Medal madness

Sea Sap · 12-08-09, 07:42 PM

It's 1939 I got awarded the Uboat badge for docking at the habour after the shakedown and now I've been awarded the German cross in gold for sinking a measly 2200 tons.

I look in the cnfg files and find no criteria for these two medal and the front clasp. Just how does this crazy game decide when these medals are given out? and why couldn't they get such a simple part of the game right!

Sailor Steve · 12-08-09, 08:03 PM

What version are you playing?

Sea Sap · 12-08-09, 08:06 PM

GWX3

Sailor Steve · 12-08-09, 08:22 PM

Interesting. I've been given the Knight's Cross Second Class, but never the U-boat Badge.

I don't know.

Draka · 12-08-09, 08:43 PM

GWX should award you the War Badge upon completion of your second war patrol - and it is the same criteria for crewmen. As for the other - did you edit any files or otherwise increase your renown in any way?

I have done that for several campaigns, and the game bases awarded medals on that renown - one group I play with has an app that automatically grants 25000 renown just so we can outfit newly commissioned boats as appropriate via historical records - and/or available supplies in-game from Flotilla requests. This renown will cause nearly created Kaleuns to have every medal in game - thus I edit the files afterwords to remove same.

As an aside - I also manipulate the crew lists to be historical if I can find such a listing for my boats.

On the other hand, if you are using any mods that add in ships they may be incorrect as to the renown awarded for them - IIRC there was one such in an earlier version of one such list - can't remember which one at the moment but it was discussed on this list a while back.

Sea Sap · 12-09-09, 05:37 AM

Draka,

The only mod I use is GWX3 and the only things I change are number of days in base and crew names. I have changed the figure for fuel consumption on the IIA using S3D but that just changes one value.

I now see why I was given the Uboat badge after two patrols and I guess that's fine but the gold cross for sinking a small passenger cargo! I won't be able to show my face in the bars of Kiel when there are guys out and about sporting ICs for sinking battleships.

12-08-09, 07:42 PM	#1
Sea Sap Seaman Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 42 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Medal madness It's 1939 I got awarded the Uboat badge for docking at the habour after the shakedown and now I've been awarded the German cross in gold for sinking a measly 2200 tons. I look in the cnfg files and find no criteria for these two medal and the front clasp. Just how does this crazy game decide when these medals are given out? and why couldn't they get such a simple part of the game right!

12-08-09, 08:03 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	What version are you playing? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-08-09, 08:22 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Interesting. I've been given the Knight's Cross Second Class, but never the U-boat Badge. I don't know. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-08-09, 08:06 PM	#3
Sea Sap Seaman Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 42 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	GWX3

12-08-09, 08:43 PM	#5
Draka Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 256 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	GWX should award you the War Badge upon completion of your second war patrol - and it is the same criteria for crewmen. As for the other - did you edit any files or otherwise increase your renown in any way? I have done that for several campaigns, and the game bases awarded medals on that renown - one group I play with has an app that automatically grants 25000 renown just so we can outfit newly commissioned boats as appropriate via historical records - and/or available supplies in-game from Flotilla requests. This renown will cause nearly created Kaleuns to have every medal in game - thus I edit the files afterwords to remove same. As an aside - I also manipulate the crew lists to be historical if I can find such a listing for my boats. On the other hand, if you are using any mods that add in ships they may be incorrect as to the renown awarded for them - IIRC there was one such in an earlier version of one such list - can't remember which one at the moment but it was discussed on this list a while back.

12-09-09, 05:37 AM	#6
Sea Sap Seaman Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 42 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Draka, The only mod I use is GWX3 and the only things I change are number of days in base and crew names. I have changed the figure for fuel consumption on the IIA using S3D but that just changes one value. I now see why I was given the Uboat badge after two patrols and I guess that's fine but the gold cross for sinking a small passenger cargo! I won't be able to show my face in the bars of Kiel when there are guys out and about sporting ICs for sinking battleships.