The Weather Machine

[Kalach]

I've got an idea for a new tool for setting weather options. As far as I know it's easy to make and hasn't been done before.

After doing several patrols in horrible weather I've had enough of heavy fog, with this tool you can set the weather options exactly how you want them.
Don't like fog? no worries. What about rough wind and rain? not a problem. Want the weather exactly to your preference through your whole patrol? also done :)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/538/wmshot9ur.jpg

And here is a .exe version to check out if you still don't follow exactly what I mean :know: .
http://rapidshare.de/files/12786227/SH3_Weather_Machine.exe.html


Now for the bad news...
This doesn't do anything now - I need some talented, nice modder to help build it :) .

[lafeeverted]

a similar idea is in the works

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46991

[Col7777]

I think it is a great idea Kalach, I'm not being picky but do you think you can add a randomize option to it?
If you can add an option, can you make it so it randomizes in shorter periods (hours) instead of days, then we are getting close to some real weather patterns?

[GlobalExplorer]

Nice demo. Now if someone could get it into the game ;)

The data would have to be written into the .sav file, and it requires hex editing. Maybe just a few bytes for the weather though.

Goodluck!

GE

[JScones]

Good luck trying to get it into the .sav file - TT and I have been through it and can't find any "handles" to connect into it (I wanted to implement a "real" milk cow mod at some stage and planned to adjust the torpedoes, fuel and date directly in the .sav file). We gave up.

Kalach, how does this differ to Skweetis' similar tool?