[REL] Shoot at periscope

[Perijones]

First of all, I would like to thank Rongel for the effort to improve SH5. Just for feedback, I had the same problem that afected Jason210, the game doesn't start a mission with the change aplied. I believe that a solution to this matter will increase dramatically the realism. Cheers,

Perijones

[Rongel]

Originally Posted by Perijones

First of all, I would like to thank Rongel for the effort to improve SH5. Just for feedback, I had the same problem that afected Jason210, the game doesn't start a mission with the change aplied. I believe that a solution to this matter will increase dramatically the realism. Cheers,

Perijones

Hi and thanks for the feedback! Been away for a while so now I can get back to this. The "not starting bug" is a weird one, right now I can only think that maybe some semicolon is in the wrong place. I tested this with IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith but maybe its possible that some other mod combined with this is causing troubles. Anyway, I'll release hopefully tomorrow a test mod with stock and IRAI compatability and let's see if takes away the problems.

I used this in singleplayer mission and also in campaign and didn't have any technical problems.

[Rongel]

Ok, just realized that this it's a bit complicated to make a test mod. The IRAI ship_weapons file is property of TDW and I don't want to step on anyones toes.

If you are having difficulties getting the game to start, try just replacing the two words:

Ship:CanFireCannons() to Plane:CanFireCannons()

and

Ship:FireCannons() to Plane:FireCannons()

So just change the two words, don't touch anything else. Also when I save the .aix file, I have the ANSI coding on in the notepad options. And have IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith installed. If this works, then you can add the other scripts as well.

Later if/when everything is going well, I'll ask TDW for a permission to make a IRAI compatable mod. Have to go now, I'll get back to this later!

EDIT:

If you got the scripts working, here is link to test mission: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21248...t_Periscope.7z

Unpack and enable with JSGME. Load the "Shoot_at_Periscope" mission, raise your persicope fully, and be prepared to emergency dive!

[mobucks]

I hate to derail this, but can your periscope really be blown off in SH5? I've been playing SH4 TMO 2.5 and the escorts constantly fire at my periscope, sometimes directly hitting it with a deckgun, and it never breaks. One time a DE slammed into the thing perfectly perpendicular and instead of breaking the tube the entire boat rolled almost 90degrees! For zero hull damage/periscope damage...
So then can your periscope take damage in SH5 like being shot and broken or rammed and bent off??

Originally Posted by mobucks

I hate to derail this, but can your periscope really be blown off in SH5? I've been playing SH4 TMO 2.5 and the escorts constantly fire at my periscope, sometimes directly hitting it with a deckgun, and it never breaks. One time a DE slammed into the thing perfectly perpendicular and instead of breaking the tube the entire boat rolled almost 90degrees! For zero hull damage/periscope damage...
So then can your periscope take damage in SH5 like being shot and broken or rammed and bent off??

might be a TMO thing, in stock the scope is very very easy to destroy

i dont think it ever disappears or looks broken thou because i dont believe there are any damage files for it

[pedrobas]

First test with your mission. As soon as they saw my periscope started to shoot at me, but only the DD, didn´t see any merchant firing at me.
After a while doing a crash dive got CTD. I´ll try again later on and i´ll report results.

[Rongel]

Originally Posted by mobucks
I hate to derail this, but can your periscope really be blown off in SH5? I've been playing SH4 TMO 2.5 and the escorts constantly fire at my periscope, sometimes directly hitting it with a deckgun, and it never breaks. One time a DE slammed into the thing perfectly perpendicular and instead of breaking the tube the entire boat rolled almost 90degrees! For zero hull damage/periscope damage...
So then can your periscope take damage in SH5 like being shot and broken or rammed and bent off??

The periscopes are missing a damage box in the Uboot_sensors.zon file. While testing the periscope shooting, I added the boxes and have witnessed couple of times that my periscope is shot and destroyed completely (0 % health). Once I even saw that the actual periscope wanished when it was broken. But not sure if adding the boxes did the trick or it was working from the start.

First test with your mission. As soon as they saw my periscope started to shoot at me, but only the DD, didn´t see any merchant firing at me.
After a while doing a crash dive got CTD. I´ll try again later on and i´ll report results.

The ships act in a bit different way everytime you try the mission, sometimes they continue shooting 8 mins, sometimes 2 mins. The merchants should attack also. When you lower the scope, merchants will cease firing, but the dd's will continue. Not sure about the crash, I guess it still needs more testing .