Do ports in SH3 have ships?

applesthecat · 05-10-09, 01:00 AM

Well, I snuck into Portland harbor tonight and I managed to berth my uboat at one of the piers. Nobody seemed to complain. Those British. So polite.

Can someone tell me how to mod the program so that I have targets to hit in port? I remember SH I had some harbor ships.

Thanks a lot,

Apples

Bronzewing · 05-10-09, 01:44 AM

I think it's luck of the draw what you find. Last time I went to Portland I found a T2, a C2, and a small merchant inside, and a coastal vessel just outside the entrace.

Synthfg · 05-10-09, 03:37 AM

GWX defiantly has ships
Stock, it depends

Jimbuna · 05-10-09, 06:54 AM

I'd suggest you use one of the supermods if you want reliable/regular harbour traffic.

Bronzewing · 05-10-09, 07:56 AM

Some times the ships are there, but they're not in the water!

I've seen a tanker in the TOWN at Portland instead of the harbour before.

Jimbuna · 05-10-09, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronzewing

Some times the ships are there, but they're not in the water!

I've seen a tanker in the TOWN at Portland instead of the harbour before.

Yes, given time, some of the ships can drift and/or lose their waypoints....especially if the player sub/game is saved in close proximity then the game is reloaded.

applesthecat · 05-10-09, 12:35 PM

THanks guys, where do I find these mods that put ships in the harbors? I looked at this GWX everyone talks about but I don't see any feature which refers to harbor activity.

I running SH3 commander on an original disk.

Apples

Jimbuna · 05-10-09, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by applesthecat

THanks guys, where do I find these mods that put ships in the harbors? I looked at this GWX everyone talks about but I don't see any feature which refers to harbor activity.

I running SH3 commander on an original disk.

Apples

Click on my sig or even the link below it to download GWX.....all the harbour traffic you can desire

Task Force · 05-10-09, 02:51 PM

Yea. gwx adds traffic in ports. no more ghoast towns.

irish1958 · 05-10-09, 03:12 PM

After the last tsunami, there was a freighter about 1 Km inland.

Sailor Steve · 05-10-09, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by applesthecat

THanks guys, where do I find these mods that put ships in the harbors? I looked at this GWX everyone talks about but I don't see any feature which refers to harbor activity.

Really? You should hang around the 'Screenshots' thread.

The main reason I use GWX is the harbors filled with ships.

If you're playing stock, you don't even have the Kiel Canal!

I don't raid harbors though, as it's a little on the unhistorical side.

Jaman · 05-10-09, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

...I don't raid harbors though, as it's a little on the unhistorical side.

Dont lie, you dont raid harbors cos you know that playing GWX your career would be a short one.

BTW, i agree, i yet have to find and empty harbor on GWX.

applesthecat · 05-10-09, 08:23 PM

Thanks guys. If I go into a port and torpedo ships, will I be attacked? Are the ports in GWX defended?

Remember SHI where you would get orders to photograph a certain harbor and you had to get close enough to do the job, but the harbor was patrolled by destroyers looking for any US sub? That was sweet.

applesthecat · 05-10-09, 08:26 PM

Thanks Jim, what do I download? What are these filefonts? I see about 7 links on your page. And do I have to delete and reinstall Commander?

thanks

mookiemookie · 05-10-09, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by applesthecat

Thanks guys. If I go into a port and torpedo ships, will I be attacked? Are the ports in GWX defended?

Remember SHI where you would get orders to photograph a certain harbor and you had to get close enough to do the job, but the harbor was patrolled by destroyers looking for any US sub? That was sweet.

Heck yeah they're defended. Those stupid little patrol craft in the harbors have a preternatural ability to find you, too. Make no mistake, trying a harbor raid in GWX is no cakewalk.

As for your other question, GWX needs to be installed over a clean install of SH3, patched to 1.4b. Yes, you have to download all 7 of the .bin files as well as the GWX installer .exe, but once you have it all downloaded, just run the .exe and it will take care of the whole installation. Once you have GWX installed, you can then reinstall SH3 Commander.

Depending on your connection, it can take a while to download, but as Alton Brown likes to say on the show Good Eats: "Your patience will be rewarded!"

05-10-09, 01:00 AM	#1
applesthecat Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 135 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Do ports in SH3 have ships? Well, I snuck into Portland harbor tonight and I managed to berth my uboat at one of the piers. Nobody seemed to complain. Those British. So polite. Can someone tell me how to mod the program so that I have targets to hit in port? I remember SH I had some harbor ships. Thanks a lot, Apples

05-10-09, 01:44 AM	#2
Bronzewing Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 104 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I think it's luck of the draw what you find. Last time I went to Portland I found a T2, a C2, and a small merchant inside, and a coastal vessel just outside the entrace. __________________ "I say Number one, my end is diving. What the hell is your end doing?"

05-10-09, 06:54 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,501 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'd suggest you use one of the supermods if you want reliable/regular harbour traffic. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-10-09, 07:56 AM	#5
Bronzewing Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 104 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Some times the ships are there, but they're not in the water! I've seen a tanker in the TOWN at Portland instead of the harbour before. __________________ "I say Number one, my end is diving. What the hell is your end doing?"

05-10-09, 02:51 PM	#9
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yea. gwx adds traffic in ports. no more ghoast towns. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

05-10-09, 03:37 AM	#3
Synthfg Sparky Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 154 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	GWX defiantly has ships Stock, it depends

05-10-09, 12:35 PM	#7
applesthecat Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 135 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	THanks guys, where do I find these mods that put ships in the harbors? I looked at this GWX everyone talks about but I don't see any feature which refers to harbor activity. I running SH3 commander on an original disk. Apples

05-10-09, 03:12 PM	#10
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	After the last tsunami, there was a freighter about 1 Km inland. __________________ Irish1958

05-10-09, 08:23 PM	#13
applesthecat Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 135 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. If I go into a port and torpedo ships, will I be attacked? Are the ports in GWX defended? Remember SHI where you would get orders to photograph a certain harbor and you had to get close enough to do the job, but the harbor was patrolled by destroyers looking for any US sub? That was sweet.

05-10-09, 08:26 PM	#14
applesthecat Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 135 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Thanks Jim, what do I download? What are these filefonts? I see about 7 links on your page. And do I have to delete and reinstall Commander? thanks