By the way everyone, v2.05 is now uploaded.
Here are the new features and fixes:
v2.05
- Removed the captain's log screen. Also removed the ship sunk and aircraft destroyed icons from the map. The 'She's going down!' sound officer message still shows, as it is hard-coded and cannot be completely removed. So you will still automatically know you sank a ship. You just won't know which one unless you visually confirm it!
These changes were done to add a bit more realism and challenge to SH4, by removing the certainty of automatic identification and location when a unit is destroyed. As captain, you will have to now guess the identity/tonnage and location of the sinking. If you shoot off a couple of torpedoes at periscope depth, and then dive, there will be great uncertainty about which ship was sunk. Even though the destroyed unit icons were removed from the map, it is still possible to manually add marks to the map with the pencil tool when a ship is sunk or aircraft shot down. Hopefully this will give you, as captain, a bit more realism and interaction with the game. And upon returning to port, you can check the captain's log on your desk to compare your patrol notes with the actual sinkings.
- Added a custom-made F1M Pete floatplane which is landed and floats on the water. Damage model is included.
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- Added a challenging custom campaign mission where you will be assigned to find a hidden enemy seaplane base, sneak in, and shell the parked seaplanes.
- Reverted back to the original smaller waves. The larger waves were damaging surface ships over time.
This will be the last version update for Traveller Mod for TMO... at least for a while. I'll be taking a break from modding to actually play the game. I hope everyone enjoys v2.05!
Download v2.05 here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tp2rg4xasc4wqy3