Problem with compass on bridge?

Sammi79 · 04-21-10, 04:50 PM

HA! Ok, I have managed to tweak the .dat file in my SH4 install (keeping a backup of the original of course) and when I play in a type 7B, both gyrocompasses on the bridge now function correctly!

my do I feel smug now. Now if only I could remember exactly what I did....

[edit] just to avoid confusion I have deleted part of this post, as I am learning and now realise that half of what I had originally thought and written was not at all true.

Before I can post these files though I'd better speak to Lurker, as the files I'm tweaking come straight from his superb OpMonsun mod, maybe he can just incorporate them in a patch or something - I mean I can't really take credit for polishing somebody elses creation can I! also I will have to get the original files tweaked not my already modded versions as well as look through the other sub types and fix any others that need it... I shall start tomorrow though this could be my first contribution to subsim. give me a week or so I'll see how much work there is to do.

Sammi79 · 04-21-10, 07:54 PM

Doh! I just realised the telegraph by the uzo has the exact same problem...

must fix... sleep can wait...

Right, I now have working telegraph+both gyrocompass on the bridge in a type 7B.
'twas simple to fix -
The chunk object needs rotating until the rotational axis is in the correct direction, then the 3D model needs exporting, rotating to the correct orientation then reimporting. Now I have to do this with all the other Uboat CTs that still have non functioning dials, hopefully it won't be long before I make this a mini mod available to everyone or maybe Lurker hlb can update his OpMonsun with them.

P.S. thankyou Peabody for your reply giving me the impetus to jump into this stuff albeit blindly, the pick_01 etc. chunks seem to relate to the tooltip cursor effect in game - the word "compass" or "telegraph" pops up when you mouse over these objects on the bridge, as well as the cursor highlighting. The chunks I edited regarding these dials are :
Turm7b_1_ac buso 1_High,
Turm7b_1_ac buso 2_High and
Turm7b_1_ac telegraph_High.

Sammi79 · 04-22-10, 07:34 AM

Okay I have finished the first instance of these modifications, I am just waiting to hear back from Lurker before I decide to post them on here.

I guess maybe this thread should be moved to the ATO forum? I don't believe this problem occurs on the Fleet Boats.

Sammi79 · 04-24-10, 04:17 AM

OK, Lurker_hlb3 has released his OM/OMEGU patches which contain fixed dials on most of the type 7s, I have subsequently fixed nearly all of the playable Uboat bridge dials, though having trouble finding where to correct the type 21s.

04-21-10, 04:50 PM	#1
Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	HA! Ok, I have managed to tweak the .dat file in my SH4 install (keeping a backup of the original of course) and when I play in a type 7B, both gyrocompasses on the bridge now function correctly! my do I feel smug now. Now if only I could remember exactly what I did.... [edit] just to avoid confusion I have deleted part of this post, as I am learning and now realise that half of what I had originally thought and written was not at all true. Before I can post these files though I'd better speak to Lurker, as the files I'm tweaking come straight from his superb OpMonsun mod, maybe he can just incorporate them in a patch or something - I mean I can't really take credit for polishing somebody elses creation can I! also I will have to get the original files tweaked not my already modded versions as well as look through the other sub types and fix any others that need it... I shall start tomorrow though this could be my first contribution to subsim. give me a week or so I'll see how much work there is to do. __________________ Gadewais fy beic nghadwyno i'r rhai a rheiliau, pan wnes i ddychwelyd, yno mae'n roedd... Wedi mynd. Last edited by Sammi79; 04-21-10 at 10:11 PM.

04-21-10, 07:54 PM	#2
Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	More to do... Doh! I just realised the telegraph by the uzo has the exact same problem... must fix... sleep can wait... Right, I now have working telegraph+both gyrocompass on the bridge in a type 7B. 'twas simple to fix - The chunk object needs rotating until the rotational axis is in the correct direction, then the 3D model needs exporting, rotating to the correct orientation then reimporting. Now I have to do this with all the other Uboat CTs that still have non functioning dials, hopefully it won't be long before I make this a mini mod available to everyone or maybe Lurker hlb can update his OpMonsun with them. P.S. thankyou Peabody for your reply giving me the impetus to jump into this stuff albeit blindly, the pick_01 etc. chunks seem to relate to the tooltip cursor effect in game - the word "compass" or "telegraph" pops up when you mouse over these objects on the bridge, as well as the cursor highlighting. The chunks I edited regarding these dials are : Turm7b_1_ac buso 1_High, Turm7b_1_ac buso 2_High and Turm7b_1_ac telegraph_High. __________________ Gadewais fy beic nghadwyno i'r rhai a rheiliau, pan wnes i ddychwelyd, yno mae'n roedd... Wedi mynd. Last edited by Sammi79; 04-22-10 at 05:13 AM.

04-22-10, 07:34 AM	#3
Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	Done. Okay I have finished the first instance of these modifications, I am just waiting to hear back from Lurker before I decide to post them on here. I guess maybe this thread should be moved to the ATO forum? I don't believe this problem occurs on the Fleet Boats. __________________ Gadewais fy beic nghadwyno i'r rhai a rheiliau, pan wnes i ddychwelyd, yno mae'n roedd... Wedi mynd.

04-24-10, 04:17 AM	#4
Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	Fixed! OK, Lurker_hlb3 has released his OM/OMEGU patches which contain fixed dials on most of the type 7s, I have subsequently fixed nearly all of the playable Uboat bridge dials, though having trouble finding where to correct the type 21s. __________________ Gadewais fy beic nghadwyno i'r rhai a rheiliau, pan wnes i ddychwelyd, yno mae'n roedd... Wedi mynd. Last edited by Sammi79; 04-24-10 at 06:39 PM.