[REL] Submarine Draft and Periscope Depth Mod

ancient46 · 02-10-09, 03:34 PM

This mod will set the depth of each of the American subs in the game to match the US Navy Official Photographs of the boats at sea. The pictures were evaluated and a representative was chosen to match. Screen shots were compared to the reference and small adjustments were made until they matched.

This led to a look at the periscope depth and it did not natch photographs either. All the subs in the game will now go to a periscope depth that matches the picture as shown. Care has been taken to match each class for a consistent height above water in the game. Only the black upper portion of the tube and head is above water.

The Draft fix modifies the SIM file for each sub. The periscope fix modifies the CFG file. This release covers the stock game for versions 1.4 and 1.5, and the latest release of TMO . I have been advised to hold off on a RFB release as there are major changes coming soon. However for those intrepid captains familiar with modding I have included my Open Office spreadsheet with the numbers for RFB 1.52, TMO, Stock and my fix. The game used the confusing and hard to work with metric system, instead of the easy to use imperial system so both systems are displayed. I had to evaluate the position in the screen shot, decide how much to change and convert to metric to put in the game.
I hate the confusing mess the world has made of measurement, I much prefer cubits, spans and stones.

The files for the stock game are offered free and anyone can use and modify them in any way if credit is given for the original work. The TMO files are subject to the terms of use in its readme file.

Download Location: http://home.comcast.net/%7Eancient25/Files/Draft_Fix.7z

02-10-09, 03:34 PM	#1
ancient46 Officer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 239 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 1	[REL] Submarine Draft and Periscope Depth Mod This mod will set the depth of each of the American subs in the game to match the US Navy Official Photographs of the boats at sea. The pictures were evaluated and a representative was chosen to match. Screen shots were compared to the reference and small adjustments were made until they matched. This led to a look at the periscope depth and it did not natch photographs either. All the subs in the game will now go to a periscope depth that matches the picture as shown. Care has been taken to match each class for a consistent height above water in the game. Only the black upper portion of the tube and head is above water. The Draft fix modifies the SIM file for each sub. The periscope fix modifies the CFG file. This release covers the stock game for versions 1.4 and 1.5, and the latest release of TMO . I have been advised to hold off on a RFB release as there are major changes coming soon. However for those intrepid captains familiar with modding I have included my Open Office spreadsheet with the numbers for RFB 1.52, TMO, Stock and my fix. The game used the confusing and hard to work with metric system, instead of the easy to use imperial system so both systems are displayed. I had to evaluate the position in the screen shot, decide how much to change and convert to metric to put in the game. I hate the confusing mess the world has made of measurement, I much prefer cubits, spans and stones. The files for the stock game are offered free and anyone can use and modify them in any way if credit is given for the original work. The TMO files are subject to the terms of use in its readme file. Download Location: http://home.comcast.net/%7Eancient25/Files/Draft_Fix.7z Last edited by ancient46; 02-13-09 at 02:57 AM.