Kapitan's Log

[Notewire]

First, I hope this post and it's courteous replies do nothing to slow down the launching of GWX or NYGM2.2.

Does anybody know how (or where) to manually enter text into the Log? I don't need a fancy way to do it in game, but I would be happy to take notes during patrol and type them in between patrols if I could see them in the log later in the patrol - and indeed in future reads of my old patrol logs.

I use SH3 Gen, and I know this writes a good deal of information into the log - I was just wondering if you could add to that manually.

For an illustrative example, I take notes when I do an attack, and would love to log, during or after I save, something like

"0753 - sighted lone C3 Cargo looking vessel, bearing 253, distance 8500m
0830 - turned to 11 deg north to track vessel out of sight, expected to be in position by 1230.
1230 - submerged 500 meters from anticipated C3 path, waiting
1320 - hydrophone reports C3 turning to west, will resume chase at 14 knts, 225 deg."

Just looking for a way to manually enter that, either in or out of game.

Thanks for the help if anybody knows how.

Highest Regards,
Yarre Notewire,
U-9

[panthercules]

Check out this thread for one possibility that the remarkable JScones is contemplating doing for us regarding such a patrol log:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...084#post303084


Can't wait - I've been wanting something like this since the game came out

[kylania]

I use Excel for this currently, but can't wait for JScones' log reader.

[Dowly]

I have a template I made for my personal logs. I use photshop to make the notes.

Here´s a example:

[Notewire]

I also use hand written notes on a produced template.

JS Scones Idea looks great, and will be a welcome addition.

However, what I was really hoping to get after is how to input the information into the Patrol Log, that sits on my Navigators desk when I am on patrol - if information is able to be inputted there - it will be saved with my Campaign - it will be visible when I view my old patrol logs from my desk back in Kiel - and it will be visible when I review my career with SH3 Commander (I think). I know SH3 Gen alters the patrol log - I just was wondering if anybody had cracked the code on how to input into the in-game Patrol Log. I always thought it was a bit hokey that the Cpts Log just notes Departure and sinkings, and no other events - and would LOVE to input them manually.

Plus, it would keep my wife from asking what all those random - Patrol Log piles are on the dresser.

If anybody knows how to do this, please let me know, thanks!!

Regards,
Yarre Notewire

[kylania]

Originally Posted by Dowly

I have a template I made for my personal logs. I use photshop to make the notes.

Here´s a example:

Care to share the PSD and font for that perhaps Dowly? It looks great!!

Originally Posted by Notewire

I know SH3 Gen alters the patrol log

SH3 Gen writes to the SH3 log which is just a text file. So you could add all you want to it, but from out of game. There's no ability to add to that file from within the game that I'm aware of. Also writing to it during a patrol might be dangerous. SH3Gen requires you to make a save, run the edits, then reload the save.

[Notewire]

Originally Posted by kylania

SH3 Gen writes to the SH3 log which is just a text file. So you could add all you want to it, but from out of game. There's no ability to add to that file from within the game that I'm aware of. Also writing to it during a patrol might be dangerous. SH3Gen requires you to make a save, run the edits, then reload the save.

Ah yes, that was what I thought - but I just . . cant .. find the dang file . .. I would LOVE to be able to add from out of game - if I could just find where . . .

Help!

[kylania]

My install it at home, but it's saved with a Save game. Under my docs/sh3/careers/patrol x/ then something like cpt.cfg or something similar? I'll check when I get home.