A couple "noob" questions

[doozis]

I greatly enjoy SH 3 but I have a couple issues Id like advise on.
I have problems leaving some ports in the dark of night , I sometimes can't see things and run into them , is there an easy way to navigate out to open water ? and also about half the enemy ship indicators I see on my map seem to be ghost ships and are not there when I get to them :-(

any help would be appreciated.

thank you
Steve

[Gizzmoe]

Hi doozis, welcome to the forum!

If you have patch 1.4b installed (if not, install it! ) you can use the navigation map (F5) to navigate out of port. Zoom in, then you can see the port structures, you can also set waypoints if it´s easier for you. Another thing you can do is to install Powerstrip:
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ps.htm

With PS you can define hotkeys to change the Gamma correction (it´s basically the brightness level) while playing.

Regarding the ghost ships... What´s the distance to those ships? Maybe they were just radio contacts? Or did you get a "ship sighted" message, the ship appears on the map, but you cannot see it?

[benetofski]

is there an easy way to navigate out to open water ?

Until you get the hang of it, just 'time-warp' (+ key) until daybreak!

Or try Map View (F5) and Zoom until you can see the bunker/harbour and then set waypoints - but go slow as there are sometmes sandbanks and tiny islands to avoid!