Thoughts on a Tokyo Rose/Japanese music mod for Silent Hunter III???

KZS.Wattenberg · 06-11-08, 06:18 AM

Hi, Im new to this forum.

Forgive my poor English, I am learning.

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a Tokyo Rose/Japanese music gramaphone mod for Silent Hunter III. AND YES I DO MEAN SH III.
I think it would go along well with GWX ( Awsome!!!

) and any other Monsoon boat related mod: listening to 'Zero hour' while maneuvering your Type IXC on a balmy August night off Jakarta.

I was also wondering if it is possible to have certain gramaphone music files to only be played while in a certain region (I doubt it would be possible to pick up Radio Tokyo while off Halifax he he) and if so, how?

Also, was it in fact common for U-Boat men to actually listen to Japanese broadcasts (music) in the course of Monsun operations? It would have indeed been possible (which is why I am creating/have created this mod).

(NOTE: I have only been able to find decent quality Tokyo Rose/'Zero hour' broadcasts from about August 1944 onwards: the Silent Hunter 4 team had this problem as well which is why Tokyo Rose was not included in that simulator. I also have found WWII Allied propaganda broadcasts directed specifically at U-Boat men, I might include this as well).

Good

or dumb

idea?

d@rk51d3 · 06-11-08, 06:22 AM

A full Gramophone is a happy gramophone.

I think that's a great idea.

Sailor Steve · 06-11-08, 06:34 AM

Great idea! Especially if, as you mentioned, one is playing in the Indian Ocean or Eastward.

Tuddley3 · 06-11-08, 06:49 AM

Welcome to Subsim KZS. Wattenberg.

Bunkerratt has a lot of good stuff, including Tokyo Rose(I think she is in the Coast Watcher downloads. Here is his Filefront link : http://hosted.filefront.com/bunkerratt.

I've not run across any Japanese music, just mainly Zero Hour and USO Tour stuff(With Bob Hope). If you want more stuff like this, ask around in the SH4 Mods Workshop.

As far as having certain music play in certain regions, that is only possible in SH4 with the Radio Stations function. The only special function with the SH3 Gramophone is a randomizer.

Wreford-Brown · 06-11-08, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KZS.Wattenberg

I was also wondering if it is possible to have certain gramaphone music files to only be played while in a certain region (I doubt it would be possible to pick up Radio Tokyo while off Halifax he he) and if so, how?

It should be possible through SH3 Commander Flotilla files - you can make SH3 Commander write the gramaphone tracks into the correct folder every time you load a game using 10th Flotilla... all you need is someone to tell you which Flotilla folder is 10th Flotilla.

Jimbuna · 06-12-08, 07:43 AM

Welcome aboard Kaleun....a good idea for the monsun patrols

06-11-08, 06:18 AM	#1
KZS.Wattenberg Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Thoughts on a Tokyo Rose/Japanese music mod for Silent Hunter III??? Hi, Im new to this forum. Forgive my poor English, I am learning. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a Tokyo Rose/Japanese music gramaphone mod for Silent Hunter III. AND YES I DO MEAN SH III. I think it would go along well with GWX ( Awsome!!! ) and any other Monsoon boat related mod: listening to 'Zero hour' while maneuvering your Type IXC on a balmy August night off Jakarta. I was also wondering if it is possible to have certain gramaphone music files to only be played while in a certain region (I doubt it would be possible to pick up Radio Tokyo while off Halifax he he) and if so, how? Also, was it in fact common for U-Boat men to actually listen to Japanese broadcasts (music) in the course of Monsun operations? It would have indeed been possible (which is why I am creating/have created this mod). (NOTE: I have only been able to find decent quality Tokyo Rose/'Zero hour' broadcasts from about August 1944 onwards: the Silent Hunter 4 team had this problem as well which is why Tokyo Rose was not included in that simulator. I also have found WWII Allied propaganda broadcasts directed specifically at U-Boat men, I might include this as well). Good or dumb idea?

06-11-08, 06:34 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Great idea! Especially if, as you mentioned, one is playing in the Indian Ocean or Eastward. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-12-08, 07:43 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard Kaleun....a good idea for the monsun patrols __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-11-08, 06:22 AM	#2
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	A full Gramophone is a happy gramophone. I think that's a great idea.

06-11-08, 06:49 AM	#4
Tuddley3 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Maine USA Posts: 905 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	Welcome to Subsim KZS. Wattenberg. Bunkerratt has a lot of good stuff, including Tokyo Rose(I think she is in the Coast Watcher downloads. Here is his Filefront link : http://hosted.filefront.com/bunkerratt. I've not run across any Japanese music, just mainly Zero Hour and USO Tour stuff(With Bob Hope). If you want more stuff like this, ask around in the SH4 Mods Workshop. As far as having certain music play in certain regions, that is only possible in SH4 with the Radio Stations function. The only special function with the SH3 Gramophone is a randomizer.