[WIP] Fleetboat Sinking Messages

danurve · 03-12-10, 05:49 PM

I have about 900 Messages that should simulate fleet boat traffic reporting sinkings by date, ship sunk, and the boats current Captain. Messages are from record of enemy ships sunk in the Pacific WWII theater by submarine as compiled by JANAC (Joint Army Navy Assessment Committee). So the accuracy should be represented well.

I just need to finish the formating test them in game and make sure they are presented correctly. By that I mean the goal is an emersion text mod.

Example content:

USS Bluegill SS-242
Radio Traffic
X Sunk Honan Maru Tanker 5,542 X Eric Barr X

USS Pomfret SS-391
Radio Traffic
X Sunk Tsuyama maru Passenger Cargo 6,962
X Sunk Atlas Maru Passenger Cargo 7,347
X Sunk Hanburg Maru Passenger Cargo 5,271
X J.H. Hess

Something along those lines. Comments on the formatting are welcome.
This will not be a jsgme mod, it's text lines you can copy and paste into your messages file. Besides, I tried to keep up with all the optional messages in mods with RL_E for SHIII and it grew into a monster.

keltos01 · 03-12-10, 05:51 PM

sounds .. immersing

k

Sailor Steve · 03-12-10, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by keltos01

sounds .. immersing

Ah, yer all wet!

Honestly, Danurve, this sounds like my kind of mod!

Jan Kyster · 03-13-10, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by danurve

I have about 900 Messages that should simulate fleet boat traffic reporting sinkings by date, ship sunk, and the boats current Captain...
Something along those lines. Comments on the formatting are welcome.

Have you uploaded the text? And do you want some help with formatting?

Have been collecting messages too and use Excel spreadsheet to format and sort the lines before exporting into a TAB-format. Works very well and ensures there'll be no repeating lines...

Looking forward to it anyway - love getting messages on patrol...

virtualpender · 03-13-10, 03:52 PM

This sounds fantastic! Looking forward to it.

Galanti · 03-13-10, 04:06 PM

Great stuff, I'm very interested!

danurve · 03-15-10, 05:06 PM

Almost done - there will be about 1025 total msg.
Included with the intended msg's I put them together with an additional 100 or so news-operational msg's that I think add a dash more life to the game. To find out what they are you'll have to d/l this when it's released.

Here's a few samples:

danurve · 03-15-10, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jan Kyster

Have you uploaded the text? And do you want some help with formatting?

Have been collecting messages too and use Excel spreadsheet to format and sort the lines before exporting into a TAB-format. Works very well and ensures there'll be no repeating lines...

Looking forward to it anyway - love getting messages on patrol...

Not yet but it won't be long, it's just a text file I see no need in a pre-release. All set in the formatting, I've uhm - done this before.

I would like to see what your working on sometime.
I was realy wondering about where the messages should apear to originate from, then decided to keep it simple and use similar IV headers. That way once someone decides to use them and wants to edit that part a simple find/replace function will do it.

Mod has been Released.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=165302

03-12-10, 05:49 PM	#1
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	[WIP] Fleetboat Sinking Messages I have about 900 Messages that should simulate fleet boat traffic reporting sinkings by date, ship sunk, and the boats current Captain. Messages are from record of enemy ships sunk in the Pacific WWII theater by submarine as compiled by JANAC (Joint Army Navy Assessment Committee). So the accuracy should be represented well. I just need to finish the formating test them in game and make sure they are presented correctly. By that I mean the goal is an emersion text mod. Example content: USS Bluegill SS-242 Radio Traffic X Sunk Honan Maru Tanker 5,542 X Eric Barr X USS Pomfret SS-391 Radio Traffic X Sunk Tsuyama maru Passenger Cargo 6,962 X Sunk Atlas Maru Passenger Cargo 7,347 X Sunk Hanburg Maru Passenger Cargo 5,271 X J.H. Hess Something along those lines. Comments on the formatting are welcome. This will not be a jsgme mod, it's text lines you can copy and paste into your messages file. Besides, I tried to keep up with all the optional messages in mods with RL_E for SHIII and it grew into a monster. __________________

03-12-10, 05:51 PM	#2
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	sounds .. immersing k __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

03-15-10, 05:06 PM	#7
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Almost done - there will be about 1025 total msg. Included with the intended msg's I put them together with an additional 100 or so news-operational msg's that I think add a dash more life to the game. To find out what they are you'll have to d/l this when it's released. Here's a few samples: __________________

03-13-10, 03:52 PM	#5
virtualpender Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 381 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	This sounds fantastic! Looking forward to it.

03-13-10, 04:06 PM	#6
Galanti Captain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 536 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Great stuff, I'm very interested!