Gramophone modding

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Gunnarr

One quick question, so do I just put it in the gramophone folder? Do I have to put a copy of the 1940 songs in every folder marked 1940xxxx for example?

After you unzip the 7z folder you will find that the 'German Hits 1940' folder just has the songs, no file path. The path needs to be Date/19400101/Data/Sound/Gramophone. You can put it inside any 1940 folder or even make your own. I have mine spread out over several dates each year so they don't all appear at once.

Or you can just go to SH3 and dump them all in the Gramophone folder. It's much easier that way.

Also, would it be wise to remove the default songs from the normal gramophone folder?

Whatever you like. I did, because I wanted all my songs to appear by date, but that's just my personal preference.

I imagine if I do not remove them I will be listening to them just as much as the SH3 Commander songs I add?

You can never have too much music.

[Gunnarr]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

After you unzip the 7z folder you will find that the 'German Hits 1940' folder just has the songs, no file path. The path needs to be Date/19400101/Data/Sound/Gramophone. You can put it inside any 1940 folder or even make your own. I have mine spread out over several dates each year so they don't all appear at once.

Or you can just go to SH3 and dump them all in the Gramophone folder. It's much easier that way.


Whatever you like. I did, because I wanted all my songs to appear by date, but that's just my personal preference.


You can never have too much music.

So, if I put the 1940 hits folder contents into the 19400101/data/sound/gramophone folder, will it just play from then on after hitting that date? Or is it for a limited time? I am confused by this, because in some of these folders are news radio, and it would be weird that they repeat the invasion of poland news report in 1942 or something. but is that how it works?

as to music, I suppose you are right :p
by the way, does having a gramophone on increase chance of detection? I scared to listen to it, I usually only do it when far out at sea or heading out of german waters or returning. I remember from some movie a long time ago that I watched of someone hearing singing and such with a hydrophone or something... I don't want to die from using my gramophone!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Gunnarr

So, if I put the 1940 hits folder contents into the 19400101/data/sound/gramophone folder, will it just play from then on after hitting that date? Or is it for a limited time? I am confused by this, because in some of these folders are news radio, and it would be weird that they repeat the invasion of poland news report in 1942 or something. but is that how it works?

I'm not sure myself. I think the older ones stop when the newer ones start, but I never got far enough into a campaign to find out.

by the way, does having a gramophone on increase chance of detection? I scared to listen to it, I usually only do it when far out at sea or heading out of german waters or returning. I remember from some movie a long time ago that I watched of someone hearing singing and such with a hydrophone or something... I don't want to die from using my gramophone!

No. They can't hear your music play. They also can't here when you use the echelot to ping for depth. They should, but they don't. I act as if they do. As soon as my lookouts sight a ship the first thing I do is turn the music off. For me it's distracting at that point anyway.



[edit] I was just looking at the folders, and I'm pretty sure now the music sticks around forever. The newer files just add to and dilute the older ones. I say this because I realized that the news reports all have the same exact title: Radio.wav. When a new one of those plays it boots the old one out, because they can't both be there. That's not true of the songs, which all have different names.

[Gunnarr]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'm not sure myself. I think the older ones stop when the newer ones start, but I never got far enough into a campaign to find out.

No. They can't hear your music play. They also can't here when you use the echelot to ping for depth. They should, but they don't. I act as if they do. As soon as my lookouts sight a ship the first thing I do is turn the music off. For me it's distracting at that point anyway.



[edit] I was just looking at the folders, and I'm pretty sure now the music sticks around forever. The newer files just add to and dilute the older ones. I say this because I realized that the news reports all have the same exact title: Radio.wav. When a new one of those plays it boots the old one out, because they can't both be there. That's not true of the songs, which all have different names.

wow that is actually really clever that it works that way for the radio ones

well with all this info I think I will be able to get this all working now :p thank you again, you are extremely helpful!

[Lil Skies]

Very interesting mod. But it is impossible to determine depth of target. On realistic settings, it is near impossible to hit target controlled by human who use 120-220 meters depth

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[Doolar]

While we're at the Gramophone. I have a collection of WW2 era music. 618 ogg's that I have added. Some were mp3's that I converted to ogg's. Sometimes it seems that maybe 100 or so play more then others. Is there a limited amount of music selections that can be added to SH3 ? I actually inquired about this a few years ago, but never really got an answer .... thanx and Happy New Years to all.