[WIP] ONI Style Recognition Manual

[WernerSobe]

Hello,

Ive catched myself using the "ID-Target" button to often, even if identification was easy or even when i knew what kind of ship that was but the stock Recognition Manual is so badly organazed it just takes to long to browse it to the right ship. Regarding realism identifying the target was captains task not someone behind you.

So i decided to make a new recognition manual with order that makes more sense. Tater joined the project with an idea to organize it the same way the real ONI recognition manual was designed and to give it same look by puting real ONI pages scans in. He is blessed by calling real ONI his own so he is working on the grafic part.

The order will be now no longer based on countries. But on ship appearence and their class. There will be only japanese ships (after all we are not hunting netherlands or poles, do we?). So basicly you will first look at your targets superstructure design, then browse to that section and find the ship.

The new order will look like this

• Cargo Composite
  • Akita Maru
  • Heito Maru
  • Nagara Maru
  • Taihosan Maru
  • Zinbu Maru
• Cargo Split
  • Biyo Maru
  • Hakusika Maru
  • Kasagisan Maru
  • Kinposan Maru
• Passenger
  • Horai Maru
  • Kiturin Maru
  • Kotobuki Maru
  • Tyohei Maru
• Engine Aft
  • Buzyun Maru
  • Haruna Maru
  • Nippon Maru
• Destroyers (DD)
  • Akizuki Destroyer
  • Asashio Destroyer
  • Fubuki Destoyer
  • Minekaze Destroyer
  • Mutsuki Destroyer
  • Shiratsuyu Destroyer
• Patrol (PC)
  • Large Minelayer
  • Minesweaper
  • Medium Gunboat
  • Small Gunboat
  • Subchaser
• Light Cruiser (CL)
  • Agano Light Cruiser
  • Kuma Light Cruiser
  • Naka Light Cruiser
• Heavy Cruisers (CA)
  • Furutaka Heavy Cruiser
  • Maya Heavy Cruiser
  • Mogami Heavy Cruiser
  • Takao Heavy Cruiser
• Carriers (CV)
  • Akitsu Escort Carrier
  • Chitose Seaplane Tender
  • Taiyo Escort Carrier
  • Hiryu Fleet Carrier
  • Shokaku Fleet Carrier
  • Taiho Fleet Carrier
• Battleships (BB)
  • Fuso Battleship
  • Ise Battleship
  • Ise (late) Battleship
  • Kongo Battleship
  • Yamato Battleship

Example on IDing a target. Say we have a target that appears having the funnels at its stern. So we know it is an "Engine Aft" Superstructure design so we browse to that page. Now we are limited to three ships only so now we just have to count the masts or look at its general appearence. The whole process is much easier, faster and more accurate. You must not brawse through all the warships including all the small patrol crafts just to grab a Mogami.

Also note that we have used real shipnames as they appear in ONI Manual. SH4 devs have replaced them by something silly like "small old split freighter", we put their original names back.

Now i have a little preview video for you! Please note it is not ready yet. What you can see there is just the basic structure. The real ONI grafics are not added yet.

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1913195

[Bando]

I see what you mean. This sounds like a real good addition. I would certainly DL this one when ready. Looks good and it's usefull beyond doubt.

Thanks for the effort

[nomad_delta]

Agreed, I'm also looking forward to this one. Better organized and more efficient, and with real ONI graphics to boot? Sign me up!

nomad_delta

[tater]

I have all the ONI stuff, I just need to figure out how to get it from PSD (I made alpha channels) to dds.

tater

[DavidH]

If you edit data\cfg\commands.cfg to:

[Cmd343]
Name=WP_Identify_target
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F130002
Str=1073
Key0=0x49,Cs,"SHIFT I"

Avoids using the recognition manual

Regards
DavidH

[Bando]

Thanks...but no thanks

I still would want to go through the real thing. Looking and hasitating under time pressure, wouldn't trade it for the world. To me this is an integrated part of simming..

[WernerSobe]

Originally Posted by DavidH

If you edit data\cfg\commands.cfg to:

[Cmd343]
Name=WP_Identify_target
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F130002
Str=1073
Key0=0x49,Cs,"SHIFT I"

Avoids using the recognition manual

Regards
DavidH

seems like you havent even read the post. Otherwise you would notice what ive said in first line.