Well you know some one has to ask - waht about the twisty periscope thingy?

[RFB Team]

This is very simple to mod. First, open up the SNS file in each submarine's folder (/Data/Submarine/NSS_***). You will see two lines in there for the periscopes:

LinkName=atack_periscop,data\Objects\Sensors\UBoot _Sensors

and

LinkName=obs_periscop,data\Objects\Sensors\UBoot_S ensors

Change atack_periscop to atack_periscop_wire and obs_periscop to obs_periscop_wire. That's all there is to it.

[reaper7]

Originally Posted by RFB Team

This is very simple to mod. First, open up the SNS file in each submarine's folder (/Data/Submarine/NSS_***). You will see two lines in there for the periscopes:



and



Change atack_periscop to atack_periscop_wire and obs_periscop to obs_periscop_wire. That's all there is to it.

Nice find, thanks

You gotta be kidding........

why the heck didn't they release it that way!!

[kylania]

Was it only the attack scope that had this feature or did the obs too? I took a quick peek online and in my VII sub book, and only found pictures of attack scopes with it.

I made up a real quick mod with all the attack scopes changed, but if the obs scopes should have it I can add that too. All thanks to RFB's find of course.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by kylania

Was it only the attack scope that had this feature or did the obs too? I took a quick peek online and in my VII sub book, and only found pictures of attack scopes with it.

Yes, this is something I'm not sure about. I have seen one photo in which the caption claims the periscope pictured with the wires is the observation one, but the angle at which the shot was taken makes this conclusion a shaky one. I'm going to keep looking to see if I can find more conclusive evidence.

[oscar19681]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Yes, this is something I'm not sure about. I have seen one photo in which the caption claims the periscope pictured with the wires is the observation one, but the angle at which the shot was taken makes this conclusion a shaky one. I'm going to keep looking to see if I can find more conclusive evidence.

Its only the attack scope that had the twisted thingy. Just read u-boat war patrol. It features a page that cleary shows (and also writen) That only the attack scope featured this to reduce the periscope wake by sucking the wake into the water a bit . But since the observation scope was only used in bad weather or night-time and thus the wake would make no differance it would not need the thingy.

[EgoApocalypse]

Got this badboy working, Looks great.

I cant understand why they just didnt put this into the game, But then I'm only a simple soldier and cant fathom vastness of the marketing mind.

I also heard that UBI got slated for this carry on, Having all this stuff in game then realsing it as "Downloadable content"..............No proof, So I might be wrong.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kptlt_Lynch

You gotta be kidding........

why the heck didn't they release it that way!!

I thought someone would actually have to make it for a mod. If it's already there but turned off I'm guessing that the first boats didn't have them, and it was a later addition.

If that's true then we need to find out exactly when they were installed, so we can put them in at the right time.

[rascal101]

Why thank you have added the required editing will see if this works

Interesting to note there is also an entry for the radio direction ariel, see below so does this mean there is a way to activate it or raise and lower it or have it raise and lower automatically when surfaced or submerged - any one know the answer


;RadioDF
[Sensor 8]
NodeName=D01
LinkName=Dummy_Round_Antena,data\Objects\Sensors\U Boot_Sensors
StartDate=19380101
EndDate=19451231

Originally Posted by RFB Team

This is very simple to mod. First, open up the SNS file in each submarine's folder (/Data/Submarine/NSS_***). You will see two lines in there for the periscopes:



and



Change atack_periscop to atack_periscop_wire and obs_periscop to obs_periscop_wire. That's all there is to it.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by rascal101

Why thank you have added the required editing will see if this works

Interesting to note there is also an entry for the radio direction ariel, see below so does this mean there is a way to activate it or raise and lower it or have it raise and lower automatically when surfaced or submerged - any one know the answer

No problem but please, stay on topic.

[BowfinSS287]

is it possible that this was not left out of the game
but is a upgrade you get later, and it will make the
scope harder to spot....does anyone know for sure?

i really wouldn't want to mod something that is a game
feature.....but if it was left out.....thanks

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by BowfinSS287

is it possible that this was not left out of the game
but is a upgrade you get later, and it will make the
scope harder to spot....does anyone know for sure?

No, it's not.

[rascal101]

Err - well as I started the thread I thought I might have some leeway to stray from topic - and seeing as you've very cleverly discovered a way to solve the issue - I did the required edits last night and they work!

So the issue with the wires is kind of solved so I thought it would be good to move on to the next obious question ie the radio direction loop

Do you know if there would be a simple solution re the direction loop


R

Originally Posted by LukeFF

No problem but please, stay on topic.

What about it?

[kylania]

Originally Posted by privateer

What about it?

I think the question is can you "deploy" or "raise" it, as in here:



Should it rotate too? This pic seems to indicate that: