SH4 wont promote an LT

propbeanie · 05-11-22, 03:40 PM

I had forgotten about the rank epaulette images. I don't think the Lieutenant rank has those... hmmm...

This text editing is all in Ranks.upc, btw. It looks like though, that the <LTCDR> text just tells the game to make red, bolded text, so substituting <LT> should work fine there. As mentioned above, I would attempt to change the

XPRequirement= 8150
LevelUp= Base

to something like

XPRequirement= 15000
LevelUp= Restricted

which should then make it a player rank. If the game chokes on that, then delete the full admiral "[Rank 18]" listing, and renumber the others below. I don't see any obvious reason that wouldn't work... though it is SH4...

You'll probably also have to make "AvailableSpecialAbilities= NULL", and should probably set "GetSpecialAbilityChance= 0" to match the other player ranks, unless the mod you are in has those for a player rank. Then just add that "Rank LT" text to the end of the last two lines. Surely it will work without having to delete anything...

Bubblehead1980 · 05-11-22, 05:29 PM

Just a side note. To my knowledge, no LT ever commanded a fleetboat, a few commanded S-Boats prior to and in early phase of war but most were LCDR.

KaleunMarco · 05-11-22, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

I had forgotten about the rank epaulette images. I don't think the Lieutenant rank has those... hmmm...

This text editing is all in Ranks.upc, btw. It looks like though, that the <LTCDR> text just tells the game to make red, bolded text, so substituting <LT> should work fine there. As mentioned above, I would attempt to change the

XPRequirement= 8150
LevelUp= Base

to something like

XPRequirement= 15000
LevelUp= Restricted

which should then make it a player rank. If the game chokes on that, then delete the full admiral "[Rank 18]" listing, and renumber the others below. I don't see any obvious reason that wouldn't work... though it is SH4...

You'll probably also have to make "AvailableSpecialAbilities= NULL", and should probably set "GetSpecialAbilityChance= 0" to match the other player ranks, unless the mod you are in has those for a player rank. Then just add that "Rank LT" text to the end of the last two lines. Surely it will work without having to delete anything...

deleted the last Admiral rank, renumbered the ranks that followed it, added the LT to each line in the LT section of Ranks.cfg.

made no difference. still didn't get promoted after a successful mission (3 pts and an award).

i don't think anything but a re-design will work.

i'll bet if i change my rank to LtCDR and have a successful next mission, i'll be promoted to CDR.

any takers?

Bubblehead1980 · 05-11-22, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

deleted the last Admiral rank, renumbered the ranks that followed it, added the LT to each line in the LT section of Ranks.cfg.

made no difference. still didn't get promoted after a successful mission (3 pts and an award).

i don't think anything but a re-design will work.

i'll bet if i change my rank to LtCDR and have a successful next mission, i'll be promoted to CDR.

any takers?

lol If it comes down to betting on whether SH 4 will be FUBAR, I bet it will. I am at the end of my rope with this sim far as modding lol, what a mess.

propbeanie · 05-12-22, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

deleted the last Admiral rank, renumbered the ranks that followed it, added the LT to each line in the LT section of Ranks.cfg.

made no difference. still didn't get promoted after a successful mission (3 pts and an award).

i don't think anything but a re-design will work.

i'll bet if i change my rank to LtCDR and have a successful next mission, i'll be promoted to CDR.

any takers?

You didn't forget that "LevelUp= Base" to "Restricted" line, did you? My guess though, is that it is a hard-wired thang...

KaleunMarco · 05-12-22, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

You didn't forget that "LevelUp= Base" to "Restricted" line, did you? My guess though, is that it is a hard-wired thang...

no, i didnt forget and yes, it made no difference at all.

and for the Kaleuns who were making book on whether the changes referenced above would promote an LT to LtCdr.....it did not work.

and....when i changed my rank to LtCdr and returned from the next successful career-mission, i was duly promoted to Cdr.

LT is not a valid rank for a player-captain if you expect to be promoted.

propbeanie · 05-12-22, 06:13 PM

As expected...

05-11-22, 03:40 PM	#1
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,761 Downloads: 441 Uploads: 2	I had forgotten about the rank epaulette images. I don't think the Lieutenant rank has those... hmmm... This text editing is all in Ranks.upc, btw. It looks like though, that the <LTCDR> text just tells the game to make red, bolded text, so substituting <LT> should work fine there. As mentioned above, I would attempt to change the XPRequirement= 8150 LevelUp= Base to something like XPRequirement= 15000 LevelUp= Restricted which should then make it a player rank. If the game chokes on that, then delete the full admiral "[Rank 18]" listing, and renumber the others below. I don't see any obvious reason that wouldn't work... though it is SH4... You'll probably also have to make "AvailableSpecialAbilities= NULL", and should probably set "GetSpecialAbilityChance= 0" to match the other player ranks, unless the mod you are in has those for a player rank. Then just add that "Rank <b>LT</b>" text to the end of the last two lines. Surely it will work without having to delete anything... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

05-12-22, 06:13 PM	#7
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,761 Downloads: 441 Uploads: 2	As expected... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

05-11-22, 05:29 PM	#2
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 6,922 Downloads: 550 Uploads: 42	Just a side note. To my knowledge, no LT ever commanded a fleetboat, a few commanded S-Boats prior to and in early phase of war but most were LCDR.