yes...you were using 1st September 1939. You need to use the date that the message was encrypted which is 31 August 1939.

I've tried both dates. I get gibberish whichever date I use.

As another example I get a message (without the optional BDU encryption mod) in September (3rd I think), it was sent the same day by BDU. It reads -

DKUW BQGT GBFJ YRTS ICKH VLVW HVPO IMQV SGWP JJOH LLTTF SQVP
AZGK APBK BTBO HPSN MXYB URNX RVOF UHIL LUTZ IIPU DKUW BQGT


Now, if I use September (on all the charts) as the date I get YVLM QYOI, which read vertical gives YLQO and VMYI, LQO = 210 so it's a Hydra message. I follow the charts for setting the dials and plugs and then enter VMYI and finish setting the dials and input the rest of the message, but I still get gibberish coming out!



EDIT - OK I found out where I was going wrong, I used one of the example messages at the end of SkyBarons Enigma manual, loaded up the Tutorial TDC mission, and tried to decode it. I was neglecting to set the dials/plugs for the correct day. I had the right month, not the right day. DOH!!

Now that I know that I've been able to decode the original message I was trying to decode, just to make sure. Don't know about decoding the other two I received because I didn't make a note of the day they were sent (it was between the 3rd and 5th), any my journal doesn't seem to be saving messages properly, even if I manually save it during patrol!!

I'm going to restart anyway and re-enable the BDU encryption optional mod, now that I know where I was going wrong, hopefully this time I can make some progress, and get back to where I was - nearly finished Coastal Waters but with no missions being given (which is what prompted me to start looking at Sober's Mega Mod and then this mega mod)...

Some questions:
1) There is no crew management? Crew is immortal?
2) So i can use "battle alarm" (F7 button) mode always without penalties?
3) What is the maximum number of ships in convoy?

Thanks a lot sir, that worked! :up:

About 10 days of game time left before starting a new campaign (Mare Nostrum). Any news on an ETA for the next release candidate? No pressure mind you!...Haha :D

Rust
 

I really don't like the exaggerated rust with the RUSTED GLORY part of TWoS, I can't seem to find a way to disable it. It doesn't show up in the TDW fileoptionviewer either..

Any tips?

I think you may be able to delete the textures folder in the main TWoS mod but I am not 100% certain that this will fix the problem. In real life much care was taken with not allowing degradation of the paint as per this item in the Kriegsmarine Submarine Commanders Handbook:

Hi Magjamer,
Please, do not delete the textures folder in the main Twos mod because the texture folder contains 571 files where only 8 are Rusted Glory. The mod Rusted Glory have only eight files in Textures folder of TWOS and only for VIIA. The problem is solved by replacing the eight files with the original ones. I created a small mod to have since Memel the right original paint. You may choose to activate in Memel this mod, or when you reach Kiel, simulating with the maintenance and the upgrade at the dock also the maintenance of the paint. This is your choice, however, the mod can be activated on any mission because it only contains graphic files.
The mod is compatible JSGME.

This is the link:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/m4f61g..._type_VIIA.zip

Torpedo :Kaleun_Cheers:

I cooked up a little submod a while ago for my own use that removes the rust for those that hate it (like me). It seems to work and I have not noticed any side effects, though it uses stock textures on the hull exterior.

I uploaded it to the subsim downloads. Grab it here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=5073

EDIT: The guy above me beat me, lol. His solution looks more elegant.

Better two good news that no news !!!

Torpedo

Thanks Torpedo and R-T-B, responses are very quick on this forum. Looks like a good community. :yeah:

It's our pleasure to help you and this is a very good community!
Try before my version that contains only the necessary files.

Torpedo

Ahoy,
Got confused last night!
Playing TWOS RC3 with:
1. TWOS 1.06
2. Real nav
3. W&S

so NO enigma mod installed and last night Iv got encrypted message on my way to kiel after first objective is done.

Not sure if that should happen, so Im reporting here :Kaleun_Salute:

You are right. :oops: I forgot that Vecko had added a number of new ships as well as Silentmichal's dining room mod in RC3. :up:

Great work Torpedo :up:

Bit of a dumb question but I note that inertia is more pronounced in TWoS, I kept over running my intended stopping point during play last night and had to keep going backwards...

How much of a distance should I leave (or add to my intended range to target) on average to "stop" in the spot I want to?

Hi Raven,
A difficult question to answer, It depends on the speed that you are approaching the target, which direction the current (or Tide) is coming from, your depth due to the salinity of the water that you are traveling through and it's temperature due to change of density.

You will have to use trial and error over several attacks to find what works best for your style of approach, I find what works best for me is to shut down engines at about 2000m to 1500m (depending on approach speed) from the target coarse line.

If the Boat does not seem to be coming to a halt at about 900m to 800m, then order reverse standard or full, when the Knot meter is just gone pass the 1.5 Knot mark, Order Engine Stop.

Good Hunting
Les

Just completed ‘Infiltrate a spy near Liverpool’.
A perilous journey deep in to enemy territory keeping radio silence while I dodge escorts and air patrols to deliver my human cargo to its destination.
I am 150 metres off the shore with 15m/s wind speed raging.
My WO tells me there is a ship short range bearing 357 degrees and I nearly crap myself.
Its the spy in the boat.

 

http://s22.postimg.org/44ninp8wx/image.jpg

Trust me, that was not funny, I thought I had had it.
Now I have to extricate my boat out of the danger zone and dodge the patrols between Holyhead and Liverpool.
My reward for this dangerous mission 1 Bonus Point.
I can sit in a patrol grid for 48 hours, do nothing and get 1 Bonus Point and, with the option to get another 2.
These dangerous and time consuming missions should be better rewarded.
Peter

:agree:

Because I successfully delivered a spy to Londonderry, they keep trying to send me back with another spy. We should get 3 Bonus Points at least for those hair raising missions.

Missing Chart
 

Hi guys, I am running WoS 1.05 w/update 17. I was working through the TDC tutorials and I seem to be missing the speed table. When I press the E key and search through all the available charts, it doesn't seem to be listed. Any suggestions?

Cheers!