[REL] Merchant Fleet Mod for Silent Hunter 3

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by Buhring

Since I have MFM, which is a wonderful addtion to my GWX, I find it very cumbersome to use the recognition manual: too many pages, and no way to sort them out, instead of flipping pages.
I know that "realism" dictates that no search facilities are available -- but is there anywhere a mod speeding up the consultation of the manual (e.g. by tags, like: merchant, two funnels, main mast aft/forward, small, medium, large, etc.)?

My solution to this problem is Hitman's GUI, where ship's size is compared to a field of view. This creates some interesting situations when I usually overestimate target's size. (Like most real u-boat commanders did.) It adds a level of uncertainity to the game.

[EmeAzul]

Buhring, I have 63 GWX Merchants, 72 MFM Merchants and 112 GWX Warships, so I used to encounter the same problem you have. The trick I found was to manipulate the EnglishNames file to organize the merchants in an easier to find fashion.

As you may know the EnglishNames file determines the order of the ships that appear in the Recognition manual, with type 103 transport ships first, followed by type 101 tanker ships, followed by type 102 cargo ships, followed by type 100 harbor ships and ending with type 104 coastal boats. Warships follow the merchants but are somewhat irrelevant for this discussion.

Within each of these merchant groups, I named each ship in an alphabetical order from smallest tonnage to largest, thus making it relatively easy to find the appropriate ship in the recognition manual. For what it is worth, here is my EnglishNames file:

[Names]
LST=Assault Transport
P01B=Brave P01 Transport
CHT=Chatham Transport
NPTB=Flagship Transport
TR=Garrison Transport
PTR=Invasion Transport
PTL=Leading Transport
NESP=Marine ESP Liner
HSL=Neat Hospital Liner
NLOL=Older LOL Liner
ARA=Prime ARA Liner
NCUS=Quaint CUS Liner
PPL=Rapid PPL Liner
LPL=Ready LPL Liner
LUS=Stylish LUS Liner
NWP=Able Small Tanker
SJT=Alert Oil Tanker
OTSF=Bantam T1 Tanker
LTSF=Bearing T1 Tanker
T18B=Choice T18 Tanker
T05B=Cipher T05 Tanker
T10B=Clamp T10 Tanker
T02B=Coarse T02 Tanker
T07B=Coral T07 Tanker
T14B=Damp T14 Tanker
T09A=Dicey T09 Tanker
T01B=Dodgy T01 Tanker
NECT=Empire Oil Tanker
T06B=Factor T06 Tanker
T03B=Great T03 Tanker
T04B=Hammer T04 Tanker
OTMST2=Medium T2 Tanker
T17A=Option T17 Tanker
T13A=Panel T13 Tanker
OTMS=Salient T3 Tanker
LTMS=Superior T3 Tanker
T16B=Quad T16 Tanker
T19A=Tackle T19 Tanker
AO02A=Upbeat A02 Tanker
AO01A=Value A01 Tanker
NOTCW=Whale Factory Ship
T08B=Yukon T08 Tanker
KLAKE=Aegis Lake Steamer
NSCT=Basic Sea Steamer
KSQ=Cape Tramp Steamer
LSQ=Coal Tramp Steamer
KBL=Dated Belize Steamer
KCA=Duty Caribou Steamer
SCF=Early Tramp Steamer
KSS=Faded Small Freighter
LSS=Flared Small Freighter
M09B=Fleet M09 Freighter
M32B=Float M32 Freighter
M33B=Fluid M33 Freighter
M39B=Flyer M39 Freighter
M03B=Foam M03 Freighter
M13B=Force M13 Freighter
M34B=Free M34 Freighter
M31B=Front M31 Freighter
M37B=Fussy M37 Freighter
M11B=Gage M11 Freighter
M40B=Galley M40 Freighter
M38B=Gamut M38 Freighter
M16B=Genial M16 Freighter
Q01B=Ghost Q01 Freighter
M17B=Gifted M17 Freighter
M22B=Glazed M22 Freighter
M25B=Globe M25 Freighter
M02B=Golden M02 Freighter
M19B=Grace M19 Freighter
GRA=Granville Freighter
M29B=Halo M29 Freighter
KLS=Imperial C2 Freighter
LLS=Inbound C2 Freighter
M07B=Incite M07 Freighter
M24B=Index M24 Freighter
M01B=Inflow M01 Merchant
M06B=Inlaid M06 Merchant
M12B=Inner M12 Merchant
M18B=Inside M18 Merchant
M10B=Intact M10 Merchant
RP01A=Invoke RP1 Merchant
M08B=Iron M08 Merchant
M23B=Island M23 Merchant
M26B=Ivory M26 Merchant
M14B=Jacked M14 Merchant
M04B=Jaded M04 Merchant
O01B=Jangle O01 Merchant
M15B=Jaunty M15 Merchant
M20B=Jersey M20 Cargo
M27B=Jetty M27 Cargo
M28B=Jingle M28 Cargo
M05A=Jockey M05 Cargo
NWFS=Junket WFS Cargo
M30B=Karma M30 Cargo
M35B=Keel M35 Cargo
M21B=King M21 Cargo
L02A=Knot L02 Cargo
LL=Liberty Ship Cargo
L03A=Maestro L03 Cargo
AK02A=Nation AK2 Cargo
AK01A=Oasis AK1 Cargo
AK03A=Palm AK3 Cargo
AM01A=Queen AM1 Cargo
NRC=Rose Castle Cargo
C3Cargo=Titanic C3 Cargo
O02A=Tussle O02 Cargo
L01B=Ultra L01 Cargo
KGN=Unique Old Cargo
VV=Victory Ship Cargo
AC4=Worn Collier Cargo
NKSEF=Coal Supply Freighter
M36B=Depot M36 Cargo
AMM=Harbor Ammo Cargo
PRT=Naval Coal Tender
NFAD=Ordnance Tender
Sloop=Active Sail Sloop
JunkS=Ageing Small Junk
JunkM=Asiatic Large Junk
SCHO=Boomer Schooner
FishingBoat3=Canal Fishing Boat
FishingBoat3L=Crab Fishing Boat
FishingBoat=Delta Fishing Boat
FishingBoat2=Flakey Coastal Boat
FishingBoat1=Grain Coastal Boat
FishBoatL=Grubby Coastal Boat
NF_boat_5=Hardy Sailing Boat
Schute_M2=Inland Coal Tender
HarbourTugBoat=Oily Harbor Tugboat
DST=Pilothouse Trawler
LGH=Quayside LightShip
NF_boat_4=Seagoing Trawler
TugBoat=Tenured Tugboat
LTgBoat=Traction Tugboat
COT=Utility Coast Tanker
BBNevadaA=Nevada class BB
BBRevenge=Revenge Class BB
BBDukeOfYork=Duke of York BB
BBHowe=Howe Class BB
BBAnson=Anson Class BB
BBKingGeorgeV=King GeorgeV BB
BBPrinceOfWales=Prince of Wales BB
BBNelson=Nelson Class BB
BBRodney=Rodney Class BB
BBGneisenau=Gneisenau Class BB
BBScharnhorst=Scharnhorst BB
BBVittorio=Vittorio Class BB
BBItalia=Italia Class BB
BBLittorio=Littorio Class BB
BBRoma=Roma Class BB
BCHood=Hood Class BB
BCRepulse=Repulse Class BB
BBBismarck=Bismarck Class BB
BBUSSIowa=Iowa class BB
BBTirpitz=Tirpitz Class BB
CACumberland=Cumberland CA
CADevonshire=Devonshire CA
CANorfolk=Norfolk Class CA
BrAuxCruiser=British Auxiliary CA
CALutzow=Lutzow Class CA
BCDeutschland=Deutschland CA
CAFiume=Fiume Class CA
CAGorizia=Gorizia Class CA
CAPola=Pola Class CA
CAZara=Zara Class CA
CAScheer=Admiral Scheer CA
BCGrafSpee=Graf Spee Class CA
GeAuxCruiser=Commerce Raider CA
CABlucher=Blucher Class CA
CAHipper=Admiral Hipper CA
CAPEugen=Prinz Eugen CA
CLDido=Dido Class CL
SD=Small DepotShip CL
CLKclass=K Class CL
DS=Large DepotShip CL
CAPr26=Kirov Class CL
CAPr26bis=Max Gorki Class CL
CA_Averof=Averof Class CL
CLSouthampton=Southampton CL
CLFiji=Fiji Class CL
CLGaribaldi=Garibaldi Class CL
CLAbruzzi=Abruzzi Class CL
CLBrooklyn=Brooklyn Class CL
CLNOrleans=Tuscaloosa Class CL
CVECasablanca=Casablanca Class CVE
CVEBogue=Bogue Class CVE
CVIllustrious=Illustrious Class CV
CVUSSEssexCV9=Essex Class CV
CVGrafZeppelin=Graf Zeppelin CV
DDHuntI=Hunt I Class DD
TB1937=Type 37 Class DD
DDHuntII=Hunt II Class DD
DDV&W=V&W Class DD
DDClemson=Clemson Class DD
DDTown=Town Class DD
DDHuntIII=Hunt III Class DD
NDD_SU1=Novik SU1 Class DD
TB1924=Type 24 Class DD
DDA&B=A&B Class DD
DDCClass=C&D Class DD
DDBourrasque=Bourrasque DD
DDSoldati=Soldati Class DD
DDJClass=J&K Class DD
DDNClass=N Class DD
DDQClass=Q&R Class DD
DDSClass=S&T Class DD
DDLClass=L Class DD
DDSomers=Somers Class DD
DDTribal=Tribal Class DD
DDType34=Type 34 Class DD
DDFletcher=Fletcher Class DD
DDType7y=Storozhevoy 7y DD
NMSS=Sperrbrecher DD
DDType36A=Type 36A Class DD
COBathurst=Bathurst Class DE
COFlower=Flower Class DE
PCTrawler=ASW Trawler Class DE
Ftboot=Flottenbegleiter DE
FFCaptainI=Captain I Class FF
DEEvarts=Evarts Class DE
FFRiverClass=River Class FF
FFBlackSwan=Black Swan Class FF
ATug=Armed Tugboat DE
DEJCButler=JC Butler Class DE
DEBuckley=Buckley Class DE
FFCaptainII=Captain II Class FF
FFColony=Colony Class FF
FFTacoma=Tacoma Class FF
NLCVP=Higgins Supply Boat
RAFHSL=RAF Air Sea Rescue
MAS=MAS Torpedo Boat
MTBVos=Motor Torpedo Boat
PTElco=Elco Torpedo Boat
Smallhunter=Small Sub Hunter
PTSchnellboot=Schnellboot PB
NPTV_KFK=Small K-fischkutter
NPTV=Small Vorpostenboot
NMSR=Raeumboot MSR PB
LCMTL=Navy Transport Barge
HDSubCT13=Sub Chaser Boat
PBTrawler=Armed Trawler PB
LCMAL=Navy Artillery Barge
MSTrawler=Isles MSTR Trawler
MSTrawler1=Isles NAMS Trawler
DEBPS=Uragan Torpedo Boat
MS1935=Type 35 Minesweeper
NHPB=Vorpostenboot PB
BuV_Dock1=Medium Floating Dock
BuV_Dock2=Large Floating Dock
Buoy_D2_FL=Buoy D2
Buoy_G1_FL=Buoy G1
Buoy_G2_FL=Buoy G2
Buoy_o1_FL=Buoy O1
Buoy_R1_FL=Buoy R1
Buoy_R2_FL=Buoy R2
Iceberg=Large Iceberg
IcebergM1=Medium M1 Iceberg
IcebergM2=Medium M2 Iceberg
IcebergM3=Medium M3 Iceberg
IcebergS1=Small S1 Iceberg
IcebergS2=Small S2 Iceberg
IcebergS3=Small S3 Iceberg

[Buhring]

THX all!

[artao]

@Sailor Steve: yeah, i WISH i could just use the 4 gig patch. that'd be nice. unfortunately tho, while my computer itself is indeed a 64-bit machine, my copy of Win 7 Pro is only 32 bit. And no, I cannot upgrade this version without paying for a full Win 7 Pro 64-bit version. You see, this is a network install of Win 7that came on the computer (bought off Craigslist, but totally legit) and Micro$oft does not allow network installs to be upgraded like they do with the disc version.
VERDAMMT!!!

I see someone else here IS successfully using GWX + MFM. um How please?
What are the minimum system specs to run GWX + MFM (+MEP too) anyhow? I'd'a' thunk my system was up to spec: Pentium D Dual 3.4Ghz, 3Gig RAM, GTX560 Ti 1gig graphics .. i mean, criminy! what sort of system DOES work for this?
I certainly find it intersting that MFM runs just fine on my machine with Vanilla 1.4b, but not with GWX ... once i get my GWX soup done and patrol a bit, I'll try NYGM too, see if MFM works there.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by artao

3Gig RAM

I'd guess that's your problem right there. MFM is a huge memory hog. You not only need 4 gigs, you need the 4-gig patch. I'm pretty sure that's the only way you'll get it to run. I have 4 gigs of RAM but an older 32-bit XP system, and I can't run it even with no other mods installed at all.

[artao]

Ok, thanks ... um .. what about the "lite" versions mentioned in the first post? Do those still exist? I'm not seeing it here or at Maik's ftp under /IAMBECOMELIFE

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by artao

I'll try NYGM too, see if MFM works there.

With this setting no problems with my 3gb rig.

Originally Posted by artao

Ok, thanks ... um .. what about the "lite" versions mentioned in the first post? Do those still exist? I'm not seeing it here or at Maik's ftp under /IAMBECOMELIFE

Once again NYGM has it's own lite version.

[artao]

re: "lite" versions, I was referring to the gwx lite versions at the bottom of the 1st post. are those still available anywhere?

[Lindley]

.
First Class mod got it to work with HsieOptionsSelector.exe 4GByte option.
Thanks for including Ireland.
Enhances the game 100%.

[zj1985]

Do I need to edit EnglishNames.cfg to use this mod?And where to put the files from MFM_v3_Skin_Packs.7z in?

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by zj1985

Do I need to edit EnglishNames.cfg to use this mod?And where to put the files from MFM_v3_Skin_Packs.7z in?

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

MERCHANT FLEET MOD SKIN PACKS

Extract to JSGME and install, depending on the time period you wish to simulate. Circa 1941-1942 you will see increasing numbers of camoflaged ships.

Re the englishnames.cfg I haven't done so myself and all works fine this end

[zj1985]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Re the englishnames.cfg I haven't done so myself and all works fine this end

THX!

[artao]

Again I ask, because people seem to be ignoring me for some reason: Do the GWX Lite versions of MFM still exists, and if so where please?
It can't be that difficult to answer that simple question.
Also, if they do NOT exist any longer, then why are they still reference in the original post? sure, it says link removed, but why not remove the entire reference if they don't exist. very annoying. especially since i've asked this several times and the only answer i got is that there's a Lite version for NYGM. great. i didn't ask about NYGM, i asked about GWX. silence is not a 'no', it's an irritating lack of response.

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by artao

Again I ask, because people seem to be ignoring me for some reason: Do the GWX Lite versions of MFM still exists, and if so where please?
It can't be that difficult to answer that simple question.... Edit

I find it difficult to believe people here are actively ignoring you. Has it crossed your mind that others have the same problem as your good self, in that the files are lost somewhere? I myself have searched on your behalf to no avail. I feel I and others would only waste time and b/w to repeatedly post, " Sorry I don't have / can't find them......". Patience dear chap is a virtue, to coin a phrase. I have personally always found this board one of the friendliest and most helpful I have ever had the fortune to call myself a member. You would do well to be a tad more humble and polite.

[artao]

well thank you for answering. no one else had done so, except to say there were lite files available for NYGM.
sorry if I came off poorly. I've been extremely irritable today, and perhaps my post reflected that.
sorry again, but thanks for the response. now i know. ... perhaps someone wouldn't mind removing the reference to those files in the first post then? that's like teasing me with candy and then pulling it away. I can't run MFM as it stands, so the Lite versions would really be nice to have. If they no longer exist ... well ..