[REL] Open Horizons II (old thread)

[Paajtor]

Do you have a dedicated soundcard, or are you using onboard-sound?

[Stormfly]

do you see red distress flares from ships which are about to sink ?

...if so, you have to remove that red flares effect from TDW´s FX mod by editing zones.cfg

\data\zones.cfg:

search for: Effect2=Distress_Flare_Red, 75 (2 times present)

replace with: #Effect2=Distress_Flare_Red, 75

[Anno1939]

[Poacher886]

Not sure if the above post are answering mine, but yes i have a Xonar DX soundcard and the only distess flares were white!

[Trevally.]

The white flares are starshells and are found in the equip file for some ships (TDW FX mods adds them).

Re: no missions
You can go and patrol anywhere you like and a new mission will get posted on your map when the date is correct. If you use the campaign radio - a message will be sent to you with this info.

You can also start patrol/dock and this will pass about 14days at a time if you want to speed to the next mission

[DoveEgg]

Originally Posted by Trevally.

You can also start patrol/dock and this will pass about 14days at a time if you want to speed to the next mission

Does anyone know a way to increase the number of days spent in port between patrols? I'd like to increase the value to help me speed through the campaign.

Has anyone tried editing the dates in the saved game files? I took a peek, but there are multiple instances of the "current date" that I don't know if I could ensure that I changed all of them.

Then again, I don't know why I want to rush to the end of the war. Once the escorts get surface radar, I'm basically screwed.

[Magic1111]

Originally Posted by Anno1939

Welcome aboard!!!

[Kromus]

Originally Posted by DoveEgg

Does anyone know a way to increase the number of days spent in port between patrols? I'd like to increase the value to help me speed through the campaign.

Go to "Silent hunter 5/Data/cfg/upc.cfg"
Edit line "MinimumDaysInBaseGE=xx" with desired number in days.

[DoveEgg]

Can't wait to try this when I get home from work! I'll edit my post with my results.

It worked. Thanks so much!

[Vit]

I have a problem!
During operation Weserubung to me allow to patrol absolutely other area instead of what near Norway and Narvik. And when I load game, at me already date of 4/16/1940. The beginning of following mission South approach. Operation Weserubung begins 4/1/1940 and comes to an end 4/10/1940. Simply there is no time. And operation South approach begins right after Weserubung, 4/10/1940
Places which to me appoint to patrol, are shown on a map. They are absolutely removed from a zone of operations!

[Rongel]

Originally Posted by Trevally.

Rongel is also working hard on his new fishing boat (using sh5 gr2 rather than dat). This will be added soon. Thanks Rongel

Sorry about the delay, work has been keeping me occupied. I hope I can get back to business tomorrow and test it in campaing. Release should be on sunday or monday. But to make things clear, this boat was already half made, I just added the missing sim, dsd, zon and val-files. Another example how the plug was pulled when the game was still unifinished. Or maybe the boat is cursed and they left it out for a reason! .

[Faamecanic]

Question,

Im using OH II... I have orders to the Western Approaches (which I just met the tonnage requirement and completed ..and its only Dec 1939 )

I have a patrol mission as well to "Engage any task force" and the marker is between Iceland and Greenland. I have been at the patrol mark for 3 weeks now and have YET to have gotten even close to an assault force (task force..cant remember the wording).

Is there someplace special these guys hang out, or route they use so I can intercept? And how close do I have to be to my patrol marker to get credit? Can I just sail by it and then go engage a task force off N. Ireland?

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by Vit

I have a problem!
During operation Weserubung to me allow to patrol absolutely other area instead of what near Norway and Narvik. And when I load game, at me already date of 4/16/1940. The beginning of following mission South approach. Operation Weserubung begins 4/1/1940 and comes to an end 4/10/1940. Simply there is no time. And operation South approach begins right after Weserubung, 4/10/1940
Places which to me appoint to patrol, are shown on a map. They are absolutely removed from a zone of operations!

Hi Vit,

I will review this
If you use the campaign radio mod - you get warnings to head to Norway from 23/03/1940

Also it is not essential that you complete all missions. the campaign will go on.

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by Rongel

Sorry about the delay, work has been keeping me occupied. I hope I can get back to business tomorrow and test it in campaing. Release should be on sunday or monday. But to make things clear, this boat was already half made, I just added the missing sim, dsd, zon and val-files. Another example how the plug was pulled when the game was still unifinished. Or maybe the boat is cursed and they left it out for a reason! .

Thanks Rongel - no hurry for the fishing boat


Have you noticed all the unfinished aeroplanes

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by Faamecanic

Question,

Im using OH II... I have orders to the Western Approaches (which I just met the tonnage requirement and completed ..and its only Dec 1939 )

I have a patrol mission as well to "Engage any task force" and the marker is between Iceland and Greenland. I have been at the patrol mark for 3 weeks now and have YET to have gotten even close to an assault force (task force..cant remember the wording).

Just North of Ireland would be a good hunting area.

Is there someplace special these guys hang out, or route they use so I can intercept? And how close do I have to be to my patrol marker to get credit? Can I just sail by it and then go engage a task force off N. Ireland?

Most radius are set at 80km (some are 200km) for credit