Destroyer Command Mission Editor

Wildboars · 07-31-09, 06:02 AM

Hi Everybody!

I'm new to DC and have some questions. Hopefully you can answer them.

1. Is there a Mission editor, where i can edit existing single mission an create new one? (I do not mean the impemented mission genereator, but an mission editor like SH3)

2. How can i activate the external view of my ship?

3. I downloaded the Kriegsmarine Mod, ecellent work!! But how can i join the Kriegsmarine in campaign mod?

Thanks for your help!!!!
Wildboars

Keep them afloat!

horsa · 08-01-09, 03:15 PM

Hi Wildboars

1.DC didn't come with a mission editor but you can manually edit all the missions using a text editor such as wordpad.
A little more tricky to use is a program called Koralle which I believe is still downloadable from subsim's download section.
Even better is kriegstanz which does not allow you to edit existing missions but lets you create new ones which can then be easily edited.
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Kriegstanz/index.html
Highly recommended.

2 DC defaults to "no external camera" - a real pain.
Go to REALISM settings and enable it.

3. Sorry. Kriegsmarine was never finished. It doesn't have a campaign written for it.

Wildboars · 08-02-09, 02:44 PM

Thank you very much, Horsa.

The editor was the thing, i was really looking for.

But i stil have the problem with the external view. For SH2 it is no problem, but with DC.

I have made the correct settings in the REALISM menu, but i can not access the external view during the game. Maybe i'm toooooo stupid.
I'm using the german keyboard layout, 'cause the game is the german version. According to the manual the . and the , are for external views, the same as for switching the turrets. But is doesn't work on my PC!

So, what are the keys to access to go to external view during the game????

Thank your for your help, i'm looking forward to it.

Many Greeting
Wildboars

Keep them afloat!

horsa · 08-03-09, 05:05 PM

Go to F3

Move your cursor to the top of the screen and it changes to a yellow triangle( pointing up)

Left click mouse button.

To return to observation view move your cursor to the centre of the screen till a yellow triangle appears. Left click your mouse button

Wildboars · 08-05-09, 02:13 AM

Thanks for your patience with a guy, who cannot read the manual carefully enough.

Many Greetings
Wildboars

Keep them afloat!

Admiral Von Gerlach · 08-13-09, 07:03 PM

thanks for this topic, very interested in this too. beginning research.

rea00cy · 08-18-09, 12:57 AM

Hi All:

I used to play DC a lot and also created many new missions for myself. I never uploaded and offered them 'cause most were never completely finished. Some of them were pretty large sdf files (several hundreds of KB). Unfortunately, today all of these scenarios are lost, since my old computer computer died and I had no backup copies of them.
Years have passed and other naval simulations have come and gone. Still I've found no other one that produced me so much joy and fun as DC. With so many addons and mods collectively developed by enthusiasts that I found at the time in this site, the real fact is that I'm still firmly hooked to this game. I think it is a grossly underestimated naval simulation.
Recently, this nostalgia brought me back to reinstall DC on my new Windows Vista PC and start playing it again. I'm just in the process to reconstruct my lost mission files from old, sometimes jeroglific, notes that I took at the time I was creating then with Kriegstanz Developer v2.5. Right now I'm reconstructing my favorite 5-part Exercise Rhine mission (miny campaign?). My problem is that I've lost most of the DC/SHII mission editing guides and information collected over the years from these subsim fora that were inmmensely helpful-I will say essential-to understand how to hand edit scenario files.

I would greatly appreciate if anyone outhere can refer me any source that still contain info on how to hand edit DC scenario files.

Regards,

Rea00cy

P.S. English is not my mother language, so excuse me if you feel that my post is difficult to understand or you find any mistakes in it. Thanks

horsa · 08-18-09, 01:13 PM

Try this link on my Iron Seas website.
http://www.ironseas.co.uk/6.html

Admiral Von Gerlach · 08-18-09, 02:02 PM

reaOOcy when you have finished a scenario or two I would love to see them if you are willing to share. I am very glad you have come back, ys DC is a remarkable sim and I am very much enjoying exploring its potential for the first time.

07-31-09, 06:02 AM	#1
Wildboars Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Destroyer Command Mission Editor Hi Everybody! I'm new to DC and have some questions. Hopefully you can answer them. 1. Is there a Mission editor, where i can edit existing single mission an create new one? (I do not mean the impemented mission genereator, but an mission editor like SH3) 2. How can i activate the external view of my ship? 3. I downloaded the Kriegsmarine Mod, ecellent work!! But how can i join the Kriegsmarine in campaign mod? Thanks for your help!!!! Wildboars Keep them afloat!

08-01-09, 03:15 PM	#2
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Hi Wildboars 1.DC didn't come with a mission editor but you can manually edit all the missions using a text editor such as wordpad. A little more tricky to use is a program called Koralle which I believe is still downloadable from subsim's download section. Even better is kriegstanz which does not allow you to edit existing missions but lets you create new ones which can then be easily edited. http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Kriegstanz/index.html Highly recommended. 2 DC defaults to "no external camera" - a real pain. Go to REALISM settings and enable it. 3. Sorry. Kriegsmarine was never finished. It doesn't have a campaign written for it. __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba

08-02-09, 02:44 PM	#3
Wildboars Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your quick help, Horsa. Thank you very much, Horsa. The editor was the thing, i was really looking for. But i stil have the problem with the external view. For SH2 it is no problem, but with DC. I have made the correct settings in the REALISM menu, but i can not access the external view during the game. Maybe i'm toooooo stupid. I'm using the german keyboard layout, 'cause the game is the german version. According to the manual the . and the , are for external views, the same as for switching the turrets. But is doesn't work on my PC! So, what are the keys to access to go to external view during the game???? Thank your for your help, i'm looking forward to it. Many Greeting Wildboars Keep them afloat!

08-03-09, 05:05 PM	#4
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Go to F3 Move your cursor to the top of the screen and it changes to a yellow triangle( pointing up) Left click mouse button. To return to observation view move your cursor to the centre of the screen till a yellow triangle appears. Left click your mouse button __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba

08-05-09, 02:13 AM	#5
Wildboars Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much, Horsa. Thanks for your patience with a guy, who cannot read the manual carefully enough. Many Greetings Wildboars Keep them afloat!

08-13-09, 07:03 PM	#6
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	thanks for this topic, very interested in this too. beginning research. __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen.

08-18-09, 12:57 AM	#7
rea00cy Loader Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central FL Posts: 88 Downloads: 337 Uploads: 0	Some reflectiona and questions Hi All: I used to play DC a lot and also created many new missions for myself. I never uploaded and offered them 'cause most were never completely finished. Some of them were pretty large sdf files (several hundreds of KB). Unfortunately, today all of these scenarios are lost, since my old computer computer died and I had no backup copies of them. Years have passed and other naval simulations have come and gone. Still I've found no other one that produced me so much joy and fun as DC. With so many addons and mods collectively developed by enthusiasts that I found at the time in this site, the real fact is that I'm still firmly hooked to this game. I think it is a grossly underestimated naval simulation. Recently, this nostalgia brought me back to reinstall DC on my new Windows Vista PC and start playing it again. I'm just in the process to reconstruct my lost mission files from old, sometimes jeroglific, notes that I took at the time I was creating then with Kriegstanz Developer v2.5. Right now I'm reconstructing my favorite 5-part Exercise Rhine mission (miny campaign?). My problem is that I've lost most of the DC/SHII mission editing guides and information collected over the years from these subsim fora that were inmmensely helpful-I will say essential-to understand how to hand edit scenario files. I would greatly appreciate if anyone outhere can refer me any source that still contain info on how to hand edit DC scenario files. Regards, Rea00cy P.S. English is not my mother language, so excuse me if you feel that my post is difficult to understand or you find any mistakes in it. Thanks

08-18-09, 01:13 PM	#8
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Try this link on my Iron Seas website. http://www.ironseas.co.uk/6.html __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba

08-18-09, 02:02 PM	#9
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	reaOOcy when you have finished a scenario or two I would love to see them if you are willing to share. I am very glad you have come back, ys DC is a remarkable sim and I am very much enjoying exploring its potential for the first time. __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen.