SH3 Newbie Guide, FAQs, Tactics & Tips, Links, & other helpful stuff

Sugardust · 09-02-20, 09:58 PM

Howdy. Bit of a newby SH3 player still, been playing off-and-on for about a year now with GWX. I've got manual targeting down and procedures down pretty well and I can reliably sink a ship at this point, but my biggest hurdle I haven't been able to pass is correctly identifying ship nationality. It's all too common for me to spot a ship, be unable to identify it 100% due to the honestly pretty low-resolution flags, and the fact that the flags are quite small. Also, many commonwealth flags seem to appear exactly the same unless you're directly ontop of it, due to them having very minor differences. I mostly just end up having to let the ship pass by due to not knowing.

Are there any tips to this? Maybe even a mod to help out per-chance? I use GWX with MFM. Thanks guys.

Fifi · 09-02-20, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugardust

I use GWX with MFM.

Plenty MFM ships doesn’t even show any flags...
If they are zigzagging they are enemies

But you have to show your nose to be sure

In convoys, that’s an other story!

09-02-20, 09:58 PM	#1
Sugardust Watch Join Date: May 2019 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 28 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Difficulty identifying flags/markers Howdy. Bit of a newby SH3 player still, been playing off-and-on for about a year now with GWX. I've got manual targeting down and procedures down pretty well and I can reliably sink a ship at this point, but my biggest hurdle I haven't been able to pass is correctly identifying ship nationality. It's all too common for me to spot a ship, be unable to identify it 100% due to the honestly pretty low-resolution flags, and the fact that the flags are quite small. Also, many commonwealth flags seem to appear exactly the same unless you're directly ontop of it, due to them having very minor differences. I mostly just end up having to let the ship pass by due to not knowing. Are there any tips to this? Maybe even a mod to help out per-chance? I use GWX with MFM. Thanks guys.