[WIP] SH3 Ship Recognition Manual Generator (pdf) v0.1

[promitheas]

Hello everyone, how are you all doing?

A couple days ago I was searching for a printable pdf version of the ship recognition manual and pretty much all threads on here that mentioned them lead to dead links, so I decided to make one myself.

I spent the night cobbling together a series of scripts that will allow anyone to generate their own manual, all they would need to do is update a couple directory paths in the script to point to their game directory.

Its very rough still, it includes both merchant and warships in a single file (I intend to separate them and essentially generate two pdf files at some point). Keep in mind I only spent a single night hacking it together.

I'll upload the resultant pdf here as well so you can take a look at it, but I'd also really really appreciate if those who have the technical know-how could look at the code, because I have some questions given I am not too familiar with the game files and the internals of SH3.

For example I would like to know how I can tell if a ship is a warship or merchant from its ClassName/Name, so that I can programmatically separate them into two different pdf files. I also intend to eventually have it sorted in some way, either by tonnage or type or whatever people find most useful.

Also, I of course appreciate all feedback you have if you decide to take a look at it. Just keep in mind, its still extremely basic - just the in-game manual page, with a line or two of text below it which includes the information, like mast height, tonnage, name, etc.

Here is the link to the pdf file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wxz...ew?usp=sharing

And here is the link to the github repository: https://github.com/promitheas17j/Sil...nual-Generator

Thanks in advance!