User Guide

The Silent Hunter 3 Mission Editor.................................................................................... 3
Types of editable data......................................................................................................... 4
Missions.......................................................................................................................... 4
Campaign layers.............................................................................................................. 4
Editor’s Interface ................................................................................................................ 5
Name bar......................................................................................................................... 5
Menus.................................................................................................................................. 6
File .................................................................................................................................. 6
New............................................................................................................................. 6
Open (Normal Mission, Random layer, etc)............................................................... 6
Merge.......................................................................................................................... 6
Save............................................................................................................................. 6
Save (Normal Mission) as........................................................................................... 6
Save Random Layer.................................................................................................... 7
Save Scripted Layer.................................................................................................... 7
Save Map Notes Layer................................................................................................ 7
Save Land Units Layer................................................................................................ 7
Edit.................................................................................................................................. 7
Copy (shortcut: Ctrl+C; Ctrl+Insert) .......................................................................... 7
Paste (shortcut: Ctrl+V; Shift+Insert)......................................................................... 7
Mission............................................................................................................................ 7
Parameters................................................................................................................... 7
Objectives ................................................................................................................... 9
Triggers....................................................................................................................... 9
Events........................................................................................................................ 10
Validate Mission....................................................................................................... 11
Tools ............................................................................................................................. 11
Radius Ruler (shortcut: R) ........................................................................................ 11
Show Estimated Time of Arrival.............................................................................. 11
Pan View (shortcut: SPACE).................................................................................... 11
View.............................................................................................................................. 12
Tool Bar .................................................................................................................... 12
Status bar................................................................................................................... 12
Render Accurate shore line (shortcut: O) ................................................................. 12
Show minefield distribution (shortcut: M) ............................................................... 12
Performance.................................................................................................................. 12
Editing....................................................................................................................... 12
Simulation................................................................................................................. 12
Help............................................................................................................................... 13
Toolbar.............................................................................................................................. 14
Time Filter Controls...................................................................................................... 14
Simulation Controls...................................................................................................... 14
Units Roster/Explorer ....................................................................................................... 15
Map View.......................................................................................................................... 15
Status Bar...................................................................................................................... 15
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