[TEC] Can someone resolve this ?

Bubblehead1980 · 04-30-17, 12:04 PM

A mod I find absolutely mandatory is the different smoke mod for warships and merchants by vickers. This added something missing to SH 4, where merchants have the deep black puffs of smoke can see miles away, which was often the give away (many skippers like O Kane etc mentioned this in their book). TMO smoke mod for better fires etc is great as well.

I located the depth charge bomb splash mod which I remember made the explosions in water look much better. Problem is, these great mods conflict with each other. When I enable the splash mod, it overwrites the smoke mods, putting deep black puffs on destroyers etc and the light whisps that belong on the warships on merchants, looks silly. If I let the smoke mods overwrite the splash mod, then the splash stays "stock".

Anyone know how to resolve this? Definitely would like to.

propbeanie · 04-30-17, 01:01 PM

Download WinMerge, and go through the folders first, and find which files are "different". Open WinMerge, click on the "File... Open...", and it brings up a dialog box with a "Left" and a "Right", and "Filter". Be sure you've got the little tick-box for "Include SubFolders" checked. Click on the "Browse" button for the Left, and load a folder or file you want to compare. Click on the "Browse" button and pick the same location in another mod. Click on the "OK" button, and see what happens. Hopefully, you get a window with a tally of the files found, if you're comparing folders, and side-by-side text boxes if you're comparing files. Easy-peasy, sort-of... You do have to be careful of file edits, since on mine, it might skip a whole section of a file, and just try to match "[Heading]" numbers for some reason, instead of matching the text under the headings. In cases such as those, you can select the side you want, and edit "by hand" if necessary, including selecting and copying text from one side, and pasting it to the other side. You use the <Alt> key in conjuction with the <Arrow> keys to move from one marker to the next (<Up> and <Down>), and to move text from one side to the other (<Left> and <Right>). If you can't get the hang of it and can week several weeks, I might have things quieted down here, or maybe someone else could help you with it...

btw - DO NOT do edits of binary files, such as DAT, in the program... you will trash the file...

razark · 04-30-17, 03:12 PM

If someone does get these working together, I'd love to get a copy of it.

04-30-17, 12:04 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 6,922 Downloads: 550 Uploads: 42	Can someone resolve this ? A mod I find absolutely mandatory is the different smoke mod for warships and merchants by vickers. This added something missing to SH 4, where merchants have the deep black puffs of smoke can see miles away, which was often the give away (many skippers like O Kane etc mentioned this in their book). TMO smoke mod for better fires etc is great as well. I located the depth charge bomb splash mod which I remember made the explosions in water look much better. Problem is, these great mods conflict with each other. When I enable the splash mod, it overwrites the smoke mods, putting deep black puffs on destroyers etc and the light whisps that belong on the warships on merchants, looks silly. If I let the smoke mods overwrite the splash mod, then the splash stays "stock". Anyone know how to resolve this? Definitely would like to.

04-30-17, 01:01 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,742 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	Download WinMerge, and go through the folders first, and find which files are "different". Open WinMerge, click on the "File... Open...", and it brings up a dialog box with a "Left" and a "Right", and "Filter". Be sure you've got the little tick-box for "Include SubFolders" checked. Click on the "Browse" button for the Left, and load a folder or file you want to compare. Click on the "Browse" button and pick the same location in another mod. Click on the "OK" button, and see what happens. Hopefully, you get a window with a tally of the files found, if you're comparing folders, and side-by-side text boxes if you're comparing files. Easy-peasy, sort-of... You do have to be careful of file edits, since on mine, it might skip a whole section of a file, and just try to match "[Heading]" numbers for some reason, instead of matching the text under the headings. In cases such as those, you can select the side you want, and edit "by hand" if necessary, including selecting and copying text from one side, and pasting it to the other side. You use the <Alt> key in conjuction with the <Arrow> keys to move from one marker to the next (<Up> and <Down>), and to move text from one side to the other (<Left> and <Right>). If you can't get the hang of it and can week several weeks, I might have things quieted down here, or maybe someone else could help you with it... btw - DO NOT do edits of binary files, such as DAT, in the program... you will trash the file... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

04-30-17, 03:12 PM	#3
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,725 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	If someone does get these working together, I'd love to get a copy of it. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"