Ducimus new BETA release of TM

[SteveW1]

Heres a link to Ducimus new BETA release of TM Thread.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6421019045/m/6401078436

I stress this is a BETA only not a finished release so please read the whole thread as he is looking for guinea pigs to test it out for bugs.

Thanks
Steve

[Taurolas]

For those of you wondering what Ducimus has been doing here is the changelog for his new Beta_TM available from the Ubi forums as listed By SteveW1:-

PS looks like he's had a real bad case of the condition known as C.T.D..:rotfl::rotfl:quote:

//submarine changes.
- changed player sub throttle settings to values used in SWSD's diverate mod

- slightly lowered draft on all subs.

- adjusted gc_height ratio on all subs to prevent over rocking or flipping.

- increased subs crush rate from 0.45 and 0.5 to 0.7 and 0.8

- increasued surface depth variable to better allow for decks awash

- increased deep dive variable to 400 meters. If you want to suicide, im not going to stop you!

- Tench class merged in.

- Removal of "bathtub" (aka Early war CT)

- Fixed Narwhal to be independant from any other sub type for conning tower or texture.



//player sensor changes.
- changed Player hydrophones RPM det level from .25 to .1 as recommended by Lurker_hib3

- added SV radar adjustments by Lurker_hib3

- OBs scope max and percise range reduced.


// AI sensor changes.
- changed Ai hydrophone noise factor from 0.4 to 0.45 (stock 1.0)

- max elevation for all type93 active sonar changed to 112

- AI visual light factor from 2.5 to 5 (stock 1.7)

- AI visual speed factor from 25 to 8



// submarine interior changes.
- Changing crew configs to be more realistic then stock.

- changed Chief Petty officer uniform so hes more easily identifiable from an officer.

- Interior lighting in submarine interiors changed. Assumes your not using PPF.

- shuffled some nodes around


//interface changes

- changed periscope textures

- ATK periscope darkned by night, Obs now lives up to its name of "night scope".

- added compass lubber line for orders by jimimadrid

- changed title screen and loading screens.


//realism setting changes

- Easy, external cam on, event cam off, auto target on

- Normal, external cam off, event cam on, auto target on

- Hard, external cam off, event cam on, manual target on

- adjusted realism values. Ext camera on will be 75%, ext cam off will be 85%, maual TDC with ext cam off 100%. Event cam not penalized.



// campaign changes

- Fixed Tin cans that were not pinging.

- Minesweeper and Subchaser changed to DE's and renamed to SHIMUSHU, and ETOROFU class escorts.

- Minekaze is now a DE

- Removed all previous "auxillary subchaser" or any ship that was previously modified to be a corvette class.

- Fixed the armed tugboat so it no longer CTD's when used as an escort and set it as the new (and only) corvette class.

- Fixed the Kaiboken escort. It previously did not have any sonar nodes of any kind. It does now, and it doesnt mess around!

- Bungo pete, and both incarnations of Enisgn Parker are now a Frigate class, and should not be found in the normal campaign game.

- Manually edited all campaign layers to reflect the above ship changes

- Reduction of aircraft spawning (pending)

- fixed all subschool, singlemissions, and single patrols to reflect all unit type changes.

- Added Fleetboats usable only by the AI. Currently they are only positionied as mock fleet submarines in port near a tender.

- Changed mission scripting for all sink and patrol missions.


- changed 3rd iteration of torpedo gyro angle errors from a max deviation of 2 degrees, to 1 degree.



//sound changes

- changed perisocope updown sound.

- made torpedo tube door sound audible.

- changed menu background music.

NOTE: For some changes to be applied (such as crew placement), you may have to start a new career game.

I'd say go donwload it and test it for the guy and leave him the feedback he needs.
good luck Ducimus, Just be aware the download is around 280MB and this uncompresses to about 900MB and its on FileFront.

[Javelin]

Using it with a saved career. Started TM in port. Two missions later still no problems.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Damn, he's using FileFront.:damn:

[silent killer]

:up: Hi steveW1 JUST DL tm beta will try it out , will post any problems. i also sent duci a post at ubisoft

[lurker_hlb3]

All RSRDC users please note the following

WARNING

Do not use RSRDC with Trigger Maru Overhaul (BETA), my code review noted that v320 plus Patch3 will "NOT" run correctly. Will create a new version of RSRDC after TMO is out of Beta testing.

[AlmightyTallest]

Dang, thanks for the heads up lurker, was planning on getting this and trying with RSRD Patch 3.

Does this latest TM include all of the Row special effects and combine the three patches that origionally came with TM 1.7.6 just all rolled into one giant install?

[lurker_hlb3]

Dang, thanks for the heads up lurker, was planning on getting this and trying with RSRD Patch 3.

Does this latest TM include all of the Row special effects and combine the three patches that origionally came with TM 1.7.6 just all rolled into one giant install?


That is basic correct

[M. Sarsfield]

Ducimus orignally split them into 3 files so people could pick and choose the mods that they wanted. I guess that he decided that it was easier to just keep it as one file.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Is there another link to download the file? FileFront is off limits to me here.

[dean_acheson]

lurker, is this going to get out of 'beta' phase?

why don't they jive?

i can't live without rsrd.

[dean_acheson]

No?

I'm running both now, with TM and then RSRD and the patch installed.

I'm on the Wahoo, outside Midway on June 1, 1942, guess we will see in a second if there are any problems....

[lurker_hlb3]

No?

I'm running both now, with TM and then RSRD and the patch installed.

I'm on the Wahoo, outside Midway on June 1, 1942, guess we will see in a second if there are any problems....

As I said earlier don't use the current version of RSRDC with TMO (Beta). :damn:If it starts CTD-ing don't come looking for me to fix it.:down:

[dean_acheson]

Oh, I wouldn't.

I figure if I screw something up that is my problem.

I've just found RSRD adds a ton onto the program, and I really like the new features of TM beta.

I know not to ask Duci around here, I don't think he hangs out here much.

[dean_acheson]

Lurker, I think that this TMO beta, and I don't know how much Duci is going to change between now and when it ain't beta.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6421019045/m/6561090636


I ran around Midway last night, found the Carrier group, and a couple of downed aviators.

Saved somewhere, haven't rebooted yet.

So far, so good.

[Chardok]

...Think there is any way to fix the "LOL NO CHANGEING TEH DECK GUNZ FROM AFT TO FOREPWNLOL" bug?

[kverdon]

Yes, DON'T use the New TM Beta with RSRD. Things may look fine but when you try to load a save game....CTD BOOM! Hopefully they will be able to play nice together in the future.

Kevin

[jdkbph]

Ooops. I should have asked this quesiton here. Oh well, forgive the double post.

=========

Curious about Ducimus. Why is he not posting here anymore? Did we piss him off or something? If so I missed it.

Just wondering...


JD

[hyperion2206]

Ooops. I should have asked this quesiton here. Oh well, forgive the double post.

=========

Curious about Ducimus. Why is he not posting here anymore? Did we piss him off or something? If so I missed it.

Just wondering...


JD

I think he left subsim because modding was going to take over his whole live. If I remeber correctly he even asked Neal to scramble his password so that he can't log on anymore.:cry:

[Defiance]

Hiya's,
I am running this with row and some minor hud mods

So far it's great

One Problem for me though my eyes :( , Anyone explain how i can change the periscopes to default clear ones, I know the ones in this tm release are realisticly dirty/scratched/used but my eyes aint too clever lol

If not i will try and find some scopes easier for me to use

Many Thanks

Have Fun

Ciao

Def

[Wilcke]

Ducimus has added ROW to TM Overhaul, I would not add any other ROW elements to this you are just probably asking for some niggling incompatability problem down the road. Also, make sure you add his Patch1 and Patch 2A, check the primary post with the DL information.

I am running TM Overhaul all by itself, eventually RSRDC will be updated, I do miss that piece. But you can still get a great feel for this wonderful mod. The details are just astonishing.

Enjoy!

[Defiance]

Hiya Wilcke,
Yeah i said row as-in just the sounds and pacific mod

I am zooming out of a photo reconn lol

Just can't see much through my obs scope he he

Cheers

Have Fun

Def

[jdkbph]

Ooops. I should have asked this quesiton here. Oh well, forgive the double post.

=========

Curious about Ducimus. Why is he not posting here anymore? Did we piss him off or something? If so I missed it.

Just wondering...


JD
I think he left subsim because modding was going to take over his whole live. If I remeber correctly he even asked Neal to scramble his password so that he can't log on anymore.:cry:


Hmmm... well thanks for that. But riding off into the sunset only to land on the UBI forums 2 days later, doing (apparently) what he swore off from over here...?

I mean, unless he burned some serious bridges...? :hmm:

Oh well... maybe this all makes sense somehow, or to someone.

JD

[ustahl]

Hiya Wilcke,
Yeah i said row as-in just the sounds and pacific mod

I am zooming out of a photo reconn lol

Just can't see much through my obs scope he he

Cheers

Have Fun

Def
Try the Max Optics mod at http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=129941 or http://www.downbelow.net/mods_4/maxoptics/maxoptics.zip. I'm running it with TMO beta & patches and it works perfectly.:up:

[dean_acheson]

there is a patch 3 now.

[hyperion2206]

Ooops. I should have asked this quesiton here. Oh well, forgive the double post.

=========

Curious about Ducimus. Why is he not posting here anymore? Did we piss him off or something? If so I missed it.

Just wondering...


JD
I think he left subsim because modding was going to take over his whole live. If I remeber correctly he even asked Neal to scramble his password so that he can't log on anymore.:cry:

Hmmm... well thanks for that. But riding off into the sunset only to land on the UBI forums 2 days later, doing (apparently) what he swore off from over here...?

I mean, unless he burned some serious bridges...? :hmm:

Oh well... maybe this all makes sense somehow, or to someone.

JD

Ok, here's what he has to say about why he left subsim and I quote:

"Why aren't you posting at subsim?
It is REALLY hard to answer this question without igniting a firestorm. But i will attempt to answer this, as cleanly, and sanely as i can, without any intentional jabs at anyone. It is also my sincere hope that the peoples involved will just let this go as its merely an explantion, not an attack.

My reasons are many. When you stay at a place for awhile, and involve yourself with many people, your going to eventually find yourself neck deep in the kimchi one way or another. I feel myself leading into a detail explantion, so im trying to keep this breif. Thinking about how to do this, as its all kind of interwoven.....

Ok, the following is just my beleif, my personal opinion, and maybe hard to follow.

By and large, most of the userbase at subsim, are fans of Uboats. Nothing wrong with that, ive played uboats for a number of years myself. Now, ive been around subsim awhile, and have rubbed a person or two the wrong way. Of course he rubbed me the wrong way first, so the feeling is mutal. This relationship of "irreconciable differences" wasn't much of an issue because i was in one corner, and he in the other. Now, this person is also the biggest supporter of uboats, in a forum community that per capita, is mostly uboat enthusiasts. I am totally opposite, i am a fan of fleet boats, and arguably one of its biggest supporters, to paraphraise a derogatory term, i am a "member of the church of SH4". (can you blame me? ive been waiting for a PTO game for 12 fricking years!)

Now with the impending release of the Uboat add on, there is now a reason for them (and the large number of Uboat enthusiast) to move into "my neck of the woods". Since we already have a bad relationship, and given our colliding interests, whats i forsee happening, is a whole lot of this:

http://www.ducimus.net/sh4/drama.jpg
Now, considering that this particular ram, has a whole team behind him, as well as a very large percentage of public support, what will really happen is this:
http://www.ducimus.net/sh4/drama2.jpg
Given the number of uboat enthusiasts on subsim, and other various factors, this is a a battle i know will happen, and a battle that i know I will lose. A whole lot of drama, that i (and everyone else) could just do very well without. Looking ahead, I believe, leaving was the best course of action for me to to take. To sum, it was time to get out of Dodge city before the storm hits - cause i gotta tell ya, man, im getting too old for this s**t.


I hope people who are angry at me for leaving subsim, will find this explanation satisfactory and does not incite a riot." End of quote.

Here's the source I got it from:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6421019045/m/6561090636

[DeepIron]

For Ducimus, at whatever port you put into, please remember you'll always have us PTO Fleet Boat jockeys behind you. :up: I'm thankful, and I'm sure that many others are too, that you're continuing your most excellent work on TM even if your not here to answer every nit-picking, RTFM question we might field...;)

[jdkbph]

Ok, here's what he has to say about why he left subsim


That's a shame... a goddamned shame.

JD

[Torpex752]

I've been here a while and I guess I am oblivious to the U-Boat issue he mentions. I can agree that I too have been waiting 12 years for a return to the pacific, and prefer the pacific myself! I will say that I like all subsims in general but prefer the WWII over modern nuke boats, but thats because I rode the nuke boats and know them all too well. My guesstimate is that its more profitable to sell a UBoat sim because of the appeal in the US and Europe, whereas a pacific sim does better in the US?
I respect him & his decision no matter what. His efforts speak clearly that he loves the fleet boats in the Pacific, hes a generous man and he has every right to decide what he does. I myself grow tired of the nonsense that seems to creep in here and there and everywhere, especially at my work.
So no matter, hes only a click away! :up:

Thanks again Ducimus :up:

[jdkbph]

I agree. I may be a bit biased myself - being more of a fleet boat fan, and never having bought into the German "uber" mystique - but I clearly see this as an SH4 PTO oriented forum.

I believe the Uboat add-on has it's own forum or sub forum. And so far, with the exception of a few "nuisance raids" a couple of months back, I think the boundaries have been respected. Given that - and it's entirely possible I may be missing something - I have to wonder if he wasn't over-reacting just a little bit... or maybe just a bit premature?

But don't get me wrong. I'm not faulting or looking to beat up on the guy - I am fully cognizant and appreciative of the fact he's contributed far more to my life's pleasures than I ever will to his - and it is certainly his decision to make. What I think is a shame is that the threat of some juvenile jack-off(s) walking in here with an agenda, a bad attitude and/or bad behavior is enough to chase off good folks.

In any case, I would very much like to see him posting and discussing his work over here again.

JD