[IDEA] historically oriented orders page

sublynx · 09-15-13, 06:30 AM

We don't really have orders in campaign mode. Here's how the page could look:

The text is a rough pdf capture of an actual order given to a U-boat by the Captain of U-boat command Norway in 1943.

A.
We could have a very small mod that just changes the F8 page look in a way that would make the order page look a little bit more authentic but didn't actually change during the campaign.

B.
We could have an intermediate mod that changed the order page a few times during the war in the style:

1. an order page for grid patrolling
2. an order page for changing base
3. an order page for sailing into the Mediterranean
4. an order page to evacuate to Norway in 1944

C.
We could also have a huge mod that would try to get an actual picture of one Flotilla, simulating the kind of orders that they would have received month by month. The war diaries of U-boat captain Norway and Italy are available at least partly in the internet and if this kind of mod is done I would suggest using them as a base. A kind of "Mediterrranean orders mod" where the orders would follow the spirit of orders given to actual boats. Technically SH3Commander could be used to change the orders page depending on the current game date.

I'm tempted on the C-version mod, but I doubt I would ever have the time, IT knowhow and patience to actually follow this through.

Is there any interest on this kind of mod?

09-15-13, 06:30 AM	#1
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	[IDEA] historically oriented orders page We don't really have orders in campaign mode. Here's how the page could look: The text is a rough pdf capture of an actual order given to a U-boat by the Captain of U-boat command Norway in 1943. A. We could have a very small mod that just changes the F8 page look in a way that would make the order page look a little bit more authentic but didn't actually change during the campaign. B. We could have an intermediate mod that changed the order page a few times during the war in the style: 1. an order page for grid patrolling 2. an order page for changing base 3. an order page for sailing into the Mediterranean 4. an order page to evacuate to Norway in 1944 C. We could also have a huge mod that would try to get an actual picture of one Flotilla, simulating the kind of orders that they would have received month by month. The war diaries of U-boat captain Norway and Italy are available at least partly in the internet and if this kind of mod is done I would suggest using them as a base. A kind of "Mediterrranean orders mod" where the orders would follow the spirit of orders given to actual boats. Technically SH3Commander could be used to change the orders page depending on the current game date. I'm tempted on the C-version mod, but I doubt I would ever have the time, IT knowhow and patience to actually follow this through. Is there any interest on this kind of mod?