Conning Towers

[leovampire]

I had to load the save I had just before docking at freemantle about 10 times and head into port each time before i got the roll of the dice and the midwar conning tower. But again like what was mentioned in here you have to re buy that radar's for the sub as you lose them.

But it was cool to finaly have the game give me one. Normaly i just get the new sub's when they come around but seeing I am sticking with my sub for the game it was nice to finaly see this happen in game.

[jmaisc]

Well you can wait for the dice to roll, but if you don't want that you can tweak the game to use since the beggining any sub, equipment and weapon, or almost anything...
First, you can edit the Flotillas.upc file in the ...\Data\UPCData\UPCCampaignData and modify the subs availability for each one of the flotillas, in the end for Pearl Harbor only you will have:


// Quote

[Flotilla 1]
ID= PearlHarborCommand
NameDisplayable= Pearl Harbor
AvailabilityInterval=NULL, NULL

[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
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 1]
ID= F1Sboat
NameDisplayable= S-18 class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= S18
UnitTypeCommonality= 6 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL ; when the flotilla is disbanded, the subs of this type are transferred to this one
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 2]
ID= F1Sboat2
NameDisplayable= S-42 class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= S42
UnitTypeCommonality= 11 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 3]
ID= F1Porpoise
NameDisplayable= Porpoise class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Porpoise
UnitTypeCommonality= 4 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL ; when the flotilla is disbanded, the subs of this type are transferred to this one. If NULL then submarine assigned to training -> desk job or reassignment
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 4]
ID= F1Tambor
NameDisplayable= Tambor class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Tambor
UnitTypeCommonality= 5 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL ; when the flotilla is disbanded, the subs of this type are transferred to this one
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 5]
ID= F1Salmon
NameDisplayable= Salmon class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Salmon
UnitTypeCommonality= 6
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 6]
ID= F1Sargo
NameDisplayable= Sargo class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Sargo
UnitTypeCommonality= 11
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 7]
ID= F1Gar
NameDisplayable= Gar class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gar
UnitTypeCommonality= 4 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL ; when the flotilla is disbanded, the subs of this type are transferred to this one
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 8]
ID= F1Gato
NameDisplayable= Gato class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gato
UnitTypeCommonality= 10 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL ; when the flotilla is disbanded, the subs of this type are transferred to this one
[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 9]
ID= F1Balao
NameDisplayable= Balao class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Balao
UnitTypeCommonality= 15 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL ; when the flotilla is disbanded, the subs of this type are transferred to this one
// END QUOTE

In second place you edit the CareerStart.upc in the same directory to read:


//Quote

[CareerStart 1]
ID= Beginning
NameDisplayable= 1941
StartTimeInterval=1941-12-08, 1942-02-01
BackgroundPic= 1941.tga ; picture that is displayed on the background when this option is selected
CareerStartBriefingText= The war has just started, and we're being beaten.
RenownOptions= 1000, 2000, 5000 ;(<-------- you can cheat here to and change the initial renown offer to whatever values you want to buy anything you want :p , you can start with options like 10000, 20000, 50000, just replace the numbers)
[CareerStart 1.Flotilla 1]
ID= C1Flotilla1
NameDisplayable= Pearl Harbor
IDLinkFlotilla= PearlHarborCommand ; link to ID in Flotilla upc file
IDLinkUserPlayerUnits= F1Sboat, 6, F1Sboat2, 11, F1Porpoise, 4, F1Tambor, 5, F1Salmon, 6, F1Sargo, 11, F1Gar, 4, F1Gato, 10, F1Balao, 15 ; enumeration of ID(s) that point to submarine upc file
FlotillaBriefingText=
FlotillaCommonality= 1

// END QUOTE

In thir place you have to edit all the files in the \Data\UPDData\UPCUnitsData and replace all the lines with the IntervalOptionCurrent and IntervalOptions1, as an example in the ammunition.upc file the lines with:

AmmunitionIntervalOptionCurrent= NULL, NULL, 0
AmmunitionIntervalOptions1= 1943-07-12, 1944-01-15, 500

replace with:

AmmunitionIntervalOptionCurrent= NULL, NULL, 0
AmmunitionIntervalOptions1= NULL, NULL, 500 ;(<----if you don't like the price change 500 to whatever value, including 0 :p , probably if you try a negative number the upgrade shop will give you money for that :rotfl: )

delete and comment lines like:

;AmmunitionIntervalOptions2= 1944-01-16, 1944-08-31, 200
;AmmunitionIntervalOptions3= 1944-09-01, 1950-05-31, 0


Doing that you can try any of the existent subs since the beggining and equipped with any available option.

BUT this will ony happens when you start a new game, it would not work on saved games.

Its cheating I know, but you can have some funn.

[CaptainHaplo]

Once 1.4 comes out I will update the conning tower mod (well its one of many) to set up various towers at various times. This way you could end a patrol - exit from port, exit sh4 - enable the appropriate tower mod via jsgme and reload. I could do the update now - but its really a waste since I will have to do it all over again IF this isnt addressed in the 1.4 patch.