Medal Fix for RSRDC?

[Navelintel]

Hey All,

I finished my first patrol with SH4 v1.5 and really enjoyed playing with the super mod, RSRDC_SH15_V550 but a ‘Medal Fix’ that is compatible with this mod is woefully needed as you can plainly see with screenshots that I’ve posted below:

My patrol record is as follows. For discussion purposes I used 'easy' play settings since I would have never realistically expected to approach this many sinkings in a single patrol.


This is the medal I was awarded in RSRDC. Doesn't appear to be the CMO does it?


Note the medal in my desk box. BTW, what's the deal with the two flags in the right corner. I've noticed this ever since the first version of SH4 and it's never been addressed. To me it appears to be a mirror image in the graphic flie.


Check out the medals available for the crew and note the graphic for the CMO at the arrow. The medals (description and graphics) are not even a close match.



I know this may seem trivial to some, but it's a shame that after investing several hours to complete this patrol, I had absolutely no idea that career awards would be so affected. However, after reading the SH4 forums, I am well aware that there are many devotees that are dedicated to the historic as well as technical accuracy of this subsim. I realize too that Medal Fixes are available for SH4 1.5 Stock and TMO. Since there were no comments to my previous post in the main forum , SH4 Wolves of the Pacific on this topic, I sincerely hope someone out there can address this issue here and create a Medals Fix for RSRDC, which is still a tremendous super mod (IMHO).

So what say ye mates?

Navelintel

[CapnScurvy]

Navelintel, it's already been done.

You have to look back to one of the earlier pages of the SubSim Downloads to find my "U.S. Medal Fix II" mod which does just what you ask. It's an edition for any stock SH4 game running the 1.5 patch, or a modification like RSRDC's version 550. Just load it through JSGME after your RSRDC v550 mod.

The game developers dropped the ball with the U.S. medals, and they just couldn't care less!! Too concerned with the German side of things to give the American Fleet boat a real effort. It was no surprise after a year of it's release to have the publisher ask for another 10 bucks to put the "German Missions" into the game with their 5th patch, still not fixing the American medal setup.

You can find the U.S. Medal Fix II download HERE.

Best regards.

[Navelintel]

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

Navelintel, it's already been done.

You have to look back to one of the earlier pages of the SubSim Downloads to find my "U.S. Medal Fix II" mod which does just what you ask. It's an edition for any stock SH4 game running the 1.5 patch, or a modification like RSRDC's version 550. Just load it through JSGME after your RSRDC v550 mod.

The game developers dropped the ball with the U.S. medals, and they just couldn't care less!! Too concerned with the German side of things to give the American Fleet boat a real effort. It was no surprise after a year of it's release to have the publisher ask for another 10 bucks to put the "German Missions" into the game with their 5th patch, still not fixing the American medal setup.

You can find the U.S. Medal Fix II download HERE.

Best regards.

Hey CapnScurvy,

Outstanding news and I appreciate the 'heads up'. I had already downloaded your mod but had no idea it would work as well for RSRDC v550.

But now that I know the correct order to load the mod, I can't wait to begin my next patrol with RSRDC v550.

Again, many thanks for your kind response mate!

Navelintel

[CapnScurvy]

The order of activation in JSGME is always important. One of the largest problems a gamer gets into is not understanding what a particular mod changes and what a second added mod will do to the first. For those who take it a step further and end up adding the "kitchen sinks" worth of mods, their really asking for trouble. Too many is indeed, TOO MANY if you don't know what they change. The files between RSRDC v550 and U.S. Medals Fix II don't conflict so they will get along just fine. Adding something else might, so just be forewarned.

One note though, you should restart your career, or at the very least add the Medals Fix mod when your back in-port during an ongoing campaign. The saved files of any previous saved events won't like the mods changes and like the old saying "you don't change horses in mid stream" you don't want to change the game parameters while in a saved working mission. Restart a new mission or totally new campaign with the mod installed to keep it running smoothly.