Renaming My Boat

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 12:35 PM

I've tried a search, but no joy with that.

I'd like to be able to rename my boat in my campaign. I have the greatest respect and admiration for the officers and crew of the real boats I find myself commanding in the sim, however I would like some personalisation.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for this?

Thanks!

cobalt · 05-19-07, 12:35 PM

BAD LUCK

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 12:36 PM

Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

AntEater · 05-19-07, 12:54 PM

1. Is this really going that far that renaming a submarine in a computer game counts as an Insult to fallen heroes?
You might turn back a little on the flag weaving.

2. You need to edit two files:
\my files\sh4\data\cfg\savegames\save game number
ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc
CareerTrack.upc

Look up the name of your boat in those files and change it.

fatty · 05-19-07, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodger01

Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

He means that renaming a boat, any boat, is bad luck, sailor!

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 01:10 PM

Okay, just for the record I'm not American, and it's not flag-waving to honour the individuals who gave their lives, or risked them, in combat -- no matter the flag they sailed under. My point was that the boats in SH4 carry the names of real WW2 US submarines, and I didn't want anyone to think I was not aware of that by asking my question.

And I'm aware that it's bad luck to rename a boat!

I used to teach blue-water keelboat sailing many moons ago, and skippered more than my share of charters, and have a great appreciation for nautical tradition.

But then, it used to be bad luck to have a woman aboard ship, and to be honest I'd buck that one as well for a cute blonde XO in tropical dress anyday.

Thanks for the pointers to the files!

AntEater · 05-19-07, 01:16 PM

Actually I rename my boats for the simple reason that I want a blank record and not trying to emulate some historical events.
And it doesnt feel good to me to have a sub that got sunk or something.

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 01:20 PM

Good point! :hmm:

mookiemookie · 05-19-07, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatty

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodger01

Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

He means that renaming a boat, any boat, is bad luck, sailor!

Except if your boat is the Squal-fish...err...Sailfish!

GTHammer · 06-14-07, 12:24 AM

Ok I wanted to BUMP this as well as ask an additional question...

I can find the CareerTrack.upc file but the other Ant mentions, "Activeuserplayerunits.upc" is no where to be found...help please?

EDIT: I searched my entire UBI folder for this file and found nothing. For player name is it my captains name? or something like that?

Fearless · 06-14-07, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTHammer

Ok I wanted to BUMP this as well as ask an additional question...

I can find the CareerTrack.upc file but the other Ant mentions, "Activeuserplayerunits.upc" is no where to be found...help please?

Should be in the same folder

Argus00 · 06-14-07, 05:22 AM

For a quick fix right now, if you can't wait:

Save a game IN BASE. Then, go to mydocuments/sh4/data/cfg/savegames/<most recent savegame folder>. Open up careertrack.upc in Notepad. Look for the name of your current boat (USS DRUM, USS BALAO, etc.) and change it to your liking. Also, have a looksee in the activeplayerunits.upc file as well, I can't remember right now if the unit name shows up here as well, or not.

For a permanent fix, I'd recommend Beery's solution (thanks, Beery!!!), which is to edit the cfg file for the type/types of sub for which you want to change name. I definitely reccommend this one the next time you fire up a new career.

Beery's solution:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Beery
The easiest way to do it is before you start a career - alter the Data\Roster\American\Submarine\SSGato.cfg file so that it only has one unit entry. The file should look like this:

[UnitClass]
ClassName=SSGato
UnitType=200
AppearanceDate=19411201
DisappearanceDate=19450902
DisplayName=US Gato
[Texture 1]
TextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_T01.tga
LightmapTextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_O01.tga
StartDate=19411201
EndDate=19421231
Frequency=1
[Texture 2]
TextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_T02.tga
LightmapTextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_O01.tga
StartDate=19430101
EndDate=19450901
Frequency=1

[Unit 1]
Name=USS Wahoo (SS-238)
DOC=19411201
DOD=19450902

That will give you the USS Wahoo every time you choose a Gato in a career.

Sailor Steve · 06-14-07, 06:02 PM

It's only bad luck to rename a ship after it's in the water. In 1913 the Royal Navy changed all the designations of their ships. The Acheron class Torpedo Boat Destroyers became the 'K' class. They talked of renaming them all with names beginning with the letter 'K', but it was pointed out that they had all already been launched and were approching completion. the succeeding Laforey class were still under construction, so it was considered okay to rename them all with names beginning with 'L' when they became the 'L' class.

The funniest instance of this for me was the original 1797 American frigate United States, sister to Constitution and President. When the Confederacy captured Gosport Naval Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, one of the ships taken was that old frigate. Since it was considered bad luck to rename her, she became CSS United States. On the other hand, the steam frigate Merrimack was rebuilt in drydock as the first American ironclad, so it was considered okay to rename her CSS Virginia.

mookiemookie · 06-14-07, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It's only bad luck to rename a ship after it's in the water. In 1913 the Royal Navy changed all the designations of their ships. The Acheron class Torpedo Boat Destroyers became the 'K' class. They talked of renaming them all with names beginning with the letter 'K', but it was pointed out that they had all already been launched and were approching completion. the succeeding Laforey class were still under construction, so it was considered okay to rename them all with names beginning with 'L' when they became the 'L' class.

The funniest instance of this for me was the original 1797 American frigate United States, sister to Constitution and President. When the Confederacy captured Gosport Naval Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, one of the ships taken was that old frigate. Since it was considered bad luck to rename her, she became CSS United States. On the other hand, the steam frigate Merrimack was rebuilt in drydock as the first American ironclad, so it was considered okay to rename her CSS Virginia.

Sailor Steve, it's posts like this that make me think that you are some sort of AI program with all the combined naval history of the world programmed into it instead of a real person!

:rotfl:

sunvalleyslim · 06-15-07, 12:10 AM

Sailor Steve,
You are the Man !!!!!!!!!!!! Even if you don't have dolphins on your chest, you have earned them more than some...........

05-19-07, 12:35 PM	#1
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Renaming My Boat I've tried a search, but no joy with that. I'd like to be able to rename my boat in my campaign. I have the greatest respect and admiration for the officers and crew of the real boats I find myself commanding in the sim, however I would like some personalisation. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this? Thanks!

05-19-07, 12:35 PM	#2
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	BAD LUCK __________________ download my playable viic/41 submarine http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=107315 http://files.filefront.com/CobaltsVI.../fileinfo.html

05-19-07, 12:54 PM	#4
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1. Is this really going that far that renaming a submarine in a computer game counts as an Insult to fallen heroes? You might turn back a little on the flag weaving. 2. You need to edit two files: \my files\sh4\data\cfg\savegames\save game number ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc CareerTrack.upc Look up the name of your boat in those files and change it. __________________

05-19-07, 01:16 PM	#7
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Actually I rename my boats for the simple reason that I want a blank record and not trying to emulate some historical events. And it doesnt feel good to me to have a sub that got sunk or something. __________________

06-14-07, 12:24 AM	#10
GTHammer Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 127 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ok I wanted to BUMP this as well as ask an additional question... I can find the CareerTrack.upc file but the other Ant mentions, "Activeuserplayerunits.upc" is no where to be found...help please? EDIT: I searched my entire UBI folder for this file and found nothing. For player name is it my captains name? or something like that? __________________ GT USS Hammer Last edited by GTHammer; 06-14-07 at 04:20 AM.

05-19-07, 12:36 PM	#3
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

05-19-07, 01:10 PM	#6
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Okay, just for the record I'm not American, and it's not flag-waving to honour the individuals who gave their lives, or risked them, in combat -- no matter the flag they sailed under. My point was that the boats in SH4 carry the names of real WW2 US submarines, and I didn't want anyone to think I was not aware of that by asking my question. And I'm aware that it's bad luck to rename a boat! I used to teach blue-water keelboat sailing many moons ago, and skippered more than my share of charters, and have a great appreciation for nautical tradition. But then, it used to be bad luck to have a woman aboard ship, and to be honest I'd buck that one as well for a cute blonde XO in tropical dress anyday. Thanks for the pointers to the files!

05-19-07, 01:20 PM	#8
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good point! :hmm:

06-14-07, 05:22 AM	#12
Argus00 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 153 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	For a quick fix right now, if you can't wait: Save a game IN BASE. Then, go to mydocuments/sh4/data/cfg/savegames/<most recent savegame folder>. Open up careertrack.upc in Notepad. Look for the name of your current boat (USS DRUM, USS BALAO, etc.) and change it to your liking. Also, have a looksee in the activeplayerunits.upc file as well, I can't remember right now if the unit name shows up here as well, or not. For a permanent fix, I'd recommend Beery's solution (thanks, Beery!!!), which is to edit the cfg file for the type/types of sub for which you want to change name. I definitely reccommend this one the next time you fire up a new career. Beery's solution: Quote: Originally Posted by Beery The easiest way to do it is before you start a career - alter the Data\Roster\American\Submarine\SSGato.cfg file so that it only has one unit entry. The file should look like this: [UnitClass] ClassName=SSGato UnitType=200 AppearanceDate=19411201 DisappearanceDate=19450902 DisplayName=US Gato [Texture 1] TextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_T01.tga LightmapTextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_O01.tga StartDate=19411201 EndDate=19421231 Frequency=1 [Texture 2] TextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_T02.tga LightmapTextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_O01.tga StartDate=19430101 EndDate=19450901 Frequency=1 [Unit 1] Name=USS Wahoo (SS-238) DOC=19411201 DOD=19450902 That will give you the USS Wahoo every time you choose a Gato in a career. __________________ ________________________ Semper ubi sub ubi ubique.

06-14-07, 06:02 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's only bad luck to rename a ship after it's in the water. In 1913 the Royal Navy changed all the designations of their ships. The Acheron class Torpedo Boat Destroyers became the 'K' class. They talked of renaming them all with names beginning with the letter 'K', but it was pointed out that they had all already been launched and were approching completion. the succeeding Laforey class were still under construction, so it was considered okay to rename them all with names beginning with 'L' when they became the 'L' class. The funniest instance of this for me was the original 1797 American frigate United States, sister to Constitution and President. When the Confederacy captured Gosport Naval Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, one of the ships taken was that old frigate. Since it was considered bad luck to rename her, she became CSS United States. On the other hand, the steam frigate Merrimack was rebuilt in drydock as the first American ironclad, so it was considered okay to rename her CSS Virginia. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-15-07, 12:10 AM	#15
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