GWX questions from a new guy

YukonJack_AK · 11-25-08, 07:06 PM

I've been an avid SH3 player for about a year now and just very recently started playing GWX combined with SH3 Commander! (read: FREAKIN SWEET!!!) I see that there is a MOD along with SH3Commander that ramdomizes the thermocline layers ("The Layer") but I have know way to tell what depth they are. Is there any way to tell because I would love be able to pull a thick blanket of ocean over my head after a convoy attack and slip quietly away?

2nd question: The radio traffic in GWX is fantastic but I have yet to actually find a convoy where my fellow uboat describe them. Are the radio intercepts just scripted or can I actually use them to my advantage in hunting convoys?:hmm:

BTW - Thanks to everyone who answered my previous questions! I ended up just going out a getting a new video card to play GWX and DO NOT REGRET IT!!!

11-25-08, 09:03 PM

Most of the messages are just there for the emersion factor.
So you don't feel all alone.

There's no way to show thermals in Game.
Infact?
I don't believe the Germans were aware they were useful?
Although I do believe they were aware of thier existance.

Kpt. Lehmann · 11-25-08, 11:45 PM

Go to http://www.silenthunteriii.com/uk/videos.php and click on and download "Herr Oesten - Thermal Layers."

Don't take our word for it. Take it straight from an actual U-boat commander's words.

YukonJack_AK · 11-26-08, 02:46 AM

That video is amazing. I had NO idea!

I just assumed that since US fleet subs in WWII had paper-drum style barythermographs that the uboats must've had atleast something similar... learned something new.

11-26-08, 04:21 AM

Informative video.. So Germans knew about existence of thermal layers, but could not tell where they might be.

Basically it was just a luck factor that's all..

11-25-08, 07:06 PM	#1
YukonJack_AK Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Frozen North Posts: 146 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	GWX questions from a new guy I've been an avid SH3 player for about a year now and just very recently started playing GWX combined with SH3 Commander! (read: FREAKIN SWEET!!!) I see that there is a MOD along with SH3Commander that ramdomizes the thermocline layers ("The Layer") but I have know way to tell what depth they are. Is there any way to tell because I would love be able to pull a thick blanket of ocean over my head after a convoy attack and slip quietly away? 2nd question: The radio traffic in GWX is fantastic but I have yet to actually find a convoy where my fellow uboat describe them. Are the radio intercepts just scripted or can I actually use them to my advantage in hunting convoys?:hmm: BTW - Thanks to everyone who answered my previous questions! I ended up just going out a getting a new video card to play GWX and DO NOT REGRET IT!!! __________________ GWX3.0 - SH3Commander - Thomsen's Sounds Pack - Manos Env Pro - Hitman's Optics - RB's UBoat Flags - Waterstream & Exhaust CombiMOD - Torpedo Damage Final - DiD AMD Phenom II x6, 16GB DDR3, 2x NVidia GTX460 1GB, WIN7 64bit

11-25-08, 11:45 PM	#3
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Go to http://www.silenthunteriii.com/uk/videos.php and click on and download "Herr Oesten - Thermal Layers." Don't take our word for it. Take it straight from an actual U-boat commander's words. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

11-26-08, 02:46 AM	#4
YukonJack_AK Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Frozen North Posts: 146 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	That video is amazing. I had NO idea! I just assumed that since US fleet subs in WWII had paper-drum style barythermographs that the uboats must've had atleast something similar... learned something new. __________________ GWX3.0 - SH3Commander - Thomsen's Sounds Pack - Manos Env Pro - Hitman's Optics - RB's UBoat Flags - Waterstream & Exhaust CombiMOD - Torpedo Damage Final - DiD AMD Phenom II x6, 16GB DDR3, 2x NVidia GTX460 1GB, WIN7 64bit

11-25-08, 09:03 PM	#2
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Most of the messages are just there for the emersion factor. So you don't feel all alone. There's no way to show thermals in Game. Infact? I don't believe the Germans were aware they were useful? Although I do believe they were aware of thier existance.

11-26-08, 04:21 AM	#5
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Informative video.. So Germans knew about existence of thermal layers, but could not tell where they might be. Basically it was just a luck factor that's all..