Questions....

[clayp]

Hey guys a couple of questions on SH4 1.4....Is there a mod for foul weather gear that works and how do you adjust the weather?Been in and out of the hospital and trin to set the game up...How ya all been?... Is the mini-tweaker still around?

[I'm goin' down]

We hope you are giving the doctors hell and having fun with the nurses.

[CapnScurvy]

I've been wondering where you've been!!

Good to hear you're well enough to get on the computer.

Outside of going through each mission to change the weather conditions, I don't know of any other way. But really, I've never looked.

I don't know about the mini-tweaker, but the "Silent 3ditor" (found HERE) pretty much has taken the "tweakers" place. It will work with the SH 1.4 version.

[Fish40]

Hi Clay, hope you're feeling better What kind of foul weather gear mod did you have in mind? I always thought the rain gear on the American side was correct. I had a problem with the same gear being used for the U boat crewmen in v1.5. Someone did make a correct rain gear mod for the U boats though.

[clayp]

Originally Posted by Fish40

Hi Clay, hope you're feeling better What kind of foul weather gear mod did you have in mind? I always thought the rain gear on the American side was correct. I had a problem with the same gear being used for the U boat crewmen in v1.5. Someone did make a correct rain gear mod for the U boats though.

Hey Fish..I never see my look outs in any kind of foul weather gear....What do you think?

Originally Posted by clayp

Hey guys a couple of questions on SH4 1.4....Is there a mod for foul weather gear that works and how do you adjust the weather?Been in and out of the hospital and trin to set the game up...How ya all been?... Is the mini-tweaker still around?

hey clay, glad to see your feeling better

the mini tweaker is history and nobody makes tweaker files to use with it anymore anyway so try the s3d utility

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=119571

its takes a little getting used to and its not as easy to figure out the names of things but it is soo much easier to mod with it.

[clayp]

Thanks bud....

[Fish40]

Originally Posted by clayp

Hey Fish..I never see my look outs in any kind of foul weather gear....What do you think?

The thing is, in SH4 it needs to be actually raining for the guys to don the foul weather gear. In SH3, if the wind speed reached a certain point, the crew would wear the gear, as well as if it rained of course.

I forget where I heard it, but it may not be a "bug", since the bridges on Fleetboats were higher than that of the U Boats, and the crew may have been drier even in higher sea states.

[clayp]

Thanks Fish.....

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Fish40

The thing is, in SH4 it needs to be actually raining for the guys to don the foul weather gear.

I did not know that. Thanks for the information.

I forget where I heard it, but it may not be a "bug", since the bridges on Fleetboats were higher than that of the U Boats, and the crew may have been drier even in higher sea states.

A good point. True or not, I don't know; but still a good point.

[Fish40]

Another thing that may be overlooked is that there seems to be some kind of bug where if you save the game during a rain event and reload the save, the weather in the game still shows rain, but the weather report only states overcast, and no precip. The result is your crewmen are now standing on the bridge getting soaked. Even if you drag them below decks, and place them on the bridge again, a tactic that works in SH3, you'll still be out of luck. The game weather report says no precip, even though it's still raining cats and dogs

Originally Posted by Fish40

Another thing that may be overlooked is that there seems to be some kind of bug where if you save the game during a rain event and reload the save, the weather in the game still shows rain, but the weather report only states overcast, and no precip. The result is your crewmen are now standing on the bridge getting soaked. Even if you drag them below decks, and place them on the bridge again, a tactic that works in SH3, you'll still be out of luck. The game weather report says no precip, even though it's still raining cats and dogs

that happens because saving often resets the weather so another (second) resave should fix that