Am I crazy - Planning a Cold War SH4 mod

Frostyvegi · 10-01-07, 05:14 PM

Well, am I?

I have no prior SH3/SH4 modding experience.. but I've done many graphical skin modding in previous games, and I've done a little light reading on modding the config files of the game and might see how feasable it is.. but yeah, just had an idea after reading up on guys wanting to make a U-Boat mod from SH4.. got me thinking..

darn thinking!!! Look where it gets me.. :p

Anyway.. consider this a teaser.. I will update if I do decide to head down the path.. (and will probably start calling for assistance

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MONOLITH · 10-01-07, 05:45 PM

The easiest part would be the exteriors...ship models and skins. Replacing what's there with 1970's-80's models.

Next in line of difficulty would probably be the map.

Most difficult of all would be the interiors. Trying to completely change what's there to a nuke interior and merging that theme with the current control scheme. That would be tough, imo.

Mission scripting wouldn't be too bad with guys like tater who really has a handle on that end of things.

But, half the fun is the challenge itself. And success is biting off more than you can chew, and handling it.

You're definately in for a long bit of work though.

Frostyvegi · 10-01-07, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MONOLITH

But, half the fun is the challenge itself. And success is biting off more than you can chew, and handling it.

I think that's going to be the phrase on my tombstone when I finally leave this world.. just add.. 'sometimes' to the end and it's pretty accurate.. :p

Thanks for the support guys.. kinda makes it sound not as impossible as I first thought.. but still a long road.. meh.. we'll see.. we'll see..

DeepIron · 10-01-07, 06:59 PM

Though, you could pull off an early Cold War scenario or two without having to re-create all the game assets...
especially if you could pull SH3 vessel assets over...

In late 1949, the USS Cochino, SS-345, a Fleet Submarine, carried out the first submarine spy operations of the Cold War. The Cochino was fitted out with a snorkle and was one of only a couple of diesel subs used in this manner...

Frostyvegi · 10-01-07, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

Though, you could pull off an early Cold War scenario or two without having to re-create all the game assets...
especially if you could pull SH3 vessel assets over...

In late 1949, the USS Cochino, SS-345, a Fleet Submarine, carried out the first submarine spy operations of the Cold War. The Cochino was fitted out with a snorkle and was one of only a couple of diesel subs used in this manner...

Yeah.. but I was thinking something more modern.. actual fast attack subs.. fully tricked out homing torpedos with vessels having sufficient countermeasures.. (gotta see how Sub/Sub warfare is happening in the latest GWX mod for SH3 first!).. ballistic missiles too.. I wonder.. :P

FIREWALL · 10-01-07, 09:13 PM

Mad as a Hatter :rotfl: No go for it I love all mods and incourage all to make them whether realistic or not. Varieity is the spice of life.

kapitan_zur_see · 10-01-07, 05:48 PM

It would take a tremendous amount of time! The team wich works at bringing uboat to SH4 has hardly done any huge step forward, it seems, and it requires less tweaking has it covers the same game period/technology.
One of the problem being we don't have a proper 3d model importer/exporter for the moment (skwas with its silent 3ditor is working on that)

10-01-07, 05:14 PM	#1
Frostyvegi A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 78 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Am I crazy - Planning a Cold War SH4 mod Well, am I? I have no prior SH3/SH4 modding experience.. but I've done many graphical skin modding in previous games, and I've done a little light reading on modding the config files of the game and might see how feasable it is.. but yeah, just had an idea after reading up on guys wanting to make a U-Boat mod from SH4.. got me thinking.. darn thinking!!! Look where it gets me.. :p Anyway.. consider this a teaser.. I will update if I do decide to head down the path.. (and will probably start calling for assistance )

10-01-07, 05:45 PM	#2
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The easiest part would be the exteriors...ship models and skins. Replacing what's there with 1970's-80's models. Next in line of difficulty would probably be the map. Most difficult of all would be the interiors. Trying to completely change what's there to a nuke interior and merging that theme with the current control scheme. That would be tough, imo. Mission scripting wouldn't be too bad with guys like tater who really has a handle on that end of things. But, half the fun is the challenge itself. And success is biting off more than you can chew, and handling it. You're definately in for a long bit of work though. __________________

10-01-07, 06:59 PM	#4
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Though, you could pull off an early Cold War scenario or two without having to re-create all the game assets... especially if you could pull SH3 vessel assets over... In late 1949, the USS Cochino, SS-345, a Fleet Submarine, carried out the first submarine spy operations of the Cold War. The Cochino was fitted out with a snorkle and was one of only a couple of diesel subs used in this manner... __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

10-01-07, 09:13 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Mad as a Hatter :rotfl: No go for it I love all mods and incourage all to make them whether realistic or not. Varieity is the spice of life. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-01-07, 05:48 PM	#7
kapitan_zur_see Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: France Posts: 614 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	It would take a tremendous amount of time! The team wich works at bringing uboat to SH4 has hardly done any huge step forward, it seems, and it requires less tweaking has it covers the same game period/technology. One of the problem being we don't have a proper 3d model importer/exporter for the moment (skwas with its silent 3ditor is working on that) __________________