[REQ] How about a save game editor?

[buzzinbill]

Don't know if this has been asked before , but I'll ask again ... Has or is any of you talented joe's out there ever thought of doing a Saved Game Editor for SH4 ?

The reason I'm asking is this... I was on patrol when I "stumbled" upon a enemy task force, Well for all the tales of dodgy A.I. posts on here , I thought I may be able to sneak up pretty close surfaced (it was dark) ...Well guess what someone on one of those ships was awake because all hell broke lose , 3/4 of those DD's and BB's fired there guns (most of which found there target) (me) well anyway To make a long story short engine's (both types) , prop's , prop shafts , batteries are beyond repair of my meager crew ... And I'm stuck out in the middle of nowhere , dead in the water.

I tried to edit the ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc that was in the saved game folder
I changed any of these settings that wasn't zeroed

Damage=
DamageHitpointsConsumed=

And I was able to get the "Engine Telegraph" to move , it didn't before the edit still .. The big question is can anyone help get my boat and my crew moving again ? Or tell me how I can rig it up to "limp" back to Midway for a refit? :hmm:

[Gregz0012]

I'dlike to know this also, so bump!

next time you find yourself trying a risky attack you should do a quick save (not a regular save game) so if things go bad you might be able to return to where you sighted your targets. it might not work, targets might not be there after the quick save is reloaded, but you might be able to continue on your mission.

[rhohltjr]

Originally Posted by buzzinbill

Don't know if this has been asked before , but I'll ask again ... Has or is any of you talented joe's out there ever thought of doing a Saved Game Editor for SH4 ?

:hmm:

I would like to try to fix my boat with a save game editor if possible as well.
I didn't go charging into Tokyo bay guns a blazin and got shot up,... no
all I did was try to move my deck gun from aft to forward. This really porked it. now my boat shows both aft and forward deck guns(looking at the crew window) but there are no slots for crewmen to man them . Externally the deckgun is correctly placed, but can't be manned, except by the captain. I really need the deck gun manned by the deck gun crew so I can drink coffee and drive my boat. So maybe this could be fixed with a save game editor?

Several people have looked at the Saved files in SH3
without success.

SH4 seems to use the same format.

I'd say they are compressed files.
Much the same as most of the main files for both SH3 and SH4.

Until someone can decompress those files?
Not much can be done.

They do seem to use zlib as I recall.

[rhohltjr]

Originally Posted by privateer

Several people have looked at the Saved files in SH3
without success.

SH4 seems to use the same format.

I'd say they are compressed files.
Much the same as most of the main files for both SH3 and SH4.

Until someone can decompress those files?
Not much can be done.

They do seem to use zlib as I recall.

Well since I am unable to do anything about it right now,.... will this problem follow me if I am
awarded a newer boat? If so then I might as well start over with a new career, and leave the original deck gun placement alone.

[Matilda]

Look in the My Documents\SH4\Data\Cfg\SaveGames\
Find the saved game you want to change, they will be in numbered folders.
Open that folder and find the ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc file.
Open that with Notepad.
There are numerous different compartments listed you need to zero out the following lines: Damage=0.000000
DamageHitpointsConsumed=0.000000

Both of those lines need to be zeroed out as in the example above for all compartments.

If you have dead or wounded crew members you need to do the same for them.
For crew members you may also need to change:
FatigueCoef=0.000000
Health=1.000000

Making changes tothe lines above should get you back in business. As is standard operating procedure make a backup copy of all files before you change them in case of faulty info or mistakes in editing.

[rhohltjr]

Originally Posted by Matilda

Look in the My Documents\SH4\Data\Cfg\SaveGames\
Find the saved game you want to change, they will be in numbered folders.
Open that folder and find the ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc file.
Open that with Notepad.
There are numerous different compartments listed you need to zero out the following lines: Damage=0.000000
DamageHitpointsConsumed=0.000000

Both of those lines need to be zeroed out as in the example above for all compartments.


Making changes tothe lines above should get you back in business. As is standard operating procedure make a backup copy of all files before you change them in case of faulty info or mistakes in editing.

@Matilda: I never mentioned I had battle damage that I was trying to cheat my way out of. I simply moved my aft deck gun to forward and that hosed the boat. Now, from my crew page I show 2 deck guns, but neither have crew slots. From outside view I see only 1 deck gun but it can't be manned since there are NO crew slots.
....No battle damage...in fact, no damage of any sort, but a screwed up boat nun the less. thanks for your attempt!

[rhohltjr]

Originally Posted by rhohltjr

Well since I am unable to do anything about it right now,.... will this problem follow me if I am awarded a newer boat?

And the answer is: No. I was awarded a newer boat after a good patrol (a gato), and the problem of the dual unmanable deck guns dissappeared.
I only have a single very crewable deck gun where I want it !!!!

Whew!

[doulos05]

Originally Posted by privateer

Several people have looked at the Saved files in SH3
without success.

SH4 seems to use the same format.

I'd say they are compressed files.
Much the same as most of the main files for both SH3 and SH4.

Until someone can decompress those files?
Not much can be done.

They do seem to use zlib as I recall.

SH4 doesn't seem to use zlib, I tried unpacking it and no joy.