SH3 Newbie Guide, FAQs, Tactics & Tips, Links, & other helpful stuff - Page 10

Austig · 12-23-06, 06:18 PM

Hi everyone!!!
Im a really quite the novice with this game (Been on only 4 patrols) and a few things have sprung up that i couldnt find any answers on and I was wondering if you guys could help :

1, Is there a mod or somthing similar that shows shipping lanes / mine fields that overlap the normal navigation map?

2, How do I get the external torps to my internal reserves / front tubes

Great web site youve got here BTW I've been checking it out for the past week

Merry Xmas from Foggy Bristol Uk

Ritchie

bigboywooly · 12-23-06, 10:23 PM

Hi and welcome to Subsim
Greetings from foggy Swindon :rotfl:

Well the answer to question 1
Have a look in C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Stock\documentation and look at the SH3 map
That shows convoy routes and aircoverage

In the stock game there no minefield maps

Question 2
When you are surfaced - if you press "i" on the keyboard it will bring up your torpedo screen
Drag one of your external torps into an empty internal slot

Hope that helps

Austig · 12-24-06, 03:00 AM

Thats fantasic thank you ever so much!!!!

I havent tried the external torp advise as ive ben banned til after xmas......girlfriends and u boats dont mix

perhaps I should sail to bristol next patrol... take out broadmead or bedminster eh????

MERRY CHRISTMAS

bigboywooly · 12-24-06, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Austig

Thats fantasic thank you ever so much!!!!

I havent tried the external torp advise as ive ben banned til after xmas......girlfriends and u boats dont mix

perhaps I should sail to bristol next patrol... take out broadmead or bedminster eh????

MERRY CHRISTMAS

:rotfl: :rotfl:
Yes they dont mix too well
Not very deep at Bristol IIRC
Isnt that where the phrase "Ship shape and Bristol fashion" comes from ?
When the tide used to go out the ships would sit on their keels
And if the ship wasnt up to it

Corsair · 12-24-06, 10:57 AM

Happily the tide is not modeled... Have been there lately for an SH3Gen special mission and in some places you have around 20m depth (south of Cardiff) Better not be spotted there. Means going slow and ears often on the hydrophone.

Austig · 12-24-06, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Austig

Thats fantasic thank you ever so much!!!!

I havent tried the external torp advise as ive ben banned til after xmas......girlfriends and u boats dont mix

perhaps I should sail to bristol next patrol... take out broadmead or bedminster eh????

MERRY CHRISTMAS

:rotfl: :rotfl:
Yes they dont mix too well
Not very deep at Bristol IIRC
Isnt that where the phrase "Ship shape and Bristol fashion" comes from ?
When the tide used to go out the ships would sit on their keels
And if the ship wasnt up to it

Yup my city is where "ship shape....." comes from due to its extensive martitime history...... SS Great Britian built by Isimbard kindgom Brunel creatior of the clifton suspension bridge and such...

anyways....

MERRY XMAS!!!

Bugsi · 01-22-07, 08:20 PM

Hi, I've owned SH3 since it came out but only recently installed it on a reasonably modern system. I have a question about the Deck Gun training mission.

Background: SH3 DVD, 1.4 update installed. No other mods.
In the Deck Gun training mission, I want to operate the deck gun myself. I use F10 and TAB to zoom, aim my shots, set my elevation, and fire the gun. The target ships are at ranges between 1500 and 3000 on the elevation meter. But I can't see very well where the shots are hitting, so I switch to Binoculars view to see the results of my shots, if I'm falling short, overshooting, or getting hits. I use the "b" key to switch to binoculars. After seeing the shot fall, I hit F10 and TAB to get back to firing the deck gun, -but the elevation is set back at 500, and I have to wind it back up to 1500 or wherever I was shooting. This is maddening!

Am I doing something wrong, or is there a way to keep the deck gun where it was, or is there a better way to see my shots falling without having to switch to binoculars view? Or is this a bug, is there a patch, etc.

Thx in advance.

raduz · 01-23-07, 05:12 AM

till now, I supposed that the binoculars and the deck gun zoom have both the same magnification... I dont need binoculars to see the shells impact. but I usually do not open fire beyond 2000 m.

melnibonian · 01-23-07, 06:15 AM

I would suggest to open fire at shorter distances 1500-1000m or even shorter than that if you can. That way you will be able to use less ammo and you will see through the gun's binoculars where your shells fall.

Lzs von swe · 01-24-07, 03:15 PM

The elevation setting problem happens when you leave the gun and then hit F10 again.
You can hit TAB again to get a bigger magnification, I think there are three settings, and you can use the mouse wheel to zoom too. If you left click your mouse when zoomed you can aim the gun with the mouse, giving you better control than the arrow keys.

Kpt Lothar · 01-25-07, 05:24 AM

Hi,
Just installed sh3.
I want it to look BETTER. I got new, strong computer.
Id like to use sh3cmdr, jsgme, gwx.
What else should i do to see more eye-candys?

melnibonian · 01-25-07, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt Lothar

Hi,
Just installed sh3.
I want it to look BETTER. I got new, strong computer.
Id like to use sh3cmdr, jsgme, gwx.
What else should i do to see more eye-candys?

Just go to the first page of this thread http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=97328 and check the skins section. There you will find loads of eye-candy for your Boat

Bugsi · 01-28-07, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lzs von swe

The elevation setting problem happens when you leave the gun and then hit F10 again.
You can hit TAB again to get a bigger magnification, I think there are three settings, and you can use the mouse wheel to zoom too. If you left click your mouse when zoomed you can aim the gun with the mouse, giving you better control than the arrow keys.

Oh man, I didn't realize you could hit TAB again to get bigger magnification. That's all I needed. Okay, I ran the whole artillery training mission again, with much better results, chasing, intercepting, and shooting each target. Clearly your shells do more damage from closer range, too. That's interesting. I wonder how damage for any given shell is calculated. I did sink one ship before using nothing but star shells. I guess I burned everyone to death? Ha! Thanks for the advice, I had no idea that TAB a second time gave larger magnification.

gamers2000 · 01-28-07, 04:34 AM

Trust me,with Bernard onboard,the magnification ain't gonna do you good.

Bugsi · 01-28-07, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamers2000

Trust me,with Bernard onboard,the magnification ain't gonna do you good.

Sometimes I think *I AM* Bernard!!

12-23-06, 10:23 PM	#137
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hi and welcome to Subsim Greetings from foggy Swindon :rotfl: Well the answer to question 1 Have a look in C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Stock\documentation and look at the SH3 map That shows convoy routes and aircoverage In the stock game there no minefield maps Question 2 When you are surfaced - if you press "i" on the keyboard it will bring up your torpedo screen Drag one of your external torps into an empty internal slot Hope that helps __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-24-06, 10:57 AM	#140
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Happily the tide is not modeled... Have been there lately for an SH3Gen special mission and in some places you have around 20m depth (south of Cardiff) Better not be spotted there. Means going slow and ears often on the hydrophone. __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

01-22-07, 08:20 PM	#142
Bugsi Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Deck Gun Controls? Hi, I've owned SH3 since it came out but only recently installed it on a reasonably modern system. I have a question about the Deck Gun training mission. Background: SH3 DVD, 1.4 update installed. No other mods. In the Deck Gun training mission, I want to operate the deck gun myself. I use F10 and TAB to zoom, aim my shots, set my elevation, and fire the gun. The target ships are at ranges between 1500 and 3000 on the elevation meter. But I can't see very well where the shots are hitting, so I switch to Binoculars view to see the results of my shots, if I'm falling short, overshooting, or getting hits. I use the "b" key to switch to binoculars. After seeing the shot fall, I hit F10 and TAB to get back to firing the deck gun, -but the elevation is set back at 500, and I have to wind it back up to 1500 or wherever I was shooting. This is maddening! Am I doing something wrong, or is there a way to keep the deck gun where it was, or is there a better way to see my shots falling without having to switch to binoculars view? Or is this a bug, is there a patch, etc. Thx in advance.

01-23-07, 06:15 AM	#144
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I would suggest to open fire at shorter distances 1500-1000m or even shorter than that if you can. That way you will be able to use less ammo and you will see through the gun's binoculars where your shells fall. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-24-07, 03:15 PM	#145
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	The elevation setting problem happens when you leave the gun and then hit F10 again. You can hit TAB again to get a bigger magnification, I think there are three settings, and you can use the mouse wheel to zoom too. If you left click your mouse when zoomed you can aim the gun with the mouse, giving you better control than the arrow keys. __________________

12-23-06, 06:18 PM	#136
Austig Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bristol Uk or Victoria B.C. Posts: 13 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hi everyone!!! Im a really quite the novice with this game (Been on only 4 patrols) and a few things have sprung up that i couldnt find any answers on and I was wondering if you guys could help : 1, Is there a mod or somthing similar that shows shipping lanes / mine fields that overlap the normal navigation map? 2, How do I get the external torps to my internal reserves / front tubes Great web site youve got here BTW I've been checking it out for the past week Merry Xmas from Foggy Bristol Uk Ritchie

12-24-06, 03:00 AM	#138
Austig Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bristol Uk or Victoria B.C. Posts: 13 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thats fantasic thank you ever so much!!!! I havent tried the external torp advise as ive ben banned til after xmas......girlfriends and u boats dont mix perhaps I should sail to bristol next patrol... take out broadmead or bedminster eh???? MERRY CHRISTMAS

01-23-07, 05:12 AM	#143
raduz Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slovakia Posts: 205 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	till now, I supposed that the binoculars and the deck gun zoom have both the same magnification... I dont need binoculars to see the shells impact. but I usually do not open fire beyond 2000 m.

01-25-07, 05:24 AM	#146
Kpt Lothar Seaman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Poland, Jozefow Posts: 40 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi, Just installed sh3. I want it to look BETTER. I got new, strong computer. Id like to use sh3cmdr, jsgme, gwx. What else should i do to see more eye-candys?

01-28-07, 04:34 AM	#149
gamers2000 Bosun Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 68 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Trust me,with Bernard onboard,the magnification ain't gonna do you good.