[REL] Emblems for OM 705 uboats

[etheberge]

Originally Posted by lurker_hlb3

Go to c:\Documents and Settings\xxxxx\My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames
And your most current import save


Edit ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc

Fine the following:

[UserPlayerUnit 1.UnitPartSlot 1.UnitPart.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 10]
ID=TarnmatteSlot
NameDisplayable=Tarnmatte Schnorkel Head Coating
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes=NULL
UserCustomizable=No
ExternalNodeName3D=TAR
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D=28
IDLinkEquipmentLoaded=NULL

And insert this right after it

[UserPlayerUnit 1.UnitPartSlot 1.UnitPart.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 11]
ID=EmblemSlot
NameDisplayable=Conning tower emblem
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes=NULL
UserCustomizable=Yes
ExternalNodeName3D=EMB
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D=-1
IDLinkEquipmentLoaded=NULL

Save and restart the game and the emblem addon should be there

Lurker, Akula and everyone else that wants to add this mod to an existing career,

I had the same problem as Akula, after adding the extra section as described above it still wasn't showing up in the selection screen.

It turns out there a second section that needs to be added.

Find the last section with the header [UserPlayerUnit 1.UnitPartSlot 1.UnitPart.UpgradePackSlot xx] --->the number here may vary depending on type of boat and time period, look for the last one.

Immediately below that section copy this new section:

[UserPlayerUnit 1.UnitPartSlot 1.UnitPart.UpgradePackSlot xx+1]
ID=UpgEmblem
NameDisplayable=Conning tower emblem
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes=utypEmblemSmall
UserCustomizable=Yes
IDLinkUpgradePackSlots=EmblemSlot
CurrentUpgradePack=
IDLinkUpgradePackSlotsLoaded=NULL

Be sure to replace xx+1 with the number appropriate in your new case.

This should work, it was tested with IIB in Sep. 1939.

[Akula4745]

Yer da bomb, big E! Will try it as soon as I am home from work.

WoO-HOo!

[etheberge]

Othr,

Found the problem with the emblem not showing up on the IID. There's a typo in UnitParts11IID.upc.

Change:
[UnitPart 1.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 9]<------
ID= EmblemSlot
NameDisplayable= Conning tower emblem
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes=NULL
UserCustomizable=Yes
IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL
ExternalNodeName3D= EMB
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1

to:
[UnitPart 1.Compartment 1.EquipmentSlot 8]<------
ID= EmblemSlot
NameDisplayable= Conning tower emblem
Type=NULL
AcceptedTypes=NULL
UserCustomizable=Yes
IDLinkEquipmentIntervalDefault1= NULL, NULL, NULL
ExternalNodeName3D= EMB
ExternalDamageZoneTypeID3D= -1

That did the trick for me. Tested with IID 1st Flotilla/Sept.1940.

[othr]

Thanks a bunch, most issues now fixed in 0.4.

[Akula4745]

Works like a champ now. My thanks to all who helped get me working!!

I played around with a few emblems and this method does not flip the image - so it works great for non-directional emblems like shields and such - directional emblems like the snorting bull, smiling sawfish, and leaping devil will be aiming forward on the port side... and to the rear on the starboard side. Risking a stupid question... is there a way to flip the image for opposing sides?

[etheberge]

Othr,

I think the 0.4 archive may be corrupted. I tried downloading twice from filefront but no joy.

Akula were you able to get the new version?

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by etheberge

Othr,

I think the 0.4 archive may be corrupted. I tried downloading twice from filefront but no joy.

Akula were you able to get the new version?

I can confirm that it is corrupted

[othr]

Originally Posted by Akula4745

Works like a champ now. My thanks to all who helped get me working!!

I played around with a few emblems and this method does not flip the image - so it works great for non-directional emblems like shields and such - directional emblems like the snorting bull, smiling sawfish, and leaping devil will be aiming forward on the port side... and to the rear on the starboard side. Risking a stupid question... is there a way to flip the image for opposing sides?

I'll look into that, if it means doubling the amount of entries in the .dat files and the UPC files I probably won't do it.

[othr]

Originally Posted by Akula4745

Works like a champ now. My thanks to all who helped get me working!!

I played around with a few emblems and this method does not flip the image - so it works great for non-directional emblems like shields and such - directional emblems like the snorting bull, smiling sawfish, and leaping devil will be aiming forward on the port side... and to the rear on the starboard side. Risking a stupid question... is there a way to flip the image for opposing sides?

As etherberge pointed out this would be really easy to do, however, any emblems with text in them will get the 'mirrored' effect on one of the sides. That is a problem and there really is no easy way to approach this other than creating duplicates of already created emblems.

I guess there could be an addon on top of this addon to make what you want happen, pretty dirty and I don't like it but there really isn't much else we can do.

[etheberge]

I suppose it would be possible to include two versions of the .dat files, one with the emblem facing backwards on one side but not mirrored and the other with both sides facing forwards but one side mirrored.

Leave it up to the users to choose which one they want by manually copying the files or through JSGME. This way everyone could have their cake and eat it too.