What SH3 Commander can do

BigWalleye · 11-24-14, 09:11 AM

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, I decided to make a list of all the capabilities of SH3 Commander. I’ve omitted the obvious ones, like the crew lists, promotions, starting at sea, and everything else that shows up in the on-screen menus. The result is impressive, and I thought other SubSimmers might be interested.

SH3 Commander lets you:

Add mods which only take effect after a specified date
Add mods which are selected randomly from a set of alternatives
Add mods which take effect randomly, but only after a specified date
Add mods which only take effect if you have chosen a particular U-boat type
Add mods which only take effect if you have chosen a particular flotilla
Change only a portion of an SH3 text or binary file without replacing the entire file
Change a portion of an SH3 text or binary file only during a specified time period
Change a portion of an SH3 text or binary file selected randomly from a set of alternatives
Change a portion of an SH3 text or binary file randomly, but only during a specified date range

All of these changes are applied when SH3 is started from inside SH3 Commander.

All of them are removed and the original files are replaced when SH3 Commander is rolled back.

In addition, you can change the parameters of just about any option which can be set in SH3 Commander, such as career length, malfunction effects, or even wave height.

This is a really powerful tool. I have used it to apply MFM skins at appropriate dates, to randomize the band music (and pinups!

) and to update the “Sperrenetze” charts. And I have only scratched the surface. I’m hoping that others will be inspired to find other uses.

A huge “THANK YOU”

to Jscones for building this most useful tool!

11-24-14, 09:11 AM	#1
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	What SH3 Commander can do Just to satisfy my own curiosity, I decided to make a list of all the capabilities of SH3 Commander. I’ve omitted the obvious ones, like the crew lists, promotions, starting at sea, and everything else that shows up in the on-screen menus. The result is impressive, and I thought other SubSimmers might be interested. SH3 Commander lets you: Add mods which only take effect after a specified date Add mods which are selected randomly from a set of alternatives Add mods which take effect randomly, but only after a specified date Add mods which only take effect if you have chosen a particular U-boat type Add mods which only take effect if you have chosen a particular flotilla Change only a portion of an SH3 text or binary file without replacing the entire file Change a portion of an SH3 text or binary file only during a specified time period Change a portion of an SH3 text or binary file selected randomly from a set of alternatives Change a portion of an SH3 text or binary file randomly, but only during a specified date range All of these changes are applied when SH3 is started from inside SH3 Commander. All of them are removed and the original files are replaced when SH3 Commander is rolled back. In addition, you can change the parameters of just about any option which can be set in SH3 Commander, such as career length, malfunction effects, or even wave height. This is a really powerful tool. I have used it to apply MFM skins at appropriate dates, to randomize the band music (and pinups!) and to update the “Sperrenetze” charts. And I have only scratched the surface. I’m hoping that others will be inspired to find other uses. A huge “THANK YOU” to Jscones for building this most useful tool!