How to run with decks awash?

CPT STUBING · 08-30-05, 08:56 AM

There was a thread around here somewhere discussing this, but I can't find it. Anyways, I've tried a couple of times to run awash and my crew doesn't stay on watch. Am I going down too far? Any input appreciated.

TreverSlyFox · 08-30-05, 02:48 PM

You first need to go in to your SHIII folder to the Data/Submarine folder. There you will find folders for each sub type, in each folder there is a .cfg file you can open with Notepad and edit the SURFACE DEPTH= (I think the VIIB is like 7.8).

Change the depth to 8 or 8.5 so it reads like this:

SURFACE DEPTH=8.5 Then hit save.

Now you can run decks awash at about 7 to 7.5 meters. The crew stays on watch and you still run on Diesels. Though in heavy seas the diesels will cut out when she dives into a big wave, and it also looks kind of funny when your watch crew is underwater and still scanning the area. Running decks awash also cuts down on your dive time a lot, I've run decks awash and from the order to dive to reaching parascope depth has been 18-20 seconds instead of the normal 37 seconds in a IXC.

NeonSamurai · 08-30-05, 05:50 PM

Its actualy 5.8 meters for the VII and IX subs

8-8.5 meters and the sail is pretty much underwater hehe. Just add 0.5-1 meters to the original surface value for the subs

Hmm i wonder what would happen if i set the surface depth to a few hundred meters, perhaps i could shell enemy ships from underneath them :rotfl:

Axeman · 10-18-05, 11:20 AM

Herr Quartermaster!!

I need scuba tanks for the watch and gun crews. Don't ask questions, this comes from the furher himself!!

Beery · 10-18-05, 11:53 AM

I've found that good surface depth settings are:

Type II: 7m.
Type VII and IX: 8m.
Type XXI: 10m.

U-104 · 10-18-05, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

Herr Quartermaster!!

I need scuba tanks for the watch and gun crews. Don't ask questions, this comes from the furher himself!!

:rotfl:

10-18-05, 04:33 PM

I usually just add 2 to what ever...7 becomes 9, etc...Keeps it simple for me and insures that I'm awash

wetwarev7 · 10-19-05, 08:44 AM

Has anyone who has done this noticed that at full surface, large waves tend to soak the bridge? I messed around with it some, adding 4 to each sub(although now it seems too much), and my bridge crew kept getting soaked. I'm wondering if just adding 2 would fix this. Also, does it actually affect how well enemy ships can see you?

Beery · 10-19-05, 10:11 AM

It should not affect how enemy AI can see you. I think, to the AI, you're probably either surfaced and fully visible, or you're submerged and invisible, or you have a snorkel or periscopeup, in which case you're semi-visible.

Regarding the large waves, it shouldn't be a problem if you plug in Type II = 7m; Type VII and IX = 8m; Type XXI = 10m. I've tweaked and tested these thoroughly, and as far as I can see they work perfectly. They should allow you to run with the decks completely submerged yet they don't allow too much water to flood the bridge (unless you're in a heavy sea of course).

snitzel · 10-19-05, 04:28 PM

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Also, does it actually affect how well enemy ships can see you?

Running decks awash does make it a little harder to the enemy to see the boat. It does not make the game unrealistic or make the AI helpless. When I tested it, IIRC my VII was spotted at 2500m instead of 2800m in bright daylight.

08-30-05, 08:56 AM	#1
CPT STUBING Watch Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Acapulco Deck Posts: 16 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How to run with decks awash? There was a thread around here somewhere discussing this, but I can't find it. Anyways, I've tried a couple of times to run awash and my crew doesn't stay on watch. Am I going down too far? Any input appreciated. __________________ Throwin\' a party down here, and you boys up there on that ship are invited....we\'re serving up fish!

08-30-05, 02:48 PM	#2
TreverSlyFox Bosun Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 65 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	You first need to go in to your SHIII folder to the Data/Submarine folder. There you will find folders for each sub type, in each folder there is a .cfg file you can open with Notepad and edit the SURFACE DEPTH= (I think the VIIB is like 7.8). Change the depth to 8 or 8.5 so it reads like this: SURFACE DEPTH=8.5 Then hit save. Now you can run decks awash at about 7 to 7.5 meters. The crew stays on watch and you still run on Diesels. Though in heavy seas the diesels will cut out when she dives into a big wave, and it also looks kind of funny when your watch crew is underwater and still scanning the area. Running decks awash also cuts down on your dive time a lot, I've run decks awash and from the order to dive to reaching parascope depth has been 18-20 seconds instead of the normal 37 seconds in a IXC. __________________ Be polite, be courtious, be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

08-30-05, 05:50 PM	#3
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Its actualy 5.8 meters for the VII and IX subs 8-8.5 meters and the sail is pretty much underwater hehe. Just add 0.5-1 meters to the original surface value for the subs Hmm i wonder what would happen if i set the surface depth to a few hundred meters, perhaps i could shell enemy ships from underneath them :rotfl: __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

10-18-05, 11:20 AM	#4
Axeman Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Running Silent and probably into a minefield! Posts: 10 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Herr Quartermaster!! I need scuba tanks for the watch and gun crews. Don't ask questions, this comes from the furher himself!! __________________ To Boldly Sink Where No Man Has Sunk Before.

10-18-05, 11:53 AM	#5
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've found that good surface depth settings are: Type II: 7m. Type VII and IX: 8m. Type XXI: 10m. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.

10-18-05, 04:33 PM	#7
Swany6mm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I usually just add 2 to what ever...7 becomes 9, etc...Keeps it simple for me and insures that I'm awash

10-19-05, 08:44 AM	#8
wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Has anyone who has done this noticed that at full surface, large waves tend to soak the bridge? I messed around with it some, adding 4 to each sub(although now it seems too much), and my bridge crew kept getting soaked. I'm wondering if just adding 2 would fix this. Also, does it actually affect how well enemy ships can see you? __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

10-19-05, 10:11 AM	#9
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It should not affect how enemy AI can see you. I think, to the AI, you're probably either surfaced and fully visible, or you're submerged and invisible, or you have a snorkel or periscopeup, in which case you're semi-visible. Regarding the large waves, it shouldn't be a problem if you plug in Type II = 7m; Type VII and IX = 8m; Type XXI = 10m. I've tweaked and tested these thoroughly, and as far as I can see they work perfectly. They should allow you to run with the decks completely submerged yet they don't allow too much water to flood the bridge (unless you're in a heavy sea of course). __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.