Promotions in SH3 GWX...

[Obltn Strand]

Only way I know to reach korvettenkapitän is to manually edit Carees.cfg file.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Obltn Strand

Only way I know to reach korvettenkapitän is to manually edit Carees.cfg file.

If you're promoted to that rank you would no longer be commanding a u-boat, but likely the Flotilla.

[Raptor]

Obltn Strand is correct.

You can select any rank you want for yourself by editing c:/My Documents/SH3 (or if using Multi-SH3, whatever name you chose for it)/data/cfg/Careers/player's name/Careers.cfg

SH3 only creates this file after the first career patrol so you can make the change any time after that.

Do not edit Careers_0.cfg; it won't work.

Scroll down to the last career patrol (i.e. [CAREER 009]) and then to the line entry "PlayerRank". You should see something like this:

PlayerName=Player (or whatever career name you're using)
PlayerRank=10


Change the "10" to one of the following values to get the indicated rank:

10 = Oberleutnant (the SH3 default)
11 = Kapitanleutnant
12 = Korvettenkapitan
13 = Fregattenkapitan
14 = Kapitan zur See
15 = exit to menu <= text appears in lieu of your rank
16 = Komodore; Konteradmiral
17 = Oberleutnant <= BdU is unhappy with your latest KTB. Back to square one or the Eastern front
18 = Vize Admiral
19 = no rank appears; just your career name

ONLY MAKE THIS CHANGE WHEN YOU ARE IN PORT. SH3 doesn't like mid-patrol file changes unless it makes them.

[VONHARRIS]

@Raptor

I followed your procedure and discovered that my rank was already
PlayerRank=12 -->Korvettenkapitan

The problem is that it doesn't show up in the game.
In game the rank is shown as Kapitanleutnant
I am using GWX and SH3 Commander

What could be the problem?
My current renown is 36600 points

Thank you

[Red Heat]

Hiii

Thank you guys for the feedback...
@raptor i try to do like you said but with out sucess...

@irish1958 i install the game (sh3) in hardisc c/programs(x86)/ubisoft/silenthunter3

In those days from the windows xp one time i make this changes without any problem at all and in the game everything works perfect...promotions and medals and renown...but this last windows its so neuroctic with any kind of changes and dont help a young, heroic, good mate like me!!

[Raptor]

@Red Heat:

WinXP is far more tolerant (or less protective?) than is Win7. You can get away with installing extra stuff to c:/Program Files in WinXP. You are not advised to do that with Win7. Not-so-funny things can sometimes happen when you do or so I am told by reliable I.T. types and other Subsim forum users.




@vonHarris:

I know it works with GWX Gold. Be sure you are editing Careers.cfg, not Careers_0.cfg. I don't use Commander, so it may have something to do with the Commander settings. Someone else will have to answer that for you.

[Red Heat]

Thanks, Raptor...
But i was able to resolve my problem with the changes in the file in question.
This is what i did to change and save the file:

ex: Basic cfg/properties/security/edit/add (your account user name) and below in /permissions for sistem/ you select all and apply...now you are able to change and save the file you want.

P.S. Atention this changes was a original post from Cezbor and i have sure witch it works fine under windows xp 32 bites, there isnt any garantee wich it will work under windows professional 7 at 32 bites or 64 bites or other... i will test this on my pc and i will post any results about this experience...thank you!

Good Hunting!

[VONHARRIS]

Originally Posted by Raptor

@vonHarris:

I know it works with GWX Gold. Be sure you are editing Careers.cfg, not Careers_0.cfg. I don't use Commander, so it may have something to do with the Commander settings. Someone else will have to answer that for you.

That is correct.
I edited the file and started my patrol as Korvettenkapitan.
When the patrol was finished I was a Kptlnt again.
So it HAS something to do with SH3 Commander.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS

That is correct.
I edited the file and started my patrol as Korvettenkapitan.
When the patrol was finished I was a Kptlnt again.
So it HAS something to do with SH3 Commander.

Are you sure you have enough renown for the rank of Korvettenkapitän? If you set your rank higher than it should be based on renown, chances are you'll be demoted to the rank matching your renown after patrol. (Unless you gain enough renown during the patrol to keep the higher rank.)

I think, but am not absolutely sure, that the line "Experience=xxxx" is the one you have to edit in Career.cfg to make your renown match the higher rank. That is your total experience from the beginning of the career. The "Renown=xxxx" line is your current renown, which is lower than your experience if you've ever spent renown to buy something.

Another option would be to lower the renown values for promotions in Basic.cfg. These lines, however, SH3 Commander replaces, so you'll have to make the change also in the Static settings.cfg file of SH3 Commander.

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by Raptor

Obltn Strand is correct.
10 = Oberleutnant (the SH3 default)
11 = Kapitanleutnant
12 = Korvettenkapitan
13 = Fregattenkapitan
14 = Kapitan zur See
15 = exit to menu <= text appears in lieu of your rank
16 = Komodore; Konteradmiral
17 = Oberleutnant <= BdU is unhappy with your latest KTB. Back to square one or the Eastern front
18 = Vize Admiral
19 = no rank appears; just your career name

10 = Leutnant(the SH3 default)
11 = Oberleutnant
12 = Kapitanleutnant
13 = Korvettenkapitan

That's corret set of numbers.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If you're promoted to that rank you would no longer be commanding a u-boat, but likely the Flotilla.

Usually so. Some dudes made few patrol as korvettenkapitäns.

[VONHARRIS]

Thanks to Raptor and Obltn Strand I am now a Korvettenkapitan!

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS

Thanks to Raptor and Obltn Strand I am now a Korvettenkapitan!

No probs and congatulations dude.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Obltn Strand

Usually so. Some dudes made few patrol as korvettenkapitäns.

Fascinating.