How to add a new ship sinking sound into OTC 1.5?

p.jakub88 · 07-15-17, 06:21 PM

Hello everyone,

i would like to add to OTC 1.5 a sound of the sinking ship from the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod. I like the sound very much.

I noticed, that all sounds are managed by a Sh.sdl file found in the Sound folder. I tried to add a new line to this file, to be able to hear the new sinking ship sound in the game.

However, when i sunk a Mogami Cruiser in the Torpedo training mission i hear nothing...

What i did wrong?

Thank You in advance for reply!

Best wishes

Jakub

EDIT: In the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod Sh.sdl file an entry was changed in the "Name" column from Ship.Sink to Ship.Sink_Effect (Scufundare vapor.wav) plus added another line called Particles.Sub_Sinking_Effect with related file called Sub_Sinking.wav.

This setting works in the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod, but not when i changed it manually either in the default SH4 Sh.sdl file or in the OTC 1.5 Sh.sdl file.

Maybe i need only to edit the default SH4 sinking sound to be heard from greater distance? I am confused, since the stock SH4 ship sinking sound and the one from Traveller v2.6 TMO are the same (i played them).

Quote from Traveller v2.6 TMO change list:

"Added ship sinking sound effects to most Japanese ships. This cool feature has been a broken in SH4 since it was first released, never have been working correctly due to a probable hard-coded bug. You would only hear these sounds if you were right next to a sinking ship. Now you will hear these ship death sounds at distance. I'm quite pleased with the results of this workaround fix, as it really adds to the atmoshpere of the game".

I don't want to enable the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod just for the ship sinking sound, i wanted only to implement this into OTC 1.5.

Any help would be appreciated!

p.jakub88 · 07-16-17, 07:53 AM

Hello,

finally i was able to implement a new ship sinking sound from the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod into SH4.

I looked again into Sh.sdl file and noticed few other changes in comparison to the stock file.

I also copied a NCA_Mogami.dsd and NCA_Mogami.dat files from the Traveller v.26 TMO Sea folder.

Now, when i sunk a Mogami Class Cruiser in the Torpedo Training Mission i heard a new distinctive sinking sound while submerged from 900 yards.

I nearly gave up, but then a success came.

So now my job would be to implement sinking sounds to other enemy ships just as did Traveller in his mod.

CapnScurvy · 07-16-17, 10:23 AM

Nice job p.jakub88, you've just started your new hobby in tweaking/modding your game the way you wish!

Knowing what others have done, looking at the differences, and doing your own testing puts you on the right tract.

p.jakub88 · 07-16-17, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

Nice job p.jakub88, you've just started your new hobby in tweaking/modding your game the way you wish!

Knowing what others have done, looking at the differences, and doing your own testing puts you on the right tract.

Hello,

the credits for that not only comes to me, but also to propbeanie and Bubblehead1980 for their help in pointing out on which files i need to focus.

Fortunately, i could always count on Subsim forum members in terms of receiving help.

07-15-17, 06:21 PM	#1
p.jakub88 Gunner Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Poland Posts: 93 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 1	How to add a new ship sinking sound into OTC 1.5? Hello everyone, i would like to add to OTC 1.5 a sound of the sinking ship from the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod. I like the sound very much. I noticed, that all sounds are managed by a Sh.sdl file found in the Sound folder. I tried to add a new line to this file, to be able to hear the new sinking ship sound in the game. However, when i sunk a Mogami Cruiser in the Torpedo training mission i hear nothing... What i did wrong? Thank You in advance for reply! Best wishes Jakub EDIT: In the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod Sh.sdl file an entry was changed in the "Name" column from Ship.Sink to Ship.Sink_Effect (Scufundare vapor.wav) plus added another line called Particles.Sub_Sinking_Effect with related file called Sub_Sinking.wav. This setting works in the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod, but not when i changed it manually either in the default SH4 Sh.sdl file or in the OTC 1.5 Sh.sdl file. Maybe i need only to edit the default SH4 sinking sound to be heard from greater distance? I am confused, since the stock SH4 ship sinking sound and the one from Traveller v2.6 TMO are the same (i played them). Quote from Traveller v2.6 TMO change list: "Added ship sinking sound effects to most Japanese ships. This cool feature has been a broken in SH4 since it was first released, never have been working correctly due to a probable hard-coded bug. You would only hear these sounds if you were right next to a sinking ship. Now you will hear these ship death sounds at distance. I'm quite pleased with the results of this workaround fix, as it really adds to the atmoshpere of the game". I don't want to enable the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod just for the ship sinking sound, i wanted only to implement this into OTC 1.5. Any help would be appreciated!

07-16-17, 07:53 AM	#2
p.jakub88 Gunner Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Poland Posts: 93 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 1	How to add a new ship sinking sound into OTC 1.5? SOLVED Hello, finally i was able to implement a new ship sinking sound from the Traveller v2.6 TMO mod into SH4. I looked again into Sh.sdl file and noticed few other changes in comparison to the stock file. I also copied a NCA_Mogami.dsd and NCA_Mogami.dat files from the Traveller v.26 TMO Sea folder. Now, when i sunk a Mogami Class Cruiser in the Torpedo Training Mission i heard a new distinctive sinking sound while submerged from 900 yards. I nearly gave up, but then a success came. So now my job would be to implement sinking sounds to other enemy ships just as did Traveller in his mod.