[WIP] Agents Reports (convoy reports)

[danurve]

Working on a few hundred convoy reports simulated by agents.
What does that mean? - Well, just what are those agents doing that you risk your boat & crew for that you delivered into enemy territory after all? Flirting with the natives and drinking beer?*

Ok, these will be radio messages as "Agents Reports". They will show up that way so you can choose to view or ignore them once received. They will show minor details about known Tojo convoy departure and destinations. You will be able to add them into your messages.txt file as an addition to the existing file. In other word they will work- show with any existing file you have including an addition to extra-messages.
I need to finish the formatting for delivery -headers & content. Here are a few examples of the project / mod.




I have been working a little at a time on this as time permits, should have something by April - ish I think. Long story short the editing is monotonous but I will share the work once it's done. I thought it would be cool to simulate the agent work in the form of convoy reports, similar to what I included in RL_E.

* I deny any prior knowledge of flirting with the natives and being drunk in foreign ports.

[danurve]

Comming soon to a SHIV screen near you.



Project nearing completion.
There will be an estimated 475 available Agent messages.
Presented details - format will slightly differ from msg to msg due to what information is actualy available (source). But that has the benifit of variation.

[danurve]

*bump*

Released 5/23/10

[Hitman]

This is a very interesting mod Dan, thanks for taking the endeavour Though I would like to ask if it has any historical background? I postively know it had in the case of british/german convoys, but not yet heard of US agents in japan, as it was a very sealed nation to foreigners (Not just obviously as residents there, but also for native japanese people to be influenced enough to act as spies).

In any case, very nice mod to have! We all know that convoys sail contnuously, but knowing positively that one has left port and that it might actually come your way .... makes blood pressure raise

Will it work with RSRD?

[Nisgeis]

There quite a few spotters dotted around the islands with radios. They recruited the local fisherman (non Japanese) and reported on ship /aircraft movements.

[danurve]

Greetings;

I believe the mods information is historicaly accurate, to the recording knowedge and devices of the day. It could then I hope help to fill the gaps and give the games convoy spawning & generated reports a better in game feel, so to say. If I may offer a quote from the source:

"Much of the following is taken from a translation from Senji Yuso Sendan Shi (Wartime Transportation Convoys History), by Shinshichiro Komamiya, published by Shuppan Kyodosha, Tokyo, 1987. Translated by William G. Somerville, England."

It's a text mod so it'll be compatable with any version of SHIV, & the players installed mods of choice. Although, for UBM / OM it probably wouldn't make sence. At some point I may re-do parts of RL_E (III) for use in UBM but I'm enjoying the fleet boat side for the time being.
It will Not be jsgme compatable, for the same reasons as Extra Messages.