Silent Hunter 2 & Destroyer Command

Vox165 · 03-15-23, 08:59 AM

Thanks, astvitaliy those additional DDL files from the dxwrapper program may be helpful.

Sorry I don't have a working Koralle link (It's listed in the SubSim Legacy DLs but the link doesn't work). I don't have a backup of it either.

Have you tried Floater's Kreigstanz? It has 2 parts: A random mission generator and a developer for both SH2 and DC. It's essential for my DC play. It works Win7 64 and I heard Win10 too.

I C/P Floater's Introduction below.
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Introduction
Kriegstanz is a random scenario generator for the Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command naval warfare simulators. It creates missions that are largely unpredictable with a high degree of randomness. Players will find each generated mission to be vastly different from the previous one, more so than the limited randomness allowed in the one provided with the game.

Kriegstanz Developer (or KD for short) is a utility for creating, generating, editing and testing files used by Kriegstanz itself. These files are called “Theatre” files, and specify the date range and possible placements of various groups and units, as well as other factors such as weather. Almost all of the functionality of Kriegstanz is included in KD.

So, if you wanted to simulate Operation Drumbeat for example, you would be able create a Theatre for 1941 off the East Coast of the USA, and in it you’d place lone, unescorted merchants on coastal routes, the odd destroyer or two, and a U-boat. If, on the other hand you wanted an Atlantic convoy, you’d have routes crisscrossing the ocean, and a U-boat area in the middle, and set the date range to be something like 1939-1944. In either case, you can set it up to be played as a German submarine or an Allied destroyer, or both.

Or, your Theatre could set British subs against German surface shipping, US destroyers against Japanese convoys, and so on. As long as Silent Hunter II and/or Destroyer Command include a nationality, and appropriate units for that nationality, you can use it. The action can take place anywhere in the world, although because of limitations in
the game, it can’t span the International Dateline (180E West or East, in the centre of the Pacific). The theatre can be as big or as small as you like (within reason).

I extend my heartfelt thanks to FUBAR for creating this help file. He took a huge burden off me (and onto himself) by agreeing to provide this documentation, and his labour has enabled me to concentrate more on the design and programming aspects of KD. All that remained for me was to proof-read and check his work, and to add in a bit of extra explanation here and there – FUBAR had to base his work on a version that was, necessarily, slightly out-of-date.

Thanks are also due to more people than can be listed here. Screen-names such as CB, Col7777, Hitman and FUBAR himself deserve to be listed specifically, but many more have helped to suggest, inspire and correct in this project; it would be unfair to attempt to compile a more complete list.
I thank you all, unreservedly.
Floater
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To be build my own scenarios, I generally use the Kreigstanz developer (KD) to rough-out the scenario I'm building. Then I hand edit the .sdf file to extend it's capabilities and do exactly want. For example I can take well known scenarios like Salvo Island and change ship types, sensors, their positions, weather etc. In short I can test "what ifs scenarios". This is something I use to do with board game miniature groups in the past.

03-15-23, 08:59 AM	#16
Vox165 Soundman Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Penns Woods Posts: 149 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Thanks, astvitaliy those additional DDL files from the dxwrapper program may be helpful. Sorry I don't have a working Koralle link (It's listed in the SubSim Legacy DLs but the link doesn't work). I don't have a backup of it either. Have you tried Floater's Kreigstanz? It has 2 parts: A random mission generator and a developer for both SH2 and DC. It's essential for my DC play. It works Win7 64 and I heard Win10 too. I C/P Floater's Introduction below. __________________________________________________ ___________ Introduction Kriegstanz is a random scenario generator for the Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command naval warfare simulators. It creates missions that are largely unpredictable with a high degree of randomness. Players will find each generated mission to be vastly different from the previous one, more so than the limited randomness allowed in the one provided with the game. Kriegstanz Developer (or KD for short) is a utility for creating, generating, editing and testing files used by Kriegstanz itself. These files are called “Theatre” files, and specify the date range and possible placements of various groups and units, as well as other factors such as weather. Almost all of the functionality of Kriegstanz is included in KD. So, if you wanted to simulate Operation Drumbeat for example, you would be able create a Theatre for 1941 off the East Coast of the USA, and in it you’d place lone, unescorted merchants on coastal routes, the odd destroyer or two, and a U-boat. If, on the other hand you wanted an Atlantic convoy, you’d have routes crisscrossing the ocean, and a U-boat area in the middle, and set the date range to be something like 1939-1944. In either case, you can set it up to be played as a German submarine or an Allied destroyer, or both. Or, your Theatre could set British subs against German surface shipping, US destroyers against Japanese convoys, and so on. As long as Silent Hunter II and/or Destroyer Command include a nationality, and appropriate units for that nationality, you can use it. The action can take place anywhere in the world, although because of limitations in the game, it can’t span the International Dateline (180E West or East, in the centre of the Pacific). The theatre can be as big or as small as you like (within reason). I extend my heartfelt thanks to FUBAR for creating this help file. He took a huge burden off me (and onto himself) by agreeing to provide this documentation, and his labour has enabled me to concentrate more on the design and programming aspects of KD. All that remained for me was to proof-read and check his work, and to add in a bit of extra explanation here and there – FUBAR had to base his work on a version that was, necessarily, slightly out-of-date. Thanks are also due to more people than can be listed here. Screen-names such as CB, Col7777, Hitman and FUBAR himself deserve to be listed specifically, but many more have helped to suggest, inspire and correct in this project; it would be unfair to attempt to compile a more complete list. I thank you all, unreservedly. Floater _________________________ To be build my own scenarios, I generally use the Kreigstanz developer (KD) to rough-out the scenario I'm building. Then I hand edit the .sdf file to extend it's capabilities and do exactly want. For example I can take well known scenarios like Salvo Island and change ship types, sensors, their positions, weather etc. In short I can test "what ifs scenarios". This is something I use to do with board game miniature groups in the past.