[REL] Dark Waters

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Abulia

Hey, long time lurker and LOVE this mod! I stream it pretty often and it's like the best parts of SH3 with the stability of SH4! Runs fantastic!

I have 3 annoying problems in my Type II B-D career that come up frequently:

1. Orders and replies from HQ in French. I play in English and have never adjusted my language settings so this is a weird one. Some orders are correct, some come in French for no discernable reason.

2. Orders don't match patrol grid positions. Orders will tell you to patrol AM55 (for example) but on the plot map your designated position is about an entire grid section away. So the orders don't match what the game UI is telling you. I've learned to do whatever the UI tells me; the orders are just off and wrong.

3. Occasional spy missions to Perth/Freemantle (?) Australia. I'm playing the stock Atlantic game (no other campaigns loaded in JGSME) and it's kind of hilarious that HQ wants me to sail to Australia in my tiny Type II. I obviously can't complete these missions. Any ideas of a fix?

4. (Bonus) I can't add any additional petty officers to my boat, saying I've hit my limit, even if I dismiss a current petty officer on the boat. Anyone know how to get around this bug?

I'm running just the default mod and no other mods. Pretty much a vanilla install. Any tips to fix would be great!

ahoy abulia,

glad you enjoy the mod. i'll try and answer your questions, in order.

1. the main developer for DW is French, ergo, the orders are in French. i translated them for my own enjoyment but never published that as a "fix". if you are interested, let me know.
2. yes, some orders do not match the patrol markers. do what you are doing: follow what you see on the Nav Map.
3. the australian mission is an unexpected feature of SH4. i published a fix for this a while back. if you cannot find it in the MODS forum, let me know.
4. the petty officer limit was not addressed when DW went into production. if you are adept with a text editor such as Notepad, you can make the fix yourself by editing the Submarine.upc file in the \Submarines folder. there are two lines that control the crew limits. one limits officers and CPOs (Maxofficers) and the other limits the crew ranks above level 3 (maxpettyofficers) which is basically all enlisted, CPO and officer. change it before you start a career. i suggest that you create yourself a different MODS folder for JSGME, copy the related folders and files that you want to change into it, make your changes and then apply it last using JSGME.

Good luck, Herr Kaleun!