Submarine hull integrity mod

[zzkillzz2000]

Hi everyone! I'm still kinda new to these series and if i post this thread in the wrong section then help me relocate it!
Ok now straight to the point, i was going around messing in the gap between Britain and Spain then i stopped by a port looking for something like a BB i guess. Then i found a carrier there and after sinking it i got greedy so i saved and reloaded the game for a bit more... um, renown :D (without submerging :shifty:). Then guess what, I was surrounded by a newly spawned task force consisting of 10 destroyers and 2 carriers (wft? :06:) and i was... right in the middle of them:damn: .
So i really hope some modders here can help me or post a mod on how to mod the hull integrity cuz i got no save files prior to that point except for the autosave which is 4 hours away from that.
Pls help!
PS: my submarine is the VIIC/41

[TheDarkWraith]

Never save when near ships. This is a common bug of the SH series (3-5).

Don't ever save when submerged either. Another common bug of all the SH series (3-5).

[zzkillzz2000]

Thanks for the tip mate! But like i said i'm new to these series. Silent hunter 5 is the first game of the series i play. So without any intructions it's kinda hard the first time. I did this reloading-game-in-port many times yet never got myself caught in the middle of a task force this big. Anyways your like a big modder here. Can you help? Please!

[TheDarkWraith]

The only thing I can think of (and it may/may not work) is to edit your save game files.

Go to \Documents\SH5\data\cfg\SaveGames and there you will find your save games. Now you need to figure out which of the folders there is your save game in question. Once you figure that out open up ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc with Notepad. Find this section:

[UserPlayerUnit 1]
ID=VIIC
NameDisplayable=Type VIIC U-boat
UnitName=U021
UpgradeClass=2
Type=VIIC
UnitInterval=1940-07-30 00:00:00, 1945-12-31 00:00:00
ExternalClassName=SSTypeVIIC
Nationality=German
Evolution=Normal
Damage=0.520000
CO2Level=0.000000
TextureName=NULL
LightmapTextureName=NULL
NormalmapTextureName=NULL
MenuSilhouetteTextureName=Typ_9_1.tga
MaxOfficers=6
MaxPettyOfficers=32
IsUnderwater=false
StartUserPlayerUnitMissionDateTime=1942-09-20 15:00:00
CurrentUserPlayerUnitMissionDateTime=1942-09-20 15:00:00
SilentState=false

Change the Damage=x to Damage=0.0

Once again may or may not work. Let me know either way :up:

[Trevally.]

another ting you could try is to change the date so that the taskforce wont spawn.

As TDW says this can be done in your save game.

open your save game in you docs folder. – inside you will see a campaign folder. open it and then open the campaignmission.mis with notepad.
This is a large file but at the top you will see :-

[Mission]
IsVisible=true
MissionType=0
MissionDataType=0
MultiMissionType=0
IsTutorial=false
Year=1942
Month=1
Day=26
Hour=23
Minute=10
CurrentYear=1942*****
CurrentMonth=1*****
CurrentDay=27*****
CurrentHour=2
CurrentMinute=25
GroupMissionStartDelay=0
IconIndex=0
Fog=2
FogRand=2
Clouds=0
CloudsRand=2
Precip=0
PrecipRand=2
WindHeading=0
WindSpeed=5.000000
WindRand=2
WeatherRndInterval=82
SeaType=0
ActivationAchievements=

Change these **** to set new date and time

[zzkillzz2000]

That's alot of help a newbie can get guys! Thank you so much!
Definitely i'll try these out and report to you!
Cheers! :salute:

[TheDarkWraith]

That's alot of help a newbie can get guys! Thank you so much!
Definitely i'll try these out and report to you!
Cheers! :salute:

I'm assuming that Damage=x is referring to the amount of damage your sub has incurred. If it is actually the current state of your sub then you may need to change it to 1.0 instead.

[zzkillzz2000]

Ok here's the result.
For DarkWraith solution
As you said the Damage=xxxx is the current state of the sub's hull integrity and since you posted a new solution i'll try it. But what i don't understand is the "IsUnderwater=false". I changed it to "true" and it doesn't work maybe because i'm still on the conning tower. May come in handy in other situations i guess.
For Trevally
My current date is November 16th and I forward it like a couple of days but when i loaded the game i'm still in the middle of that matrix man and the current date is still 16th instead of 18th. Sucks to be me :wah:!
PS: DarkWraith, my sub's hull integrity is at 100% and the Damage in the file says 0.00000. I really don't know what it would be if i changed to 1.000 but i'll try anyways.

[zzkillzz2000]

Damn it! No offense guys but none of the solution works. Seems like all the changes i made have no effects. Looks like we need other ways or a real mod for the hull integrity.
PS: As for ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc and campaignmission.mis, there are lots of them all over the place so i think changing only one of them wouldn't work

[Trevally.]

Damn it! No offense guys but none of the solution works. Seems like all the changes i made have no effects. Looks like we need other ways or a real mod for the hull integrity.
PS: As for ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc and campaignmission.mis, there are lots of them all over the place so i think changing only one of them wouldn't work

Yes - but most of them are either - at campaign start or at patrol start.
But yes - there must be one somewhere stopping the changes:hmmm:

Good luck:arrgh!:

[zzkillzz2000]

I made it guys! I ********** made it! other time when i load the game i always try to get down the ladder to go submerge and fail. This time i install the 88mm rail gun mod, hit the extreme speed ahead button while ordering my gun crew to fire back and I only lost 16% of hull integrity with half of the enemy escort lost in return ('bout 10 ship, and lucky cuz they were blocking my way out of the port and I was on the outer of their escort circle). Now i made it out i'll disable the mod though it saved me arse u know but it's not fun to play anymore.
Ps: Here's the link of the picture i took after i got out save =>http://imageshack.us/f/440/sh52012010301163440.png/
The position where I'm at is exactly where i was with a whole lot of enemies behind plus 3 aircraft carrier in the middle of the circle. By the way it's 1939 and I got the VIIC/41 thanks to the gunsub beta mod.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Cheers! :salute:

[TheDarkWraith]

Ps: Here's the link of the picture i took after i got out save =>http://imageshack.us/f/440/sh52012010301163440.png/

That picture is hilarious. Looks like someone sprayed Hornet killer on a hornet's nest :haha: