No, you're right, menu_1024_768.ini wouldn't do it.

I also prefer to use a text editor called NoteTab Pro which is a plain text editor (I set the font to Courier New 10 pt).

If Notepad+ is a "rich text" editor, that may be the culprit. Ideally Notepad should be used, or a similar plain text editor so there are no hidden characters typically used in rich text editors.

An astronomy program I use specified that any plain text font used to edit its files needed to be Courier New, Regular, 10pt - and I've always used that for text editing anything, however I'm unsure if that is important...

Man, I'm stumped.

On the website with patrol reports, I recall one member for sure sunk numerous aircraft and they were correctly listed in his reports. The aircraft were 'parked' for the night/day at a Jap base, and were on floats. The generator correctly listed & credited him for sinking them.

I really wish I could help you, however I can't think of anything that would cause this behavior in the generated report.

If you ever find out, please post the solution here to help someone else if they encounter this.

http://pacificthundercampaign62842.y...ort-USS-Gunnel
http://pacificthundercampaign62842.y...-Patrol-Report

Best of all
http://pacificthundercampaign62842.y...-Patrol-Report

He shot down multiple fighte and bombe ! :stare:

So, I'm thinking this is an issue that has simply gone unnoticed....

BINGO - Nice find, though I doubt there is any interest in changing it, best option is to hit Search and Replace >>> fighte >>> fighter... etc.

When he first made the tool I was mostly happy to just have the Lat and Long computerized to lessen the tedium of writing that down from screenshots of the logbook before we knew what files to look at and when.

I think I've nailed it down.

What you called a "port save" has far fewer files the saves you make at sea. Among the files NOT in a port save is "savedata.CLG"

The lines for aircraft destroyed and ships sunk is taken word for word from "savedata.clg" and the last letter is being stripped from them.

I take it that you didn't code this little utility, and I assume the source code is unavailable?

No, however I helped test the alpha & beta versions on my install, others on their installs. There were a variety of different modded installs used & tested.

I almost never shot down planes, well there is the SHCE trick shot with the deck gun but that gets old, same in SH4.

Attempting to be historically accurate, I always dived for aircraft.

Everyone was begged to report errors, nobody reported any, and I didn't experience any.

I can contact Kim & see if he is interested in 'fixing it'. I don't want to impose however I'll ask.... point him to this thread anyway.

Typically I made a save just prior to ending my patrol and used that extra save for the report data.

A simple Search & Replace can add the missing last letter if Kim isn't interested in revisiting the past.

Think of all the info the report generator does conveniently gather and spit out, Date, Lat & Long, ship class sunk, torpedo data, weather data, orders, 'warnings', a pop up box for listing special missions. None of this was easily accessed before, especially those who didn't enjoy digging through files.

Happy Hunting!

Update, Okay, when Kim has some time, not right now, he said he would try to fire up his old computer - providing the battery isn't dead, and maybe take a look to see what is going on.

In the meantime, Search and Replace will add that last letter : )

I felt bad asking him, he is such a nice person!

Why at sea and not in port
 

When you dock the files that contain the sinkings are lost ! Thats why you have to make the report just before you dock - Kim Rønhof

KIM!

Never realized you were around at subsim :o

It's always a honour to have you aboard, respect! :salute:

old post, I know but

Now that FiFi has his "Dark Waters" sh4 mod out and running I have benn looking for something like sh3 commander and stumbled onto this mod.
I can set it all up but it wont run before a certain date in 1941.
Since the DW mod starts in 39 I was wondering how to make this mod work for me (and othres)

It was originally written for the US side of the game, December 7th onward, and Art (aanker) has passed away, and as far as I'm aware, was the only one here with a connection to ronhof. I have the little app on my computers. I'll look to see if there is any help for what you're after, but I doubt there is... it'll take a few days to get to, so remind me in a week or so, if you don't mind... I are gorfetful anymore... :roll: :salute:

great, thanks

I did do a quick look-through on the executable, and it is compiled, the data not immediately recognizable. Maybe after a few experiments, I might get somewhere, but he did not have a "date" variable visible, but might be using a "variant" data type... dunno - I haven't looked at the contents yet. :salute:

hi, any news???

bump

Sorry. I neglected to post my "findings" - rather, lack thereof... I haven't been any good at hex editing since the C-64 8-bit days (and wasn't that good at it back then), and I couldn't figure anything out. I'll keep trying every once in a while when I find the time... :salute:

good, maybe one day then.