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TDK1044
07-20-07, 06:10 AM
I'm posting here rather than the Mods Workshop, as this is not yet an available mod. It can be easily done though.

This from Ducimus;

"I'll post this as a mod later, but its late, and this is something you can do yourself if you want.

To get periscope animations back, all you need to do, is use the conning tower DAT files from SH version 1.2. I just reinstalled SH4, explicitly to grab those dats to see if it would work and it does.

The only thing your missing is the Radar and hydrophone labels. All though the switch's and everything else work just fine, its just the labels that are missing.

Also the green light indicator on the hydrophone is located below the handle of the hydrophone itself while operating it. The green light works, its just not up top like it is in the 1.3 dat file.

edit: I tried to extract the texture files from the newer dat file to import into the older dat file, but no dice. None of the DAT tools from SH3 seem to work, just FYI so your not spinning your wheels."

ReallyDedPoet
07-20-07, 08:16 AM
"I'll post this as a mod later, but its late, and this is something you can do yourself if you want.



Nice info:up: Thanks.


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Canonicus
07-20-07, 10:34 AM
Just a thought....Would it it be possible to copy and use the old Conningtower DAT that Ducimus suggests and then use OakGroove's new high-res interior mod to get the labels back on the radar and sonar displays?

I think it just might work....and then we would have the animations back with the correct graphics.

dean_acheson
07-20-07, 11:48 AM
how do you get this file? can you extract it from the patch itself, or do you need to patch the game to 1.2, steal the file, update, and then insert?

NefariousKoel
07-20-07, 11:50 AM
Exactly what "animations" are missing?

EAGLE_01
07-20-07, 12:17 PM
Exactly what "animations" are missing?

The 'scope raising and lowering in the Con.

ATR-42
07-20-07, 01:29 PM
Nice job TDK! hopefully the modders will be able to merge the animations and the lable overlays of the new files. your onto something big here i can smell it. :) nice work :up:

Jmack
07-20-07, 02:18 PM
so there will be a mod posted for this

correct ?

gonna wait then

ReallyDedPoet
07-20-07, 02:22 PM
so there will be a mod posted for this

correct ?

gonna wait then

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=599599&postcount=5

Here, from Ducimus.


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Jmack
07-20-07, 02:58 PM
thanks allot ... gonna try it

i assume this wont chanfe anything else right ?

CaptainCox
07-22-07, 06:56 AM
New mod out made by Anvart. It fixes EVERYTHING! and it dont change the 1.3 graphics. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=118978
Direct Download Link:
http://files.filefront.com/RnL+int+Periscopes+137z/;8114596;;/fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/RnL+int+Periscopes+137z/;8114596;;/fileinfo.html)