[REL] Men@work Uniform Mod

[dertien]

UPDATE/FINAL 07/04/2008

New clothing added - screenshots:






Read the readme for installation instructions and enjoy. There is an easteregg inside the download (no screenshot here) install and see.


Download Version 2 UPDATE

V2:

- New shirts and pullovers
- changed 'flat' looking checkered pattern with textures from real clothes pictures.


Fellow Kaleuns,
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What is this ?
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I was bored yesterday, so I opened up Photoshop and produced a uniform mod. There's not enough of them around, and I was getting a little tired of the same dresscode my fellow u-boat buddies always come up with, so I sent all their parade uniforms to the laundrette, and gave them some casual workclothes. Hence the Men@work clothes mod.


Credits
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The red/green checkered 'lumberjack' shirt is based on the shirt in the 'dasbootclothes' mod, so I take no credit for the creation of it. As the dasbootclothes-zip file did not contain a readme with the author, I cannot credit by name the person who made the mod originally. But as this being said, you know who you are.

I just improved the look of the shirt with the use of a few filters in photoshop, made it look a little more 'dirty' and worn, plus added some extra colours. The rest is all original work.

The mod in detail
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-It replaces the stock/GWX/NYGM/Other supermod uniforms with:


Generic white and blue stripe sailor shirt and a dark blue pullover with kriegsmarine insignia for the sailors and petty officers.

-It also removes all (yes all) badges, insignia and medals from the uniforms so you can safely deactivate the GWX - no medals on crew mod. This one does exactly the same.

- The hats of officers have been made more black-ish (ala Das boot) the petty
officers hats have been darkened.

I do not claim these uniforms to be historically accurate, but they are IMO a refreshing change.


Bugs
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None, everything works. If someone can tell me how I get the 'plastic' shine off the clothes when viewed from certain angles inside the u-boat I would be very greatful.

Note:

You can view targafiles using Photoshop, Coreldraw etc or 'XNview' if you want a free viewer that can handle a lot of diff file types. Google for it and download. Only about 4 megs.

-If you want to change the uniform an officer is wearing do the following:

-Load your game and write down the name of the officer you want to dress up.
-open up the crew_config_VII.cfg file and look up the name you wrote down in step one, if the name is not there, you're looking in the wrong config file.
- when you find the name:

for example

[CREW_MEMBER_3]
Name=Franz Linke-Stier
Index=13
NrComp=2
Type=2
Grad=6
Renown=0.000000
Patrols=0
Morale=0.800000
Fatigue=0.000000
HealthStatus=0
HitPoints=14.000000
Experience=300
Rank=11
NrQual=1
Qualification0=4
SpecialAbility=-1
MedalsInx0=-1
MedalsInx1=-1
MedalsInx2=-1
MedalsInx3=-1
MedalsInx4=-1
MedalsInx5=-1
MedalsInx6=-1
MedalsInx7=-1
MedalsInx8=-1
HeadIdx=3
HeadTgaIdx=0
BodyIdx=0
BodyTgaIdx=1 ;change this value with the number you will find in the uniform
+ add 1 (if uniform name = 06_OFF_Body01_D.tga) type 7 there.
HasHelmet=Yes ;change this value if you want a hat or not use 'No' or 'Yes'
HelmetIdx=0
HelmetTgaIdx=0
VoiceIdx=3


Good Hunting.

XIII

[Reece]

Thanks, I don't like the WO jacket on the conning tower the rest are great, I will just remove the WO part, hope you don't mind!
Thanks again.

[dertien]

@Reece

YES I DO MIND !!!!!

oops, it's the second of April, I am too late for silly jokes... just have to wait till next year

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Nope not at all buddy, have fun. I removed Fonzie from the bridge too.

[Venatore]

I beg to differ my dear friend about the choice/amount of U-boat uniforms, I myself have created 10 x sets, there was the complete Elite series for starters.

But; more to the point; this mod is great and congratulations

[Reece]

Actually most of mine to date have been yours Venatore, very good, what I want to do is to get all the uniform mods together & add to SH3 Commander, that way every few patrols I'll get a new set of duds!! Probably start with (early date) with formal stuff to very casual near the end, what we need is a final set of rags!!
Any volunteers!

[Venatore]

Originally Posted by Reece

Actually most of mine to date have been yours Venatore, very good, what I want to do is to get all the uniform mods together & add to SH3 Commander, that way every few patrols I'll get a new set of duds!! Probably start with (early date) with formal stuff to very casual near the end, what we need is a final set of rags!!
Any volunteers!

Mate this is a awesome idea if you thinking of doing this then don't ask just grab from the Drive Through

Dertien,

No need to apologise matey; I've still got another 6 sets to deliver [camouflage rigs]; I've grabbed your mod; because I really like the striped sets, bloody excellent choice of pattern

[Graf Paper]

Very well done, dertien!

I've always wanted a more authentic "workaday" uniforms set for my crew. Overall, Ubootsmen dressed more like sailors, rather than rigid military career men.

More!

[dertien]

@Venatore



I just took a look on your !gulp! filefront page. Sorry bout having said that Ven !!!

Mi apologisio !!!

greetz

XIII

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by dertien

The red/green checkered 'lumberjack' shirt is based on the shirt in the 'dasbootclothes' mod, so I take no credit for the creation of it. As the dasbootclothes-zip file did not contain a readme with the author, I cannot credit by name the person who made the mod originally. But as this being said, you know who you are.

It was AILantic, or just AIL for short.




Makes me think of HMS Pinafore.

That or serving your jail time on a u-boat.:rotfl:

Nice work, mate.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

looks nice, although the sailors wear the russian submarine shirts
but its a nice thing anyway

[ichso]

Then use them only later as prey of the war in Russia.
Maybe the germans hadn't time to produce them themselves ?

[vickers03]

Originally Posted by dertien
None, everything works. If someone can tell me how I get the 'plastic' shine off the clothes when viewed from certain angles inside the u-boat I would be very greatful.

at least i know a way to reduce it.
check the interior CR*.dat, e.g. 'NSS_Uboat7_CR.dat'
and search for the nodes '1341:Node - DMY_Soclu_CH'
to '1371:Node - DMY_Soclu_WP'. looking into them,
you'll find 'ConfigureBumpMap', now check their properties for 'ParallelScale = ' and reduce this value.

[dertien]

Thank You Vickers03

UPDATE version 2 final ready for grabs.

have fun

[Venatore]

dertien,

Bloody hell matey what a choice How in the name of Valhalla are we going to squeeze a cat walk in the U-boat I really like these;


A fellow Jedi Sith Lord Uniform Skinner has stepped up to the spotlight congratulations these are exceptional skins.

[Graf Paper]

Seeing my crew dressed in this latest version of your "Men At Work" mod just blew my socks off...err, on...err, you get the idea.

Absolutely awesome!

How about a "roll up your shirt sleeves" version for those boats that patrol the tropics and other, warmer waters? Maybe unbuttoned a bit and slightly rumpled?