Renown, medals, and a new boat

[Morts]

hmm how come i got the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
after the first patrol, all i scored was somewhere around 150 renown

[melnibonian]

Originally Posted by Morts

hmm how come i got the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
after the first patrol, all i scored was somewhere around 150 renown

The medals system in SH3 is a bit odd and full of bugs. Still it is hardcored (I think) so we have to live with it

[GT182]

Thanks Mel for the correction.

But here's what I based my reply on.....

On my first patrol in GWX I bagged The HMS Rodney, 3 Flower Corvettes and a Large Merchant. Total Renoun for that patrol was 1558.90 giving me a total of 2358.90. I started out with only 800 after getting the officers and crew I wanted from the 1500 original Renoun. I then docked with the Bessel at Vigo Spain for resupply and found when I restarted I was promoted from Lt. Jr to Lt. Sr. A far cry from accululating 5000 in Renoun. So if there's a bug, it seems renoun has no bearing on promotions. I've even seen the same in Vanilla SHIII as I received the Knights Cross with Diamonds and Swords on my 7th patrol. That's the reason I said what I did above.

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by GT182

Thanks Mel for the correction.

But here's what I based my reply on.....

On my first patrol in GWX I bagged The HMS Rodney, 3 Flower Corvettes and a Large Merchant. Total Renoun for that patrol was 1558.90 giving me a total of 2358.90. I started out with only 800 after getting the officers and crew I wanted from the 1500 original Renoun. I then docked with the Bessel at Vigo Spain for resupply and found when I restarted I was promoted from Lt. Jr to Lt. Sr. A far cry from accululating 5000 in Renoun. So if there's a bug, it seems renoun has no bearing on promotions. I've even seen the same in Vanilla SHIII as I received the Knights Cross with Diamonds and Swords on my 7th patrol. That's the reason I said what I did above.

Do you use GWX? If so you're promoted to Lt. Sr. as soon as you've got 1499 of renown. So if you pass the naval academy you should be promoted right away, even if you do not sink a single ship.

[GT182]

Thanks Hyperion. Nope didn't do the Naval Academy in GWX, which I am using, as you get 1500 renoun without doing it I found out.

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by GT182

Thanks Hyperion. Nope didn't do the Naval Academy in GWX, which I am using, as you get 1500 renoun without doing it I found out.

No problem! If you don't want to do the academy but grab those 1000 points then just go to C:\Documents and Settings\<yourusername>\My Documents\SH3\data\cfg, and find the NavalAcademy.log file.
There you just have to change the settings like this:

PLAYER]
Name=Heiko Fenn
Rank=12
Exam0=true
Result0=1000.000000
Exam1=true
Result1=1000.000000
Exam2=true
Result2=1000.000000
Exam3=true
Result3=1000.000000
Exam4=true
Result4=1000.000000


After doing that you should get the 1000 renown points.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by GT182

Thanks Hyperion. Nope didn't do the Naval Academy in GWX, which I am using, as you get 1500 renoun without doing it I found out.

Lucky you...I only got 500 :hmm:

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Lucky you...I only got 500 :hmm:

I don't think you get 1500 of renown for passing the academy but rather 1000. So if you pass the academy you've got the 500 starting renown + the 1000 academy renown.

[melnibonian]

Originally Posted by GT182

Thanks Mel for the correction.

But here's what I based my reply on.....

On my first patrol in GWX I bagged The HMS Rodney, 3 Flower Corvettes and a Large Merchant. Total Renoun for that patrol was 1558.90 giving me a total of 2358.90. I started out with only 800 after getting the officers and crew I wanted from the 1500 original Renoun. I then docked with the Bessel at Vigo Spain for resupply and found when I restarted I was promoted from Lt. Jr to Lt. Sr. A far cry from accululating 5000 in Renoun. So if there's a bug, it seems renoun has no bearing on promotions. I've even seen the same in Vanilla SHIII as I received the Knights Cross with Diamonds and Swords on my 7th patrol. That's the reason I said what I did above.

Yep I know what you mean, and I do agree with you. The renown system is a bit strange if you ask me. In any case you do get some renown from the naval accademy (as stated in previous posts) and you have 500 in the bank as you're starting the game. Also don't forget that SH3Cmd is also affecting the promotions. For example I was Lieutenant (Junior Grade) which is Oberleutnant z. S in the german ranking system. To reach this grade you need 15000 renown. I had 16000 and I got promoted. Afterwards I used my renown and I was left with 6000. I did a mission where I sunk 40000 GWT and I got promoted again!!!!! I shouldn't because the next promotion comes at 25000 renown (that obviously I don't have). The fun though starts now with SH3Cmd. In my personel file I am Kapitänleutnant (as I got promoted) but SH3Cmd sees me as Oberleutnant z. S. In other words go figure:hmm:

[Friedl9te]

The stock log text is as follows if no exams have been taken:

[PLAYER]
Name="Player" or Your Callsign Here
Rank=10
Exam0=false
Result0=-1.000000
Exam1=false
Result1=-1.000000
Exam2=false
Result2=-1.000000
Exam3=false
Result3=-1.000000
Exam4=false
Result4=-1.000000

Exam# must = true (Example: Exam0=true) and corresponding results (Result0=) must have a positive value (1.000000 or greater) for the exam to be considered taken. The following is the grading scale.

Exam0 (Navigation)/ Result0= :
1.000000 = Not Satisfactory
100.000000 = Satisfactory
200.000000 = Average
300.000000 = Average
400.000000 = Excellent

Exam1 (Naval Artillery)/ Result1= :
100.000000 = Not Satisfactory
200.000000 = Not Satisfactory
300.000000 = Satisfactory
400.000000 = Satisfactory
500.000000 = Average
600.000000 = Excellent

Exam2 (Flak Artillery)/ Result2= :
100.000000 = Not Satisfactory
200.000000 = Average
300.000000 = Excellent

Exam3 (Torpedoes)/ Result3= :
100.000000 = Not Satisfactory
200.000000 = Not Satisfactory
300.000000 = Satisfactory
400.000000 = Satisfactory
500.000000 = Average
600.000000 = Excellent

Exam4 (Convoy Attack)/ Result4= :
100.000000 = Not Satisfactory
200.000000 = Satisfactory
300.000000 = Satisfactory
400.000000 = Satisfactory
500.000000 = Satisfactory
600.000000 = Average
700.000000 = Excellent

[pinkus-pils]

How does one change their rank?

I've got over 30,000 renown and I am still a kapitanleutnant.

[Morts]

Originally Posted by melnibonian

The medals system in SH3 is a bit odd and full of bugs. Still it is hardcored (I think) so we have to live with it

i only scored around 150 renown because i bagged alot of neutrals in my patrol
(i dont really care if they are neutral or enemy, they are going down. and in some cases if i spot a german sloop i ram it)

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Morts

hmm how come i got the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
after the first patrol, all i scored was somewhere around 150 renown

Is Doenitz your uncle? :rotfl:

[Morts]

Originally Posted by Brag

Is Doenitz your uncle? :rotfl:

have you heard the word "bribery" ?:rotfl: