[REL] MightyFine Crew Mod

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by KarlSteiner

See my Tug for SH3: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/857101043/m/6011016756?r=6011016756#6011016756

Where can I download this? The FileFront link in that thread is dead.

[Heretic]

Mod status and future plans.

I'm pretty satisfied with the bridge watch. I could make it somewhat better with some different animations, but that's starting to look more like something to hope for in patches and expansions. If that changes, I'll be glad to revisit it.

I've investigated adding more crew to the deck gun and torpedo room. I have one more thing I'd like to try on the deck gun but the torpedo room is a bust. There's a only two usable waypoints in there and they're both occupied. Finding usable animations that are offset from those waypoints has proven futile. Not a big disappointment for me since that's just a sideshow. The aft tube doesn't have any loading sequence at all. 90% of the action takes place in the control room and bridge.

I'd still like to do something with the bosun. Having him occasionaly touring the boat checking on the crew seems a good choice. Possibly having other crewmen moving around a bit makes sense too. I don't know if that will be in 1.2 or not.

Which brings me to something pretty exciting I'm working on for 1.2 - command based actions. Currently the crewmen are just looping through a set of animations with no connection to what the boat is doing or orders the player has given. The devs have implemented a command interface to allow the crewmen to perform action based on the command, but it's pretty limited and unfinished. Some of the functions referenced are very intriguing (OperateLeftTelegraph, OperateRightTelegraph), but sadly not functional. I'm working on a method to utilize that interface to drive the idle scripts, where I have more freedom.

What this means is when you issue a command, like 'dive', the Chief will call out ballast tank and hydroplane orders using the sound files already in the game- "flood main ballast tank", "fore planes five degrees down", etc. Then the planesmen will operate the correct controls, the ballast tank operator will turn his valves, and so on. The devs made the sound files, animations, and interface to make this all possible, but never got it completely implemented. I'm pretty sure I can get it functioning well enough to be a nice addition to the atmosphere and realism.

[kylania]

Originally Posted by Heretic

The devs made the sound files, animations, and interface to make this all possible, but never got it completely implemented. I'm pretty sure I can get it functioning well enough to be a nice addition to the atmosphere and realism.

I love you man!

[piri_reis]

Heretic, I've tried using the commented-out animations in some of the unfinished crew script files; Like the set_speed.aix, but the game crashes with even minimal modification. I wonder if at least the:

Wp:LookAtPlayer();
Wp:LookAtEngineTelegraph();

aren't functional..

It's great that you see a solution to this by using the Idle scripts

[Heretic]

Originally Posted by piri_reis

Heretic, I've tried using the commented-out animations in some of the unfinished crew script files; Like the set_speed.aix, but the game crashes with even minimal modification. I wonder if at least the:

Wp:LookAtPlayer();
Wp:LookAtEngineTelegraph();

aren't functional..

It's great that you see a solution to this by using the Idle scripts

Yeah, it's a shame they don't work cause it looks like they had some cool stuff planned. Hopefully that's something that will show up in a patch or expansion down the road.

[coronas]

Thanks again, Heretic!

[Bilge_Rat]

most excellent mod Heretic, great work!

[Westbroek]

Heretic,
Really enjoying what you've already done here. Keeping my fingers crossed for you as you dig deeper and deeper into the control room possibilities. Keep up the good work and I'll keep thanking you!

[oscar19681]

Originally Posted by Heretic

Mod status and future plans.

I'm pretty satisfied with the bridge watch. I could make it somewhat better with some different animations, but that's starting to look more like something to hope for in patches and expansions. If that changes, I'll be glad to revisit it.

I've investigated adding more crew to the deck gun and torpedo room. I have one more thing I'd like to try on the deck gun but the torpedo room is a bust. There's a only two usable waypoints in there and they're both occupied. Finding usable animations that are offset from those waypoints has proven futile. Not a big disappointment for me since that's just a sideshow. The aft tube doesn't have any loading sequence at all. 90% of the action takes place in the control room and bridge.

I'd still like to do something with the bosun. Having him occasionaly touring the boat checking on the crew seems a good choice. Possibly having other crewmen moving around a bit makes sense too. I don't know if that will be in 1.2 or not.

Which brings me to something pretty exciting I'm working on for 1.2 - command based actions. Currently the crewmen are just looping through a set of animations with no connection to what the boat is doing or orders the player has given. The devs have implemented a command interface to allow the crewmen to perform action based on the command, but it's pretty limited and unfinished. Some of the functions referenced are very intriguing (OperateLeftTelegraph, OperateRightTelegraph), but sadly not functional. I'm working on a method to utilize that interface to drive the idle scripts, where I have more freedom.

What this means is when you issue a command, like 'dive', the Chief will call out ballast tank and hydroplane orders using the sound files already in the game- "flood main ballast tank", "fore planes five degrees down", etc. Then the planesmen will operate the correct controls, the ballast tank operator will turn his valves, and so on. The devs made the sound files, animations, and interface to make this all possible, but never got it completely implemented. I'm pretty sure I can get it functioning well enough to be a nice addition to the atmosphere and realism.

Someone should have BDU give you a knights-cross for this man! Also since you seem to be able to find your way around this stuff , what are the possibilaty to add more crew to for example the bunks?

[malkuth74]

The questions beckons to me. How come you have done in 2 weeks what the devs could not do in 1 year? LOL.

Nothing personal towards the devs. BUt you modders are making them look shamfull for what you have done in just 2 weeks time. Totally amazing.

[Heretic]

Originally Posted by malkuth74

The questions beckons to me. How come you have done in 2 weeks what the devs could not do in 1 year? LOL.

Nothing personal towards the devs. BUt you modders are making them look shamfull for what you have done in just 2 weeks time. Totally amazing.

Nope. I'm not fixing things they botched. I'm using the tools they gave us to build on their work. Yeah, they ran out of time and didn't get everything they wanted done. But none of this would be possible without the 90% they got right.

[Stormfly]

iam using your mod and must say the crew is much more realistic now, Thanks !

Do you think about also exchangin the navigator, he looks not fitting for a sub crew in my eyes.

...and all this news sound pretty good

[Bilge_Rat]

pretty damned amazing stuff, if you ask me:










Heretic's crew mod, Pascal's uniforms, captainhelm's lighting, chasing convoy HG70........and the game was released 2 weeks ago?..........

[Heretic]

Originally Posted by Stormfly

iam using your mod and must say the crew is much more realistic now, Thanks !

Do you think about also exchangin the navigator, he looks not fitting for a sub crew in my eyes.

...and all this news sound pretty good

He's been trying on various heads but hasn't really found one he likes.

[Stormfly]

Originally Posted by Heretic

He's been trying on various heads but hasn't really found one he likes.

...yes indeed and typical for Mr. Addams