new idea for a mod, but 1st, a question

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by avers

Well I was wondering if someone could make a mod where we could play as the Japanese in the pacific. Now I am aware of SH4 and there modding community, but the SH3 community is bigger so I was thinking someone here could make a Japanese submarine campaign in the pacific or they could make it for SH4. I'm not a modder so idk how to make mods so came up with this idea. It's just a mod idea and its ur guys choice if u all want to make it.

I'm no expert either, but I believe that the work would not involve touching the basic code at all. Creating new models, especially the interiors, would be a lot of work, and to make it truly realistic would require finding Japanese voice actors, but in theory it's certainly possible. Just look at IABL's Wolves of the Kaiser mod. He's changing everything.

A little (very little) research on my part brings up a couple of attempts in the past to do exactly that.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=141869
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=175778

Unfortunately the work involved means that the people doing it have to be very dedicated, and so far no one seems to have been able to maintain that level of commitment.

Some Japanese models:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=187080