Tweak game file help...
 

I'm in TMO,

1. I'd like to have the in game ambient music back. I mean, if it's a problem, one can always turn the music volume down, or off.

2. Airplanes, when they are visible I lose their bearing. All I need is a blip, or a line like on sonar so when I man the gun myself I'm ready and on bearing. My sub takes a while to crash dive, that's why.

I ask for the file names or stuff I have to change to get this back.
Someone!

I have and know how to use SD3 now.:cool:

A) 1. Look for music.cfg in SH4install/Data/Sounds/Music directory, all the music.ogg files are in there also, If you open music.cfg in notepad you will see it lists which tracks play in which situations, you can change, add or remove any way you like.

A) 2. I'm not sure about editing a game file to achieve this. If you hit 'Report nearest visual contact' from the watch commands, they will report bearing on an aircraft if that is the nearest contact.

I'm not 100% sure on this so backup the files so you can change it back if needed. But Open each aircrafts folder under DATA/AIR and replace the file that ends in (Aircraft_Name)shp.dds. As long as your not playing with the map contacts off option it should put the little airplane symbol back on the map. the Same works for Ships in the DATA/SEA Ships name folder.

You will probably need a stock install to grab the files from and you will have to add the file for the non-stock ships, its a long process so i would create a test mission to make sure it works before doing all the aircraft. Its a PITA, but i like having contacts and i'm currently doing this in Operation Monsun.

Thanks for pointing me in the right dirrection. I found that in ...SH4install\Mods\TriggerMaru_Overhaul_19\Data\So und\Music directory there was only the intro music and the menu loop. Fixed it, now I'll be turning the music down a lot while in a tense situation! :doh:

Turn it up when it gets boring though. :cool:

I actually like having just the black dot for ships. Besides, you usually have a bunch of time to respond. In the Narwhal I just can't seem to dive or crash dive fast enough.:nope::shifty: That's the main reason why I'd like to have the plane visual contact on the map, or at least a radar contact like when they're out of visual range.

Anyways, that looks like I could screw a lot up trying to modify all those files. :o


Unless, I could just put a dot or gray square on for when they are in visual range. :hmmm: What do you think?

What about the Radio for that fun tense music or Phonograph for some nice 40's era music?

I have all those Gramophone songs going thorough my head already!:doh: They're all really good but after hours and hours it starts to drive one nuts! :har:

Damn, I can't get the ambient music to run in TMO 1.9 this time after installing. Any idea? If I get it working I'll make a patch so everyone can get it if they want.

EDIT: Never mind, somehow I made it work again. Go figure...:06: