Where is everybody? The only boat in the village!

Stargazer · 02-08-11, 11:46 AM

Hi,

I've added several new mods to Silent Hunter, and started a new career and I'm suddenly finding it quite a lonely experience.

I've just activated the Merchant Fleet with Skin packs, the OLC Gui which is lurvely and made it possible to use the XXI from '39 just for a bit of fun that I need to get out my system before I go back to doing it properly.

Leaving Wilhems'... No other traffic.

My first patrol was me, 50 other people and whole bunch of radio messages. When the UK went red, I thought I'd see what the XXI was really made of and took her into the channel.

Nothing.

I thought I'd go do some hell-raising at Dover.

Nobody was home.

I went to my grid off the west of Ireland.

Nowt.

I juorneyed down towards Gibralter.

Zippo.

I rocked up in the port of Gibralter and what did I find? A luke warm mug of coffee and half eaten doughnut, but no ships.

If nobody's seen this before then I'm gong to have to spend bloody ages faffing about with enabling/disabling various mods in certain orders and then going on long patrols in the hopes I get lucky.

If you can save me a few nights of this madness, I'd be ever so grateful.

Rob.

Gargamel · 02-08-11, 01:23 PM

I know I'm a new member and all, without a lot of experience in the game and such, but my first guess would be that you lost the scripted and random layers somehow. See if they still exist, or maybe they got replaced with empty ones. Check the layers in the mission editor to see if they are still populated with ships in the harbors.

papa_smurf · 02-08-11, 01:52 PM

Obvious question, but have you got GWX 3.0 installed?

Pappy55 · 02-08-11, 02:28 PM

I will second recomendation for GWX 3.0 + SH3 Commander

its a big download but trust us. you will never play stock again.

frau kaleun · 02-08-11, 03:01 PM

@ Stargazer: did you by any chance enable one or more of the mods that are called something like Black Sea Campaign, Indian Ocean Campaign, etc.?

Check the GWX3 manual to be sure, but those mods (and there may be others that overwrite the existing campaign files) should only be used if you are going to be operating in those areas and those areas only as they *remove* traffic from the rest of the SH3 world in order to cut down on loading times.

But yeah as noted above if you are finding NO traffic at all, it's a good bet something has overwritten your campaign files (and the area-specific campaign mods are often the culprit when this occurs).

02-08-11, 03:12 PM

NOBODY reads a stupid Manual!

That would be like reading a Map when your on a trip!

Guys don't do that.

(We also don't ask for directions because we know it just ticks the Ladys off)

02-08-11, 11:46 AM	#1
Stargazer A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 76 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Where is everybody? The only boat in the village! Hi, I've added several new mods to Silent Hunter, and started a new career and I'm suddenly finding it quite a lonely experience. I've just activated the Merchant Fleet with Skin packs, the OLC Gui which is lurvely and made it possible to use the XXI from '39 just for a bit of fun that I need to get out my system before I go back to doing it properly. Leaving Wilhems'... No other traffic. My first patrol was me, 50 other people and whole bunch of radio messages. When the UK went red, I thought I'd see what the XXI was really made of and took her into the channel. Nothing. I thought I'd go do some hell-raising at Dover. Nobody was home. I went to my grid off the west of Ireland. Nowt. I juorneyed down towards Gibralter. Zippo. I rocked up in the port of Gibralter and what did I find? A luke warm mug of coffee and half eaten doughnut, but no ships. If nobody's seen this before then I'm gong to have to spend bloody ages faffing about with enabling/disabling various mods in certain orders and then going on long patrols in the hopes I get lucky. If you can save me a few nights of this madness, I'd be ever so grateful. Rob.

02-08-11, 01:23 PM	#2
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I know I'm a new member and all, without a lot of experience in the game and such, but my first guess would be that you lost the scripted and random layers somehow. See if they still exist, or maybe they got replaced with empty ones. Check the layers in the mission editor to see if they are still populated with ships in the harbors. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

02-08-11, 01:52 PM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Obvious question, but have you got GWX 3.0 installed? __________________

02-08-11, 02:28 PM	#4
Pappy55 Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 211 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 0	I will second recomendation for GWX 3.0 + SH3 Commander its a big download but trust us. you will never play stock again. __________________

02-08-11, 03:01 PM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	@ Stargazer: did you by any chance enable one or more of the mods that are called something like Black Sea Campaign, Indian Ocean Campaign, etc.? Check the GWX3 manual to be sure, but those mods (and there may be others that overwrite the existing campaign files) should only be used if you are going to be operating in those areas and those areas only as they remove traffic from the rest of the SH3 world in order to cut down on loading times. But yeah as noted above if you are finding NO traffic at all, it's a good bet something has overwritten your campaign files (and the area-specific campaign mods are often the culprit when this occurs).

02-08-11, 03:12 PM	#6
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	NOBODY reads a stupid Manual! That would be like reading a Map when your on a trip! Guys don't do that. (We also don't ask for directions because we know it just ticks the Ladys off)