Help anybody.. stars in the night sky

vanjast · 12-26-06, 01:15 PM

As it says...
I'm busy with a 'Real Navigation' Mod that will make it that much harder to play the game.

The key to this mod is knowing the whereabouts of the star (night sky) information in the game. I've scanned all the game files with a Hex editor and this info looks as if it's buried in one of a few files that I've narrowed it down to. I thought that it might also just be a great big bmp/jpg file (with white dots) that is used as a backdrop but cannot see this !!

Does anyone have any info in this regard. Is there an 'star editor' of sorts..etc.

Getting hold of this info is crucial to the accuracy/working of the mod and it'll help a lot.

Thanks
Van (Kaleun_Freddie, K_Freddie)

Sailor Steve · 12-26-06, 01:20 PM

No clue, mate, but I sure like the direction you're heading. I hope it works out and we can actually play with celestial navigation. There's already a good thread on dead reckoning.

Jimbuna · 12-27-06, 06:43 AM

Sorry...not a clue from me either...but it sounds like a good idea you got there

Oh!....and welcome aboard kaleun

Letum · 12-27-06, 07:15 AM

Even if you can find a star map file, don't count on them changeing according to your lon/lat

vanjast · 12-27-06, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Even if you can find a star map file, don't count on them changeing according to your lon/lat

I would like to modify(add) the star map/positions to be as accurate as possible, so I can use the maps/docs I've created - still looking (Manual labour => backup file - modify - run game - crash - OK next trick - backup file...).

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Oh!....and welcome aboard kaleun

Thanks .. been around for a while.
Never been sunk before, career(100%) got as far as june/july'43, then got distracted..

I'm going to start AGAIN with NYGM (2.3), but would like to get this Nav mod out first.

don1reed · 12-27-06, 07:58 AM

...you've peeked my interest, vanjast. Have you discovered/developed an accurate means of measuring altitudes of celestial objects in the game?

Some of us have learned that the astronomical data for the moon in the game is no where near accurate with real phase/illumination etc. Using external navigation programs and applying 1939-1945 sight reduction data, we've discoved that the celestial canopy in the "game" is just eye candy.

edit: also the "clock" in the game is without seconds...unless you want to use a stop watch to time the clock between minutes...

cheers,

AVGWarhawk · 12-27-06, 09:13 AM

Just do what I do, I wet my thumb, put it up in the air whilst on the conning tower. The side of my thumb that becomes colder than the other is the the direction I go

In all reality I do not think you will be able to create such a mod with what is offered in the game to work with.

12-26-06, 01:15 PM	#1
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,734 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Help anybody.. stars in the night sky As it says... I'm busy with a 'Real Navigation' Mod that will make it that much harder to play the game. The key to this mod is knowing the whereabouts of the star (night sky) information in the game. I've scanned all the game files with a Hex editor and this info looks as if it's buried in one of a few files that I've narrowed it down to. I thought that it might also just be a great big bmp/jpg file (with white dots) that is used as a backdrop but cannot see this !! Does anyone have any info in this regard. Is there an 'star editor' of sorts..etc. Getting hold of this info is crucial to the accuracy/working of the mod and it'll help a lot. Thanks Van (Kaleun_Freddie, K_Freddie)

12-26-06, 01:20 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No clue, mate, but I sure like the direction you're heading. I hope it works out and we can actually play with celestial navigation. There's already a good thread on dead reckoning. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-27-06, 06:43 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sorry...not a clue from me either...but it sounds like a good idea you got there Oh!....and welcome aboard kaleun __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-27-06, 07:15 AM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Even if you can find a star map file, don't count on them changeing according to your lon/lat __________________

12-27-06, 07:58 AM	#6
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	...you've peeked my interest, vanjast. Have you discovered/developed an accurate means of measuring altitudes of celestial objects in the game? Some of us have learned that the astronomical data for the moon in the game is no where near accurate with real phase/illumination etc. Using external navigation programs and applying 1939-1945 sight reduction data, we've discoved that the celestial canopy in the "game" is just eye candy. edit: also the "clock" in the game is without seconds...unless you want to use a stop watch to time the clock between minutes... cheers, __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

12-27-06, 09:13 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Just do what I do, I wet my thumb, put it up in the air whilst on the conning tower. The side of my thumb that becomes colder than the other is the the direction I go In all reality I do not think you will be able to create such a mod with what is offered in the game to work with. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road