Oh The Weather...

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by CDM

Has anyone finally fixed the bad weather problem with SH3 yet? I mean really fix it. Tried Stop the Rain & RealWeatherFix. Neither one gets rid of the 15MPH winds. I'm a deck gun fan but don't get much of a chance to use it. Rough seas 75% of the time? Jeeeez. I have SH3 DVD so I guess it has the latest patch. Thanks all!
CDM

Short answer: Yes.

From the file ReadMe_StieblerEnvSim.txt, which is included with V16B1_Stiebler4C:

Stiebler EnvSim.Act

Two versions are available:
The NYGM upgrade NYGM3_6E contains a version dated 24/11/2011, which can be used with ANY SH3 installation.
The Stiebler4C_Addon_for_V16B1 hard code installation contains a superior version, dated 12/11/2014, which can be used ONLY with the Hsie hard-code fix first installed.
Both versions reduce greatly the continuous 'foggy storms' that blight stock SH3 owing to a bug in the original code. The bug has been fixed.
Both versions are offered as an alternative to the H.sie envsim.act, supplied with his hard-code fix, which instead stops the storms randomly.

Stiebler.

I've used two of the 3 methods Stiebler mentions - h.sie's patch with h.sie's envsim.act and h.sie's patch with Stiebler's envsim.act - and both work. I haven't tried the envsim.act dated 11/24/2011, but it doesn't require h.sie's patch and would be the easiest to install quickly. If Stiebler recommends it, it most likely works well also.

Of course, this IS the ATO. In winter months, rough seas 75% of the time might not be too inappropriate.

Good luck and good hunting!