[REL] Single Missions Campaign Pack - The first mission!

Rubini · 01-17-09, 12:10 AM

Moderators: this is not only a single mission. It have modded files and it´s just the first part of a major mod. Please maintain it here until we have more feedbacks. Thanks!

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January 18, 2008
Single Missions Campaign Pack
First Complete Mission - File estructure and initial idea
Mod by Rubini.
==================================
From the readme:

November 1939 U-56 SM directions.
===========================
At first the credits:
-Dirk Rijmenants, the Enigma Simulator author. http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants, a very interesting site for anyone interested in EM.
-Alain Capt aka ACsoft, the firts one to built a SM for Sh3 using the Enigma machine and others concepts presented here.
-GWX team, this mod will be based on GWX 3.0 campaign

1.Advices:
-This mod was tested using GWX2.1 and GWX3.0 with 8km environments, but must work also on 16km.
-The dinamic campaign continues to run on the back ground; this is an open ended Single Mission, so you can continue hunting in the end if you really yet want it after complete the mission.
-JSGME compatible
-The mod provide the Enigma Simulator wich is essential to play the mission. You will receive radio messages codified with Enigma machine like real kaleuns. This is freeware, please visit the official page http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants to get more info and also to motivate it´s author. There you will also find a very good info and help about the Enigma machine.
-Then, install the Enigma Simulator for first (look for EnigmaSim.zip file).
-Follow the BDU orders without so much distraction to complete the mission correctly. SH3 MEditor is very limited and problems could appears if you reenter trigger zones or just goes to slow or to fast (about time). This is why we spent so much time to adjust a SM like this one.
-After install the mod you will see a "Classified Documents" folder under your SM folder that have a zipped file...well, the password is encrypted in one of the Enigma messages that you will receive. Look for it, these classified documents are also essential to complete the mission...

2.Mod content
-Data\menu\en_menu.txt from GWX3.0: only one modification, line 4197=Message received. Continue your patrol as ordered. Important messages will be sent as needed. Good hunting.

-Data\SingleMissions\English\00_SMCP_NOV_1939_U56.m is the single mission itself and the CODEBOOK - 39 1939 11.txt, see "Tips" below.
...\Classified_documents\Classsified_documents.zip the encoded documents, see "Advices" above

-Enigma folder that have the Enigma Machine Simulator to be installed

-optional folder with an adjusted Campaign_SCR.mis file from GWX3.0: HN3 convoy radio contact frequency/probabilities and some traffic adjust on the mission route. It's not essencial, but will be more difficult to hunt this convoy used on the mission if you don´t adjust it´s radio contact frequency/probabilities . I used 480 minutes/80% for this mission. If you have another SCR in use you can adjust it yourself with these values. ( tip usefull for GWX2.1 users or modified GWX3.0 SCR users).

3.Tips
- The password to open the Classified documents is in caps lock, exactly as you will receive it.
- Is obviously necessary to set up the Enigma Machine(EM) before decode anything as in real life. Take a look below and also read the help page from Enigma Machine Simulator.
- Look for the CODEBOOK - 39 1939 11.txt file, in the mission folder, which have the codes to setup the EM.
- If you run SH3 in full screen then is needed to Alt+tab to use the enigma machine, so take note of the message in a paper.

3.How to setup the Enigma Machine
- read the readme inside and also look here
http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmahelp.htm
It´s essential that you learn how to manage the Enigam MAchine prior to start the mission.

4. Read the next post where I explaim better the entire mod idea!

Links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/184725433/SH3_Single_Mission_Campaign_Pack.7z
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ntyh2zm12o2/SH3_Single_Mission_Campaign_Pack.7z

Rubini.

Rubini · 01-17-09, 12:10 AM

Mod idea and proposal

-This mod raised from an old wish to have a more challenge and variable campaign for SH3...like the game must be since the release. As the normal Campaign game don't allow anything more than "patrol grid for 24hrs", without any other major interaction, the unique possible solution to try to increase the game interaction is using SingleMissions . Normally the stock SM are also very bored because they start near a convoy/objective where you just must fire some torpedos and it's done. It's also true that the Mission Editor have not so much to play with, in truth it's very limited when compared to ME from others games.
Anyway a well made SM can drible some of these limitations and present us to a really interesting, interactive and challenge situations.

-The mod will be composed by a bunch of Single Missions wich will cover all WWII war, with 2 or 3 missions per year, covering the majority of uboat types and flotillas. These missions will be interconnected when possible, sometimes in an immediate sequence. It will be very appropriate when you revisit SH3 after some time - you will have the chance to see all SH3 glorious world in 10 or 12 missions without need to play all that long and sometimes bored stock campaign again. It´s, at least, one more choice to play Sh3.

- I always had in mind to not script these missions so much and maintain an opened end, making the objectives not really obligatory (your mission will not suddenly end if you fail...as in real life you will just must explain the fail for BDU later...LOL). So, you can just go ahead and hunt for ships...but the best is to leave this after complete the objectives, just because they are very interesting and different from a regular SH3 campaign game. Well, this is why you will play these missions, no?

The main features among others are
1. Enigma machine necessary to open all classified messages during the missions,
2. Radio messages that really means something to the mission/context.
3. Dinamic orders that can change during the mission
4. Classified documents that have important info to complete some objectives
5. Missons start and end in base
6. Secret/recon mission allowed
7. Some missions in an immediate sequence, for a more variable really "big"mission
8. All the Sh3 world goodies like icebergs, dolphins, whales, wrecks will be meet during the missions.
9. Open ended missions; after complete the mission you can freely hunt if you wish.The Dinamic Campaign continues on the background.

- A lot of work and tests are necessary to make just one SM like these. So, a formed team could be very good. Three our four ppl that have some ME knowledge and a big amount of criativity and historical flavour will be enough. If this just ends on me, well, perhaps before SH5 we will have a half of the mod ready...

Limitations &knowing bugs:
- You can save the mission as you do in the normal campaign, but note that all stock save bugs are present here too: the scripted units will lost their waypoints if they are near your uboat when you saved the game. Also multiple save /reload cycles could affect the weather system in SH3.
- The main usefull trigger in the SH3 mission editor is the Reach Zone, the others are too arcadish or are bugged, so they are used just in some few situations. So, these SM uses the Reach Zones trigger a lot. The main problem is that if you run the mission in the wrong (opposite) direction or return using the exactly same route you probably will see the same messages again, etc. Try to follow the directions correctly during the mission and all will go well.

That´s it!
Rubini.

LMD · 01-17-09, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubini

I always had in mind to not script these missions so much and maintain an opened end, making the objectives not really obligatory (your mission will not end if you fail, as in real life you will just must explain the fail for BDU later...LOL).

Maybe some day we'll see "The fail explanation mod for BDU":rotfl: Any ideas of how should it look like?

Rubini · 01-17-09, 03:05 AM

If anyone encounter any problem like wrong SM folder patrol name or doubled HN3 convoy just redownload. So sorry, I´m in a rush to a short trip and want to release this before. I guess that all is ok now with the uploaded file.

makman94 · 01-17-09, 04:33 AM

hello rubini , i haven't play your mission yet (but sure i will do) .as i understand with a quick reading the messages will arrived with enigma coding,right?

well , my suggestion is not to use enigma because it has fun only for the first two or three messages ,after that (when you got the picture how is done) you repeat the same procedure again and again and its only time wasting

suggestion : make an option for messages ,enigma code or not enigma

about your idea .... veeeery good !!

bye

geosub1978 · 01-17-09, 05:34 AM

Really intelligent!!!

Do you think that there will be any problems when adding new ships in the game?
Probably not I believe...

Task Force · 01-17-09, 12:12 AM

sounds interesting.

Task Force · 01-17-09, 12:47 AM

Now if I can just figure out the enigma machine. Im in business.lol

Awful Smutje · 01-17-09, 12:54 AM

Sounds great!
Can't await to try it...

StarLion45 · 01-17-09, 01:05 AM

Sounds very cool

I don't think Task Force gonna figure out where to push those buttons on the Enigma

Maybe he send a coded message to Winston Churchill :

" Hi mr. Churchill I'm here , come and get me I'm in Grid BF13 "

:p

Just joking:rotfl:

StarLion45 · 01-17-09, 01:08 AM

Maybe it's me that's studying the Enigma codes .

I don't know so much about those codes

:hmm:

AH_Thor · 01-17-09, 01:11 AM

Very interesting but a little complicated due to Enigma management

Rubini · 01-17-09, 01:32 AM

I just upload again after noticed a small mistake on the files.
First post updated, please redownload it.
Sorry.

Same here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/18472543...mpaign_Pack.7z

Rubini · 01-17-09, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AH_Thor

Very interesting but a little complicated due to Enigma management

Yes, but it´s fun and more easy than you think. Also after you learn, well, will be always the same way.

01-17-09, 12:10 AM	#1
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	[REL] Single Missions Campaign Pack - The first mission! Moderators: this is not only a single mission. It have modded files and it´s just the first part of a major mod. Please maintain it here until we have more feedbacks. Thanks! ================================================== = January 18, 2008 Single Missions Campaign Pack First Complete Mission - File estructure and initial idea Mod by Rubini. ================================== From the readme: November 1939 U-56 SM directions. =========================== At first the credits: -Dirk Rijmenants, the Enigma Simulator author. http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants, a very interesting site for anyone interested in EM. -Alain Capt aka ACsoft, the firts one to built a SM for Sh3 using the Enigma machine and others concepts presented here. -GWX team, this mod will be based on GWX 3.0 campaign 1.Advices: -This mod was tested using GWX2.1 and GWX3.0 with 8km environments, but must work also on 16km. -The dinamic campaign continues to run on the back ground; this is an open ended Single Mission, so you can continue hunting in the end if you really yet want it after complete the mission. -JSGME compatible -The mod provide the Enigma Simulator wich is essential to play the mission. You will receive radio messages codified with Enigma machine like real kaleuns. This is freeware, please visit the official page http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants to get more info and also to motivate it´s author. There you will also find a very good info and help about the Enigma machine. -Then, install the Enigma Simulator for first (look for EnigmaSim.zip file). -Follow the BDU orders without so much distraction to complete the mission correctly. SH3 MEditor is very limited and problems could appears if you reenter trigger zones or just goes to slow or to fast (about time). This is why we spent so much time to adjust a SM like this one. -After install the mod you will see a "Classified Documents" folder under your SM folder that have a zipped file...well, the password is encrypted in one of the Enigma messages that you will receive. Look for it, these classified documents are also essential to complete the mission... 2.Mod content -Data\menu\en_menu.txt from GWX3.0: only one modification, line 4197=Message received. Continue your patrol as ordered. Important messages will be sent as needed. Good hunting. -Data\SingleMissions\English\00_SMCP_NOV_1939_U56.m is the single mission itself and the CODEBOOK - 39 1939 11.txt, see "Tips" below. ...\Classified_documents\Classsified_documents.zip the encoded documents, see "Advices" above -Enigma folder that have the Enigma Machine Simulator to be installed -optional folder with an adjusted Campaign_SCR.mis file from GWX3.0: HN3 convoy radio contact frequency/probabilities and some traffic adjust on the mission route. It's not essencial, but will be more difficult to hunt this convoy used on the mission if you don´t adjust it´s radio contact frequency/probabilities . I used 480 minutes/80% for this mission. If you have another SCR in use you can adjust it yourself with these values. ( tip usefull for GWX2.1 users or modified GWX3.0 SCR users). 3.Tips - The password to open the Classified documents is in caps lock, exactly as you will receive it. - Is obviously necessary to set up the Enigma Machine(EM) before decode anything as in real life. Take a look below and also read the help page from Enigma Machine Simulator. - Look for the CODEBOOK - 39 1939 11.txt file, in the mission folder, which have the codes to setup the EM. - If you run SH3 in full screen then is needed to Alt+tab to use the enigma machine, so take note of the message in a paper. 3.How to setup the Enigma Machine - read the readme inside and also look here http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmahelp.htm It´s essential that you learn how to manage the Enigam MAchine prior to start the mission. 4. Read the next post where I explaim better the entire mod idea! Links: http://rapidshare.com/files/184725433/SH3_Single_Mission_Campaign_Pack.7z http://www.mediafire.com/file/ntyh2zm12o2/SH3_Single_Mission_Campaign_Pack.7z Rubini. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve Last edited by Rubini; 01-17-09 at 11:03 PM.

01-17-09, 12:10 AM	#2
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Mod idea and proposal -This mod raised from an old wish to have a more challenge and variable campaign for SH3...like the game must be since the release. As the normal Campaign game don't allow anything more than "patrol grid for 24hrs", without any other major interaction, the unique possible solution to try to increase the game interaction is using SingleMissions . Normally the stock SM are also very bored because they start near a convoy/objective where you just must fire some torpedos and it's done. It's also true that the Mission Editor have not so much to play with, in truth it's very limited when compared to ME from others games. Anyway a well made SM can drible some of these limitations and present us to a really interesting, interactive and challenge situations. -The mod will be composed by a bunch of Single Missions wich will cover all WWII war, with 2 or 3 missions per year, covering the majority of uboat types and flotillas. These missions will be interconnected when possible, sometimes in an immediate sequence. It will be very appropriate when you revisit SH3 after some time - you will have the chance to see all SH3 glorious world in 10 or 12 missions without need to play all that long and sometimes bored stock campaign again. It´s, at least, one more choice to play Sh3. - I always had in mind to not script these missions so much and maintain an opened end, making the objectives not really obligatory (your mission will not suddenly end if you fail...as in real life you will just must explain the fail for BDU later...LOL). So, you can just go ahead and hunt for ships...but the best is to leave this after complete the objectives, just because they are very interesting and different from a regular SH3 campaign game. Well, this is why you will play these missions, no? The main features among others are 1. Enigma machine necessary to open all classified messages during the missions, 2. Radio messages that really means something to the mission/context. 3. Dinamic orders that can change during the mission 4. Classified documents that have important info to complete some objectives 5. Missons start and end in base 6. Secret/recon mission allowed 7. Some missions in an immediate sequence, for a more variable really "big"mission 8. All the Sh3 world goodies like icebergs, dolphins, whales, wrecks will be meet during the missions. 9. Open ended missions; after complete the mission you can freely hunt if you wish.The Dinamic Campaign continues on the background. - A lot of work and tests are necessary to make just one SM like these. So, a formed team could be very good. Three our four ppl that have some ME knowledge and a big amount of criativity and historical flavour will be enough. If this just ends on me, well, perhaps before SH5 we will have a half of the mod ready... Limitations &knowing bugs: - You can save the mission as you do in the normal campaign, but note that all stock save bugs are present here too: the scripted units will lost their waypoints if they are near your uboat when you saved the game. Also multiple save /reload cycles could affect the weather system in SH3. - The main usefull trigger in the SH3 mission editor is the Reach Zone, the others are too arcadish or are bugged, so they are used just in some few situations. So, these SM uses the Reach Zones trigger a lot. The main problem is that if you run the mission in the wrong (opposite) direction or return using the exactly same route you probably will see the same messages again, etc. Try to follow the directions correctly during the mission and all will go well. That´s it! Rubini. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve Last edited by Rubini; 01-17-09 at 11:08 PM.

01-17-09, 03:05 AM	#4
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	If anyone encounter any problem like wrong SM folder patrol name or doubled HN3 convoy just redownload. So sorry, I´m in a rush to a short trip and want to release this before. I guess that all is ok now with the uploaded file. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve

01-17-09, 05:34 AM	#6
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	Really intelligent!!! Do you think that there will be any problems when adding new ships in the game? Probably not I believe... __________________

01-17-09, 12:12 AM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	sounds interesting. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

01-17-09, 04:33 AM	#5
makman94 Hellas Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 7	hello rubini , i haven't play your mission yet (but sure i will do) .as i understand with a quick reading the messages will arrived with enigma coding,right? well , my suggestion is not to use enigma because it has fun only for the first two or three messages ,after that (when you got the picture how is done) you repeat the same procedure again and again and its only time wasting suggestion : make an option for messages ,enigma code or not enigma about your idea .... veeeery good !! bye

01-17-09, 12:47 AM	#8
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Now if I can just figure out the enigma machine. Im in business.lol __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

01-17-09, 12:54 AM	#9
Awful Smutje Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany, about 200km upwards the Weser from bunker "Valentin" Posts: 125 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds great! Can't await to try it... __________________ Fette Beute und immer eine Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel!

01-17-09, 01:05 AM	#10
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Hmmm Sounds very cool I don't think Task Force gonna figure out where to push those buttons on the Enigma Maybe he send a coded message to Winston Churchill : " Hi mr. Churchill I'm here , come and get me I'm in Grid BF13 " :p Just joking:rotfl: __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

01-17-09, 01:08 AM	#11
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Enigma Maybe it's me that's studying the Enigma codes . I don't know so much about those codes :hmm: __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

01-17-09, 01:11 AM	#12
AH_Thor Loader Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 89 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Very interesting but a little complicated due to Enigma management __________________ http://hosted.filefront.com/AHThor

01-17-09, 01:32 AM	#13
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	I just upload again after noticed a small mistake on the files. First post updated, please redownload it. Sorry. Same here: http://rapidshare.com/files/18472543...mpaign_Pack.7z __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve Last edited by Rubini; 01-17-09 at 03:01 AM.