for which mod-set are you trying to re-do Photo Op missions?

OK, attempting to add some variety into the photo recons of FotRSU, the initial re-activation will not involve having to go inside of any harbors - unless of course, the player wants to... but anyway, as a test, I took a Yamashiro, which is worth 600 renown points, and a Shoho, which is worth 300 (should be the other way around, but oh well for now). Ten percent of their total of 900 renown points is 90. I want a player to have to take a picture of each vessel. So here is the "set-up" in the test mission:

https://i.imgur.com/XjQnyfR.jpg


It seems to me that they mis-labeled the boxes for "Photo Value" and "Minimum photo value threshold", but oh well. It is what it is... In the meantime, in the mission, picture one:

https://i.imgur.com/oljefCY.jpg


and picture two:

https://i.imgur.com/pYMdtgN.jpg


and the Photo Objective is completed... More experimenting forthcoming. :salute:

sounds reasonable.
do you want some help?

If I can get a "stable" PhotoTarget that doesn't give itself away with sonar lines... sure... lol - but that's been the hold-up with the "panoramic" photo recon missions. I don't want the player inundated with 60 sonar lines, and miss that one important DD line... :o

you lost me there.

i was volunteering to help re-do the Hollywood-photo missions by placing a strategic ship into the mission. your response went over my head.

Typically, that means it is missing from the Roster folder or the Sea folder. Also make sure the DDMinekaze is listed Also, been a few but believe your mods should be

TMO
TMO small patch
RSRD
RSRD patch. If i recall, with few or even no exceptions, RSRD must always come after TMO when using to together.Failure to activate mods in proper order will cause conflicts. A basic DD like Minekaze should be present.Deactivate mods, delete the SH 4 folder in the documents folder. Reactivate and try again in proper order, once verify the minekaze is in the roster or sea folders and names .cfg.


I downloaded a fresh version of RSRD was told was missing the rufe floatplane, which was strange to me since RSRD is one that introduced it. Think the RSRD upload could be corrupted possibly?

Quo Vadis after May 30,1943
 

i was noodling through Flotillas.upc with the date of 5/3/43 when i noticed that my boat (Gar-class) has an end date of 5/30/43 and no transfer options.
what happens to my boat and gallant crew after 5/30/43?

[Flotilla 3.UserPlayerUnitType 6]
ID= F3Gar
NameDisplayable= Gar class
AvailabilityInterval= 1942-10-01, 1943-05-30
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gar
UnitTypeCommonality= 2
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL

... if there is another boat there, you will "upgrade" to that. So it would have to be a Gato or "higher"... if there are no boats available, you are retired - I think... Flotilla 3 is Brisbane though, and if you're using RSRDC on top of TMO, the base gets transferred... :salute:

thanks.

i am playing RSRD over TMO.

the base (brisbane) does not move (milne bay, wherever that is) until October '43, which leaves just upgrade or retirement, which is odd because Gar-class was/were used throughout the entire war.

i will let it play out and see what happens. my next mission starts 6/2/43 which is after the expiration date of the Gar at this location (see above). More to come......

completed the 6/2/43 mission.
the USN mothballed my boat (mistake) and mothballed me at the same time.
well, now we know what happens in this situation when a boat has an end date and is not transferred to base that accepts them.
we should fix this as i mentioned previously, Gars served for the duration. i just changed the Flotillas dates to the end of the war for Sargo, Salmon, Tambor, and Gar, all homeported at Brisbane. i left the S-boats and Gato alone.
i have not looked at the other bases for similar issues.

missing or corrupted Shoho graphic
 

so, there i was in the middle of a fur ball, attacking a TF, when i noticed that the CVE Shoho's kept disappearing off the Nav screen when we were submerged. i know she was in range but the icon would disappear.
by chance, when a Shoho icon was present, i selected it and zoomed in and poof it disappeared however i still had it selected.
being the genius that i am i figured that the graphic representing that particular ship class was either missing or corrupted.
the trick now is in determining which file in the \Data\Sea\NCVE Shoho is the correct file.
https://i.ibb.co/800XSLn/SH4-Img-202...-44-48-187.png

Are you referring to the ShipName_shp.dds file?

i don't know, am i? :hmmm:

when i open that file all i see is a vertical black line.
https://i.ibb.co/sQ1gFRD/Picture0054.jpg

Ehhh... sometimes the program used to open a file is the problem when trying to see those type of files. You are dealing with a small, transparency alpha with minimal "artwork" for the outline of the ship. Try Paint.net and see if you can zoom in on what you are looking at. The game also uses those little "square" dealies that are in the Data Menu Gui Units folder - I think I listed the correct one... The shp file is for when you zoom way in... I think. I do not have my notes in front of me here. sorry.

don't know what Paint.net is but GIMP 2.10 can open DDS files.
even having done that now, i am not sure what it is that i am looking at.
https://i.ibb.co/q05vBF0/Picture0055.jpg

i think i am going to borrow the corresponding file from a similar ship and move on.
https://i.ibb.co/SffwmZB/Picture0056.jpg

thank you for the hints/help.

:Kaleun_Salute:

Greatly Decreased Traffic Volume
 

Driving a Gar out of Brisbane, September-October 1943.
Convoy Traffic has dropped off the map.
Prior to this time there is regular traffic in/out of Rabaul and Truk and PNG and now...nothing. Or very little.
i've checked the Campaign file and there is a fair amount of convoys that are valid until the end of the war, which leads me to a Mission Editor/RGG question:

Question:
Say an RGG is defined as being available from 1/1/1942 through 12/31/45 with a Repeat Interval of 7 days and a MaxInstances of 100.
Would that mean that the RGG would stop generating itself after 23 months (eff Nov 1944)?
100 times 7 days = 700 days duration / 30 days per month = approx 23 months or from January 1942 through November 1944.
:hmmm: