Simple command.cfg edit...

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 07:40 AM

Ive been trying to edit the command.cfg file to alter the S and D keys due to untimely accidental deaths of my crew (hitting D while at high time comprssion = death)

Anyhow I edited the following

Quote:

[Cmd192]
Name=Dive
Ctxt=1
Str=1030
Key0=0x44,C,"Ctrl+D"

[Cmd193]
Name=Surface
Ctxt=1
Str=1031
Key0=0x53,C,"Ctrl+S"

But the game continues to use the default keys

What am I missing

RFB_v1.51_062308
RSRDC_RFBv15_V395_RC5
RSRDC_V395_Patch4
TMOMapFinal

sharkbit · 09-07-09, 07:46 AM

Have you tried the Set Keys program?

It was written for SH3 but the post below talks about how to use it in SH4. Check out post #4:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=keys

I've used it in SH3 and it works great. The program makes keyboard mapping a snap. I haven't tried it in SH4 yet. After finding that thread though, I want to give it a try as soon as I get my feet under me with SH4.

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkbit

Have you tried the Set Keys program?

It was written for SH3 but the post below talks about how to use it in SH4. Check out post #4:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=keys

I've used it in SH3 and it works great. The program makes keyboard mapping a snap. I haven't tried it in SH4 yet. After finding that thread though, I want to give it a try as soon as I get my feet under me with SH4.

Thanks I knew about that but it should have been just a simple edit.

Evidently though the game is not looking at the Commands.cfg file I am altering because I tried some crazy key combos as well as deleting the keys altogether and nothing changes.

sharkbit · 09-07-09, 08:03 AM

Is there a commands.cfg file in your SH4 folder in the My Documents folder?(not the root SH4 folder)

If so, does that need to be changed?

I thought I've seen a seperate commands.cfg file in the My Documents folder.

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 08:13 AM

LOL I just ran a search on my drive for commands.cfg and there is like at least 4 or 5 of them

Some with same or similar names.

How in the hell do you know which one the game is looking at?

danlisa · 09-07-09, 08:20 AM

Make a copy of the default Commands_en.cfg file (or the one from the main mod you are using) and create a JSGME ready file structure for it.

Make your changes and then enable that mod after everything else. This will make your edited file the active/master version.

Other mods are overwriting your changes.

NB - If you have a version in your SH4 folder in My Documents, that version is the 'live' version for your current career. The Commands cfg in the main Data folder is the default version for all subsequently created careers.

sharkbit · 09-07-09, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

How in the hell do you know which one the game is looking at?

That is a question that I would love to know as well.

I while back, I saw in the SH3 community manual that the way to change time compression was to change the values in the .cfg file that is in the My Documents folder. That kinda makes me wonder if the game is looking at that folder, but I definitely do not know. I just wonder if the same thing applies to keyboard changes.

I played around with that in the SH4 folder, but didn't have much luck with it but I added TMO before I could really check anything, so I can't say for sure if that changed anything.

All of this kinda makes me miss SH3Commander and adjusting TC there.

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

Make a copy of the default Commands_en.cfg file (or the one from the main mod you are using) and create a JSGME ready file structure for it.

Make your changes and then enable that mod after everything else. This will make your edited file the active/master version.

Other mods are overwriting your changes.

Oh good lord

uhhhh.. sure... Ill uhhh do that.. yea that... uhhh I guess Ill have to look up how.

sharkbit · 09-07-09, 08:27 AM

Thanks danlisa.

Quote:

...and create a JSGME ready file structure for it.

How do you do that?

danlisa · 09-07-09, 08:33 AM

OMG!

Modding 101. LOL

@Steamwake.

Your MODs are arranged in JSGME by the order they were enabled. So find the corresponding folder for the MOD (by default in the MODS folder) and copy the Commands_en.cfg file. This file will be the last activated version of the commands cfg and therefore the active one.

@ Both of you.

A JSGME File structure is as follows:

Name of MOD > data > cfg > Command_en.cfg
Name of MOD > data > Textures > TNormal > SpaceStationMoon
Name of MOD > data > etc etc........

See the pattern, Name your MOD and then just replicate the folder structure (or path

) to the original files home. Pop your MOD into JSGME's MODS folder and enable.

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 09:00 AM

As bizzare as this may sound but I searched the entire drive and found no instances of "Commands_en.cfg".

Ive manually looked in the folders and my documents as well.

The file aint there

Oh btw the mod list in the anchor post is the exact order that jsgme has them.

danlisa · 09-07-09, 09:03 AM

Then just search for Commands. You previously said that you found 4 or 5 instances of it. _en maybe me mixing SH3 with SH4. Dunno.

Either way, use windows search and have the display set to Details, this will give you the Path Locations of these file instances.

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

Then just search for Commands. You previously said that you found 4 or 5 instances of it. _en maybe me mixing SH3 with SH4. Dunno.

Either way, use windows search and have the display set to Details, this will give you the Path Locations of these file instances.

There are no instances of "commands_en.cfg" several of "commands.cfg".

But I understand now thanks.

SteamWake · 09-07-09, 09:58 AM

I found an old mod "Keyboard Mod" it was used to mod keystrokes to emulate SH3. Its a pretty old mod and was not in use.

I edited the controls.cfg file in that then installed the mod.

No change

Yes I checked the file structure.

JSGME even warns me that the commands.cfg was being modified from the map mod (last applied).

No change

danlisa · 09-07-09, 10:06 AM

OK, cut me some slack, doing this from memory.

Where were the Command cfg file located when you did the search?

Was there a version in My Documents?

Are you trying to register changes to a file using a mid patrol save location? Have you tried a new patrol/career?

09-07-09, 07:46 AM	#2
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Have you tried the Set Keys program? It was written for SH3 but the post below talks about how to use it in SH4. Check out post #4: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=keys I've used it in SH3 and it works great. The program makes keyboard mapping a snap. I haven't tried it in SH4 yet. After finding that thread though, I want to give it a try as soon as I get my feet under me with SH4. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

09-07-09, 08:13 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	LOL I just ran a search on my drive for commands.cfg and there is like at least 4 or 5 of them Some with same or similar names. How in the hell do you know which one the game is looking at? __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

09-07-09, 08:20 AM	#6
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Make a copy of the default Commands_en.cfg file (or the one from the main mod you are using) and create a JSGME ready file structure for it. Make your changes and then enable that mod after everything else. This will make your edited file the active/master version. Other mods are overwriting your changes. NB - If you have a version in your SH4 folder in My Documents, that version is the 'live' version for your current career. The Commands cfg in the main Data folder is the default version for all subsequently created careers. __________________

09-07-09, 08:33 AM	#10
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	OMG! Modding 101. LOL @Steamwake. Your MODs are arranged in JSGME by the order they were enabled. So find the corresponding folder for the MOD (by default in the MODS folder) and copy the Commands_en.cfg file. This file will be the last activated version of the commands cfg and therefore the active one. @ Both of you. A JSGME File structure is as follows: Name of MOD > data > cfg > Command_en.cfg Name of MOD > data > Textures > TNormal > SpaceStationMoon Name of MOD > data > etc etc........ See the pattern, Name your MOD and then just replicate the folder structure (or path ) to the original files home. Pop your MOD into JSGME's MODS folder and enable. __________________

09-07-09, 09:00 AM	#11
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	As bizzare as this may sound but I searched the entire drive and found no instances of "Commands_en.cfg". Ive manually looked in the folders and my documents as well. The file aint there Oh btw the mod list in the anchor post is the exact order that jsgme has them. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

09-07-09, 08:03 AM	#4
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Is there a commands.cfg file in your SH4 folder in the My Documents folder?(not the root SH4 folder) If so, does that need to be changed? I thought I've seen a seperate commands.cfg file in the My Documents folder. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

09-07-09, 09:03 AM	#12
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Then just search for Commands. You previously said that you found 4 or 5 instances of it. _en maybe me mixing SH3 with SH4. Dunno. Either way, use windows search and have the display set to Details, this will give you the Path Locations of these file instances. __________________

09-07-09, 09:58 AM	#14
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I found an old mod "Keyboard Mod" it was used to mod keystrokes to emulate SH3. Its a pretty old mod and was not in use. I edited the controls.cfg file in that then installed the mod. No change Yes I checked the file structure. JSGME even warns me that the commands.cfg was being modified from the map mod (last applied). No change __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

09-07-09, 10:06 AM	#15
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	OK, cut me some slack, doing this from memory. Where were the Command cfg file located when you did the search? Was there a version in My Documents? Are you trying to register changes to a file using a mid patrol save location? Have you tried a new patrol/career? __________________