[TEC] The magic weather control key

mcoca · 04-21-07, 05:27 PM

Hi everybody.

I'm using the keyboard function mod, which maps Control-N to "nearest sound contact", and I think I found something really odd.

Every time I use that command while looking outside, the weather changes. To be more precise, it changes to partial clouds, no fog, no rain, 4 m/s wind speed. One moment there are no clouds, the next they are there

Am I the only seeing this? I think it's some kind of developer backdoor, but it sure will help with those month-long storms.

Zantham · 04-21-07, 07:16 PM

Confirmed!! I used it while on the bridge, and it instantly changed the weather, to the same weather you had. One second was clouds clear, no precipitation, light fog, wind 15m/s dir 117....I did Ctrl-N on the bridge, instantly clouds partial, precipitation none, fog none, wind 4m/s dir 0.

I'm using patch 1.2, and several other mods including Ducimus Flavored to Taste 2_2 mod.

Edit: Removed all mods. Started a war patrol. Hit Ctrl-N, and it appeared to do the same thing, tho I couldn't pull up the weather report, the clouds instantly changed just as it did above. And if I recall, in the stock game Ctrl-N isn't actually mapped to anything is it?

CCIP · 04-21-07, 08:03 PM

I haven't had this. I'm starting to suspect this may have something to do with the main.cfg's debugging features being enabled - maybe this is some sort of test code that was originally there. I have them disabled in main.cfg (the one in my documents/sh4/cfg/ - you may want to try that too...

Zantham · 04-21-07, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

I haven't had this. I'm starting to suspect this may have something to do with the main.cfg's debugging features being enabled - maybe this is some sort of test code that was originally there. I have them disabled in main.cfg (the one in my documents/sh4/cfg/ - you may want to try that too...

If you mean the [DEVELOPING] section of the C:\Program Files\...\Data\Cfg\main.cfg mine is set as follows:
DevDebugEnable=No
DevEditEnable=No
MiniDump=No

However I now see there is also a main.cfg file under the SH4\data\cfg directory in My Documents. This one is set the same except MiniDump=Yes. I will change this to No and retest this.

Edit: Removed all mods to get a vanilla 1.2, loaded a war patrol. Weather clear, no clouds. Pressed Ctrl-N and voila...instant clouds. I find it interesting CCIP that you don't get this magic weather key in yours, even in vanilla 1.2?

CCIP · 04-21-07, 08:58 PM

I'm gonna give this a look. I use the key all the time when getting attacked, and while I had the clouds present in all recent attacks I could recall, I do remember seeing varying weather conditions (that sorta made my attacks messy)...

sqk7744 · 04-21-07, 09:02 PM

Bubble bubble toil and trouble, sonar man change this weather on the double!

Confirmed -good find! ...now about the remedy?

*** This Just in:
Stratus Clouds moving from right to left. I press CTRL + N a few times and the coulds seem to rewind back to a reset point at which you can hold them in place on the rightside of screen. hmmm No effect on Windspeed thou. Did (Ctrl + W) while hitting Ctrl+N a few times.

Anyone tried this in an actual storm?

04-21-07, 05:27 PM	#1
mcoca Loader Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 86 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	[TEC] The magic weather control key Hi everybody. I'm using the keyboard function mod, which maps Control-N to "nearest sound contact", and I think I found something really odd. Every time I use that command while looking outside, the weather changes. To be more precise, it changes to partial clouds, no fog, no rain, 4 m/s wind speed. One moment there are no clouds, the next they are there Am I the only seeing this? I think it's some kind of developer backdoor, but it sure will help with those month-long storms.

04-21-07, 08:03 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I haven't had this. I'm starting to suspect this may have something to do with the main.cfg's debugging features being enabled - maybe this is some sort of test code that was originally there. I have them disabled in main.cfg (the one in my documents/sh4/cfg/ - you may want to try that too... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

04-21-07, 08:58 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I'm gonna give this a look. I use the key all the time when getting attacked, and while I had the clouds present in all recent attacks I could recall, I do remember seeing varying weather conditions (that sorta made my attacks messy)... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

04-21-07, 09:02 PM	#6
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Bubble bubble toil and trouble, sonar man change this weather on the double! Confirmed -good find! ...now about the remedy? *** This Just in: Stratus Clouds moving from right to left. I press CTRL + N a few times and the coulds seem to rewind back to a reset point at which you can hold them in place on the rightside of screen. hmmm No effect on Windspeed thou. Did (Ctrl + W) while hitting Ctrl+N a few times. Anyone tried this in an actual storm? __________________ " All Ships can dive, but only Submarine's surface!" MODS: KillFlags - Elco PT109 - AOB Attack Course Tutorial Last edited by sqk7744; 04-21-07 at 10:06 PM.

04-21-07, 07:16 PM	#2
Zantham 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 283 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 1	Confirmed!! I used it while on the bridge, and it instantly changed the weather, to the same weather you had. One second was clouds clear, no precipitation, light fog, wind 15m/s dir 117....I did Ctrl-N on the bridge, instantly clouds partial, precipitation none, fog none, wind 4m/s dir 0. I'm using patch 1.2, and several other mods including Ducimus Flavored to Taste 2_2 mod. Edit: Removed all mods. Started a war patrol. Hit Ctrl-N, and it appeared to do the same thing, tho I couldn't pull up the weather report, the clouds instantly changed just as it did above. And if I recall, in the stock game Ctrl-N isn't actually mapped to anything is it?