LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download

[wabble234]

Many thanks!

[wabble234]

hmmm. seems that now when I load up sh3.exe it says program cant be started because Kernel.dll is missing... says a few other .dll files are missing too. tried to load up commander from its file, it asked me where sh3.exe was, i clicked on its folder but it said it wast there. any ideas?

[siege00]

I ran into that problem too, only after installing and messing with some extra mods. Not sure what causes it. If I ran the game repeatedly, it would sometimes load the career. Marking the exe as compatible with WinXp worked for me.

[GT182]

I still can't get SH3 to run a campaign. So... I'm rebuilding my PC and have an idea to throw out there. Take a HDD you're not using or if you have a 2T HDD or larger, install XP on a partition along with the OS you're running now. Dual boot setup or another way that will let you run SH3 installed in XP. A MS tech said it is possible to do and SH3 should be playable again. Seeing SH3 was built as a 32 bit game and you have 32 bit XP there should be no problems running SH3.

Once I get this PC redone XP Home is going on my 2T Seagate HDD in second partition along with 8.1 on the first partition. I had no problems with SH3 running on XP before, so I don't think there should be problems with it back on XP.

[siege00]

Originally Posted by GT182

I still can't get SH3 to run a campaign. So... I'm rebuilding my PC and have an idea to throw out there. Take a HDD you're not using or if you have a 2T HDD or larger, install XP on a partition along with the OS you're running now. Dual boot setup or another way that will let you run SH3 installed in XP. A MS tech said it is possible to do and SH3 should be playable again. Seeing SH3 was built as a 32 bit game and you have 32 bit XP there should be no problems running SH3.

Once I get this PC redone XP Home is going on my 2T Seagate HDD in second partition along with 8.1 on the first partition. I had no problems with SH3 running on XP before, so I don't think there should be problems with it back on XP.

The things we're willing to go through just to continue playing SH3. Definite tribute to the modders.

[Bilge_Rat]

I have had SH3 since launch, but stopped playing a long time ago. I finally got around to reinstalling it and installed the LSH mod.

Just wanted to give a big thanks to the team. This is a very professional effort. The instal is really one click and idiot proof and the instructions and manual are top notch.

a few questions, I installed the widescreen GUI and followed the instructions, I still have small black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. My native resolution is 1920x1200. I assume this is normal?

second, how do I get rid of the black game paused bar? I found a post on the forum about removing the text from line 90 in the en_menu text. It removes the text, but the bar is still there.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi BR
The default widescreen mods resolution is for 1920 x 1080 so may be trying that resolution might help.

See page 6 of the instructions.
Adjusting your resolution for the game might be the answer and then reverting back to your natural resolution afterwards.

The main mod and widescreen mods can be tested in the Naval Academy where there should be no bars showing.

Peter

[siege00]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I have had SH3 since launch, but stopped playing a long time ago. I finally got around to reinstalling it and installed the LSH mod.

Just wanted to give a big thanks to the team. This is a very professional effort. The instal is really one click and idiot proof and the instructions and manual are top notch.

a few questions, I installed the widescreen GUI and followed the instructions, I still have small black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. My native resolution is 1920x1200. I assume this is normal?

second, how do I get rid of the black game paused bar? I found a post on the forum about removing the text from line 90 in the en_menu text. It removes the text, but the bar is still there.

Usually those bars are a video card setting and can be changed. Unfortunately if you change them, in my experience, you end up with your UI being stretched in 1 way or another. You can definitely give it a try though and see how it works for you.

For Nvidia cards, using nvidia software and drivers (ie. nvidia control panel): Open Nvidia Control Panel
On the left panel, under display, select Adjust desktop size and position
In the right pane, you likely have 'aspect ratio' selected, change that to 'full-screen'.

Think back to when HD TVs first came out and they had black bars on the sides if you weren't watching HD content (ie. you were watching SD 4:3 content). You could adjust settings in the TV to make it full screen, but either you lost some of the screen (ie. top and bottom chopped off), or it stretched the image horizontally to fill the screen making everything wider. It's basically the same thing.

Assuming that your monitor doesn't support 1920x1080. If it does, follow Berbster's suggestion and adjust your resolution to that.

[Bilge_Rat]

so looking at this again, I see the black "game paused" bar was brought in by the mod.

It is not there in stock.

Does anyone know how to get rid of it and go back to stock? I just need the name of the TGA that does it.

Thanks in advance.

edit: nevermind, found the workaround.

[Bilge_Rat]

spending more time with this. Interesting to see you can use the periscope marks to measure the range accurately like in SH5.

each mark represents 10 mils for a total of 100 mils from the waterline to the "10" mark.

on the UZI/Attack scope at high power (10x), the formula to determine range is:

(height of target in meters) x 4000 /(height of target in mils) = range in meters.

at low power (1.5x),the formula to determine range is:


(height of target in meters) x 600 /(height of target in mils) = range in meters.

for example:

target #1 is a "Coastal Merchant", mast height is 22.7 meters, target height in scope is 90 mils, so

22.7 x 4000 / 90 = 1008 meters.

map reading shows almost 1000 meters

target #2 is a "Small Tanker", mast height is 26.6 meters, target height in scope is 60 mils, so

26.6 x 4000 / 60 = 1773 meters.

map reading shows 1800 meters.

I have tried it on a variety of ships, it gives you the exact range within 10%.

[Maddin25]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

spending more time with this. Interesting to see you can use the periscope marks to measure the range accurately like in SH5.

each mark represents 10 mils for a total of 100 mils from the waterline to the "10" mark.

on the UZI/Attack scope at high power (10x), the formula to determine range is:

(height of target in meters) x 4000 /(height of target in mils) = range in meters.

at low power (1.5x),the formula to determine range is:


(height of target in meters) x 600 /(height of target in mils) = range in meters.

for example:

target #1 is a "Coastal Merchant", mast height is 22.7 meters, target height in scope is 90 mils, so

22.7 x 4000 / 90 = 1008 meters.

map reading shows almost 1000 meters

target #2 is a "Small Tanker", mast height is 26.6 meters, target height in scope is 60 mils, so

26.6 x 4000 / 60 = 1773 meters.

map reading shows 1800 meters.

I have tried it on a variety of ships, it gives you the exact range within 10%.

Thanks for that!

Now I can use the TDC with complete manual measurements and don't need the default SH3 tool in the upper right corner of the attack periscope.

But as I also don't like to use a calculator everytime (for realism reasons ), I've created some attack distance charts, smiliar to the charts you find in Wolfpack.

One version is for the default LSH x10 zoom and the other for x6 zoom for people who edited their cameras.dat

Distances are in meters!

[Urmel]

Hello dear SUBSIM friends

It was a long time ago that I wrote something here.
Life takes strange paths.

Corona brought me back to L/SH3 in 2020.
We have been working on the new LSH3 Supermod version for months, and it is almost finished.

Supermod "Living Silent Hunter 3 - Edition 2020" will be released soon!

I thank all people who were and are loyal to us.
Above all THE BERBSTER!
And everyone else who has supported us in SUBSIM for years.

Soon there will be more news to read here. Just be patient.
Then we start together «The Final Attack» 2020!

Greetings and health from Urmel from Basel 😊

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by Urmel

Hello dear SUBSIM friends

It was a long time ago that I wrote something here.
Life takes strange paths.

Corona brought me back to L/SH3 in 2020.
We have been working on the new LSH3 Supermod version for months, and it is almost finished.

Supermod "Living Silent Hunter 3 - Edition 2020" will be released soon!

I thank all people who were and are loyal to us.
Above all THE BERBSTER!
And everyone else who has supported us in SUBSIM for years.

Soon there will be more news to read here. Just be patient.
Then we start together «The Final Attack» 2020!

Greetings and health from Urmel from Basel 😊

That is GREAT news!!
Can’t wait to try it

[THEBERBSTER]

The Navigator gives incorrect report 'Maximum range at current speed'
Tells me I have a range of over 5,000km with less than 20% fuel left.
Peter

[CaptBones]

What's wrong is the fuel gauge indicator; it's the very bottom portion of the old "cork" indicator. The actual fuel level is somewhere between 10-15% more than the gauge indicates. Check it closely when you start your next patrol, it'll show about 85% fuel onboard before you even leave port (the LI should be "fired" if that were true!).