Renown and upgrade bafflement

[Fubar2Niner]

Hi kaleuns.

Tis June 30 in the year 1940, my renown stands at 14545.68 but I am bemused. Despite seeing a IXB is available from around mid '39, I still have no option to upgrade, nor to a VIIC I'm really not sure why this is happening, from memory I have renown to spare. Now I come to think of it I have no option to upgrade to twin flak guns either I'm almost positive this has been available in the past almost from day 1.

I'm playing GWX 3 + mods ( A list of which I can post ), SH3C using historic U-Boat availability dates. Any ideas as to why BDU has denied me a new shiny IXB ??

All help much appreciated as always

PS I'm on patrol 10, so any ideas that doesn't involve killing my career will earn mucho beers

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[sublynx]

Sounds very odd. I think one should be able to get that twin flak gun at least with no problems and the better subs as well. If you see it in the upgrade screen and have the renown you should be able to upgrade. I suspect some kind of mod trouble there.

[Raptor]

It all depends on which flotilla you're in, as well as the year. Only the 2nd flotilla has type IX boats in 1940. It sounds like you're currently in either the 7th or 1st flotilla. Transfer to the 2nd and the IXB and VIIC will be available.

Even though a given u-boat type first becomes available during your career, not all flotillas were equipped with that type. For example, the type XXI is only available to the 11th flotilla in Bergen. The 29th flotilla in the Med only has VIIB and VIIC.



To increase your renown artificailly, open your career file; c:/MyDocuments/GWX (your directory may have a different name)/data/Cfg/Careers/your player name/Patrols_0.cfg and change the value on the 3rd line from the bottom [DeltaRenown] to however much you want. Use it to buy whatever you want as soon as it becomes available. I usually do this immediately after my first career patrol so I can get the crew I want (I don't use Commander).

HullIntegrity=100.000000
DeltaRenown=112260.492188
NbSaves=0
ChangedRank=No

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by Raptor

It all depends on which flotilla you're in, as well as the year. Only the 2nd flotilla has type IX boats in 1940. It sounds like you're currently in either the 7th or 1st flotilla. Transfer to the 2nd and the IXB and VIIC will be available.

Thanks shipmate, you hit the nail squarely on the head, I am in the 7th. I didn't give the flotilla a thought

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Thanks shipmate, you hit the nail squarely on the head, I am in the 7th. I didn't give the flotilla a thought

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

LOL you'd a thought after all these years of playing I'd have known that eh Jim Maybe I'm getting too old for this computer malarky

Edit: Actually, after a quick rethink, that still doesn't answer the twin Rheinmetal 2cm (Flak) problem

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

LOL you'd a thought after all these years of playing I'd have known that eh Jim Maybe I'm getting too old for this computer malarky

Edit: Actually, after a quick rethink, that still doesn't answer the twin Rheinmetal 2cm (Flak) problem

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

No prob matey....your in good company believe me

[Fubar2Niner]

Just in case anyone missed it............... "that still doesn't answer the twin Rheinmetal 2cm (Flak) problem " I can't get the flipperty jibbet upgrade, surely this can't be based on flotilla? Please, no, "Don't call me shirley" cracks

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Raptor]

The number and type of flak guns available depends on the year, the u-boat type (a function of your flotilla) and the tower (Turm) variant you have.

The default flak on all u-boat types is a single 20mm c/30 flak gun and a Turm 1 through 1941. The twin barrelled c/30 "zwilling" first becomes an optional up-grade in all flotillas in 1940 and the 37 mm is an additional default to the IXB.

Turm 2 becomes available in 1942. The default flak becomes two twin-barrelled C/30.

Two single barrelled c/38 (with a 40 round clip instead of 20) become the default in 1943 when Turm 2 becomes the default. Turm 3 and 2 twin C/30 are optional . The IXC40 and IXD2 also become available in 1943 as well for the 2nd flotilla. I assume the same is true for the 12th flotilla, but I didn't test that. Turm 3 adds a 37mm heavy flak. The 4-barrelled flakveirlling becomes optional on Turm 3.

After 1943, the options abound. See for yourself.

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by Raptor

..... The twin barrelled c/30 "zwilling" first becomes an optional up-grade in all flotillas in 1940 .....

This is it exactly, I don't have the option, I'm jiggered as to why. Anywho I transferred to 2nd flotilla and wham! I have all upgrade options including the illusive c/30 "zwilling". Revert back to 7th/13th no bloody zwilling Do you guys think I should stop drinking


Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Raptor]

You've got a corrupt file somewhere.

I just started new careers - in both vanilla SH3 and in SH3 with GWX Gold - in the 7th/13th flotilla in 1940.

In both cases, the default boat was a VIIC with a single C/30 flak. However, the C/30 zwilling appeared as an upgrade option.




Try it for yourself. Start a new 1940 career in the 7th. See what you get.