Porpoise Conning Tower Upgrade...

WarlordATF · 01-01-10, 05:30 PM

I just finished a mission and they gave my boat the half-cut conning tower upgrade. So i had to add the radar again but on the next mission the radar didn't work. It was shown as being equiped, but i could not turn it on and the scopes stayed dark.

So i started digging into the files and i noticed that in the Unitparts2Porpoise.upc file under UPCDATA/UPCUnitsdata these sections...

For Early War Tower,

[UnitPart 1.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 1]
ID= SurfRadarAntenna
NameDisplayable= Surface Radar Antenna
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes= NULL
UserCustomizable=Yes
IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL
ExternalNodeName3D= R04
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1

For Half-Cut Tower,

[UnitPart 2.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 1]
ID= SurfRadarAntennaLate
NameDisplayable= Surface Radar Antenna
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes= NULL
UserCustomizable=Yes
IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL
ExternalNodeName3D= R01
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1

For Late War Tower,

[UnitPart 3.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 1]
ID= SurfRadarAntennaLate
NameDisplayable= Surface Radar Antenna
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes= NULL
UserCustomizable=Yes
IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL
ExternalNodeName3D= R01
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1

Note the ExternalNodeName3D= entry, it starts as R04 then changes to R01. So i edited it to say R04 and reloaded the game from a save before docking and the radar worked on my next patrol.

Was this just a Typo by ubisoft or do i have a bigger problem i need to track down? I noticed that some boats like the Gato use R01 for all 3 entries, but the Salmon and Sargo also go from R04 to R01 like the Porpoise, could this be an issue for those boats as well?

Any insight would be welcome, Thanks!

01-01-10, 05:30 PM	#1
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Porpoise Conning Tower Upgrade... I just finished a mission and they gave my boat the half-cut conning tower upgrade. So i had to add the radar again but on the next mission the radar didn't work. It was shown as being equiped, but i could not turn it on and the scopes stayed dark. So i started digging into the files and i noticed that in the Unitparts2Porpoise.upc file under UPCDATA/UPCUnitsdata these sections... For Early War Tower, [UnitPart 1.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 1] ID= SurfRadarAntenna NameDisplayable= Surface Radar Antenna Type=NULL AcceptedTypes= NULL UserCustomizable=Yes IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL ExternalNodeName3D= R04 ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1 For Half-Cut Tower, [UnitPart 2.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 1] ID= SurfRadarAntennaLate NameDisplayable= Surface Radar Antenna Type=NULL AcceptedTypes= NULL UserCustomizable=Yes IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL ExternalNodeName3D= R01 ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1 For Late War Tower, [UnitPart 3.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 1] ID= SurfRadarAntennaLate NameDisplayable= Surface Radar Antenna Type=NULL AcceptedTypes= NULL UserCustomizable=Yes IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL ExternalNodeName3D= R01 ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1 Note the ExternalNodeName3D= entry, it starts as R04 then changes to R01. So i edited it to say R04 and reloaded the game from a save before docking and the radar worked on my next patrol. Was this just a Typo by ubisoft or do i have a bigger problem i need to track down? I noticed that some boats like the Gato use R01 for all 3 entries, but the Salmon and Sargo also go from R04 to R01 like the Porpoise, could this be an issue for those boats as well? Any insight would be welcome, Thanks!