[REL] Merchant Fleet Mod for Silent Hunter 3 - Page 8

HW3 · 06-11-10, 05:36 PM

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I'm thinking of installing the Skin Packs into SH3 Commander so they'll load by themselves at the appropriate dates.

I did that.

If there wasn't a date folder to match the skin file date, I made one for it. One thing I did notice was in skin pack 1, MFM-v3-US+UK_skins19400601, the folder was empty.

Ruzbasan · 06-11-10, 06:08 PM

I tried installing the mod many different ways and like most of the posts above, I got CTD's everytime. It appears as though only a lucky one or two have been able to to get the mod to work.

Could it be that the MFM is simply too much data for SHIII to handle?

IABL,
Could you make a zip file that shows screenshots of each of the ships in the mod with their file names?

Then we could choose a very limited number of ships that we like the most from the mod and only install them, possibly preventing CTD's?

It would make installing and using the mod much, much easier.

pickinthebanjo · 06-11-10, 07:46 PM

Well I guess I've had enough of this, Hell with it i'll live without the mod. Maybe in future releases it will be much more stable

Sailor Steve · 06-11-10, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by melnibonian

Steve if you manage to do that I am interested. I thought about it as well but I am not 100% sure on how to do it. Any help you can offer will be most appreciated.

It's very simple actually. You just look in Commander's 'Date' folder. There are already many different functions applied there, some for date-based history updates, some for the War Radio mod that puts them in the Gramophone.

Just Change the title of each skins folder so it reads exactly like one of the folders already in 'Date', and it should install it on that date all by itself. Or you can take the Data folder of each one out and put it inside one of the folders with a date on it that's closest.

For instance, copy the Data folder inside MFM-v3-US+UK_Skins19390901 and paste in inside Commander's Date/19390901 folder. When it says there's already a Data folder and asks if you want to overwrite it, click 'Yes'.

When you come to MFM-v3-US+UK_Skins19400601, you'll see that there isn't a 'Date' folder in Commander with that label. Just make one, and paste the Data folder from that one into the one you just made.

For the first one, MFM-v3-Neutral-Skins-1940, copy and paste the Data folder into Commander's 19400101.

And you're done!

Sailor Steve · 06-11-10, 07:55 PM

Oh, and I just got another surprise. Figuring I still had nothing to lose I uninstalled 3.2 and tried 3.0.

AND IT WORKED TOO!!!

Now I just have to spend a lot of time re-installing all the mods I like. Some of them don't work with JSGME and have to be installed manually.

Actually my next test will be to do a manual install of MFM 3.0 and see it it works. I like to have mods I know are working installed permanently, to keep the clutter down.

I'll keep y'all posted.

melnibonian · 06-12-10, 03:51 AM

Thanks Steve.

Reece · 06-12-10, 06:04 AM

@ Wreford-Brown, Just got it finished, unpacked it, no corruptions!

Thanks for hosting.

And thanks iambecomelife!

Edit:
Well I tried and as I thought not enough memory, the first CTD error had the ModName=ntdll.dll
and the second attempt:
ModName=kernel.dll
I will just have to split the file down to smaller sizes and keep trying till I get it to go!

I notice that some of Ricks rec manual sil tga files have the same ship names, are these the same ship design or totally different?

denis_469 · 06-12-10, 08:05 AM

What about soviet ships?

Sailor Steve · 06-12-10, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

I notice that some of Ricks rec manual sil tga files have the same ship names, are these the same ship design or totally different?

Same. Rick's manual was designed to replace all the pictures with ones that look like they were drawn rather than photographed. He took IABL's Rec Manual pictures from an early version and converted them.

Fubar2Niner · 06-12-10, 08:33 AM

@denis_469

Funny you should ask that, I just picked one up in a small four ship convoy, on my way to send her to the bottom as I type

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Reece · 06-12-10, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Same. Rick's manual was designed to replace all the pictures with ones that look like they were drawn rather than photographed. He took IABL's Rec Manual pictures from an early version and converted them.

Just looking at the first one the AK01A they look quite a bit different, in the game which would be closer to how it actually is? with the huge number of ships will it be easily identified?

Mind you if you get it wrong SH3 by default will put the correct one in the captains log.

Edit: Just noticed the height is way different! the cfg has height at Mast=22.5 so Ricks is correct.

Sailor Steve · 06-12-10, 09:17 AM

Looks like it got squashed somehow. Interesting.

Reece · 06-12-10, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Looks like it got squashed somehow. Interesting.

Not all of them but a lot, will take a while to sort out since the marked heights are out as well, using stadimeter would be out.

This is the AO01A, not quite as bad:

pickinthebanjo · 06-12-10, 09:43 AM

Well I tried a Fresh install (MFM3.2 was the first and only mod ever activated on that install) and still got a CTD

I guess it just isn't going to work, for those that got it working how did you go about it?

Fubar2Niner · 06-12-10, 09:57 AM

@pickinthebanjo

At which point do you get a CTD? And how much ram do you have? I'm running 6 gig here and installed 3.0 at the end of my mods list as I posted here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...9&postcount=81

Also I'm using the 4 GB patch, don't know if you've tried that ? Are you running 32 or 64 bit OS? It can be found here:

http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php

Just follow the instructions. Good luck and hope this helps mate.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

06-11-10, 07:55 PM	#110
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh, and I just got another surprise. Figuring I still had nothing to lose I uninstalled 3.2 and tried 3.0. AND IT WORKED TOO!!! Now I just have to spend a lot of time re-installing all the mods I like. Some of them don't work with JSGME and have to be installed manually. Actually my next test will be to do a manual install of MFM 3.0 and see it it works. I like to have mods I know are working installed permanently, to keep the clutter down. I'll keep y'all posted. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-12-10, 03:51 AM	#111
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Thanks Steve. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

06-12-10, 06:04 AM	#112
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,692 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	@ Wreford-Brown, Just got it finished, unpacked it, no corruptions! Thanks for hosting. And thanks iambecomelife! Edit: Well I tried and as I thought not enough memory, the first CTD error had the ModName=ntdll.dll and the second attempt: ModName=kernel.dll I will just have to split the file down to smaller sizes and keep trying till I get it to go! I notice that some of Ricks rec manual sil tga files have the same ship names, are these the same ship design or totally different? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!* Last edited by Reece; 06-12-10 at 08:00 AM.

06-12-10, 09:17 AM	#117
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Looks like it got squashed somehow. Interesting. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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06-11-10, 06:08 PM	#107
Ruzbasan Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 106 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	I tried installing the mod many different ways and like most of the posts above, I got CTD's everytime. It appears as though only a lucky one or two have been able to to get the mod to work. Could it be that the MFM is simply too much data for SHIII to handle? IABL, Could you make a zip file that shows screenshots of each of the ships in the mod with their file names? Then we could choose a very limited number of ships that we like the most from the mod and only install them, possibly preventing CTD's? It would make installing and using the mod much, much easier.

06-11-10, 07:46 PM	#108
pickinthebanjo Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 651 Downloads: 282 Uploads: 0	Well I guess I've had enough of this, Hell with it i'll live without the mod. Maybe in future releases it will be much more stable

06-12-10, 08:05 AM	#113
denis_469 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Russia Posts: 699 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	What about soviet ships?

06-12-10, 08:33 AM	#115
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,139 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 0	@denis_469 Funny you should ask that, I just picked one up in a small four ship convoy, on my way to send her to the bottom as I type Best regards. Fubar2Niner

06-12-10, 09:43 AM	#119
pickinthebanjo Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 651 Downloads: 282 Uploads: 0	Well I tried a Fresh install (MFM3.2 was the first and only mod ever activated on that install) and still got a CTD I guess it just isn't going to work, for those that got it working how did you go about it?

06-12-10, 09:57 AM	#120
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,139 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 0	@pickinthebanjo At which point do you get a CTD? And how much ram do you have? I'm running 6 gig here and installed 3.0 at the end of my mods list as I posted here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...9&postcount=81 Also I'm using the 4 GB patch, don't know if you've tried that ? Are you running 32 or 64 bit OS? It can be found here: http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php Just follow the instructions. Good luck and hope this helps mate. Best regards. Fubar2Niner