[WIP] SH4 [catchy name here for patrol report generator]

SleightOfHand · 05-29-09, 09:22 AM

Think along the lines of SH3 Commander, but not nearly as pretty or advanced. Some ground rules to help me prevent burnout and to save you from being flamed by me:

0. To clarify the stuff below: I'm not looking for trouble. I'm just saying up front that I'm not going to stand for all that much of it.

1. This is strictly a free-time project, and I've already got a good number of those plus a full-time job. I am not guaranteeing that I'll actually get anything at all done on this, and if I get more than a few hours a week in you can count it as a small miracle.

2. It's my way or the highway. If you feel like moaning about lack of pace or features, you can go start your own project.
2a. I will not tolerate unfavorable comparisons to other projects with similar purposes. Go post something positive in their thread and stop cluttering up mine.
2b. If I don't have your support, I am not obliged to treat you nicely.
2c. Even if I do I'm not obliged to treat you nicely.

3. Don't expect anything more than a reasonably neat little this-is-what-you-sunk-and-where tool and you won't be disappointed.

On to things I'm aiming for eventually:
1. Sinking times/locations/ship types/(possibly) ship names, per patrol and per career. 2. A map display of the above. Maybe zoomable. Maybe not.
3. Tracking fired torpedoes by hits/duds/misses, and attempting to group them by time into attacks.
4. Possibly a map display of the above.
5. Simple date-based in-port scuttlebutt.

As for when I'll have something out: when it's ready. If you can't handle a wait, then first I question why you're playing subsims and second I'd advise you to leave now. :P

Sailor Steve · 05-29-09, 11:33 AM

Good for you!

As we said back in the '60s, "tell it like it is".

As for a catchy name, if all it's going to do is generate patrol reports how about the one you already used: SH4 PRG (Patrol Report Generator)?

And as for not treating me nicely: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but whips and chains excite me!

ETR3(SS) · 05-29-09, 12:19 PM

I think you two definitely have your share of saltiness, I like it!

FIREWALL · 05-29-09, 12:32 PM

I think you'll do just fine SOH.

Rockin Robbins · 05-29-09, 01:44 PM

How bout "What I Did on My Pacific Vacation" for the catchy name of the report generator?

FIREWALL · 05-29-09, 02:00 PM

Please keep the title Simple.

SH4 PRG.

Easy to type and easy to remember.

eljeffo41 · 05-29-09, 02:22 PM

So basically you really don't want any help,or did I miss something?

Rockin Robbins · 05-29-09, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Please keep the title Simple.

SH4 PRG.

Easy to type and easy to remember.

Yeah, we wouldn't want to risk having the catchy name tell us anything about what the program does. Then someone might want to use it. Kill the unnecessary space too. Wastes a valuable and increasingly rare keystroke. Scratch my suggestion. Another vote for SH4PRG. All upper case. Perfect.

Don't worry SlightOfHand, with this catchy name EVERYBODY will want to use your report generator.

FIREWALL · 05-29-09, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Yeah, we wouldn't want to risk having the catchy name tell us anything about what the program does. Then someone might want to use it. Kill the unnecessary space too. Wastes a valuable and increasingly rare keystroke. Scratch my suggestion. Another vote for SH4PRG. All upper case. Perfect.

Don't worry SlightOfHand, with this catchy name EVERYBODY will want to use your report generator.

Your right. What were GWX, SHC3, JSGME, NYGM, TMO, OLC GUI, and many others Thinking.

SleightOfHand · 05-29-09, 03:01 PM

Quote:

So basically you really don't want any help,or did I miss something?

On the coding side, not really. I do enough collaborative code at work. :P I'm open to help in other ways, though.

SH4PRG will be just fine for a name, too. The first post is renamed--would a moderator mind renaming the thread?

Hitman · 05-29-09, 03:22 PM

So when will it be released??

(J/J couldn't resist

)

I like very much how it starts

, and I will support it even if it never comes out, which is the most probable

, but at least I will NEVER EVER be able to say: What a pity! because you did put it clear and loud from the very beginning. And that's already something worth it

Lt commander lare · 05-29-09, 04:11 PM

you tell it like it is and what ever name you come up with is good for me and besides what ever you do would be appreciated, this site has wonderful people and good friends who i enjoy seeing on here so darn the torpedoes and full speed ahead and another thing i havent lost a wargame yet and im not about to start right now (from down periscope)

lt commander lare

SleightOfHand · 05-30-09, 07:37 AM

A brief and not especially helpful update: 1-3 and 5 are almost certainly possible. How to do 4 is not immediately obvious to me--does anyone with better knowledge of the save-game data files know if there's a way to relate time/date with the boat's position?

Lagger123987 · 05-30-09, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Please keep the title Simple.

SH4 PRG.

Easy to type and easy to remember.

PRG?! Jeez, I thought it was going to be TRG!

Rockin Robbins · 05-30-09, 05:10 PM

We love acronyms here!

SlightOfHand, it doesn't matter if the program works, you have a cool acronym and that's all it takes. The pressure's off!

Quote:

Your right. What were GWX, SHC3, JSGME, NYGM, TMO, OLC GUI, and many others Thinking.

Well that would explain all of their lack of success... RSRD, S3D, ROW, LBO, FOTRS, GFO, if they had a catchy name would have been able to be at least a little popular. BUT NOOOOOOOOOO!!

05-29-09, 09:22 AM	#1
SleightOfHand Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 44 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	[WIP] SH4PRG: Patrol Report Generator Think along the lines of SH3 Commander, but not nearly as pretty or advanced. Some ground rules to help me prevent burnout and to save you from being flamed by me: 0. To clarify the stuff below: I'm not looking for trouble. I'm just saying up front that I'm not going to stand for all that much of it. 1. This is strictly a free-time project, and I've already got a good number of those plus a full-time job. I am not guaranteeing that I'll actually get anything at all done on this, and if I get more than a few hours a week in you can count it as a small miracle. 2. It's my way or the highway. If you feel like moaning about lack of pace or features, you can go start your own project. 2a. I will not tolerate unfavorable comparisons to other projects with similar purposes. Go post something positive in their thread and stop cluttering up mine. 2b. If I don't have your support, I am not obliged to treat you nicely. 2c. Even if I do I'm not obliged to treat you nicely. 3. Don't expect anything more than a reasonably neat little this-is-what-you-sunk-and-where tool and you won't be disappointed. On to things I'm aiming for eventually: 1. Sinking times/locations/ship types/(possibly) ship names, per patrol and per career. 2. A map display of the above. Maybe zoomable. Maybe not. 3. Tracking fired torpedoes by hits/duds/misses, and attempting to group them by time into attacks. 4. Possibly a map display of the above. 5. Simple date-based in-port scuttlebutt. As for when I'll have something out: when it's ready. If you can't handle a wait, then first I question why you're playing subsims and second I'd advise you to leave now. :P Last edited by SleightOfHand; 05-29-09 at 03:00 PM.

05-29-09, 11:33 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good for you! As we said back in the '60s, "tell it like it is". As for a catchy name, if all it's going to do is generate patrol reports how about the one you already used: SH4 PRG (Patrol Report Generator)? And as for not treating me nicely: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but whips and chains excite me! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-29-09, 12:19 PM	#3
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I think you two definitely have your share of saltiness, I like it! __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

05-29-09, 12:32 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I think you'll do just fine SOH. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-29-09, 01:44 PM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	How bout "What I Did on My Pacific Vacation" for the catchy name of the report generator? __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 05-29-09 at 02:30 PM.

05-29-09, 02:00 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Please keep the title Simple. SH4 PRG. Easy to type and easy to remember. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-29-09, 02:22 PM	#7
eljeffo41 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas,Nevada Posts: 36 Downloads: 318 Uploads: 0	So basically you really don't want any help,or did I miss something? __________________ The man at the wheel was taught to feel contempt for the wildest blow. It often appeared when the weather had cleared he'd been in his bunk below!

05-29-09, 03:22 PM	#11
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	So when will it be released?? (J/J couldn't resist ) I like very much how it starts , and I will support it even if it never comes out, which is the most probable , but at least I will NEVER EVER be able to say: What a pity! because you did put it clear and loud from the very beginning. And that's already something worth it __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

05-29-09, 04:11 PM	#12
Lt commander lare Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: southlyon michigan Posts: 897 Downloads: 781 Uploads: 35	you tell it like it is and what ever name you come up with is good for me and besides what ever you do would be appreciated, this site has wonderful people and good friends who i enjoy seeing on here so darn the torpedoes and full speed ahead and another thing i havent lost a wargame yet and im not about to start right now (from down periscope) lt commander lare

05-30-09, 07:37 AM	#13
SleightOfHand Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 44 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	A brief and not especially helpful update: 1-3 and 5 are almost certainly possible. How to do 4 is not immediately obvious to me--does anyone with better knowledge of the save-game data files know if there's a way to relate time/date with the boat's position?