Slots for deck gun crew

[mikesn9]

I believe I've seen this discussed. I searched for it, and was unable to come up with the answer.

SH4 1.5 no mods, March '45 Balao class. Just in from patrol, and was told my boat was overhauled.

Went to get equipment, picked fwd mount 5-50 deck gun. on the crew page , no slots for gun crew. AA fwd had 2 slots, aft had one slot.

If anyone has link to the solution let me know here or send the link private.

Thanks

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi m9
Well known stock bug problem I am afraid.
If you get your hands on a Narwahl then not a problem with 2 deck guns.
Peter

[propbeanie]

... and CapnScurvy has been trying to banish the malady from FotRSU...

[mikesn9]

Hmmm.. so no solution?

This is my 3rd career, and the first time it happened (also first time I had an 'overhaul'.)

I don't let the gun crew waste ammo anyway, so I assume I can head out with out an assigned gun crew.

Any comments on that?

[Raptor_Pilot]

Originally Posted by mikesn9

Hmmm.. so no solution?

This is my 3rd career, and the first time it happened (also first time I had an 'overhaul'.)

I don't let the gun crew waste ammo anyway, so I assume I can head out with out an assigned gun crew.

Any comments on that?

The only way to avoid the situation is to never change the mounting position of the gun, or get the "Bow Deck Gun" Mod, which will give you a bow deck gun mount on all subs, and also avoid the problem.

[aanker]

Yes it's a common issue, here's are some good threads that will help you fix it:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=222887

and Coletrains:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121472

also neumanf15's:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121460

Coletrains (post #14) in this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121472

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http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=222887
wolfeinsamer's fix for deck gun crew slots disappearing.
After digging around I have found a really simple method to fix the problem of the deck gun crew slots disappearing.

Simply open the ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc file in a text editor, and remove all instances of "AdditionalRepository". I was able to do this with 1 easy find and replace command. The file can be found in the SH4 folder in your documents. ../SH4/data/cfg/SaveGames/*/ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc

What you are doing is changing the lines like:
[UserPlayerUnit 1.Compartment 9.CrewMemberSlotAdditionalRepository 1]
to read.....
[UserPlayerUnit 1.Compartment 9.CrewMemberSlot 1]

At least we can fix it now. Usually happens if you change the gun from fore to aft or vice versa from where it was when first installed.

Happy Hunting!

[mikesn9]

Thanks guys. Since this career was almost over, and I am such a super hero I've gotten so many Medals of Honor that Audie Murphy and Sgt York are twitching in their graves and "Westpac widows" are naming their children after me, I decided to quit this career and start fresh.

removed old SH4
fresh download (Amazon)
Installed Rockin' Robbins management system.

I'll be mulling over Mods now. Looking for play improvements and the like. Not looking to make the game so hard it sinks me. I read the book that comes with TMO, looks like that one makes things really hard.

Suggestions would be appreciated, send to private mail as not to have yet another thread of Mod stuff.

As for this thread, should deck gun change be made before pristine? and on a related subject: what about Gato sonar , and 'cntrl W' for weather, 'shift g' for range.?

Originally Posted by mikesn9

Thanks guys. Since this career was almost over, and I am such a super hero I've gotten so many Medals of Honor that Audie Murphy and Sgt York are twitching in their graves and "Westpac widows" are naming their children after me, I decided to quit this career and start fresh.

removed old SH4
fresh download (Amazon)
Installed Rockin' Robbins management system.

I'll be mulling over Mods now. Looking for play improvements and the like. Not looking to make the game so hard it sinks me. I read the book that comes with TMO, looks like that one makes things really hard.

Suggestions would be appreciated, send to private mail as not to have yet another thread of Mod stuff.

As for this thread, should deck gun change be made before pristine? and on a related subject: what about Gato sonar , and 'cntrl W' for weather, 'shift g' for range.?

Go to Offsite Mods and get Spyron mod for one. Also, the FotRS Ultimate .56 Beta is also very good, and stable in the Downloads area.

[aanker]

Originally Posted by mikesn9

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As for this thread, should deck gun change be made before pristine and on a related subject: what about Gato sonar , and 'cntrl W' for weather, 'shift g' for range.?

In the Downloads section you can download the Sonar fix.

All changes should be made after pristine on the copy of SH4 you are planning to play & mod. Keep pristine clean and un-modified.

***** Commands.cfg changes

If you open \Data\Cfg\Commands.cfg in notepad and find;

[Cmd313]
Name=Fire_torpedo
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x0D,,"Enter"

Change that to

[Cmd313]
Name=Fire_torpedo
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x0D,c,"Enter"

The lowercase c that is added changes the fire torpedo command from ENTER to CTRL+ENTER so the fish won't fire from accidentally hitting the ENTER key, since you have to hold down the CTRL key and hit ENTER to fire after making the change.

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There are quite a few unused commands in SH4 that you can edit in to be useful. One is, "Maximum range at current speed" and another is the "Weather Report".

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To get, "Maximum range at current speed" to work in Stock SH4 v1.5:
In this walk-through I used "Shift+G" like TMO does.

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Data\Menu\menu.txt
In menu.txt, here it is waiting to be used:

2847=Maximum range at current speed

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So, in: \Data\Cfg\Commands.cfg
Commands.cfg (open with a text editor like Notepad)

[Cmd257] <------------------ Step #1: Find "[Cmd257]"
Name=Report_time_to_turn
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F250002
Key0=0x47,s,"Shift+G" <--------- Step #2: Add this string

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If you also want the 'Weather Report' "Ctrl+W" make this [Cmd261] edit:

[Cmd261]
Name=Report_weather
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F250006
Key0=0x57,c,"Ctrl+W" <--------- Step #3: Add this string

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To remember "Shift+G" and "Ctrl+W" add them to your in-Game F1 Help file:
In: Data\Menu\Help\Help.cfg
Help.cfg (open with a text editor like Notepad, and find the 'OTHER CONTROLS' section:

[Chapter1.Phrase6]
Phrase=<b>OTHER CONTROLS</b>| NumPad - Decrease Time Compression| NumPad + Increase Time Compression| Backspace Pause|

------------------------------- Step #4: and add Ctrl+W & Shift+G:

[Chapter1.Phrase6]
Phrase=<b>OTHER CONTROLS</b>| Ctrl+W Weather Report| Shift+G Maximum range at current speed| NumPad - Decrease Time Compression| NumPad + Increase Time Compression| Backspace Pause|

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As always back up any files you edit in case you make a mistake.

Happy Hunting!

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by mikesn9

Thanks guys. Since this career was almost over, and I am such a super hero I've gotten so many Medals of Honor that Audie Murphy and Sgt York are twitching in their graves and "Westpac widows" are naming their children after me, I decided to quit this career and start fresh.

removed old SH4
fresh download (Amazon)
Installed Rockin' Robbins management system.

I'll be mulling over Mods now. Looking for play improvements and the like. Not looking to make the game so hard it sinks me. I read the book that comes with TMO, looks like that one makes things really hard.

Suggestions would be appreciated, send to private mail as not to have yet another thread of Mod stuff.

As for this thread, should deck gun change be made before pristine? and on a related subject: what about Gato sonar , and 'cntrl W' for weather, 'shift g' for range.?

are you still looking for a gun crew fix? i have one but it involves having to edit the savegame.upc file. are you adept at text editing?