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[Tristand]

If i always get "attack at your discretion" when reporting a convoy using onealex mod, is the mod not installed properly? So far i only reported one convoy accurately and got that radio message.

[kyle9154]

Originally Posted by Tristand

If i always get "attack at your discretion" when reporting a convoy using onealex mod, is the mod not installed properly? So far i only reported one convoy accurately and got that radio message.

You did it correctly, just means there are no available AI uboats in the area to help.

The time between your first contact report and the wolfpack attack
depends on the initial distance between the Uboats and the convoy. During shadowing, you'll
get some orders from BDU. Follow these instructions. But sometimes BDU messages get lost
or come too late - chaos, as in real life. If the wolfpack reaches the operation area, BDU will
wait for good attack conditions (dark and no fog) and then order to attack. Then, some time
later, the convoy battle (hopefully) begins. But it is possible, that the order to attack does not
come in time or even gets lost. Bad luck, as in real life. The time period influences the
availability of wolfpacks: In 1939, no wolfpack Uboats are available. In 1942 the chance is
very high that a wolfpack is available to help you. From 1943 on, the chance strongly rises,
that hunter-killer groups sink/damage the wolfpack Uboats, so that they don't reach their
operation area. Then, BDU orders to attack alone. Your position also influences the
availability: Wolfpacks are available in the north- and south atlantic, but not near land. It is
important to send contact reports on a regulary basis - every hour, if possible, in order to lead
the wolfpack to the convoy using the shortest route. Otherwise the chance rises, that the
wolfpack isn't able to reach the interception point in time. Then, you have to attack alone.
Weather also has an impact: The higher the windspeed, the higher the chance that the
wolfpack Uboats get fuel problems or similar and don't reach the operation area in time.

[Tristand]

Appreciate your answer! I was in august 1941 so prob less of a probability for a wolfpack attack. But i was sending a few contact reports while shadowing, eventually i attack and broke off. Loving the realism checks for wolfpack attacks ingame though!

One last thing, besides wolfpacks the only other game feature i didn't understand is utankers. Can someone please explain how i use a utanker (using sh3 commander) without losing my crew to transfers or getting a full compliment of torps? I though steiblers fixes solved that problem but i must not be doing it right.

Dock with "U-Bressel"
Exit game
Reload using sh3 commander making sure the selection "not a home base" is right
Reload?

[kyle9154]

Originally Posted by Tristand

Appreciate your answer! I was in august 1941 so prob less of a probability for a wolfpack attack. But i was sending a few contact reports while shadowing, eventually i attack and broke off. Loving the realism checks for wolfpack attacks ingame though!

One last thing, besides wolfpacks the only other game feature i didn't understand is utankers. Can someone please explain how i use a utanker (using sh3 commander) without losing my crew to transfers or getting a full compliment of torps? I though steiblers fixes solved that problem but i must not be doing it right.

Dock with "U-Bressel"
Exit game
Reload using sh3 commander making sure the selection "not a home base" is right
Reload?

Its all in the stiebler or hsie manuals under 'documentation' folder of the mod directory that you can read, or you can ask these questions and get replies quicker on the onealex discord.

[uboot556]

Hi! I'm having a strange problem with the Hsie option selector, once clicked it says it can't find SH3.exe in the folder even when I'm in the same folder
What should I do? I've read and reread the instructions but I don't understand where I'm going wrong

[Doolar]

1. Copy your SH3.exe from your SH3 game (installation) folder and place it in your SH3 game/ Support folder/Stiebler4c_v16B1 Folder.
2. Now, you can run the HsieOptionsSlector_v16B1.exe. You CAN NOT run the HsieOptionsSlector without the SH3.exe temporarily located in the SH3 game/ Support folder/Stiebler4c_v16B1 folder.
3. Make your changes and exit the HsieOptionsSlector and you'll get a message that your SH3.exe has been "updated",
4. Now, when your back to the SH3 game/ Support folder/Stiebler4c_v16B1 Folder, move your newly patched SH3.exe back to your SH3 game folder, like it was in step 1.

[uboot556]

Originally Posted by Doolar

1. Copy your SH3.exe from your SH3 game (installation) folder and place it in your SH3 game/ Support folder/Stiebler4c_v16B1 Folder.
2. Now, you can run the HsieOptionsSlector_v16B1.exe. You CAN NOT run the HsieOptionsSlector without the SH3.exe temporarily located in the SH3 game/ Support folder/Stiebler4c_v16B1 folder.
3. Make your changes and exit the HsieOptionsSlector and you'll get a message that your SH3.exe has been "updated",
4. Now, when your back to the SH3 game/ Support folder/Stiebler4c_v16B1 Folder, move your newly patched SH3.exe back to your SH3 game folder, like it was in step 1.

It works fine! Many thanks