Hi,
I'm new to modding and was inspired by Ducimus' work on fixing the SD radar. I didn't have a tweak file for the sensors_sub_US so I created one by a thorough search using the "search" command for minitweaker looking for the same parameters of those found in SH3 sensors.dat .
At the end of this post is the cut/paste of the search commands to save you time on finding all the sensors (if you haven't made one yourself).
I found 20 sensors (the 21'st sensor check only revealed BearingMIN/Max data, the 22nd found nothing) so I was confident I found them all. I know most of you modder's have found and changed the SD and SJ radar's, however, appears only the top 4 radar's were changed. Here's the list :
1. SD
2. SJ
3. I-SD
4. I-SJ
5. Visual 1
6. Visual 2
7. Visual 3
8. SV ??? Replaces I-SD. I don't know if used.
9. SJ - On unknown Sub 1 ?
10. SJ - On unknown Sub 2 ?
11. SJ - On unknown Sub 3 ?
12. SJ - On unknown Sub 4 ?
13. Passive Sonar (0-150) (x-x)= bearing restriction
14. Active Sonar (210-360)
15. Passive Sonar (0-140)
16. I-SJ (220-360) - On unknown Sub 1 ? Revolving Radar with bearing restriction?
17. I-SJ (0-150) ALso contains odd data not similar to I-SJ
18. I-SJ (210-360) - On unknown Sub 2 ?
19. I-SJ - On unknown Sub 3 ?
20. I-SJ - On unknown Sub 4 ?
Ok, as you can see, some sensor's are just plain strange!!
Now, let me get back on topic. How to fix the radar so when you steer the boat to any southern heading (90-270) you don't lose radar contact ...
Explaination - How did I dicover this.
I was curious about the ElevationMin/Max entries. From a radar's point of view (and quite possibly the devs intention) the values seemed right. For instance, the SD :
ElevationMin = 359
ElevationMax = 90
Basically meaning, Min of 359 is pointing 1 degree below the horizon, Max of 90 is straight up. The SJ data has Min/Max of 357.5/30 . Looks fine on papar but it appears it's not using those values for that reason.
When trying to "tilt" the SD antenna up so it scan's the air and not the surface I had no luck. So, I played with the ElevationMax entry. Hmmmm, if 90 is up, then 181 must be all the way over the back and 1 degree below the horizon "behind" the antenna. "Lets try that!!", I said as I loaded SH4 for my test run. Hmmm, interesting, I'm now able to maintain radar contacts when the boat steer's 90-270, albeit still seeing all the radar contact's as before.
So, there you have it. The fix is to change ALL SD and SJ entries to read :
ElevationMax=181
I say ALL of them because just changing the "TOP 4" won't work, except for the SD since it lies in the top 4. That's when I figured all the boats have their own SJ radar entry because just changing the top4 had no effect on my test runs with the SJ. By the way, to confirm the SJ was working I had to "dumb-up" the SD so it wouldn't detect beyond 1000m. I haven't tested which boat is which because I wanted to get the info out ASAP. Also, I don't know if any value other than 181 will work. I can guess that any value between 91-358 or 91-357.5 will work, but it's just a WAG.
I might start a lone thread with [WIP] label for my study on the SD and SJ data, if it's appropriate. I'm not creating a new mod but I'd like to help those modder's with this problem (Ducimus appears to have too many lumps on his head)
.
Here's the cut of the search commands to paste into a new sensors_sub_US.txt file if you haven't made one already .... Thanks for listening! ... Rob.
[1]
DropDownName= SD
search,SensorType,1,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,1,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,1,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,1,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,1,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,1,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,1,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,1,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,1,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,1,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,1,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,1,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,1,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,1,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,1,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,1,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,1,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,1,single,>2,ElevationMax
[2]
DropDownName=SJ
search,SensorType,2,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,2,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,2,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,2,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,2,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,2,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,2,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,2,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,2,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,2,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,2,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,2,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,2,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,2,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,2,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,2,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,2,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,2,single,>2,ElevationMax
[3]
DropDownName=SD (improved)
search,SensorType,3,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,3,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,3,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,3,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,3,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,3,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,3,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,3,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,3,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,3,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,3,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,3,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,3,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,3,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,3,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,3,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,3,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,3,single,>2,ElevationMax
[4]
DropDownName=SJ (improved)
search,SensorType,4,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,4,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,4,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,4,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,4,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,4,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,4,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,4,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,4,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,4,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,4,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,4,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,4,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,4,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,4,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,4,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,4,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,4,single,>2,ElevationMax
[5]
DropDownName=Visual 1
search,SensorType,5,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,5,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,5,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,5,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,5,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,5,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,5,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,5,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,5,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,5,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,5,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,5,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,5,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,5,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,5,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,5,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,5,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,5,single,>2,ElevationMax
[6]
DropDownName=Visual 2
search,SensorType,6,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,6,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,6,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,6,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,6,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,6,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,6,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,6,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,6,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,6,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,6,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,6,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,6,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,6,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,6,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,6,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,6,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,6,single,>2,ElevationMax
[7]
DropDownName=Visual 3
search,SensorType,7,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,7,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,7,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,7,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,7,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,7,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,7,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,7,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,7,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,7,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,7,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,7,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,7,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,7,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,7,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,7,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,7,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,7,single,>2,ElevationMax
[8]
DropDownName=SV ???
search,SensorType,8,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,8,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,8,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,8,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,8,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,8,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,8,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,8,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,8,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,8,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,8,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,8,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,8,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,8,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,8,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,8,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,8,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,8,single,>2,ElevationMax
[9]
DropDownName=SJ Unknown Sub 1 ???
search,SensorType,9,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,9,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,9,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,9,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,9,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,9,single,>2,MinSensorHeight
search,MaxSensorHeight,9,single,>2,MaxSensorHeight
search,Surface,9,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,9,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,9,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,9,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,9,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,9,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,9,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,9,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,9,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,9,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,9,single,>2,ElevationMax
[10]
DropDownName=SJ Unknown Sub 2 ???
search,SensorType,10,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,10,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,10,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,10,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,10,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,10,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,10,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,10,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,10,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,10,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,10,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,10,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,10,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,10,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,10,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,10,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,10,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,10,single,>2,ElevationMax
[11]
DropDownName=SJ Unknown Sub 3 ???
search,SensorType,11,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,11,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,11,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,11,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,11,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,11,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,11,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,11,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,11,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,11,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,11,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,11,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,11,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,11,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,11,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,11,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,11,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,11,single,>2,ElevationMax
[12]
DropDownName=SJ Unknown Sub 4 ???
search,SensorType,12,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,12,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,12,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,12,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,12,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,12,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,12,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,12,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,12,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,12,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,12,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,12,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,12,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,12,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,12,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,12,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,12,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,12,single,>2,ElevationMax
[13]
DropDownName=Passive Sonar (0-150)
search,SensorType,13,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,13,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,13,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,13,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,13,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,13,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,13,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,13,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,13,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,13,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,13,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,13,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,13,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,13,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,13,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,13,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,13,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,13,single,>2,ElevationMax
[14]
DropDownName=Active Sonar (210-360)
search,SensorType,14,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,14,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,14,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,14,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,14,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,14,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,14,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,14,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,14,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,14,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,14,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,14,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,14,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,14,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,14,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,14,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,14,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,14,single,>2,ElevationMax
[15]
DropDownName=Passive Sonar (0-140)
search,SensorType,15,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,15,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,15,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,15,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,15,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,15,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,15,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,15,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,15,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,15,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,15,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,15,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,15,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,15,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,15,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,15,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,15,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,15,single,>2,ElevationMax
[16]
DropDownName=Radar Revolving (220-360) SJ Improved ??
search,SensorType,16,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,16,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,16,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,16,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,16,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,16,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,16,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,16,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,16,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,16,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,16,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,16,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,16,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,16,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,16,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,16,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,16,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,16,single,>2,ElevationMax
[17]
DropDownName=Radar Revolving (0-150) SJ Improved ??
search,SensorType,17,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,17,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,17,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,17,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,17,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,17,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,17,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,17,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,17,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,17,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,17,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,17,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,17,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,17,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,17,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,17,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,17,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,17,single,>2,ElevationMax
[18]
DropDownName=Radar Revolving (210-360) SJ Improved ??
search,SensorType,18,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,18,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,18,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,18,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,18,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,18,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,18,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,18,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,18,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,18,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,18,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,18,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,18,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,18,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,18,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,18,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,18,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,18,single,>2,ElevationMax
[19]
DropDownName=Radar Revolving 8 SJ Improved ??
search,SensorType,19,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,19,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,19,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,19,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,19,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,19,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,19,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,19,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,19,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,19,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,19,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,19,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,19,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,19,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,19,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,19,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,19,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,19,single,>2,ElevationMax
[20]
DropDownName=Radar Revolving 9 SJ Improved ??
search,SensorType,20,byte,>2,SensorType
search,PreciseRange,20,single,>2,PreciseRange
search,MaxRange,20,single,>2,MaxRange
search,MinHeight,20,single,>2,MinHeight
search,MaxHeight,20,single,>2,MaxHeight
search,MinSensorHeight,20,single,>2,MinSensorHeigh t
search,MaxSensorHeight,20,single,>2,MaxSensorHeigh t
search,Surface,20,single,>2,Surface
search,RPMDetLevel,20,single,>2,RPMDetLevel
search,SweepPeriod,20,single,>2,SweepPeriod
search,SweepArc,20,single,>2,SweepArc
search,ProbInsideArc,20,single,>2,ProbInsideArc
search,Revolving,20,byte,>2,Revolving
search,SkipSweep,20,byte,>2,SkipSweep
search,BearingMin,20,single,>2,BearingMin
search,BearingMax,20,single,>2,BearingMax
search,ElevationMin,20,single,>2,ElevationMin
search,ElevationMax,20,single,>2,ElevationMax