Alternative Recognition Handbook

Von Due · 04-07-16, 06:30 AM

Browsing the web I found these pages from an authentic ship recognition handbook. Now I'm thinking how nice it would be to have a SH3 rec manual in the same format. Exactly how it should be done is up for discussion. Anyone interested in joining in on creating such a handbook for SH3+supermods like GWX and others?

Fahnenbohn · 04-07-16, 11:25 AM

Nice find ! But there are more than 400 pages ?!!

badwolf · 04-07-16, 01:19 PM

Unfortunately, the biggest problem with the ingame recognition handbook, is that most of it is hardcoded and can't be changed easily.
Pity as big improvements could be done in this area.

badwolf · 04-07-16, 01:27 PM

It would have been nice to be able to change the layout, so that searching for ships was far easier. Especially as mods have added many ships to the game.
Due to hardcoding, the only solution was to start completely afresh, which won't be easy.

Von Due · 04-07-16, 03:26 PM

When I was looking at this other mod CAWS, the modder managed to include a sheet on the orders page with link zones to pop up papers. If one could ask permission to use that for a draggable rec manual's page index, then that could very well solve the problem with having multiple pages. Luckily in SH3 we don't need 400 pages as the number of unique ships are far fewer than in the real world.

Some stray thinking: If we could use that sheet as a starting point, then change it to a slide in when hover the cursor near the edge in scope view to bring up the idex, hover the mouse over the page you want to look at and it pops up. Move the cursor away and the handbook returns to the off screen position. Can this be done?

GT182 · 04-07-16, 03:49 PM

Von Due, who would someone ask for permission? I doubt very much UBI would allow any messing about with hard coded material. But then again, I hope I'm wrong.

Who ever can do it.... just do it. It's only a mod.

Von Due · 04-07-16, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

Von Due, who would someone ask for permission? I doubt very much UBI would allow any messing about with hard coded material. But then again, I hope I'm wrong.

Who ever can do it.... just do it. It's only a mod.

For permission, I was thinking of the creator of CAWS

GT182 · 04-07-16, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Von Due

For permission, I was thinking of the creator of CAWS

Ahhhhh, ok. I misunderstood.

gerhard moncada · 05-03-16, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Von Due

Browsing the web I found these pages from an authentic ship recognition handbook. Now I'm thinking how nice it would be to have a SH3 rec manual in the same format. Exactly how it should be done is up for discussion. Anyone interested in joining in on creating such a handbook for SH3+supermods like GWX and others?

Here the pdf of complet authentic ship recognition handbooks for you idea.
"Anyone interested in joining in on creating such a handbook for SH3+supermods like GWX and others?"

DEUTSCHE REICH:

Weyers Taschenbuch der Kriegsflotte 1940: (96 mb size)

http://www.mediafire.com/view/8fat2n8a1m7m4ga/Weyers_Taschenbuch_der_Kriegsflotte_1940.pdf

ALIED FORCES:

Jane Fighting Ships 1942: (49 mb size)

http://www.mediafire.com/view/4pjvc39uaoik5kz/janes_fighting_ships_1942.pdf

Ahoy

Von Due · 05-03-16, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gerhard moncada

Here the pdf of complet authentic ship recognition handbooks for you idea.

Thanks heaps!

04-07-16, 06:30 AM	#1
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Alternative Recognition Handbook Browsing the web I found these pages from an authentic ship recognition handbook. Now I'm thinking how nice it would be to have a SH3 rec manual in the same format. Exactly how it should be done is up for discussion. Anyone interested in joining in on creating such a handbook for SH3+supermods like GWX and others?

04-07-16, 01:19 PM	#3
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	recognition handbook Unfortunately, the biggest problem with the ingame recognition handbook, is that most of it is hardcoded and can't be changed easily. Pity as big improvements could be done in this area.

04-07-16, 01:27 PM	#4
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	recognition handbook cont. It would have been nice to be able to change the layout, so that searching for ships was far easier. Especially as mods have added many ships to the game. Due to hardcoding, the only solution was to start completely afresh, which won't be easy.

04-07-16, 03:26 PM	#5
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	When I was looking at this other mod CAWS, the modder managed to include a sheet on the orders page with link zones to pop up papers. If one could ask permission to use that for a draggable rec manual's page index, then that could very well solve the problem with having multiple pages. Luckily in SH3 we don't need 400 pages as the number of unique ships are far fewer than in the real world. Some stray thinking: If we could use that sheet as a starting point, then change it to a slide in when hover the cursor near the edge in scope view to bring up the idex, hover the mouse over the page you want to look at and it pops up. Move the cursor away and the handbook returns to the off screen position. Can this be done? Last edited by Von Due; 04-07-16 at 03:50 PM.

04-07-16, 03:49 PM	#6
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Von Due, who would someone ask for permission? I doubt very much UBI would allow any messing about with hard coded material. But then again, I hope I'm wrong. Who ever can do it.... just do it. It's only a mod. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

04-07-16, 11:25 AM	#2
Fahnenbohn Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: France Posts: 1,072 Downloads: 155 Uploads: 0	Nice find ! But there are more than 400 pages ?!!