[REL] The Battle for the Baltic

[Poul]

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3928/thebattleforthebalticx8.jpg

Mod GREAT WAR Part 1 - "The Battle for the Baltic"

Mod "The Battle for the Baltic" is a story about actions of the Soviet fleet of submarines in Great War.

The player will operate the basic types of the Soviet submarines. In difficult conditions of Baltic sea: small depth. Continuous danger from the mines in gulf of Finland (beginning 1942 - till the end of war). The full superiority of aircrafts of the opponent in the War beginning.

Project working out: SOM Group

• The Author of the project:
- Vladislav Lobanov (Dagon)

• Creation of models:

- Valentine Abalihin (aka Vaa)
- Vladislav Lobanov (aka Dagon)
- Egor Naumov (aka EON)
- Andrey Demenkov (aka Severen)

• Creation of maps and the companies:

- Sergey Maharinets (aka Mariman)
- Vadim Shevchenko (aka Travelmate)

• Creation of sound design:

- Pavel Sarbash (aka Poul)

• Creation arts and textures:

- Andrey Tejder (aka Tei)

• Translation of texts on English language:

- Sergei

Mod platform: Silent Hunter 4 + German campaign (the version of game 1.5)

Submarines accessible to the player:

Type "M"
Type "Щ"
Type "C"
"Лембит" ("Lembit")
"Л-55" (L-55)

The mod characteristic:

In the mod have appeared more than 100 new various units (aircrafts and the ships), for example:

German Easy Cruiser "Leipzig"
German mine layer "Brummer 2"
German mine layer "Louise"
German type destroyers "Narvik"
The Finnish Battleship of coastal defence "Vjajnemjajnen"
Finnish mine-sweeper type "Rautu"
The Finnish gunboat "Hamenmaa"
The Soviet lungs of a cruiser of the project 26
The Soviet destroyer of type "7u"
German fighter "FW-189"
German dive bomber "Ju-87"
German dive bomber "Ju-88"
German bomber "He-111"
German Sturmovik "HS-129"
The Soviet fighter "I-16"
The Soviet fighter "La-7"
The Soviet dive bomber "PE-2"
Soviet Sturmovik "IL-2"

Areas of patrols in this project - real and historical. They were created on the basis of real campaigns, maps of that time and memoirs of veterans - submariners.

The mines obstacles were created on the basis of maps and schemes of that time. The mines obstacles on 95 % coincide with real in that time.

Commanders of submarines will have various fighting missions. Including - rescue of crew of a submarine which has an emergency.

LINKS FOR MOD AND (SP):

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100.rar)

- the size of 234 Mb.
* Installation through JSGME or directly with replacement of files.

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/GW_BfB_Fix.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/GW_BfB_Fix.rar)

- the size of 8.28 Mb.

Additions for mod Great War - The Battle for the Baltic (only after loading of the main mod):

1. "Real Min GW Balt "- Real the mines obstacles in Baltic sea. The period: on June, 22nd 1941 - on May, 9th 1945. Created by Germany and Soviet Union.

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Real_Min_GW_Balt.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Real_Min_GW_Balt.rar)

2. "History target Submarine GW BALT" - Real tasks which fulfilled submarines of the Baltic Fleet. In 1941-45гг in Baltic sea. Without game scenarios.

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/History_target_Submarine_GW_Balt.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/History_target_Submarine_GW_Balt.rar)

3, Russian voices of a command «The Soviet Grew»:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=159892 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=159892)

* Are created by Pavel Sarbash. The special order for the project "The Battle for the Baltic".


SCRINSHOTS:

http://forum.six-oceans.ru/post/47/#p47 (http://forum.six-oceans.ru/post/47/#p47)


ALL GUESTIONS - TO ASK FOR "DAGON".

[Bubblehead1980]

very interesting, will have to try it out later this week when i have time to really play some.

Which link should i click to download this mod?

[CaptJodan]

This sounds exciting. A new theater of operations of the much less publicized soviet sub war. Looking forward to trying this out. :yeah:

[sergei]

Looks very interesting

My russian is poor however.


Want to play this,

Looks good.

Thumbs up to people who made this.

:up::up::up::up:

[Poul]

very interesting, will have to try it out later this week when i have time to really play some.

Which link should i click to download this mod?

Thanks.

The first: LINKS FOR MOD AND (SP):
Both references by turns.
Then - all the rest.

CaptJodan!

You have told: "My russian is poor however".
I very well understand you. Because my English is very-very poor however. SOM Group need the translator. At least for the basic part of the project.
May be - here there are people which can make it? If it is interesting, of course.

[VonHesse]

Am I doing something wrong? I have SH4 v1.5. I downloaded both the mod and the fix and installed both with JSGME. Started the game and saw the new screen. :D Looks good, very nice:up:... but then everything is in Russian :hmmm::06:

By guess, I start a career. Orders come in Russian except for the words "Porpise" and "Pearl Harbor". Started first patrol... to Luzon??

When I went to the navigation map it looked very different, but I could see that I was in Pearl Harbor:o... then it crashed. Tried it again and got the same thing.

Not using with any other mods. Hope someone can help. Very excited to be on the Soviet side:yeah:

[Poul]

Hope someone can help. Very excited to be on the Soviet side:yeah:

Thanks.

Certainly! The help will be. I am glad that to you interestingly. But I have simply told about this project. The expert - DAGON. He will give consultations.

[looney]

So the mod is in russian?

I don't think I can play it then... my russian aint that good (... more like none excistend)

[keltos01]

see ! and people want us to make japanese voices for our mod ! :O:

I am really interrested in this mod :yeah:

especially since a japanese sub sank L16 that was going to Murmansk from Vladivistok by way of the Panama canal ;)


good job Dagon n Co ! :salute:

keltos

[Poul]

So the mod is in russian?

I don't think I can play it then... my russian aint that good (... more like none excistend)



OK. Try to make it:


http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6158/35075481.jpg

The game beginning:

When the player chooses year of start of career. It is necessary to go to the list end. There above - America. Below - Baltic.

[DarkFish]

GREAT mod, but there's one little problem:
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/DF_3852/notrus.jpg

now i wouldn't mind if the menu were in russian (i can read cyrillic so i could guess the meaning of most words) but with this kind of gibberish it's unplayable...
I think that my version of SH4 (EU version) displays the characters differently than the russion version..
:damn:

[Admiral Von Gerlach]

Very interesting, a very neglected part of the war and the Finnish defense on all fronts was a marvel of determination and freedom. Glad to see this era getting attention, hopefully once a translated version or at least a translated GUI is available we can play this. Thank you very much for this fine effort.:salute:

[Zel]

This looks like a great mod! The Russian subs are wonderful, and the Russian voices are cool, although there are some glitches.

I've managed to get this mod working with v1.4, fiddling with the game files.

The menu texts are in Russian. To change them back to english, simply go to your original Sh4 folder, and copy the file "menu.txt" to the Baltic mod. It goes into the data\menu folder. This will change the menus back to english, but the campaign selection and mission briefings will still be in russian.

If the game crashes while zooming on the navigation map, try this: go to data\campaigns\CampaignRU and open the file "GW_LOC.mis" with your notepad. Use the replace function to replace every instance "Agency_12.dds" to "FPCond18.dds". Click "replace all" button. This should fix the navigation map crash.

If you can run single missions with a russian sub, but not the campaign, there is a problem probably in the campaigns or upcdata folders.

Great work on this mod!

[VonHesse]

The game beginning:

When the player chooses year of start of career. It is necessary to go to the list end. There above - America. Below - Baltic.

Thank you, that was what I needed. Sailing in the Baltic Sea:woot:
New subs look very nice! Thank you Dagon and everyone else.:salute:

Still crashing, though. If I zoom out on the map, the game will crash. If I zoom in, the game is ok. If I zoom out will it always crash.

Edit: Thank you Zel, I will try the changes you recommend.

[DarkFish]

of course! the font files!
Poul, could you please PM me the contents of your Data\Menu\Fonts folder? Or make them publically available? I expect this will solve my problem!

[Bubblehead1980]

Keltos, we def want Japanese voices and language in mod, but if possible with english translation in the dialogue box at top, like in u boats when they use german, things are put into english in texas.

I plan on trying the Russian mod as is in Russian until someone is able to translate it into english, should be a challenge, hell perhaps I will learn some Russian:rotfl2:

[DarkFish]

If the game crashes while zooming on the navigation map, try this: go to data\campaigns\CampaignRU and open the file "GW_LOC.mis" with your notepad. Use the replace function to replace every instance "Agency_12.dds" to "FPCond18.dds". Click "replace all" button. This should fix the navigation map crash.thanks!

[Poul]

I plan on trying the Russian mod as is in Russian until someone is able to translate it into english, should be a challenge, hell perhaps I will learn some Russian:rotfl2:

Î-o-o! It is very good idea. It is very big help!

[Poul]

Thanks all!

Certainly. If the computer has no font "Cyrillic": it is delirium of the abstract artist!
Please look this site:

http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html (http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html)

Russian fonts for SH:

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Fonts.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Fonts.rar)

If there will be a font it is possible to look Russian forums. Because questions for all identical. There there are answers. But it is necessary to use on-laine translator. Though these translations: delirium of Lev Tolstoi and Mark Twain simultaneously.

Addresses of Russian forums for "The Battle for the Baltic":

Aviaforum: http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=60210
Discussion on "the Forum on six oceans": http://forum.six-oceans.ru/topic/8/
Page of project "The Battle for the Baltic" on "the Forum on six oceans": http://forum.six-oceans.ru/topic/6/

[VonHesse]

Thank you Poul, Dagon, and everyone else that made this mod.:salute:

So much fun, yet so many mines:damn:

Six hours of playing and i still can't get out of the Gulf of Finland without hitting a minefield - very challenging.

Are there any maps of minefields in the Baltic sea during WWII? I looked on the internet, but couldn't find much information. Thanks.

[-BISMARCK-]

I tube is worth the same problem and managed to solve one of the mods in a folder named MENU and inside is menu.txt delete that file and stays in the language you just have to put tengais delete that txt file and load the mod in the manager but would not know which mod is because I e renamed to distinguish them from others hope to serve you support

vale yo tube el mismo problema y consegui solucionarlo en uno de los mods hay una carpeta llamada MENU y dentro se encuentra MENU.TXT borrais ese archivo y se queda en el idioma que tengais puesto solo hay que borrar ese txt y cargar el mod en el gestor pero no sabria que mod es ya que yo los e renombrado para distinguirlos de los demas espero que os sirva de ayuda

[sergei]

Six hours of playing and i still can't get out of the Gulf of Finland without hitting a minefield - very challenging.

Yeah - Im having this problem.
I used an online translation service to translate the Battle for the Baltic readme into English.
It reads a bit funny, but is understandable.
Gives good info on flotillas, subs, minefield locations etc.
Armed with this knowledge I'm going to go back and try and get to my patrol area.
The English readme is here if anyone is interested.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1480

I'm am working to translate the mission orders into English at the moment.
But I don't speek Russian so it is slow work.
Probably going to take a few days.

Many thanks to the team that made this mod. Very interesting, I'm really enjoying it. Good work BFTB team :up::up::up:

[nikulin]

VonHesse, here are real minefield maps:

http://img262.imageshack.us/g/22697934.jpg/

Gameplay maps are in progress:)

[dyshman]

there are some real maps. in-game maps a little bit incorect, but it better then nothing
see maps here http://sukhoi.ru/forum/showpost.php?p=1352971&postcount=145

[jimbob]

As a guy from Finland, this is very interesting modification. I hope it is playable
for me i.e. I don't speak Russian at all.

Have to download and give it a try, thanks for the MOD.

:D

Couple of years a go I did work on Finnish minelayer Hämeenmaa (http://www.mil.fi/merivoimat/esikunta/toim_kalusto_2.dsp):

http://www.mil.fi/merivoimat/joukot/smmepa/full/kuva15.gif

Just some plumming work but it was very interesting ship anyways.
...it was rather mild winter then, now its freezing cold...

:salute:

[jimmydean357]

I was wanting to know how you call in scout planes when you are out of reach of a base? the circle only goes so far out. Am i missing something?

[-BISMARCK-]

hi i have a problem giving the map to see where and set the course objeritvo acia my game gives me the error and I closed the game because I could say that happens?
I have the 1.5 with missions uboat
would be very grateful if you would say as I solve this error

[sergei]

Yes the solution to this was posted a while back by Zel but you may have missed it.
Here it is again!

If the game crashes while zooming on the navigation map, try this: go to data\campaigns\CampaignRU and open the file "GW_LOC.mis" with your notepad. Use the replace function to replace every instance "Agency_12.dds" to "FPCond18.dds". Click "replace all" button. This should fix the navigation map crash.

I did this to my game and it stopped the game crashing in the Nav Map.
Thanks Zel!

[-BISMARCK-]

sorry but there is nothing in it to put Agency_12.dds and FPCond18.dds
and looked all documents and none had that name and also avierto the txt of the route and provided me as what I have read enterito but none encuantra

the google translator does his job and is vien as an enigma is there any other solution please? some already uploaded this file without this error? annoys me not being able to play this great mod in campaign

thanks for your help

[DarkFish]

sorry but there is nothing in it to put Agency_12.dds and FPCond18.dds
and looked all documents and none had that name and also avierto the txt of the route and provided me as what I have read enterito but none encuantra

the google translator does his job and is vien as an enigma is there any other solution please? some already uploaded this file without this error? annoys me not being able to play this great mod in campaign

thanks for your help
open data\campaigns\CampaignRU\GW_LOC.mis and replace all "Agency_12.dds" with "FPCond18.dds". You'll find these INSIDE the GW_LOC.mis file.
Russian fonts for SH: thanks! just what I needed:up:

[Kvazzz]

Has anyone managed to hit anything? I was shooting a ship on anchor in Kotka from 700 meters and missed twice. I mean, I might not be a :arrgh!:, but TWICE, come on!

Do I need to know anything different about torpedoes here?

[sergei]

They do not turn after leaving the tubes. They just go straight ahead.
I know that the Russian subs of the period had only a rudimentary fire control system. It is probably to simulate that. They cannot transmit gyro angles to the torpedoes.
You have to aim by turning the boat, like a WW1 sub.
Easiest way to do this is use the TDC to set up a zero gyro angle shot.
Or use a lead angle calculator like this http://www.couscouscrabcakes.com/okane.html
I know the Russian 53-58 torpedo goes either 30.5 or 44.5 knots.
Or just estimate it and fire a spread along his track.
Sure makes things challenging!
And I was pulling my hair out until I figured the torps do not turn!
Good luck :DL

EDIT:L There is also an electric torpedo, the ET-80 available after 1943. This goes at 29 knots. I do not know if this one is capable of turning after leaving the tubes.

[AOTD_MadMax]

Nice work !:yeah:

It seems that the planes are Models from IL2.

My question is how do you worked out these planes.
I need better Models for Nakajima Ki 43, Ki 44, Ki84 and Kawasaki Ki 61 for FOTRS !

Is it possible to help me ?

Greets

Maddy

[DarkFish]

great mod - while nearing my patrol area I was surprised to find myself ambushed by 2 torpedo boats steaming towards me at full speed. Before I knew it half the Finnish fleet steamed towards my position, and with my "always attack"-philosophy it's needless to say I didn't last long:)

I was also pleasantly surprised to find my AI torpedo launchers on them - but used in a slightly incorrect manner as they are visible and too close to the ship.
To make the launchers invisible again, open Data\Library\ShipParts\torpspawngun.dat and uncheck the 'Visible'-box on each node.
Also, I advise you to move the launchers a little further off the ship, or the torpedoes will not launch correctly (if at all).
Poul, maybe you could fix this in a follow up version?

[sergei]

great mod - while nearing my patrol area I was surprised to find myself ambushed by 2 torpedo boats steaming towards me at full speed.

Yeah I just got jumped by two of those suckers, barely 25km from leaving port. Seems by the time your watch crew spot the they are really close. And they're fast eh?
I'm not complaining - keeps me on my toes!

[pitti]

Really a great Mod. But what a Horror-Job, you have to be "Warschau" the hole time, no realax, no time for a friendly talk with neighbours................
amazing, thank you all for this journey.

Michael

[sergei]

UPDATE: I have just had a conversation with Poul via PM.
The team are planning Part 2 which will cover Soviet naval operations in the Black Sea.
But first they want to finish Part 1. They will be making Soviet uniforms, medals and awards, co-ordinates for maps, periscopes, submarine interiors. A lot of work, but I have high hopes for the team, the work they have already done is very good.

I myself am working to translate the mission orders into English, which will be ready for release soon. Then I will move onto the radio messages. Very important for immersion, but man it's a long and tedious job! I also may do a quick overhaul for the office to make it feel less like you are sitting in an office at Pearl.

I think this mod has great potential, and am glad to be involved in it in my small way.
Watch this space :DL

[John_Molotov]

Any idea if they are planning to make German or Finnish sides playable?

[sergei]

Any idea if they are planning to make German or Finnish sides playable?

I don't think they have any plans for that at the moment. The amount of work they have before them is immense. Maybe once the whole project is finished it could be altered to do this. But such a thing would be a long time in the future.

[Kvazzz]

Sergei
Thank you so much! I got my first kill this morning.

It is so much harder, the AI ships see the torpedo almost all the time and manage to avoid it.

A couple of notes, 1/3 and 2/3 ahead in russian are mixed up. The M-type's flak gun looks more like arti, I wasn't able switch to AA shells. Anyone else noticed the same?

[---Dagon---]

Sergei
I wish to praise you for that that you have dared not transfer of it mod. Works will be much as also changes which prepare in the first SP. We unfortunately did not manage to find the person which undertook a translation into English.

I am sorry for my bad English

[sergei]

A couple of notes, 1/3 and 2/3 ahead in russian are mixed up.

Poul noticed this and released an updated version of the sound mod that corrected this.
See post 4 of this thread
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=159892

[sergei]

I am sorry for my bad English
It is a lot better than my Russian :DL

[Kvazzz]

to Sergei

Thank you.

Silly me, I thought it was fixed in 1.1. Oh well, off I go to kick some Finnish rear.

[Karle94]

Does anyone mind if I made the Soviet Cold War subs compatible with this mod?

[Poul]

Does anyone mind if I made the Soviet Cold War subs compatible with this mod?

Excuse me, but I have not understood your idea. You wish to continue a life of this project after 1945? (Cold War of Soviet Union after capitulation of Germany. If I have correctly understood.)

You wish to make the compatible mod? Or to take "Battle for Baltic" as a basis for the new mod?

In any case: it is yet not ready project. It will change still many times. It will be improved and become more complicated.

[Karle94]

I only want to play as modern Soviet submarines. What I am thinking of is to add modern subs, not change the entire mod.

[dyshman]

if you want to play modern soviet submarines, play Dangerous Waters with DWX-addon, and have fun. this project is about world war two, and i really doubt that mod-team wants to create it compatible with modern subs. if you want, of course, you can add subs.

[MGR1]

A wee "bump" to get this back on the first page.:yeah:

I wonder if the BfB guys are planning to add any more boats in the future? I'd love to see the Series X version of the ShCh class.:cool:

Mike.

[Maverik010]

My sh4 set coming to me. I have question about this mod can we meet MS Wilhelm Gustloff

[dyshman]

mod-team plans add new playable submarines in next release about actions of soviet Nothern fleet. its types D(Dekabrist) [SIZE=2]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/269/wiptd002.th.jpg (http://i)http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5414/wiptd001.th.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/wiptd001.jpg/)

and K (Katyusha)
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6388/38539153.th.jpg (http://[/SIZE)http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5751/48214489.th.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/48214489.jpg/)
current status WIP. release in next month(i think)

[MGR1]

mod-team plans add new playable submarines in next release about actions of soviet Nothern fleet. its types D(Dekabrist) [SIZE=2]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/269/wiptd002.th.jpg (http://i)http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5414/wiptd001.th.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/wiptd001.jpg/)

and K (Katyusha)
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6388/38539153.th.jpg (http://%5B/SIZE)http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5751/48214489.th.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/48214489.jpg/)
current status WIP. release in next month(i think)


Thanks for the update, dyshman!:yeah:

On another topic, does anyone know what the ratio of Officers, NCO's and Sailors was on these classes? I've got "Red Star Under the Baltic" by Viktor Korzh, so that gives me an idea, but I'm having a go at "RFB-ing" the crew compliments (edit: Oops! Forgot to say "For my own personal use!"), so I'd appreciate any extra info.:cool:

Wikipedia gives total compliment only, with a bit of extra detail for the S-Class and the Lembit.

Thanks,

Mike.

[Turbografx]

This looks great, trying now.

[Starforce2]

All the files from the first posted are now hosted, if you want to add the links.

[keltos01]

Hi,

I was wondering if we could use, with all credits given of course, one of your boats to make an AI sub for the IJN campaign "Climb Mount Niitaka" ?

Although not at war, an IJN sub, I-25 ?, sank one of two russian submarines travelling together from Valdivostok to Murmansk via the Panama canal.

thanks,


keltos

[Amadeus]

Мод меня привел в очумелую радость, но я так понимаю, что с Trigger Maru он конфликтует, да?
А то я утопил миноносец с 3.5 километров, пребывал вне себя от восторга, переключился обратно в перископ и игра вылетела...

[keltos01]

Мод меня привел в очумелую радость, но я так понимаю, что с Trigger Maru он конфликтует, да?
А то я утопил миноносец с 3.5 километров, пребывал вне себя от восторга, переключился обратно в перископ и игра вылетела...

Maud brought me to the mad joy, but I understand that with Trigger Maru it conflicts, right?
And then I sank a destroyer at 3.5 kilometers, staying beside himself with excitement, switched back to the periscope and the game took off ...


keltos

[dyshman]

Ìîä ìåíÿ ïðèâåë â î÷óìåëóþ ðàäîñòü, íî ÿ òàê ïîíèìàþ, ÷òî ñ Trigger Maru îí êîíôëèêòóåò, äà?
À òî ÿ óòîïèë ìèíîíîñåö ñ 3.5 êèëîìåòðîâ, ïðåáûâàë âíå ñåáÿ îò âîñòîðãà, ïåðåêëþ÷èëñÿ îáðàòíî â ïåðèñêîï è èãðà âûëåòåëà...
Äà, ñ Òðèããåð Ìàðó íå ñîâìåñòèì. Òàê æå èìåþòñÿ ïðîáëåìû ñ íåêîòîðûìè êîðàáëÿìè, èãðà âûïàäàåò ïîñëå èõ ïîòîïëåíèÿ. ñåé÷àñ ýòî âñå èñïðàâëåíî, æäèòå îáíîâëåíèé.
Yes, BFB conflicts with Trigger-Maru mod. better to use BFB only on "vanilla" version 1.5
there are some problems with some of ships, when you sink it game CTD. It'll corrected in new version of BFB. wait for it

[Amadeus]

Um.... sorry guys! I will write in english from this moment. Really confusing)))
Thanks for an answer btw!

[MGR1]

there are some problems with some of ships, when you sink it game CTD. It'll corrected in new version of BFB. wait for it

Yep, torpedoed a type 39 Torpedo Boat off Riga and it bounced a few hundred feet in the air, kept on bouncing, then CTD!

Highly amusing to see!:haha:

Mike.

[Mikemike47]

My sub gets totally destroyed. I am usually trying the "M" or "C" type sub. I love the mod but problem is getting annoying enough for me not to play this new wonderful mod. This happens a few hours after leaving the home port. I am usually in the deeper channels. No enemy ships nearby. Even submerged. No closer than 10 miles to an enemy town near the coast. Even further from coastline in shallower water but still I get destroyed. Crew is fine. Hull integrity is first at 100% until being destroyed. I've only played in the years 1941 or 42. I have totally uninstalled all mods to see if anything is residual or left over from old mods which causes this strange problem. No solutin found.

Once I get to the intersections of Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland I am fine. Game plays fine for every other major mods such as Trigger, Falling, Run Silent, Operation Monsun. As this happened to anyone else where someone has found out they had some Baltic corrupt files somewhere? Any ideas?:hmmm:

Mods
Baltic_Ver_100
Baltic_ Soviet Captains Office
Baltic_GW_Fix
Baltic_Real_Mines_GW
Baltic_GW_SP1 to 1.01
Baltic English Campaign v2
Baltic English Weapons Data

[MGR1]

Sounds like it could be a minefield.:hmmm:

I had that as well as I also run the realistic mine mod. Once I had a look at the campaign layer in the Mission Editor, I saw most of my CTD were due to me getting near or into a minefield.

Best thing to do would be to hug the coast and try to avoid the anti-sub patrols.

Mike.:)

[sergei]

Yep, that's the one.
There are mines everywhere!

[sergei]

Originally posted on page 2.
May help.

VonHesse, here are real minefield maps:

http://img262.imageshack.us/g/22697934.jpg/

Gameplay maps are in progress:)

[Mikemike47]

My sub gets totally destroyed. I am usually trying the "M" or "C" type sub. I love the mod but problem is getting annoying enough for me not to play this new wonderful mod. This happens a few hours after leaving the home port. I am usually in the deeper channels. No enemy ships nearby. Even submerged. No closer than 10 miles to an enemy town near the coast. Even further from coastline in shallower water but still I get destroyed. Crew is fine. Hull integrity is first at 100% until being destroyed. I've only played in the years 1941 or 42. I have totally uninstalled all mods to see if anything is residual or left over from old mods which causes this strange problem. No solutin found.

Once I get to the intersections of Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland I am fine. Game plays fine for every other major mods such as Trigger, Falling, Run Silent, Operation Monsun. As this happened to anyone else where someone has found out they had some Baltic corrupt files somewhere? Any ideas?:hmmm:

Mods
Baltic_Ver_100
Baltic_ Soviet Captains Office
Baltic_GW_Fix
Baltic_Real_Mines_GW
Baltic_GW_SP1 to 1.01
Baltic English Campaign v2
Baltic English Weapons Data

I thought I read somewhere that the mines was near Sweden. Maybe I mixed up a mission to look out for mines near Sweden. It doesn't help either I was time compressing at 8192X!!!!:rock:

[MGR1]

I thought I read somewhere that the mines was near Sweden. Maybe I mixed up a mission to look out for mines near Sweden. It doesn't help either I was time compressing at 8192X!!!!:rock:

8192? That's asking for trouble!!:03:

The Gulf of Finland is NAAASTAY!

Mike.:D

[Lazarus905]

How do you lay mines with the minelayer? I did it once by accident, but every time I actually try to, I cant. So yeah, what do I do?

[sergei]

I don't have it installed at the moment, but I played around with the minelaying sub when I had it.

I think you have to set up the TDC for a stern shot (the game still thinks it's a torpedo in the tube).

So if you don't set up the TDC it won't let you 'fire the tube', because it thinks it is outside the gyro range of the rear tube.

Give it a go and let us know how you get on. :DL

[EgoApocalypse]

"SMA Mine deployment. Since is not possible for me to recreate the launching of the SMA Mines from the mine tubes in the center of the Type VIID, you will be launching them trough the “aft torpedo tubes”. The .sim file for the Type VIID as been modified to support 15 SMA mines and to launch and reload them ever 15 seconds. You will find that you have one already loaded in the aft tube plus 10 in ready reserve, with the remaining 4 in the external storage. To launch do the following:"

"A.– set ships speed to 4 knots
B.– go to Attack Map
C.– select tube 5
D. - select manual TDC"


Thats from the readme OM support file :salute:

Could be different tho...............

[Lazarus905]

Wonderful! Thank you both! The TDC is what did it. :up:

The only problem being, after mining the ordered region, my objective never updated, I can't win eh? :doh:

[dyshman]

there is new one ship from next release of Great War mod. this is soviet ice-breaker Mikoyan. she took part in war actions on Black sea and, after voyage through Indian and Pasific ocean, on Nothern fleet.
http://img299.imageshack.us/i/mikojan.jpg/]http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1902/mikojan.th.jpg
http://hobbyport.ru/ships/mikojan.htm

[sergei]

The only problem being, after mining the ordered region, my objective never updated, I can't win eh? :doh:

The minelaying missions are actually set up as part of a patrol mission.
So after you have deployed your mines you still have to remain within a certain radius of the mission icon for a certain amount of time before the objective is completed.

I had the same problem when I took the minelayer out first time. I assumed that laying the mines would complete the objective. This didn't happen, so I investigated by opening the mission into the mission editor. It looked like due to limitations in the game, the BFB team could not set up the mission so that laying the mines completed the objective. So it is actually an altered patrol mission, with the added purpose of laying mines.

The mission radius and time are in the original mission orders you got.
The mission radius can be anywhere from 5 to 50 km, and mission time anywhere from 5 hours to a couple of days.

If you cannot remember what your mission parameters were, then err on the side of caution. Stay within 5km for a few days. You should eventually get mission complete, and a new objective.

The next time I took the sub out, I paid much closer attention to my mission orders :03:

[sergei]

there is new one ship from next release of Great War mod. this is soviet ice-breaker Mikoyan.

Looking good :up:

[MGR1]

there is new one ship from next release of Great War mod. this is soviet ice-breaker Mikoyan. she took part in war actions on Black sea and, after voyage through Indian and Pasific ocean, on Nothern fleet.

As Sergei wrote!:up:

Here's a few screens of what I have in my install. I've nabbed a few ideas from RFB and a few other things - though I can't remember exactly what I've done, so apologies if any one spots something of theirs.

First off, tags for places in the Baltic, including the Gulf's of Bothnia, Finland and Riga. You'll also spot Captain America's HUD mod for TMO which I've bodged to fit the RFB style:

Western Baltic;
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/6213/sh4img201002221222.th.jpg (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002221222.jpg/)

Southern Baltic;
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4066/sh4img201002221223.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002221223.jpg/)

Gulf of Bothnia;
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3880/sh4img20100222122330.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/i/sh4img20100222122330.jpg/)

Gulf of Finland;
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4735/sh4img20100222122346.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/i/sh4img20100222122346.jpg/)

Crew screens, featuring Russian names - the crew images I found on the Sukhoi.ru forum before it went down, so credit to the creators Rotten, Dan46-BC-. I also fiddled with the equipment layout in the UPC files;

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9779/sh4img201002221224.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002221224.jpg/)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9018/sh4img201002252350.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002252350.jpg/)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1340/sh4img201002252349.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002252349.jpg/)

Now some beauty shots;

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8205/sh4img20100222122456.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/sh4img20100222122456.jpg/)

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2759/sh4img201002221226.th.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002221226.jpg/)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3194/sh4img201002251358.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002251358.jpg/)

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3007/sh4img201002252347.th.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002252347.jpg/)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7696/sh4img201002262001.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/sh4img201002262001.jpg/)

The skin on the Shchuka is something I cooked up after seeing a profile of a later version in that colour. It may be a Northern Fleet variation as the profile had a 4XX series number.

Edit: I don't currently have any plans to release this, certainly not without the permission of the people who's files I've used.

Mike.

[sergei]

Good stuff MGR1.
Looks like you are using an environment mod. Looks real pretty!
Which one is it?

[MGR1]

Hi Serg,

It's a mixture of Real Enviroment, Enviromental 5 plus the scene file which Hitman uploaded for the RFB mod a few days back, plus the enviroment files from Lurker's OMEGU mod, so a real mix!:o

Best to use would be Enviromental 5 and drop in Lurkers enviroment files - they should give you a similar colour set.

Mike.:)

[sergei]

Roger that, thanks mate :salute:

[looney]

I'm a dutchie and like to try this mod.

What do I need? I do not understand russian but speech I like to be russian (if possible) all else english.

[sergei]

There is a link on page 1 for a Russian voices mod.
Click on the link in my sig to take you to a page where there are mods to convert the mission orders, menu and torpedo descriptions into English.

[travelmate]

Type D (Dekabrist) in reality:
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9656/19820967.th.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/19820967.jpg/)

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1589/1213480601o.th.jpg (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/1213480601o.jpg/)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/984/19435550.th.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/19435550.jpg/)

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4708/21623494.th.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/21623494.jpg/)

Our model WIP:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6535/d0d701acb307.th.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/i/d0d701acb307.jpg/)

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8752/218f3cf2aa3a.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/218f3cf2aa3a.jpg/)

[dyshman]

Mod-team have decided to create not a simple mod "Soviet campaign", but a new completed addon. German Campaign from official addon will be deleted and altered by new "unofficial" part, wich will include Soviet and Greit Britain submaine campaings. german submarines will remain only in museum and single missions.
Now mod-team working on new "battlefield" and new units.We can not spent most of our time to doing it, and it means that we can not tell, when release will be, possible after april.
http://sukhoi.ru/forum/showpost.php?p=1377793&postcount=313

[keltos01]

Mod-team have decided to create not a simple mod "Soviet campaign", but a new completed addon. German Campaign from official addon will be deleted and altered by new "unofficial" part, wich will include Soviet and Greit Britain submaine campaings. german submarines will remain only in museum and single missions.
Now mod-team working on new "battlefield" and new units.We can not spent most of our time to doing it, and it means that we can not tell, when release will be, possible after april.
http://sukhoi.ru/forum/showpost.php?p=1377793&postcount=313


Yatta !

something good is coming !

love those subs even if they couldn't achieve much in RL

keltos

[looney]

Which mods do I need to:

Play this mod
with all the russian voices but labels and text in english?

[travelmate]

Which mods do I need to:

Play this mod
with all the russian voices but labels and text in english?
1. The Battle for the Baltic
2. Russian voices of a command «The Soviet Grew»
3. English Version Battle for the Baltic (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160132)

[travelmate]

there is completed 3-d model of Dekabrist-class submarine:

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1456/08304300fc4f.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/08304300fc4f.jpg/)

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3358/c6751e29112d.jpg (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/c6751e29112d.jpg/)

this is incorporated to the game:

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7846/d06cd95a74ba.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/d06cd95a74ba.jpg/)

[keltos01]

waow ! superb !

would love to see the animation on those bow planes ;)

the sea looks so realistic too, did you guys mod it too ?

regards

keltos

[travelmate]

waow ! superb !

would love to see the animation on those bow planes ;)

the sea looks so realistic too, did you guys mod it too ?

regards

keltos

yes, bow-planes will be animated :up:

it his images is not a game screenes, its from another source

[MOOR]

Hello everyone
Excuse me for my bad English.
In SH4 not like the physics of motion. As a result of which the submarine is kept as wood thrown into the sea.
I managed to fix this problem, I have made real masses of Russian submarines, engine power and ranges.
I changed the height of its center of gravity of the submarine.
I changed the wave parameters in the game.
I managed to get an effect similar to that of the movies "Das Boot". Maybe you remember the storm in Atlantic, where the crew flew in a submarine :DL
Now the subs are more sensitive and are given realistic heeling and trim into the storm.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1502
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1501
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1502 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1499
Here is a photo-http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=227

and one more little addition.
Music from the film "Hunt for Red October" and "72 meters"
and the song "Erg Noor" 'Voices of Earth' 2004
changes music in the game.

link to download- http://www.filefront.com/15911431/mods.rar/

[DeltaIV]

I'm from Russia, and I can help you with translite :oops: my english not good but I think whe can understand each other :salute: If you need help just ask I'll help

[travelmate]

I'm from Russia, and I can help you with translite :oops: my english not good but I think whe can understand each other :salute: If you need help just ask I'll help
Хорошо, мы будем иметь в виду!:salute: Мод понравился?:)

[DeltaIV]

I just start test this mod, great work :up:

[Hunter]

there is completed 3-d model of Dekabrist-class submarine
Its skin is horrible. try to google for pic of the submarine. She doesn't have her stringers or plates of metal so much visible.

[looney]

1. The Battle for the Baltic
2. Russian voices of a command «The Soviet Grew»
3. English Version Battle for the Baltic (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160132)


Ok but where do I place these then?
- BFB Soviet Captains Office
- BFB GW_BfB_Fix
- BFB History_target_Submarine_GW_Balt
- BFB Nomograph + Plotter
- BFB Real_Min_GW_Balt
- BFB Rough Crew Uniform
- BFB Sub Info Pack

[MOOR]

Hello everyone
addition to real sub mod
Now I present to you almost real submarine M-XII
Displacement above-water / underwater - 206/256 т.
Speed surfaced / submerged - 14 / 8,2 knots
The crew of 20 people.
Diesel engine - 1 - 800 hp
Electric Motor - 1 - 400 hp
Propeller shaft - 1
The battery pack is 56 parts МЛ - 2
Dive Time - 110 seconds (normal)
Range-under water 60.48 miles at 3 knots .- I checked it out personally (technical characteristics, is 110 miles
but this can be achieved in the game)

above the water 3440 miles at 9 knots, not tested
Time battery discharge to 50% at the speed of 3 knots - 12 hours
Time battery discharge to 100% at the speed of 3 knots - 23-24 hours (tested)
Added identical engines:
- Diesel- 38-КРН-8
- electric motor- ПГ-12
Weapons-2 torpedoes
link to download-http://www.filefront.com/15928557/real-M-XII-v-1.1.rar/


http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1586

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1585

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=227&pictureid=1584

[looney]

Man I wish there would be a translation mod for all the ingame text. I don't care if it was by google or anything.

I tried it yesterday but not getting any normal letters and bearing is a no go.

[sergei]

Man I wish there would be a translation mod for all the ingame text. I don't care if it was by google or anything.

I tried it yesterday but not getting any normal letters and bearing is a no go.

Did you try this?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1498
It should put enough of the game into English to make BFTB playable.

[looney]

yea, come to think about it I didn't check if teh folder structure was ok. Will do that this afternoon.

[liliput]

Its skin is horrible. try to google for pic of the submarine. She doesn't have her stringers or plates of metal so much visible.

Agreed, she looks little bit dirty and worn, but in game it's not so awful. I was very busy to create another skin for these renders, besides that many people love such kind of "skinart" :) And I know how this sub looks like, because we live in same city :cool:

[liliput]

the sea looks so realistic too, did you guys mod it too ?


These renders have been made with Vue environment, I’ve no idea how to import/export this water into SH…

[pointblank]

Is there an ENGLISH version?? this looks so awesome!!! :ping:

[Mikemike47]

Is there an ENGLISH version?? this looks so awesome!!! :ping:

.....renders have been made with Vue environment?
....Battle of the Baltic

If it is Battle of the Baltic then you will need to download these files:\
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1498

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1520

[Mikemike47]

1. The Battle for the Baltic
2. Russian voices of a command «The Soviet Grew»
3. English Version Battle for the Baltic (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160132)

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1520

For the remainder of this reply, I could not isolate the problems I wrote about below. Always the Baltic fleet years 1941 or 1942, various subs and either division group. I tried various combinations but still some Russian text or fonts was left over with messages, sightings and radio reports. I have not tried to see if I get translate them through an online translator.

I have also had a small problem with torpedoes not showing up at a career launch. It is random. I would then start the mission and save the game. Exit to the main menu. Torpedoes would be there. After my first patrol return, the torpedoes are shown for what is available in port.

Baltic_Ver_100
Baltic_ Soviet Captains Office

Baltic_GW_SP1 to 1.01 -This file I got from:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=ru|en&u=http://www.six-oceans.ru/
it is similar in size but has a few different files, + the 1.01 loading screen then the first page post for
http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/GW_BfB_Fix.rar

Baltic_Real_Mines_GW
Baltic English Campaign v2
Baltic Weapons Data

[Mikemike47]

Ok but where do I place these then?
- BFB Soviet Captains Office
- BFB GW_BfB_Fix
- BFB History_target_Submarine_GW_Balt
- BFB Nomograph + Plotter
- BFB Real_Min_GW_Balt
- BFB Rough Crew Uniform
- BFB Sub Info Pack

BFB Nomograph + Plotter
BFB Rough Crew Uniform
BFB Sub Info Pack

Did not find them yet.

[alexradu89]

WOW! This is amazing! I hope you continue this project, someday I'll give it a try! :up:

[trebby]

Great mod!:rock:

Really nice submarines with "soviet" feel.
Would really like to use them versus japanese (1945) shipping in deepwater (Wladiwostok base?)

My little contribution to get that little extra atmosphere:
I took the band-sound already in the mod and converted it to OGG so as to be played in the main menu...

Main menu sound: (hear that commisar blare and band play :up:)

http://www.2shared.com/file/12840962/a4994a4a/Menu_Master_Loop.html

(then: the download link is below right below file URL.)

Goes to: Data/Sound/music file. Backup old one or better, use JGSME.
Would make it JSGME ready but really suck at technical stuff....:88)
Thanks Russian community for great mod!

Enjoy trebb

[kiwi_2005]

:rock:Make sure you install Pouls Soviet crew addon, the russian voices adds to the realism. I love the Crash dive :DL. This is an awesome mod thanks to the makers of this mod and thanks to Sergei for the english translation I dont think i would of tried this mod otherwise. Glad i did. :yeah:

[dyshman]

hi to all!
i would like to present to our glorious community new Patch 1.02 for mod Battle for the Baltic
link to download: http://depositfiles.com/files/q89ebjzpn
Corrections included to patch:
-corrected:
-campaign files, specified historical events
-several surface and air units
-armaments and sensors of AI-units
Changed:
-mission objects: added special forces deployments and supplies missions
-geographical positions
-added minefield maps to navigation menu (i.e they are really visible on F5-menu map
Order of installing:
-delete previous version of BfB mod
-delete all old saves linked to old version
-install mod again
-install new patch 1.02
-enjoy!

[MGR1]

Great stuff!:yeah:

This'll be very cool once it's finished!:cool:

Mike.

[Hotmanandre]

hi to all!
i would like to present to our glorious community new Patch 1.02 for mod Battle for the Baltic
link to download: http://depositfiles.com/files/q89ebjzpn
Corrections included to patch:
-corrected:
-campaign files, specified historical events
-several surface and air units
-armaments and sensors of AI-units
Changed:
-mission objects: added special forces deployments and supplies missions
-geographical positions
-added minefield maps to navigation menu (i.e they are really visible on F5-menu map
Order of installing:
-delete previous version of BfB mod
-delete all old saves linked to old version
-install mod again
-install new patch 1.02
-enjoy!

Excuse but you not the author of these corrections!!!:down::nope:
1. This of fashions for the Russian version of game.:timeout:
2. All should be in coordination with a command SOMGrp (http://six-oceans.ru/)
3. The earnest entreaty so not to do any more!:hmmm:

For companions already to prepare the English version!!!:woot:

Authors of corrections: Moor(subsim) Mariman(sukhoi.ru):arrgh!:

Hotmanandre SOMGrp

[Hotmanandre]

Submarine V-class 2-ver for Baltic for campaign in all flotillas.(model sub Dagon) There still my assemblage graphic for Baltic.
http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2057
http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2058

[Hotmanandre]

Corrections for Baltic 1.02 the English version on mine: filefront

[keltos01]

Submarine V-class 2-ver for Baltic for campaign in all flotillas.(model sub Dagon) There still my assemblage graphic for Baltic.
http://174.123.69.202/%7Esubsimc/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2057
http://174.123.69.202/%7Esubsimc/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=2058
:D:D:D

great work Dagon !! saw your and your friends pictures recently ;)

keltos

[McHibbins]

Hell !!!! I NEED MORE TIME !!!! :damn::up:

[Harmsway!]

Wow, I'm haing a blast with BFB. A whole new feel to commanding a sub and so challenging. Great job to all who contributed to this project.

My complete download list for Battle of the Baltic (English Version);

Basic Mod (links in first post of thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=159888))
-------------------------------------
Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100
GW_BfB_Fix
Real_Min_GW_Balt
History_target_Submarine_GW_Balt
Russian_Voice_Crew_for_SH4

BFB Optional
----------------------
BFB Rough Crew Uniform (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1501)
BFB Soviet Captains Office (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1488)
BFB Nomograph + Plotter (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1499)

English conversion
-------------------
BFB English Campaign v2 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1498)
BFB English Weapons Data (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1520)

Super Size it
-----------------
Pacific Environment 4 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1531)
- #1 PE4 Install main
- #2a PE4 Special effects for Stock
- #3a PE4 Submarine bubles and caustics and roll pitch
- #4 PE4 Ship_debris_SH4_with bodies
- #5 PE4 real reflections for harbour and objects
- PE4_high quality bow wave and stern wakes

Real_Environment_mod (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1532) (install only folder #1 Real Environment mod)
- #1 Real Environment mod (natural sea colors for northern hemisphere)



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Change Note: The list above reflects what I'm using now after trying different mod combos. I found that PE4 adds all the great features and special effects I wanted. The list goes on and on, clouds, reflections, water physics, bow spray, foam, underwater rays and free camera to name a few. Adding PE4 makes BFB look and behave like any great super mod. Only PE stands for Pacific Environment and with BFB the orange skies and south pacific water colors don't make sense. So I layered Real Environment on top and got all the natural colors I would expect. In fact I think the combination of the two looks better then either one alone.

Notice I don't use the PE4 sound. I don't want it interfering with Russian sounds. Also I don't install RE #2 because PE4 does something similar with it's #3a. I may switch later though.

[Harmsway!]

A couple of scenes from BFB with Pacific Environment 4 and Real Environment on top. The water and sky is stunning.

http://www.eharm.net/links/SH4_BFB1.jpg

http://www.eharm.net/links/SH4_BFB2.jpg

[Harmsway!]

BFB is loaded with mine fields. So much so that I stop trying to map out the fields. Now I only map the safe channels. This is very difficult though. The watch crew will report ships, planes and shallow water and safely drop out of TC. There can be mines all about and nobody notices. No one on the boat is skilled in spotting mines except the good ol' captain. This means in uncharted waters you can not travel in TC at all.

This makes BFB a very difficult mod to play indeed.

[Gorshkov]

What is now prorper enableing sequence for this mod? I suppose:

- BFB ver. 1.0
- BFB fix
- BFB ver. 1.03 patch
- BFB Historic submarine tasks
- BFB Real Minefields
- BFB Russian Speech-pack
- English localization mods by Sergei

Can anyone confirm this?

PS. I get bad mission tasks in BFB campaign mode, for example "Patrol area near Luzon". How to fix this?

[Hotmanandre]

The optimum configuration here so looks:
- BFB ver. 1.0
- BFB ver. 1.03 patch
- BFB Addition GW_Balt_v_1.03
- BFB Historic submarine tasks
- BFB Real Minefields
- BFB Russian Speech-pack
- BFB Graf_mod_H_for_BfB 1.03
http://s03.radikal.ru/i176/1007/00/3f1d3a7f9a04.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
http://s07.radikal.ru/i180/1007/7c/7eb4228a3752.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
http://s56.radikal.ru/i153/1007/6d/277d3338930a.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
Yours faithfully:SOM Grp:salute:

[Hotmanandre]

What is now prorper enableing sequence for this mod? I suppose:

- BFB ver. 1.0
- BFB fix
- BFB ver. 1.03 patch
- BFB Historic submarine tasks
- BFB Real Minefields
- BFB Russian Speech-pack
- English localization mods by Sergei

Can anyone confirm this?

PS. I get bad mission tasks in BFB campaign mode, for example "Patrol area near Luzon". How to fix this?

Roll away point - 2 - BFB fix

[Hotmanandre]

[QUOTE=Harmsway!;1425825]A couple of scenes from BFB with Pacific Environment 4 and Real Environment on top. The water and sky is stunning.

And how to you, here the such М-sub ?

http://s49.radikal.ru/i125/1007/23/d7b041ae2f31.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
http://i073.radikal.ru/1007/ed/e6b0677c9eaa.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

[Gorshkov]

Thanks!

Does any up-to-date English translation for BTB version 1.03 exist? I noticed sergei's English Weapons Data mod does not work with BTB 1.03.

[Hotmanandre]

Thanks!

Does any up-to-date English translation for BTB version 1.03 exist? I noticed sergei's English Weapons Data mod does not work with BTB 1.03.

Is not present while only in Russian but we will soon do and in English:arrgh!:
It does not work because the new torpedo 53-39 high-speed is added.

[Gorshkov]

OK, so I will be waiting impatiently!

[raymond6751]

Yeah - Im having this problem.
I used an online translation service to translate the Battle for the Baltic readme into English.
It reads a bit funny, but is understandable.
Gives good info on flotillas, subs, minefield locations etc.
Armed with this knowledge I'm going to go back and try and get to my patrol area.
The English readme is here if anyone is interested.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1480

I'm am working to translate the mission orders into English at the moment.
But I don't speek Russian so it is slow work.
Probably going to take a few days.

Many thanks to the team that made this mod. Very interesting, I'm really enjoying it. Good work BFTB team :up::up::up:

I/we appreciate the extra effort on the readme file. Luck in the mines !

[Gorshkov]

If you want to add some new WW2-era Soviet subs to this mod think about:

- Leninets-class
- Pravda-class
- Katyusha-class

All of them served in the Baltic Fleet during the war.

PS. How wide was access to 53-39 and ET-80 torpedoes during the war? Weren't they only some kind of propaganda weapon while Soviet subs carried only torps of 53-38 type?

Well I also found this data:



Torpedoes of 53-38/-38U/-39/-39PM family


- dimensions: 533x7200 mm
- weight: 1615 kg
- speed/range: 44.5 kt/4 km, 34.5 kt/8 km, 30.5 kt/10 km
- warhead: 300 kg

These were standard surface and submarine air-steam torpedoes in service at the outbreak of World War II. They were exported postwar and their successors survive, probably on board Romeo- and Foxtrot-class submarines. They also formed the basis of the first Chinese-made torpedoes. Data above are for 53-38. Running depth was 5-13 m.

The 53-38U was an improved version:

- dimensions: 533x7450 mm
- weight: 1725 kg
- warhead: 400 kg

The improved 53-39 entered service in July 1941. It had a more powerful engine and increased air and fuel (kerosene) capacity, and a new MO-3 gyro adjustable for angled fire (0 to 90 deg port or starboard). Data:

- dimensions: 533x7488 mm
- weight: 1780 kg
- speed/range: 51 kt/4 km, 39 kt/8 km, 34 kt/10 km
- warhead: 317 kg

Among several major wartime modifications a magnetic proximity fuze (NVS) entered operational service about 1943.

The 53-39PM (which entered service 1949) was a pattern-running version, probably based on the wartime German FAT.

[MGR1]

Thanks!

Does any up-to-date English translation for BTB version 1.03 exist? I noticed sergei's English Weapons Data mod does not work with BTB 1.03.

I've been having a crack at translating the mission orders for my own use. I've also decided to be utterly bonkers and have a go at translating the messages.:doh:

The mission orders took me a fortnight, on and off, so I dread to think how long it'll take me to do the message traffic!!!!

I've gone through the sub .upc files and translated them as well.

I also have a few questions for the BfB team:

How common was the fitting of active sound gear (the Type-129W ASDIC set), and when was it first fitted to a sub in the Baltic?

Similarly the Type-291 Radar set?

Also was the MARS hydrophone gear upgraded as the war progressed (MARS-12 to MARS-16 for example)?

Mike.:)

[Hotmanandre]

I've been having a crack at translating the mission orders for my own use. I've also decided to be utterly bonkers and have a go at translating the messages.:doh:

The mission orders took me a fortnight, on and off, so I dread to think how long it'll take me to do the message traffic!!!!

I've gone through the sub .upc files and translated them as well.

I also have a few questions for the BfB team:

How common was the fitting of active sound gear (the Type-129W ASDIC set), and when was it first fitted to a sub in the Baltic?

Similarly the Type-291 Radar set?

Also was the MARS hydrophone gear upgraded as the war progressed (MARS-12 to MARS-16 for example)?

Mike.:)

I answer the Hydrolocator 129W it was applied from 44th year and not by all boats basically on the K-class and the S-class and on some L-class. Type-291 the radar stood on the British U-class.

And basic there were hydrolocators Mars-8 and Mars-12 and still some updatings but in an individual variant.

New texture: SH-V bis
http://s61.radikal.ru/i172/1007/46/a85071eb69a1.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
New texture: SH-V bis-2
http://s13.radikal.ru/i186/1007/6f/1961faf2ae1f.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
New texture: M-class
http://s001.radikal.ru/i195/1007/79/7175f5f0702b.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

[Gorshkov]

- Any chance to get active sonar upgrades in BFB campaign? I noticed there is no sonar/radar slots in the game.

- Did U-class subs serve in the Baltic Fleet?

PS. After adding U-class sub to the BfB mod weapon selection became screwed-up. No 53-39 torps and mines are present, remaining weapons turned to be very cheap.

[Hotmanandre]

- Any chance to get active sonar upgrades in BFB campaign? I noticed there is no sonar/radar slots in the game.

- Did U-class subs serve in the Baltic Fleet?

PS. After adding U-class sub to the BfB mod weapon selection became screwed-up. No 53-39 torps and mines are present, remaining weapons turned to be very cheap.

The chance to receive an active hydrolocator, at you will not be, as fashions is based on real events, and in the Navy of their USSR it was not simple. The radar to appear somewhere since 43.

U-class served on Northern fleet since March, 44th. I have given it it will not be simple to try in its Baltic.

Torpedoes 53-39 will be expensive as were used incidentally as well as torpedoes 53-38U with intensifying боезарядом. The basic torpedoes will be 45-36NU and 53-38.

[Gorshkov]

- Is 450 mm 45-36 universal torpedo accessible for Soviet subs in BfB? What about ET-80 electric fish?

- OK, I give-up using U-class sub in the Battle for Baltic if it is not historically accurate.

- Do you know anything about real Soviet subs targeting method and equipment? This American TDC in your mod is not realistic of course.

[Hotmanandre]

- Is 450 mm 45-36 universal torpedo accessible for Soviet subs in BfB? What about ET-80 electric fish?

45-36 soon will, as them was much, in the Navy of the USSR, and torpedo ЕТ-80, is the first electro-torpedo was applied about 43 years

- Do you know anything about real Soviet subs targeting method and equipment? This American TDC in your mod is not realistic of course.

About the Soviet boats, I know almost everything, have many books, and drawings, photos. TDC will vary but already in Adon.

[Gorshkov]

- So you plan do make next version of BfB?

- What kind of TDC was present on-board Soviet subs during the war?

[MGR1]

I answer the Hydrolocator 129W it was applied from 44th year and not by all boats basically on the K-class and the S-class and on some L-class. Type-291 the radar stood on the British U-class.

And basic there were hydrolocators Mars-8 and Mars-12 and still some updatings but in an individual variant.

Thanks, Hotmanandre!

So, ASDIC on only a few, then. When in 1944 was the first boat fitted with a set? I'd already enabled it as an upgrade from late '44. I'd made it very expensive in renown to reflect it's rarity.

With regards to the MARS equipment, were the boats upgraded as time went on? Or did individual boats soldier through the entire war with the same type of set it had at the start of the war?

Nice skins!:cool:

I look forward to them when their available!

I've developed a soft spot for Shch type, so having two variants is great! Are there any plans to do the Series X? Or was that more common in the Northern/Black Sea Fleets than the Baltic?

One thing that's driving me nuts is the lack of good information in English! Relying on a translator means I miss a proper understanding of some of the more technical terms.

Oh, I'm not sure if the BfB team is aware of this, but the German Type 39 torpedo boat does somersaults through the air when you torpedo it!!!:haha: Very funny to see, but I get a CTD not long after sinking one.

Mike.:)

[Hotmanandre]

Thanks, Hotmanandre!

So, ASDIC on only a few, then. When in 1944 was the first boat fitted with a set? I'd already enabled it as an upgrade from late '44. I'd made it very expensive in renown to reflect it's rarity.

With regards to the MARS equipment, were the boats upgraded as time went on? Or did individual boats soldier through the entire war with the same type of set it had at the start of the war?

Nice skins!:cool:

I look forward to them when their available!

I've developed a soft spot for Shch type, so having two variants is great! Are there any plans to do the Series X? Or was that more common in the Northern/Black Sea Fleets than the Baltic?

One thing that's driving me nuts is the lack of good information in English! Relying on a translator means I miss a proper understanding of some of the more technical terms.

Oh, I'm not sure if the BfB team is aware of this, but the German Type 39 torpedo boat does somersaults through the air when you torpedo it!!!:haha: Very funny to see, but I get a CTD not long after sinking one.

Mike.:)

Work boils will be and SH-X series in general is planned all classes of the Soviet submarines. Now there is a work on Northern theatre of operations and after Black sea and then we will gather all in one big Adon!!!

[Gorshkov]

Can I play US subs on Baltic and Soviet subs on Pacific in campaign mode?

[MGR1]

@ Hotmanandre: Cool!:up:

@ Gorshkov: Nope. Not without editing the campaign files.

Mike.:)

[Gorshkov]

Yes! I have just edited them. :)

Well, only one minor issue: SJ surface radar on-board US subs is lacking. It looks like SJ radar mast is absent.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1834/radar.th.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/radar.jpg/)

Any solution of this problem?

[Hotmanandre]

Yes! I have just edited them. :)

Well, only one minor issue: SJ surface radar on-board US subs is lacking. It looks like SJ radar mast is absent.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1834/radar.th.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/radar.jpg/)

Any solution of this problem?

Baltic and other fashions are not compatible!!! Clean Baltic and play for Americans

[Gorshkov]

Of course both sides are compatible each other after some minor modding effort! Look at archival screen-shots from top secret USS "Kraken" campaign on the Baltic. US Navy sent her on the Baltic in 1945 through Belomor Canal to show Soviets powerful American submarine technology: air and surface radars, TDC, active sonars, Mk-16 hydrogen powered torpedoes and other fancy stuff to warn them against starting the Cold War on sea. Yet Soviets did not listen... :haha:

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7503/52028564.th.jpg (http://img822.imageshack.us/i/52028564.jpg/)http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5378/15741156.th.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/i/15741156.jpg/)

[tater]

Wow. This is impressive.

Also, there are several new ships in here that would be useful additions to the Japanese!

NOM Moscow looks a lot like San Clemente Maru or or Dai-Iti Ogura Maru.

NPT_D3 looks like a japanese PT boat.

And coolest of all, NRoad_schooner looks a lot like a jap std type 2D or 2E.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/jpnships/images/seiwakisen_yoshinogawamaru.gif

Would it be possible to use the Road_schooner in a japanese merchant marine mod of some kind? Along with IABL's sea-truck looking trawler, it would add nice coastal traffic for the japanese!

[Bodri]

Hello everyone,

I am kinda new to the fascinating world of BfB. I've already read through the post of BfB and now I feel lost... Can anybody give me a good idea what add-ons (not sure if I'm using the correct expression) to download to have an up-to-date version of BfB with the correct JSGME enableing sequence??? PLEASE!

Or should I just wait until the super mod comes out combining everything? How long it's gonna take anyway? I guess I can't wait that long...

Hotmanandre! - I tried to download add-ons from the link depicted in your signiture (i.e. www.filefront.com/user/Hotmanandre ) but it turned out not working for me. Simply I couldn't download anything from that site...

Is there any new info about that beautiful Dekabrist class to be released for BfB??? I would LOVE to have that sub in the game!
Thanks in advance!

Big kudos to everybody who participated in putting BfB mod together! Great job so far! :up:

[Bodri]

I've just come across with this movie on youtube and it looks promising. The title is Pervyi polse boga. In English: First after God. Not sure if it has been posted ever on subsim but enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx5JsA2DMBU&feature=related

Here is some background information about the plot:

http://www.kinokultura.com/2006/14r-ppboga.shtml

I am pretty sure it is not new for the Russian mates on this forum... :yep:

[Hotmanandre]

Or should I just wait until the super mod comes out combining everything? How long it's gonna take anyway? I guess I can't wait that long...

Hotmanandre! - I tried to download add-ons from the link depicted in your signiture (i.e. www.filefront.com/user/Hotmanandre ) but it turned out not working for me. Simply I couldn't download anything from that site...

Is there any new info about that beautiful Dekabrist class to be released for BfB??? I would LOVE to have that sub in the game!
Thanks in advance!

Big kudos to everybody who participated in putting BfB mod together! Great job so far! :up:

Try to download from here:
1.03- http://depositfiles.com/files/h8ullvkj6
1.03-fix- http://depositfiles.com/files/7jyoeq2tj
Graf Mod BfB- http://depositfiles.com/files/w0t1yig0f

But it is Russian! It will be fast the English!!! And the project-Dekabrist here already is:arrgh!:

[Bodri]

Thanks Hotmanandre! All of the links worked. Now I hope I have the most up-to-date version of BfB.
Looking forward for any new updates from the team. Keep up the good work!
Cheers,

Bodri

[Bodri]

Hey Guys,

How come that I have American pictures, rank insignia and medals at Crew Management instead of those awsome russian ones that shows up on MGR1's posted pictures???
Any idea at all?

MGR1! - Would you be so nice to help me out, please! It is just so unbearable for me to see American stuff in Russian environment... :damn:

Otherwise, finetuning the mod for me is comming along nicely. :rock:

Here is my enabling sequence:

Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100
GW Baltika v1.03_path 1.3
History target Submarine GW Balt 1.03
Real Min GW Balt 1.03
Graf_mod_H_for_BfB 1.03
BFB Nomograph + Plotter
Russian Crew Voice
BFB English Campaign v2

[MGR1]

Hey Guys,

How come that I have American pictures, rank insignia and medals at Crew Management instead of those awsome russian ones that shows up on MGR1's posted pictures???
Any idea at all?

MGR1! - Would you be so nice to help me out, please! It is just so unbearable for me to see American stuff in Russian environment... :damn:

Otherwise, finetuning the mod for me is comming along nicely. :rock:

Here is my enabling sequence:

Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100
GW Baltika v1.03_path 1.3
History target Submarine GW Balt 1.03
Real Min GW Balt 1.03
Graf_mod_H_for_BfB 1.03
BFB Nomograph + Plotter
Russian Crew Voice
BFB English Campaign v2

Hi Bodri,

Here's the link for the Russian interface:

http://forum.sukhoi.ru/showthread.php?t=60210&page=12

Look for post #285 by "rotten".

Here's the link for a re-skin of the crew into Russian style uniforms:

http://forum.sukhoi.ru/showthread.php?t=60210&page=18

Look for post #433 by "Maleshkin".

Hope that helps!

@Hotmenandre: was that stuff I sent you OK?

Mike.:up:

[Hotmanandre]

@Hotmenandre: was that stuff I sent you OK?

Mike.:up:

Yes has received. We with "Mariman" will soon make the English version. Now we will finish only "North" it it is ready on 90 %:salute:

[Bodri]

Hey Guys,

I haven't heard about you for a while. This topic has been too quiet so far. So what's happening now on the Baltics dark waters? Is any new patch or a new bigger Russian MOD comming or have I missed something while I was away from this site???
Please give me some info because I'm eager to see some new action sailing on Russian side! :salute:

Thanks inadvance!

[liliput]

Hey Guys,

I haven't heard about you for a while. This topic has been too quiet so far. So what's happening now on the Baltics dark waters? Is any new patch or a new bigger Russian MOD comming or have I missed something while I was away from this site???
Please give me some info because I'm eager to see some new action sailing on Russian side! :salute:

Thanks inadvance!

Hi Bodri,
I'm not an active member of the SOM grp for the moment, but I have to say that the new mod is under development. Working title for this mod is Soviet Fairway (i'm not sure about correct translation). Basic info about upcoming mod you can get from here: http://forum.six-oceans.ru/topic/37/ or from here: http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=65239 , it's in russian but i hope with help of online translators you can understand the main idea.

[Reichsjager]

Quick question,

are the Radio Messages included in the English Campaign pack? because i'm playing it now, everything is in english.. except for those darned Radio messages....

I can make the cyrillic phontic using my mental skills, but i can't translate it into English!

It's just a bit detracting from the experience of what is otherwise, a fantastic mod

Also! Why is it that my sub magically gets damaged when i am sailing out over water, I understand the Baltic is shallow (slightly annoying, but i'll live) but the sub is just getting randomly damaged and more often than not sinking!

It's quite annoying!

[liliput]

Quick question,

are the Radio Messages included in the English Campaign pack? because i'm playing it now, everything is in english.. except for those darned Radio messages....

I can make the cyrillic phontic using my mental skills, but i can't translate it into English!

It's just a bit detracting from the experience of what is otherwise, a fantastic mod

Also! Why is it that my sub magically gets damaged when i am sailing out over water, I understand the Baltic is shallow (slightly annoying, but i'll live) but the sub is just getting randomly damaged and more often than not sinking!

It's quite annoying!

Probably, you're getting damaged by hitting a minefield, since some version of the mod these minefields had been marked on the ingame map, anyway in the beginning of this thread were a few pictures represents them. As for the first part of your question, I don't know whether there’s any translation of radio messages or not.

[Graf]

Anyone able to post a working link to the 1.03 patches needed for BFB? All of Hotmanandre's filefront links do not work anymore. :(

[Mikemike47]

Anyone able to post a working link to the 1.03 patches needed for BFB? All of Hotmanandre's filefront links do not work anymore. :(

Updated Baltic Mod links:
http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Hotmanandre

[Graf]

Thanks Mike but those are the links that do not work. I found an alternative source posted earlier in this thread. ;)

[Moellinger]

Hello everyone,

First let me say a big thank you for your amazing job you have done until now.
The BfB-Mod is really a challange to master it.
I played the first version at its release last year.
Now I have new (better) PC for myselfe and I got a big problem I can't explain.

I have activated the following mod-order with JSMG:

Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100
GW Baltika v1.03_path 1.3
History target Submarine GW Balt 1.03
Real Min GW Balt 1.03
Graf_mod_H_for_BfB 1.03
BFB Nomograph + Plotter
Russian Crew Voice
BFB English Campaign v2

Every time I want to start a new mission it just goes to the captain's office.
I can reequip my boat, crewmanagement, etc.
But when I try to start a mission I only get to the loading screen.
The mission loads for hours but nothing happens.
Other mods like Lurkers Operation Monsun work without any problems at all.

I tried different things up to deinstalling and reinstalling the whole game + addon an only loading the BfB mod-files from the list above. Same result. Mission doesn't load.

Any suggestions?


Btw:

How is the status of this project?
Nothing heard for a longe time.

[JU_88]

Looks fantastic, hats off to all those involved. :woot:

[Anthony W.]

Looks interesting

Hoping for a lot of shallow water and river operations

[igorlikespike]

Hello!

Congratiulations SOM group for your fine work and a big thank you!

I have downloaded this mod and it is working fine, the only problem is that I have not yet been able to exit the Gulf of Finland because of the darn minefields. I go trough a first couple, but then i loose patience an speed up the timer just a bit to quickly and BAM!! game over

P.S. it would be very nice if you guys coud make the mods for Northern and Black sea fleet submrines.

[Brewster]

Hmm you do know that "The Great War" is world war one ? not world war 2?

[jhapprich]

wrong. "the great war" is WWI for the british, but it is also used as term for "Der große Vaterländische Krieg",meaning the War between Germany and the USSR. besides, the developers are Russians and quite particular...

[Brewster]

wrong. "the great war" is WWI for the british, but it is also used as term for "Der große Vaterländische Krieg",meaning the War between Germany and the USSR. besides, the developers are Russians and quite particular...


mod is called The great war. not der grosse vaterlandische krieg. and "the great war" is adopted european as ww1. On the royal army school in Holland they learn you that the great war is ww1. also on the university they tell you that. i did military history, world history and normal history they all explain that the great war was ww1.

[jhapprich]

i agree, however my original russian books on soviet history name it the same...

ps Congratulations on your promotion!

[Brewster]

i agree, however my original russian books on soviet history name it the same...

ps Congratulations on your promotion!


Also agree on your opinion. But i think for each country its different. I also have some books that called the wars with other names. but for me ww1 is the great war and ww2 just ww2. Holland didn't take part in ww2 so i could call ww2 the great war its more what you want i think.

Thank you!:yeah: after 3 years of training with Generals all over the world i can call my self a general.

[jhapprich]

my new book (english original of course:D) on cold war submarines just arrived, and it names the german-soviet war "The Great Patriotic War".

besides, i visited U-2540/ U Wilhelm Bauer this weekend at Bremerhaven. hell of a sub!surely worth the trip!

[Brewster]

my new book (english original of course:D) on cold war submarines just arrived, and it names the german-soviet war "The Great Patriotic War".

besides, i visited U-2540/ U Wilhelm Bauer this weekend at Bremerhaven. hell of a sub!surely worth the trip!


Well for my work Ive bin in some subs some 20e times isn't really my thing. i deeply respect the guys who work on a sub 70 days in a row. nothing for me. i even saw a real typhoon just 1 meter in front of me believe me thats big :up:

Know you say it, bin once in Bremerhaven and i saw the sub but didn't get on it. to bad i suppose:down: ?

[Moellinger]

Hello everyone,

First let me say a big thank you for your amazing job you have done until now.
The BfB-Mod is really a challange to master it.
I played the first version at its release last year.
Now I have new (better) PC for myselfe and I got a big problem I can't explain myselfe.

I have activated the following mod-order with JSMG:

Great_War_p1_Battle_For_Baltic_Ver_100
GW Baltika v1.03_path 1.3
History target Submarine GW Balt 1.03
Real Min GW Balt 1.03
Graf_mod_H_for_BfB 1.03
BFB Nomograph + Plotter
Russian Crew Voice
BFB English Campaign v2

Every time I want to start a new mission it just goes to the captain's office.
I can reequip my boat, crewmanagement, etc.
But when I try to start a mission I only get to the loading screen.
The mission loads for hours but nothing happens.
Other mods like Lurkers Operation Monsun work without any problems at all.

I tried different things up to deinstalling and reinstalling the whole game + addon an only loading the BfB mod-files from the list above. Same result. Mission doesn't load.

Any suggestions?


Btw:

How is the status of this project?
Nothing heard for a longe time.

- Push -

One and a half month later. Nobody any kind of idea?
Does someone know if the SOM group is still working on this amazing piece of work?

[trebby]

Hi moelliner,

I noticed you having same mods for baltic as me.
Difference is mine work without problems.

I do notice your order of mod activation is different...
I suggest changing the order and see.

Mine are: (working from memory, away for work no pc/sh4 acces)

1. Baltic 1.00
2. Baltika 1.03 path 1.3
3. Graf mod 1.03
4. Russian crew voice
5. History target submarine
6. Nomograph and plotter
7. english campaign

(I skipped real mine balt 1.03 because i ran into mines constantly...)

Else try with deactivating english campaign, then roll back until faulty mod is found-yes a long shot you may already have tried...:hmmm:

Good luck Trebb.

[Hotmanandre]

Hi moelliner,

I noticed you having same mods for baltic as me.
Difference is mine work without problems.

I do notice your order of mod activation is different...
I suggest changing the order and see.

Mine are: (working from memory, away for work no pc/sh4 acces)

1. Baltic 1.00
2. Baltika 1.03 path 1.3
3. Graf mod 1.03
4. Russian crew voice
5. History target submarine
6. Nomograph and plotter
7. english campaign

(I skipped real mine balt 1.03 because i ran into mines constantly...)

Else try with deactivating english campaign, then roll back until faulty mod is found-yes a long shot you may already have tried...:hmmm:

Good luck Trebb.

You don't have not enough fix for 1.03

At Russian forum today I have laid out one Install all fashions. With a new name "Baltic sea war"

SOM Group

[trebby]

Doswiedanja Hotmanandre!

Could you be so kind to provide a link to it?
I tried to find it but cannot read cyrillic...

Thanks for this awesome mod!
I like it as it is one of the few complete "Total Conversions" Mod with: voice pack, music, captains cabin, crew uniforms, briefings ect.

This gives real "CCCP" feel:yeah:

Cheers, Trebb.

[Hotmanandre]

Doswiedanja Hotmanandre!

Could you be so kind to provide a link to it?
I tried to find it but cannot read cyrillic...

Thanks for this awesome mod!
I like it as it is one of the few complete "Total Conversions" Mod with: voice pack, music, captains cabin, crew uniforms, briefings ect.

This gives real "CCCP" feel:yeah:

Cheers, Trebb.

This week if in Russian will pass all without errors I will lay out here again in English the full version of Baltic one file.

P.S. Doswiedanja Hotmanandre!We tell this word when we say goodbye:D
It is necessary to write- Privet:DL

[trebby]

***1047;***1076;***1088;***1072;***1074;***1089;** *1090;***1074;***1091;***1081;***1090;***1077; Hotmanandre :know:,

Good news!
I noticed that in quick mission there is a cool sub with 6 fore and 2 aft torpedo tubes available, its name looks like (cyrillic):
"Tnm A cepnr I".:dead:
Could u make it available in career mode also? The sub is way too cool only to use in quick mission...

(My final wish would be to have an Pacific base, say Wladiwostok, to undertake patrols against the japanese from 1945 (or say 1943 hypothetical early warstart with japan). Using RSRD campaign layers, my simple thought was that a base would be all you need...but I am no modder.)

But, with an english version I would already be happy!

Doswiedanja, Trebb.

[Reichsjager]

still no break in getting the radio messages in english???

[Hotmanandre]

still no break in getting the radio messages in english???

At present there are corrections on the Russian version soon wait we do not want to do with errors.

[Moellinger]

At present there are corrections on the Russian version soon wait we do not want to do with errors.

Take the time you need.
We are looking forward. Good job and big thanks :up:

[MGR1]

Good to see this mod moving apace!:yeah:

@Hotmenadre: How about calling the English version "Great Patriotic War"? Anyone with enough knowledge should be able to tell that as the Russian name for WW2?

Here's a mockup of the intro screen that I've cooked up for my install:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/103/intromockup.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/intromockup.jpg/)

Museum screen:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8308/museumscreen.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/museumscreen.jpg/)

A few loading screens:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/766/loadingscreen03.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/loadingscreen03.jpg/)

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8697/loadingscreen07.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/535/loadingscreen07.jpg/)

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/448/loadingscreen12.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/loadingscreen12.jpg/)

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/5721/loadingscreen15.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/loadingscreen15.jpg/)

NOTE: No plans to release this unless the SOM group give the OK.

Mike.:)

[Hotmanandre]

Good to see this mod moving apace!:yeah:

@Hotmenadre: How about calling the English version "Great Patriotic War"? Anyone with enough knowledge should be able to tell that as the Russian name for WW2?



Mike.:)

The error at present fashions has been admitted is renamed in:"Baltic Sea War v_1.03.1"
Cards of minefields and some zones at the ships are at present corrected. I will soon lay out fashions in English but without radiogramms.

NOTE: No plans to release this unless the SOM group give the OK.
If for itself a picture we not against. But for a fashion at us the person tried did prompts.

Take the time you need.
We are looking forward. Good job and big thanks :up:
Patience Captains we are loaded a lot of work, it is necessary to make and check up, and in group only 6 persons and now Summer. :)

SOM Group

[MGR1]

If for itself a picture we not against. But for a fashion at us the person tried did prompts.
SOM Group

Hi Hotmanandre,

Received and understood!:Kaleun_Salute:

Here's a new mockup loading screen with the title changed to "Baltic Sea War" and an actual Baltic Fleet boat:
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9807/screenmockup2.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/837/screenmockup2.jpg/)

I also have versions of the screens without the logo on them, so I'll use those if I release them.

Mike.:)

[Moellinger]

*Push*

Four month have passed.
Anything new on the baltic front?

[liliput]

*Push*

Four month have passed.
Anything new on the baltic front?

Only Hotmanandre can tell us what's going on in shallow Baltic waters. He's probably the one who tries to support this version of the mod (by casting spells, voodoo dancing etc. :) ) because a new mod is under way and whole team is working on it. That's why there will be no major improvements and bug fixes for the Baltic mod, they'll appear in our next work, somewhere in boundless spaces of Subsim Dagon tried to announce it... there it is http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=1636221#post1636221
P.S. by the word "fashion" Hotmanandre probably meant a word "mod", thanks to Google translator :DL

[Reichsjager]

Any update on Radio Messages being in English yet??

[Did Mate]

I downloaded several times rar file ( RUSSIAN VOICES FOR bftb ), but each time answer was that there is error in it. Tried even unrar Repair but cant open that file.
Downladed it from diferent locations so it was not the same file.
Any help will use.
Thanks in advance.
Please need answer on did.mate@gmail.com (did.mate@gmail.com)

:DL

[USS Drum]

I downloaded several times rar file ( RUSSIAN VOICES FOR bftb ), but each time answer was that there is error in it. Tried even unrar Repair but cant open that file.
Downladed it from diferent locations so it was not the same file.
Any help will use.
Thanks in advance.
Please need answer on did.mate@gmail.com (did.mate@gmail.com)

:DL

Use internet explorer firefox and google chrome are having problems.

[uboot556]

sigh...i've downloaded this mod and the others files but JSGM can not install the mod(and i 've sh4 with uboot missions)!!!!:damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn:: damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::da mn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::

[UDT_Seal]

sigh...i've downloaded this mod and the others files but JSGM can not install the mod(and i 've sh4 with uboot missions)!!!!:damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn:: damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::da mn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::

I had the same problem So i just made one more install of the game and dropped all files and folders in the install. It's working so far.

[uboot556]

I see ..... so then you have to install manually the mod
but i've always used JSGM and i do not know how install the mods in this way....:cry::cry::cry:

[uboot556]

this may be a stupid question but..........how can i install a mod manually????????:wah::wah::wah::wah::wah:
PS : HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!:salute:

[UDT_Seal]

this may be a stupid question but..........how can i install a mod manually????????:wah::wah::wah::wah::wah:
PS : HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!:salute:

Actually I droped Data folder from Baltica Mod folder in to the data folder of the game.

[uboot556]

i see........but i've installed trigger maru 2.o..now ,if i install battle for the baltic there will be problems?????????:hmmm::hmmm:

[UDT_Seal]

Just make another install of the game and use SH Multi for it. I do have 3 installs and they all work fine.

[USS Drum]

This is what JSGME is for.:nope:

[Sailor Steve]

sigh...i've downloaded this mod and the others files but JSGM can not install the mod(and i 've sh4 with uboot missions)!
Have you unzipped the mods? JSGME won't recognize them while they're in zipped folders.

[uboot556]

ok, therefore i can install manually this mod with triger maru 2.0 without problems....
:):):)

[MGR1]

ok, therefore i can install manually this mod with triger maru 2.0 without problems....
:):):)

Not something I'd recommend. You'll probably get conflicts as files get overwritten and something may not work correctly.

Mike.:)

[raymond6751]

ok, therefore i can install manually this mod with triger maru 2.0 without problems....
:):):)

I tried it with Trigger Maru and it definitely didn't work. I suggest a brand new clean copy of SH4 in a different folder.

[AGOSTINO]

What is now prorper enableing sequence for this mod? I suppose:

- BFB ver. 1.0
- BFB fix
- BFB ver. 1.03 patch
- BFB Historic submarine tasks
- BFB Real Minefields
- BFB Russian Speech-pack
- English localization mods by Sergei

Can anyone confirm this?

PS. I get bad mission tasks in BFB campaign mode, for example "Patrol area near Luzon". How to fix this?

The optimum configuration here so looks:
- BFB ver. 1.0
- BFB ver. 1.03 patch
- BFB Addition GW_Balt_v_1.03
- BFB Historic submarine tasks
- BFB Real Minefields
- BFB Russian Speech-pack
- BFB Graf_mod_H_for_BfB 1.03
http://s03.radikal.ru/i176/1007/00/3f1d3a7f9a04.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
http://s07.radikal.ru/i180/1007/7c/7eb4228a3752.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
http://s56.radikal.ru/i153/1007/6d/277d3338930a.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)
Yours faithfully:SOM Grp:salute:

As of today, what is the correct installation sequence, and what are the files to download, for having "The Battle for the Baltic" in English? :hmmm:

Thank you in advance!!!! :salute:

[Moellinger]

As of today, what is the correct installation sequence, and what are the files to download, for having "The Battle for the Baltic" in English? :hmmm:

Thank you in advance!!!! :salute:

SOM Group released a new version of the mod quiet a long time ago.
You can download this version 1.3 here http://narod.ru/disk/17820962001/Baltic%20Sea%20War%20v_1.03.1.rar.html

Link is taken from here http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=60210

With this version you do not need all the patches and fixes anymore.
Additional files are:

BFB Nomograph + Plotter - adds what it says
Russian Crew Voice - crew onboard speaks in russian language
Russian_interface_wip15 - adds russian crew portraits and removes the american ones
BFB soviet captain office - a soviet like office when you are in harbour
BFB rough crew uniforms - black uniforms for your sailors. Removes the american ones
BFB English Campaign v2 - game menu, mission orders and torpedo data are in english.

Note: The english translation is far away from beeing done. Most parts of the mod, like radio messages, names on the maps and so on, are still only shown in russian language.
All recomended files are found in this thread, altough I do not know, if all links are still working, since we haven't heard anything new from the modders quiet a while and the project seems to be not to move on.

[---Dagon---]

Brewster

This mod is not about WW1. Here, the events of 1941-1945 (WW2). In Russia, World War II was called the Great Patriotic War (July 22, 1941 - May 9, 1945) which was part of World War 2. According to this mod and was named the Great War. That fully meets the perception of the Russian-speaking community mod.

[AGOSTINO]

Brewster

This mod is not about WW1. Here, the events of 1941-1945 (WW2). In Russia, World War II was called the Great Patriotic War (July 22, 1941 - May 9, 1945) which was part of World War 2. According to this mod and was named the Great War. That fully meets the perception of the Russian-speaking community mod.

SOM Group released a new version of the mod quiet a long time ago.
You can download this version 1.3 here http://narod.ru/disk/17820962001/Baltic%20Sea%20War%20v_1.03.1.rar.html

Link is taken from here http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=60210

With this version you do not need all the patches and fixes anymore.
Additional files are:

BFB Nomograph + Plotter - adds what it says
Russian Crew Voice - crew onboard speaks in russian language
Russian_interface_wip15 - adds russian crew portraits and removes the american ones
BFB soviet captain office - a soviet like office when you are in harbour
BFB rough crew uniforms - black uniforms for your sailors. Removes the american ones
BFB English Campaign v2 - game menu, mission orders and torpedo data are in english.

Note: The english translation is far away from beeing done. Most parts of the mod, like radio messages, names on the maps and so on, are still only shown in russian language.
All recomended files are found in this thread, altough I do not know, if all links are still working, since we haven't heard anything new from the modders quiet a while and the project seems to be not to move on.

Thanks infinitely!!! :salute:

[Stealhead]

Be careful what you click on that download page if you leave that box checked it gives you something called YanderbarChrome.msi:hmmm: suspect if you un check the box it gives you the actual file .You need to translate the page into English before trying to download.

OK after downloading the file unzips as some sort of program app no files:hmmm: I am not running that app I have no idea what it is but I am treating it as suspect why is is not
appearing as files like everyone else? even though it passes a virus scan.

I do not trust this.If this is the only place to get the files needed to play the mod then I will pass.

Could one of the Russians that is a member here and worked on the mod please post all of the files needed for this mod on Subsims download section? I would find that much more trust worthy
and have them unzip into normal files as well I simply do not trust some executable app sorry.

[Klaus]

ha had no viruses or other problems, you can use it
for who's have win7/64 (like me :) ) : the program will auto install mod in
windir\program files\ubisoft\sh4\battle for the baltic\mods, you must copy and put it at his place, in program files(x86) etc., don't have option for choice installation path at setup
and is in russian :)

[Hotmanandre]

Be careful what you click on that download page if you leave that box checked it gives you something called YanderbarChrome.msi:hmmm: suspect if you un check the box it gives you the actual file .You need to translate the page into English before trying to download.

OK after downloading the file unzips as some sort of program app no files:hmmm: I am not running that app I have no idea what it is but I am treating it as suspect why is is not
appearing as files like everyone else? even though it passes a virus scan.

I do not trust this.If this is the only place to get the files needed to play the mod then I will pass.

Could one of the Russians that is a member here and worked on the mod please post all of the files needed for this mod on Subsims download section? I would find that much more trust worthy
and have them unzip into normal files as well I simply do not trust some executable app sorry.

Soon I will give you the link above to download. Versions: Baltic Sea War v_1.03.2 (The English version without any cables but with English enterfeysom) It will include everything at once an installer.
Yours SOM Group:arrgh!:

[Mikemike47]

Soon I will give you the link above to download. Versions: Baltic Sea War v_1.03.2 (The English version without any cables but with English enterfeysom) It will include everything at once an installer.
Yours SOM Group:arrgh!:

Hi Hotmanandre.
:hmmm:What do you mean by "without any cables" - Mine cables perhaps? Is enterfeysom another word for Russian to English translations where needed? Are the major changes between Baltic Sea War v_1.03 and Baltic Sea War v_1.03.2? stated in the Baltic Sea War v_1.03.2 mod documentation?
Thanks.
Mike

[Hotmanandre]

Hi Hotmanandre.
:hmmm:What do you mean by "without any cables" - Mine cables perhaps? Is enterfeysom another word for Russian to English translations where needed? Are the major changes between Baltic Sea War v_1.03 and Baltic Sea War v_1.03.2? stated in the Baltic Sea War v_1.03.2 mod documentation?
Thanks.
Mike

The new version fixed all the bugs. At this point, translating the telegram, but will need some help in correcting errors, as I translate with the help of an interpreter.
Thanks.
Andre:arrgh!:

[liliput]

Hi Hotmanandre.
:hmmm:What do you mean by "without any cables" - Mine cables perhaps? Is enterfeysom another word for Russian to English translations where needed?
Mike

"without any cables" means without (translated into English) radio messages, "English enterfeysom" stands for English UI

...The new version fixed all the bugs...


i think it's a very strong statement :)

[yamatowar]

how can i lay mines in BFTB?

[USS Drum]

how can i lay mines in BFTB?

I think only the "Lembit" sub can lay the, but they are like torpedoes, just don't release them from the frontal tubes.

[Hotmanandre]

Battle of the Baltic is closed officially. Due to the release of the addon Soviet Waterway which includes the Baltic theater of hostilities.

P.S. We need people who can help verify the true test file to English. Since going through google translate Google:D

Who still wants to help me with a translation addon, please contact me

with respect SOM Group

[U570]

Any idea if they are planning to make German or Finnish sides playable?
I am creating a Finnish Campaign for SH3, if that interests you.
After starting my British Campaign, I decided it would be good to have a whole Atlantic and Baltic Campaign Mod (AABCM) series. So far, I have Britain and Finland under construction, Latvia and a few more, including the US.

[liliput]

In case some of you guys know Russian, you can join to the "open beta test" of the Soviet Waterway add-on (literal translation), BfB sequel. Here is the link: http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=76423 Download installer and run it, choose your OS and game root folder (game folder should be detected automatically), press install, activate it via JSGME. We haven't tested the mod with other mods, so activate them on your own risk. In spite of the installer is in Russian, it should be pretty clear what you need to do.
Briefly about some features:
- new campaign,
- new highly detailed M class submarine (type M VI-bis series, learn more (http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=212&navy=USSR)),
- new locations, ships etc.

[Moellinger]

In case some of you guys know Russian, you can join to the "open beta test" of the Soviet Waterway add-on (literal translation), BfB sequel. Here is the link: http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=76423 Download installer and run it, choose your OS and game root folder (game folder should be detected automatically), press install, activate it via JSGME. We haven't tested the mod with other mods, so activate them on your own risk. In spite of the installer is in Russian, it should be pretty clear what you need to do.
Briefly about some features:
- new campaign,
- new highly detailed M class submarine (type M VI-bis series, learn more (http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=212&navy=USSR)),
- new locations, ships etc.


I'am afraid the posted link to the russian forum is dead now.
Some days ago it worked fine. Now i wanted to try out the "new" version of this mod, even it may be in russian language, but the link is dead.
Could someone of the russian modders fix the problem please?

[Hotmanandre]

I'am afraid the posted link to the russian forum is dead now.
Some days ago it worked fine. Now i wanted to try out the "new" version of this mod, even it may be in russian language, but the link is dead.
Could someone of the russian modders fix the problem please?
So far, in Russian: Soviet Waterway add-on
1. http://narod.ru/disk/54930890001.9af74c … up.7z.html
2. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85108400/SWsetup.7z

[Klaus]

hotmanandre, i download the mod but i need a font file or something for me does not displays corect chirilyc fonts, i only have some sticks dots an circles in menu :)

[Moellinger]

There you go.
Use the second link, it still works to get the cyrillic font.

Thanks all!

Certainly. If the computer has no font "Cyrillic": it is delirium of the abstract artist!
Please look this site:

http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html (http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html)

Russian fonts for SH:

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Fonts.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Fonts.rar)

If there will be a font it is possible to look Russian forums. Because questions for all identical. There there are answers. But it is necessary to use on-laine translator. Though these translations: delirium of Lev Tolstoi and Mark Twain simultaneously.

Addresses of Russian forums for "The Battle for the Baltic":

Aviaforum: http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=60210
Discussion on "the Forum on six oceans": http://forum.six-oceans.ru/topic/8/
Page of project "The Battle for the Baltic" on "the Forum on six oceans": http://forum.six-oceans.ru/topic/6/

[Klaus]

Thank you! :salute:

[Sepp von Ch.]

Can someone please reupload this mod?

[Zgok]

Actually no need to re-upload the mod, you can find it here. http://silenthunter.filefront.com/files/Silent_Hunter_4/Major_Mods/Great_War_Baltic;12489 New extras such as the black uniforms and partial English translation are found here on subsim. Hope that helps.

[Sepp von Ch.]

Thank you!:salute:

[Zgok]

Aye, You are most welcome. :Kaleun_Cheers:Good hunting, be very weary of the mines.

[Sepp von Ch.]

Thanks Zgok:Kaleun_Salute:

[Zgok]

You are most welcome. If you get annoyed by the mines (sometimes navigating around is incredibly perilous), let me know and I will tell you how to lower their density, or remove them completely. Anyone know if the Wilhelm Gustloff is in the Historic Missions addon?

[GilligansBoat]

Don't know if i might play but if i get bored i am going to bookmark this and keep it and i may ply then again. :ping:

[zakarpatska]

Hi everyone,

Is anyone playing with the "Soviet Waterway" mod? I downloaded version 0.99 but haven't tried installing it yet. Are there any English/Russian language issues with the mod? Can it be installed with JSGME?

Also, does anyone have a link to "Baltic Sea War v_1.03.1.rar" which (I think) was the last released version of this mod? The download link provided earlier in the thread is dead.

Does anyone know if work on this mod is continuing?

Thanks.

[zakarpatska]

Hi Everyone,

I managed to download the "Soviet Waterway" mod from:
https://disk.yandex.com/public/?hash=SBZmyV7B/tnp7jrTveP6k8UbudUstDdC9wWdRMdRcfI%3D

This mod comes with its own installer which installs the mod into the MODS folder of your "Silent Hunter 4" directory. The mod can then be enabled/disabled with JSGME and shows up in JSGME as "Addon Soviet Waterway (v_099)". The installer is in Russian, but it is pretty easy to click your way through and install the mod.

Once I installed the mod I also installed some of the "Battle for the Baltic" mods on top of it so that I would have the Cyrillic fonts and English menus. A lot of the drop down menus (for selecting submarine type, for example) are still in Russian. The complete list of mods that I am currently using is:

Addon Soviet Waterway (v_099)
BFB Russian_Interface_wip15
BFB Soviet Captains Office
BFB Rough Crew Uniform
BFB English Campaign v2
BFB russian_voice_crew_for_sh4

It looks like missions are still restricted to the Baltic, but it is possible that some of the mods I installed on top of "Soviet Waterway" are overwriting files from the "Soviet Waterway" mod and 'damaging' it. I'd appreciate it if someone could comment on which mods are really required.

Once the mods were installed it all worked quite well and I was able to sail around in my "D" class submarine sinking friendlies with gun fire and torpedoes. :yep: I haven't tried a real mission yet and as the orders are in Russian I'm not sure what I should be doing in any case.

If anyone has any advice on how to translate the mission orders, etc. it would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

[S-13]

It seems http://www.six-ocean.ru/ is dead, does anyone know where I can still get the fonts pack from? Lost mine when I changed my harddrive.

[zakarpatska]

Hi S-13,

The font pack is included in one of the mods I listed above - I 'm sorry I don't recall which one.

The install will still look like gibberish (the mod installs into your JSGME MODS folder), but after you install the mods listed above you'll have the in game Russian fonts.

If you can't locate one of the mods listed, please let me know and I'll try and get it to you.

Thanks.

[Sepp von Ch.]

Who can I download the last version 1.3?

Or the BFB Addition GW_Balt_v_1.03 for version 1.00?

[S-13]

Who can I download the last version 1.3?

Or the BFB Addition GW_Balt_v_1.03 for version 1.00?

Battle for the Baltic if I know correctly is dead, but it's been replaced(combined) by the Soviet Waterway which covers more than just the Baltic now, you can find that link only 1-3 pages back.

[Sepp von Ch.]

Thanks! Exists please a english menu translation?

[Sepp von Ch.]

Russian fonts for SH:

http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Fonts.rar (http://www.six-oceans.ru/files/Fonts.rar)

If there will be a font it is possible to look Russian forums. Because questions for all identical. There there are answers. But it is necessary to use on-laine translator. Though these translations: delirium of Lev Tolstoi and Mark Twain simultaneously.



I really need these russian fonts for SH4. PLEASE, reupload this file!:yep:

[zakarpatska]

You can find the Russian fonts in the "English Campaign BFTB v2" at http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1498.

Once you extract the mod they should be in your "BFB English Campaign v2\Data\Menu\Fonts" directory.

I haven't tried extracting just the fonts from the mod, so it would be great if you could report back and let everyone interested in this mod if extracting just the fonts worked for you.

Thanks.

[Sepp von Ch.]

Cпасибо! (Thanks!)

[Lindley]

Just reinstalled SH4 for :Addon Soviet Waterway (v_099)

With:
BFB Russian_Interface_wip15
BFB Soviet Captains Office
BFB Rough Crew Uniform
BFB English Campaign v2
BFB russian_voice_crew_for_sh4

Great Work:Kaleun_Salute:

[maly661]

Where can I get this mod? Original link dead. :wah:

[zoso1371]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to fix this. Anytime I fire a torpedo it goes straight and never changes course to hit the target. It does this in both auto and manual firing modes. I would appreciate it if any of you know what I have to do to fix this cause it's driving me crazy!!!

[MGR1]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to fix this. Anytime I fire a torpedo it goes straight and never changes course to hit the target. It does this in both auto and manual firing modes. I would appreciate it if any of you know what I have to do to fix this cause it's driving me crazy!!!

Hi Zoso,

Soviet torpedoes were unable to alter course once they were fired. The SOMGroup have accurately modeled this by disabling the gyros in game, so the only way to hit something is to "lead your target".

The "Soviet Seaway" Mod does have tables giving range/angle/speed combinations included in the menu so you can view them in the periscope scheme, but they're in Cyrillic! The SOMGroup haven't released an English version of that Mod so they're difficult to use for a non-Russian speaker.

The only English translation available is for the Original Version 1.0 of the "Battle for the Baltic" Mod. This is NOT compatible with either the final 1.3 release or the "Soviet Seaway" SuperMod. If you do use it, a lot of things either do not work or won't appear, especially with the latter as the SOMGroup moved the Soviet subs into the German side of the game in order to get extra functionality.

Hope that helps!

Mike.:)

[MGR1]

Where can I get this mod? Original link dead. :wah:

Hi Maly,

Link HERE:http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=76423

This is the "Soviet Seaway" full mod. There is no non-Russian translation for this!

In addition there is the Final 1.3 version of the "Battle for the Baltic" mod HERE: http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=60210

This is NOT compatible with the translations available on SUBSIM which are for the 1.0 version of the mod. You could use them but you'd lose a lot of things.

Mike.:)

[zakarpatska]

Does anyone have a download link for the 1.03.1 version? I tried the links posted by MGR1 and it says the file has been deleted.

[bjorn]

Are there any maps availeble of the minefields?

[Cybermat47]

When I load it, it CTDs, and none of the links to the patch work.

[uboot556]

Someone has problems to play the soviet campaign in the baltic ???? the game very often crasf to deskopt and i have no idea of why

[Admiral Halsey]

When I load it, it CTDs, and none of the links to the patch work.

Yeah I downloaded this once and it very nearly ruined my SH4 game. The files from the mod had somehow stayed with the game even after disabling it with JGSME and uninstalling and reinstalling the game. As cool as the mod sounds it seems like it's buggy as hell and i'm not risking my only copy of the game again.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Yeah I downloaded this once and it very nearly ruined my SH4 game. The files from the mod had somehow stayed with the game even after disabling it with JGSME and uninstalling and reinstalling the game. As cool as the mod sounds it seems like it's buggy as hell and i'm not risking my only copy of the game again.

Good idea to have a separate. clean install of the game. Be it for comparing files that are modded, using for another set of mods-install, or if your main one goes to hell.

[Admiral Halsey]

Good idea to have a separate. clean install of the game. Be it for comparing files that are modded, using for another set of mods-install, or if your main one goes to hell.

If I could I would. For some reason no matter what my computer doesn't let me make copies of any game I have.

[ReallyDedPoet]

What O\S?

[Admiral Halsey]

What O\S?

Windows 8.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Okay, could you ever do it using multiple accounts-usernames? Don't have 8, just curious if it is possible :yep:
Have a computer at work with 8, but at another site. So I have just played around with it a bit, not much.

[Admiral Halsey]

Okay, could you ever do it using multiple accounts-usernames? Don't have 8, just curious if it is possible :yep:
Have a computer at work with 8, but at another site. So I have just played around with it a bit, not much.

I tried that and it didn't work either. Still though this was the only mod that happened with and all the others work fine. After all if a mod does something like that everyone normally posts a warning or two.

[ReallyDedPoet]

After all if a mod does something like that everyone normally posts a warning or two.

Good point :yep:

Saw this online about 8:

Many programs give the option at time of install for a user or all users..... failing that you can just change it.

1. Start / right click programs / Open / Dbl click programs
2. Start / right click programs / Open All USers / Dbl click programs
3. Fine what ya want in windows (drill down as needed) ya opened under step 1 and copy / paste or more to window ya opened in step 2 ya opened under step 2

[Mikemike47]

Who can I download the last version 1.3?

Or the BFB Addition GW_Balt_v_1.03 for version 1.00?

Thanks! Exists please a english menu translation?

I really need these russian fonts for SH4. PLEASE, reupload this file!:yep:

When I load it, it CTDs, and none of the links to the patch work.

I played the mod a few months after Battle for the Baltic came out. The version before soviet waterways.

Has everyone first checked the SH4 download section first? I have Battle of Baltic archived on CD. Let me now by PM what is not in the SH4 download section and I'll reupload it to subsim.

[Little_Boy]

You can find the Russian fonts in the "English Campaign BFTB v2" at http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1498.

Once you extract the mod they should be in your "BFB English Campaign v2\Data\Menu\Fonts" directory.

I haven't tried extracting just the fonts from the mod, so it would be great if you could report back and let everyone interested in this mod if extracting just the fonts worked for you.

Thanks.

Hello !

I extracted the front but the front is in English is fine for me but if ppl want Russian front is not by this method :)
They do not turn after leaving the tubes. They just go straight ahead.
I know that the Russian subs of the period had only a rudimentary fire control system. It is probably to simulate that. They cannot transmit gyro angles to the torpedoes.
You have to aim by turning the boat, like a WW1 sub.
Easiest way to do this is use the TDC to set up a zero gyro angle shot.
Or use a lead angle calculator like this http://www.couscouscrabcakes.com/okane.html
I know the Russian 53-58 torpedo goes either 30.5 or 44.5 knots.
Or just estimate it and fire a spread along his track.
Sure makes things challenging!
And I was pulling my hair out until I figured the torps do not turn!
Good luck :DL

EDIT:L There is also an electric torpedo, the ET-80 available after 1943. This goes at 29 knots. I do not know if this one is capable of turning after leaving the tubes.

God I was trying to find how the torps work, I know why now ! Thanks for your precision ^^