u-boat emblem

oscar19681 · 10-07-09, 12:26 PM

First i would like to say i tried operation monsun today and it rules! No need to reinstall sh-3 while you can have this mod! Thanks to the makers! But is there a way i can have a u-boat emblem ingame for my beloved u-boat? Really i can kill the time now with operation monsun while waiting for sh-5

Akula4745 · 10-07-09, 04:54 PM

Lurker will be along any minute... but in the meantime I can tell you sadly the answer is "no" - I tried several different things to add an emblem to my conning tower in OM... then I found out the skins are not accessible since they are in .dat file (could be wrong with that explanation... but the skins are pretty much inaccessible) - so they cannot be altered easily with a graphics program... like you could with a .dds file.

But OM makes the trade off for no emblem a good one with excellent graphics and solid gameplay... and it just seems to keep getting better. Good luck and happy hunting, sir!

etheberge · 10-07-09, 06:27 PM

Hey guys,

I'm at work now so I can't do a step-by-step or anything but it's definitely possible, just harder to figure out and less obvious than with the US side.

I started to make a list of which file to change or add for which type of boats and at which time of the campaign but it's not done yet. I also don't know if they'll be any side effects yet, like problems when getting a new model of conning tower etc.

This is my vanilla type IX in 1939:

I'll try to do a write up after I've finished researching and documenting the whole thing.

oscar19681 · 10-12-09, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etheberge

Hey guys,

I'm at work now so I can't do a step-by-step or anything but it's definitely possible, just harder to figure out and less obvious than with the US side.

I started to make a list of which file to change or add for which type of boats and at which time of the campaign but it's not done yet. I also don't know if they'll be any side effects yet, like problems when getting a new model of conning tower etc.

This is my vanilla type IX in 1939:

I'll try to do a write up after I've finished researching and documenting the whole thing.

Well ever planning us in on the secret how yo managed to put an emblem on the tower?

etheberge · 10-12-09, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscar19681

Well ever planning us in on the secret how yo managed to put an emblem on the tower?

Sure, just send check or money order. I take paypal too.

Just joking of course, sorry about the delay. I'm working on that as we speak, I got SH4 re-installing in the background. I needed a clean install to test, I got so many changed files and different models it was too hard to keep track of what I successfully tested before and what I didn't.

I probably won't be able to test all the different models tonight but I'll post what I can. Expect some info in the next few hours.

etheberge · 10-13-09, 02:32 AM

OK, I'm done, see this thread for all the gritty details:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=157221

10-07-09, 12:26 PM	#1
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	u-boat emblem First i would like to say i tried operation monsun today and it rules! No need to reinstall sh-3 while you can have this mod! Thanks to the makers! But is there a way i can have a u-boat emblem ingame for my beloved u-boat? Really i can kill the time now with operation monsun while waiting for sh-5 __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

10-07-09, 04:54 PM	#2
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Lurker will be along any minute... but in the meantime I can tell you sadly the answer is "no" - I tried several different things to add an emblem to my conning tower in OM... then I found out the skins are not accessible since they are in .dat file (could be wrong with that explanation... but the skins are pretty much inaccessible) - so they cannot be altered easily with a graphics program... like you could with a .dds file. But OM makes the trade off for no emblem a good one with excellent graphics and solid gameplay... and it just seems to keep getting better. Good luck and happy hunting, sir! __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-07-09, 06:27 PM	#3
etheberge Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 345 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 10	Hey guys, I'm at work now so I can't do a step-by-step or anything but it's definitely possible, just harder to figure out and less obvious than with the US side. I started to make a list of which file to change or add for which type of boats and at which time of the campaign but it's not done yet. I also don't know if they'll be any side effects yet, like problems when getting a new model of conning tower etc. This is my vanilla type IX in 1939: I'll try to do a write up after I've finished researching and documenting the whole thing. __________________ 11 War Patrols / 56 ships sunk or damaged for 212,022 tons Zero casualties throughout the war Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, after German surrender

10-13-09, 02:32 AM	#6
etheberge Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 345 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 10	OK, I'm done, see this thread for all the gritty details: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=157221 __________________ 11 War Patrols / 56 ships sunk or damaged for 212,022 tons Zero casualties throughout the war Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, after German surrender