[TEC] Reviving the Noob Modders Task Force

[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by aanker

Found it. I'd like to participate please. I'm a little rusty however I have some good notes that might blow the cobwebs out.

I started simple 'modding' by following this old topic from Mush Martin back in 'the day':
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128825

It helped me learn quite a few things and may help others.

edit:
I have used S3D for editing *.sim & *.dat files a little but am lost beyond that. I 'shiver me timbers' even thinking about nodes but do want to learn more about this powerful tool.

Awesome and also thinks for the link.(note to self PM Mush and see if we can use anything that still works in guide.)

Also I really need to download S3D and start messing with it. Been wanting to adjust the deck gun strength ever so slightly for ages on pretty much every mod. Aiming to have it take 10 hits max to sink a ship if you get them all under the water line.

[pdiddy]

I'd like to change two defaults for torpedo settings:

1. Speed defaults to "High"
2. Depth defaults to "6 feet"

Anybody know where to change this? I'm thinking it must be an easy fix. Menu settings?

[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by pdiddy

I'd like to change two defaults for torpedo settings:

1. Speed defaults to "High"
2. Depth defaults to "6 feet"

Anybody know where to change this? I'm thinking it must be an easy fix. Menu settings?

Think speed is in the DAT files for them. Depth default might be as well.

[Klaus]

for torpedo speed and depht enter in library> torpedo/torpedoes_us.sim with s3d

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

note to self PM Mush and see if we can use anything that still works in guide.

I'm sure he'd be tickled pink to know he's still helping other Modders.

[pdiddy]

Admiral, Klaus,

Many thanks!

I opened torpedoes_us.sim with S3D. How do you know which torpedoes are which? (all are amun_torpedo_xxx or similar.)

I'm not sure that is the file I'm looking for though. I'm just trying to get the Mk 14 to default to high speed and 6 ft depth (the settings on the left torpedo panel in any of the scope views or attack map.) I almost never shoot them at low speed so would just like the default to be set to high instead of having to change it every time. The 10 foot depth default is ok, but 6 is better! (Reading "Clear the Bridge" by O'Kane, and finding that he (and I suspect most others) pretty much always set depth to 6' unless choppy seas warranted deeper, in which case he would set them all the way down to 10!)

I'm liking this thread, if for nothing else, for enabling people like me to ask dumb questions!

[les green01]

I did figure out how to use the same name in campaign so I wouldn't have to type it over again everytime I start a new one and change the start date and sub avaibilty date

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by les green01

I did figure out how to use the same name in campaign so I wouldn't have to type it over again everytime I start a new one and change the start date and sub avaibilty date

Details?

[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Details?

Oh yes please. This is exactly one of the reasons I started the group. So we can share our breakthroughs while modding the game.

[aanker]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Details?

In the US Pacific Careers, edit menu.txt (near) line 134 as shown below with a text editor, NOT Word. Use something like Notepad.

It typically says, "John Doe" (or some other name if a mod) for the Captain Name:

Approximate Line #:

133=Career lost!

;default name for the player starting a career
134=A. Anker;John Doe
135=Bernard Von Unfall

My name will be, Rank A. Anker ---> i.e. ---> LCDR A. Anker

Menu.txt is found in your main game installation folder, then:
\Data\Menu\Menu.txt

The semi-colon after my name and before, "John Doe" above reminds me what it said, and prevents "John Doe" from being displayed.

Important:
If you are running a mod that alters menu.txt you should disable the mod with JSGME first, then make the edit before enabling the mod again.

I don't play the U-Boat side, however the procedure may be the same.

Find out what the default Captain name is and do a search in menu.txt for that name and make the edit following the procedure similar to that described above.

Happy Hunting!

[les green01]

yep as Aanker say and the U-boats is same

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by pdiddy

I opened torpedoes_us.sim with S3D. How do you know which torpedoes are which? !)

Open the torpedoes_us.dat and get the ID of the torpedo.
Doing a search in the .sim then will point you to it.
(torpedo 3, node 6, in the sim is the one you want.)