Small but important request for the rec. manual in SHV. - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 09-21-09, 03:33 PM

I like Gutted's original suggestion: Have the manual subdivided into ship types, so you can just leaf through "Large Tankers" or "British Destroyers".

KeptinCranky · 09-21-09, 05:19 PM

Steve, I don't think you'll be disappointed

irish1958 · 09-22-09, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

The manual that came with SHIV was best used to level a table leg.

Didn't work for me.

FIREWALL · 09-22-09, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

Didn't work for me.

Get out the saw.

FIREWALL · 09-22-09, 11:02 AM

@ Kar

: " That the captain wouldn't have his manual in his hand while rotating the periscope, but call out important features so the WO can narrow down the possible id's seems very logical. "

That was how it was done in " The Enemy Below "

tater · 09-22-09, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Don't hold your breath on this one. It is something that is modable. Was done in SH3 & SHIV.

What we want to see is hardcoded stuff either fixed or made modable.

The manual that came with SHIV was best used to level a table leg.

Actually, the rec manual is a PITA to mod, and many useful things are either impossible, or VERY tedious to do.

Better would be to have EVERYTHING about the RC modable. It should be possible to arbitrarily organize the manual, in other words.

For example, it turned out to be amazingly difficult to get it to look anything at all like ONI208-J. Having ships organized properly by the quick visual inspection, then working down to more and more details (passenger? Composite? Yes. Counter stern or cruiser? Counter. MFKM? etc.

Or the ability to put merchants by country, etc.

All that needs to be possible to mod—devs don't have to do it, but make it POSSIBLE.

FIREWALL · 09-22-09, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Actually, the rec manual is a PITA to mod, and many useful things are either impossible, or VERY tedious to do.

Better would be to have EVERYTHING about the RC modable. It should be possible to arbitrarily organize the manual, in other words.

For example, it turned out to be amazingly difficult to get it to look anything at all like ONI208-J. Having ships organized properly by the quick visual inspection, then working down to more and more details (passenger? Composite? Yes. Counter stern or cruiser? Counter. MFKM? etc.

Or the ability to put merchants by country, etc.

All that needs to be possible to mod—devs don't have to do it, but make it POSSIBLE.

Exactly.

And try to keep the things we want included or fixed from not being Hardcoded.

09-21-09, 03:33 PM	#16
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I like Gutted's original suggestion: Have the manual subdivided into ship types, so you can just leaf through "Large Tankers" or "British Destroyers". __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-22-09, 11:02 AM	#20
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	@ Kar : " That the captain wouldn't have his manual in his hand while rotating the periscope, but call out important features so the WO can narrow down the possible id's seems very logical. " That was how it was done in " The Enemy Below " __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

09-21-09, 05:19 PM	#17
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Steve, I don't think you'll be disappointed