Radio mods....

[Trout]

Never used one before, but now I'd like to try it out. What would be a good one to use and how would I set it up?

Trout

[ReallyDedPoet]

Captain Cox's CBS Radio Mod, latest version is very well done. This one has been a mainstay on my radio. Best thing to do is to try a few out and see for yourself.
As far as how to install, most are JSGME and also come with good instructions.

Radio is a great feature in SH4, it really adds to the immersion.


RDP

[Von Manteuffel]

By all means download and try any of the great radio stations available. You just need to be be aware that any station which gives you "scripted" broadcasts ( i.e. radio programmes / news broadcasts which transmit at a certain date and time ) are subject to an in-game "bug" which means that if you save your game, when you return to it, the radio will begin scripted broadcasts from the date at which your mission commenced - not the date at which you saved it. This is particularly problemmatical with stations which script news broadcats.

[rodan54]

Here are the radio mods essential for providing the full period radio experience imo.

Japanese wartime radio pack
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109633

Japanese traditional radio pack
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109699

Tokyo Rose radio pack
http://files.filefront.com/tokyo+rose+zero+hour+rar/;7099520;;/fileinfo.html

Tedhealys music pack
http://files.filefront.com/Music+packrar/;7090387;;/fileinfo.html

And of course CCs Captain midnights CBS radio mod
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108756

There was also a Saigon radio pack, but I've never been able to find a working download. :cry:

You'll want to refer here (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109256&page=6) post #115 to get all these working.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice list:up: ^^^^


RDP

[fred8615]

May I humblely include my own stations in this discussion? :-?

NBC radio station. You must download all 17 files in order to extract properly. A little under 4.5GBs total.

This will add the real life NBC radio station KPO in San Francisco. It includes NBC news broadcasts, some speeches, the Abbott and Costello, Amos and Andy, Bob Hope, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, and Spike Jones entertainment programs.

Armed Forces Radio Service stations. You must download all 19 files in order to extract properly. A little under 5GBs total.

This is a set of 4 radio stations. These stations (Honolulu, Midway, Guam [from September 1944], and Wollongong, Australia) play programs produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service. Programs included are Command Performance, G.I. Jive, G.I. Journal, and Mail Call. It does not include any news.

KGMB Honolulu radio station. You must download all 3 files in order to extract properly. A little under 800MBs total.

This is the real life CBS radio station KGMB in Honolulu. This station plays news produced by the CBS network, as well as some speeches. This station is famous as the one both the Japanese and the American B-17 bombers used to home in on Honolulu on the morning of December 7th, 1941. It does not include any entertainment programs.

CBS radio station. You must download all 6 files in order to extract properly. Around 1.5GBs total.

This will add the real life CBS radio station KNX in Los Angeles. It includes CBS news broadcasts, some speeches, and the Burns and Allen and Fred Allen entertainment programs.

The files can be downloaded from here:

http://hosted.filefront.com/fred8615/