SH3 Newbie Guide, FAQs, Tactics & Tips, Links, & other helpful stuff

[Sailor Steve]

If someone can get me a decent copy of the complete manual, it will be uploaded immediately.

[Bis71]

I've started converting the Wiki to Word. Everything works except, naturally the hyperlinks. Let me know if this project is legal, worthwhile and what I should do with it when finished.

[Sailor Steve]

Since it was a community wiki, with many contributors and available for free, it should be legal. Since many people would like to have it, it should be worthwhile. That you are willing to do the conversion is admirable, and when it is uploaded you will recieve credit for your special work. This is a good thing, I think.

Oh, what format is it in now?

[Bis71]

I'm using Word/ I'm almost done copying the major parts but I'm checking the "dee also"s and will clean things up.

[Bis71]

OK, I sent the SH3 wiki in Word format to Neal..

[RobWed]

Here's my required post to meet the improved download limit.

I'm a big fan of community modded simulations.

Running 1.4b with GWX and SH3Commander. This thread was great for getting all that set up.

Had a problem with a kill not attributing to me. Took 33 hours to sink (only had one torpedo and a few flak shells left) but I stuck with it til it went down (not in real time ). The guys yelled she was going down and it showed on the map but nothing in the Captain's log. Added it to the patrol log with SH3 Commander but it wouldn't attribute the kill to the total so I editted patrol.cfg and career.cfg which seems to have worked. Might go back and award myself the appropriate reknown....

[gi_dan2987]

Originally Posted by RobWed

Here's my required post to meet the improved download limit.

I'm a big fan of community modded simulations.

Running 1.4b with GWX and SH3Commander. This thread was great for getting all that set up.

Had a problem with a kill not attributing to me. Took 33 hours to sink (only had one torpedo and a few flak shells left) but I stuck with it til it went down (not in real time ). The guys yelled she was going down and it showed on the map but nothing in the Captain's log. Added it to the patrol log with SH3 Commander but it wouldn't attribute the kill to the total so I editted patrol.cfg and career.cfg which seems to have worked. Might go back and award myself the appropriate reknown....

Sometimes SH3 is notorious for not properly awarding renown or tonnage, especially early war. There was a time that I sank about 20,000 tons on my first patrol in 1939, and not a single one was credited to me. I edited some files, but then I realized that I could edit all the files and give myself ridiculous renown and tonnage scores. That of course would totally ruin the enjoyment of the game though

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by RobWed

Here's my required post to meet the improved download limit.

I'm a big fan of community modded simulations.

Running 1.4b with GWX and SH3Commander. This thread was great for getting all that set up.

Had a problem with a kill not attributing to me. Took 33 hours to sink (only had one torpedo and a few flak shells left) but I stuck with it til it went down (not in real time ). The guys yelled she was going down and it showed on the map but nothing in the Captain's log. Added it to the patrol log with SH3 Commander but it wouldn't attribute the kill to the total so I editted patrol.cfg and career.cfg which seems to have worked. Might go back and award myself the appropriate reknown....

Welcome to SubSim...pleased your enjoying the GWXperience

[RobWed]

Originally Posted by gi_dan2987

Sometimes SH3 is notorious for not properly awarding renown or tonnage, especially early war. There was a time that I sank about 20,000 tons on my first patrol in 1939, and not a single one was credited to me. I edited some files, but then I realized that I could edit all the files and give myself ridiculous renown and tonnage scores. That of course would totally ruin the enjoyment of the game though

Ya, found the renown for a medium cargo in the roster (190) and awarded myself that! There's a difference between being able to do anything and actually doing it !

[RobWed]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Welcome to SubSim...pleased your enjoying the GWXperience

Enjoying it all but the canal!

I can't get time compression above 4 which makes it unplayable. (I'm reading the forums while I'm waiting for the sub to complete passage!)

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by RobWed

Enjoying it all but the canal!

I can't get time compression above 4 which makes it unplayable. (I'm reading the forums while I'm waiting for the sub to complete passage!)

Install SH3 Commander and in the Options go to time compression and change the When Near Land setting to 1024.

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Install SH3 Commander and in the Options go to time compression and change the When Near Land setting to 1024.

Now why the bloody hell did I never think of that, I always hated the kanal for that reason. Nice one Jim, as the saying goes.... 'You're never too old to learn'

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Now why the bloody hell did I never think of that, I always hated the kanal for that reason. Nice one Jim, as the saying goes.... 'You're never too old to learn'

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

None of us is as clever as all of us

[Esanssi]

Hello all, and let me start off with saying that I'm so glad I found this thread.

Bought SH3 from Steam yesterday and installed GWX. Followed all the instructions and whatnot so hopefully when I get the chance later on to test it it'll work withouth a hitch.

I'm sure I'll be consulting this thread veeeery often in the future, haha.

Edit #1: Well, apparently it was rather naive of me to think it would work "out of the box". First of all the game crashes every time I quit the game in the main menu. That's really no problem since I was quitting the game anyway. The real problem came when I tried to do some of the naval academy missions so I'd get to grips with the controls etc.

I'd done the navigation tutorial before, so I skipped that and went straight for the artillery one. Attacked the first merchant ship, managed to get like 5 shots off and then the game CTD.

I'm running SH3 off Steam(I'm assuming it's 1.4b because GWX works), GWX 3.0 Gold modded on top of that and the Das Boot Sound Mod on top of that.
Although I'm not hearing much das bootiness in the sounds because everyone still speaks english.. All installed through JSGME in the Mods folder(no double folders), so by all logic, they SHOULD be working. Gonna try disabling DBSM from JSGME and giving 'vanilla' GWX a try.

[gi_dan2987]

Originally Posted by Esanssi

Hello all, and let me start off with saying that I'm so glad I found this thread.

Bought SH3 from Steam yesterday and installed GWX. Followed all the instructions and whatnot so hopefully when I get the chance later on to test it it'll work withouth a hitch.

I'm sure I'll be consulting this thread veeeery often in the future, haha.

Edit #1: Well, apparently it was rather naive of me to think it would work "out of the box". First of all the game crashes every time I quit the game in the main menu. That's really no problem since I was quitting the game anyway. The real problem came when I tried to do some of the naval academy missions so I'd get to grips with the controls etc.

I'd done the navigation tutorial before, so I skipped that and went straight for the artillery one. Attacked the first merchant ship, managed to get like 5 shots off and then the game CTD.

I'm running SH3 off Steam(I'm assuming it's 1.4b because GWX works), GWX 3.0 Gold modded on top of that and the Das Boot Sound Mod on top of that.
Although I'm not hearing much das bootiness in the sounds because everyone still speaks english.. All installed through JSGME in the Mods folder(no double folders), so by all logic, they SHOULD be working. Gonna try disabling DBSM from JSGME and giving 'vanilla' GWX a try.

Try totally reinstalling GWX3. I had the same problem when I first installed it. If that doesn't work, make sure your internet connection is totally uninterrupted, and reinstall stock SH3, then GWX3