[REL] Uboat Distress Messages And Sinking Reports.

von hally · 07-06-08, 02:59 PM

lo all fellow kaleuns.

thought id release this to my fellow kaleuns here on this forum in case anyone would be interested in it.

after months of continually taking and taking from the excellent modders out there...i began to think of giving something...no matter how small...back to the community.

now, im no computer whizz so this is just a wee update.

i had a thought after d/l Danurves excellent message mod. and also Wreford-browns....that these gave excellent immersion when in your
career.
as immersion is the name of the game..i got to thinking about messages of u-boats meeting their fate.

u-boats at sea DID intercept the distressing last messages from other u-boats in trouble. giving mutch alarm and anger to the crews that recieved them.

well this mod gives us these messages.

now during your campaign...you will "intercept" messages from doomed u-boats under attack etc...and gives us the impotus to attack the enemy with more vigour!!!!

the messages will be short and to the point...as commanders obviously had little time to fire off messages while being attacked.

during my research...i found that these messages were pretty similar and ominous!!!

i started researching the dates and u-boat numbers that lost their lives during the war and found to my astonishment that Danurves
"new messages only" file that came with his mod had most of the correct dates and u-boat numbers there already!!! truly painstaking and dedicated work from him again!!.

i asked Danurve if he would let me modify his amazing work and he kindly accepted.

the dates and numbers of boats sunk are historically accurate as best as i can get them... the reasons for the sinkings are as close as accurate as i could get them too.

obviously many boats simply never returned to port. for this ive had to use my imagination and sent a report to your boat from bdu explaining the loss!!!.

install instructions and credits to all that helped are in the readme...but here on the forum i must thank Wreford-Brown.

his patience , critical eye , and understanding went beyond just helping a kaleun!!!. and all at a time of great personal upheaval to him!!!

He'll never know how mutch his help was appreciated.

The mod i've released...albeit a small one...would have been reworked a dozen times if it werent for wrefords advice.

its available now at the address below.

now remember your mission: Attack. Persue. Destroy

http://hosted.filefront.com/vonhally/

coronas · 07-06-08, 06:26 PM

Downloaded. Thanks for your work!

von hally · 07-07-08, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coronas

Downloaded. Thanks for your work!

your very welcome.

any probs then let me know

ReallyDedPoet · 07-07-08, 10:53 AM

Nice work

RDP

Laufen zum Ziel · 07-07-08, 11:09 AM

Downloaded,

Very nice thank you

BTW: Great to see all the credits you have given

Borgneface · 07-07-08, 01:54 PM

S!
Superb work....Thanks a lot that really adds a realistic feeling to the game and helps you on those long waitng period when nothing his happening to your patrol

Bravo

von hally · 07-07-08, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borgneface

S!
Superb work....Thanks a lot that really adds a realistic feeling to the game and helps you on those long waitng period when nothing his happening to your patrol

Bravo

thanks for the good feedback.

the mod isnt that big....as you obviously cant be at sea 365 days a year....so it fits in well if you have a large message mod or a light one currently installed........
...though saying that...it didn't feel small when i was writing every line.....me hand near fell off:rotfl: :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 07-07-08, 02:23 PM

Will try this in one of the installs...cheers

Bill Nichols · 07-07-08, 03:47 PM

Excellent! Now if only someone would merge this with the "Radiolog_Expanded_V2" mod...

balto63 · 11-26-08, 05:08 AM

The "distress and sinking messages" can be copied at the end of the file or they must be inserted between the other messages in the accurate order of date and time ?
I've yet deleted the similar messages as explained in readme.

TIA

P.s. dramatic mod .... you can be the next in a couple of day

P.s. of the P.s. what a joy I'm a nurse now

:rotfl:

Wolfehunter · 11-26-08, 09:49 AM

Cool mod thanks.

danurve · 11-26-08, 10:51 AM

Greetings; If you have a good quality text editor like TextPad* you can open RL_E then do a search/mark/delete for the lines you want to replace. Then paste von hally's mod at then end. I would suggest after that to do a [menu] - sort/ascending. The game will read the file with lines not in (date) order, but with over 10,000 lines I think this helps the game read the file easier.
Being text mods if you 'merge' them you may end up with message duplicates. Won't hurt anything but it could be distracting. One more note on editing the messages file; don't word wrap!
Btw; von hally is correct, the work on the mod was tedious and painstaking. And I have been defensive about that. Not to mention feeling spent. I would like to try and look at RL_E now as something of a base or core. Where it works fine by itself but if someone creates improved / alternate quality group of messages then why not share them. Where and when credit is given it works out I think. RL_E also carrys another torch, it is a huge expansion of IrishRed's original work. And I hope that it has 'filled the message gaps' sufficiently for the game.

*The bulk of my radiolog expasion work was done using TextPad. Even the trial version can easily handle any edits for personal use. I spit on windows notepad.

von hally · 11-26-08, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danurve

Btw; von hally is correct, the work on the mod was tedious and painstaking. And I have been defensive about that. Not to mention feeling spent. I would like to try and look at RL_E now as something of a base or core. Where it works fine by itself but if someone creates improved / alternate quality group of messages then why not share them. Where and when credit is given it works out I think. RL_E also carrys another torch, it is a huge expansion of IrishRed's original work. And I hope that it has 'filled the message gaps' sufficiently for the game.

*The bulk of my radiolog expasion work was done using TextPad. Even the trial version can easily handle any edits for personal use. I spit on windows notepad.

Dont want to get all mushy Danurve but it was your mod that got me into the idea in the first place.
I know how you felt when i began thinking about merging it with your mod...and asking for your sinking reports to be removed.....i would have felt quite protective of sutch a long painstaiking labour of love myself. i'm glad you agreed to allow it in mate....i think it sits well....i hope the readme for everyone wasn't too complex....but you just put it more clearly above!!!

respect

richardphat · 11-26-08, 11:43 AM

:p more realism into the games. Merci for the works

Hellraiser · 11-26-08, 06:19 PM

It may be a 'wee' mod, but sometimes little things can produce big immersion-value.

Many thanks for your hard work.

07-06-08, 02:59 PM	#1
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	[REL] Uboat Distress Messages And Sinking Reports. lo all fellow kaleuns. thought id release this to my fellow kaleuns here on this forum in case anyone would be interested in it. after months of continually taking and taking from the excellent modders out there...i began to think of giving something...no matter how small...back to the community. now, im no computer whizz so this is just a wee update. i had a thought after d/l Danurves excellent message mod. and also Wreford-browns....that these gave excellent immersion when in your career. as immersion is the name of the game..i got to thinking about messages of u-boats meeting their fate. u-boats at sea DID intercept the distressing last messages from other u-boats in trouble. giving mutch alarm and anger to the crews that recieved them. well this mod gives us these messages. now during your campaign...you will "intercept" messages from doomed u-boats under attack etc...and gives us the impotus to attack the enemy with more vigour!!!! the messages will be short and to the point...as commanders obviously had little time to fire off messages while being attacked. during my research...i found that these messages were pretty similar and ominous!!! i started researching the dates and u-boat numbers that lost their lives during the war and found to my astonishment that Danurves "new messages only" file that came with his mod had most of the correct dates and u-boat numbers there already!!! truly painstaking and dedicated work from him again!!. i asked Danurve if he would let me modify his amazing work and he kindly accepted. the dates and numbers of boats sunk are historically accurate as best as i can get them... the reasons for the sinkings are as close as accurate as i could get them too. obviously many boats simply never returned to port. for this ive had to use my imagination and sent a report to your boat from bdu explaining the loss!!!. install instructions and credits to all that helped are in the readme...but here on the forum i must thank Wreford-Brown. his patience , critical eye , and understanding went beyond just helping a kaleun!!!. and all at a time of great personal upheaval to him!!! He'll never know how mutch his help was appreciated. The mod i've released...albeit a small one...would have been reworked a dozen times if it werent for wrefords advice. its available now at the address below. now remember your mission: Attack. Persue. Destroy http://hosted.filefront.com/vonhally/ __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

07-06-08, 06:26 PM	#2
coronas Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,168 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Downloaded. Thanks for your work! __________________

07-07-08, 10:53 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work RDP __________________ Back in the Day

07-07-08, 11:09 AM	#5
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Downloaded, Very nice thank you BTW: Great to see all the credits you have given __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

07-07-08, 01:54 PM	#6
Borgneface Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near La Rochelle - On board U-205 Posts: 540 Downloads: 679 Uploads: 0	S! Superb work....Thanks a lot that really adds a realistic feeling to the game and helps you on those long waitng period when nothing his happening to your patrol Bravo __________________ Borgneface

07-07-08, 02:23 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Will try this in one of the installs...cheers __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-07-08, 03:47 PM	#9
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Excellent! Now if only someone would merge this with the "Radiolog_Expanded_V2" mod... __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

11-26-08, 05:08 AM	#10
balto63 Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Posts: 107 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Question about merging with Radiolog_Expanded The "distress and sinking messages" can be copied at the end of the file or they must be inserted between the other messages in the accurate order of date and time ? I've yet deleted the similar messages as explained in readme. TIA P.s. dramatic mod .... you can be the next in a couple of day P.s. of the P.s. what a joy I'm a nurse now :rotfl: __________________ .... sorse dal mar la x° Flottiglia e prese l'armi al grido "Per l'Onore!" .... Last edited by balto63; 11-26-08 at 05:10 AM.

11-26-08, 09:49 AM	#11
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Cool mod thanks. __________________

11-26-08, 10:51 AM	#12
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Greetings; If you have a good quality text editor like TextPad* you can open RL_E then do a search/mark/delete for the lines you want to replace. Then paste von hally's mod at then end. I would suggest after that to do a [menu] - sort/ascending. The game will read the file with lines not in (date) order, but with over 10,000 lines I think this helps the game read the file easier. Being text mods if you 'merge' them you may end up with message duplicates. Won't hurt anything but it could be distracting. One more note on editing the messages file; don't word wrap! Btw; von hally is correct, the work on the mod was tedious and painstaking. And I have been defensive about that. Not to mention feeling spent. I would like to try and look at RL_E now as something of a base or core. Where it works fine by itself but if someone creates improved / alternate quality group of messages then why not share them. Where and when credit is given it works out I think. RL_E also carrys another torch, it is a huge expansion of IrishRed's original work. And I hope that it has 'filled the message gaps' sufficiently for the game. *The bulk of my radiolog expasion work was done using TextPad. Even the trial version can easily handle any edits for personal use. I spit on windows notepad. __________________

11-26-08, 11:43 AM	#14
richardphat Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 682 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	:p more realism into the games. Merci for the works

11-26-08, 06:19 PM	#15
Hellraiser Gunner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 99 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Thanks It may be a 'wee' mod, but sometimes little things can produce big immersion-value. Many thanks for your hard work.