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

FUBAR295 · 06-20-22, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

just installed SH3 and began attending the Naval Academy.
i completed the Navigation training.
How do i take the Exam?
Clicking on the word does nothing.

It appears you have already completed the test and passed getting results of "Excellent". Maybe you thought you were taking a training course and did the exam.

Mad Mardigan · 06-20-22, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FUBAR295

It appears you have already completed the test and passed getting results of "Excellent". Maybe you thought you were taking a training course and did the exam.

On reflection of the screenie... am in agreement.

I think what happened here, KaluenMarco... is that you selected doing that in exam mode rather than training 1st... thereby, completing it in exam mode, unknowingly.

M. M.

Jimbuna · 06-21-22, 05:45 AM

Welcome to SubSim Silversur4er

KaleunMarco · 06-21-22, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

On reflection of the screenie... am in agreement.

I think what happened here, KaluenMarco... is that you selected doing that in exam mode rather than training 1st... thereby, completing it in exam mode, unknowingly.

M. M.

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Originally Posted by FUBAR295

It appears you have already completed the test and passed getting results of "Excellent". Maybe you thought you were taking a training course and did the exam.

ok, thank you, gentleman.

so i pressed on to deck gun qualification. i sank the 5 ships and waited and waited and i received all of the messages but the mission would not end.

so, i pressed Esc and aborted and RTB and received no credit.

i restarted the training, sank a ship or two, rotated the deck gun to make it bear on another target and ......hang-city.

nothing could make SH3 become conscious again. i had to alt-ctrl-del and logoff/logon.

SH3 is starting to perform more like SH4.

Deputy · 06-24-22, 01:33 PM

I am not new to Subsim or SH3, as can be seen by my starting date

But I AM new to Win 10.

And for the life of me, I can't get the game to run in Win 10.
I have the game on DVD from the old days. So it had Starforce on it. I did the removal thing after it installed and it said Starforce wasn't installed. I patched to the newest version. Still doesn't work. I keep getting an error popup saying

"This application can be launched with a release version of Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1/98/ME/Server 2003 only".

Tried compatibility mode with EVERY option available. Still won't start. Still same error popup. Getting desperate. I really want to play the game but I sure don't want to install Win 95.

Can anyone help?

Dep

Mad Mardigan · 06-24-22, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Deputy

I am not new to Subsim or SH3, as can be seen by my starting date

But I AM new to Win 10.

And for the life of me, I can't get the game to run in Win 10.
I have the game on DVD from the old days. So it had Starforce on it. I did the removal thing after it installed and it said Starforce wasn't installed. I patched to the newest version. Still doesn't work. I keep getting an error popup saying

"This application can be launched with a release version of Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1/98/ME/Server 2003 only".

Tried compatibility mode with EVERY option available. Still won't start. Still same error popup. Getting desperate. I really want to play the game but I sure don't want to install Win 95.

Can anyone help?

Dep

Am going to go out on a limb here.. & say... it sounds likely, that you followed the old conventional wisdom, of going with an installs default installation path & it installed in "C:\Program files" or... "C:\Program files (x86)"...

On installing, it is better to dump the default install pathway, & opting instead... to create your own pathway for the install.

Have found it better to point an install to either...

"C:\Games\(whatever game name folder)

or installing it on a hard drive that is NOT under UAC terror-tory control.

After doing an install & seeing that it is working as it "should" in just plain jane vanilla stock... would suggest making a copy of it & then... zip filing it.

This can be used to replace that copy in the unlikely event that something goes wrong should you chose to mod it with any mod set for SH3. I would strongly recommend using MultiSH3 with just the 1 copy... so that it keeps the main SH3 save folder, in pristine condition in case of such a corruption occurring.

It also gives the ability to run more than 1 modded version if you chose to want to run with more than 1 mod set.... simply unzip it into a new minted game folder inside of \Games (aptly named to whatever other mod set version you decide on using) & making sure to use MultiSH3 to keep the save folers... separate from 1 another.

A simpler means, before making that zip copy... drop in to the copy to be zipped... both JSGME & MultiSH3, so that both are already in the zip & no need to do so after unzipping into the new folder set up.

Hope this helps... as always.

M. M.

Deputy · 06-25-22, 04:24 PM

Well I did as you instructed. Installed it in C:\Games2\SilentHunter3.

No success. Same message when I tried running it. Also checked for Starforce and same answer...not present in my PC. Have it set to run in compatibility mode for Win 7. Should it be set at something else?

Mad Mardigan · 06-25-22, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Deputy

Well I did as you instructed. Installed it in C:\Games2\SilentHunter3.

No success. Same message when I tried running it. Also checked for Starforce and same answer...not present in my PC. Have it set to run in compatibility mode for Win 7. Should it be set at something else?

Hmmmm....

Odd... have not ever ran into that error message, or at least that I can recall of exactly phrased that way... "This application can be launched with a release version of Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1/98/ME/Server 2003 only".

What... exactly are your spec's, on your computer... if ya would be so kind as to relay... Win 10, still hanging on to 7 or 8.1... updated to 11... would be helpful info to know.

In addition, how much "RAM" you are working with... what the graphics spec's are... Nvidia, AMD...

I shall be frank... all My experience with SH3... has been with access of it, from both Steam... & Ubi aka Ubisoft. Have never done an install of it off of disk, not for any game... for some time now. Last time I did, was 1 game called... Axis & Allies & that wasn't too long ago. While I don't play it an awful lot, had no issues with playing it, regardless.

I know, not quite the same as here, with SH3... just noting, the only similarity it shares is it was off a disk.

Will se what I can find to sort this out so that you can get up & running with that copy you have...

Only other thing I can think of... is to look into investing a bit & grabbing an online download access copy of SH3... from Steam, Ubisoft, or some other online game source that is reputable.

Hopefully, another who has knowledge on how to solve this, would also be helpful... but I shall endeavor to see what I can find out, in the mean time.

M. M.

Hebe Vollmaus · 08-15-22, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Deputy

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"This application can be launched with a release version of Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1/98/ME/Server 2003 only".
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Some self-refresh please?
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/new...eply&p=2815418

Krolm · 10-14-22, 10:20 PM

Cargo ships

Small <4000 GRT:
Single torpedo bit forward dont hit the ships in the middle they will stall in the seas and not sink sometimes. If the seas are rough (>7 m/s winds) then a single torpedo hit anywhere will sink them.

Medium 4000<xxxx<8000 GRT:
Single torpedo on the bow section of the ship dont go for boiler room shots and shots to the funnel, they wont go down. Single torpedo at roughly near the second mast of a medium cargo will sink it in a single hit. May need a kill shot if the seas are calm (<7 m/s winds) but in rough seas they will go down even medium cargo's which are infamous for not sinking will go down in a single hit.

Large >8000 GRT
Same as Medium cargo ships, Large merchants and Large Cargo ship can go down with single torpedo hit in the bow, again dont go for middle shots they wont work if seas are calm need more torpedoes one will do.

Tankers

Tankers are tricky ships the small tanker and Nipawan tanker will go down with single torpedo
larger tankers need 2 torpedoes aimed at the stern again this all depends on the load of the ship tanker are known to be very hard to sink UK bound convoys usually carry fuel and crude and these convoys travel at high speeds
Expect tankers to take 2-3 torpedoes single hits are rare even in rough seas

Combat ships

Very easy to kill they usually have side armour and impacts are discouraged, 1 magnetic torpedo will kill any destroyer/Corvette/Light cruiser.
For Heavy cruisers/Battle cruisers/Battleships 2 Magnetic torpedoes aimed slightly behind the turrets will destroy them
Carriers same formula as the cargos stern shots with 2 Magnetic Torpedoes
Remember ! combat ships=have armour=under keel shots
Destroyer and corvette have very low keel depth they sit very high in water so in rough seas you need to set depth to very low or just use an impact torpedo skipping the waves

Notes:
Avoid Passenger/Cargo they are useless ships that wont go down even of the torpedo has 600 kgs of explosive.
Try to get true course of ship for AOB and speed, Speed is very important even 1 knot error will kill the attack
Get as close as possible if attacking lone merchants.

500-600 meters distance exact speed of ship 90° attack angle with 0° gyro angle and using slow speed setting with impact pistols you cannot miss with this combo. Wait for the ship to sink let the flooding do the rest if ship appears to be in control and hasnt shown any progress then go back and hit it again from same angle (if attacked on port side of ship attack port side again dont go for starboard side).

Sink em all!!

CTU_Clay · 10-24-22, 07:19 PM

How about the "one shot, one kill" ?

Does anyone have the tutorial for "one shot, one kill"?

-clay

06-21-22, 05:45 AM	#3
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10-14-22, 10:20 PM	#10
Krolm Watch Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: India Posts: 17 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Most effective way of sinking ships (Grey Wolves Expansion) Cargo ships Small <4000 GRT: Single torpedo bit forward dont hit the ships in the middle they will stall in the seas and not sink sometimes. If the seas are rough (>7 m/s winds) then a single torpedo hit anywhere will sink them. Medium 4000<xxxx<8000 GRT: Single torpedo on the bow section of the ship dont go for boiler room shots and shots to the funnel, they wont go down. Single torpedo at roughly near the second mast of a medium cargo will sink it in a single hit. May need a kill shot if the seas are calm (<7 m/s winds) but in rough seas they will go down even medium cargo's which are infamous for not sinking will go down in a single hit. Large >8000 GRT Same as Medium cargo ships, Large merchants and Large Cargo ship can go down with single torpedo hit in the bow, again dont go for middle shots they wont work if seas are calm need more torpedoes one will do. Tankers Tankers are tricky ships the small tanker and Nipawan tanker will go down with single torpedo larger tankers need 2 torpedoes aimed at the stern again this all depends on the load of the ship tanker are known to be very hard to sink UK bound convoys usually carry fuel and crude and these convoys travel at high speeds Expect tankers to take 2-3 torpedoes single hits are rare even in rough seas Combat ships Very easy to kill they usually have side armour and impacts are discouraged, 1 magnetic torpedo will kill any destroyer/Corvette/Light cruiser. For Heavy cruisers/Battle cruisers/Battleships 2 Magnetic torpedoes aimed slightly behind the turrets will destroy them Carriers same formula as the cargos stern shots with 2 Magnetic Torpedoes Remember ! combat ships=have armour=under keel shots Destroyer and corvette have very low keel depth they sit very high in water so in rough seas you need to set depth to very low or just use an impact torpedo skipping the waves Notes: Avoid Passenger/Cargo they are useless ships that wont go down even of the torpedo has 600 kgs of explosive. Try to get true course of ship for AOB and speed, Speed is very important even 1 knot error will kill the attack Get as close as possible if attacking lone merchants. 500-600 meters distance exact speed of ship 90° attack angle with 0° gyro angle and using slow speed setting with impact pistols you cannot miss with this combo. Wait for the ship to sink let the flooding do the rest if ship appears to be in control and hasnt shown any progress then go back and hit it again from same angle (if attacked on port side of ship attack port side again dont go for starboard side). Sink em all!!

10-24-22, 07:19 PM	#11
CTU_Clay The Lone Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bellville, TX 77418 Posts: 710 Downloads: 315 Uploads: 0	How about the "one shot, one kill" ? Does anyone have the tutorial for "one shot, one kill"? -clay __________________ "The Lone Wolf"] https://steelsharksforum.proboards.com/ *“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” .*

06-24-22, 01:33 PM	#5
Deputy Chief Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 328 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	I am not new to Subsim or SH3, as can be seen by my starting date But I AM new to Win 10. And for the life of me, I can't get the game to run in Win 10. I have the game on DVD from the old days. So it had Starforce on it. I did the removal thing after it installed and it said Starforce wasn't installed. I patched to the newest version. Still doesn't work. I keep getting an error popup saying "This application can be launched with a release version of Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1/98/ME/Server 2003 only". Tried compatibility mode with EVERY option available. Still won't start. Still same error popup. Getting desperate. I really want to play the game but I sure don't want to install Win 95. Can anyone help? Dep

06-25-22, 04:24 PM	#7
Deputy Chief Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 328 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Well I did as you instructed. Installed it in C:\Games2\SilentHunter3. No success. Same message when I tried running it. Also checked for Starforce and same answer...not present in my PC. Have it set to run in compatibility mode for Win 7. Should it be set at something else?