[REL] Run Silent, Run Deep - The Campaign

[panthercules]

Originally Posted by Riggsie15

I love this mod! My first boat was a S-class out of Manila, and well in 3 patrols I only saw 1 convoy; the realism, in the vanila game you would run into a convoy or ship every two hours. Needless to say with only 1 merchantmen of 4000 so tons, I was dismissed for not being agressive enough. That's alright for my next boat was USS Pike out of Pearl, and on my first patrol 14000 tons, 1 single ship sighting and 1 convoy sighting. This mod with RFB is a winning combo just want to know when the next 2 phases are coming out.

I love it too, although I've had a very opposite experience so far regarding ship traffic. I'm just returning to Java from my first patrol out of Manila, and I must have seen at least 5 or 6 convoys already (sank 2 tankers and a small liner/troop transport out of the first 3 convoy's I found, but with all the duds and prematures that took all my torps and I've had to dodge the last 2 or 3 convoys after reporting them by radio) as well as 3 solo freighters (sank 2 with my 4"/50 deck gun - the last one was a big one that survived my remaining shells and escaped from me).

I'm returning home with about 35,000 tons, which seems a bit extreme and I'm assuming that it won't continue like this. But the convoys I did see were well constituted and escorted (they were really troop transport task forces more than merchant convoys, which makes more sense for these first few weeks after the war begins) and the escort behavior was impressive when I challenged them for some testing purposes. I've spent a lot more time screwing around testing things than actually playing, so this was the first real patrol I've run in a long time, and the RFB/NSM/ROW/RSRD combination is looking pretty good at this point

[Lopo]

[/quote]I love it too, although I've had a very opposite experience so far regarding ship traffic. I'm just returning to Java from my first patrol out of Manila, and I must have seen at least 5 or 6 convoys already (sank 2 tankers and a small liner/troop transport out of the first 3 convoy's I found, but with all the duds and prematures that took all my torps and I've had to dodge the last 2 or 3 convoys after reporting them by radio) as well as 3 solo freighters (sank 2 with my 4"/50 deck gun - the last one was a big one that survived my remaining shells and escaped from me).

I'm returning home with about 35,000 tons, which seems a bit extreme and I'm assuming that it won't continue like this. But the convoys I did see were well constituted and escorted (they were really troop transport task forces more than merchant convoys, which makes more sense for these first few weeks after the war begins) and the escort behavior was impressive when I challenged them for some testing purposes. I've spent a lot more time screwing around testing things than actually playing, so this was the first real patrol I've run in a long time, and the RFB/NSM/ROW/RSRD combination is looking pretty good at this point [/quote]

I think the combination ROW+TM+RSRD is awesome! Thanks a lot to all modders!
SH4 with these modds is another game, a real sub simulation...

About the ship traffic I can say that I found few ships during my first patrol because I was in the wrong place... far away from the trade route. In my second patrol, I found it and I sunk 9 freighters and tankers for 43'072 tons! But when I spotted a convoy, even a small, attack it was very hard because DD's escort. Have been twice hardly depth-charging during hours...

The game is becoming very-very interesting...

[Wilcke]

Excellent work man, excellent, thanks for the prompt attention.

Looking forward to this fine mod.

Cheers!

Wilcke

[panthercules]

Any idea how/whether this RSRD (version for RFB) can be made to coexist with the Depth Charge Shake mod from NVDrifter? I see that Leovampire has made a ROW-compatible version of NVDrifter's mod, but when I tried to activate it JSGME said that it would conflict with/over-write a couple of the files from RSRD (Bombs.sim and DepthCharges.sim), which I was reluctant to do 'cause I didn't want to lose the work that went into those files for RSRD.

Any chance that NVDrifter's changes to those two files are already included in RSRD (didn't see anything in the readme about that), or that they could be incorporated into an RSRD-compatible version somehow?

[Mikemike47]

Trigger Maru 1.7 (Updated November 30th)
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=115258

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by Mikemike47

Trigger Maru 1.7 (Updated November 30th)
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=115258

I’ve download TM1.7 and its going to take some time to integrate in the changes to RSRDC so it’s compatible. I’m sorry put you’re just going to have to wait.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by lurker_hlb3

I’ve download TM1.7 and its going to take some time to integrate in the changes to RSRDC so it’s compatible. I’m sorry put you’re just going to have to wait.

RSRD fans and Lurker can blame me for that probably. I focused on the job at hand, and i didnt document anything because it took too much time to do so. Normally i annoated changes to some degree,, but this time i didn't.

I had TM broken apart and in pieces, reconstructed it for patch 1.4, and I changed alot of stuff on the fly as needed or warranted. For anyone working with the TM mod itself, it will make things alot harder for them. This wasn't my intention and i apologize for that.

[beartooth91]

Anyone know where I can download RSRDC P1 TM v112 or the patch from 110 to 112 ? The links to filefront don't appear to be current.

Thanks,

Beartooth91

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by beartooth91

Anyone know where I can download RSRDC P1 TM v112 or the patch from 110 to 112 ? The links to filefront don't appear to be current.

Thanks,

Beartooth91

Those versions are no longer valid

[beartooth91]

Ok....?

What version of RSRDC would I play with TM-1.6.5 and patch 1.3 ?

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by beartooth91

Ok....?

What version of RSRDC would I play with TM-1.6.5 and patch 1.3 ?

I no longer support these versions

[beartooth91]

Originally Posted by lurker_hlb3

I no longer support these versions

Just to make sure I understand.....?

1. If I want ROW and TM - I have to use the 1.3 compatible TM-1.6.5 and RSRDC with it is NOT an option.

2. If I want to play TM & RSRDC; I have to use TM-1.7x and one of the current RSRDC releases, and patch to 1.4, and ROW is NOT an option.

[thumper]

Originally Posted by lurker_hlb3

Run Silent, Run Deep

The Campaign

Phase II

“Run Silent, Run Deep, the Campaign” (RSRDC) is a major rewrite of the campaign layers of SH4 and is designed to overcome the following major “stock” campaign problems:

• The various stock “battle” layers (i.e. BurmaJawa.mis, BattleOfMidway.mis, BattleofGuadalcanal.mis, etc) are sub-standard, not only from a ship content point of view but also from a track generation point of view and in my view completely un-reliable from a game play point of view. The reason for this is that these layers are written in a “Scripted” format that is completely unreliable when playing in “Career” mode.

• The various Taskforce, Convoy, and Merchant layers that are total devoid of reality.

• The mission objectives are sub-standard and need a major rewrite

• The Special missions are also sub-standard and need work.

RSRDC solves all these problems:


Installation / Compatibility

Use RSRDC_P2_v200 for stock 1.4

Use RSRDC_P2_TM_v220 for TM172

Use RSRDC_P2_RFB_v240 for RFB


RSRDC Phase II is a Rollup of all changes to RSRDC since release. “DO NOT” use “ANY” Phase I versions with this mod or you are going to get a CTD. Save games from Phase I “should work” with Phase II, except in the following cases:

Narwhal Campaign using TM172. Due to the rework of the Narwhal Stationing at Pearl Harbor ( 12/7/41 to 12/31/43 ) and Fremantle ( 1/1/44 to 9/1/45 ) plus new missions assignments, you will have to start a new campaign.

Campaigns starting at Mios Woendi. The position of this base was wrong and has now been corrected.


Phase II Overall Changes:

The major change is a complete rewrite of the “Single Merchant / Convoys” campaign layers that were originally in Phase I. Using the Senji Yuso Sendan Shi (Wartime Transportation Convoys History), by Shinshichiro Komamiya, RSRDC has recreated 1055 convoys from early 1942 to the end of war and rebuild all the single merchant and tanker shipping routes.

All IJN/USN battles / campaigns / ship movements have been recreated in all theaters from Dec 7 1941 to June 1 1944.

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RSRDC Detailed Changes from Phase I to Phase II

Air

B5N2_Kate
D3A1_VAL
A6M2_Zero
F1M_Pete
G4M_Betty
H6K
H8K


Revised weapons Loadouts from “Better IJNAF Bomb Loads version 1.3” by tater
Added Type3 Mark6 Airborne Radar to G4M Betty and H8K flying boats.
Added new Air_Visual sensors from TM172

New

G4M2

New version of the Betty that carries torpedos

Removed

F6F

Campaign:

Patrol Objectives


Added 20 New patrol and 1 New SpecOps Objectives

Main Campaign files


(a)XX_Jap_Convoys: These layers have been rewritten from scratch using Senji Yuso Sendan Shi
(b)XX_Jap_Merchants: These layers have been rewritten from scratch from Phase I
(c)XX_Jap_SubHunters: These layers are now 0 length files.
(d)XX_Jap_TaskForce: 41a, 42a, 42b,43a have been rewritten to show the historical movements of major IJN units (BB, CV, CA, CL and Task Groups). The 44a and 44b layers are CA/CL/DD based task groups and are “not” historically correct and are currently “place holder” for Phase III upgrade.
(e)XX_Jap_TroopConvoys: These layers are now 0 length files, IJN troop convoys are now part of XX_Jap_Convoys files
(g)“Battle Layers”: AleutiansCampaign.mis (new layer), BattleOfGuadclcanal.mis, BattleofMidway, BurmaJawa.mis, CoralSeaBattle.mis, NewGuineaCampaign.mis ( new layer) PearlHarborAttack.mis SolomonIslands.mis and EastAsiaCampaign.mis layer are rewritten to provide historically accurate recreations of these battles. BattleofPhilippine.mis, BattleofPhilippineSea.mis, BattleofTruk.mis, and are zero length files and are currently “place holder” for Phase III upgrade..
(h) Revised messages.txt


Special Notes/Known Problems:

(a) For those of you who enjoy “reverse engineering”, if you use the SH4MissionEditor on the “Battle” or “Task Forces” layers, under no circumstances make changes or select “ok” in the “Group Properties” window. If you do, you will cause All the tracks within the layer to longer generate correctly. The reason is that I’m making “hand” edits to these files to ensure that the tracks generate “on time”

Library



Changes:

Bombs.XXX, DepthCharges.XXX and DepthCharges_IJN.XXX have revised settings


Added:

AI_Sensors_AB.dat (IJN Airborne radars)
AI_Visual_Sensors.dat (New visual sensors from TM)

Menu

“V220 & V240 Only”

Added a Defense Mapping Agency 5090 Maneuvering Board nomograph. This nomograph is very accurate and I use this in my personal build.

If you do not want to use it, go to the data directory in RSRDC and remove the “Menu” directory.

Roster

(a) various additions / changes of Air/Sea units in American / Japan directories.


Sea

Changes


Revised ship models for the following

Atlanta Class Light Cruiser
Benham Class DD
Bristol Class DD
Porter Class DD
Sims Class DD
Sumner Class DD
TYPED Coastal Defense Ship

New

Aikoku Maru Class Auxiliary Cruiser
TYPE A/B Coastal Defense Ship
TYPE C Coastal Defense Ship
Auxiliary Gunboat
Auxiliary SubChaser
Sokuten MineLayer
Clemson Class APD
Yubari Light Cruiser
PB 102 (ex USS Stewart DD224 )
PB 103-105-107 ( captured USN ships )
Otori/Tomozuru Torpedo Boat

Removed

Mastu DE

Submarine

Added Narwhal Class SS

UPCData\UPCCampaignData

The CareerStart.upc, Flotillas.upc and PatrolObjectives.upc have been revised to support Phase2.



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Credits Phase II

Tater

Better IJNAF Bomb Loads v 1.3 and modified to support RSRDC

IJN DC Mod, v0.92

XPC from ICL v0.78 and converted into Auxiliary SubChaser


Ducimus


Air_Visual sensors from TM172/TM173Patch
Narwhal Class SS

FooFighters

NDD_Benham_sil
NDD_Bristol_sil
NDD_Porter_sil
NDD_Sims_sil
NDD_Sumner
NCL_Atlanta
NDD_C&D_sil
NDD_J_sil
NDD_V&W

From “SHIV recognition manual by FooFighters”

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Testers : Tater, AVGWarHawk, FooFighters



Permissions:

- Absolutely nothing found within the RSRDC may be used for any commercial product of any size, shape or form.

- RSRDC is freeware, made by the SH4 modding community. All permissions of individual mods are subject to their author's permissions.

Links

RSRDC_P2_v200 for stock 1.4

http://files.filefront.com/RSRDC+P2+.../fileinfo.html

RSRDC_P2_TM_v220 for TM172

http://files.filefront.com/RSRDC+P2+.../fileinfo.html


RSRDC_P2_RFB_v240 for RFB

http://files.filefront.com/RSRDC+P2+.../fileinfo.html



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Required patch for all versions


Links

RSRDC_P2_Patch1_for_V200

http://files.filefront.com/RSRDC+P2+.../fileinfo.html

RSRDC_P2_Patch2_for_V220

http://files.filefront.com/RSRDC+P2+.../fileinfo.html

RSRDC_P2_Patch1_for_V240

http://files.filefront.com/RSRDC+P2+.../fileinfo.html

[ridgewayranger]

Hi There,
I've D/Ld 2 of the mods, one for stock sh4 (works perfectly) and one for RFB. This is installed over 01-RFB_1.4_for_stock_RC1. Everytime I start a career it CTDs. Am I doing something wrong? The error I get is simdata.dll
Any help appreciated.
RR

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by ridgewayranger

Hi There,
I've D/Ld 2 of the mods, one for stock sh4 (works perfectly) and one for RFB. This is installed over 01-RFB_1.4_for_stock_RC1. Everytime I start a career it CTDs. Am I doing something wrong? The error I get is simdata.dll
Any help appreciated.
RR

What your start date and homebase