GWX 3: Radio Log_Expanded Update Mod

[Jay]

Many thanks to the creator(s) of the Radio Log Expanded Updated mod for GWX 3. It adds a lot to the enjoyment of SH3.

The GWX 2 version of the mod provoked some discussion about whether during WWII BdU actually sent messages about U-boat losses and crew casualties, especially since they would have had an adverse effect on morale. I chose to edit the .txt file and deleted all messages of the type "We regret to to report that U-xxx has been sunk...".

Now that I've installed GWX 3, I've been editing the Radio Log_Expanded Update mod to remove all messages from BdU reporting U-boat losses, damage to harbour facilities from Allied bomber attacks, etc. In so doing, I noticed that there are many messages reporting enemy naval losses at sea.

Some of these messages are about the sinking of major enemy warships like the Ark Royal and the Hood. However, there are numerous reports about enemy torpedo boats, motor launches, motor fishing vessels, etc. In reality, did BdU notify U-boats about the loss of these relatively minor types of enemy ships?

[danurve]

There was a great deal of chatter between the boats and command. Not possible to gain accurate boat to boat communications so I used different reports to fill the gaps. Including intercepts, agents reports etc.
Did all the boats get the traffic from bdu? Probably not, but sinkings could boost moral, what other news was good at the time?
You can of course delete the lines you don't want. RL_E was ment to be complete as possible but also a base for players who want to see custom jazz.

[von hally]

Jay

as for sinking u-boats, my distress messages mod was humbly included in gwx3- its reports from u-boats to base on the open frequency stating attacks from warships etc. these did occur during the battle of the atlantic, and yes, did effect moral.....
but thats the beauty of the message file, its accessible enough to change what you want

[Jay]

Originally Posted by von hally

Jay
as for sinking u-boats, my distress messages mod was humbly included in gwx3- its reports from u-boats to base on the open frequency stating attacks from warships etc. these did occur during the battle of the atlantic, and yes, did effect moral.....but thats the beauty of the message file, its accessible enough to change what you want

Getting bad news from intercepts of distress calls from other U-boats and intercepts of messages from Allied ships about the sinking of U-boats is unavoidable. I didn't remove those, just the "official" messages from BdU announcing U-boat losses, etc.

[von hally]

o.k mate

i didnt realise those were left in gwx3.0

[Jay]

Does the Radio Log_Expanded mod replace the stock SH3 messages_en.txt file, or add to that file?

I'm asking because although I had edited the Radio Log_Expanded messages_en.txt file to remove all reports from Bdu of enemy naval losses at sea, I just received one such message during my current mission.

I wrote down the message, and searched the mod's .txt file for it, but no such message was found. However, when I searched the stock messages_en.txt file, I found it, as well as all of the other messages of this type.

Any idea as to why I got a message that had been deleted from the Radio Log_Expanded?

FWIW, I am continuing a career that I had started in GWX 2.1.