[WIP] Realistic Decorations (U.S. Navy) 1.1 (for SH4 1.5)

[midnite1977]

Attention Captains, i proudly present... "Midnite's Realistic Decorations (U.S. Navy) v1.2 (for SH4 1.5)" :sunny:

Here it is...


English version: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ixvadz7b65ga5uz/Midnite%27s%20Realistic%20Decorations%20%28U.S.%20 Navy%29%20v1.2%20%28SH4%201.5%20English%29.zip

German version: http://www.mediafire.com/file/6ku69r1gzw5r6sc/Midnite%27s%20Realistic%20Decorations%20%28U.S.%20 Navy%29%20v1.2%20%28SH4%201.5%20Deutsch%29.zip

Have much fun !
midnite1977

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Some Screens (German version):

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/1128/medalboxgs9.jpg

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7808/crewmedalsjk6.jpg

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/9034/decorationsa3.jpg

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Hi Seamen,
currently i am working on a mod that changes the player's medals as well as the crew awards to real decorations.
I also made many small changes to the awards-system of SH4 and solved the bug in 1.5 that the crew medals get the wrong icons before being handed out.
Even the thread on the Ubi Forum is in German, you could have a look at the included screenshots. ;)
Here's the link: http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3801075545/m/2541024046

At the moment i'm still testing the mod, but it seems i could release it within the next days (german version). If you are interested, i could also make an english version, if someone sends me the menu.txt of the english 1.5.

midnite1977

[Lt commander lare]

i would like the english version

lt cmdr lare the german version wouldn work for me becuase im playing the us version not the german

lt cmdr lare

[rebel5555]

Here's a link to the menu.txt, with proper US Medal names.
http://files.filefront.com/menutxt/;9842285;/fileinfo.html

By the way thanks, for doing this.:up:
(http://files.filefront.com/menutxt/;9842285;/fileinfo.html)

[LukeFF]

Very good!

One thing, though: the proper name for the Bronze Star is "Bronze Star Medal." This is to distinguish it from bronze service stars earned for campaign medals or service awards.

[Lt commander lare]

hi midnight when will you be able to release the english version of this mod

lt cmdr lare

[midnite1977]

Here's a link to the menu.txt, with proper US Medal names.
http://files.filefront.com/menutxt/;9842285;/fileinfo.html

By the way thanks, for doing this.:up:


Hi rebel5555,
thanks for the file. It's the menu.txt of vers. 1.5, right?

Very good!

One thing, though: the proper name for the Bronze Star is "Bronze Star Medal." This is to distinguish it from bronze service stars earned for campaign medals or service awards.


Hi LukeFF,
thank you, didn't know that yet. I'm going to change the medal's name soon.

hi midnight when will you be able to release the english version of this mod

lt cmdr lare


Hi Lt commander lare,
i'm going to release it, like the german version, within the next days when testing is finished. I think it's done around friday or saturday.

midnite1977

[rebel5555]

Hi rebel5555,
thanks for the file. It's the menu.txt of vers. 1.5, right?

Yes it's the version for 1.5. I had already tweaked the medal names in this file (forgot to mention that, sorry).

[Lt commander lare]

thanks midnight looking forward to it

lt cmdr lare

[Lt commander lare]

hey midnight are you going to be able to release the english version today im really excited about seeing the mod


lt cmdr lare

[THE_MASK]

This is a must have mod :yep:

[Lt commander lare]

hey midnight its saturday will you be able to release this before easter sunday or is it going to be next week sometime im so excited i cant wait to see your mod thanks again for making this i was waiting for a 1.5 version


lt cmdr lare

[midnite1977]

Hi,
sorry to say this, but my computer seems to have some problems, i couldn't work on the mod for the last days.
I'm going to release it as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience...
midnite1977

[Able72]

patience? Your volunteering your time and expertise to improve our enjoyment of a game.

Thank you for your dedication.

Thank you for taking your time to help us.

Look forward to seeing this when its finished.

[Ducimus]

midnite1977, Thank you for taking the time to create this mod. Once completed, i would like to include it in TMO, and im pretty sure the RFB guys would like to include it in their mod as well.

May we? (with proper credits of course)

[Lt commander lare]

sorry to hear your having problems thats no fun release it when you can thanks for making the mod (ernest borgnine every second improves a shot- torpedo run)

lt cmdr lare

[Lt commander lare]

hey midnite how is your computer coming along havent heard anything in a couple of days just wondering if yu got your system worked out


lt cmdr lare

[midnite1977]

Hi,
here i'm back again.
Due to serious computer problems (i think my harddrive dies slowly... :hmm: ) i had to install my OS and SH4 for new. I'll give it a last try.
Could anyone please upload a saved career (save game and rich saved game folders) where he got at least one player medal (no matter what kind) 'cause i still have to test something and no time at all to start for new and return to my captain's duty. :roll:

Thank you, midnite1977

[Ducimus]

H
Could anyone please upload a saved career (save game and rich saved game folders) where he got at least one player medal (no matter what kind) 'cause i still have to test something and no time at all to start for new and return to my captain's duty. :roll:

Thank you, midnite1977


Hopefully this helps:
http://www.ducimus.net/sh4/SH4_save.7z

Has two medals.

[AVGWarhawk]

This looks cool. I just received two medals. Not what I'm used to seeing mind you. So, yeah, realistic medals has my vote:up:

[midnite1977]

H
Could anyone please upload a saved career (save game and rich saved game folders) where he got at least one player medal (no matter what kind) 'cause i still have to test something and no time at all to start for new and return to my captain's duty. :roll:

Thank you, midnite1977


Hopefully this helps:
http://www.ducimus.net/sh4/SH4_save.7z

Has two medals.

Thank you! With your great help i could finish testing and release my mod now. :up:

midnite1977

[midnite1977]

Hm... how do i change the [WIP] to [REL] in the topic?
If i can't by myself perhaps a moderator could please do this?

midnite1977

[Ducimus]

Hm... how do i change the [WIP] to [REL] in the topic?
If i can't by myself perhaps a moderator could please do this?

midnite1977



Need a moderator to do it. Personally, i think its silly you cant change your own post title.

[Lt commander lare]

thanks midnite i just loaded your mod but im going to be busy until tonight so i will try it tonight take it easy and thanks for all your hard work on this

lt cmdr lare

[Lt commander lare]

hi midnite i like your mod but i just have one question when you are awarded the mod it tells you got an award but dosent say what you won and you dont see the medal up close and only in the awards box when it flips open how do you see the medal you won up close

lt cmdr lare

[Able72]

You could start a new thread and at the bottom link to this one.

[midnite1977]

hi midnite i like your mod but i just have one question when you are awarded the mod it tells you got an award but dosent say what you won and you dont see the medal up close and only in the awards box when it flips open how do you see the medal you won up close

lt cmdr lare

Hi lt cmdr lare,
i did it like that because the game (at least in the german version) shows up the wrong medal compared to that mentioned in the text most of the time since SH 1.5.
You can see it on my screen-shot at the beginning of this thread (even it's in german...): A "Medal of Honor" should be handed out, but the games shows up a "Purple Heart".
Anybody (even not on the german forums) found a solution for this, so i decided to delete this buggy feature, also the (wrong) counting of your patrols and changed it to "you got an award".

midnite1977

[Lt commander lare]

so there is no way to be able to zoom in and see the medal you were awarded only when the case opens you can view the medal

lt cmdr lare

[midnite1977]

so there is no way to be able to zoom in and see the medal you were awarded only when the case opens you can view the medal

lt cmdr lare

No, i switched off this feature in case of the mentioned problems of the stock-version.
Sorry, but no solution at the time to fix this... but, by the way, i don't really miss this function. ;)

midnite1977

[letterboy1]

Which lines in menu_1024_768 get changed? I don't want to overwrite the entire file because it got changed from another mod.

[midnite1977]

Hi,
sorry for my late response, i was busy the last time.
Here are the lines you have to change inside the "menu_1024_768.ini" to make my mod work correctly. It's quiet easy because there are only two adresses to be changed:

[G12 I19]
Name=Medal Small Ico
Type=1031;Stat bmp array
ItemID=0x12010001
ParentID=0x12010000
Pos=50,-80,26,40
Zone= 412 688 26 40 0 1 0x12010000 0.166665 -0.4 0x12010001 0 0 0 0
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
Materials=12
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 0=0.043457,0.0390625,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 1=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 1=0.0610352,0.0429688,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 2=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 2=0.0791016,0.0410156,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 3=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 3=0.0605469,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 4=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 4=0.043457,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 5=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 5=0.078125,0.136719,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 6=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 6=0.276367,0.703125,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 7=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 7=0.290527,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 8=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 8=0.261719,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 9=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 9=0.24707,0.699219,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 10=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 10=0.320313,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 11=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 11=0.24707,0.601563,0.000488281,0.00195313
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x0
Drag=false
BmpState=1
NeedFocus=true
SelOne=false
IdGroup=0
StatesColors=0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF


[G61 I111]
Name=Ico
Type=1031;Stat bmp array
ItemID=0x610C0005
ParentID=0x610C0000
Pos=12,-3,26,40
Zone= 374 688 26 40 0 1 0x610C0001 0 -0.5 0x610C0005 -1 0.5 0 0
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
Materials=12
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 0=0.043457,0.0390625,0.0126953,0.00195313
Mat 1=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 1=0.078125,0.136719,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 2=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 2=0.0605469,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 3=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 3=0.043457,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 4=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 4=0.0791016,0.0410156,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 5=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 5=0.0610352,0.0429688,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 6=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 6=0.276367,0.703125,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 7=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 7=0.290527,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 8=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 8=0.261719,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 9=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 9=0.24707,0.699219,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 10=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 10=0.320313,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 11=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 11=0.24707,0.601563,0.000488281,0.00195313
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x0
Drag=false
BmpState=1
NeedFocus=true
SelOne=false
IdGroup=0
StatesColors=0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF

Have fun!

midnite1977

[Lt commander lare]

and what does this do and everything is in red what do we change and how
lt cmdr lare

[McHibbins]

My "menu_1024_768.ini" from RFB is quite different from your´s. So simply overwriting won´t work for me I think.

[midnite1977]

and what does this do and everything is in red what do we change and how
lt cmdr lare

- Make a backup copy of your "menu_1024_768.ini"
- Open it.
- Search for the header [G12 I19].
- Copy & Paste the "red text block" [G12 I19] overwriting the existing data within the file.
- Do the same with the header [G61 I111].
- Save the file.
- Done!


My "menu_1024_768.ini" from RFB is quite different from your´s. So simply overwriting won´t work for me I think.

Sure this looks different because the red text are the changed parameters.
By the way, this is NOT the whole menu_1024_768.ini, but only two of it's headers. Just look up the headers i mentioned above and follow my little tutorial. ;)

midnite1977

[McHibbins]

Jepp, but I can´t find these headers even with the search function of the editor:oops:

[midnite1977]

Jepp, but I can´t find these headers even with the search function of the editor:oops:

Do you have SH 1.5 "U-Boat Missions" installed? These headers were added since patch 1.5. They are not available in any previous versions.
My mod is only made for SH 1.5 and won't work with 1.4 or any older versions.

[McHibbins]

Jepp, but I can´t find these headers even with the search function of the editor:oops:
Do you have SH 1.5 "U-Boat Missions" installed? These headers were added since patch 1.5. They are not available in any previous versions.
My mod is only made for SH 1.5 and won't work with 1.4 or any older versions.


Jepp that´s the reason. Still running with 1.4

[JoeCorrado]

My "menu_1024_768.ini" from RFB is quite different from your´s. So simply overwriting won´t work for me I think.

Paste the following into your favorite text editor and save as Realistic Decorations.ini and install using JTxE. It will make the changes to the required lines only and leave the rest of the menu_1024_768.ini file unchanged.

I hope that mods who wish to modify commonly altered files will begin to see the usefullnes of this tool and incorporate it's use more in the future.


Targetfile=Data\Menu\menu_1024_768.ini

[G12 I19]
Name=Medal Small Ico
Type=1031;Stat bmp array
ItemID=0x12010001
ParentID=0x12010000
Pos=50,-80,26,40
Zone= 412 688 26 40 0 1 0x12010000 0.166665 -0.4 0x12010001 0 0 0 0
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
Materials=12
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 0=0.043457,0.0390625,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 1=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 1=0.0610352,0.0429688,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 2=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 2=0.0791016,0.0410156,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 3=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 3=0.0605469,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 4=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 4=0.043457,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 5=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 5=0.078125,0.136719,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 6=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 6=0.276367,0.703125,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 7=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 7=0.290527,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 8=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 8=0.261719,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 9=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 9=0.24707,0.699219,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 10=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 10=0.320313,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 11=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement_Dummy.dds
Crop 11=0.24707,0.601563,0.000488281,0.00195313
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x0
Drag=false
BmpState=1
NeedFocus=true
SelOne=false
IdGroup=0
StatesColors=0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF


[G61 I111]
Name=Ico
Type=1031;Stat bmp array
ItemID=0x610C0005
ParentID=0x610C0000
Pos=12,-3,26,40
Zone= 374 688 26 40 0 1 0x610C0001 0 -0.5 0x610C0005 -1 0.5 0 0
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
Materials=12
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 0=0.043457,0.0390625,0.0126953,0.00195313
Mat 1=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 1=0.078125,0.136719,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 2=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 2=0.0605469,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 3=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 3=0.043457,0.128906,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 4=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 4=0.0791016,0.0410156,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 5=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 5=0.0610352,0.0429688,0.000488281,0.00195313
Mat 6=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 6=0.276367,0.703125,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 7=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 7=0.290527,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 8=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 8=0.261719,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 9=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 9=0.24707,0.699219,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 10=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 10=0.320313,0.701172,0.0126953,0.078125
Mat 11=data/menu/Skins/American/gui/layout/CrewSystemsManagement.dds
Crop 11=0.24707,0.601563,0.000488281,0.00195313
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x0
Drag=false
BmpState=1
NeedFocus=true
SelOne=false
IdGroup=0
StatesColors=0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF

[drussxx]

thanks for the medal update. i will install and see if i now get the medals i deserve. :D .

[midnite1977]

***Download-links updated*** :sunny:

Go to first post to get this mod.

Have fun!

midnite1977

[midnite1977]

download links updated, go to first post to download. :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

When I first saw this resurrected thread I thought :doh: :stare:.

Then I saw who bumped it and why I said :D :rock:.

Would you mind if I put these up here at Subsim Downloads?