Couple of questions - New player

[ryanglavin]

For number 1:

The heavy flak gun is actually that gun on the stern of the ship that looks like a deck gun... tis not every good and i wouldn't use a heavy flak until the quad barrel and the C/38. And don't even use the flak gun unless you can't dive to 60 meters...

Thank you for the replies.

As suggested I have downloaded GWX3 and installed. I start it up and the first thing I notice is the increase load times, which isn't a problem, I just want to make sure this is inherant of the mod and not something else.

I hop into a game and love the ports. A hive of activity with alot going on! I then head to my designated partol area and pick up a convoy - excellent!

I move ahead of the convoy and wait patiently for it to come. The Escort rolls by so I slowly move in but in my horror I realise that about 80% of the ships in the convoy are more escorts!? Is this as intended? I know I wanted to see more Military Naval Units but a convoy of escorts?

Is there a place where I can find ALL the changes the mod makes to the game? Also, on installing the mod I shortcut was created for JSGME. I'm assuming that these are further changes I can make to the mod?

Further to my original post, now that I have the mod, where would I be best looking for some Battleships and Aircraft Carriers?

Are there any additional mods which you would highly recommend?

Sorry for so many questions but there is really alot to take in and reading thread after thread of information, I am finding it hard to absorb. I find it much easier to learn myself and ask the questions on what I am unsure of.

Thanks.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by pentegal

As suggested I have downloaded GWX3 and installed. I start it up and the first thing I notice is the increase load times, which isn't a problem, I just want to make sure this is inherant of the mod and not something else.

It is indeed the mod causing it - specifically the many many many new ship models being loaded.

I hop into a game and love the ports. A hive of activity with alot going on! I then head to my designated partol area and pick up a convoy - excellent!

One of my favorite parts is to sail out of the port in real time, watching all the ships and planes doing their thing.

I move ahead of the convoy and wait patiently for it to come. The Escort rolls by so I slowly move in but in my horror I realise that about 80% of the ships in the convoy are more escorts!? Is this as intended? I know I wanted to see more Military Naval Units but a convoy of escorts?

Don't know about that one - I've never seen it before.

Is there a place where I can find ALL the changes the mod makes to the game? Also, on installing the mod I shortcut was created for JSGME. I'm assuming that these are further changes I can make to the mod?

Read the manual. It's all there. JSGME is an installation tool that lets you install - and uninstall - further mods painlessly.

Further to my original post, now that I have the mod, where would I be best looking for some Battleships and Aircraft Carriers?

You're job is to sink enemy merchant shipping. Big plums are to be sunk when they come to you, not hunted for.:rotfl:
(sorry, couldn't resist)

Are there any additional mods which you would highly recommend?

Many that I like - the list is very long. The only one that is really essential is SH3 Commander, which is not a mod but a tool that lets you change a great many things in the game with one mouse click, and which gives your captain and crew a life of their own. Must-have - every bit as important as GWX.

Sorry for so many questions but there is really alot to take in and reading thread after thread of information, I am finding it hard to absorb. I find it much easier to learn myself and ask the questions on what I am unsure of.

You'll have more. And we'll have answers. Ask away.

[Spike88]

Welcome aboard.

I just uninstalled SH4 for the second time, prefer SH3 with GWX. Although part of my dislike for SH4 is, I have to play it on lowest settings due to my computer, which prevents me from trying the mods.

Edit: And yeah GWX3.0 makes the load time long for SH3, but its well worth it. GWX3.0 takes longer to load than Stock SH4.

As Steve said, SH3Commander, and JGSME are both needed to get the most out of SH3.

I have the following mods/programs
GWX3.0
SH3Commander
JGSME
16km Atmosphere mod (greatly improves the seeing distance in the game)
No medals on crew
Contact color (GWX makes every map contact Black, this brings color back to the map contacts)
Enhanced Damage Effects

I also have 200ish gramophone tracks
And a pinup mod(which I need to install)





A bit off topic, but if you love strategy games and WWII games I'd suggest giving Pacifc Storm:Allies a try. You can find a demo online.

[Mopy]

Originally Posted by pentegal

but in my horror I realise that about 80% of the ships in the convoy are more escorts!? Is this as intended? I know I wanted to see more Military Naval Units but a convoy of escorts?

Squares on the map are convoys of merchants usually with one to four escorts or so. Task forces are diamonds and full of warships. Sounds very much like you ran into a task force.

Originally Posted by pentegal

Is there a place where I can find ALL the changes the mod makes to the game? Also, on installing the mod I shortcut was created for JSGME. I'm assuming that these are further changes I can make to the mod?

The GWX manual details all the changes I believe. A good read too as it has some tactics and strategies in there to explore. JSGME is the mod enabler, and if installing with GWX allows you to enable some other mods just by running it and enabling the ones you want. Highly recommend the enhanced damage.

Originally Posted by pentegal

Further to my original post, now that I have the mod, where would I be best looking for some Battleships and Aircraft Carriers?

That task force you found might be a good start if you dare hang around long enough to scout it out. Other than that, normal convoys sometimes contain large warships, and if you're really lucky, you might catch them alone out in the open. You could raid ports as well if you wanted to find some. Sneaking in Scapa for example. Such shallow waters aren't good for your health though