Understanding Medals/Renown/Badges in basic.cfg

frau kaleun · 01-10-11, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessa

The way that one is awarded can't be manually set in the basic.cfg file. If the game awards it to you and want to remove it, open the Careers and Careers_0 file in your documents/SH3/data/cfg/Careers/player name/ folder and set Medal7=-1 When you are ready to award it change it to Medal7=1 on the last patrol you just completed.

I'm already aware of this, editing the files in the Careers folder is how I already do it to override the game's tendency to give me the u-boat badge earlier than would be historically appropriate.

I have a line in my basic.cfg showing SCORE requirements for Medal7 (u-boat badge), I am inquiring about editing (or perhaps removing entirely) that line in order to prevent the game from ever awarding the badge at all.

Tessa · 01-10-11, 09:29 AM

To my knowledge that particular medal (medal7) was never in the basic.cfg file, and even when I tried adding it the game ignored the settings. Unforunately the only variables regarding medals that you can modify are the ones that are already there from the original install. Adding the others has never yielded any kind of success, or changing the values in the medals.cfg file either.

VONHARRIS · 01-15-11, 12:31 PM

Ok , I am sorry to say but I really can't make this thing with the additional ranks work.
I have downloaded the mod and enable it plus I changed the basic.cfg file.
Result : Game crashed completely. I had to reinstall it.

Could somebody please instruct me how to do it PLEASE?

Thank you in advance.

Edit : I think I found something in another thread here. I will try it.

VONHARRIS · 01-30-11, 01:16 PM

Update.

I am posting here because I don't want to make a new thread about the same issue.

Now , after installing the extra ranks and editing the .cfg files I managed to get demoted from Kptltnt to Oberltnt z. S. and promoted bacK to Kptlnt again and then nothing.
Check the screenshot

Any help will be mostly welcome.
Thank you all.

Sailor Steve · 01-30-11, 01:34 PM

[QUOTE=VONHARRIS;1586555]Update.

I am posting here because I don't want to make a new thread about the same issue.

Now , after installing the extra ranks and editing the .cfg files I managed to get demoted from Kptltnt to Oberltnt z. S. and promoted bacK to Kptlnt again and then nothing.[QUOTE]
The two may not be connected. Have you spent renown on anything lately? It is a well-known problem with the way SH3 works that a certain amount of renown is required to attain a rank and that renown must be retained to keep your rank.

VONHARRIS · 01-30-11, 01:40 PM

Yes . I have used renown to uograde my sensors. I will stop upgrading to see what will happen.
Thank you Sailor Steve.

Sailor Steve · 01-30-11, 01:42 PM

No problem. I hope that was all it was.

01-15-11, 12:31 PM	#3
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Ok , I am sorry to say but I really can't make this thing with the additional ranks work. I have downloaded the mod and enable it plus I changed the basic.cfg file. Result : Game crashed completely. I had to reinstall it. Could somebody please instruct me how to do it PLEASE? Thank you in advance. Edit : I think I found something in another thread here. I will try it. Last edited by VONHARRIS; 01-15-11 at 01:13 PM.

01-30-11, 01:34 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	[QUOTE=VONHARRIS;1586555]Update. I am posting here because I don't want to make a new thread about the same issue. Now , after installing the extra ranks and editing the .cfg files I managed to get demoted from Kptltnt to Oberltnt z. S. and promoted bacK to Kptlnt again and then nothing.[QUOTE] The two may not be connected. Have you spent renown on anything lately? It is a well-known problem with the way SH3 works that a certain amount of renown is required to attain a rank and that renown must be retained to keep your rank. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-30-11, 01:42 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No problem. I hope that was all it was. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-10-11, 09:29 AM	#2
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	To my knowledge that particular medal (medal7) was never in the basic.cfg file, and even when I tried adding it the game ignored the settings. Unforunately the only variables regarding medals that you can modify are the ones that are already there from the original install. Adding the others has never yielded any kind of success, or changing the values in the medals.cfg file either.

01-30-11, 01:16 PM	#4
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Update. I am posting here because I don't want to make a new thread about the same issue. Now , after installing the extra ranks and editing the .cfg files I managed to get demoted from Kptltnt to Oberltnt z. S. and promoted bacK to Kptlnt again and then nothing. Check the screenshot Any help will be mostly welcome. Thank you all.

01-30-11, 01:40 PM	#6
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Yes . I have used renown to uograde my sensors. I will stop upgrading to see what will happen. Thank you Sailor Steve.