Installing 360*degress bearing plotting

[gg5056]

I installed WinRAR; I cannot install 360* bearing plotting.rar file. Will not go into winrar.

Please can anyone help.

[CaptainCox]

You put the .rar in to JSGME???
You have to extract the files using Winrar 1st. Or did I get you completely wrong now?.

[gg5056]

still can't get 360* bearing plotting.rar.file to go into
any file or winrar.

Would anyone help

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by gg5056

still can't get 360* bearing plotting.rar.file to go into
any file or winrar.

Would anyone help

Just to levelset: are you trying to compact the 360 bearing tool file in a winrar file?

or are you trying to install the 360 bearing tool mod?

If it is the latter, uncompress the winrar file (it is like winzip)

1) If you do not have this utility, download and install: http://www.rarlab.com/ (it's free)

2) Download the 360 mod http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108555
a. there is a choice between metric and imperial

3) Double click the 360_Bearing_Plotter_1_4.rar file

4) WinRar will now open the file

5) Extract to an easy to locate folder C:\Temp (or something)

6) Read the readme's for installing, and re: what you are getting into

7) Now take the 360_Bearing_Plotter_1_4 folder and copy into your c:\ program files\Ubisoft\SH4\MODS folder

(this requires the JSGME utility to be installed -in doing so a \MODS folder will be created manually by you)
as Captain Cox said: "Basically use the "Generic Mod Enabler made by "Jaesen Jones" that runs "Jones Soft" for short "JSGME" get it here http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products.html

Install in the main SH4 directory and you should get a folder called "Mods" drag my "360 Degree Bearing Tool" (or any other mod for that matter) over to this folder and activate the "JSGME" exe and the rest is pretty self explainable really."

8) Run the utility, select 360_Bearing_Plotter_1_4, click the > (button) in JSGME and you are done.

* Note: this mod is also included in several other SuperMods: Trigger Maru (TM) for one.

Cheers,

[gg5056]

I got 360* rar to a folder and now its in mods in SH4. also

have installed Mod Enabler in SH4. I cannot drag 360 folder into Enabler.

The 360 folder--shows 360deg_imperial.dds
360deg_metric.dds
create--Windows commans script

create folders- win comm sc.
Maps--CFG file
readme-- text doc.

What else do I need to do?

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by gg5056

I got 360* rar to a folder and now its in mods in SH4. also

have installed Mod Enabler in SH4. I cannot drag 360 folder into Enabler.

The 360 folder--shows 360deg_imperial.dds
360deg_metric.dds
create--Windows commans script

create folders- win comm sc.
Maps--CFG file
readme-- text doc.

What else do I need to do?

Gotcha,

Have you been able to add any other MODs via JSGME?

Ok lets' try this from the installation Readme:
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"Extract the archive in a location of your choice and run the "create folders.cmd" file included. This takes the two dds files in the same folder and copies them into a folder structure that can in turn be copied into your SH4 installation directory.

Alternatively cou can copy the two folders and all their contents into you JSGME "MODS" directory and enable one of your choice."
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Keep me posted Cap

[gg5056]

Hi again,

On my another computer. I loaded winrar & mod enabler.

360 bearing plot to folder.

drag it to Mod enabler--send it to be activated .

load SH4 . The 360 bear plot did not show up on attack map.

What did I do wrong?

[supposedtobeworking]

You need to be clearer on your description of steps you took...you don't drag anything to the "mod enabler" to activate it. Are you using JSGME? Thats the program you need to run mods. Ok take a deep breath and lets do this one step at a time.

0) Read the README file which should be included with the mod (its in the folder you extract with winrar usually. It should have fairly detailed information on how to install the mod...follow the instructions carefully and slowly.

that being said...it should go something like this:
1) open the .rar file with winrar or extractor of your choice.
2) find the files/folder which was extracted from the .rar file you downloaded.
3) inside that folder..as pointed out from the readme...you need to click on the createfolders.cmd file which will organize the files to be ready to be installed with JSGME.
4) After you've done that, the files should be in order inside a directory folder called "Data". You want to move up one level to the folder which contains that "Data" folder...this is what you want to drag somewhere.
5) this somewhere is not the mod enabler...you need to drag this folder containing the newly created "Data" directory into your SH4 directory to the folder "MODS".
6) Once this folder is inside the "MODS" folder in the SH4 directory, you then load JSGME by double clicking on it (the executable should be within your SH4 directory).
7) When JSGME starts up there should be a list of mods or just that one if you aren't using others on the left. Select the bearing tool 1.4 mod so it is highlighted and Click on the arrow button pointing to the right and that will install the mod for you...
8) Pray
9) Start SH4 and see if it worked.

If you still run into problems...be as clear as possible with the steps you took preferably with correct spelling and grammar.

[sqk7744]

Thanks supposedtobeworking

Another option gg5056 is to install Real Fleet Boat or Trigger Maru which has the 360 bearing mod included.

* Are you installing this while out of port?

After installing, try creating a new career.

[gg5056]

It's sound like its going to be alot of work to install Mods.

I might try real fleet boat or trigger maru. If they don't work.

Going to delete everything and not use any Mods. It would be easier if someone
was here to help me to this.

Thanks for all your help.

[sqk7744]

Lets' try this again gg5056

1. please delete the MODS folder in sh4 and uninstall JSGME
2. re-install the v1.3 patch
3. start a new campaign, start out of the harbor, and then exit the sim)4. Now we'll take another run at thisWhat have you tried this morning?

Cheers