[REL]War Progress Radio Messages

conus00 · 10-23-13, 02:09 PM

Hi all,
after a long time I have finally finished this mod. It's a small one (in terms of size) but extremely huge one considering the time I have spent on it.

Anyway, what is it?
Everytime I play SH3/SH4 I feel like I'm all alone in the sea and there is no war going on on the land. This has been addressed, to certain extent, by Lehmann's Radio news but I felt like taking the idea MUCH further....

During surfing the net I stumbled upon http://www.worldwar-2.net/ and got an idea. Why not create mod which will inform you about events happening in the war on almost day-to-day basis?

What does it do?
The mod expands \Data\Campaigns\Campaign\messages_en.txt (and in case of SH4 \Data\Campaigns\CampaignGE\messagesGE.txt) by VAST amount of data about actual events taking place and informs you about the progress of the war.

It is set up that, on days where there is something new to report, you receive (around 23:00 depending on your TC) message like this:
23:01 Radio Message
From: BdU
To: U-99
1939/09/02 OKW has issued the following announcement: Joint ultimatum was given to Germany to withdraw her troops from Poland within twelve hours or find herself at war with Britain and France. The Luftwaffe raided Warsaw. German troops captured the Jablunka pass in the Tatra mountains. Fighting continued for the strategic peninsula of Westerplatte at the mouth of the Vistula River. A massive attack was launched by 60 Stuka dive bombers of the II and III Stukageschwader Immelmann directed at crushing the garrison. Sweden issued a declaration of neutrality. German Ministers at Sweden, Norway, gave a declaration that Germany would respect the integrity of Sweden and Norway.

Pros and Cons
I play games mostly to entertain but also to educate myself so I believe that this mod adds huge immersion in the game (making you feel like you are part of living and breathing world). The down side is that the news are "too accurate", meaning they are known right the day they happen and to fairly deep details.
I realize that this mod will be love/hate type of the deal so use it if you like or don't, but please, respect the HUGE amount time I have invested to create it. As always comments and (positive) criticism is welcome.

Installation
Because your radio message file might have been already modified by another MODs there is no way to make this JSGME ready. Download the file, open it in Notepad and copy and paste the content into destination file.
SH3: \Data\Campaigns\Campaign\messages_en.txt
SH4: \Data\Campaigns\CampaignGE\messagesGE.txt

NOTE: The files for SH3/SH4 have slightly different structure so, please, make sure that you are attaching the correct one

Download:
SH3 file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/rq...essages_en.txt
SH4 file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0x...messagesGE.txt

Last note: Considering the huge amount of typing and also the fact that I was retyping all the info from present tense to past tense, typos are bound to happen. I'm currently testing the mod in SH4 and killing them. LOL
I would really appreciate help with this one. If you find a typo please either shoot me an IM with "day" of the typo and "what it says" and what it "should say" or post the info in the thread. It will take a while but I'm positive that eventually this might become typo-free mod. Thanks!

conus00 · 10-23-13, 02:09 PM

IMPORTANT: I have seen questions about how to add the new messages to the file.
You don't have to past them to specific area or even try to sort them out by dates. Just APPEND THE MESSAGES TO THE END OF THE FILE.

Sailor Steve · 10-23-13, 02:19 PM

The people who hate being dragged out of TC all the time are going to hate it.

I, on the other hand, think it's brilliant!

I'm not playing right now, but I'll be glad to look through it and try to catch what I can.

brett25 · 10-23-13, 03:26 PM

looks excellent conus! these are the type of mods that make sh3 what it really is-- a Sim and not an arcade game. any mod that increases the immersion and historical accuracy is most welcome

HW3 · 10-23-13, 03:48 PM

Thank you for all the hard work that went into this mod! I did some work for myself on the old radio log files some years back, so I can appreciate the amount of work involved in doing this mod.

sublynx · 10-23-13, 05:46 PM

Thanks a lot

With this, WB's Mission Orders and JFO! my radioman goes from NYGM's basically unemployed radioman to the busiest crewman aboard.

CaliEs · 10-27-13, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by conus00

Installation
Because your radio message file might have been already modified by another MODs there is no way to make this JSGME ready. Download the file, open it in Notepad and copy and paste the content into destination file.
SH3: \Data\Campaigns\Campaign\messages_en.txt
SH4: \Data\Campaigns\CampaignGE\messagesGE.txt

Do we have to mix the messages with the existing one? If yes, sorted by year/month/day?
If no, where do we put the new messagges in the messages_en.txt-file? Somewhere, at the begin or at the end?

VONHARRIS · 10-27-13, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliEs

Do we have to mix the messages with the existing one? If yes, sorted by year/month/day?
If no, where do we put the new messagges in the messages_en.txt-file? Somewhere, at the begin or at the end?

Just paste the new messages at the end of the messages_en.txt file.
No sorting is needed.

CaliEs · 10-28-13, 12:44 AM

Thxs for the info.

conus00 · 11-04-13, 10:46 AM

I should probably update post #2 with that info. Kind of important, I considered everybody knew...

Johnfb · 01-01-14, 07:03 AM

I have used this mod on my SH3 non GWX file.
My problem is that it does not seem to be working from the copy and paste.

Is there a file somewhere that directs the messages to appear on screen and thats why SH3 is not picking up on the messages?

Thanks
John

EDIT

Scratch that it is working....no patience thats my problem....

10-23-13, 02:09 PM	#1
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	[REL]War Progress Radio Messages Hi all, after a long time I have finally finished this mod. It's a small one (in terms of size) but extremely huge one considering the time I have spent on it. Anyway, what is it? Everytime I play SH3/SH4 I feel like I'm all alone in the sea and there is no war going on on the land. This has been addressed, to certain extent, by Lehmann's Radio news but I felt like taking the idea MUCH further.... During surfing the net I stumbled upon http://www.worldwar-2.net/ and got an idea. Why not create mod which will inform you about events happening in the war on almost day-to-day basis? What does it do? The mod expands \Data\Campaigns\Campaign\messages_en.txt (and in case of SH4 \Data\Campaigns\CampaignGE\messagesGE.txt) by VAST amount of data about actual events taking place and informs you about the progress of the war. It is set up that, on days where there is something new to report, you receive (around 23:00 depending on your TC) message like this: 23:01 Radio Message From: BdU To: U-99 1939/09/02 OKW has issued the following announcement: Joint ultimatum was given to Germany to withdraw her troops from Poland within twelve hours or find herself at war with Britain and France. The Luftwaffe raided Warsaw. German troops captured the Jablunka pass in the Tatra mountains. Fighting continued for the strategic peninsula of Westerplatte at the mouth of the Vistula River. A massive attack was launched by 60 Stuka dive bombers of the II and III Stukageschwader Immelmann directed at crushing the garrison. Sweden issued a declaration of neutrality. German Ministers at Sweden, Norway, gave a declaration that Germany would respect the integrity of Sweden and Norway. Pros and Cons I play games mostly to entertain but also to educate myself so I believe that this mod adds huge immersion in the game (making you feel like you are part of living and breathing world). The down side is that the news are "too accurate", meaning they are known right the day they happen and to fairly deep details. I realize that this mod will be love/hate type of the deal so use it if you like or don't, but please, respect the HUGE amount time I have invested to create it. As always comments and (positive) criticism is welcome. Installation Because your radio message file might have been already modified by another MODs there is no way to make this JSGME ready. Download the file, open it in Notepad and copy and paste the content into destination file. SH3: \Data\Campaigns\Campaign\messages_en.txt SH4: \Data\Campaigns\CampaignGE\messagesGE.txt NOTE: The files for SH3/SH4 have slightly different structure so, please, make sure that you are attaching the correct one Download: SH3 file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/rq...essages_en.txt SH4 file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0x...messagesGE.txt Last note: Considering the huge amount of typing and also the fact that I was retyping all the info from present tense to past tense, typos are bound to happen. I'm currently testing the mod in SH4 and killing them. LOL I would really appreciate help with this one. If you find a typo please either shoot me an IM with "day" of the typo and "what it says" and what it "should say" or post the info in the thread. It will take a while but I'm positive that eventually this might become typo-free mod. Thanks! Last edited by conus00; 10-23-13 at 02:37 PM.

10-23-13, 02:19 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The people who hate being dragged out of TC all the time are going to hate it. I, on the other hand, think it's brilliant! I'm not playing right now, but I'll be glad to look through it and try to catch what I can. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-23-13, 03:26 PM	#4
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	looks excellent conus! these are the type of mods that make sh3 what it really is-- a Sim and not an arcade game. any mod that increases the immersion and historical accuracy is most welcome __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

10-23-13, 03:48 PM	#5
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,445 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	Thank you for all the hard work that went into this mod! I did some work for myself on the old radio log files some years back, so I can appreciate the amount of work involved in doing this mod. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-23-13, 05:46 PM	#6
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Thanks a lot With this, WB's Mission Orders and JFO! my radioman goes from NYGM's basically unemployed radioman to the busiest crewman aboard. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

10-28-13, 12:44 AM	#9
CaliEs Loader Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 89 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Thxs for the info. __________________ Dietrich von Carlewitz, 2nd Lt. U-29

11-04-13, 10:46 AM	#10
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	I should probably update post #2 with that info. Kind of important, I considered everybody knew... __________________ Last edited by conus00; 11-05-13 at 03:05 AM.

01-01-14, 07:03 AM	#11
Johnfb Commodore Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 639 Downloads: 292 Uploads: 64	I have used this mod on my SH3 non GWX file. My problem is that it does not seem to be working from the copy and paste. Is there a file somewhere that directs the messages to appear on screen and thats why SH3 is not picking up on the messages? Thanks John EDIT Scratch that it is working....no patience thats my problem.... Last edited by Johnfb; 01-01-14 at 10:28 AM.