Harbour Traffic 1.45 is out!

Rubini · 08-03-05, 10:43 PM

This is the new release of the Friendly Harbour Traffic 1.45 with more goods:

1. Traffic in other friendly harbours: Danzig, Hamburg, and Trondheim.
2. Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, and Tirpitz docked at the harbours during the correct historical dates.
3. The Tirpitz trip to Trondheim; Bismarck trial trips.
4. Operation Sportpalast: Tirpitz task force in pursuit of the Iceland PQ-12 convoy.
5. Operation RheinÃ¼bung, the Battle of Denmark Strait, and the Bismark Final Battle
6. All these Operations include radio messages.
7. Updated dates for the "More useful F1 help screen"

Many thanks to Syxx_Killer who made and tested these Operations and all the historical stuff. Thanks to jaxa to make corrections on the dates for F1 help screen.
I contacted irishred to add the radio calls to her great Radiolog mod.

To Install:

Unzip in MODS folder (JSGME ready) and install it.
(There are a version without minefields and subnets in the campaigns\campaign folder, just rename it).
Download link for the new 1.45 version (~500kB)
http://rapidshare.de/files/3651122/H...c_145.zip.html

Download link for 1.44 version

~12MB, sorry for the big one, it's about the AI uboats)
http://rapidshare.de/files/3390792/H...c_144.zip.html

Obs1.: Download and install the version 1.44 before to install this new version (it's because the Serg's Ai UBoats).With JSGME just overwrite HT 1.44.
Obs2.: This is not the upcoming Ops mod of Egan and team. When the Ops mod is released I will make a compatible version if possible and needed.
Obs3.: If you save the game near scripted units, when you reload it the ships and planes will be all aground. This is a SH3 bug. It's present in the unmodded SH3, too so, this bug is more observed in populated areas like harbours, the British coast, etc.
Obs4.: I made a standard messages file with the radio calls (the stock ones plus seven new calls) - this is enough to function with the mod. But if you prefer these messages are also in a txt file to be possible to simple add them (cut and paste) in the finish of your own radio messages file. I also contact irishred to add them to their great mod.
Obs5.: It's not easy in the career to arriving in time to see that Battles of Titans because they are in real time. I will post here in the forum the dates and time of these events (a little cheat!!) so you may stay there in time.

Enjoy!

Rubini.
arubinig@ig.com.br

================================================== ========================
Changes and fixes in version 1.44:

1. AI U-boat traffic with correct entry dates for more realistic
purposes. Now the AI VIIc entry date is the same of the unmodded game VIIC
U-boat. Thanks JBClark!
2. A spawn bug correction on ALL enemy ports in the stock game! (So, no
more burning ships in enemy ports I hope!)
3. A new full revision on the dates (entry and exit) to all units on
the mod for a more historical approach.
4. More reduction on traffic/warships to reflect the poor German naval
forces in the late part of the war. Thanks Egan!
5. No more DDs as an escort in the later parts of the war. Armed Trawlers are making
the job to reflect the week German naval force after 1943/44. Thanks
again Egan!
6. La Spezia and Bergen spawn bug corrected. Thanks Hitch! Thanks
Syxx_Killer!
7. New dat file for AI VIIc U-boat. Thanks "FLB sale U-999" and of
course you Sergei!
8. Included the "More Useful F1 Help Screen" mod. See the readme.
9. New Rub 1.42 compatible SCR layer is included with this version.
Look in the ...data\campaigns\campaign folder. Just rename the desired file
to "Campaign_SCR.mis".

Changes and fixes in version 1.43:

1. AI U-boat traffic. Now you will see other U-boats docked, living in the
the port, or arriving from a patrol.(No more dial gauges bug!)
2. French/British ships before and after German forces in French
harbours.
3. Subnets are back and without that annoying sound bug!
4. A correction on Scapa Flow and Loch Ewe - this is a SH3 1.4b stock
campaign spawn bug. (So, no more burning ships there I hope!)
5. A full revision on the dates (entry and exit) to all units on the
mod for a more historical approach.
6. I made a reduction on traffic/warships to reflect the poor German
naval forces in later parts of the war.
================================================== ========================
Known issues:

1. Only two types of AI U-boats are ready for now. A Type IIA and VIIC.
Some people will be asking me about why only a few AI U-boats are in the
traffic mod. It's for two reasons: first if you have a lot of units your FPS
drops a lot; second if you have a large amount of traffic the AI evasion
maneuvers become erratic. Please, let's discuss this stuff more here in this topic.

2. The Type IIA U-boat is useful only for near harbour patrols or for
training purposes after 1940/41. They then have only these
functions in the mod too.

3. AI U-boats don't have a crew on the conning tower, don't move while submerged,
and don't fire torpedoes. But they follow waypoints on the surface and
engage enemies with their deck/flak guns. They only have an early war tower, too.

4. If you install this mod then you will have Sergei's AI
U-boats in your submarines folder, too. It is then easy to do some wolfpack
missions at night with the mission editor...

5. To stop that annoying sound bug related to the subnets I only lowered
the "Collision_AntiSubmarineNet_int.wav" sound file. This is good for
all of us because even if you don't use the traffic mod the subnets (and
this sound bug) will still be there in the stock campaign (enemy
ports).

6. If somebody makes a new realistic escort ship then I will replace
the DDs (for escort duty) to have a more historical accuracy.

7. Be warned about the SH3 save/reload bug. See the observations above.

8. The friendly air patrols will not be there when you arrive a few
days/weeks later. This is a SH3 bug; there is no fix right now. If you save a game
while you are in port, then reload, the friendly air patrol
will not be there anymore. The airplanes are not well implemented in
SH3.

9. If you get too close to your escort, the AI evasion "suicidal"
maneuvers will lead it to run aground. It is then better to keep a safe distance
(~450 to 1500m).

10. When you return some days/weeks later, sometimes you see burning or smoke
over the harbour structure ships. It's about that "moving docked ships"
bug. No fix right now.

11. Friendly air patrols and later year allied air attacks on ports
are also in this mod. The air attacks are more realistic and with more
historical accuracy with B24 squadrons dropping bombs in one pass and
in high altitude. The stand alone mod is not compatible with Jace's
Airpower because Jace's mod modifies the AI of B24's ( no more dropping
bombs) but it still will work. (The Rub compatible version don't have
these scripted air attacks, so, no problem here).

12. If you play with minefields and subnets, then follow your escort (DD
or Armed Trawler) until they turn and head back. Mark that point and when
you arrive, some days later, wait for your escort to guide you into the
harbour.

13. This mod adds about 400 new units. If you notice some strange
behaviour please contact me.

14. This mod is only compatible with the stock campaign with patch
1.4b. It is also likely compatible with RUb 1.42. I don't will release a totally
Rub 1.42 compatible version because the RUb 1.43 is coming.

Venatore · 08-03-05, 11:55 PM

Venatore

Gizzmoe · 08-04-05, 12:37 AM

Thanks, Rubini! By the way, you could use 7-zip (www.7-zip.org) to compress the files, Harbour Traffic 1.44 would only be 5.5MB instead of 12MB. Good for our 56k/ISDN friends!

Rubini · 08-04-05, 07:28 AM

Thanks Gizzmoe,

I will compress it with 7z and update the link.

Rubini.

Syxx_Killer · 08-04-05, 08:05 AM

It was a real pleasure to work with you, Rubini. Since we started on the project, I have seen so much Bismarck and Tirpitz stuff, that I forgot SH3 is about U-boats! For a time I thought it was about surface ships. :rotfl:

Kernel · 08-04-05, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubini

5. Operation RheinÃ¼bung, the Battle of Denmark Strait, and the Bismark Final Battle

As my current patrol is in March 1941, that's one battle I'm NOT going to miss. :|\

redstorm101 · 08-04-05, 08:09 AM

Out standing..Rubini! and Syxx_Killer!....Bravo!....

Rubini · 08-04-05, 08:13 AM

Sixx_killer,

Today I by a James Cameron Dvd about Bismarck fate (Discovery channel). Only to mantain the things up!

Rubini.

Shadow9216 · 08-04-05, 08:22 AM

Once again Rubini, great job!

There was a question on the general forum about Hurricanes attacking Wilhelmshaven...is this part of the Harbor Traffic mod?

Syxx_Killer · 08-04-05, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Today I by a James Cameron Dvd about Bismarck fate (Discovery channel). Only to mantain the things up!

:rotfl:

I've been wanting to get that one, too. I saw it on Discovery when it first aired a few years ago. I also want to get the one he did on Titanic. That one aired on Discovery on July 24 if I remember right. Cameron was the first one ever to actually make it inside the Turkish Bath. It was well preserved, too. You could still see the elaborate designs on the wall.

On another note, I took the new messages and added them to the radiolog lite version for anyone interested in using it.

http://rapidshare.de/files/3644529/r..._1.45.zip.html

Rubini · 08-04-05, 08:28 AM

Shadow,

Do you know the link?

Sixx,

Thanks for the update on radio messages!

Rubini.

Shadow9216 · 08-04-05, 08:34 AM

Here it is http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=41111

The topic is now on page 2, it was Air Raid in Port

jaxa · 08-04-05, 09:18 AM

Rubini - very good work!

Rubini · 08-04-05, 09:24 AM

jaxa,

Thanks for your work too!

Shadow,

Thanks for the link. I post a reply there:
"The Harbour Traffic mod only adds one scripted air attack in some ports (that attacks with only one pass). The other attacks in ports are a SH3 random instance, not made by the mod. The Hurricane in Wilhelshaven it's because it's early war (1940) and you don't have much options about air units on SH3. I know that this is a little unrealistic way but is for fun too. If you don't like air attacks just get the harbour traffic mod for Rub which is without that air raiders."

But obviously I'm open to debate about that Hurricane raid on Wilhelm. Do you think that it's a really big problem?

Rubini.

Shadow9216 · 08-04-05, 09:36 AM

Just read your reply. I didn't think that was yours, but wanted to give you a chance to get involved.

I don't have too much of a problem with the Hurris. We're VERY limited in the aircraft available; British bombers were active as of 1939, so air raids on ports should occur- unfortuately, we don't have Halifaxes, Battles, Lancasters, etc to be historically accurate.

We COULD swap in B-24s, but that would be just as unrealistic as the Hurricanes IMO.

Maybe the Wellingtons could fill in? In nice Bomber Command colors (earth/dark green topside, black undersurfaces)...Macstu, you there?

08-03-05, 10:43 PM	#1
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Harbour Traffic 1.45 is out! This is the new release of the Friendly Harbour Traffic 1.45 with more goods: 1. Traffic in other friendly harbours: Danzig, Hamburg, and Trondheim. 2. Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, and Tirpitz docked at the harbours during the correct historical dates. 3. The Tirpitz trip to Trondheim; Bismarck trial trips. 4. Operation Sportpalast: Tirpitz task force in pursuit of the Iceland PQ-12 convoy. 5. Operation RheinÃ¼bung, the Battle of Denmark Strait, and the Bismark Final Battle 6. All these Operations include radio messages. 7. Updated dates for the "More useful F1 help screen" Many thanks to Syxx_Killer who made and tested these Operations and all the historical stuff. Thanks to jaxa to make corrections on the dates for F1 help screen. I contacted irishred to add the radio calls to her great Radiolog mod. To Install: Unzip in MODS folder (JSGME ready) and install it. (There are a version without minefields and subnets in the campaigns\campaign folder, just rename it). Download link for the new 1.45 version (~500kB) http://rapidshare.de/files/3651122/H...c_145.zip.html Download link for 1.44 version~12MB, sorry for the big one, it's about the AI uboats) http://rapidshare.de/files/3390792/H...c_144.zip.html Obs1.: Download and install the version 1.44 before to install this new version (it's because the Serg's Ai UBoats).With JSGME just overwrite HT 1.44. Obs2.: This is not the upcoming Ops mod of Egan and team. When the Ops mod is released I will make a compatible version if possible and needed. Obs3.: If you save the game near scripted units, when you reload it the ships and planes will be all aground. This is a SH3 bug. It's present in the unmodded SH3, too so, this bug is more observed in populated areas like harbours, the British coast, etc. Obs4.: I made a standard messages file with the radio calls (the stock ones plus seven new calls) - this is enough to function with the mod. But if you prefer these messages are also in a txt file to be possible to simple add them (cut and paste) in the finish of your own radio messages file. I also contact irishred to add them to their great mod. Obs5.: It's not easy in the career to arriving in time to see that Battles of Titans because they are in real time. I will post here in the forum the dates and time of these events (a little cheat!!) so you may stay there in time. Enjoy! Rubini. arubinig@ig.com.br ================================================== ======================== Changes and fixes in version 1.44: 1. AI U-boat traffic with correct entry dates for more realistic purposes. Now the AI VIIc entry date is the same of the unmodded game VIIC U-boat. Thanks JBClark! 2. A spawn bug correction on ALL enemy ports in the stock game! (So, no more burning ships in enemy ports I hope!) 3. A new full revision on the dates (entry and exit) to all units on the mod for a more historical approach. 4. More reduction on traffic/warships to reflect the poor German naval forces in the late part of the war. Thanks Egan! 5. No more DDs as an escort in the later parts of the war. Armed Trawlers are making the job to reflect the week German naval force after 1943/44. Thanks again Egan! 6. La Spezia and Bergen spawn bug corrected. Thanks Hitch! Thanks Syxx_Killer! 7. New dat file for AI VIIc U-boat. Thanks "FLB sale U-999" and of course you Sergei! 8. Included the "More Useful F1 Help Screen" mod. See the readme. 9. New Rub 1.42 compatible SCR layer is included with this version. Look in the ...data\campaigns\campaign folder. Just rename the desired file to "Campaign_SCR.mis". Changes and fixes in version 1.43: 1. AI U-boat traffic. Now you will see other U-boats docked, living in the the port, or arriving from a patrol.(No more dial gauges bug!) 2. French/British ships before and after German forces in French harbours. 3. Subnets are back and without that annoying sound bug! 4. A correction on Scapa Flow and Loch Ewe - this is a SH3 1.4b stock campaign spawn bug. (So, no more burning ships there I hope!) 5. A full revision on the dates (entry and exit) to all units on the mod for a more historical approach. 6. I made a reduction on traffic/warships to reflect the poor German naval forces in later parts of the war. ================================================== ======================== Known issues: 1. Only two types of AI U-boats are ready for now. A Type IIA and VIIC. Some people will be asking me about why only a few AI U-boats are in the traffic mod. It's for two reasons: first if you have a lot of units your FPS drops a lot; second if you have a large amount of traffic the AI evasion maneuvers become erratic. Please, let's discuss this stuff more here in this topic. 2. The Type IIA U-boat is useful only for near harbour patrols or for training purposes after 1940/41. They then have only these functions in the mod too. 3. AI U-boats don't have a crew on the conning tower, don't move while submerged, and don't fire torpedoes. But they follow waypoints on the surface and engage enemies with their deck/flak guns. They only have an early war tower, too. 4. If you install this mod then you will have Sergei's AI U-boats in your submarines folder, too. It is then easy to do some wolfpack missions at night with the mission editor... 5. To stop that annoying sound bug related to the subnets I only lowered the "Collision_AntiSubmarineNet_int.wav" sound file. This is good for all of us because even if you don't use the traffic mod the subnets (and this sound bug) will still be there in the stock campaign (enemy ports). 6. If somebody makes a new realistic escort ship then I will replace the DDs (for escort duty) to have a more historical accuracy. 7. Be warned about the SH3 save/reload bug. See the observations above. 8. The friendly air patrols will not be there when you arrive a few days/weeks later. This is a SH3 bug; there is no fix right now. If you save a game while you are in port, then reload, the friendly air patrol will not be there anymore. The airplanes are not well implemented in SH3. 9. If you get too close to your escort, the AI evasion "suicidal" maneuvers will lead it to run aground. It is then better to keep a safe distance (~450 to 1500m). 10. When you return some days/weeks later, sometimes you see burning or smoke over the harbour structure ships. It's about that "moving docked ships" bug. No fix right now. 11. Friendly air patrols and later year allied air attacks on ports are also in this mod. The air attacks are more realistic and with more historical accuracy with B24 squadrons dropping bombs in one pass and in high altitude. The stand alone mod is not compatible with Jace's Airpower because Jace's mod modifies the AI of B24's ( no more dropping bombs) but it still will work. (The Rub compatible version don't have these scripted air attacks, so, no problem here). 12. If you play with minefields and subnets, then follow your escort (DD or Armed Trawler) until they turn and head back. Mark that point and when you arrive, some days later, wait for your escort to guide you into the harbour. 13. This mod adds about 400 new units. If you notice some strange behaviour please contact me. 14. This mod is only compatible with the stock campaign with patch 1.4b. It is also likely compatible with RUb 1.42. I don't will release a totally Rub 1.42 compatible version because the RUb 1.43 is coming.

08-04-05, 07:28 AM	#4
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Thanks Gizzmoe, I will compress it with 7z and update the link. Rubini. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve

08-04-05, 08:13 AM	#8
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Sixx_killer, Today I by a James Cameron Dvd about Bismarck fate (Discovery channel). Only to mantain the things up! Rubini. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve

08-04-05, 08:28 AM	#11
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Shadow, Do you know the link? Sixx, Thanks for the update on radio messages! Rubini. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve

08-04-05, 09:24 AM	#14
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	jaxa, Thanks for your work too! Shadow, Thanks for the link. I post a reply there: "The Harbour Traffic mod only adds one scripted air attack in some ports (that attacks with only one pass). The other attacks in ports are a SH3 random instance, not made by the mod. The Hurricane in Wilhelshaven it's because it's early war (1940) and you don't have much options about air units on SH3. I know that this is a little unrealistic way but is for fun too. If you don't like air attacks just get the harbour traffic mod for Rub which is without that air raiders." But obviously I'm open to debate about that Hurricane raid on Wilhelm. Do you think that it's a really big problem? Rubini. __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve

08-03-05, 11:55 PM	#2
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Venatore

08-04-05, 12:37 AM	#3
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Rubini! By the way, you could use 7-zip (www.7-zip.org) to compress the files, Harbour Traffic 1.44 would only be 5.5MB instead of 12MB. Good for our 56k/ISDN friends!

08-04-05, 08:05 AM	#5
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	It was a real pleasure to work with you, Rubini. Since we started on the project, I have seen so much Bismarck and Tirpitz stuff, that I forgot SH3 is about U-boats! For a time I thought it was about surface ships. :rotfl:

08-04-05, 08:09 AM	#7
redstorm101 Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 120 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Out standing..Rubini! and Syxx_Killer!....Bravo!....

08-04-05, 08:22 AM	#9
Shadow9216 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 296 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	Once again Rubini, great job! There was a question on the general forum about Hurricanes attacking Wilhelmshaven...is this part of the Harbor Traffic mod?

08-04-05, 08:34 AM	#12
Shadow9216 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 296 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	Here it is http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=41111 The topic is now on page 2, it was Air Raid in Port

08-04-05, 09:18 AM	#13
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	Rubini - very good work!

08-04-05, 09:36 AM	#15
Shadow9216 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 296 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	Just read your reply. I didn't think that was yours, but wanted to give you a chance to get involved. I don't have too much of a problem with the Hurris. We're VERY limited in the aircraft available; British bombers were active as of 1939, so air raids on ports should occur- unfortuately, we don't have Halifaxes, Battles, Lancasters, etc to be historically accurate. We COULD swap in B-24s, but that would be just as unrealistic as the Hurricanes IMO. Maybe the Wellingtons could fill in? In nice Bomber Command colors (earth/dark green topside, black undersurfaces)...Macstu, you there?