Confused on GWX 2.1 playable VIIC/41?

[Buck_O]

In reading my post above I found it hard to understand. let me try and put it more simply.

My problem has to do with my attempt to start a new career using SH3 Commander. My goal was to play the VIIC/41 at its available date. So, I started in October of 1943, with the 23rd/29th flotilla out of Toulon.

The drop down in SH3 Commander says that the type VIIC/41 is indeed available w/ this flotilla. I pick it. I note that there is no uboat no. available in the drop down menu, so I'll let SH3 Commander pick the uboat no. for me, & I launch the game through Commander.

After the game loads I select the proper Uboat commander that I choose for this particular career. I also select the proper year of 1943. Finally I select the proper flotilla, 23rd/29th flotilla.

I then launch the career.

This is were I get confused. Im now looking at what I suspect is my flotilla HQ. In this room I can pick my crew & alter them as I see fit. I can also look at my career history, but since this is a brand new one , this section will be most bland. I can also access the dockyard form here, so I click it.

In this section I see my current Uboat and the many upgrades that I can do to it if ive the renown.

What puzzles me & is the whole reason for this post, is that my uboat is not the type VIIC/41 that I had so eagerly selected. No its the blasted type VIIC!

Don't get me wrong. I love the VIIC. Its just that I want to sail the VIIC/41. Well, after logging off and trying the whole aformentioned senerio over again, numorous times. I decide to lauch the mission anyway.

Once in mission I notice that the boat looks like the VIIC/41, but .... is it???
Ive yet to take her down to max depth of 320 meters. I would have done that before this post, its just that the whole thing really vexed me so..& I just had to get it off my chest here at the forums.

I would assume that if it survives the max depth test that it is indeed the VIIC/41 boat. Still, why the wrong name of VIIC when I was in port at HQ???

I must also mention that upon exciting the game and then going back to SH3 Commander, the new career for my new Capt. says that he is in a VIIC/41...

Well, someone is wrong thats for sure...who... remains to be seen.

A final thought is on what Jscones mentioned 3 posts above this one. He mentioned that I should put the files "uboat type VIIC/41" in the appropriate folder w/in SH3 Commander. Ive no idea about what "files" he is refering to. were do I get them? perhaps I already have them, & dont know it?? I did a search in this forum & found no specific files or mention of them other than his menion in this post....

anyway, if any could help id be much obliged...

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Buck_O

What puzzles me & is the whole reason for this post, is that my uboat is not the type VIIC/41 that I had so eagerly selected. No its the blasted type VIIC!

Are you assuming this based just on the label on the SH3 menu screen? If so, then don't! SH3 refers to the VIIC/41 simply as VIIC. The only way you can tell for sure while in barracks is to go into the Uboat screen and note the listed Uboat types on the left of the screen. VIIC/41 should be listed and should be highlighted in a different colour. If so, then you are good to go, regardless of what SH3 might tell you anywhere else.

The other way to tell is to ignore the menu text altogether and simply load the game. A quick visual over your U-boat will tell you straight away if you actually do have a VIIC/41...but this assumes that you have correctly applied the VIIC/41 files to your game (either through JSGME or SH3Cmdr). And I can't help you with that.

[Buck_O]

thanks jScones, been very helpful