View Full Version : [REL]Sofu Gan (Lot's wife)
Edit: Aug 16, 2015.
Version 2. This version adds a tiny X at the location of the model to make it easier to find on the in-game Chart/map.
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The discussion thread is here with screenshots:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160204
I uploaded it in JSGME format here to Subsim
Download link:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1522
699.3 KB
The Readme:
Readme_Sofu_Gan.txt:
In JSGME format for stock SH4 1.5. Back up your original files.
Version 2. This version adds a tiny X at the location of the model to make it easier to find on the in-game Chart/map.
What it does:
This mod will install Sofu Gan (Lot's wife) which was a well known landmark used during WWII by aircraft and submarines. I have read patrol reports of submarines calibrating their radar by using Sufu Gan prior to entering Empire waters.
It is JSGME friendly... however you will need to edit your Campaign_LOC.mis file yourself using a text editor like Notepad ( NOT Word ) if you are running a mod that alters this file..
Data\Campaigns\Campaign\ Campaign_LOC.mis
If a mod is using this file, be sure to back it up, then make a copy of that Campaign_LOC.mis file your SH4 install is using, edit this copy as shown below, and install your edited copy to this mod in the
\Data\Campaigns\Campaign
folder replacing my stock version of Campaign_LOC.mis file before enabling this mod.
I have included a Campaign_LOC.mis file for stock SH4 (1.5). Of course, replace mine with your edited version if you needed to make the edit:
Lurker gave me permission to base the code below on RSRD’s code because RSRD has Sofu Gan in its historically correct location and the SH4 sea floor is approx the right depth.
Example:
Here is an edit based on RSRD:
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[MapLocation nnnn] <----- where n is a number*
Type=0
Priority=0
Title=Sofu Gan
Heading=123.000000
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FirstRenderStep=false
FileName2D=sofu_cross.dds
FileName3D=SofuGan.dat
LocationName=Sofu Gan
MinObjTerrainHeight=0
MaxObjSlope=1.000000
GameEntryDate=19380101
GameEntryTime=0
GameExitDate=19451231
GameExitTime=0
Font=FPCond18.dds
FontColor=255
UseDetColor=true
ZoomStart=50
ZoomEnd=1
ScaleOnZoom=true
Scale1024=14.377808
Long=16842640.000000
Lat=3576380.000000
Height=0.000000
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* the four numbers (n):
Lets say your highest number at the bottom of the Campaign_LOC.mis file is:
[MapLocation 1123]
You would edit the block of code above (in this Readme) to read:
[MapLocation 1124]
and paste the above block of code with its numbers at the botom of your Campaign_LOC.mis file.
(above this part):
[EditorParams]
InitLongOff=-11607000.000000
InitLatOff=5980500.000000
ZoomIndex=0
Prefix=
Do a search in your Campaign_LOC.mis file for: Sofu.
Maybe your Campaign_LOC.mis file already has Sofu Gan in this file. In that case you only need to paste the block of code into the file to show this model by replacing that block of code (if it exists in the middle of the file), with the [MapLocation nnnn] lines of data above.
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Thanks to S3D, Nisgeis & DarkFish; without their help I couldn't have imported this model into SH4. Thanks to Lurker (lurker_hlb3) for giving me permission to use RSRD’s code as an example in this Readme.
I am in no way intending to suggest that anyone mentioned endorses this project.
This is freeware, not for commercial use, and I am not responsible for anything that happens to your computer. Back up your files!
Happy Hunting!
Art (aanker)http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/ptcbupers/SH4Img_Sofu_Gan02.jpg
I'm really happy to finally see it while on patrol. Hopefully others will enjoy seeing Lot's wife / Sofu Gan as they enter Empire waters....
Happy Hunting!
Art
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Nice work, it's little touches like this that makes the sh4 world feel more real:yeah:
virtualpender
01-25-10, 11:34 PM
I just finished reading "Submarine Diary" by Corwin G. Mendenhall and Sofu Gan is mentioned numerous times in the book. It's great to finally see her in game. Thanks for making this happen.
Bubblehead1980
01-26-10, 12:13 AM
May sound lazy but anyway to make this so dont have to edit anything, just enable jsgme?
keltos01
01-26-10, 03:12 AM
Love that rock !:up:
maybe make it less shiny ? more rock like ? just a thought.
keltos
elanaiba
01-26-10, 03:45 AM
Wow ... never heard of this before (shame on me).
Looks really cool!
Armistead
01-26-10, 03:51 AM
knowing my luck I would just run into it and kill myself.
Excellent!! These are the details that allow you to really feel you are in the Pacific :up:
Thanks elanaiba, Thanks guys.
Love that rock !
maybe make it less shiny ? more rock like ? just a thought.
keltos
Thanks, Check out this thread and look at the other screen shots first:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160204
- I don't think it's too light. (The morning sun is reflecting off bird droppings) ...lol
I used this public domain picture for the texture.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Soufuiwa_07.jpg
You could darken up the texture easy enough with a graphics program like Gimp or Photoshop if you want.
May sound lazy but anyway to make this so dont have to edit anything, just enable jsgme? Keep in mind that it is JSGME for stock.
- OK, PM me with your address and I'll send you mine - then send me the file in a zip or rar, 7zip etc and I'll edit it for you.
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I warned you - I am no 3d guru....... LMAO
Happy Hunting!
Art
EDIT: Solved, no problem.
Webster
01-26-10, 06:31 PM
just my observation based on the size of the waves in that real life image, i think you need to double the height and width of it but the shape and colors look spot on.
maybe 2 sub lengths high and 1 sub length wide
excellent work :yeah:
just my observation based on the size of the waves in that real life image, i think you need to double the height and width of it but the shape and colors look spot on.
maybe 2 sub lengths high and 1 sub length wide
excellent work :yeah:
Webster, Webster - Thanks - (I think) ......lol
From the discussion topic,
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160204):
Sources I have read say that Sofu Gan has a summit height of roughly 325' or approx 100 meters above sea level....
To rough it in I Imported a SH4 Gato class model which is approx 310' long to use to compare when I built the mesh.
This model is close enough for me. As I said, It is intended to be a representation of Sofu Gan, not an exact duplicate my crew can climb and measure.
If you want to build a model that is 600' high and 600' +/- wide feel free but it would be twice as tall and wide as it should be.
I am satisfied with it as it is. It isn't perfect but at least it is close to the correct size and close to the correct location.
Happy Hunting!
Art
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Nisgeis
01-28-10, 02:29 PM
I think Webster's right, using a pencil to get the length of the sub and then comparing it to the height of the rock, it's about 60% of the height of the rock.
peabody
01-28-10, 08:06 PM
I think Webster's right, using a pencil to get the length of the sub and then comparing it to the height of the rock, it's about 60% of the height of the rock.
They had a lot of rain that day and the sea level rose.:D
Peabody
That's gotta be it - lol - (man, this is a rough crowd to please......)
OK, it looks like a nice day for a cruise:
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/ptcbupers/SH4Img_Sofu_Gan13.jpg
the result:
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/ptcbupers/SH4Img_Sofu_Gan14.jpg
It's close - 290' - 300' above sea level when it should be 325' +/-
If one wants to pick it apart further, the north - south, east - west measurements are off as well, and the precise shape is a little different too.
Like I have said, this is meant to be a representation of Sofu Gan, I built it for myself, and thought I would share it if anyone else wanted it.
I'm so happy to finally see Lot's Wife in SH4 !! I've been intrigued by Sofu Gan since 2002 when I first saw it in our mission orders and looked it up.
Happy Hunting!
Art
virtualpender
01-28-10, 10:20 PM
Aanker, well played!
Thanks again for this one.
Nisgeis
01-29-10, 02:18 PM
OK, I think in your first screenshot, the sub is closer to the camera than the rock, so it made the rock look smaller. It looked fine in the WIP thread, so I wondered what had happened to it :-).
keltos01
01-29-10, 02:48 PM
:yeah:
Wow just like-what's the name-a similar formation in the Atlantic that GWX added! Good job.:yeah:
Wow just like-what's the name-a similar formation in the Atlantic that GWX added! Good job.:yeah:
You mean Rockall?
Wow just like-what's the name-a similar formation in the Atlantic that GWX added! Good job.:yeah:
Thanks, it is the little things (well, Sofu Gan is huge) but it is the little things people have added that make SH4 nicer for me. Up-ping the immersion factor.
Happy Hunting!
Art
Bubblehead1980
11-08-10, 07:43 PM
Little confusing to those of who do not reguarly fool around with game files, so not easy to tell what to do exactly....I enabled the Sofu Gan mod with JSGME.Opened the campaign.loc in RSRD with notepad as said, found this:
[MapLocation 459]
Type=1
Priority=0
Title=Sofu Gan / Lot's Wife
Heading=123.000000
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FirstRenderStep=false
FileName2D=None.dds
FileName3D=Small_Pacific_Harbor_IV.dat
LocationName=Sofu Gan / Lot's Wife
MinObjTerrainHeight=0
MaxObjSlope=0.000000
GameEntryDate=19380101
GameEntryTime=0
GameExitDate=19451231
GameExitTime=0
Font=FPCond18.dds
FontColor=255
UseDetColor=false
ZoomStart=50
ZoomEnd=1
ScaleOnZoom=true
Scale1024=1.000000
Long=16842640.000000
Lat=3576380.000000
So what next? Read it and see if says if sofu gone is already in .loc file just have to " (above this part):
[EditorParams]
InitLongOff=-11607000.000000
InitLatOff=5980500.000000
ZoomIndex=0
Prefix=
Do a search in your Campaign_LOC.mis file for: Sofu. Maybe your mod already has Sofu Gan in this file and you only need to paste in the above block of code into the file to show this model by replacing the block of code if it exists in the middle of he file etc.
The above confuses me a bit.HELP!
OK, if I understand you right, you found Sofu Gan in your Campaign_LOC.mis file. Is this right?
If so, I would try...
Make a copy of that Campaign_LOC.mis file your RSRD mod (or whatever it is) that is using that file and already has the name Sofu Gan in it, and put that copy in my JSGME ready Sofu Gan mod where it belongs in the Sofu Gan folder in the MODS folder replacing my Campaign_LOC.mis file.
Then make this edit in the copied Campaign_LOC.mis file using a text editor:
In your Sofu Gan block, your [MapLocation 459] find the line:
FileName3D=Small_Pacific_Harbor_IV.dat
and change it to:
FileName3D=SofuGan.dat
Then enable the SofuGan mod with JSGME. This will be on top of (or after) RSRD.
Hope this helps and that I understood your question.
Back up your files and don't edit an enabled file in a mod. Uninstall my SofuGan mod while editing it, then enable it after you made the changes above.
Happy Hunting!
Art
Using the technique above, replace your 459 Sofu Gan block with this 459 block using a text editor - don't include the dashes:
Edit the copy of the Campaign_LOC.mis file 459 Sofu Gan block you put in the Sofu Gan mod.
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[MapLocation 459]
Type=0
Priority=0
Title=Sofu Gan / Lot's Wife
Heading=123.000000
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FirstRenderStep=false
FileName2D=None.dds
FileName3D=SofuGan.dat
LocationName=Sofu Gan / Lot's Wife
MinObjTerrainHeight=0
MaxObjSlope=1.000000
GameEntryDate=19380101
GameEntryTime=0
GameExitDate=19451231
GameExitTime=0
Font=FPCond18.dds
FontColor=255
UseDetColor=true
ZoomStart=50
ZoomEnd=1
ScaleOnZoom=true
Scale1024=14.377808
Long=16842640.000000
Lat=3576380.000000
Height=0.000000
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Happy Hunting!
Edit, I changed the:
LocationName=Sofu Gan / Lot's Wife
line above to match your RSRD line.
Bubblehead1980
11-08-10, 09:48 PM
I got it, thanks much:)
You mean Rockall?
Yes, the name slipped my mind. :88)
hotrod1525
11-10-10, 08:31 AM
Where is this landmark or sea mark, I dont know how to convert to degrees and minutes? And thanks to all of you for these wonderful mods.
I added a tiny X to the Chart/map because too many folks had a hard time locating Sofu Gan..
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I purposely did not include an "X marks the spot" because the Lot's Wife, Sofu Gan, or Sofu Iwa text is right there if you zoom in a little. Plus you get the excitement of finding it yourself.
If you zoom out to the "small squares" of Lat & Long you will see Tokyo. Tokyo is approx 35-30 N, and almost 140E. You can find Tokyo, right? Count down 6 "squares" from Tokyo to the 29N - 30N, 140E - 141E "square" and zoom in a little. There is shallow water that rises up 1,000's of feet from the ocean floor at that location and Sofu Gan is on the highest pixel.
I know I made a screenshot of the map so I'm going to go find it and add it to this message. So I don't get nit picked on this, I realize Lat/Long are not squares and the Earth is an oblate spheroid, but for SH4 remedial geography I'm callin' them squares and that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Close up:
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/ptcbupers/SH4_Img_Sofu_Iwa_Map_close.jpg
The Dev's really got this close.
Regarding detail, USS Tuna did a special mission in the Java Sea area on Sanbergelap Island and if you zoom in real close that tiny island is on the SH4 map too. I truly believe they had intentions of going into much more detail with SH4 including these landmarks - if only they had the budget.
Well, good luck finding Lot's Wife - I'm confident now that you will.
Happy Hunting!
Art
hotrod1525
11-11-10, 11:01 PM
Thank you so much aanker, I found it. I plan to visit on my way home from patrol and if it is not there I will use your mod and go visit out on my next patrol.
So I'm doing something wrong. I have TMO2 Beta and RSRDC. I followed ankers by copying his campaign.loc changes into the Mod folder where Sofu Gan is and ran jsgme. Now I was out on a campaign mission, not in port. I was going past Sofu Gan and approached within 600 yds and saw nothing. Since I have RSRDC Sofu Gan is located on my Nav map. What am I missing??
With RSRD I would think all you would need to do is plug in the model.
Are any text lines different between RSRD and the section in the Readme if you compare the two?
Art
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Are any text lines different between RSRD and the section in the Readme if you compare the two?
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I just saw that Type was = 1 instead of 0. Hope that's it . I'm down in the Marshalls now so don't know when I'll get back to Sofu Gan to see if I can see the "rock".
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Are any text lines different between RSRD and the section in the Readme if you compare the two?
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I just saw that Type was = 1 instead of 0. Hope that's it . I'm down in the Marshalls now so don't know when I'll get back to Sofu Gan to see if I can see the "rock".
That must be it. Sorry, I forgot - it has been quite a while since I added it. I do remember making that change and I was approx 50 nm from Sofu Gan when I installed it - breaking all rules, but it worked, which was nice. The first time I saw it from the bridge emerging from the haze as I made my approach left quite an impression. It was also nice that something actually worked for me (for a change).
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[MapLocation 1212]
Type=0
Priority=0
Title=Sofu Gan
Heading=123.000000
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FirstRenderStep=false
FileName2D=None.dds
FileName3D=SofuGan.dat
LocationName=Sofu Gan
MinObjTerrainHeight=0
MaxObjSlope=1.000000
GameEntryDate=19380101
GameEntryTime=0
GameExitDate=19451231
GameExitTime=0
Font=FPCond18.dds
FontColor=255
UseDetColor=true
ZoomStart=50
ZoomEnd=1
ScaleOnZoom=true
Scale1024=14.377808
Long=16842640.000000
Lat=3576380.000000
Height=0.000000
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- of course your [MapLocation ####] will be different.
Happy Hunting!
Art
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