Screwy Patrol Log

Zero Niner · 01-13-08, 08:12 PM

Just returned to Surabaya after a successful 1st patrol aboard the Seawolf. The patrol log's rather screwy:

For one, the date of sinking of the first 6 ships. Note that I departed Surabaya on Jan 3 '42 at 0800. But the date & time of sinkings is 0008 on Jan 3 '42!

Secondly, the names of the units destroyed. I actually prefer the log in SH3, where the records are in plain English, with tonnage.

For the record, the sinkings are a medium tanker, 8 merchants (various small & medium types) and a minelayer. Almost 38,000 tons in total.

Using TM 1.7.4 only, SH4 1.4

What's wrong?

LZ_Baker · 01-13-08, 08:21 PM

Thats happens to me all of the time, I think it has something to do with loading saves.

Ducimus · 01-13-08, 08:35 PM

I'll post how to fix this later, but its a manual edit job, but the summation is,

All your sinkings are recorded correctly in the following file:
My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\(some save game number)\SaveData.clg

Since i just completed sea trials, one of my saved games has this in the file:

Quote:

[Log Entry 0]
Type=0
EntryText=Long 122° 46' W, Lat 37° 45' N|Ship sunk! Parker's Tincan, 0 tons
EntryTitle=March 31, 1942, 05:11
Date=19420331
Time=511
Categ=0

The problem is when you dock and complete your patrol. This data isn't written to your overall career file correctly. This file is:
My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\(some save game number)\CareerTrack.upc

Basically you take the info in the CLG file, and replace the incorrect data in the UPC file. You only need to do this once, per patrol at the end of the patrol. Since the file is continued on your next save, the game doesnt try to write to the same area twice, so your edits will "stick" on past patrols.

Zero Niner · 01-13-08, 09:10 PM

Thanks Ducimus.
Would it be possible to write a simple program that could take the correct data and overwrite it in the other file?

Edit: the clg & upc files can be opened in Notepad?

Ducimus · 01-13-08, 09:18 PM

I just use notepad.

dmlavan · 01-13-08, 11:41 PM

ZeroNiner,
Thanks for asking the question. I just accepted it as another flaw in SH4 - glad you asked so I know there's a fix too !

01-13-08, 08:12 PM	#1
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Screwy Patrol Log Just returned to Surabaya after a successful 1st patrol aboard the Seawolf. The patrol log's rather screwy: For one, the date of sinking of the first 6 ships. Note that I departed Surabaya on Jan 3 '42 at 0800. But the date & time of sinkings is 0008 on Jan 3 '42! Secondly, the names of the units destroyed. I actually prefer the log in SH3, where the records are in plain English, with tonnage. For the record, the sinkings are a medium tanker, 8 merchants (various small & medium types) and a minelayer. Almost 38,000 tons in total. Using TM 1.7.4 only, SH4 1.4 What's wrong?

01-13-08, 08:21 PM	#2
LZ_Baker Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 213 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Thats happens to me all of the time, I think it has something to do with loading saves. __________________

01-13-08, 09:10 PM	#4
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Thanks Ducimus. Would it be possible to write a simple program that could take the correct data and overwrite it in the other file? Edit: the clg & upc files can be opened in Notepad?

01-13-08, 09:18 PM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I just use notepad.

01-13-08, 11:41 PM	#6
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	ZeroNiner, Thanks for asking the question. I just accepted it as another flaw in SH4 - glad you asked so I know there's a fix too !