Need Help zipping / uploading New Crew Uniform Mod to forum download thread and BTS

[Easy_Eight65]

This will be my first attempt at uploading a mod to Subsim / BTS, so any help would be appreciated.

FYI: I'm officially waiting for permission from Mikhayl / Asanovic7 to post this, but here's the readme and a few pictures from a test patrol on a TB-1937 using Chinese U-47's awesome WSM 2.0 for GWX:

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From the README:

--KM Blue Uniforms and Headdress for All Officers, NCOs & Enlisted Men--

--General--

Now we all respect / admire the gritty, eccentrically elite, breed-apart-reputation of U-boat crews and their preference for bucking regulation uniform dress code.

But for those of you who are currently commanding surface ships in the Regular Navy or if you’re just looking for a little more “spit and polish” in the look of your Kriegsmarine crew, I've extracted and tweaked the uniform and headdress files of Mikhayl / Asanovic7’s Playable S-Boot 1.7 crew to show a bit more adherence to code on board the bigger warships where attire was probably a bit more …how shall I say – “regimented.”

So, here’s what you get:

-All Crew uniforms (at least those I could edit) are now in Dark KM Blue.

-All Officers (those that are hard-coded to wear headdress) now wear the Peaked Cap (they used to wear the Forage Cap in Mikhayl’s old version). Some are hard-coded not to wear caps...not much I can do with that, BUT you can also sub those for Officers that do have caps by simply recruiting the ones in the Base Barracks that you see wearing them.

-About 50% of the NCOs and Enlisted men now wear the Dark KM Blue Forage Cap. The rest have no hats -- (I think this is hard-coded too.) You can try enabling Venetore’s "Compulsory U-Boat Headdress" through JSGME – but install over any conflicting files at your own risk – I don’t know, haven’t tried it.

-All Officers now wear the dark KM Blue ‘reefer' style battle jackets with requisite sleeve insignia (I don’t know if this insignia changes with rank promotion – you’ll have to ask Mikhayl / Asanovic7 about that).

-JSGME Ready

-GWX / Stock 1.4 compatible


--Installation--

Through JSGME (highly recommended): Unpack to the MODS folder in the main SHIII folder (Ubisoft / Silent Hunter III / MODS) and activate.

NOTE: this uniform mod is full “medals on crew” (if you want to enable the GWX "No Medals on Crew" mod and overwrite any conflicting files…again, it might work, but do so at your own risk.)

Finally, except for cutting and pasting a few TGA files, I take no credit for this mod – the talented Mikhayl, Asanovic7 and Boris did all the real work.

…now if we can just get someone to mod some “Kriegsmarine” Tally Caps and “Bluses” for the Enlisted men – that would be pretty cool...hmmm. Enjoy.


Easy_Eight65


Thanks to: Mikhayl, asanovic7 and Boris -- I tip my hat to you all.

--Legal Notice--
This is a free mod. You are not allowed to use this mod in a commercial way - for example a expansion pack. You can use or modify this mod to non-commercial freeware mods for SH3, as long as it is marked for example in a readme file. I am not responsible for damage to your PC or hardware, which possibly will come from using this Mod!

http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Easy_Eight65/SH3Img8-8-2009_132220_312-1.jpg?t=1249784001


http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Easy_Eight65/SH3Img8-8-2009_19832_843.jpg?t=1249784183


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http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Easy_Eight65/SH3Img8-8-2009_171424_234.jpg?t=1249784322


http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Easy_Eight65/SH3Img8-8-2009_132642_187.jpg?t=1249784387

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Well done!

Neal, Sailorsteve or I can upload it to Subsim DL SHIII graphics. Once you are ready to publish the mod send the file to FF or another service and let one of us know where we can get it. We will then upload it to Subsim Downloads for you with you as the Author.

[Easy_Eight65]

sounds good, will do -- thanks. Shoud be sometime tonight. CapZap1970 is setting me up with an FPS account so I can upload to BTS...but their site appears to be down for maintenance, so I guess I'll try Filefront.

How do I put the mod into a zip file? Fairly easy to do?

Easy_Eight65

[SquareSteelBar]

...How do I put the mod into a zip file? Fairly easy to do?...Alternatively put into a *.7z file.

The packer is downloadable here (http://www.7-zip.org/) and it's freeware

Cheers,
SquareSteelBar ;)

[Easy_Eight65]

Posting the download link today, guys -- I promise. I'm not a modder per se, so this file packaging & upload stuff is pretty new to me.

BTW -- I found some great jpegs of Kriegsmarine War Badges with the idea of perhaps creating addditional, scripted player / crew awards & decorations for WSM v2.0 and other playable Surface Ship mods. They are, namely:

High Seas Fleet Badge (playable capital ships)
Destroyer War Badge
Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (playable Commerce Raiders, etc.)
Minesweeper Badge (and playable escort vessels / sub chasers)
Blockade Runners Badge (playable depot ships, tenders, etc.)


Look for my "Warship Awards" post -- it will be up soon.

Easy_Eight65

[StarLion45]

:) you got a Private message from me , please read it :)

[Sailor Steve]

This is pretty cool, Easy_Eight65! Surface sailors need the correct uniforms.:rock:

Follow SSB's advice on 7-Zip, and you won't go wrong.

[Easy_Eight65]

Mod file is zipped and uploaded to FileFront for review, guys...I'll post a download link here has soon as it becomes available.

Cheers,

Easy_Eight65

[Easy_Eight65]

There are two modfified crew medals (originally from Mikhayl's Playable S-Boot 1.7 mod uniform TGA file) that come packaged with KM Blue All Crew Uniforms & Headdress Mod v1.0:

The Naval Combat Clasp -"presented to warship personnel for bravery beyond that which warranted the normal Kriegsmarine war badges" (replaces the U-boat Front Clasp in Stock SH3)

and...

The Schnellboot Badge - "usually presented to schnellboot personnel after completing 12 operational assignments" (replaces the U-boat War Badge in Stock SH3)


Here's the TGA file of what the modified medals look like:

http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Easy_Eight65/S-bootcrewawards.jpg?t=1249950152


These medals and rank insignia are what your crew will wear in the game (if awarded). I don't have ANY experience with S3D, so until someone has the desire, time and energy to create additional crew medals for the various branches of the Kriegsmarine, the Schnellboot Badge will have to stay, sorry.

Now (and this is important)... In order for these modified medals to actually be awarded & represented in your crewman's profile (either in Base Barracks or via SH3 Commander) you will need to enable another TGA file in a mod that I'm calling "MEDALS for KM Blue All Crew Uniforms & Headdress v1.0" (also from Mikhayl's Playable S-boot 1.7):


http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Easy_Eight65/S-bootcrewmedals-BarracksSH3Cmdr.jpg?t=1249951406


To the best of my knowledge, this MEDALS mod should work without messing with any corresponding dat or cfg files, but if there are problems, let me know.

Currently uploaded at FileFront and available for downloading pending FileFront review. Enjoy.

Easy_Eight65