GWX-KC: custom start dates

[Keesh]

Any keen modders out there able to allow us to choose custom start dates with specific flotillas and Uboats, like in SH3 Commander?

Ideal having the VIIC in the early stages of the war and starting in September 1939, right in the action.

Also want to give the Type 21 a good play through, as it looks FANTASTIC!

[Captain Drastic]

The only way I know without Commander is to modify the Flotilla.Cfg for the specific dates you want. It can be done, but it also can be tricky. Best to copy it to a separate folder and use JSGME. Fr example a change below:


Flotilla0=902
TO0=940
NbStartingDate0=6
NbDate0=6
Emblem0=data/Emblems/SubEmblems/Flotillas/1st flotilla.tga
NbBases0=2
Base0_0=750;Kiel
Date0_0_0=1939
Month0_0_0=8
Date0_0_1=1941
Month0_0_1=5
DeparturePointLong0_0=1218360.000000
DeparturePointLat0_0=6521927.000000
Heading0_0=89.000000
Base0_1=751;Brest
Date0_1_0=1941
Month0_1_0=6
Date0_1_1=1944
Month0_1_1=8
DeparturePointLong0_1=-534395.000000
DeparturePointLat0_1=5805818.000000
Heading0_1=180.000000
NbUboats0=2
Uboat0_0=0
Uboat0_1=1

Flotilla0=902
TO0=940
NbStartingDate0=6
NbDate0=6
Emblem0=data/Emblems/SubEmblems/Flotillas/1st flotilla.tga
NbBases0=2
Base0_0=750;Kiel
Date0_0_0=1939
Month0_0_0=8
Date0_0_1=1941
Month0_0_1=7***NOTICE CHANGE
DeparturePointLong0_0=1218360.000000
DeparturePointLat0_0=6521927.000000
Heading0_0=89.000000
Base0_1=751;Brest
Date0_1_0=1941
Month0_1_0=8***NOTICE CHANGE
Date0_1_1=1944
Month0_1_1=8
NbUboats0=2
Uboat0_0=0
Uboat0_1=1

Notice how the changes carry over into the next flotilla assignment.
Changing boats is so involved it can only be done with a detailed study of how the whole system works. To make a Mod for changing boats and dates generally is beyond the scope of anything but SH3 Commander. Good Luck!

[Keesh]

Cheers mate, appreciate the response! Probably beyond my scope but hopefully we’ll get SHC functionality at some point.

[Captain Drastic]

Cheers mate, appreciate the response! Probably beyond my scope but hopefully we’ll get SHC functionality at some point.

There's no substitute for Commander. But the KC Team is working on a fix.

[Kirienko]

With the info of this post I could make me a mod to change the starting date to September in 1939 (instead of August). I like to start in 1939 but straight to the action.


Thanks guys! :Kaleun_Salute:

[Captain Drastic]

Yeah, just change the "Month0_0_0=8" to "Month0_0_0=9" for the Flotilla0=902 section. Just one number change to do.

[Fubar2Niner]

Let me know when it crashes !!!

[Kirienko]

Let me know when it crashes !!!


I modified the first DateXX, MonthXX (XX a number that increments in each register) for each flotilla that are selectable in 1939.


For example in the case of the first flotilla:

Date00=1939
Month00=9
Starting00=Yes






For the second flotilla is:

Date10=1939
Month10=9
Starting10=Yes






(... Same on the 7th)


I am playing a campaign having started in Sept of 39 with no crashes so far.
Fingers crossed :arrgh!:

[Captain Drastic]

If you only change 1939 start dates, I guarantee there will be no crashes. I have done a lot of modding on the Flotilla file, very radical and extensive, changed a lot of things for special purposes. So, changing 1939 start dates is simple and safe. I even got rid of the Koenigsberg start a long time ago, which was probably one of my first projects.