my boat was heavily damaged. Please enlighten me guys.

I have started a new career with the 2nd flotilla. The date is 5th August, 1939. I know that England declared war on Germany in september (I think). So, technically in august we are still not enemies. Perhaps my attacking and sinking english ships before the war has even started affected my renown? Just a thought..

i think if you sink too many friendlies you get classed as "rouge" and everything will try 2 kill you... im noob too but not quite as noob as you lol... i have only been playing about 4 months.

Jimbuna · 07-17-10, 09:10 AM

You will receive a radio message informing you of the commencement of hostilities.

If you attack a neutral, every ship of that country will consider you an enemy for the following 24 hours.

Seeing as how every ship is a neutral prior to the commencement of hostilities, an attack on ANYTHING before then will mean the whole world consider you an enemy for the following 24 hours.

Brag · 07-17-10, 05:49 PM

Bwa, ha ha. What a homecoming!

Welcome to the GWX world.

Arctic wolf · 07-18-10, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sgt_Raa

i think if you sink too many friendlies you get classed as "rouge" and everything will try 2 kill you... im noob too but not quite as noob as you lol... i have only been playing about 4 months.

ofcourse you aren't as noob as me - I'e been playing for just about a week now lol

Just sunk my first Ore Carrier! Wonderful feeling I must say!

Sgt_Raa · 07-20-10, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Arctic wolf

ofcourse you aren't as noob as me - I'e been playing for just about a week now lol

Just sunk my first Ore Carrier! Wonderful feeling I must say!

lol it is aint it

07-16-10, 06:53 AM	#1
Arctic wolf A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Under the Iceberg Posts: 71 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 0	Noob wolf on the deck Hello folks Just the other day I got my hands on a copy of Silent Hunter 3 with the Grey Wolves 3 mod. I had always wanted to command my own U boat through the story seas of the far north and this was like my dream come true After visiting this forum I installed the Commander mod and I am completely head over heels in love with this game. I just love standing on the bridge at 3.40 in the morning, listening to the waves crashing against my boat and the thunderstorm is just lovely. I have some issues though which is why I need professional help from you veterans. I finished my first petrol in the 13th flotilla, sunk 5 merchant vessels and when I get back to port I find my renown is negative!? I am absolutely sure that I sunk all the ships flying the British flag, so what did I do wrong? Btw I'm playing with 47% realism. Also, when I came to my home port my boat was fired upon by Kriegsmarine ships in and around the port. What on earth!? I had to dive and get to port submerged after my boat was heavily damaged. Please enlighten me guys. I have started a new career with the 2nd flotilla. The date is 5th August, 1939. I know that England declared war on Germany in september (I think). So, technically in august we are still not enemies. Perhaps my attacking and sinking english ships before the war has even started affected my renown? Just a thought..

07-16-10, 07:26 AM	#5
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Welcome aboard. You should get radio messages informing you of both the commencement of hostilities against Poland on September 1st, and the declaration of war by Britain and France 2 days later. There is also a flags chart in GWX (UZO and periscope views) where you can check each nations status throughout the war. EDIT: Beaten to it! I'd recommend playing at least a few patrols with just GWX to get a feel for the scope of it before you decide what additional mods you need. But this may be a good place to start. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170090 Last edited by sergei; 07-16-10 at 08:03 AM.

07-17-10, 09:10 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You will receive a radio message informing you of the commencement of hostilities. If you attack a neutral, every ship of that country will consider you an enemy for the following 24 hours. Seeing as how every ship is a neutral prior to the commencement of hostilities, an attack on ANYTHING before then will mean the whole world consider you an enemy for the following 24 hours. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-17-10, 05:49 PM	#12
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Bwa, ha ha. What a homecoming! Welcome to the GWX world. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

07-16-10, 06:58 AM	#2
GoDeep Planesman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It sure has! You've attacked ships of a country you weren't at war with (yet). With GWX, you start in August, so before the war. There isn't anything to shoot at yet. When I start a new career at the beginning of the war, I look upon that first patrol as a way to get the crew some experience. Best to start a new career, metinks...

07-16-10, 07:11 AM	#3
Arctic wolf A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Under the Iceberg Posts: 71 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 0	Lol that makes sense. How foolish of me! Thanks for pointing that out mate. I have started a new career and was thinking of taking down some merchant ships off the coast of England lol. Gotta. Be. Patient. When will I know that the war has started and I'm free to sink em all? Also, could you recommend some mods I could install that might add to the realism of this game?

07-16-10, 07:26 AM	#4
GoDeep Planesman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No problem! You'll be alerted by radio about when countries declare war on Germany. From then on, you may attack their ships without penalty. You'll get rewarded even. As to mods, I don't have many installed, but I do recommend GWX 3. It adds a lot when it comes to realism, plus many other improvements. It comes with a manual as thick as a book. It will increase your load times drastically and you'll need a fairly hefty PC, but any current gaming rig should be able to handle it nicely.

07-16-10, 08:31 AM	#7
ralphnader23 Bosun Join Date: May 2010 Location: Periscope Depth Posts: 66 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	How in the world do you get that flag view to come up in the periscope view? I've tried hovering and clicking near the "flagg" button in the upper left, but nothing ever happens. Is there a trick to it?

07-17-10, 03:06 AM	#8
Jankowski Frogman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 306 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	if you are new to the game, it is a good i dea to lurk around poland when the hostilities start.