GWX (Grey Wolves eXpansion Mod) - Page 213

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-04-08, 01:39 PM

I hope you have no doubt I enjoy GWX - in fact I can't imagine SH3 without it. Marvellous game ("mod" seems to be too unsignificant name for what you achieved).

But I got a problem with GWX.

The problem is the lousy escorts just sink in storms. Last two patrols were a good exemplum - weather went worst ever, storm, rain and all possible. Recently I started to play "more real" when it comes to convoys, so I try very hard to keep contact, never loose the prey, never stop my attack, never stop reporting to BdU and so on. This means the convoy doesn't cross the ~40 km radius around my U-Boot, and this means the ships never recover after taking damage. And they take damage easily in storms.

Excerpts from my Captain's log:
- Patrol A:
Nov 1 1940, 0210: Hydrophone contact established.
Nov 1 1940, 0223: Ships sighted.
Nov 1 1940, 0244: Rammed by an escort out of nowhere, little damage.
Nov 2 1940, 1800: Port escort identified as Hunt I Class destroyer. Lead escort: V&W Classes destroyer.
Nov 2 1940, 1940: Numerous sounds of sinking ships around.
Nov 2 1940, 1950: Only two warhips seem to be looking for us. Strange.
Nov 2 1940, 2150: Spotted by a Hunt I Class, submerging.
Nov 3 1940, 0040: Spotted by a V&W Classes, crash diving.
Nov 3 1940, 0956: Aft escort identified as a Town Class destroyer.
Nov 3 1940, 1158: A sinking ship spotted, most probably a destroyer, reason of sinking unknown. Most probably this was the aft escort Town Class one.
Nov 3 1940, 1725: Must have been spotted, a Town Class destroyer seen dropping DC's somewhere in the mist, 4 km aft.
Nov 3 1940, 1830: Convoy consists of: 5 Small Merchants, 6 Small Freighters, 1 Medium Tanker, 3 Coastal Freighters, 1 Intermediate Tanker, 1 Town Class destroyer.
Nov 3 1940, 1847: [after another attack] No escort seem to pursuit us. Strange.
Nov 3 1940, 1939: Surfaced, convoy still visible.
Nov 3 1940, 2302: Floating debris seen, for sure it's not from a ship we damaged.
Nov 4 1940, 0011: [after another attack] No escorts heard by hydrophones.
Nov 4 1940, 0742: A ship spotted on our way back. No torpedoes but the two external, but unable to reload due to heavy storm. Closing to investigate.
Nov 4 1940, 0816: The ship is a sinking British Tramp Steamer, almost for sure one from the convoy we pursuited.

- Patrol B:
Dec 13 1940, 1405: Hydrophone contact established.
Dec 13 1940, 1550: Convoy sighted. Right flank escort is an A&B Classes destroyer.
Dec 13 1940, 1644: Lead escort is a Hunt II Class destroyer.
Dec 14 1940, 0446: [after quitting the convoy] Met a crippled A&B Classes destroyer, torpedoed, sunk.
Dec 14 1940, 0452: Heading to another crippled A&B Classes destroyer. No idea what happened to these two, possibly a crash.

These two A&B destroyers are the only two warships I attacked in my 5th career, as I usually don't engage warships. These two were visibly damaged, with their bows down and afts up (screws almost above water), going at 1-2 knots, hardly able to move (but still alive, they repeatedly shot flares). I'm sure I haven't torpedoed them before, it must have been the weather.

Do you think anything could be done about that? That spoils the game quite much I think, it makes following convoys for long periods a bit... not what one would expect.

02-04-08, 05:43 PM

@1480

Were any other ships present when you hit the V&W?
Were they armed?
I just spend the weekend fixing somethings.
I torpedoed 4 V&W's at the same time,
with the Enhanced damage mod activated.
No CTDs.

1480 · 02-04-08, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

@1480

Were any other ships present when you hit the V&W?
Were they armed?
I just spend the weekend fixing somethings.
I torpedoed 4 V&W's at the same time,
with the Enhanced damage mod activated.
No CTDs.

One armed auxillary cruiser, twice, once when the V&W was solo. Mind you the depth charge rack must have blown itself off in the initial DC run. It is the only thing I can think of. I mirrored this question on the AT fix mod thread, since wasn't the original problem with the CTD when the escort would drop DC's at shallow depth, blowing off their own racks (I know hard coded in SH3)?

Four V&W's? You sir are my hero. I usually crawl into fetal position and hum Amazing Grace...

ryanwigginton · 02-05-08, 12:37 AM

Just want to report a CTD. First patrol early war, passing between Dover and Calais. It's happened twice now, each time with a different GPU driver. And both times it was when I clicked on the crew configuration button 'surface cruise'.

Kpt. Lehmann · 02-05-08, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanwigginton

Just want to report a CTD. First patrol early war, passing between Dover and Calais. It's happened twice now, each time with a different GPU driver. And both times it was when I clicked on the crew configuration button 'surface cruise'.

Hi RW,

Unfortunately, you've run into a very old stock SH3 bug. Using the cruise mode/crew configuration buttons on the F7 screen has been reported for quite some time as causing consistent CTD's for some users.

In the past, the only effective remedy suggested by the community has simply been to advise users not to use the cruise mode/crew configuration buttons.

This issue is not unique to GWX.

To all users: The cruise mode/crew configuration buttons are found to the left of the cursor in the screenshot below.

ryanwigginton · 02-05-08, 06:31 AM

Hi Kapitan, and thank you sir.

Although I don't argue that this is a stock issue, I have used the button many times before on this same machine without problems. Just not sure what it is I've changed. :hmm:

Anyway, even if uninstalling GWX2.0 were to solve the issue it certainly isn't an option. And I would just like to take this opportunity to congratulate the team on their fine work. It's only recently I've returned after having defected to the Americans for a good period.

Jimbuna · 02-05-08, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanwigginton

Hi Kapitan, and thank you sir.

Although I don't argue that this is a stock issue, I have used the button many times before on this same machine without problems. Just not sure what it is I've changed. :hmm:

Anyway, even if uninstalling GWX2.0 were to solve the issue it certainly isn't an option. And I would just like to take this opportunity to congratulate the team on their fine work. It's only recently I've returned after having defected to the Americans for a good period.

You don't need to have changed anything.....the problem is an intermittent one.

Best to drag your crew one at a time to your desired location.

danurve · 02-05-08, 02:15 PM

1.03 question please.
Anyone have a still usable link for the 1.03 manual? On break at work looking for info on some jazz. thanx.

Paajtor · 02-05-08, 03:13 PM

link for 1.03 manual (and the other 1.03 stuff)

CWorth · 02-05-08, 04:06 PM

Most probably wont even remember me but after nearly a year of not playing due to being bitten by the World of Warcraft bug I am back to playing SH3 again...though still play WoW.

It is great to see the work you have put into this mod since I last played with it.Keep up the great work and look forward to further updates you may have planned.

bigboywooly · 02-05-08, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWorth

Most probably wont even remember me but after nearly a year of not playing due to being bitten by the World of Warcraft bug I am back to playing SH3 again...though still play WoW.

It is great to see the work you have put into this mod since I last played with it.Keep up the great work and look forward to further updates you may have planned.

Of course we remember you

Welcome back
Geez that year flew by then - doesnt seem that long ago last saw you on here
Gulp

Jimbuna · 02-05-08, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWorth

Most probably wont even remember me but after nearly a year of not playing due to being bitten by the World of Warcraft bug I am back to playing SH3 again...though still play WoW.

It is great to see the work you have put into this mod since I last played with it.Keep up the great work and look forward to further updates you may have planned.

Crikey!! who could ever forget you of all people!!

j/k

Welcome back matey

02-05-08, 07:54 PM

@CWorth

Gettysburg eh?

Been there the last 5 years on the 4th of July weekend for Bike week!

Even got married there 2 years ago and stayed at "The Farnsworth House"
Eastside, Bonnieville Inn, (not in Gettysburg but a short ride away).
Hmmm,
Is it July yet!!!!

02-06-08, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

@CWorth

Gettysburg eh?

Been there the last 5 years on the 4th of July weekend for Bike week!

Even got married there 2 years ago and stayed at "The Farnsworth House"
Eastside, Bonnieville Inn, (not in Gettysburg but a short ride away).
Hmmm,
Is it July yet!!!!

A sad day when I have to chase you down, I checked my email no links... Do you still need help with the installer? You will have to get me a copy of the game so I can verify it works / how much trouble it would be to write etc.

TheeMahn aka Shady

moscowexile · 02-06-08, 08:20 AM

I've been driven to distraction for over a week now with a problem that baffles me: I finished and saved a first mission and the following day sailed out from Wilhelmshaven on my 2nd and all was working fine. I thought I'd solved all the problems that I had experienced in the past few months by updating my Pentium IV computer so that it has now the following specifications:

Physical memory - 1.535 Gb

Video driver - ATI Radeon HD 2600 series, 512 Mb

The computer graphics ran like a dream on SHIII, SHIV and other computer memory demanding games, but then...

Outward bound for the Shetlands a took a look at the chart: The grid reference numbers were illegible, broken up; my sub position appeared like some cross-hatching doodle of black lines, as did all the ports and cities.

This is not a fault with the modded SHIII, I'm sure: I've deleted and reloaded the modded game until I've gone crazy; I've scoured the registry for trash but to no avail; I loaded the stock SHIII (bought in the UK last August) and the same thing happens.

So really, this query is out of the domain of this thread and forum: it's a PC problem.

But has anybody any advice?

Viele Grüße aus Moskau!

02-04-08, 01:39 PM	#3181
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	I hope you have no doubt I enjoy GWX - in fact I can't imagine SH3 without it. Marvellous game ("mod" seems to be too unsignificant name for what you achieved). But I got a problem with GWX. The problem is the lousy escorts just sink in storms. Last two patrols were a good exemplum - weather went worst ever, storm, rain and all possible. Recently I started to play "more real" when it comes to convoys, so I try very hard to keep contact, never loose the prey, never stop my attack, never stop reporting to BdU and so on. This means the convoy doesn't cross the ~40 km radius around my U-Boot, and this means the ships never recover after taking damage. And they take damage easily in storms. Excerpts from my Captain's log: - Patrol A: Nov 1 1940, 0210: Hydrophone contact established. Nov 1 1940, 0223: Ships sighted. Nov 1 1940, 0244: Rammed by an escort out of nowhere, little damage. Nov 2 1940, 1800: Port escort identified as Hunt I Class destroyer. Lead escort: V&W Classes destroyer. Nov 2 1940, 1940: Numerous sounds of sinking ships around. Nov 2 1940, 1950: Only two warhips seem to be looking for us. Strange. Nov 2 1940, 2150: Spotted by a Hunt I Class, submerging. Nov 3 1940, 0040: Spotted by a V&W Classes, crash diving. Nov 3 1940, 0956: Aft escort identified as a Town Class destroyer. Nov 3 1940, 1158: A sinking ship spotted, most probably a destroyer, reason of sinking unknown. Most probably this was the aft escort Town Class one. Nov 3 1940, 1725: Must have been spotted, a Town Class destroyer seen dropping DC's somewhere in the mist, 4 km aft. Nov 3 1940, 1830: Convoy consists of: 5 Small Merchants, 6 Small Freighters, 1 Medium Tanker, 3 Coastal Freighters, 1 Intermediate Tanker, 1 Town Class destroyer. Nov 3 1940, 1847: [after another attack] No escort seem to pursuit us. Strange. Nov 3 1940, 1939: Surfaced, convoy still visible. Nov 3 1940, 2302: Floating debris seen, for sure it's not from a ship we damaged. Nov 4 1940, 0011: [after another attack] No escorts heard by hydrophones. Nov 4 1940, 0742: A ship spotted on our way back. No torpedoes but the two external, but unable to reload due to heavy storm. Closing to investigate. Nov 4 1940, 0816: The ship is a sinking British Tramp Steamer, almost for sure one from the convoy we pursuited. - Patrol B: Dec 13 1940, 1405: Hydrophone contact established. Dec 13 1940, 1550: Convoy sighted. Right flank escort is an A&B Classes destroyer. Dec 13 1940, 1644: Lead escort is a Hunt II Class destroyer. Dec 14 1940, 0446: [after quitting the convoy] Met a crippled A&B Classes destroyer, torpedoed, sunk. Dec 14 1940, 0452: Heading to another crippled A&B Classes destroyer. No idea what happened to these two, possibly a crash. These two A&B destroyers are the only two warships I attacked in my 5th career, as I usually don't engage warships. These two were visibly damaged, with their bows down and afts up (screws almost above water), going at 1-2 knots, hardly able to move (but still alive, they repeatedly shot flares). I'm sure I haven't torpedoed them before, it must have been the weather. Do you think anything could be done about that? That spoils the game quite much I think, it makes following convoys for long periods a bit... not what one would expect. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-05-08, 12:37 AM	#3184
ryanwigginton Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 368 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Just want to report a CTD. First patrol early war, passing between Dover and Calais. It's happened twice now, each time with a different GPU driver. And both times it was when I clicked on the crew configuration button 'surface cruise'. __________________ Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6990M

02-05-08, 06:31 AM	#3186
ryanwigginton Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 368 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Hi Kapitan, and thank you sir. Although I don't argue that this is a stock issue, I have used the button many times before on this same machine without problems. Just not sure what it is I've changed. :hmm: Anyway, even if uninstalling GWX2.0 were to solve the issue it certainly isn't an option. And I would just like to take this opportunity to congratulate the team on their fine work. It's only recently I've returned after having defected to the Americans for a good period. __________________ Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6990M

02-05-08, 02:15 PM	#3188
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	1.03 question please. Anyone have a still usable link for the 1.03 manual? On break at work looking for info on some jazz. thanx. __________________

02-05-08, 03:13 PM	#3189
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,545 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	link for 1.03 manual (and the other 1.03 stuff) __________________

02-04-08, 05:43 PM	#3182
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	@1480 Were any other ships present when you hit the V&W? Were they armed? I just spend the weekend fixing somethings. I torpedoed 4 V&W's at the same time, with the Enhanced damage mod activated. No CTDs.

02-05-08, 04:06 PM	#3190
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Most probably wont even remember me but after nearly a year of not playing due to being bitten by the World of Warcraft bug I am back to playing SH3 again...though still play WoW. It is great to see the work you have put into this mod since I last played with it.Keep up the great work and look forward to further updates you may have planned.

02-05-08, 07:54 PM	#3193
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	@CWorth Gettysburg eh? Been there the last 5 years on the 4th of July weekend for Bike week! Even got married there 2 years ago and stayed at "The Farnsworth House" Eastside, Bonnieville Inn, (not in Gettysburg but a short ride away). Hmmm, Is it July yet!!!!

02-06-08, 08:20 AM	#3195
moscowexile Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Moskau, Rußland. Posts: 174 Downloads: 206 Uploads: 0	Help! I've been driven to distraction for over a week now with a problem that baffles me: I finished and saved a first mission and the following day sailed out from Wilhelmshaven on my 2nd and all was working fine. I thought I'd solved all the problems that I had experienced in the past few months by updating my Pentium IV computer so that it has now the following specifications: Physical memory - 1.535 Gb Video driver - ATI Radeon HD 2600 series, 512 Mb The computer graphics ran like a dream on SHIII, SHIV and other computer memory demanding games, but then... Outward bound for the Shetlands a took a look at the chart: The grid reference numbers were illegible, broken up; my sub position appeared like some cross-hatching doodle of black lines, as did all the ports and cities. This is not a fault with the modded SHIII, I'm sure: I've deleted and reloaded the modded game until I've gone crazy; I've scoured the registry for trash but to no avail; I loaded the stock SHIII (bought in the UK last August) and the same thing happens. So really, this query is out of the domain of this thread and forum: it's a PC problem. But has anybody any advice? Viele Grüße aus Moskau!