Renaming My Boat

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 12:35 PM

I've tried a search, but no joy with that.

I'd like to be able to rename my boat in my campaign. I have the greatest respect and admiration for the officers and crew of the real boats I find myself commanding in the sim, however I would like some personalisation.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for this?

Thanks!

cobalt · 05-19-07, 12:35 PM

BAD LUCK

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 12:36 PM

Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

AntEater · 05-19-07, 12:54 PM

1. Is this really going that far that renaming a submarine in a computer game counts as an Insult to fallen heroes?
You might turn back a little on the flag weaving.

2. You need to edit two files:
\my files\sh4\data\cfg\savegames\save game number
ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc
CareerTrack.upc

Look up the name of your boat in those files and change it.

fatty · 05-19-07, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodger01

Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

He means that renaming a boat, any boat, is bad luck, sailor!

Dodger01 · 05-19-07, 01:10 PM

Okay, just for the record I'm not American, and it's not flag-waving to honour the individuals who gave their lives, or risked them, in combat -- no matter the flag they sailed under. My point was that the boats in SH4 carry the names of real WW2 US submarines, and I didn't want anyone to think I was not aware of that by asking my question.

And I'm aware that it's bad luck to rename a boat!

I used to teach blue-water keelboat sailing many moons ago, and skippered more than my share of charters, and have a great appreciation for nautical tradition.

But then, it used to be bad luck to have a woman aboard ship, and to be honest I'd buck that one as well for a cute blonde XO in tropical dress anyday.

Thanks for the pointers to the files!

AntEater · 05-19-07, 01:16 PM

Actually I rename my boats for the simple reason that I want a blank record and not trying to emulate some historical events.
And it doesnt feel good to me to have a sub that got sunk or something.

mookiemookie · 05-19-07, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatty

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodger01

Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

He means that renaming a boat, any boat, is bad luck, sailor!

Except if your boat is the Squal-fish...err...Sailfish!

GTHammer · 06-14-07, 12:24 AM

Ok I wanted to BUMP this as well as ask an additional question...

I can find the CareerTrack.upc file but the other Ant mentions, "Activeuserplayerunits.upc" is no where to be found...help please?

EDIT: I searched my entire UBI folder for this file and found nothing. For player name is it my captains name? or something like that?

05-19-07, 12:35 PM	#1
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Renaming My Boat I've tried a search, but no joy with that. I'd like to be able to rename my boat in my campaign. I have the greatest respect and admiration for the officers and crew of the real boats I find myself commanding in the sim, however I would like some personalisation. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this? Thanks!

05-19-07, 12:35 PM	#2
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	BAD LUCK __________________ download my playable viic/41 submarine http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=107315 http://files.filefront.com/CobaltsVI.../fileinfo.html

05-19-07, 12:54 PM	#4
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1. Is this really going that far that renaming a submarine in a computer game counts as an Insult to fallen heroes? You might turn back a little on the flag weaving. 2. You need to edit two files: \my files\sh4\data\cfg\savegames\save game number ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc CareerTrack.upc Look up the name of your boat in those files and change it. __________________

05-19-07, 01:16 PM	#7
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Actually I rename my boats for the simple reason that I want a blank record and not trying to emulate some historical events. And it doesnt feel good to me to have a sub that got sunk or something. __________________

06-14-07, 12:24 AM	#9
GTHammer Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 127 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ok I wanted to BUMP this as well as ask an additional question... I can find the CareerTrack.upc file but the other Ant mentions, "Activeuserplayerunits.upc" is no where to be found...help please? EDIT: I searched my entire UBI folder for this file and found nothing. For player name is it my captains name? or something like that? __________________ GT USS Hammer Last edited by GTHammer; 06-14-07 at 04:20 AM.

05-19-07, 12:36 PM	#3
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not sure I follow, Skipper. Do you mean this cannot be done?

05-19-07, 01:10 PM	#6
Dodger01 Watch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Okay, just for the record I'm not American, and it's not flag-waving to honour the individuals who gave their lives, or risked them, in combat -- no matter the flag they sailed under. My point was that the boats in SH4 carry the names of real WW2 US submarines, and I didn't want anyone to think I was not aware of that by asking my question. And I'm aware that it's bad luck to rename a boat! I used to teach blue-water keelboat sailing many moons ago, and skippered more than my share of charters, and have a great appreciation for nautical tradition. But then, it used to be bad luck to have a woman aboard ship, and to be honest I'd buck that one as well for a cute blonde XO in tropical dress anyday. Thanks for the pointers to the files!