external view question..

SIcane · 02-03-13, 11:09 PM

Hey guys, quick question, I have seen on a couple videos that when one goes to external view I see a yellow circle and arrow on top of the water showing the heading of sub, how can I get this feature?

Johnfb · 02-03-13, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SIcane

Hey guys, quick question, I have seen on a couple videos that when one goes to external view I see a yellow circle and arrow on top of the water showing the heading of sub, how can I get this feature?

Thats the umark...its in the downloads section

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...do=file&id=702

John

Sailor Steve · 02-04-13, 12:17 AM

Yep, U-Mark. It comes with the game. GWX removes it.

Jimbuna · 02-04-13, 07:29 AM

The original orange coloured one:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ezdgd3x6pm1swme

SIcane · 02-04-13, 05:22 PM

ok thanks guys, so is it ok to reinstall this over GWX or am i gonna mess things up? Will it affect saved game files?

Johnfb · 02-04-13, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SIcane

ok thanks guys, so is it ok to reinstall this over GWX or am i gonna mess things up? Will it affect saved game files?

I reinstalled it over GWZ with no ill effect at all.
Although I always do any instal or modding before a patrol when in the base.

SIcane · 03-10-13, 01:17 PM

ok so now I have lost my icons over crew pictures...is there no way to use these together? I really want my icons back, what should I do?

Sailor Steve · 03-10-13, 01:43 PM

The U-Mark is its own .tga file. It's a picture only, and has no connection to the icons files. Something else must be wrong.

1. Did you use JSGME to install U-Mark? If so, remove it and re-install it. During installation does it stop you and tell you it will overwrite something else? If all it wants to overwrite is the old U-Mark file, click "Yes". If anything else, click "No".

2. You can install it directly by following the path described in the U-Mark folders. Just move the file into Silent Hunter III/Data/Misc.

SIcane · 03-11-13, 05:19 PM

the #2 choice, while in port before a mission, why does GWX remove it to begin with? This game has given me sooo many problems and very little gameplay.

Still dont have my crew talking to me at times so I always have to be staring at the screen which drives me madd

GoldenRivet · 03-11-13, 06:03 PM

GWX being a major mod which focuses on historical accuracy and realism more than many other things - removes the umark for a couple of reasons i can think of off hand...

1... it doesnt / didnt exist in reality

2... it makes for better screenshots if it isnt in the image.

I hate that your having problems... sometimes the only thing harder than installing a mod correctly is creating the mod to begin with

follow the advice of those experienced folks here and you will be sailing smoothly soon

good luck

02-03-13, 11:09 PM	#1
SIcane Watch Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 28 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	external view question.. Hey guys, quick question, I have seen on a couple videos that when one goes to external view I see a yellow circle and arrow on top of the water showing the heading of sub, how can I get this feature?

02-04-13, 12:17 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yep, U-Mark. It comes with the game. GWX removes it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-04-13, 07:29 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The original orange coloured one: http://www.mediafire.com/?ezdgd3x6pm1swme __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-10-13, 01:43 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The U-Mark is its own .tga file. It's a picture only, and has no connection to the icons files. Something else must be wrong. 1. Did you use JSGME to install U-Mark? If so, remove it and re-install it. During installation does it stop you and tell you it will overwrite something else? If all it wants to overwrite is the old U-Mark file, click "Yes". If anything else, click "No". 2. You can install it directly by following the path described in the U-Mark folders. Just move the file into Silent Hunter III/Data/Misc. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-11-13, 06:03 PM	#10
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	GWX being a major mod which focuses on historical accuracy and realism more than many other things - removes the umark for a couple of reasons i can think of off hand... 1... it doesnt / didnt exist in reality 2... it makes for better screenshots if it isnt in the image. I hate that your having problems... sometimes the only thing harder than installing a mod correctly is creating the mod to begin with follow the advice of those experienced folks here and you will be sailing smoothly soon good luck __________________

02-04-13, 05:22 PM	#5
SIcane Watch Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 28 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	ok thanks guys, so is it ok to reinstall this over GWX or am i gonna mess things up? Will it affect saved game files?

03-10-13, 01:17 PM	#7
SIcane Watch Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 28 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	ok so now I have lost my icons over crew pictures...is there no way to use these together? I really want my icons back, what should I do?

03-11-13, 05:19 PM	#9
SIcane Watch Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 28 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	the #2 choice, while in port before a mission, why does GWX remove it to begin with? This game has given me sooo many problems and very little gameplay. Still dont have my crew talking to me at times so I always have to be staring at the screen which drives me madd