[TEC] Operation Monsun/unlock all subs/techs in 1939?

[aMaschina]

Hey all,


I was looking for a type XXI for operation monsun with all techs in 1939, but as for now i am running into not working links for old mods, or - having tried to mod it myself, into crash to desktops when selecting the submarines in the drop down menu


I know this will be easy mode but I wanna try it.


Any advise?


Thanks

[Aktungbby]

aMaschina! after a long silent run!

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by aMaschina

Hey all,


I was looking for a type XXI for operation monsun with all techs in 1939, but as for now i am running into not working links for old mods, or - having tried to mod it myself, into crash to desktops when selecting the submarines in the drop down menu


I know this will be easy mode but I wanna try it.


Any advise?


Thanks

welcome to subsim.
good luck with your attempt. why do you want to have a 1945 submarine in 1939? none of the other equipment for that boat is available, especially the torpedos. what you want to do is probably possible but you would have to modify all of the Type XXI files for not only the boat but also for related equipment aboard her. then you would have to modify the flotilla and base files to create a physical base and an administrative structure for the boat. then you would have to modify the career files to allow yourself to start a career in 1939 and to be assigned a Type XXI at an operating base with an operating flotilla. then you would need to create missions for the Type XXI.
lastly, the items above are the items that i can think of right here...right now. there are probably other issues which i have not recalled which will also need to be on the list of things to-do.

get the picture?
now...do not misunderstand me...what you want to do is possible but it is not an easy task.

good luck, kapitan!

[aMaschina]

Hmm i guess i just want to go on a rampage in godmode i guess. I did not know it was that much of a problem, i thought it was only changing the unlock years of the sub and some techs and there you go? I use monsun mod and it comes with a campaign.

[Sniper297]

Worst trouble with me trying to help is I have the 1.4 version, I tried 1.5 and it crashed more often than 1.4 on my system. That said, with Yankee Doodle subs the data is in the \Data\UPCData folder and subfolders, and all the .upc files can be edited in notepad. Trouble is there are several inter related files involved, for example I can change the Flotillas.upc file;

[Flotilla 2.UserPlayerUnitType 7]
ID= F2Gato
NameDisplayable= Gato class
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gato
UnitTypeCommonality= 10
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL

So the GATO is available before 1943, then the CareerStart.upc file;

[CareerStart 1.Flotilla 2]
ID= C1Flotilla2
NameDisplayable= Manila
IDLinkFlotilla= FremantleCommand
IDLinkUserPlayerUnits= F2Sboat, 6, F2Porpoise, 7, F2Salmon, 6, F2Sargo, 11, F1Gato, 5
FlotillaBriefingText=
FlotillaCommonality= 2 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned

So the GATO is available in the Asiatic campaign at the start of the war. At the moment it keeps crashing, so there's another file somewhere I'm missing.

The German boats are probably somewhere else, but the trick will be to synchronize all the different files including upgrade packs to make it work.

Been a long time, but I have my SARGO set up for late war conning tower with SD and SJ-1 radar plus two 40mm BOFORS in 1941. As I recall it took a few weeks of hacking, crashing, restoring backup files and hacking again until I got a stable mod. If it was easy everyone would be doing it, so back up whatever folder the German subs use and keep trying. When the ATO mod is installed one trick to finding which files are affected is use the Windows search "when was it modified" and specify dates after 2010.

[propbeanie]

The German boats are in the same "Data / Submarine" folder as the US subs. For the subs, you might have to change the *.cfg file in the "Data / Roster / Country / Submarine" folder, as well as the one in the "Data / Submarine / SubName" folder. The SubName.upc file for the American subs, and the SubName.upcge files have to have their dates changed. In the "Data / UPCDataGE / UPCUnitsData" you would possibly have to changes dates in the Ammunition.upc, UnitPartsXSubName.upc, UpgradePacks.upc and Weapons.upc, if applicable to the submarine. The actual weapons are in the Library folder, and the turms are in the Objects folder, but there aren't any cfg files in there that I remember... can't think of any others off the top of my head... ETR3(SS) would have it for you in a jiffy. We gotta find that feller...

[aMaschina]

Overwhelmed by the support of this community

Will try to mess around with the files.

What do you think causes a ctd when i start a campaign while having the xxi chosen in the dropdown menu?

Are the techs needed for the sub not around in 1939?