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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Ive already laid out the framework for scripting the primary objectives your given for the entire war already. What i havent done yet is mess with the acutal patrol objectives.
Now an objective is given a generic name. Say, "Honshu" for example. Theres several objectives associated with the ID handle of "Honshu". Photo, spy insertion, patrol, sink tonnage, etc. Making "honsu" a group of missions, randomly chosen by the game. The problem is the game more often the not, defaults on "patrol". Theres two ways you can increase the frequency of getting other missions besdies patrol. One is to alter the probabilty of getting other missions and decrease the probabilty of getting a "patrol" objective.
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Change the ID handle name. For instance, i could change the IDhandle from "Honshu" to "HonshuPHOTO" for all photo missions (thereby creating a group of photo missions randomly chosen by the game), and then, using the new ID handle, assign that mission type to any date of my choosing in the flotilla.upc
You can do the same for insertions, supply, guard, etc. Id be surpised if no one else is already working on this.
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I applaud your efforts Sir, as well as the efforts of the other modders here.
Might I 'put in my two cents worth' ?
How many "Insert a spy" or "Photo a harbor" missions were launched '42 - '45 relative to the number of "Patrol" missions ? (Or later in the war, "Pick up non-flying fly-boys").
Personally, getting unusual missions makes the game feel un-real. I can see a resupply mission to the troops on Bataan, but to follow that with a 'photo shoot' makes the game seem like a comic book.
I suggest that you go with your first alternative, modifying the random number call as you see fit. I think that might be the simplest course, allowing you to keep both Subsimmers and Mrs Ducimus happy, as you work on the "Honey - do" list.
Newly retired myself.
Old Dog
P.S. The Navy targeted Japanese oil tankers in particular. Can that be modeled ?