Silent Hunter 3 (GWX) U-boat name not changing when getting a new boat.

Steve_i400 · 09-10-22, 11:46 AM

Hello, I have a quick question about what I think may be a bug. Whenever I get a new U-boat in a campaign it keeps the name from the old one, which is a little annoying and immersion breaking. I don't want to be the captain of the U-6 Type IXB submarine, it just sounds goofy! So, am I doing something wrong? how do I get the game to actually give me new U-boats?

Notes:

I'm running the game with GWX3 gold edition and ARB widescreen GUI
I know that the name can probably be changed in the game files but I would like to get the game to do it for me, otherwise it feels like cheating.

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion!

Fifi · 09-10-22, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve_i400

Hello, I have a quick question about what I think may be a bug. Whenever I get a new U-boat in a campaign it keeps the name from the old one, which is a little annoying and immersion breaking. I don't want to be the captain of the U-6 Type IXB submarine, it just sounds goofy! So, am I doing something wrong? how do I get the game to actually give me new U-boats?

Notes:

I'm running the game with GWX3 gold edition and ARB widescreen GUI
I know that the name can probably be changed in the game files but I would like to get the game to do it for me, otherwise it feels like cheating.

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion!

Recommended to use SH3 Commander application

With this, you can change your sub number and plenty others things!
(For GWX, there are spécial add on files to include in Commander)

Steve_i400 · 09-11-22, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Fifi

Recommended to use SH3 Commander application

With this, you can change your sub number and plenty others things!
(For GWX, there are spécial add on files to include in Commander)

Thanks for the suggestion! I might try this, though I had hoped there would be a way for the game itself to do it without me tinkering with it, but I guess it's not possible.

RConch · 09-11-22, 07:10 AM

It is not at all difficult to install and improves the whole game.

09-10-22, 11:46 AM	#1
Steve_i400 Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 12 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 3 (GWX) U-boat name not changing when getting a new boat. Hello, I have a quick question about what I think may be a bug. Whenever I get a new U-boat in a campaign it keeps the name from the old one, which is a little annoying and immersion breaking. I don't want to be the captain of the U-6 Type IXB submarine, it just sounds goofy! So, am I doing something wrong? how do I get the game to actually give me new U-boats? Notes: I'm running the game with GWX3 gold edition and ARB widescreen GUI I know that the name can probably be changed in the game files but I would like to get the game to do it for me, otherwise it feels like cheating. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion!

09-11-22, 07:10 AM	#4
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	It is not at all difficult to install and improves the whole game. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.