What is the point of 1939?

JScones · 02-20-09, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

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Originally Posted by Chad

Okay, here's a dumb question.

I've got the latest GWX and SH3 commander, however, when i start a career in Sh3 commander the earliest I can start is 9-1939

Do you have the GWX 3 cfgs for SH3commander ??
Doesnt sound like you do

More like he doesn't have GWX installed correctly - as you know BBW, the flotilla start dates are defined in Flotilla.cfg, not in *any* files used by SH3Cmdr.

@Sailor Steve, do you ever get a sense of continued de ja vu when you post? :rotfl:

mmm...Dönitz · 02-20-09, 07:42 AM

I'll be starting a career soon, and I plan to use the first shakedown cruise to sort out my crew management and do some practise torpedo runs on neutral ships - just to get some experience of doing the Naval Academy stuff well away from home waters.

I plan to be in it for the long term

Long enough to turn into a drunkard who yells "ALARM" whenever the phone rings

Sailor Steve · 02-20-09, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JScones

@Sailor Steve, do you ever get a sense of continued de ja vu when you post? :rotfl:

Of course there are only so many questions that can be asked, and always new people to ask them, so it's always cool.

casey.phobic · 02-20-09, 02:02 PM

Yeah, especially if you've installed GWX 3.0 AND you're new. I can understand, though. I've flown IL-2 for years and years and by now the sim is about 6 years old. Over that time so much has been learned by the people who began on day one, it would really be impossible for any newcomer to read the amount of material necessary to be completely knowledgeable about the sim without spending time with an instructor! That definitely does happen, but most people just want to have some fun and studying and studying for a video game just doesn't seem right to most people.

Personally, I probably spend more time reading related material than I do in-game. For now it has just been general u-boat information. I haven't really read much on the subject since my elementary school days. (I definitely was a nerd). The last subsim I really played was Wolfpack back in 1990! Amazingly, I still remembered enough of the concepts from that game to not be lost in this new sim.

TL;DR:

This game has progressed so much since release, its a real daunting task to get up to speed. (but that's where a lot of the fun is)

Jimbuna · 02-20-09, 03:37 PM

When starting at the beginning it should be August 1st.

On 4th you'll get a radio message ordering you to return to base.

Upon your return request a transfer to, say the 2nd and you'll have a few days to cruise to your designated patrol grid prior to the commencement of hostilities just like they did historically.

Threesixtyci · 03-09-09, 06:04 PM

I think that extra month also helps the unknowing to bypass the glitch that SHIII has. The one where, if you change the sub's configuration the game quits tracking your kills.

It's noted to be a SH3 native glitch in the GWX manual... To bypass, you ether scrap the first patrol, or you don't bother with the modification screen until after you come back from the first patrol. Being that you can't kill anything during that month and you're likely not going to change the beginning date the first time with GWX, you bypass the glitch on both fronts.

BTW: My first sub sim was Mircoprose's Silent Service.... on a Tandy 1000, back in '89 or something.

02-20-09, 03:37 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	When starting at the beginning it should be August 1st. On 4th you'll get a radio message ordering you to return to base. Upon your return request a transfer to, say the 2nd and you'll have a few days to cruise to your designated patrol grid prior to the commencement of hostilities just like they did historically. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-20-09, 07:42 AM	#2
mmm...Dönitz Seaman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll be starting a career soon, and I plan to use the first shakedown cruise to sort out my crew management and do some practise torpedo runs on neutral ships - just to get some experience of doing the Naval Academy stuff well away from home waters. I plan to be in it for the long term Long enough to turn into a drunkard who yells "ALARM" whenever the phone rings

02-20-09, 02:02 PM	#4
casey.phobic Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 22 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Yeah, especially if you've installed GWX 3.0 AND you're new. I can understand, though. I've flown IL-2 for years and years and by now the sim is about 6 years old. Over that time so much has been learned by the people who began on day one, it would really be impossible for any newcomer to read the amount of material necessary to be completely knowledgeable about the sim without spending time with an instructor! That definitely does happen, but most people just want to have some fun and studying and studying for a video game just doesn't seem right to most people. Personally, I probably spend more time reading related material than I do in-game. For now it has just been general u-boat information. I haven't really read much on the subject since my elementary school days. (I definitely was a nerd). The last subsim I really played was Wolfpack back in 1990! Amazingly, I still remembered enough of the concepts from that game to not be lost in this new sim. TL;DR: This game has progressed so much since release, its a real daunting task to get up to speed. (but that's where a lot of the fun is)

03-09-09, 06:04 PM	#6
Threesixtyci Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: CC, Texas Posts: 114 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I think that extra month also helps the unknowing to bypass the glitch that SHIII has. The one where, if you change the sub's configuration the game quits tracking your kills. It's noted to be a SH3 native glitch in the GWX manual... To bypass, you ether scrap the first patrol, or you don't bother with the modification screen until after you come back from the first patrol. Being that you can't kill anything during that month and you're likely not going to change the beginning date the first time with GWX, you bypass the glitch on both fronts. BTW: My first sub sim was Mircoprose's Silent Service.... on a Tandy 1000, back in '89 or something.