SH5 Historical Accuracy?

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Originally Posted by kimuraijn

Haze grey and under the water !! would love to hear about your campaign ! as it progresses Kauleun

I wish you could be in the sub with me! .... like a multiplayer sub .. where everyones role in the sub was relative and had bearing ... and we talked using teamspeak, ... I could do sonar ALL day/night EZ and let someone else navigate ... I should keep a screenshot journal since I'm at the very start ... I'm aiming to take my time, and make the most of it as accurate as possible ... Using this as a sort of guide: http://worldatwartimeline.com/battle...9/ba091939.htm

I have never been past Spet 28th 1939 .... Thanks to you guys and all the MODS and OHII, I am really anxiuos to see what happens at Scapa on 10/14/39!

Originally Posted by Trevally.

The fact that the first campaign is called Coastal Waters rathen than Total germany, shows the campaign files have loaded

Good! - I saw that and wondered if that was verification enough of OHII in control .... I'm a pretty typical guy, and guys typically need verification from another guy to believe it could be true. .... Too good to be true!

Originally Posted by Trevally.

To ensure the extras have loaded - you should see buoys as you leave and enter bases

NICE! - Thats the exact verification I'll look for!, I'm 1/2 way down river now, but I'll fly the camera back to take a look. If I see bouys, I can relax knowing I'm in for the great OHII ride! I'm anxious like a kid in candy store comapred to Stock SH5 ...

Originally Posted by Trevally.

Re: wake - sorry, I have not seen that before

Pretty strange, I don't like it at all .... but I'll ride it out for now ...

Originally Posted by Trevally.

You should try Harbour Pilot - it will save you having to plot through the canal

What!?!? There's an autopilot for SH5? .... - Thanks again to modders and helpful people ... new but starting to get the hang of it.

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Originally Posted by Trevally.

... To ensure the extras have loaded - you should see buoys as you leave and enter bases

Now, I'm not sure if I'm running OHII correctly ... I haven't spotted any bouys at all as I left Kiel for 1st time on fresh new campaign that I added the mods too after I did the tutorial, tried to start a new campaign, but it didn't offer me to skip the tutorial and went right to loading ... I even went out flying around the whole area looking



and am now headed downriver and don't see any ... do you think I don't have it installed correctly? or something isn't working right? ... or maybe you have a MOD activated that I do not? ... thanks for checking! ...

Do you happen to know of any other 'clues' (in game or out) that would prove I'm running the OHII modified campaign?
I think I read about whales in OHII and want to be sure to see them too!

Thanks again! - darrin

[Trevally.]

Hi Darren

Yes - from you picture it does not look correct. Here is a picture showing where the buoys are in Kiel. The green boxes are buoys



I think you should start a new career
Before you do goto -
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\SH5\data\cfg\CareerHistor y.CFG
open this file with notepad.
Look for this at the top of the file -

[CareerProgress]
ProgressID=Campaign-2012-03-09_2207
ProgressDate=19430317
CampaignID=TurningPoint43
HasCompletedTutorial=true

Make sure "HasCompletedTutorial" is set to true.
Start new career and skip tutorial

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First off, thank you ... I really appreciate you helpin' me out like this ... really ...

I did as you said, and changed "HasCompletedTutorial=true"





Launch a New career and see this:


I thought that was wierd, rebooted, same thing when in base! .... so I started a new campaign, and this time it looked like this, but I did speak to admiral who basically said I have to do the tutorial?




So I went along with it, and started out.

As soon as I hit escape and the camera left the building it cleared up and I noticed the list off missions incomplete ... looks like more than stock SH5?:



I checked CareerHistory.cfg and it was still set to Tutorial as true ..... went back in ....

Leaving harbor (headed for tutorial ground ... wierd but kewl), I did see and hear bouys! (and they have great bell sounds!) ... I don't remember seeing them or not before, .... but maybe because it was day when I was here last .... I checked on map but I do not see them, no big deal to me on map (would be nice, but I'm more concerened with making sure I'm running OHII campaign or not ...



Not on Map:





My map Settings:



So I read the post that said OHII can handle the Tutorial now, so I started new camp and I did do tutorial. ... and I see all the failed objectives ...


Are there objectives in there that you see, that verify I'm running OHII?:


Also, I have not installed "Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot v2.9.7z" yet, as I want to make sure this is working first .... I don't run any real nav stuff at all ... yet ...

Thanks again for helping me figure this out ... maybe I'll learn more after returning to Keil? Is there something there will happen that can clue me in? ... or am I lost cause .. or worrying too much? I should just get into it a bit and see how it goes ..... I'd hate to get too far, and realize I have to start over, ...

The Tutorial mission objectives as the only option when I skip the tutorial? ...

Does the screen above prove I have OHII in control, and does it show that it will be in control for the whole deal?

Should I start a fresh camp, and DO the tutorial because I read this:

"The tutorial is now working (from v1.7) so you can install your mods and OHII to play the tutorial. If you use TDWs UI, you need to enable the strategic marker on the TIA. You can do this with the options button at the base of the TAI (small target shap button).
[ http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=189818&page=55 ]"

Or should I do this further down tha page?:
"When starting a new campaign using OHII - DO NOT PLAY THE TUTORIAL - you will get a ctd when returing to Kiel at the end of the tut. Select "Skip Tutorial" when starting.
If you are not getting an option to skip the tutorial when starting a new career, go to Documents\SH5\data\cfg\CareerHistory.cfg and edit the file with Notepad. Change the following line:

HasCompletedTutorial=false
with
HasCompletedTutorial=true"

So if I don't see the bouys in the map like yor screen than, I'm NOT running OHII for sure?

I read this:
"Mines, nets, icebergs, dolphins, buoys, whales. *"

Can you tell me where the nets are? So I can check for them? And If I do see them, does that mean OHII is in control for sure?
I do see bouys ... Again, I do apologize for my OCD ... and thank you for helping me get under way .. you rock! -

Thanks again Trevally ... I played last night and it feels different for sure ... more boats in Harbor, Bouys are in there (but not on map) ... and there seemed to be a few more historical radio messages ... On my way to Tutorial grounds, the usual tutorial 'sitting Ducks' were'nt there, but other merchants are around an in transit ... I'll get my four and head back to Keil ... and see what happens! - Thanks! Darrin

[Trevally.]

Hi Darrin,

I cant see any pictures, but it sounds like everything is ok with the campaign

The buoys are not set to be on the map - so that is ok
You will find nets when you goto scapa in one of the missions

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Pic linkage got wiped last edit ... I'll re do them just so you can see .... but ... I now believe OHII is in control too! ... I see and hear bouys, (awseome) and am now looking forward to seeing Nets & Mines! ....

Thanks again for everything ... I think I'm on my way now ... and you need a break from Mr. OCD! ....

As I read through all the subsim forums & posts I see that you truly ROCK on many levels, and help many, many people along the way .... I hope it comes back to you, because I now have the greatest, most awesome, SH5 ever ... better than I thought it could ever be! - Darrin

[Trevally.]

Thanks Darrin

Sink em all

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Originally Posted by Trevally.

Sink em all

.. right to the bottom ... in historically accurate chronological order ...

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I'm into it now .... NOW I see Breaking the Fortress!!! ... Oct 15th ... Scapa ....

Also, the dates for Eastern Waters are now 12/01 instead of 06/01/40 ...

More shipping, more boats, lively harbors, Aircraft overhead, smarter AI, you've improved SO much .... love the harbor bouys .... I think I even saw Thompson waving to me in Keil .....

OH II is going to be SO much better than stock SH5 campaign, and it gives me the historical accuracy that I had originally posted about! .. It was worth the set up, and thanks for the guidance ..... As I do a few days per night .. I see this will take a LONG time to play out and get to the end .... And I love it!

http://www.mainecustomdesign.com/SH5/OHII/0015_sm.jpg