[WIP] Ships database for TDW UI - SOAN

[Zedi]

Database for SOAN is done, its included in TDW UI. Direct download link.
Many thanks to Trevally who was so kind and helped out with this WIP by making the Escorts, Troop transports and Tankers. Thanks! The result of this WIP cand be already found in the TDW UI mod.

For further references, here are the basic rules about formating the AIT files, so anybody can edit them by adding/changing info and pictures.

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

- In SOAN added ability to define bold in the additional info by wrapping the text with <b> and </b> tags

- In SOAN added ability to imbed images into the additional info text by using the <img> and </img> tags
- images to be embedded into the additional info text are to be placed in '\data\menu\gui\Additional info sea images' folder
- maximum image size is 404 x 256
- to embed images in the text add the <img> and </img> tags. Note: width and height are defined in the image tags. i.e. <img>200,65,test_embedded_image_1.dds</img>

- Every new AIText= defines a new paragraph of text
| will add a new line
| | will add a new paragraph

A leading ; on a line is a comment and will be ignored. This can be used to insert comments into your .ait file.

Template:

[AdditionalInfo]
AIText=<b>This is a bolded title</b>| |<img>200,65,test_embedded_image_1.dds</img>| |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam non convallis magna. Nulla quis congue erat. Vestibulum at purus eget nisi feugiat lobortis. Nullam risus nunc, posuere ac gravida sed, pellentesque non est. Donec lacinia nisl ac erat elementum hendrerit imperdiet orci pellentesque.| |<img>380,256,MyImage.dds</img>| |
; paragraph 2
AIText=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam non convallis magna. Nulla quis congue erat. Vestibulum at purus eget nisi feugiat lobortis. Nullam risus nunc, posuere ac gravida sed, pellentesque non est. Donec lacinia nisl ac erat elementum hendrerit imperdiet orci pellentesque.
[AdditionalInfoEnd]

Ingame shot:



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There is another project taking birth here, is called The Library. Is an application for books and lectures about ships, famous people and anything related to the game/ww2. When it will be done and a template will be available, anybody can contribute and develop it further by adding new books and lectures.

This is a preview for the Library:

[Trevally.]

Good work Magnum,

I will have a go at the tankers. Not too many of them

For the information you are displaying, are you stopping at 1945

[Zedi]

So far yeah, but is a good question. Should we stop at 45 or include the later years? I have to admit that some of these ships had a interesting history after ww2, but the whole recon manual in SH is about class not ships. And gathering info about a class sometimes is harder than on a particular ship.

Just because you will go on tankers, check what I made so far on Cimmarion. It was very hard for me to find info about the T2-3 oiler class, mostly the info I found was about ships included in this class, not the class itself. Anyway, it was very interesting to found out that only 30 tankers were build, 4 converted to carriers (!) and only 1 lost (USS Neosho (AO-23); launched & commissioned 1939, sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942). Now I feel a bit lame after I sunk dozens of these tankers in the game

One more thing, now that I got your attention. Can you please give me a link to read about how to make tutorials? I saw those made by you, excelent job by the way, and Im thinking to make some books using the tutorial engine. For example, take the story of some famous ships and add some heavy image fedback to it. It would be a very nice lecture on long travels, finally something to do on our boats while wait for a target.

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by Magnum

So far yeah, but is a good question. Should we stop at 45 or include the later years? I have to admit that some of these ships had a interesting history after ww2, but the whole recon manual in SH is about class not ships. And gathering info about a class sometimes is harder than on a particular ship.

Perhaps we should just stick to the war years as it is a lot of work.
There would always be an option to add more info at a later date.

Just because you will go on tankers, check what I made so far on Cimmarion. It was very hard for me to find info about the T2-3 oiler class, mostly the info I found was about ships included in this class, not the class itself. Anyway, it was very interesting to found out that only 30 tankers were build, 4 converted to carriers (!) and only 1 lost (USS Neosho (AO-23); launched & commissioned 1939, sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942). Now I feel a bit lame after I sunk dozens of these tankers in the game

Yes this was the first one I looked up, only to find some very limited info.
Where this is the case it may be an idea to end with a ship that was in the Atlantic. The USS Chemung had this little snippet :-

"Chemung departed from New York City 20 August 1942 with a convoy bound for the United Kingdom. Two days later Ingraham collided with her at night. The destroyer sank almost immediately when the depth charges on her stern exploded. Chemung, although heavily damaged by the explosion and resulting fires, reached Boston, Massachusetts 26 August for repairs."

One more thing, now that I got your attention. Can you please give me a link to read about how to make tutorials? I saw those made by you, excelent job by the way, and Im thinking to make some books using the tutorial engine. For example, take the story of some famous ships and add some heavy image fedback to it. It would be a very nice lecture on long travels, finally something to do on our boats while wait for a target.

Thanks,

Good idea about the books. There is no link for info on making tutorial, only the read me in TDWs UI.
As I had gotten used to writing auto and nav scripts, it wasnt too hard for me to pick it up. I had alreay made every mistake possible with making auto scripts.
To use the tutorial for displaying text and picture is not too hard. I will write a small tutorial in my thread on how to do that

See yellow

[Zedi]

Very nice, is so much fun to read these stories. And is interesting that these tankers operated mostly in Pacific, still we encounter a lot in Atlantic. Another point in the to-do list for a complete rewamp of the SH5 campaign. T3 it has to be a very rare ship in convoys.

It would be very nice if you can setup a "tutorial" for books and stories about ships, so we can add more and more to it. Actually, would be nice if TDW can help and make a book application in game based on the tutorial engine, so we dont mix stuff.

Thanks Trevally, this will be a nice addon to the game.

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

I'll try and add some entries into the German.SHSS file and see what I can do

Sounds good, some text formating could help a lot on readings. Thanks.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Magnum

Actually, would be nice if TDW can help and make a book application in game based on the tutorial engine, so we dont mix stuff.

Not following you here so I'll need more information on this. Pictures would help immensely

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Magnum

Not sure about how we can use Bold, Italic or different font size and color, maybe TDW can help with more details.

I'll try and add some entries into the German.SHSS file and see what I can do

[mobucks]

were you going to add pictures of critical damage zones? Another post described something like that for SH3. Would be fun for gunner marksmans.

[stoianm]

Originally Posted by mobucks

were you going to add pictures of critical damage zones? Another post described something like that for SH3.

are these critical damages zones for real in game?