I thought I'd give a short run down of what prompted me to make some changes to the first U.S. Medals Fix. The element that kept throwing a ringer to me was why a 4th tier award (no matter what we call it) was given before a 3rd tier award. This problem occured with my first Fix, and of course the stock game. In the stock game the medals that switched were the Bronze Star with the Congressional Medal of Honor! Take a guess as to why the Medal of Honor was awarded so easily.
That's where the UPCData\Medals.upc file was messed up (well, at least the hard coded calculations are pooched that uses this information, seems their looking for the wrong medal I.D.). By switching these two ID's the game would award the correct medal!! You may notice that the Crew Management screen (in the picture of the first post of this thread) now has the crewman's center panel showing the medals in correct order. From left to right, the Purple Heart is first, with the 1st tier next, and then up the ladder to the Navy Cross. This positioning was not an accident. With this correct order the medals are awarded correctly for the Captain. Who Knew!?!
Does this mean that the highest tier award will be harder to achieve? Nope, those calculations are again hard coded, but you can feel sure that the award is the correct one, lame as it may be.
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On another note, I've added a compatible edition for the RFB 1.52 at the first post of this thread.
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The HMS Shannon vs. USS Chesapeake outside Boston Harbor June 1, 1813
USS Chesapeake Captain James Lawrence lay mortally wounded...
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