Who uses SH3 Commander?

[robj250]

Hmm, I guess I don't need any of that information as I am continuing an existing Career. If there is something I have to do in SH3 Commander to be sure I am not retired, please advise, of if I don't want crew changes, etc.

[GT182]

SHIII Commander works fine.... it could be you installed it wrong or it installed in the wrong place. SHIII Commander installs to it's own folder on your C /Drive. and automatically links it's self to SHIII.

[STEED]

I recently had a little problem and had to reinstall SH3C again which is working OK now, but I would like to say I never did find out what caused the problem. Apart from that SH3C is a very good mod well worth installing.

[robj250]

Well, it's doing it again. The last time I used it, SH3 Commander changed my rank different from what SH3 had give me. SH3 had my rank as Kapitanleutnant, and SH3 Commander keeps changing it to Oberleutnant z. S. That is what I didn't like before. It keeps changing the en_menu and I don't know if it has changed any other files that I had edited. How can I stop this, cause if SH3 is going to keep chaning my rank back to what it wants, then I'm going to uninstall it.

[Heibges]

As long as the Realistic Career Length Box is not checked there will be no retirement or crew transfers.

[robj250]

What about what it is doing to my rank? Also, the last time I used SH3 it removed the medals I had earned in SH3, but I haven't got that far yet, as I was this rank problem solved. SH3 assigned me the German rank as Kapitanleutnant, but SH3 Commander rolls that rank back to Oberleutnant z. S. If this cannot be changed so that I get my proper rank back then I'm NOT going to use SH3 Commander, cause it probably has removed my medals, even though I have not gone that far yet to find out. I am NOT amused.

[Rosencrantz]

Hmm... :hmm:

When I started to use Cmdr I found no problems in my ongoing career.
But, I think I wasn't promoted yet (so I was still Oberletnant zur See) and I'm not sure if I had any medals at all that time.
But at least it copied my sinkings and crew properly.

I'm sure someone else can help you more.

Greetings,

-RC-

[robj250]

I started to use the Commander to launch my next patrol and it gave me published news for the month of July 1942, when my patrol was Aug 21, 1942. So, I am going to do my 33rd patrol using just SH3 until these problems I'm having solved.

[JScones]

Originally Posted by robj250

Well, it's doing it again. The last time I used it, SH3 Commander changed my rank different from what SH3 had give me. SH3 had my rank as Kapitanleutnant, and SH3 Commander keeps changing it to Oberleutnant z. S. That is what I didn't like before. It keeps changing the en_menu and I don't know if it has changed any other files that I had edited. How can I stop this, cause if SH3 is going to keep chaning my rank back to what it wants, then I'm going to uninstall it.

The German rank labels in SH3Cmdr are the same as those used in the stock game. How do I know? Because the devs used my fix!

Anyway, you must be the only person out there whose ranks change. As you have about 135 different mods installed, I'd say that one of them has stuffed around with your rank titles.

Originally Posted by robj250

I started to use the Commander to launch my next patrol and it gave me published news for the month of July 1942, when my patrol was Aug 21, 1942. So, I am going to do my 33rd patrol using just SH3 until these problems I'm having solved.

That is correct. The summary news is for the *prior* month. The reasoning is quite simple - it's a bit hard to give you summary news for the current month when the month isn't over yet...

Originally Posted by robj250

It is going to ask me for my name, which I assume that it will be Adolf Richter, then date of birth, Place of birth, Date of Intake = I don't know what to put in for these ones; then it is crew next, promotions, and then Seekadett. What do I do with these?

No it's not. SH3Cmdr generates this information itself.

Originally Posted by robj250

Also, the last time I used SH3 it removed the medals I had earned in SH3

No, YOU did that. We went through this before.

Originally Posted by robj250

If this cannot be changed so that I get my proper rank back then I'm NOT going to use SH3 Commander, cause it probably has removed my medals, even though I have not gone that far yet to find out. I am NOT amused.

I think Robert that you and SH3Cmdr are just totally incompatible.

[Heibges]

I think the large number of mods is probably the problem. Something is getting overwritten somewhere, and who knows how long it would take to figure out which mod is doing it.

Personnally, I only use 2 other mods besides SH3 Commander

RuB 1.45
Hollywood Uboat Damage & Crew Management

[robj250]

I only have 31 mods installed including JSGME. Maybe SH3 Commander is not compatible with the mods I have installed, sorry about that.

[Heibges]

But the way SH3 works, 5 of those mods could all overwrite, for example, the basic.cfg, and depending on which order you installed the mods, only one might end up being valid.

If you just want to play through the war, you probably don't need SH3 Commander.

If you were involved in an Online Campaign, where you had to change boats, crew, and dates on a regular basis it might be more neccessary.

[JScones]

Originally Posted by robj250

I only have 31 mods installed including JSGME. Maybe SH3 Commander is not compatible with the mods I have installed, sorry about that.

No - I would guess that at least one, and maybe only one, of the mods you have installed is not compatible with SH3Cmdr (or perhaps even SH3 for that matter...)

Any mod that changes rank levels is essentially breaking ties with EVERY other mod out there. And it sounds like you have installed one that has the well-meaninged intention of correcting the start rank to ObLt instead of Lt to reflect reality. But this will clash with 99.9% of existing mods as they may overcome the problem by lowering the renown required for the first promotion. Thus, with the "adjusted" ranks and say GW, or Rub installed (and I know you don't have these mods installed), you'd be promoted to KptLt after your first patrol...not good.

[robj250]

Well, even though one or maybe two are interferring, I think I'll still keep the Commander installed to see how things go. Sorry for my problems guys, but they are my problems and I have to figure them out. Thanks anyway. Good hunting!!

[JScones]

Check your PM...