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tater · 07-27-07, 11:52 AM

I've been kind of waiting for the new 3d modding tool to come along to retry.

I have messed with trying to make some alternate ships with just the eqp files already (done in the "bungo pete" fashion of making up a new ship, but having the cfg point at the 3d model of a ship that exists).

Of particular concern was trying to get some to have DCs.

The US Armed Trawler is supposed to have DCs. No dice. I tried DC rack, even throwers. I was able to make her have all japanese crew and guns easily, however. You may see her as a gunboat at least.

I can put guns on the minelayer, so that will get posted soon. We have no double open mount 5" guns, gotta see what looks best.

I had a go on a few others, but they are so close using this technique that it doesn't seem worth it. A minekaze minus a gun and a TT mount, that sort of thing. Small payoff for the effort (and possible system drain with more ships?).

A modded SC or MS might do well I guess.

I tried at some length to remove the greek flag from the german AMC. It would be interesting for the japanese. I reskinned it (the flag is in the skin file). No dice. I changed the greek flags in the game to meatballs (both normal and low res) no dice.

Another useful mod would be to add a DC rack to a PT boat, though it'd be nice to delete the torpedo tubes. Haven't messed with that yet, I forgot about it.

07-27-07, 11:52 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I've been kind of waiting for the new 3d modding tool to come along to retry. I have messed with trying to make some alternate ships with just the eqp files already (done in the "bungo pete" fashion of making up a new ship, but having the cfg point at the 3d model of a ship that exists). Of particular concern was trying to get some to have DCs. The US Armed Trawler is supposed to have DCs. No dice. I tried DC rack, even throwers. I was able to make her have all japanese crew and guns easily, however. You may see her as a gunboat at least. I can put guns on the minelayer, so that will get posted soon. We have no double open mount 5" guns, gotta see what looks best. I had a go on a few others, but they are so close using this technique that it doesn't seem worth it. A minekaze minus a gun and a TT mount, that sort of thing. Small payoff for the effort (and possible system drain with more ships?). A modded SC or MS might do well I guess. I tried at some length to remove the greek flag from the german AMC. It would be interesting for the japanese. I reskinned it (the flag is in the skin file). No dice. I changed the greek flags in the game to meatballs (both normal and low res) no dice. Another useful mod would be to add a DC rack to a PT boat, though it'd be nice to delete the torpedo tubes. Haven't messed with that yet, I forgot about it.