sevens or nines

[Schwieger]

Going to have to go with Howard on this one. Especially with the release of U-Boot_HAHD not far off, Type II is the way to go

[Jimbuna]

Nobody should 'mock' you...play the game the way it enjoys you most

[Bakkels]

Originally Posted by Schwieger

Going to have to go with Howard on this one. Especially with the release of U-Boot_HAHD not far off, Type II is the way to go

That'll be the main reason I will return to the type II soon. However they will also incorporate certain VII and IX types. Probably not from the first release but they will be playable later on

[thebigJ_A]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

IXB is my favorite.

...
Double hulled.
...

What effect does that have?

Originally Posted by jimbuna

It's adorable! I want one as a pet!

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS

I use only the IX types: IXB - IXC for long range attack patrols in the whole Atlantic and the IXD2 when I want to try the Far East theatre.

This reminds me of a question. Playing GWX with Commander, how do I go about transferring to the Pacific (or the Black Sea, for that matter)? I assume I load the "GWX-Merged Campaign" mod, but then what? What do I have to set in Commander, then what do I do in the game?

Originally Posted by Raptor

Stock SH3 does not reflect the important differences between the VIIb, C, and C/41 - especially diving depth. ... you can alter the stock u-boat cfg file(s) to change that ...

Does GWX?

[Schwieger]

Originally Posted by Bakkels

That'll be the main reason I will return to the type II soon. However they will also incorporate certain VII and IX types. Probably not from the first release but they will be playable later on

No, the others he'll release later

[Missing Name]

IXC is the way to go.

Although I might try a II_ campaign for experimentation purposes.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

It's adorable! I want one as a pet!

In that case I hope you have a really BIG fish tank!

[sharkbit]

Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

This reminds me of a question. Playing GWX with Commander, how do I go about transferring to the Pacific (or the Black Sea, for that matter)? I assume I load the "GWX-Merged Campaign" mod, but then what? What do I have to set in Commander, then what do I do in the game?

Just enable(thru JSGME) GWX-Black Sea Campaign or GWX-Indian Ocean Campaign (for the Pacific) if you want only one of those theaters. The merged campaign will load everything (Indian Ocean, Black Sea, Atlantic) with probably a huge increase in loading times.
If you load one of those individual campaigns, only ships in those areas will load, so if you are still sailing in the Atlantic, you will definitely be lacking a target rich environment-there will be no ships whatsoever in the Atlantic.

To transfer with a current career, you just have to use the transfer selection in the captain's office in-game. I'm not sure what you have to do with Commander though, if anything.

[maillemaker]

I go to the Tye IX as fast as I can in the war. With luck, you will have an uncontested year to play havoc with that big deck gun! Early in the war, a Type IX can easily wipe out an entire convoy, especially if you take out the escorts.

Last time I made it to 1944, I had switched back to a Type VII in the hopes that maneuverability would save me.

Steve

[thebigJ_A]

Originally Posted by sharkbit

Just enable(thru JSGME) GWX-Black Sea Campaign or GWX-Indian Ocean Campaign (for the Pacific) if you want only one of those theaters. The merged campaign will load everything (Indian Ocean, Black Sea, Atlantic) with probably a huge increase in loading times.
If you load one of those individual campaigns, only ships in those areas will load, so if you are still sailing in the Atlantic, you will definitely be lacking a target rich environment-there will be no ships whatsoever in the Atlantic.

To transfer with a current career, you just have to use the transfer selection in the captain's office in-game. I'm not sure what you have to do with Commander though, if anything.

I'd thought I was supposed to sail there first (when transferring from another flotilla). Well, it's a while off yet. I'll ask for a step-by-step when I get to that point.


In the type XXIII mod, the readme says it doesn't work with any other mods.

[VONHARRIS]

Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

I'd thought I was supposed to sail there first (when transferring from another flotilla). Well, it's a while off yet. I'll ask for a step-by-step when I get to that point.


In the type XXIII mod, the readme says it doesn't work with any other mods.

In order to fight in the Far East check this out: (from the GWX manual)
310 Sources:
The 10th Flotilla in GWX
The 10th Flotilla is a stock Silent Hunter III flotilla; in GWX, the 10th Flotilla operates as in stock Silent Hunter III through December 1942.
• BdU will start ordering you to patrol map grids in the South Atlantic starting in January 1943, and you will start receiving radio messages advising of a pending transfer to Penang.312
• On September 1, 1943, GWX will redesignate your home base as Penang and you will travel there just as the Gruppe Monsun boats did, so ensure you are in command of a Type IXD2 U-boat by this time if you want to make it to your new base without refuelling.
• If you start a 10th Flotilla career on or after January 1, 1944, you will take command of a Type IXD2 boat that is already in Penang and transfer to Jakarta on November 1, 1944. The flotilla moved to Jakarta because the Allies laid aerial minefields near Penang to interdict the U-boats based there.
• If you start a 10th Flotilla career on or after November 1, 1944, your Type IXD2 boat will start in Jakarta, which will be your base until the end of the war.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

With luck, you will have an uncontested year to play havoc with that big deck gun!

It certainly does pack a punch...

I couldn't believe how easy it was to take a merchant down at first. Quite the blast, literally!

Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

What effect does that have?

In SH3, probably none.

For real, it's an extra layer of protection around the pressure hull.
Kind of a shock absorber.

Type II & VII = single hull.
Type I & IX = double hull.

[thebigJ_A]

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS

In order to fight in the Far East check this out: (from the GWX manual)
310 Sources:
The 10th Flotilla in GWX ...
*Snip*

Sweet, thanks. That GWX manual is huge. I haven't gotten through it all, so I didn't know that was in there.

So if I transfer to the 10th flotilla and I'm starting a patrol shortly before september 1st '43, I should load the merged campaign for that one patrol. That way there'll be ships in the Atlantic and Indian oceans en route. Then, when I get there, I load the GWX Indian Ocean campaign files before leaving Penang.

[VONHARRIS]

Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

Sweet, thanks. That GWX manual is huge. I haven't gotten through it all, so I didn't know that was in there.

So if I transfer to the 10th flotilla and I'm starting a patrol shortly before september 1st '43, I should load the merged campaign for that one patrol. That way there'll be ships in the Atlantic and Indian oceans en route. Then, when I get there, I load the GWX Indian Ocean campaign files before leaving Penang.

Correct.
You can transfer to the 10th at any time.
If you don't bother about loading times like I do , just load the GWX Merged campaign and leave it there.