Higher Ranks, Tested and Party Approved

[Tessa]

Originally Posted by JScones

Not quite sure what you mean here. All I'll be doing in SH3Cmdr is mapping the PlayerRank value in the career file back to the *_menu.txt value and displaying whatever text label is returned. That is, if the PlayerRank is 17, then SH3Cmdr will display the text from *_menu.txt entry 177.

Sorry that wasn't as clear as I'd hoped, but yes that is what happens. If PlayerRank17=75000, your renown is 77000 and your playerrank=17 SHC will display the correcet rank for Rank17, as it does ingame as well.

Originally Posted by JScones

The history calculations will still be based on a starting rank of Lt, regardless of what text SH3Cmdr finds.

I believe this fits your correct starting rank and structure, with the additional xxx_menu slots filled in. You'll notice why rank15 can't be used as its already a system command.

170=Leutnant z. S.; Oberleutnant z. S.
171=Oberleutnant z. S.; Kapitänleutnant
172=Kapitänleutnant; Korvettenkapitän
173=Korvettenkapitän; Fregattenkapitän
174=Fregattenkapitän; Kapitän z. S.

175=Exit To Menu

176=Kapitän z. S.; Kommodore
177=Kommodore; Konteradmiral
178=Konteradmiral; Vizeadmiral
179=Vizeadmiral; Admiral

This is what I've been using since you brought the OberLt./Lt as Rank10 to my attention.

Originally Posted by Tessa

My last career everything went fine from 10->16 (my most frequent career). At this moment though I can't say that it is 100% fullproof. I was testing it out today and kept running into a roadbloack that shouldn't be there, it wouldn't even recognize rank12 without manually changing it despite having more than enough renown. After hours of fiddling with it I've writen it off as another probable casualty of a recenty nasty virus I got. Though I've gotten rid of all traces its left its mark in other programs resulting in some odd behaviours.

I wouldn't put it down to the virus, that is just how SH3 goes sometimes. I was waaay over the renown required to get KptLt once...never got it.

Originally Posted by JScones

As long as your tests prove the relationship above, I'll be happy. Whether a promotion always occurs exactly at renown whatever, I'll let you enjoy investigating.

Hehehe, its become a nuisance to the point that I've got to figure it out on principle!

[Chisum]

Originally Posted by Tessa

Thanks though the answer ended up being something rather simple, it was lots of nights banging my head against the wall

I'll be sure and speak with Jaesun about SHC changes to be sure that we're able to use all the slots now available.

With regards to the en_menu file, it doesn't matter which one you use as long as its the one that the game pulls its info from. When I post it in the SHIII Mod forum I'll make that clear.

It is possible to adjust it such that you could become a Gross Admiral; just would start at a higher rank. The only rank that I think would possibly make Goering jealous is Reichmarshall of the SS (more like scare the crap outta him), he was so self infatuated that he would create new decorations (like the Grand Cross of the Knights Cross) just for him that would never be awarded to anyone else.

Thanks to the answer Tessa.

I modified as you suggested and like you watch on the pic, all seems ok.



But that's only when loading the game by SH3.

I took the risk of change also in SH3 Commander (latest version), and when I start the game through SH3Cdr, I have no grade that appear in the game(just a blank in the main screen or ":Otto Chisum" up the windows, no more)...

Moreover, in the "personal files" of SH3Cdr, grade seems fixed on "FregattenKapitän."
Unfortunately, bad memory, I can not remember what file I changed...
I had put some value similar to those files in SH3.
Maybe they were obliterated them self when lauching the game ?
I don't know.

[Tessa]

Originally Posted by Chisum

Thanks to the answer Tessa.

I modified as you suggested and like you watch on the pic, all seems ok.

But that's only when loading the game by SH3.

I took the risk of change also in SH3 Commander (latest version), and when I start the game through SH3Cdr, I have no grade that appear in the game(just a blank in the main screen or ":Otto Chisum" up the windows, no more)...

Moreover, in the "personal files" of SH3Cdr, grade seems fixed on "FregattenKapitän."
Unfortunately, bad memory, I can not remember what file I changed...
I had put some value similar to those files in SH3.
Maybe they were obliterated them self when lauching the game ?
I don't know.

The easy solution is to download SHC 3.1; Jaesen and I worked out a solution that would have otherwise required you to modify the cfg files in SHC. Here's the corrected ranks and their renown for the higher ones.

German Names
170=Leutnant z. S.; Oberleutnant z. S.
171=Oberleutnant z. S.; Kapitänleutnant
172=Kapitänleutnant; Korvettenkapitän
173=Korvettenkapitän; Fregattenkapitän
174=Fregattenkapitän; Kapitän z. S.
176=Kapitän z. S.; Kommodore
177=Kommodore; Konteradmiral
178=Konteradmiral; Vizeadmiral
179=Vizeadmiral; Admiral

English Names
170=Lieutenant Jr.;Lieutenant Sr.
171=Lieutenant Sr.;Lieutenant Commander
172=Lieutenant Commander;Commander
173=Commander; Captain
174=Captain; Rear Admiral Lower
176=Rear Admiral Lower; Rear Admiral Higher
177=Rear Admiral Higher; Vice Admiral
178=Vice Admiral; Admiral
179=Admiral; Admiral of the Navy

French Names
170=Enseigne de vaisseau de première classe; Lieutenant de vaisseau
171=Lieutenant de vaisseau; Capitaine de corvette
172=Capitaine de corvette; Capitaine de frégate
173=Capitaine de frégate; Capitaine de vaisseau
176=Capitaine de vaisseau; Contre-Amiral Counter-Admiral
177=Contre-Amiral Counter-Admiral; Vice-Amiral
178=Vice-Amiral;Vice-Amiral d'escadre Squadron Vice-Admiral
179=Vice-Amiral d'escadre Squadron Vice-Admiral; Amiral

[PLAYER_RENOWN]
AcademyBonus=1000
RankLevel0=0; SCORE
RankLevel1=1499; SCORE
RankLevel2=7999; SCORE
RankLevel3=14999; SCORE
RankLevel4=22999; SCORE
RankLevel6=36999; SCORE
RankLevel7=58999; SCORE
RankLevel8=94999; SCORE
RankLevel9=152999; SCORE

[Chisum]

Hi,

When I get a higher rank and after I buy an other submarine, the rank decrease !
It's possible to change it without add some renown manually ?

[Chisum]

Damned !
I only understand that I did not have version 3.1 !
When you wrote that, I just load the previous version and I thought it was the last !

Now everything is working, I'm Kommodore on the personal files of SH3Com.

Thank you !

[desirableroasted]

I realizing I am recalling a 2-year-old thread, but it seems the most thorough on the subject.

My question: now that I am running GWX 3.0 Gold and SH CDr 3.2, what files would need to be altered to arrive at Tessa's solution of adding additional ranks?

I ask only because I cannot see a direct correlation between what's discussed here and what I see in my present .cfg and menu.txt files.

Any ideas?

[Jimbuna]

If you receive no response by the time I get home this evening I'll post the information.

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

If you receive no response by the time I get home this evening I'll post the information.

Much obliged!

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Much obliged!

Changing rank and rank level:

Go to en_menu.cfg in C\Ubisoft|SH3\Data\Menu

Make the changes necessary to match the details below:

160=Matrosengefreiter
161=Matrosenobergefreiter
162=Matrosenhauptgefreiter
163=Bootsmann
164=Stabsbootsmann
165=Stabsoberbootsmann
166=Oberfähnrich z. S.
167=Leutnant z. S.
168=Oberleutnant z. S.
169=Oberleutnant z. S.
170=Leutnant z. S.; Oberleutnant z. S.
171=Oberleutnant z. S.; Kapitänleutnant
172=Kapitänleutnant; Korvettenkapitän
173=Korvettenkapitän; Fregattenkapitän
174=Fregattenkapitän; Kapitän z. S.

Now go to the Basic CFG:

[PLAYER_RENOWN]
AcademyBonus=1000
RankLevel0=0; SCORE
RankLevel1=1499; SCORE
RankLevel2=7999; SCORE
RankLevel3=14999; SCORE

To add the 4th rank it'd look like:

RankLevel4=29999; SCORE

[desirableroasted]

Wow.... that was easy!

You meant en_menu.txt, though!

Thanks for the help!