Ouch thats been a while, yer gonna make me work aint you:rotfl:

lol well its worse than that :damn: i asked to get it put on the mods list :up:

maybe everyone will understand it all and no one will have questions :88)

Well I'm glad to see it because by the date it was started just as I was coming out of my homeless phase, so I missed it altogether back in January.

I have a comment to make about the very first part. Mush said "Always make a readme." I would like to add that for the sake of users far down the line, please sign your readme as well. I am constantly digging into my files to put up this or that old mod for someone to download, only to find that there is nothing there to tell who made it.

"How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your..." oops, I mean "How can you receive credit if you don't sign your readme?"

Yeah, I know what you mean, if they don't sign it I put down who they were in their readme and some sort of link to the thread so I can keep everything straight later on.

Happy Hunting!

Art

Torpedos
 

Hello All,

I have been playing around with the SH3 Mini Tweaker just to see what the results would be and I changed a few lines in the torpedo files, I did not see any change in the game, but the Mini Tweaker changed every torpedo file including my back up files, something that I did not expect.:o Is there a way to edit the files using note pad or something? Can someone explane the entries in the torpedo discriptions and what changes can be made?
:-?
Thank you for your time and help,
Darrell

dont bother with the mini tweaker anymore, use the "silent 3ditor"

it is 1000 miles ahead of the mini tweaker, no tweak files needed and unlike the limits you have with mini tweaker the 3ditor can open and mod every file.

ps- the reason you saw no change was i bet you forgot to remove the "copy of" file that was created in the folder you were modding. this results in the game not using the file you modded but instead uses the original folder.

Torpedos
 

Hi Webster,

Thank you for the quick reply and the info. I downloaded the S3d editor as you suggested and installed it. I ran the program and loaded a few of the torpedo files that were listed in the Library section of the game, I was trying to load the file that has to do with the Mark 16, I couldn't find them. It looks like I will need to spend some time with this program to find what I am looking for and then figuring out how to make changes.
Any other suggestions?
When I used the mini tweaker to make changes, I used the files that came with the program. Where are the "copy of" files located?

Darrell

its in the same folder as the file you changed, if you changed torpedo.zon then in the same folder you will find a "copy of torpedo.zon" file

up on your windows toolbar click on views/ organize by name and it makes them easier to find

if i were you i would go back and check all your files you messed with because you probably have several "copy of" files, it makes one anytime and every time you make a change with mini tweaker.

as for the 3ditor, it takes a little getting used to but ignore all the node this and node that and click each one and look in the window on the right to see what it is. after a while you will get used to where to find things.

I've just started playin around with the tut in post#2 (thanks Mush) and noticed what appears to be an omission? it says we're gonna put in a readme but doesn't mention at all how.:hmmm:

sorry, I know its probably something blindingly obvious and simple but I'm completely new to the idea of modding and wanna make sure I do it right.

Very nice project here.

I am not new to Modding but I have not done much in quite a while. A new computer got me playing Silent Hunter IV again and now I am upgrading my Sub a bit.

I have successfully increased it's speed which was rather pleasant to get working. So now I am looking for more things that I can do with it. Someone around here did a +25% torp damage mod which I am using but that is the only thing beyond the plain 1.4 version of SHIV I have.

Looking forward to sharing what I have learned and picking up some new ideas as well.

Create a folder and name it Support.
Create a new txt document and name it as you wish.
Place it in the Support folder and edit it with your information.
It's good to go then.
DON'T create a folder named documentation with anything in it.
It won't work. (At lest mine isn't working)

Thanks for starting that topic.

*cough* *cough* BUMP *cough* : )

Wouldn't it be nice to get this fired up again - by anyone - if MM has no interest.

Happy Hunting!

Are 'we' still teaching stuff for SH4 in this thread??? :o

:D

Thanks thegrindre, I'm also hoping this topic gets going again someday - so many moved to SH5 & SH3 that this is in POW status..... lol

Happy Hunting! & welcome aboard

beating my head against the wall.
 

i am by virtue a foolish man on occasion. however i am hammering at this issue and have yet found no logical conclusion. How does one increase the power of engines to a particular submarine, simply increasing the speed maximums has had no effect for me.

any help is greatly appreciated

welcome aboard!
 

Welcome to SubSim Numendar :sunny:

That info is stored in the .sim file. Use Silent 3ditor to open and modify.