Radiolog 'lite' and 'heavy' mod 1.4 *update* 21.10.2005

[KaleuBauman]

I've been trying to d/l the "heavy" version for three days now, and I keep being told that I can't d/l the file from my IP because of too many downloads or some such. Any way around that?

[Catfish]

Hello Irishred,
you must have taken part in this german "9te Funkmod" project, this is the message mod i'm currently using (for it is in german as it should be ;) . I did not have repeated messages here, so what is changed regarding the (english) radiolog mod ?
Greetings,
Catfish

[irishred]

I've been trying to d/l the "heavy" version for three days now, and I keep being told that I can't d/l the file from my IP because of too many downloads or some such. Any way around that?

Let me try another website:

http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1U7A79M2UVB792GO9CGIFA7ZY3

For those of you who can't use rapidshare, try there.

Hello Irishred,
you must have taken part in this german "9te Funkmod" project, this is the message mod i'm currently using (for it is in german as it should be . I did not have repeated messages here, so what is changed regarding the (english) radiolog mod ?

No, I had nothing to do with the German version at all, except part of the English translation is present, but thats as far as it goes. As for repeating messages, there shouldn't be any, but I can check the log again to make sure re-transmission times are turned off.

[irishred]

Updated version of the radiolog mod included March 1941 is now available.

http://rapidshare.de/files/2911851/radiolog.zip.html

and here if you can't use rapidshare:

http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0O2I7QHYPW5643ITSXCV9LGMMV

Note: I've gone though and changed and double checked all the message broadcast and they are now all set to '0' or in other words - broadcast once, so there should be not more repeating messages at all. However, some messages are large enough that I've had to split them into multiple parts, so these are not repeating messages. As always, if you spot any errors please let me know so it can be fixed.

Enjoy.

[KaleuBauman]

Thank you much :)

[gonzman]

I've got the radiolog lite installed and in Sep 1939 i recieve a message about engaging French ships, then a little bit later i get the same message but it's only a shortened form.

[irishred]

I've got the radiolog lite installed and in Sep 1939 i recieve a message about engaging French ships, then a little bit later i get the same message but it's only a shortened form.

Radiolog (lite) version fixed so no rebroadcast. Available here and first post.

http://rapidshare.de/files/2915142/radiologlite.zip.html


Btw: re: French ships thats not a repeated message. That is supposed to be there.

[R Hardman]

Outstanding !!!!!!!! This has been very well timed since my patrols have been 3-4 months behind the heavy versions message traffic. Thanks! :up:

[Syxx_Killer]

I just downloaded the lite version yesterday. I like it! It is better than the stock messages. I was on a long patrol, and in March '43 I got a long message. Part of it was cut off. Is there a way to flip the page to view the rest of the message?

[turbidite]

In related topics, has anybody managed to get the radio messages out of the "aces of the deep" ressources files ? That would make a nice addition to the radiolog. The format looks like nothing i know - it is probably encrypted in some ways.

[irishred]

I just downloaded the lite version yesterday. I like it! It is better than the stock messages. I was on a long patrol, and in March '43 I got a long message. Part of it was cut off. Is there a way to flip the page to view the rest of the message?

You wouldn't happen to know which message this was? Some of them are rather large and are sent in multiple parts.

[irishred]

In related topics, has anybody managed to get the radio messages out of the "aces of the deep" ressources files ? That would make a nice addition to the radiolog. The format looks like nothing i know - it is probably encrypted in some ways.

Yep, several AOD messages are present in the radiolog file:

19391002 1130 19391002 2005 0 100 20 @Bdu@^Officer only^|1939/10/02|All darkened ships in the whole area off the east coast of Britain and the whole of the French Coast may now be attacked on sight and without warning. Darkened ships encountered off the British and French coasts can be assumed to be either warships or auxiliaries. Complete freedom of attack against these vessels is permitted between 44 degrees N. and 62 degrees N., and 7 degrees W. and 3 degrees E.

19391004 1730 19390903 2005 0 100 20 @BdU@^Officer only^|1939/10/04|U-boats are permitted to attack, without warning, enemy merchant ships which are observed to be armed, or which are listed by the Naval Staff as being armed, or which commence firing from unobserved weapons. The area in which darkened ships may be attacked without warning is extended to 15 degrees W. U-boats are still required by the Führer's order to save the crew of any ship they sink, providing it can be done without endangering the U-boat.

19391013 2145 19391013 2200 0 100 20 @U-42@^BdU^|1939/10/13|BE 3535. Sinkings...

19391016 1731 19391016 1800 0 100 20 @BdU@^U-45^|1939/10/16|U-45 Report.

19391019 2020 19391019 2100 0 100 20 @BdU@^Officer only^|1939/10/19|The area in which darkened ships may be attacked is extended to 20 degrees W. Ships are not to be boarded for examination. They may be stopped by gunfire, and their papers examined, but must be sunk only with torpedoes. U-boats are not to engage in gun actions with merchant ships.

[Syxx_Killer]

This was the message that couldn't fit all the way onto the paper:

19430305 0300 19430305 2300 0 100 60 @BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/03/05|With the exception of two or three doubtful cases, enemy information about the position of our U-boats appears to have been obtained mainly from extensive use of airborne radar, and the resulting plotting of these positions has enabled him to organize effective diversion of convoy traffic. We were slwo to realise the technical possibilities of ASV Radar and our counter-measures lagged behind.The frequent appearance of the expression 'radio-located' in the British situation reports complicates our problem of finding the convoys by means of patrol lines, which until now has been our main method. With the object of taking every means of concealing patrol lines from teh convoys, as soon as enemy airborne radar has been identified, all boats are at once to dive for 30 minutes.|BdU

Another thing I am wondering is, and I don't mean to offend you, but are the typos historically accurate, too?

[irishred]

This was the message that couldn't fit all the way onto the paper:

19430305 0300 19430305 2300 0 100 60 @BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/03/05|With the exception of two or three doubtful cases, enemy information about the position of our U-boats appears to have been obtained mainly from extensive use of airborne radar, and the resulting plotting of these positions has enabled him to organize effective diversion of convoy traffic. We were slwo to realise the technical possibilities of ASV Radar and our counter-measures lagged behind.The frequent appearance of the expression 'radio-located' in the British situation reports complicates our problem of finding the convoys by means of patrol lines, which until now has been our main method. With the object of taking every means of concealing patrol lines from the convoys, as soon as enemy airborne radar has been identified, all boats are at once to dive for 30 minutes.|BdU

Another thing I am wondering is, and I don't mean to offend you, but are the typos historically accurate, too?

LOL No, I copied and pasted that from the S.O. AOD site, I didn't even notice. There are probably a few more messages like this, so if you get any more cutoffs with no continuations please let me know.

[Lanzfeld]

I added radio lite by using the mod enabler but I still dont get messages. :shifty:

Any ideas?

[irishred]

I added radio lite by using the mod enabler but I still dont get messages. :shifty:

Any ideas?

Radiloglite only has mesages for changes in standing orders - meaning you could go months without getting any messages.

[turbidite]

Yep, several AOD messages are present in the radiolog file.

I copied and pasted that from the S.O. AOD site,

I'm not sure we are refering to the same source. The standing orders that were published in one website a long time ago are not extracted from the game for most of them but from books. I was wondering about all the submarine traffic in AOD - you managed to decode this ? i would like to know how you've done it.

There are several other informations hidden in AOD files like convoy routing.

[irishred]

Yep, several AOD messages are present in the radiolog file.

I copied and pasted that from the S.O. AOD site,

I'm not sure we are refering to the same source. The standing orders that were published in one website a long time ago are not extracted from the game for most of them but from books. I was wondering about all the submarine traffic in AOD - you managed to decode this ? i would like to know how you've done it.

There are several other informations hidden in AOD files like convoy routing.

Yes, I've run AOD and typed out the messages into word,h owever some of the messages for AOD I've found, were actually issued and I later changed them to llow for the historic orders. Examples:

AOD Order:

BdU. Darkened ships encountered can be assumed to be warships or auxiliaries. Complete freedom of attack against these vessels is granted in the area out to 7 degrees West.

Actual Order:

All darkened ships in the whole area off the east coast of Britain and the whole of the French Coast may now be attacked on sight and without warning. Darkened ships encountered off the British and French coasts can be assumed to be either warships or auxiliaries. Complete freedom of attack against these vessels is permitted between 44 degrees N. and 62 degrees N., and 7 degrees W. and 3 degrees E.

This was taken from The U-Boat War in the Atlantic, HM MoD, Pp. 42, Vol. I

So yes the AOD orders are there, they have just been a little revised. :D

[irishred]

Latest version adding April/41 is now available, get it here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3071218/radiolog441.zip.html

[terrapin]

Latest version adding April/41 is now available, get it here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3071218/radiolog441.zip.html


...and in the /Mods section of the SH3 file library section of http://U-Boot.Realsimulation.com aswell... :D

[Wiesel1971]

:arrgh!: very nice work !!!!

[gdogghenrikson]

any plans of updating radiolog light version

[irishred]

any plans of updating radiolog light version

Other than fixing the cutoff problems with a few of the messages nothing is currently planned - What do you have in mind?

[gdogghenrikson]

I dunno

[Sawdust]

What happens to radio messages that occur during the time that elapses while I am in port upgrading my U-boat?
Will they arrive on my departure or do they never get heard?

[irishred]

What happens to radio messages that occur during the time that elapses while I am in port upgrading my U-boat?
Will they arrive on my departure or do they never get heard?

Never get heard, I've thought about using Beery's SH3 commander however to add them to the Orders page.

[irishred]

German translation removed pending quality testing.

[terrapin]

German translation of heavy version added on 1st page.

Urgent PM inbound!

[irishred]

Since many people have expressed an interest in translating this mod into other various languages I've decided to upload the log in a monthly format.

http://rapidshare.de/files/3134720/monthlog.zip.html

This Has 1939, 1940 and the completed parts of 1941 and 1942 in a month format, as it is probably easier to edit smaller portions than all at once, this is open to anyone who wishes to do so.

[irishred]

File has been updated to now allow May 1941.

Get it here - http://rapidshare.de/files/3197882/radiolog541.zip.html

Note: Some of the goodies present are messages from Iron Coffins and the famous Bismarck orders.

[U-1966]

File has been updated to now allow May 1941.

Get it here - http://rapidshare.de/files/3197882/radiolog541.zip.html

Note: Some of the goodies present are messages from Iron Coffins and the famous Bismarck orders.

I love this mod! It really brings the sim to life! Excellent work.

I just wish you would use something other than "Rapidshare", as many of us cannot download from there. Unless of course we pay and become "premium" customers.

[terrapin]

File has been updated to now allow May 1941.

Get it here - http://rapidshare.de/files/3197882/radiolog541.zip.html

Note: Some of the goodies present are messages from Iron Coffins and the famous Bismarck orders.

I love this mod! It really brings the sim to life! Excellent work.

I just wish you would use something other than "Rapidshare", as many of us cannot download from there. Unless of course we pay and become "premium" customers.


Hey...I've mirrored all radiologs since the first version at http://U-Boot.Realsimulation.com - if you can't find it just do a search at the file library

[gdogghenrikson]

I have never had a problem downloading for rapidshare and im not a member

just click the icon at bottom of page

[Hawkers]

Just wondering how long it will take you to cover the duration up to the end of hostilities (for the 'heavy' version). Would be using it now, except that my current career is already up to June '41.

Anyway, M8 - it's a great mod! :up:

Hawkers :up:

[irishred]

Just wondering how long it will take you to cover the duration up to the end of hostilities (for the 'heavy' version). Would be using it now, except that my current career is already up to June '41.

Anyway, M8 - it's a great mod! :up:

Hawkers :up:

I'm still working so it might be a few days to a week, however in recent light of events concerning this seewolfe mod I might just yank the project and release it when it is complete.

[joea]

Just wondering how long it will take you to cover the duration up to the end of hostilities (for the 'heavy' version). Would be using it now, except that my current career is already up to June '41.

Anyway, M8 - it's a great mod! :up:

Hawkers :up:

I'm still working so it might be a few days to a week, however in recent light of events concerning this seewolfe mod I might just yank the project and release it when it is complete.

That sucks... :x I fully support you and your hard work. Hope to see it when it's done.

[The Avon Lady]

Just wondering how long it will take you to cover the duration up to the end of hostilities (for the 'heavy' version). Would be using it now, except that my current career is already up to June '41.

Anyway, M8 - it's a great mod! :up:

Hawkers :up:

I'm still working so it might be a few days to a week, however in recent light of events concerning this seewolfe mod I might just yank the project and release it when it is complete.
Don't give up the ship! :nope:

Please. :cry:

[CCIP]

As much as I sympathise and share your frustration, I think the simple fact now is that, since that release has gone gold, they can't steal any more from you than they already have. :(

I surely hope you keep up the work. It's a valuable mod, really.

[Egan]

As much as I sympathise and share your frustration, I think the simple fact now is that, since that release has gone gold, they can't steal any more from you than they already have. :(

I surely hope you keep up the work. It's a valuable mod, really.

It is also my favourite mod. Just wanted to say that..... :up:

[irishred]

As much as I sympathise and share your frustration, I think the simple fact now is that, since that release has gone gold, they can't steal any more from you than they already have. :(

I surely hope you keep up the work. It's a valuable mod, really.

That's actually a good point, so I guess it really won't matter if there is more released or not. In that case the updates will continue, but with a non-commercial use clause of course.

[CCIP]

Of course. If anything, all of us have learned that lesson by now. If anything, I'd sign off my mods to Terrapin - at least his policy assures the one thing we're ticked about here.

Anyway - indeed, by valuable I mean that it's definitely a must-have and must-follow. Can't wait 'til 1943 since that's where most my campaigns tend to be :up:

[KodiakPA]

Irishred please keep up the great work, I don't leave port without it.

[irishred]

June and July have now been added, don't hold me to it but by Friday I hope to have the rest of 1941 done, as the months of Aug, Nov and Dec shouldn't take long at all. New version is now available here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3305328/radiolog6741.zip.html

As always there are lots of new goodies, including more Iron Coffins messages.

Enjoy.

(Note: There has also been a disclaimer added to the documentation file, so by use of this mod you fully agree not to turn around and use it for commerical use without prior consent.)

[raumden]

Excuse me if this was asked/written before, but is there a german language version of your mod available ??

:up:

[irishred]

Excuse me if this was asked/written before, but is there a german language version of your mod available ??

:up:

Not a complete translation no, but there is a German version available on the Ubi forums.

[terrapin]

June and July have now been added, don't hold me to it but by Friday I hope to have the rest of 1941 done, as the months of Aug, Nov and Dec shouldn't take long at all. New version is now available here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3305328/radiolog6741.zip.html

As always there are lots of new goodies, including more Iron Coffins messages.

Enjoy.

(Note: There has also been a disclaimer added to the documentation file, so by use of this mod you fully agree not to turn around and use it for commerical use without prior consent.)

Now also up on Terrapins site

/Steve (posting from the main office box)

[U-52]

Excuse me if this was asked/written before, but is there a german language version of your mod available ??

:up:

Not a complete translation no, but there is a German version available on the Ubi forums.

Yes, I never tried to translate your radiolog, but me and other members from the UBI forum made a german radio-mod, which bases on your very first version (i think september 39 till january 1940) to have a good start. :) We included war-messages (campaigns, victories, defeats etc.), BdU orders, weird u-boat messages (some are really funny, but they are real!) and other radio stuff as irishred uses (ship-sinkings, SOS, SSS, requesting orders etc.). And last but not least coded messages and a enigma simulator.

JG400Pips who now has the lead will release another (the last and final) version after x1´s "seewolves" is out.

Excuse my bad english :know:

[The Avon Lady]

I'm getting messages while submerged at periscope depth.

Reality wise, that shouldn't happen, correct?

Technically, can this be corrected?

[irishred]

I'm getting messages while submerged at periscope depth.

Reality wise, that shouldn't happen, correct?

Technically, can this be corrected?

Actually this was possible with the two 150 kW transmitters the Germans had early in the war, and later the Goliath unit. However, even if this were to be changed I would not know where to look.

[turbidite]

I'm getting messages while submerged at periscope depth.

Reality wise, that shouldn't happen, correct?

Technically, can this be corrected?

Some details about what Irishred is talking about :up:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~aobauer/goliath.htm

The Goliath VLF wireless station was located near Calbe a/d Milde (south of Magdeburg). It had to replace the Nauen VLF station (north of Berlin), which antenna system only had 10% radiation efficiency.
Goliath was designed by: C. Lorenz Company.
It used an Alexanderson type antenna (resonant umbrella system, each leg was separately tuned, creating a huge omnidirectional magnetic-loop (H- fields)), and was fully tuneable by means of servo-controls. The photographs had been taken during its dismantling in 1946.
It could effectively generate 1000 kW antenna power, although, for practical reasons, his radiated power had to be reduced to maximal 800 kW.

Some system parameters (full details can be found in this appendix):
Frequency range: 15 - 60 kHz
Antenna-power 1000 kW (total efficiency 50 %)
Antenna resistance (Strahlungswiderstand) @ 15 kHz 75 mΩ ... @ 60 kHz 1150 mΩ
Earth resistance @ 15 kHz 15 mΩ ....@ 60 kHz 65 mΩ

Antenna voltage maximal 200 kV rms
Antenna current (leaving the antenna tuner) 400 A

Its signals could, for instance, be received by submerged submarines near Capetown and/or the straight of Mallaca (Penang), at about 8 - 12 m under the surface (measured from the top of the conning-tower) (see for details pdf page 12) .

[NZ_Wanderer]

I just wish you would use something other than "Rapidshare", as many of us cannot download from there. Unless of course we pay and become "premium" customers.

Well I bit the bullet and decided to pay, now I got 6 months opf downloading ahead of me without any hassles... :up:

[terrapin]

I just wish you would use something other than "Rapidshare", as many of us cannot download from there. Unless of course we pay and become "premium" customers.

Well I bit the bullet and decided to pay, now I got 6 months opf downloading ahead of me without any hassles... :up:

All radiologs are always available at http://U-Boot.RealSimulation.com

[NZ_Wanderer]

All radiologs are always available at http://U-Boot.RealSimulation.com

I know, and that's where I usually go first :rock: :rock:
Occasionally tho, something is released while you out of the office and I can't wait to get it :rotfl:

[Syxx_Killer]

I hope you don't mind, but I went through and proofread the radiolog lite version. I also removed an entry that appeared twice. I hope that didn't mess anything up. If anyone is interested in a proofread version here it is:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3417657/radiologlite_PROOFREAD.zip.html

This was the entry that appears twice:

19450502 2100 19450502 2300 0 100 60 @BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/02|The situation demands of you, who have already achieved such memorable deeds and who therefore are longing for the end of the war a continued and unabated effort. I demand discipline and obedience. Only through the unconditional execution of my orders will chaos and ruin be avoided. He is a coward and a traitor who now shirks his duty and thereby brings death and slavery to German women and children. The allegiance you pledged to the Führer is henceforth to be given by each one of you to me as the successor designated by the Führer. German soldiers do your duty. The life of our people is at stake.|BdU

[irishred]

I hope you don't mind, but I went through and proofread the radiolog lite version. I also removed an entry that appeared twice. I hope that didn't mess anything up. If anyone is interested in a proofread version here it is:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3417657/radiologlite_PROOFREAD.zip.html

This was the entry that appears twice:

19450502 2100 19450502 2300 0 100 60 @BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/02|The situation demands of you, who have already achieved such memorable deeds and who therefore are longing for the end of the war a continued and unabated effort. I demand discipline and obedience. Only through the unconditional execution of my orders will chaos and ruin be avoided. He is a coward and a traitor who now shirks his duty and thereby brings death and slavery to German women and children. The allegiance you pledged to the Führer is henceforth to be given by each one of you to me as the successor designated by the Führer. German soldiers do your duty. The life of our people is at stake.|BdU

Thanks, put on first page. :up:

[irishred]

Month of 8/41 added, more month to be added soon.

http://rapidshare.de/files/3531311/radiolog841.zip.html

[U-Cass]

:up:

[rulle34]

Keep up the good work Irished! :up:

[irishred]

Preview of some of the most recent messages added:

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8052/1292/1600/SH3Img%401-8-2005_11.38.40_234.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8052/1292/1600/SH3Img%401-8-2005_11.38.32_531.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8052/1292/1600/SH3Img%401-8-2005_11.38.20_265.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8052/1292/1600/SH3Img%401-8-2005_11.38.10_31.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8052/1292/1600/SH3Img%401-8-2005_11.38.57_140.jpg

[William Munny]

Thanks irishred. Your work is fantastic as always. :up:

[irishred]

File updated to include November 1941. Also includes messages for Rubini's hist. ops mod.

Get it here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3795400/radiolog1141.zip.html

[Rubini]

Hi irishred,

Many thanks to all your work!

I take a deep look in the radiolog mod and find a message about the Bismarck fate wich is with a wrong date. See:

19410525 1150 19410525 1913 0 100 60 @BdU^Officer only^|1941/05/25|Bismarck victim of concentrated enemy fire. All U-boats in Vicinity to search for survivors.

The correct date of the Bismarck fall is May, 27 1941 at 10:39. :hmm:

Rubini.

[irishred]

Hi irishred,

Many thanks to all your work!

I take a deep look in the radiolog mod and find a message about the Bismarck fate wich is with a wrong date. See:

19410525 1150 19410525 1913 0 100 60 @BdU^Officer only^|1941/05/25|Bismarck victim of concentrated enemy fire. All U-boats in Vicinity to search for survivors.

The correct date of the Bismarck fall is May, 27 1941 at 10:39. :hmm:

Rubini.

Thanks, will adjust date in next release.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Salute Irishred!

Pardon the dumb question.
In the meantime can we just alter the numbers without any ill effect? ...or does it hold hands with some other file that would need to be altered as well?

[vois2]

Any problems to lay on Irishred's radio log/sound mod on top of RuB 1.43 ?

[oRGy]

Ditto'ed...

[irishred]

Any problems to lay on Irishred's radio log/sound mod on top of RuB 1.43 ?

No problems at all with RuB, as the mesages file is untouched by it.

[irishred]

Salute Irishred!

Pardon the dumb question.
In the meantime can we just alter the numbers without any ill effect? ...or does it hold hands with some other file that would need to be altered as well?

Alter the numbers? I'm not sure what you mean by this.

[HW3]

He wants to know if he can change the dates for the message from the 25th to the 27th and not have it effect something else in the game. The answer is, it won't effect anything else.

[irishred]

He wants to know if he can change the dates for the message from the 25th to the 27th and not have it effect something else in the game. The answer is, it won't effect anything else.

Oh yes, that's fine - plan to fix it in the next update.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

awesome stuff Irishred!

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Oh regarding "changing the numbers" I was just referring to correcting the dates involved with the sinking of the Bismarck.

[irishred]

File updated to allow partial completion of December, more to follow in the next few days.

http://rapidshare.de/files/4158926/radiolog124133.zip.html

[irishred]

Hi all,

I realize I haven't updated the files in quite some time, and I'm just stopping by to say this project isn't dead and I'm not giving up. I've become engulfed with a lot of work lately so I haven't had much time to work on it lately but I do plan to continue.

BTW re: CCIP - I also decided to expand upon the files I was going to send you so it might take a little longer, my fault - sorry.

[Rubini]

Hi irishred,

Nice to 'see' you again. In the last Ht mod I include your radiolog 'lite' with the new HT radio calls because a lot of people asking me about it. (the last HT overwrite the messages_en.txt file...).

But when I was working with the stock radio messages I notice that I never saw some messages that are in there. So I realize that is necessary to put the correct @FROM@ ^TO^ heading for all the messages to the correct function ( which is missing in the majority messages in the stock one).

After that I open your radiolog 'lite' and see that in the majority of the messages you only have the @FROM@, not the ^TO^ heading. Is that ok?

Rubini.

[oRGy]

Interesting Rubini - for some reason I was getting lots of messages in 39 but hardly any now I'm in late 40. Just a message that a new base is in Lorient.

Also irishred, for the 'lite' version (and also the heavy one), would it be possible to add historical distress messages from u-boats throughout the war?

It was a good touch in AoTD and made you realise something of the nature of the war to hear about your "kameraden auf see" being sunk at an increasingly depressing rate.

[irishred]

Interesting Rubini - for some reason I was getting lots of messages in 39 but hardly any now I'm in late 40. Just a message that a new base is in Lorient.

Also irishred, for the 'lite' version (and also the heavy one), would it be possible to add historical distress messages from u-boats throughout the war?

It was a good touch in AoTD and made you realise something of the nature of the war to hear about your "kameraden auf see" being sunk at an increasingly depressing rate.

Yes I thought about creating a "medium" version which was basically lite with these messages, however I don't think I'd have the time to do that - if someone wanted to volunteer to do it then that'd be great.

[irishred]

Hi irishred,

Nice to 'see' you again. In the last Ht mod I include your radiolog 'lite' with the new HT radio calls because a lot of people asking me about it. (the last HT overwrite the messages_en.txt file...).

But when I was working with the stock radio messages I notice that I never saw some messages that are in there. So I realize that is necessary to put the correct @FROM@ ^TO^ heading for all the messages to the correct function ( which is missing in the majority messages in the stock one).

After that I open your radiolog 'lite' and see that in the majority of the messages you only have the @FROM@, not the ^TO^ heading. Is that ok?

Rubini.

This is fine - I originally left that out since almost all of the messages in the lite version are addressed to the player's sub anyway.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

S! Irishred.

I love your work.

I followed the link under your signature to download.

Is Radiolog1141 the most current version?

[mikaelanderlund]

Hi,

Can sombody explain this for me. I getting a lots of messages in 39 but nothing in 40. Why??

Mikael

[oRGy]

Same for me.

Irishred, are you sure that not putting the ^TO^ field is ok?

[vils]

iu suspect something here.. as soon as i get an radio message, game crashes to desktop.

Im sorry but i have to revert to an older version of this great mod until investigated further..

[irishred]

Hi,

Can sombody explain this for me. I getting a lots of messages in 39 but nothing in 40. Why??

Mikael

Which version of the radiolog are you using?

[irishred]

Same for me.

Irishred, are you sure that not putting the ^TO^ field is ok?

In the lite version this is fine since all the messages are directed @ the player's boat.

[irishred]

iu suspect something here.. as soon as i get an radio message, game crashes to desktop.

Im sorry but i have to revert to an older version of this great mod until investigated further..

Are you using any of the Das Boot sound mods?

[vils]

iu suspect something here.. as soon as i get an radio message, game crashes to desktop.

Im sorry but i have to revert to an older version of this great mod until investigated further..

Are you using any of the Das Boot sound mods?

After testing with stock-game msg-log i get same crashes, so this mod isnt cause of it, but maybe das boot sound mod is?!

Strange, havent stumbled across this earlier..

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Irishred... Which Das Boot Sound mods conflict or cause CTD's? I've never heard of this.

[vils]

with risk of leaving the topic abit, i have investigated, and as soon as i get a radio message, game crashes, and i hear no das boot sounds anymore as i did before (when i get a radio message that is, rest of sounds is still there and working properly), even if i reinstall the DBmod. And the soundfile is there under speech.

*curses* cant play the game now, im totally clueless.

EDIT: Thanks oRGY.. This particulair file was cut. I could play it in winamp but apparrantley the game couldnt, so i just copied the good ol' sailor steve's file back on it, and now it works. Abit scary though, maybe its time to do that MAJOR disk cleaning, sigh.. took 4 days to defrag the disk last time.. ohwell..

[irishred]

Irishred... Which Das Boot Sound mods conflict or cause CTD's? I've never heard of this.

I think the ony that is compatible is the sailor steve DB sound mod, as the others replace the sounds played when a message is recieved and cause the game to crash.

[oRGy]

Sounds like the soundfile for playing when you get a radio message is corrupt/crappy.

Make sure its 44khz, 16bit, mono, pcm. Use goldwave or even sound recorder in windows to get it right.

I forget the name, though.

[mikaelanderlund]

Hi,

Can sombody explain this for me. I getting a lots of messages in 39 but nothing in 40. Why??

Mikael

Which version of the radiolog are you using?

Hi

I am using version 124133.

Mikael

[Charlie901]

Hi irishred,

Nice to 'see' you again. In the last Ht mod I include your radiolog 'lite' with the new HT radio calls because a lot of people asking me about it. (the last HT overwrite the messages_en.txt file...).

But when I was working with the stock radio messages I notice that I never saw some messages that are in there. So I realize that is necessary to put the correct @FROM@ ^TO^ heading for all the messages to the correct function ( which is missing in the majority messages in the stock one).

After that I open your radiolog 'lite' and see that in the majority of the messages you only have the @FROM@, not the ^TO^ heading. Is that ok?

Rubini.

This is fine - I originally left that out since almost all of the messages in the lite version are addressed to the player's sub anyway.




Has anyone confirmed that messages still occur, even with only the:

@FROM@, not the ^TO^ heading?

[Rubini]

Charlie901,

Yes, like irishred said the radio messages will work even without the @FROM@ or the ^TO^ heading. If you don't put the first heading - @FROM@ - you just don't get the "name" of who send the messages to you. If you don't put the second heading - ^to^ - you always will see your boat (U-125 for example) as a receiver for the message. So the radio messages will appears even without the headings.

But I have another useful infos about radio messages:
1. A radio message only will appears if the player start the mission before the schedule date for that message. So if you are in base when that message would be send then you will not see them.
2. The properties 0 = transmit once or 1 = transmit until received are very important. Look, if you are submerged (more than periscope depth), and the game send you a radio message you don't will receive anymore if you use "0". But if your message have the "1" as soon as you go to surface (or periscope depth) you will received the message. I also notice that the radiolog_proof have all the messages with "0". So if you are submerged you will never see them...

Hopes that you understand me (my bad english... :cry: )


Rubini.

[Charlie901]

Charlie901,

Yes, like irishred said the radio messages will work even without the @FROM@ or the ^TO^ heading. If you don't put the first heading - @FROM@ - you just don't get the "name" of who send the messages to you. If you don't put the second heading - ^to^ - you always will see your boat (U-125 for example) as a receiver for the message. So the radio messages will appears even without the headings.

But I have another useful infos about radio messages:
1. A radio message only will appears if the player start the mission before the schedule date for that message. So if you are in base when that message would be send then you will not see them.
2. The properties 0 = transmit once or 1 = transmit until received are very important. Look, if you are submerged (more than periscope depth), and the game send you a radio message you don't will receive anymore if you use "0". But if your message have the "1" as soon as you go to surface (or periscope depth) you will received the message. I also notice that the radiolog_proof have all the messages with "0". So if you are submerged you will never see them...

Hopes that you understand me (my bad english... :cry: )


Rubini.



English fine :D

Very good Info :up:

If a message is set to: "1 = transmit until received"

Will it repeat indefinatetly once you surface or will it go away once it is successfully received, one time. Also if your surfaced during time of Radio message does, "1 = transmit until received", cause the message to repeat continously?

Thanks Again!

[Rubini]

No, If the message is set for "1" it's sending until you receive the message. You never will receive the same message twice.

Rubini.

[Charlie901]

No, If the message is set for "1" it's sending until you receive the message. You never will receive the same message twice.

Rubini.

:up:

[oRGy]

Interesting info Rubini. I'll check the IuB messages_en and set most of them to 1.

[irishred]

No, If the message is set for "1" it's sending until you receive the message. You never will receive the same message twice.

Rubini.

Actually setting them all to 1 can cause repeating messages, like getting a message 3 times in a short period of time. This is why all the messages are set to only transmit once.

[Rubini]

irishred,

So, we have not the same results with radio messages. I work with them recently because I made a 30-40 news messages for milk cow mod and test they a lot. But perhaps I'm wrong. Could be a good idea some more peoples also look for this issue and post their comments here. If the things are how I post this will be good for SH3. :up:

If I have some news about this I will post again.

Thanks,

Rubini.

[Charlie901]

Re: Repeating Messages


Could this be due to the:

Time (Begin Transmision)
Time (End Transmision)

If you set the above time only a minute or two apart will it prevent those unnecessary REPEATING messages from occurring?

[Rubini]

Nope.

If you put little time it's the same to set to "0". Probably will send only one time...If the scheduled dates/times already gone the message will not send anymore...

Make some tests youself about this issue and post here. ;)

Rubini.

[Rubini]

One more info: I play the stock game a lot (to make the mods) and never see a repeated message. In the stock radio messages files they are all set to "1"!!??

Rubini.

[1shmael]

Really great job on this. It will definitely add more to the immersion factor. We really appreciate your hard work!!! :up:

If I use radiolog with RUB, can I actually come to the aid of uboats reporting convoy traffic and task forces?

If radiolog contains reports from real-world sinkings, it would seem possible to build a convoys mod that insures ships and convoys are in the locations reported via radio. Has this been done? Is it being done?

[irishred]

Really great job on this. It will definitely add more to the immersion factor. We really appreciate your hard work!!! :up:

If I use radiolog with RUB, can I actually come to the aid of uboats reporting convoy traffic and task forces?

If radiolog contains reports from real-world sinkings, it would seem possible to build a convoys mod that insures ships and convoys are in the locations reported via radio. Has this been done? Is it being done?

No, it is just for atmospheric effect only.

Good news is though I've started editing the file again so keep a look on this thread in the coming days.

[gdogghenrikson]

Good news is though I've started editing the file again so keep a look on this thread in the coming days.

cant wait :up: :rock:

[1shmael]

No, it is just for atmospheric effect only.

If the radio reports are historical, some enterprising mod maker ought to build a campaign world around the radio reports. This way, convoys would actually be present at the times and places radio reports indicated they were present. The radio would then actually have the same use for us as it would have had for UBoat captains at the time. This would indeed be the closest thing to time-travel as we can hope to experience!

[joea]

Well wouldn't be a dynamic campaign anymore then.

[1shmael]

Well wouldn't be a dynamic campaign anymore then.

Yes it would. Because not only do you go to sea at different times every time you play this game, you get ordered to different parts of the world. Even if every convoy that ever crossed the Atlantic were represented faithfully, the odds of your encountering the same set of ships in the same place at the same time in the same weather conditions with the same UBoat and the same crew setup a second time, would be astronomically small.

Futhermore, ship movements of which we have no record can be represented by random elements.

[Ishmael]

Hey, who is this guy above me and why is he trying to steal my name? Just kidding 1shmael. welcome to the forums.

[1shmael]

Hey, who is this guy above me and why is he trying to steal my name? Just kidding 1shmael. welcome to the forums.

I've used the name Ishmael for years online and, it seems, for the same reasons you have chosen it. Moby Dick is my favourite novel of all time.

[irishred]

Newest update now available - includes entire month of December.

http://rapidshare.de/files/6573963/radiolog1241.zip.html

Enjoy.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

OOOooooh! Awesome!

Irishred Rocks! :rock: :rock: :rock:

[GlobalExplorer]

No, it is just for atmospheric effect only.

If the radio reports are historical, some enterprising mod maker ought to build a campaign world around the radio reports. This way, convoys would actually be present at the times and places radio reports indicated they were present. The radio would then actually have the same use for us as it would have had for UBoat captains at the time. This would indeed be the closest thing to time-travel as we can hope to experience!

I have thought about doing that recently. A radiolog and a set of completely new .mis files would have to be generated before every mission. Should be absolutly no problem within the structure of SH3.

The biggest problem would be that the radiolog cannot be updated automatically once you have sunk a contact, i.e. you would still be given contact updates to chase TargetXy though you just sunk it. The system is simple not responsive enough.

Maybe the only solution to this would be to have the campaign generator run in the background and generate things on the fly, but this could lead to crashes when both applications access files simultaneously.

[tennozan]

Is 1241 the most current version available?

Irishred - thanks so much for this historical mod - the immersion factor goes way up with these radio messages coming in.

I just finished reading Iron Coffins and I was wondering if you were going to add in some of the more disturbing messages like U-boats final messages and BDU inquirys being unanswered?

Thanks again!

[Lane]

About Radio messages I guess we are talking about written text messages not Radio wave files?
Would this mod interfere with RUB or Commander I can't remmber
which one genarates the radio Text messages
Another dumb Question from :rotfl:
Lane

[joea]

This is the text messages no interference with the radio broadcasts.

[JXP]

Hi Irishred,

I corrected lot of messages from your last Heavy Radiolog. Do you want send my work for next edition ?
(I add couple of messages from IUB and HT)

[Alan]

Thanks this is VERY usefull..Nice one :up:

[tennozan]

I would cherish having a new version with more messages! I'm now in October of 1942 and BDU has been so silent as of late. I'm a fan of your work Irishred and I hope you can craft some more for us soon! :lol:

[irishred]

OK sorry about the long delay, I'm in the home strecth of a semester right now so I can def. promise updating will began within the next seven days, can't say when it will be posted however as I've got a lot to catch up with.

@JXP: sure you can upload it if you want, but be advised these messages are based off historical ones and perfect english is not found in the real logs I have actually obtained. This is somedue due to the use of short signal, and other abbreviations.

But don't let me stop you, just link it here and I'll edit it to the 1st post.

[Mad-h]

Hey. I don't know if it was mentioned before, bu what about getting some radio messages like new orders. So you get new orders from bdu, for example to go to a new patrol grid, sightings of convoys, and stuff like that. There are convoys and ships that have determined routes, so we just need the exact date where the convoy is at an exact location, and get this new patrol grid as a radio message. It does not changes the real mission objective, and we couldn't get any renown for it, but would be fun, and would make patrols more interesting. We should get these messages rarely, so like one or two messages during a patrol. This would also make a patrol last longer. I don't really like the patrols that last only a few days, getting to the patrol zone, patrolling it for 24 hours then going home. It's a bit boring, especially if there are no encounters. It also would fix that problem with milk cows, that after docking we have nothing to do.
Imagine that you finish patrolling your grid and you are heading home, then you get a new order with a new patrol grid. You take out some ships, then head to a milk cow to rearm. Heading back to your grid when you get another order, another patrol grid. It would make long patrols, and i like patrols that last at least one month, not only 10 days. What all you think about it? I think it would be an interesting addition to the other radio messages that we have now. :roll:

[Sailor Steve]

I go to the patrol zone and stay there until I'm low on fuel or out of torpedoes. Why would you go home after one day? Also, there's no reason not to go where you know the convoys are.

The Radiolog mod only contains actual historic messages, so there probably won't be one telling you to go somewhere else unless you're driving one of the boats they actually sent such a message to. One time I just went to a better Grid, and put in my log that BdU had ordered me to!

[Mad-h]

Wrong topic i guess. :nope:

[irishred]

Just a quick update to Radiolog fans out there.

I've become very bogged down with work lately, but the project is not dead.

I'm currently in the process of assembling a small team to complete the project, if anyone is itnerested please PM me.

[SciFi25]

Any news on updates???

[Sailor Steve]

:sunny:

[CptGrayWolf]

Sailor Steve what's that mean? :P

Heavy Radiolog 1939-45...SHIII would be a complete sim for me!

[Sailor Steve]

Somehow I missed SciFi125's post. It was a reference to IrishReds's saying that work was continuing and there would be more in the future. I should have quoted Irishred first.

but the project is not dead
:sunny:

[GreyOctober]

With all due respect sir, SPIT IT OUT! :D

[Sailor Steve]

:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

[irishred]

Sorry for the long wait but my semester ends next week, meaing I should have ample time (thenext three months) to to work on the radiolog.

[GreyOctober]

Sorry for the long wait but my semester ends next week, meaing I should have ample time (thenext three months) to to work on the radiolog.

Thank god sir, you just avoided mutiny! Mr. Steve was to be the first to be linched :P Close call Steve!

Anxiouslly awaiting now :smug:

http://www.reuniting.info/images/anxietySM.jpg

[Deamon]

Greatings gentleman,

know someone where i can get that heavy radiolog mode, preferable in german language ?

Deamon