[WIP] Damage Control analyzer that factors crew experience into the damage report - Page 8

billko · 12-23-07, 11:42 PM

Hey thanks Dave!

BTW, someone reported a "Cannot read from a closed TextReader" error after applying patch 1.4. Has anyone seen this?

Bill

hyperion2206 · 12-28-07, 04:58 PM

The only thing I've noticed is that your mod doesn't support the base change to Midway. It basically says Flottila: Peal Harbor, Base: Unknown.

billko · 12-29-07, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

The only thing I've noticed is that your mod doesn't support the base change to Midway. It basically says Flottila: Peal Harbor, Base: Unknown.

Wow, that's a new one to me! The info is read right out of the saved game output files. If you can prove that is the only time it occurs, then I can look for the "unknown" string and replace it with the correct info. Otherwise, if it's not unique to that instance, I'll have to leave it as it is.

Thanks for the info!!!

Bill

hyperion2206 · 12-29-07, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by billko

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

The only thing I've noticed is that your mod doesn't support the base change to Midway. It basically says Flottila: Peal Harbor, Base: Unknown.

Wow, that's a new one to me! The info is read right out of the saved game output files. If you can prove that is the only time it occurs, then I can look for the "unknown" string and replace it with the correct info. Otherwise, if it's not unique to that instance, I'll have to leave it as it is.

Thanks for the info!!!

Bill

As long as I was stationed at Pearl it worked well, but as soon as I was transfered to Midway it said that the base was "unknown".

Laffertytig · 12-29-07, 11:46 AM

can this mod be installed in base during a patrol?

billko · 12-29-07, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

can this mod be installed in base during a patrol?

Technically, this is not a modification of the game, but what I would call a "helper application." What it does is analyze the saved game of your choice, and gets the info out of those files. The intent is that when you get sub damage, you save your game and load it into Damage Control. It will give you an estimate of how deep you can likely dive. It is an estimate only because the guess is based upon the experience of the crew! I made it this way to give you a sense of how deep you can dive, yet the anxiety of not knowing exactly how deep you can go. Of course, the more experienced your crew, the more accurate the guess.

Since this does nothing to affect the game in any way, you can install it at any time and you can use it as soon as it is installed. You don't even have to exit the game.

I guess you got more info than you asked for.

If you decide to give it a try, I hope you have fun with it!

Bill

billko · 12-29-07, 01:19 PM

I doubt it because these files are leftovers from the SH3 days, but I had to ask.

Bill

Digital_Trucker · 12-29-07, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by billko

I doubt it because these files are leftovers from the SH3 days, but I had to ask.

Bill

Nope, the only way I know to get the save file date and time is reading the .crp file to the end and record the last date and time.

billko · 12-30-07, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by billko

I doubt it because these files are leftovers from the SH3 days, but I had to ask.

Bill

Nope, the only way I know to get the save file date and time is reading the .crp file to the end and record the last date and time.

.crp!

Bill

billko · 01-03-08, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

The only thing I've noticed is that your mod doesn't support the base change to Midway. It basically says Flottila: Peal Harbor, Base: Unknown.

Ha Ha:

Okay, you got me. It looks as if I hardocoded the bases into the application instead of looking into the flotillas.upc for string matches. Had I programmed it in the latter way, it wouldn't care what bases were specified.

Sorry, my bad. I'll fix it as soon as I can.

Bill

ReallyDedPoet · 01-03-08, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by billko

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

The only thing I've noticed is that your mod doesn't support the base change to Midway. It basically says Flottila: Peal Harbor, Base: Unknown.

Ha Ha:

Okay, you got me. It looks as if I hardocoded the bases into the application instead of looking into the flotillas.upc for string matches. Had I programmed it in the latter way, it wouldn't care what bases were specified.

Sorry, my bad. I'll fix it as soon as I can.

Bill

Thanks for continuing to work on this, very useful App.

RDP

billko · 01-04-08, 12:08 AM

It contains a fix for the problem where if your flotilla and/or base is new (as compared to SH4 1.3) DC would report it as “Unknown.”

DC can be found at:

http://users.gotsky.com/kaf/damage%20control/

Have fun!

*Actually, I am surprised this hasn't surfaced sooner as I know there are mods out there that add new bases and stuff...

billko · 01-04-08, 03:07 PM

Okay, so you guys got me foolin' around with the application again. I made the change so that Damage Control now reads the date and time from the command log, if at all possible. This makes the date and time as close to the in-game date and time as the last command issued (or whatever shows up in that text box at the top of the screen in-game).

http://users.gotsky.com/kaf/damage%20control/

Bill

ReallyDedPoet · 01-04-08, 04:45 PM

Thanks Bill, getting the new version now

RDP

billko · 01-04-08, 09:49 PM

Thanks for the words of encouragement, guys!

Bill

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12-23-07, 11:42 PM	#106
billko 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 2	Hey thanks Dave! BTW, someone reported a "Cannot read from a closed TextReader" error after applying patch 1.4. Has anyone seen this? Bill __________________ Damage Control 1.1 - LeoVampire Edition - Can you trust the experience of your crew to inform you of how deep you can really dive?

12-28-07, 04:58 PM	#107
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The only thing I've noticed is that your mod doesn't support the base change to Midway. It basically says Flottila: Peal Harbor, Base: Unknown. __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe:

12-29-07, 01:19 PM	#112
billko 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 2	Could someone tell me if the in-game time/date are being updated now? I doubt it because these files are leftovers from the SH3 days, but I had to ask. Bill __________________ Damage Control 1.1 - LeoVampire Edition - Can you trust the experience of your crew to inform you of how deep you can really dive?

01-04-08, 12:08 AM	#117
billko 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 2	DC version 1.0.5.003 is out It contains a fix for the problem where if your flotilla and/or base is new (as compared to SH4 1.3) DC would report it as “Unknown.” DC can be found at: http://users.gotsky.com/kaf/damage%20control/ Have fun! Actually, I am surprised this hasn't surfaced sooner as I know there are mods out there that add new bases and stuff... __________________ Damage Control 1.1 - LeoVampire Edition* - Can you trust the experience of your crew to inform you of how deep you can really dive?

12-29-07, 11:46 AM	#110
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	can this mod be installed in base during a patrol?

01-04-08, 03:07 PM	#118
billko 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 2	version 1.0.6.0 is out... Okay, so you guys got me foolin' around with the application again. I made the change so that Damage Control now reads the date and time from the command log, if at all possible. This makes the date and time as close to the in-game date and time as the last command issued (or whatever shows up in that text box at the top of the screen in-game). http://users.gotsky.com/kaf/damage%20control/ Bill __________________ Damage Control 1.1 - LeoVampire Edition - Can you trust the experience of your crew to inform you of how deep you can really dive?

01-04-08, 04:45 PM	#119
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Thanks Bill, getting the new version now RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-04-08, 09:49 PM	#120
billko 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 2	Thanks for the words of encouragement, guys! Bill __________________ Damage Control 1.1 - LeoVampire Edition - Can you trust the experience of your crew to inform you of how deep you can really dive?