[REL] DanFrasers' SpySat Modder

DanFraser · 02-05-08, 08:22 PM

New version available! Now DanFrasers SpySat Modder 1.2

The readme is included here: LINK!

old stuff:

Well, some people like to do this. And more than just set everything to 100%, you can now modify any Campaign_RND.mis, decide whether you want to only task forces to be reported 100% of the time, or only large convoys, or more!

It creates a backup of your original, so there's no fretting there either. It could also work for SH4 if the campaign file uses the same style, but I don't have SH4, so...

Instructions: Just put in your ..SilentHunterIII\data\Campaigns\Campaign folder alongside your Campaign_RND.mis file. It will backup your existing one when you set changes, but other than that, that's it!

Uploaded: LINK!

02-05-08, 08:39 PM

I'll have to check this out.
Could be a great testing tool by saveing time
not createing special test missions.

I should be able to create just merchants or just warships,
so on and so forth correct?

difool2 · 02-05-08, 10:15 PM

Thanks-if this is what I think it is my realistic outside contact mod that I was toying with working on will be mucho easier.

ReallyDedPoet · 02-05-08, 10:17 PM

Hi Dan, just did an edit ([REL]) to your main thread title to bring it in line with the rest of the stuff here.
Nice mod

by the way, welcome to SUBSIM

RDP

FIREWALL · 02-05-08, 10:24 PM

A greay way to introduce yourself with a KOOL mod.

Welcome Aboard

DanFraser · 02-07-08, 05:02 AM

Thanks!

I have a new version that I will upload at the first opportunity.

The new one is better at displaying convoys and such. It also sorts out the contacts.cfg so that the range is sorted too. Still having an annoying time trying to get rid of boring little single ships, but it seems there are literally thousands of tankers and such spawning like mad.

So, this version is now obsolete. The new one also has a better GUI, ie. drop down combo boxes instead of a window that covers the entire screen.

I'm also working on creating a program that can read in all the information of the submarines (well, the hex stuff needs work) so that you can modify the information in a GUI instead of notepad. This also means it's a few clicks to get an XXI in 1939! So yeah, that kind of stuff.

More editing:

Ok, feedback is actually demanded(!) Tell me everything that is wrong with this program, what you would like to see, everything!

After being able to read through the monster that is the Campaign_RND.mis and be able to easily modify a few settings for selected groups, the cfg files should be easy. My intention is to create something the standard user can use, to do things like alter the convoy reports, to modify starting dates of subs, upgrades etc. This will not be a mod, but a mod TOOL. So any modders out there, if you have information on what something weird or undocumented means, let me know, because if it's usable, it'll be in the program!

difool2 · 02-15-08, 11:40 PM

Bump.

Any progress on the new build?

HW3 · 02-15-08, 11:53 PM

He put up the link for download in the first post. Just be sure to download the 1.2 version.

irish1958 · 02-16-08, 09:47 AM

Dan Fraser,
Welcome aboard.
You have requested feedbeck. It has been the experience on this forum that the better a program works, the less the feedback. And many modelers have
been frustrated by this.
When I have time, I will dl this tool and use it. I will try to give feedback then. We are currently testing GWX2.1 full time, so I won't be able to help for a while.

DanFraser · 02-16-08, 10:13 AM

Well the fact that NO-ONE has complained means something

biosthetique · 12-24-08, 10:43 AM

Great Mod!...Most useful after GWX!...You should be working for a cypher department!...It is a great job!...Please keep coming with more genuine ideas as this one, it lenghtens the shelve life of the game play!
Hoo-Yah! from below!

Jimbuna · 12-24-08, 10:49 AM

10 month for feedback!!

Big Dawg · 12-24-08, 12:23 PM

Hello Dan. I am a noobie when it comes to mods. I have tried for over an hour to download your mod without success. I use win zip for downloads. This might be the problem. I downloaded the file & extracted it to the proper folder, but Winzip can not open it so I have the compressed win zip file in the campaign folder. I am willing to bet that is not doing me any good. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated more than you know.

biosthetique · 12-24-08, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

10 month for feedback!!

The feed back comes after the use of it!...I guess next time no feed back, won't be any critics!...Thanks Jimbuna!:hmm:

Jimbuna · 12-24-08, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biosthetique

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

10 month for feedback!!

The feed back comes after the use of it!...I guess next time no feed back, won't be any critics!...Thanks Jimbuna!:hmm:

Wrong context....As in 'it has taken 10 month for the first piece, surely more users out in the community'.

Criticism v Observation = miles apart

02-05-08, 08:22 PM	#1
DanFraser Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 62 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	[REL] DanFrasers' SpySat Modder New version available! Now DanFrasers SpySat Modder 1.2 The readme is included here: LINK! old stuff: Well, some people like to do this. And more than just set everything to 100%, you can now modify any Campaign_RND.mis, decide whether you want to only task forces to be reported 100% of the time, or only large convoys, or more! It creates a backup of your original, so there's no fretting there either. It could also work for SH4 if the campaign file uses the same style, but I don't have SH4, so... Instructions: Just put in your ..SilentHunterIII\data\Campaigns\Campaign folder alongside your Campaign_RND.mis file. It will backup your existing one when you set changes, but other than that, that's it! Uploaded: LINK! Last edited by DanFraser; 02-07-08 at 10:23 AM.

02-05-08, 10:17 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Hi Dan, just did an edit ([REL]) to your main thread title to bring it in line with the rest of the stuff here. Nice mod by the way, welcome to SUBSIM RDP __________________ Back in the Day

02-05-08, 10:24 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	A greay way to introduce yourself with a KOOL mod. Welcome Aboard __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-07-08, 05:02 AM	#6
DanFraser Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 62 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Thanks! I have a new version that I will upload at the first opportunity. The new one is better at displaying convoys and such. It also sorts out the contacts.cfg so that the range is sorted too. Still having an annoying time trying to get rid of boring little single ships, but it seems there are literally thousands of tankers and such spawning like mad. So, this version is now obsolete. The new one also has a better GUI, ie. drop down combo boxes instead of a window that covers the entire screen. I'm also working on creating a program that can read in all the information of the submarines (well, the hex stuff needs work) so that you can modify the information in a GUI instead of notepad. This also means it's a few clicks to get an XXI in 1939! So yeah, that kind of stuff. More editing: Ok, feedback is actually demanded(!) Tell me everything that is wrong with this program, what you would like to see, everything! After being able to read through the monster that is the Campaign_RND.mis and be able to easily modify a few settings for selected groups, the cfg files should be easy. My intention is to create something the standard user can use, to do things like alter the convoy reports, to modify starting dates of subs, upgrades etc. This will not be a mod, but a mod TOOL. So any modders out there, if you have information on what something weird or undocumented means, let me know, because if it's usable, it'll be in the program! Last edited by DanFraser; 02-07-08 at 06:36 AM.

02-15-08, 11:53 PM	#8
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,440 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	He put up the link for download in the first post. Just be sure to download the 1.2 version. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

02-05-08, 08:39 PM	#2
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'll have to check this out. Could be a great testing tool by saveing time not createing special test missions. I should be able to create just merchants or just warships, so on and so forth correct?

02-05-08, 10:15 PM	#3
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Thanks-if this is what I think it is my realistic outside contact mod that I was toying with working on will be mucho easier.

02-15-08, 11:40 PM	#7
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Bump. Any progress on the new build?

02-16-08, 09:47 AM	#9
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Feedback Dan Fraser, Welcome aboard. You have requested feedbeck. It has been the experience on this forum that the better a program works, the less the feedback. And many modelers have been frustrated by this. When I have time, I will dl this tool and use it. I will try to give feedback then. We are currently testing GWX2.1 full time, so I won't be able to help for a while. __________________ Irish1958 Last edited by irish1958; 02-16-08 at 10:51 PM.

02-16-08, 10:13 AM	#10
DanFraser Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 62 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Well the fact that NO-ONE has complained means something

12-24-08, 10:43 AM	#11
biosthetique Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SD Posts: 266 Downloads: 652 Uploads: 0	Feed back Great Mod!...Most useful after GWX!...You should be working for a cypher department!...It is a great job!...Please keep coming with more genuine ideas as this one, it lenghtens the shelve life of the game play! Hoo-Yah! from below!

12-24-08, 10:49 AM	#12
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	10 month for feedback!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-24-08, 12:23 PM	#13
Big Dawg Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	noobie bungles everything Hello Dan. I am a noobie when it comes to mods. I have tried for over an hour to download your mod without success. I use win zip for downloads. This might be the problem. I downloaded the file & extracted it to the proper folder, but Winzip can not open it so I have the compressed win zip file in the campaign folder. I am willing to bet that is not doing me any good. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated more than you know.