New to SHIII~ What Mods?

[Arctic wolf]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

You have choices dependant upon what else you are running....the links are at the bottom of the first post.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=158921

-SH4 Effects for SH3-Racerboy/TheDarkWraith

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1420

Thanks a lot for the links jumbuna

I have a question though. I have the Commander mod installed but I still see no names for the ships in my log files. I read somewhere that I need to update(?) my personal files or something. I didn't really understand what to do. A lil help would be great.

[K-61]

You have to exit the game and view your log with SH3 Commander. SH3 Cmdr. works on the files "outside" of the game.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Arctic wolf

Thanks a lot for the links jumbuna

I have a question though. I have the Commander mod installed but I still see no names for the ships in my log files. I read somewhere that I need to update(?) my personal files or something. I didn't really understand what to do. A lil help would be great.

Open Commander and in the left hand side Career Menu click on your save name, now on the right hand bottom of the list (10) 'click for available actions' choose 'update your personnel file' then 'review patrol logs'.

[Arctic wolf]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Open Commander and in the left hand side Career Menu click on your save name, now on the right hand bottom of the list (10) 'click for available actions' choose 'update your personnel file' then 'review patrol logs'.

Thanks a bunch jimbuna!

One more thing (lol my questions keep coming. Sorry! ) When starting patrol with the 7th flotilla I noticed something confusing with my briefing. In my first patrol, date's august 8, in my briefing it says to destroy target ships and not venture out of the bay. Now it's only august 8, we still haven't gone to war with England and the 'target ships' are English. What am I supposed to do? Also, in the briefing it says "GWX orders". I'm sorry if its a really stupid question.

This thread has been quite helpful. I must thank you all, especially Sailor Steve for the mammoth list.

Steve, do you have a specific link for the Type VII Real Skin mod that you referred to? I can't seem to locate it with any level of certainty, via the list or search.

I must agree that SH3 (especially with GWX) is an amazing game. I had previously played a lot of SH4 /w U-Boat Missions, but the depth of gameplay in SH3 makes it worth losing a bit of graphical detail. (Plus I find SH3 to be more stable, bug-wise.)

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Arctic wolf

Thanks a bunch jimbuna!

One more thing (lol my questions keep coming. Sorry! ) When starting patrol with the 7th flotilla I noticed something confusing with my briefing. In my first patrol, date's august 8, in my briefing it says to destroy target ships and not venture out of the bay. Now it's only august 8, we still haven't gone to war with England and the 'target ships' are English. What am I supposed to do? Also, in the briefing it says "GWX orders". I'm sorry if its a really stupid question.

The target ships (and pre-war start date) are there to let you get the hang of using your weapons before you head out on an actual combat patrol. Yes, they are not enemy ships - in fact I think they're actually German - but no nation's ships are in August 1939. Because of that you will lose some renown if you sink them. However when you start out of Konigsberg with the pre-war 7th flotilla, GWX gives you extra renown right off the bat to make up for what you will lose by following your orders.

BUT! Be aware that when you attack non-enemy shipping, that nation will consider you personally to be an enemy for the following 24 hours of game time. If you attack those ships and then sail within range of the naval artillery at Pilau or Konigsberg within that time, the German forces there WILL fire on you. No way around this, I'm afraid, that's the way the game works and it can't be modded out.

So if you do engage in target practice as ordered, you should teleport back to base or at least wait 24 (in-game) hours after your last attack before sailing home. Otherwise, you won't get a very warm welcome.

[Arctic wolf]

I just thanked you in another thread for this info but well, thank you frau!

Although I think the 'target' ships had British flags but I might be wrong. Yeah I noticed my starting renown was 2500. However, I got the renown fix mod and now my initial renown is 1000. Hoping it doesn't vanish cuz I intend to sink each one of those ships. Juicy targets aren't easy to let go.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Arctic wolf

I just thanked you in another thread for this info but well, thank you frau!

Although I think the 'target' ships had British flags but I might be wrong. Yeah I noticed my starting renown was 2500. However, I got the renown fix mod and now my initial renown is 1000. Hoping it doesn't vanish cuz I intend to sink each one of those ships. Juicy targets aren't easy to let go.

You know, the first time I went through that August 1939 patrol, I didn't really bother to ID the target ships but the "small convoy" I was pretty sure had British flags. Of course I didn't look too closely because I had orders to attack it anyway. Then when the batteries at Pillau opened fire on me, I figured they must have been red German flags and I just wasn't paying attention to the emblem in the corner.

So, I dunno - it's possible that in August 1939 if you open fire on anybody, everybody declares war on you, because you're a rogue kaleun just firing away at whatever crosses your path.

Anyway - the principle is the same, everybody then is a neutral so if you fire on someone (even under GWX's "orders" to practice ur skillz) you've declared your own private war on someone and the game's AI reacts accordingly.

Best thing about that 7th flotilla pre-war career start is, if you choose it and then don't sink anyone, you get to keep that little bit of extra renown GWX gives you.

[Jimbuna]

Cheat!