questions about cfg files

orengreen · 10-21-08, 11:01 AM

Hello maties!
I'm using GWX (the new version) and I want to edit the cfg files to bring back the following :
Map updates: original red/blue/green contacts for ships and airplanes
Sonar/radar: direction lines for contacts visible
U-mark: the orange spot on the water while sub is underwater
Water: color is blue instead of black and more transparent

Lastly, is there some website/location that has a detailed explanation about the various cfg files of the game, what entries they contain, and how to modify them?

Thanks!
Oren

orengreen · 10-21-08, 11:26 AM

I don't understand, what do you mean by "change the graphic"?
Do I edit this tga file?
Oh, and one more (maybe stupid) question: does changing the water clarity/murkiness in external cam changes ships/planes ability to see me underwater?

Wreford-Brown · 10-21-08, 01:30 PM

Map updates: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ghlight=colour

Water transparency can be changed using SH3 Commander but I haven't yet played around with it.

orengreen · 10-21-08, 01:42 PM

I did set water visibility with SH3 commander to max, and it's still quite dark. I think it's because of the water color that's changed in GWX, so I need a way to change that manually, if possible. Also, my question about visibility to planes/ships...?

CCIP · 10-21-08, 01:47 PM

Actually, ships and planes cannot see underwater at all in SHIII, so I wouldn't worry about it. The only detection method underwater is by sound, and it's independent of the water graphics.

orengreen · 10-21-08, 01:54 PM

Thanks CCIP,
Any ideas about my other problems? And what about editing cfg, dat, tga files...? Any place I could learn how to do that??

10-21-08, 11:01 AM	#1
orengreen Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	questions about cfg files Hello maties! I'm using GWX (the new version) and I want to edit the cfg files to bring back the following : Map updates: original red/blue/green contacts for ships and airplanes Sonar/radar: direction lines for contacts visible U-mark: the orange spot on the water while sub is underwater Water: color is blue instead of black and more transparent Lastly, is there some website/location that has a detailed explanation about the various cfg files of the game, what entries they contain, and how to modify them? Thanks! Oren

10-21-08, 01:30 PM	#3
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Map updates: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ghlight=colour Water transparency can be changed using SH3 Commander but I haven't yet played around with it. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time... Last edited by Wreford-Brown; 10-21-08 at 02:43 PM.

10-21-08, 01:47 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Actually, ships and planes cannot see underwater at all in SHIII, so I wouldn't worry about it. The only detection method underwater is by sound, and it's independent of the water graphics. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-21-08, 11:26 AM	#2
orengreen Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I don't understand, what do you mean by "change the graphic"? Do I edit this tga file? Oh, and one more (maybe stupid) question: does changing the water clarity/murkiness in external cam changes ships/planes ability to see me underwater?

10-21-08, 01:42 PM	#4
orengreen Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I did set water visibility with SH3 commander to max, and it's still quite dark. I think it's because of the water color that's changed in GWX, so I need a way to change that manually, if possible. Also, my question about visibility to planes/ships...?

10-21-08, 01:54 PM	#6
orengreen Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Thanks CCIP, Any ideas about my other problems? And what about editing cfg, dat, tga files...? Any place I could learn how to do that??