Is there a way to get regular weather updates in GWX3?

[Paul Riley]

I was wondering if there was any mods out there that allow us to get hourly (or any other interval) weather updates,ideally when submerged.Personally I liked being able to get weather updates when submerged in the stock game,but I guess GWX removed this to maintain realism,and so now the crew is unaware of what is happening above.The reason I am asking is because I just ran into a pretty fierce storm approaching AN26 and I may have to dive before long,visibility is about 300m and its getting dark.
It wouldnt surprise me if real captains had a weather channel?
I am one of those rare people that still likes to keep in touch with the weather,pretty regularly

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

...but I guess GWX removed this to maintain realism...

Most people complained about being able to ask for the weather while submerged. It's impossible to tell at 50 meters what's going on.

and so now the crew is unaware of what is happening above.The reason I am asking is because I just ran into a pretty fierce storm approaching AN26 and I may have to dive before long,visibility is about 300m and its getting dark.

Been there, done that.

It wouldnt surprise me if real captains had a weather channel?

In fact, they were the weather channel. BdU relied on captains to send in regular updates so they could tell where to route other u-boats.

All that said, I know for a fact it can be changed back, even if I don't know how. It shouldn't take long before someone comes along who is actually helpful.

[HundertzehnGustav]

at PD i judge by the movement of the depth gauge needle how stormy it is above me.
usually bad visibility go hand in hand with stormy seas, so its a fairly reliable tool...

[frau kaleun]

^^true dat

[Sag75]

is it? it's strange, because I can get it, pressing Ctrl+W.

I've GWX3.

[frau kaleun]

I just tried it, I've also got GWX3. Ctrl+W got me nothing that I can find. Where is the weather info showing up for you?

[Sag75]

I don't know, in my Command_en file there is this lane:

[Cmd261]
Name=Report_weather
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F250006
Key0=0x57,Cc,"W"


so if you press Ctrl+W you get weather report.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sag75

I don't know, in my Command_en file there is this lane:

[Cmd261]
Name=Report_weather
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F250006
Key0=0x57,Cc,"W"


so if you press Ctrl+W you get weather report.

Interesting. My stock install has this:

[Cmd261]
Name=Report_weather
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F250006

without the line that I'm assuming maps it to Ctrl+W. My GWX3 install has exactly the same. I'm pretty sure the only mod I have enabled with GWX that might have taken it out of the original GWX3 Commands_en.cfg is Integrated Orders but it seems odd that the IO mod would take out a command that was in the GWX3 install.

*shrugs*

Maybe it did, lol. It's never occurred to me to check the weather when I'm submerged because I didn't think the game would have an option for it.

@Paul - adding that fifth line Key0=0x57,Cc,"W" might get you your weather updates, then, but I'd let the more experienced tweakers chime in on it first. At any rate, goes without saying - if you try it, BACK UP the cfg file or write down what you changed and where so you can change it back if it screws something up!

[Paul Riley]

Thanks for the replies.
I think that the movement of the UBoat just under the surface is a FAIRLY reliable way to determine the sea conditions,and yes...this USUALLY indicates poorer visibility too,but not always.
I will wait for something more concrete to develop,mod/tweak wise

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Sag75

I don't know, in my Command_en file there is this lane:

[Cmd261]
Name=Report_weather
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F250006
Key0=0x57,Cc,"W"


so if you press Ctrl+W you get weather report.

Interesting,may have to look into this.