Hello!
I think i have found the solution to this question, though not a fix.. sort of half way on it. First I wanted to make a separate thread for this, but then I stumbled across this place on the forums! So..
If we go to:
..\Silent Hunter 5\data\UserCharts, and then open a .TDW file with for example notepad. Line 19 (
That is line 20 for non-programmers since computers count from 0), the following is mentioned:
Quote:
..\Silent Hunter 5\data\UserCharts\UserChart_xxx.TDW
"; max number of charts that can be defined is 20. Anything after 20 will be ignored!"
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This means that only 20 charts can be defined.. And anything exceeding 20 charts is being.. ehrmm.. torpedoed into the Locker of Uncle Davy
The problems I have with this are:
1). The file with the information does not declare if it is a file-only or general rule.
2). The file with the information also does not express where to alter this value or limitation.
I have not been able to figure out where the rule comes from, or where it can be edited, but I have a very strong feeling that it is possibily a general rule, since adding User Charts to a TDW file, whilst ensuring it continues to have fewer than 20 UserCharts listed inside, sometimes result in not having all TDW files added. Say the limit is capped at 20 User Charts, and you have currently 18 User Charts, and you add 5 User Charts:
Example:
ChartCap - CurrentCharts = ChartsYouCanAdd
20 - 18 = 2
ChartAdding - ChartsYouCanAdd = ChartsYouCanNotAdd
5 - 2 = 3
This means that the last 3 charts that are put into the file, probabily from the last Chart Category you have since computers are logic based, never make it into the game!
You can find the last Chart Category by entering Silent Hunter 5, pressing the E button, and scrolling down in the category window that pops up, the bottom one should in theory be the last Category for your User Charts.
One of the big problems I have with this are:
1) I would like to know why no more than 20 charts can be added.
2) Where these parameters can be edited, if possible.
Also, if future mods where to do something with TWoS mod, I deeply hope that the Alpheratz Real Navigation Mod can be included into the charts section. The mod is super awesome, confessing I barely understand it
, yet it causes havoc on my User Charts and am therefore not able to add it into my game.
With that having said, I love Silent Hunter 5 mods and appriciate all the hard work allready being done onto it! Thank you for these gems!
I hope that this post may help to inspire solutions.