New goodies coming with the next SH3 Commander...

[Beery]

Originally Posted by HEMISENT

Beery,
I've been using Commander since its beginning but so far find it only useful for the short monthly news summaries and for the gramaphone broadcasts. I think I'm missing something here.

Those are the main 'mods' that have been added to it so far. The other stuff is either very small or it has no immediately visible effect. Originally, SH3 Commander was to include realistic crush depths for the different U-boat sub-types, but since SH3 1.3 fixed the crush depths the differences weren't enough to warrant it, so now only the Type VIIC/41 has this feature. Similarly, the flotillas get U-boats at different times based on their historical availability - it's hardly noticeable, and so far it's only implemented for flotillas 1, 2 and 7.

In the area of crew selection you can basically "build" a crew with whatever ratings or qualifications you desire. how then is this crew implemented in a career? Or is this component used only for setting up a single mission? Do the qualifications actually affect the game or are they just eye candy. The readme tells what it does but doesn't exactly get into the area of how to use it properly for full effect.

So far the medals and promotions are really just eye candy - a way of rewarding a good crewman when the game won't allow it. Qualifications should work properly, unless you award more than that crew type can use. Basically, to get the full effect, have the game award what it can, and just use the crew manager when you really feel a crewman deserved more than to be passed over for an Iron Cross, etc.

As before Your work is greatly appreciated. There are so many different factors involved in getting used to Commander, RUB and pretty soon the upcoming Ops mod it all gets a bit confusing at times.

The Ops mod will be a part of RUb, so that should make things a bit easier. RUb and SH3 Commander were created to lessen the confusion that normally happens when players have literally hundreds of little mods to choose from. Basically, the SH3 Mod Team chooses the mods that go into RUb based on their preferences, and if players share those preferences they have only one or two mods to worry about.

[sdcruz]

WOW this sim is becoming all consuming!!! thanks so much Berry!

Shelton.

[The Avon Lady]

Another suggestion:

Can the SH3C be used to randomize the intro movie file shown at startup?

That is, players could drop as many flicks into the same folder as the intro. SH3C would create a list of the files pic one at random. If it's not the original intro, backup the original, rename the randomly selected one to the intro file name and start SH3C.

When SH3 ends, restore the files as they were originally. Create some sort of a checkpoint file just in case SH3 CTD's so that files can always be restored the next time SH3C starts up.

[snowsub]

I'm eagerly awaiting the next insallment

Congrats and a big pat on the back to all the people involved in this ongoing Mod

[Ibber]

Me Too!!!

[SmokinTep]

Sounds awesome. Keep up the great work.

[aquasal]

loving all of it, but one question/comment - anyway to make the starting date of patrol easier to mod/change on the front screen? by changing days in port or something, would be nicer for WaW, luv it either way though, great work thanks.

[Beery]

Originally Posted by aquasal

loving all of it, but one question/comment - anyway to make the starting date of patrol easier to mod/change on the front screen? by changing days in port or something, would be nicer for WaW, luv it either way though, great work thanks.

It would be very hard to do. It's possible to randomize it to some extent, or to set it to different 'days in port' based on the date, but that would mean other features currently included in SH3 Commander would have to go - e.g. you'd never be able to have realistic U-boat type availability for the different flotillas.