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Kpt. Lehmann
10-13-07, 10:29 AM
Hearing Impaired mod for GWX 1.03

From the readme:

Mod by Kpt. Lehmann, Ref, and Dowly

Some time ago I was approached by a kind gentleman who explained he was having difficulty hearing hydrophone contacts at very short range, and asked me to help... and I hope this mod does just that. Initially I was going to just send it to him only... but then thought maybe there is more than one person out there who may find it useful.

Things to know about this mod. All hydrophone/underwater ship sounds have been magnified to 100% using the SH3.sdl file. (sound controller) Previously they were set to 96% which were default/stock SH3 measurements.
Ambient hydrophone background noise has been silenced completely to allow for aural clarity.

Your engine noise will still interfere with your search. For maximum effectiveness you must stop your engines.

Be aware that the early "GHG" hydrophones in GWX are modeled to have a historically accurate "deadzone" or cone of silence dead ahead and to the rear, representing positions that could not be focused on given the real equipment.

This mod is in JGSME format.

Whether or not this mod is compatible with other mods or mod packages is not known and may potentially lead to CTD's as we have added brand new sound entries on several occasions throughout our release history.

Any and/or all questions/queries/comments should be directed to the GWX dev team or crew at the Subsim.com radio room forums.

This mod is freeware. However it may not be distributed without permission from its authors or be used in any way to generate a profit.
profit.

Sink 'em all!!!

Kpt. Lehmann
GWX Project Manager

Download link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HWRZD2DC (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HWRZD2DC)

HW3
10-13-07, 01:06 PM
That was a really nice thing to do Kpt. Lehmann, Ref, and Dowly. :up: I salute all of you for your thoughtfulness doing this for all the hearing impaired players. :rock:

JCWolf
10-13-07, 07:58 PM
GWX, has won the trust and confidence of the community thru
small detailles like this...:yep:


Small things that joyned toghether got the Mod itself Big, Huge and
The most Great job ever done by a team in SHIII Modding history!


Thanks guys!:up:

PapaG39
10-14-07, 11:41 AM
I just discovered this new mod.
What you have done, and the way that you did it (as a mod for the hearing impaired) in absolutely great.
I don't think you have any idea how much this mod will be appreciated by others who are in the same boat as me.
you are a very thoughtful person..Thank you from all of us.

One more question though..lol..

I use my laptop on the late nights on the weekend. I can only run the standard SH3 because of CPU limitations. GWX is just to much for it.

Will this work on the standard install?
I could just swap out the wav file, but where would I put the .sdl file? Will it replace the standard .dll file?

In any case...Thanks, You have really opened the game up for me. Now I can give the Atlantic a go.

Dang, but this game is adictive.
Regards, PapaG

cody6
10-15-07, 01:59 PM
Many thanks for this mod Kpt. Lehmann,speaking for one who is profoundly deaf in one ear & 35% hearing in the other(result of loud explosion many years ago)I appreciate your efforts.Cheers-Cody

Dimitrius07
10-15-07, 04:58 PM
Thank you for your hard work :up:

PapaG39
10-15-07, 08:49 PM
Wow... I just tried this new mod in my career...I CAN HEAR! Dang, just taking the background noise out of the system & I can actually hear the screw noises.
With the help of my hearing aids the sound suppressors and I ran into more stuff then I even knew was in the game...
I still screw up by the numbers, but I can hear myself screwing up...lol..
Love it.

Kpt. Lehmann
10-15-07, 09:24 PM
Wow... I just tried this new mod in my career...I CAN HEAR! Dang, just taking the background noise out of the system & I can actually hear the screw noises.
With the help of my hearing aids the sound suppressors and I ran into more stuff then I even knew was in the game...
I still screw up by the numbers, but I can hear myself screwing up...lol..
Love it.

Very cool to hear. (no pun intended seriously) I was very concerned that maybe even more adjustment was needed to settings that are placed at maximum values by this mod.

I'm really glad it works for you... and am very sorry that it took me so long to get to.

let me know here if it works on your laptop later. Just make sure you use the mod enabler so you can disable easily if it causes problems.

It may be that a stock SH3 version needs to be produced.

I also intend to build one for SH4 when I get some spare time. (The latter is hard to come by these days.)

Please also note... you may need to remind me later... The current version will not be compatible with GWX 1.04. We are adding further new sounds as in previous releases.

Myxale
10-16-07, 05:12 AM
:up:

Respect Kpt. Lehman!

Like JC said; You guys are great, because of such small and yet big thing! :rock: