Fire Deck Gun in Bad Weather

SHAMU-06 · 03-23-21, 04:01 PM

Years ago I found a mod here for SH3 that enabled you to man/fire the deck guns in REASONABLY bad weather. All I can find are mods to do the same in SH5. I am looking for the mod for SH3 v1.4

If anyone can give me a steer to this mod - please advise with a link. I would be grateful.

CHEERS !!

Mu

BTW I do see the mod for this purpose for GWX3. Looking for SH3 1.4b mod

John Pancoast · 03-23-21, 04:36 PM

Don't know of a mod but its simple enough to do yourself. Just open the sub you want to use .cfg file, scroll down a bit to the "Properties" section.
There, simply raise the max wind speed number in the "StormConditions" line to whatever desired. The gun will be manned at wind speeds below that number.
Sub .cfg files are found in path data\submarine\subx, etc.
Your crew will also only wear their storm gear at weather above these numbers, so if set to high they'll never wear their gear if that matters to you.
I imagine if you look at the GWX mod you'll see this is all it does.
I have no interest in either the flak or deck gun ever being manned, but I do have an interest in my crew not being in silly summer clothes at any time in the North Atlantic, so I've lowered the max wind speed setting to 1 so they almost always have their gear on.

blackswan40 · 03-23-21, 04:50 PM

Hi SHAMU-06

All Weather Guns Mod download Link Below

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...do=file&id=391

SHAMU-06 · 03-23-21, 04:56 PM

Thanks !

I see the DL link provided is for GWX. I can back up my original and give it a shot. I am running and looking for SH3 Vanilla 1.4b

Also saw the below

Where xx = Uboat type................

SilentHunterIII\data\Submarine\NSS_Uboatxx\NSS_Ubo atxx.cfg

look for this line:

StormConditions=9,0.1;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1]

This is only an example - it means you can man the deck gun [and flak] up to wind-force 9. Also you can increase the value of rain intensity [the value after the comma].

IS A CERTAIN TYPE OF EDITIOR NEEDED TO DO THIS? At one point I remember editing these cfg files by using Wordpad ( EDIT - EXCUSE ME NOTEPAD) but when I open them now many of the characters found within are not alpha numeric. Some code characters etc.

Thanks !!!

MU !!!!

John Pancoast · 03-23-21, 05:01 PM

Notepad will open and have readable the .cfg files. Should be able to simply double click on them. If it isn't with yours, not sure what the problem is.

SHAMU-06 · 03-23-21, 05:15 PM

ADM and Blackswan

Got it figured out. I was trying to edit the wrong damn file !!!

Found this below to help others.

Thanks for the help Skippers !!!

MU !!!!

First of all there is the confusion about what constitutes a storm. Winds of 15 m/s? That's Beaufort 7, roughly 30 knots, and waves 4 meters high. The game doesn't allow for anything higher than that, but with SH3 Commander you can set the wave height so it can be double what it normally is in the game, reflecting 30 m/s winds and 11 meter waves.

You can modify the state for gun use yourself. Go into the folder Data/Submarine/ the u-boat you want to change. Scroll down to this part(I chose the Type VIIb, but it's the same for any boat):

[Properties]
PeriscopeDepth=12;meters
SnorkelDepth=10;meters
CrashDepth=70;meters
MaxDepth=300;meters
SurfaceDepth=5.8;meters
TorpLaunchMaxDepth=20;meters
StormConditions=7,0.1;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1]

I changed mine to look like this:

[Properties]
PeriscopeDepth=13;meters 12.5
SnorkelDepth=13;meters 12.5
CrashDepth=63
MaxDepth=500;meters
SurfaceDepth=8;meters
TorpLaunchMaxDepth=20;meters
StormConditions=11,0.4;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1]

Now my crew can man the guns in winds up to 11 m/s. I'll man flak gun in that maelstrom, but the deck gun is right out.

You can set yours to 15 if you want, but bear in mind that the clothes are tied to it as well, and they'll never put on their wet-weather gear.

blackswan40 · 03-23-21, 05:16 PM

Hi SHAMU-06 I did some digging on tinterweb and found this

Source of Post

https://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.p...gh-weather-sh3

SHAMU-06 · 03-23-21, 05:16 PM

I love this community !!!

MU

SHAMU-06 · 03-23-21, 05:18 PM

Thanks Blackswan - we were on the same scent trail !!!!

Giving Credit to where credit is due my info above was from a SAilor Steve thread !!!

MU !!!

SHAMU-06 · 03-23-21, 05:21 PM

This outs an END to these FRIKKIN wimpy ass excuses for sailors that are afraind of a little wind and wave to man a%^& *&^@# deck gun !!!

03-23-21, 04:01 PM	#1
SHAMU-06 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SOUTH Hell Posts: 14 Downloads: 1424 Uploads: 0	Fire Deck Gun in Bad Weather Years ago I found a mod here for SH3 that enabled you to man/fire the deck guns in REASONABLY bad weather. All I can find are mods to do the same in SH5. I am looking for the mod for SH3 v1.4 If anyone can give me a steer to this mod - please advise with a link. I would be grateful. CHEERS !! Mu BTW I do see the mod for this purpose for GWX3. Looking for SH3 1.4b mod Last edited by SHAMU-06; 03-23-21 at 04:03 PM. Reason: addition

03-23-21, 04:36 PM	#2
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,211 Downloads: 501 Uploads: 4	Don't know of a mod but its simple enough to do yourself. Just open the sub you want to use .cfg file, scroll down a bit to the "Properties" section. There, simply raise the max wind speed number in the "StormConditions" line to whatever desired. The gun will be manned at wind speeds below that number. Sub .cfg files are found in path data\submarine\subx, etc. Your crew will also only wear their storm gear at weather above these numbers, so if set to high they'll never wear their gear if that matters to you. I imagine if you look at the GWX mod you'll see this is all it does. I have no interest in either the flak or deck gun ever being manned, but I do have an interest in my crew not being in silly summer clothes at any time in the North Atlantic, so I've lowered the max wind speed setting to 1 so they almost always have their gear on. __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper

03-23-21, 04:50 PM	#3
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,782 Downloads: 612 Uploads: 31	Hi SHAMU-06 All Weather Guns Mod download Link Below https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...do=file&id=391 __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea

03-23-21, 04:56 PM	#4
SHAMU-06 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SOUTH Hell Posts: 14 Downloads: 1424 Uploads: 0	Bad Weather Deck Gun Mod for Vanilla SH3 1.4b Thanks ! I see the DL link provided is for GWX. I can back up my original and give it a shot. I am running and looking for SH3 Vanilla 1.4b Also saw the below Where xx = Uboat type................ SilentHunterIII\data\Submarine\NSS_Uboatxx\NSS_Ubo atxx.cfg look for this line: StormConditions=9,0.1;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1] This is only an example - it means you can man the deck gun [and flak] up to wind-force 9. Also you can increase the value of rain intensity [the value after the comma]. IS A CERTAIN TYPE OF EDITIOR NEEDED TO DO THIS? At one point I remember editing these cfg files by using Wordpad ( EDIT - EXCUSE ME NOTEPAD) but when I open them now many of the characters found within are not alpha numeric. Some code characters etc. Thanks !!! MU !!!!

03-23-21, 05:01 PM	#5
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,211 Downloads: 501 Uploads: 4	Notepad will open and have readable the .cfg files. Should be able to simply double click on them. If it isn't with yours, not sure what the problem is. __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper

03-23-21, 05:15 PM	#6
SHAMU-06 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SOUTH Hell Posts: 14 Downloads: 1424 Uploads: 0	THANKS REGARDLESS !!! ADM and Blackswan Got it figured out. I was trying to edit the wrong damn file !!! Found this below to help others. Thanks for the help Skippers !!! MU !!!! First of all there is the confusion about what constitutes a storm. Winds of 15 m/s? That's Beaufort 7, roughly 30 knots, and waves 4 meters high. The game doesn't allow for anything higher than that, but with SH3 Commander you can set the wave height so it can be double what it normally is in the game, reflecting 30 m/s winds and 11 meter waves. You can modify the state for gun use yourself. Go into the folder Data/Submarine/ the u-boat you want to change. Scroll down to this part(I chose the Type VIIb, but it's the same for any boat): [Properties] PeriscopeDepth=12;meters SnorkelDepth=10;meters CrashDepth=70;meters MaxDepth=300;meters SurfaceDepth=5.8;meters TorpLaunchMaxDepth=20;meters StormConditions=7,0.1;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1] I changed mine to look like this: [Properties] PeriscopeDepth=13;meters 12.5 SnorkelDepth=13;meters 12.5 CrashDepth=63 MaxDepth=500;meters SurfaceDepth=8;meters TorpLaunchMaxDepth=20;meters StormConditions=11,0.4;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1] Now my crew can man the guns in winds up to 11 m/s. I'll man flak gun in that maelstrom, but the deck gun is right out. You can set yours to 15 if you want, but bear in mind that the clothes are tied to it as well, and they'll never put on their wet-weather gear.

03-23-21, 05:16 PM	#7
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,782 Downloads: 612 Uploads: 31	Hi SHAMU-06 I did some digging on tinterweb and found this Source of Post https://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.p...gh-weather-sh3 __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea

03-23-21, 05:16 PM	#8
SHAMU-06 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SOUTH Hell Posts: 14 Downloads: 1424 Uploads: 0	THANKS REGARDLESS !!! I love this community !!! MU

03-23-21, 05:18 PM	#9
SHAMU-06 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SOUTH Hell Posts: 14 Downloads: 1424 Uploads: 0	THANKS REGARDLESS !!! Thanks Blackswan - we were on the same scent trail !!!! Giving Credit to where credit is due my info above was from a SAilor Steve thread !!! MU !!!

03-23-21, 05:21 PM	#10
SHAMU-06 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SOUTH Hell Posts: 14 Downloads: 1424 Uploads: 0	THE END This outs an END to these FRIKKIN wimpy ass excuses for sailors that are afraind of a little wind and wave to man a%^& *&^@# deck gun !!!