SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - Questions about how PACG generates patrols?

Hitman · 04-01-06, 03:30 AM

Hi Markshot,

PACG works more or less like this:

- There is a set of templates for each year/starting base in the proper subfolder. These templates feature the shipping lanes (routes) and bases which spawn ships & airplanes. There is a template per patrol area.

- When you create a campaign, PACG picks templates for the year/base/sub you chose and 1) Adds them at random to the career, maximal 6 minimum 4 patrols, 2) Scripts into them the sub type, weather and name of the convoy/task forces templates available, so they are extra randomized.

So basically what PACG does is just complete the script in the templates, to turn them at random into proper mission files that can be loaded by the SH2 sim exe.

If you want to edit the shipping lanes, they are all found in the templates. The problem of ships running aground is that in Koralle the map is less precise or crowded with small islands, unlike the SH2 map, so convoys eventually stumble upon an "uncharted" piece of land.

Hope that helps

04-01-06, 03:30 AM	#3
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Hi Markshot, PACG works more or less like this: - There is a set of templates for each year/starting base in the proper subfolder. These templates feature the shipping lanes (routes) and bases which spawn ships & airplanes. There is a template per patrol area. - When you create a campaign, PACG picks templates for the year/base/sub you chose and 1) Adds them at random to the career, maximal 6 minimum 4 patrols, 2) Scripts into them the sub type, weather and name of the convoy/task forces templates available, so they are extra randomized. So basically what PACG does is just complete the script in the templates, to turn them at random into proper mission files that can be loaded by the SH2 sim exe. If you want to edit the shipping lanes, they are all found in the templates. The problem of ships running aground is that in Koralle the map is less precise or crowded with small islands, unlike the SH2 map, so convoys eventually stumble upon an "uncharted" piece of land. Hope that helps __________________ One day I will return to sea ...