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Does this one look familiar?
http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1oksy8bn.jpg Found her about halfway through the Tsugaru Kaikyo (if I've got the name correct) while I'm headed Westbound for the Sea of Japan, and they're headed outbound for home. There were three Japanese flagged ships like this with her: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psqhnpin42.jpg The date is supposed to be March 28th, 1942. No escort nearby, but there was a small patrol vessel that came to their "rescue" about an hour later. Somehow or another, they tracked me down, dropped two ashcans, which took out my deck gun (uh... I have a question: How do they know that?... we're at 195 right now), damaged a propeller shaft, took out the two electric motors, and one of the diesel engines... yet no flooding, no injuries... but my main question is, how'd they even ~FIND~ me?... drove straight to me too, small profile, silent running, below thermal layer and all. The vessel isn't even as big as a tugboat, and has super ears. I saved last night, dead in the water on the bottom at 250, facing East to try and depart as soon as an electric motor comes on line, if it does... BIG problem, the game won't load the save this morning. It is not a big file. This is the 3rd patrol, first two patrols completed "safely", and returned to base (no loss of life, but plenty of damage both trips - deck gun lost both times also, btw). No ships sunk to my record, until this trip, with now four, three of the four merchants for a total of about 22k, and the patrol craft, who got his comeuppance... Now, if I could just get back in to the game...:-? At least I have a little solace in my temporary condition, and plenty of company down here now... :D http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psledtpeim.jpg One of the three down here with me... - that's after a third torpedo hit, btw, and it took almost an hour total for them to go down, but only about 12-15 minutes after this, which is about 8 minutes after the torpedo impact. The thermal layer right here is at about 95 feet (??). . |
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I'm not going to give up on this though. I'm going to continue to play around with it and see if I can get it to work. Is this where the 010 Hex Editor would come into play? |
That's what I ran into last night cdrsubron7. A German-flagged merchant, identical to its companions.
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I just went into the ME and going off the Roster list from the different countries, these are the number of ships that cross over for each country.
American - 9 Australia - 5 British - 11 France - 2 Germany - 10 India - 3 Netherlands - 3 New Zealand - 3 Russia - 3 Sigh!....Maybe this naming scheme isn't going to work. :wah: |
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Hi Cdrsubron7, Here is my ship cfg i am currently working on from stock, this is still a WIP and i will eventually have this ready for personal use on all mod setups. The one thing I have found is that if you use a long ship name it causes problems when viewing ships via periscopes, as it copies the ship distance into the end of the ship names on the little notepad on the top right. If there's anything you want to use or copy feel free to cut and paste to your hearts desire.. ASSubTender=AS3 Holland-class Submarine tender BBColorado=Colorado-class battleship BBFuso=Fusō-class battleship BBIowa=Iowa-class battleship BBIse=Ise-class battleship BBKingGeorgeV=King George V-class battleship BBKongo=Kongo-class battleship BBNevada=Nevada-class battleship BBNewMexico=New Mexico-class battleship BBNorthCarolina=North Carolina-class battleship BBPennsylvania=Pennsylvania-class battleship BBTennessee=Tennessee-class battleship BBWestVirginia=West Virginia-class battleship BBYamato=Yamato-class battleship CABaltimore=Baltimore-class heavy cruiser CADeutschland=Deutschland-class heavy cruiser CAFurutaka=Furutaka-class heavy Cruiser CAKent=county-class heavy cruiser CAMaya=Maya-class heavy cruiser CAMogami=Mogami-class heavy cruiser CANorthampton=Northampton-class heavy cruiser CATakao=Amagi-class heavy cruiser CLAgano=Agano-class light cruiser CLBrooklyn=Brooklyn-class light cruiser CLCleveland=Cleveland-class light cruiser CLDido=Dido-class light cruiser CLFiji=Fiji-class light cruiser CLKuma=Kuma-class light cruiser CLNaka=Naka-class light cruiser CLOmaha=Omaha-class light Cruiser COFlower=Flower-class corvette CVEAkitsu=Akitsu Maru-class seaplane tender CVEAttacker=Attacker-class escort carrier CVEBogue=Bogue-class escort carrier CVECasablanca=Casablanca-class escort carrier CVETaiyo=Taiyō-class escort carrier CVHiryu=Hiryū-class aircraft carrier CVSChitose=Chitose-class aircraft carrier CVShokaku=Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier CVTaiho=Taihō-class aircraft carrier DDAkizuki=Akizuki-class destroyer DDAsashio=Asashio-class destroyer DDClemson=Clemson-class destroyer DDFletcher=Fletcher-class destroyer DDFubuki=Fubuki-class destroyer DDJClass=J Class Destroyer DDMinekaze=Minekaze-class destroyer DDMutsuki=Mutsuki-class destroyer DDShiratsuyu=Shiratsuyu-class destroyer DDSomers=Somers-class destroyer DDTribal=Tribal-class destroyer DDV&W=V&W-class destroyer DEBuckley=Buckley-class destroyer escort DEEvarts=Evarts-class destroyer escort DEJCButler=JC Butler-class destroyer escort DERiver=River-class frigate FFBlackSwan=Black Swan-class sloop FFBlackSwanElite=Modified Black Swan-class sloop FishingBoat=Fishing Boat FishingBoat2=Fishing Trawler Frigate=The Flying Dutchman GeAuxCruiser=Atlantis-class armed merchant cruiser Iceberg=Large Iceberg IcebergM1=Medium Iceberg IcebergM2=Medium Iceberg IcebergM3=Medium Iceberg IcebergS1=Small Iceberg IcebergS2=Small Iceberg IcebergS3=Small Iceberg JPFish01=Fishing boat JPFish02=Fishing boat JPGunBoat01=Saga-class small gun boat JPGunBoat02=Hozu-class medium gun boat KLCSNagara=Nagara Maru-class freighter KLSSHakusika=Hakusika Maru-class freighter KMCSAkita=Akita Maru-class freighter KMCSHeito=Heito Maru-class freighter KMCSZinbu=Zinbu Maru-class freighter KMSSBiyo=Biyo Maru-class freighter KMSSHogIsland=Argonne-class hog island freighter KMSSKinposan=Kinposan Maru-class freighter KMSSWarMelody=War Melody-class freighter KPMCSExpress=Express-class freighter KSCSTaihosan=Taihosan Maru-class small freighter KSQ=Generic Coastal Composite Freighter KSS=Generic Small Split Freighter KSSSKasagisan=Kasagisan Maru-class small freighter LifeboatLarge=Lifeboat LifeboatSmall=Liferaft LL=John W.Brown-class liberty ship LST=Boxer-class landing ship tank MLOkinoshima=Okinoshima-class large minelayer MSNO13=W-13-class minesweeper NSampan01=Sampan NSampan02=Junk NSampan03=Large Sampan OLNippon=Nippon Maru-class naval oiler OLSchliemann=Charlotte Schliemann-class tanker OMBuzyun=Buzyun Maru-class naval oiler OMPaula=Arare Maru-class tanker OSHaruna=Haruna Maru-class naval oiler OTMS=T3-S-A1-class T3 tanker PCTrawler=Generic Armed Trawler PLConteVerde=Conte Verde-class ocean liner PLHorai=Horai Maru-class troop transport PLKiturin=Kiturin Maru-class troop transport PSTyohei=Tyohei Maru-class troop transport PTElco=Generic Elco Torpedo Boat SCSubchaser=Auxiliary-class submarine chaser TR=VC2-S-AP2-class troop transport TugBoat=Generic Tug Boat VV=VC2-S-AP3-class victory ship If you need more names, i could also send you my SH3 names for stock / GWX / IABL merchant fleet mod etc.. Best regards, s7rikeback |
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However i am also looking at making copies of these ships and just creating a generic Kimposan Transport type for allied rosters, to keep the numbers up for eye candy... But i'm not sure if this is along way round the problem or even where to start... example 1 - Kimposan Maru-class Transport - Japan Roster example 1 - KM-class Transport - Allied Roster Regards, s7rikeback. |
hi sorry again for The intrusion but is possible to add the italian roster in the mod? historically there were various italian merchant ships in The Pacific Ocean and there was The italian Aux cruiser RAMB IV (that is very similar than your NACA3 ship's type)
and an other thing, is possible to add in the german campaign a playable Aux. cruiser or a destroyer like the Asashio please? :D |
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I have just tested my theory using:
I then entered the copied ship to the names.config along side the original OMBuzyun=Buzyun Maru-class naval oiler OMBuzyunA=BM-class Naval Oiler I loaded up my new SH4 and received my Museum ticket and I now have both ships showing with same paint schemes but with both Japan & British flags showing correctly alongside their newly added ship names in the selected roster. it's a bit long winded and not sure if it's something that helps your dilemma at all, but it gives you a lot more ships in game. Here are the files I was working with: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e9tcqduwa...PNDiDAjCa?dl=0 But it may effect Max-Peck's brilliant work with the merchant vessels, and not sure if the copy will show in game without scripting?!?! Something else to learn now... Regards, s7rikeback |
Fine work, s7rikeback! I'll bet you're right about the campaign files not using the new ship unless.... It's not exactly my bailiwick and I'm not expert in this nook of the game.
As far as Italian ships and playable DDs, I think those would become Plugin Mods. Again, we can make the Italian Ships but will the game use them without additional scripting? When we imported FOTRS 2.0 ships we also imported their scripting so the game worked. |
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My problem is basically this. There are 37 merchant ships already ingame in FOTRSU. 19 of the merchants ships are used for the other nations ships ingame. Changing the ship names in the Names.cfg files also make those names show up in the nationalities folders with Japanese maru names. I encountered a German medium freighter last night that was named Akagi Maru. Doesn't sound right does it. This basically is what I'm facing. :-? |
Very interesting work s7rikeback. ... and while I'm off researching, there's Rockin Robbins on the reply :haha:, saying what I was thinking, that a mod would be really cool to do, and that you (s7rikeback) and Kapitain Oliver Leinkraunt could get together and create such an "FotRS Ultimate Approved" campaign mod - with some cdrsubron7 research and Single Mission files to go along with it ... and cdrsubron7 beats me even... :lol:
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I've got some questions for all you fellow crash-test-dummies... How many of you have had a corrupted save for a campaign? That's all I can figure happened during my third patrol from Pearl. I cannot get it to open. All the files look to be a normal size, and I ended the previous two patrols upon re-entering port. I didn't even have any ships sunk on those two patrols, and I get three ships & a patrol craft within a three hour time span, and now I can't get it back... so sad.
Also, after doing the necessary moves to get into position for a target solution, and deciding when I'm going to shoot, I'll watch the sonar traces to decide when to pop above the thermal layer, raise the scope and fire, and then (usually) get ready to head back down below the thermal. That's been getting a bit erratic, and "jumpy", to where the sonar trace is at 330, 329, 328, 328, 328 - making me worry they've turned - and then all of a sudden, 355, and I've basically got to really rush things now, or choose a different target... anyone else? This is in the campaign. It does not seem to do that in the Single Missions. I've not given it much attention in the couple-three Quick Patrols I've done... All of this is on my quad-core with 8gig of ram, LAA enabled, etc... cdrsubron7 - just to let you know, I'm *still* trying to get into that harbor at Attu... I'm thinking of taking the guards out, and just see what happens... :lol: |
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This is way i fixed my same problem with my shipnames. So i made a copy of each of the 5 ships while watching the olympics. Kept the original IJN ships within the IJN roster. The 5 new ship copies were then used to replace the original IJN ships with my new shortened name theory in the roster files.. Original Ship still in IJN Roster: OMBuzyun=Buzyun Maru-class naval oiler New ship created for other nations Roster : OMBuzyunA=BM-class Naval Oiler I used the A prefix to remind me it's a copy of the original. I Initialed the original IJN Class name to [ BM - Class - type ] as above. So now i have 5 extra ships in my game to fix the cross roster problem i faced. While keeping all IJN names with IJN roster and the 5 copies now running around with the new shortened names. Hope it all makes sense, Regards, s7rikeback. |
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