[WIP] The Offical Post of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod

[tomhugill]

Basically we have most of the surface element ready to go, there was some issue with ctds which where being sorted out and then all we really needed was a proper campaign. We where integrating the mod with op monsoon with lurkers permission but I'm not sure how far that had gotten.

[7499275]

Please keep us posted then about this mod?

[chrislong]

hello sorry to be asking but haven,t seen anything lately so is the mod still being made ?

[Nemesis1024]

*points up*

What he said

How's the progress going guys?

[richardphat]

Hi, do you happen to be interested adding the Queen Victoria from Navyfield ?

I happen to have modeled a version of it, currently I am having issue since I never touch texturing until now. I could send you my files if you are interested.

[Karle94]

You mean this:

It looks aweful. I believe the guys at UUW is making that one.

[richardphat]

Something like that, I began to work 2 years ago and what is holding me is texturing since I haven' had any lesson or seen a decent blender tutorial yet.

[polyfiller]

Just to remind folks where we got to on this .... .the ops monsoon integraiton work was completed. I didn't get CTD's ... but I did find some issues with damage model when testing in campaign mode... can't remember exaclty the issue.... but it's also worht pointing out that I hand't even scrathed the surface of testing / bug fixing .. I just know i runs with OM and I removed any conflicts with OM files when doing so.

[Nemesis1024]

Although I don't know much about modding I could offer my services as a beta tester if needed? Have beta tested various MMO games in the past to name some: NavyField, Pirates of the Burning Sea and the more recent Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Just some food for thought.

Cheers

Nem

[polyfiller]

OK folks, this is a heads up to a possible Beta / alpha / substantially bug ridden pre-release of the TSWSM.

I have re-started work on this mod and need to limit how much I do before releasing what will be unfinished and full of bugs.

The main reason for the release is to create some renewed interested and to draw some additional people into helping out with the work required to turn this into a more complete mod.

To run this you will need the UBoat missions add on to SH4 PLUS Ops Monsun V705, Ops Monsun V705 to 720 upgrade, Ops Monsun V720 Patch.

What to expect;

1) Multiple playable surface ships for a US, UK & Germany.
2) Custom damage model enable all key components to be displayed as damaged and repaired..
3) Customized ship handling and "bigger" seas - so these babies look more realistic when the going gets rough.
4) Customized muzzle flash and sound for the battleship main guns.
5) Working depth charges controlled by the player if playing as a destroyer.
6) Computer controlled U-boats (only German right now) which will engage you and fire torpedoes at you.
7) Computer controlled cruisers also have ability to lob torpedoes at you.
8) As far as I could make them, historically accurate radar operation - I tuned each radar set to detect at ranges I was able to research on t'web... I did not mess with the 3D models ... I can't do that stuff.
9) Includes one of the radar graphic contacts mod for the radar screen - can't remember which one.
10) Some torpedo attack planes will now do as their names sugests ... they'll lob torps at you.
12) Sorted out visibility and gun accuracy as much as I am able to. So far the longest range engagement I've been able to conduct is out to about 20km. The game engine makes accuracy horrible, despite messing with special abilities and gun seetings.
13) Re-balanced all ships armour vs. gun balancing so that things line up and play alomst as you'd expect historically ... dont' think this is absolutely right, but I did alot and cna't remember what I had not finished.

OK, so now some folk might be getting excited ... here's what I need to do before release;

1) Create some allied European bases and populate with the ships so you can start a career. Can't remember how to do this so ned to do some reading.

2) Test sail all ships at start of career.

3) Resolve some minor playability bugs with some of the ships.

Credits etc......

Much of what is included in the mod was built up over 2 years ... much of it is 5 years old. I will post credits to those I am able to trace / remember. If anyone objects to content being used, I'll pull it (I honestly don't know who to contact over much of it).... and also not that I, in no way, take credit for the bulk of the graphical content (3D stuff) or some of the clever stuff like depth charges etc ..... all I have done is pull it together and done a bucket load of gameplay work, especially around damage models.

So wich me luck. Anyone wanting to help out with item 1) above, please contact me urgently.

Thanks.

Can't believe I just decided to do this ..... arrghhhh !

[Sledgehammer427]

Hey Poly, as part of the "Command" section of the group, let me know what you will need help with, what I can do, and when you need it done, I'll back you up

[polyfiller]

Sledge - good to hear from you.

What I am stuck on right now is knowledge regarding how to add new career start bases. I want to add Scappa Flow etc as career start points... I've started working it out for myself ... but it would be good to get input from someone who knows how to do this.

[Sledgehammer427]

I don't know either...per se. I remember when digging through the Flotilla.upc files, there were the base names and then a set of coordinates.

Like, here's Pearl Harbor

[Flotilla 1.Base 1]
ID= PearlHarbor
NameDisplayable= Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
ExternalBaseName=Pearl Harbor
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
DepartureDescription1= -18954703, 2562919, 45.918098 ; Enum of available points, choose one randomly each time a patrol is started
DepartureDescription2= -18954874, 2563059, 46.252201
DepartureDescriptionOut1= -18957616, 2548824, 242.189346 ; Enum of starting points for when the player selects the option to start outside the base

The bolded section, I'm guessing, controls where your boat is when you start. I haven't tried anything to that regard but if you find the game coordinates for scapa flow and transplant them into an existing base you might get that to work. I'm not 100% sure on that.

[polyfiller]

OK folks, so I got UK naval bases added and enabled as start points for American career.


What I'm trying to work out is how to modify all the campaign files for OM so that the traffic, convoys etc. are available within an Allied as opposed to a German career.

I tried copying one of the .MIS files (EU coastal traffic) into the US campaign folder and then added it to the bottom of campaign.cfg, but none of the traffic shows up.

Do we have any experts on how to build campaigns ?

[Yamato_NF]

Originally Posted by richardphat

Something like that, I began to work 2 years ago and what is holding me is texturing since I haven' had any lesson or seen a decent blender tutorial yet.

is that CATIA V5?!
Ive used that program alot, maybe i can help!