[TEC] Correctly Scripting Radio Events?

vindex · 04-22-07, 09:26 PM

I have to say this problem is somewhat predictable, is it not? If they can't get the battlemap to work past 180 degrees, and the stopwatch won't record speed, how could I expect to actually have a radio that knows what day it is?

Well, I'm disappointed but happy that I'm apparently not going insane and hearing things. Sometimes when you find a bug, you wonder, is it ME?

EDIT: reply to tedhealey's last post
Are you saying that if each radio station draws on its own folder, then the content WON'T get repeated when you reload? Can you confirm that?

The issue I encountered, even without a saved game, is that if multiple stations share an .ogg file, you will hear and record in your log the same message each time you hear it, one time for each station. This makes your log look a little silly. I had set up three stations east of the date line, CBS Honolulu, NBC Honolulu, and AFN Pearl Harbor. They each had the .ogg files, because I didn't know which one I'd be listening to at any given moment. I heard about the German declaration of war three times, with three identical log entries. That was without saving game and reloading.

EAF274 Johan · 04-23-07, 06:21 AM

The bug/feature of radio messages repeating after loading a seved game was already present in SHIII. It also happens with the default radio setup in SH4: when I load a savegame I will always get the news reports from previous days.

I think the best workaround to limit the problem is indeed as Vindex suggests:
use only one station for news reports (or have entirely different reports for different stations) and use the other stations only for random audio files.

In my game I have set it up like this:
- default Radio Washington
- Radio Tokyo (audio only), repeated in smaller stations across the Pacific
- BBC World Service (audio only), based in Australia
- CBS mod (audio only, with events), based in Hawaii
- coastwatchers mod (morse code messages), repeated across the Pacific

This gives me a good selection of stations wherever I am in the Pacific, and the message log doesn't get clogged up with repeating reports too much. I suppose I could even add a few written news reports that specifically relate to Britain in the BBC folder, as these wouldn't interfere with the Radio Washington reports.

hmatthias · 04-23-07, 07:50 AM

Where did you get some of these radio mods? I like your setup, and would like to set my radio up similarly.

tedhealy · 04-23-07, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hmatthias

Where did you get some of these radio mods? I like your setup, and would like to set my radio up similarly.

See the mod forum list stickied at the top. Plenty of radio mods out there.

CBS radio mod
Radio Saigon
Coastwatcher radio
Command Performances
I know I missed some others
and the ones I made.

EAF274 Johan · 04-23-07, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmatthias

Where did you get some of these radio mods? I like your setup, and would like to set my radio up similarly.

See what tedhealy wrote

The BBC radio station that I use is not a mod, it's just a bunch of old mp3's that I put into a folder. Just look around on the internet, there's loads of stuff like Churchill's speeches and BBC news broadcasts. And of course Vera Lynn

tedhealy · 04-23-07, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by vindex

EDIT: reply to tedhealey's last post
Are you saying that if each radio station draws on its own folder, then the content WON'T get repeated when you reload? Can you confirm that?

I'll have to test again, but yes those were my initial results. I deleted every station but washington out of my radio.ini then tested. I started a patrol and TC'd until at least 4 audio events played. I saved, exited, loaded the save, and TC'd. I did not hear the earlier audio files get repeated, the first one I heard was new.

It was late, perhaps I missed something. I'll test it again.

tedhealy · 04-23-07, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tedhealy

Quote:

Originally Posted by vindex

EDIT: reply to tedhealey's last post
Are you saying that if each radio station draws on its own folder, then the content WON'T get repeated when you reload? Can you confirm that?

I'll have to test again, but yes those were my initial results. I deleted every station but washington out of my radio.ini then tested. I started a patrol and TC'd until at least 4 audio events played. I saved, exited, loaded the save, and TC'd. I did not hear the earlier audio files get repeated, the first one I heard was new.

It was late, perhaps I missed something. I'll test it again.

Tested again and I couldn't reproduce the fix. So I don't know why I thought the issue was resolved. Oh well. I'll keep trying to figure it out.

04-23-07, 06:21 AM	#2
EAF274 Johan Ensign Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 228 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	The bug/feature of radio messages repeating after loading a seved game was already present in SHIII. It also happens with the default radio setup in SH4: when I load a savegame I will always get the news reports from previous days. I think the best workaround to limit the problem is indeed as Vindex suggests: use only one station for news reports (or have entirely different reports for different stations) and use the other stations only for random audio files. In my game I have set it up like this: - default Radio Washington - Radio Tokyo (audio only), repeated in smaller stations across the Pacific - BBC World Service (audio only), based in Australia - CBS mod (audio only, with events), based in Hawaii - coastwatchers mod (morse code messages), repeated across the Pacific This gives me a good selection of stations wherever I am in the Pacific, and the message log doesn't get clogged up with repeating reports too much. I suppose I could even add a few written news reports that specifically relate to Britain in the BBC folder, as these wouldn't interfere with the Radio Washington reports. __________________ *Rock 'n' roll is the only religion that will never let you down*

04-22-07, 09:26 PM	#1
vindex Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 192 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I have to say this problem is somewhat predictable, is it not? If they can't get the battlemap to work past 180 degrees, and the stopwatch won't record speed, how could I expect to actually have a radio that knows what day it is? Well, I'm disappointed but happy that I'm apparently not going insane and hearing things. Sometimes when you find a bug, you wonder, is it ME? EDIT: reply to tedhealey's last post Are you saying that if each radio station draws on its own folder, then the content WON'T get repeated when you reload? Can you confirm that? The issue I encountered, even without a saved game, is that if multiple stations share an .ogg file, you will hear and record in your log the same message each time you hear it, one time for each station. This makes your log look a little silly. I had set up three stations east of the date line, CBS Honolulu, NBC Honolulu, and AFN Pearl Harbor. They each had the .ogg files, because I didn't know which one I'd be listening to at any given moment. I heard about the German declaration of war three times, with three identical log entries. That was without saving game and reloading.

04-23-07, 07:50 AM	#3
hmatthias Loader Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Where did you get some of these radio mods? I like your setup, and would like to set my radio up similarly.