[REL]The Wolves of Steel - SH5 Megamod

[elder_gutknecht]

Thanks to vdr1981 for yellow text in Main.cfg developing
Easy to pass, reinstall
Have you try to increase the tc in main.cfg to high levels?
And a silly question, when you are submerged i understand that hydrophone works better with silent
Thanks

[Tonci87]

Originally Posted by elder_gutknecht

Thanks to vdr1981 for yellow text in Main.cfg developing
Easy to pass, reinstall
Have you try to increase the tc in main.cfg to high levels?
And a silly question, when you are submerged i understand that hydrophone works better with silent
Thanks

The more noise your engines produce the harder it will be for your Hydrophone to hear something.

[elder_gutknecht]

[elder_gutknecht]

A question for vdr1981
I extract the patch 12 in the mod folder as you sugested, but inside the patch 12 folder i have found a MOD and a TDW generic patchs
Something to do or i don't move any of this folder?
Again appears a corrupted screen i really don't know if my computer it's too slow, dualcore 2'6 2gb ram and gt9600 oc 512

[gap]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Gap, Sjizzle, anyone...
Has ever anyone tried to "transform" coastal defenses into unmovable sea units so that they could be "parked" just of the shoreline and do their job?

Yep, in the past I had the same idea as you but never really experimented with it. The two main problems are that the dummy sea units would still be reported by watch crew as "ship sighted" and, more important, ME doesn't allow sea units to be placed on or near land. We could bypass the latter issue by editing fake artillerie's position manually, but then I am not sure what would happen in game. Maybe coastal defenses would "sink" under the terrain (a possible workaround to this would be using TDW's patch), or they would collide with the terrain, bursting into flames before we could even spot them (again, we could remedy this side-effect by making the new units undestructible).
I think Trevally and sober have placed hundred of different unit types on the SH5 map; maybe they can offer some precious suggestions.

Originally Posted by vdr1981

What was the actual problem with coastal guns? IIRC, TDW tried to fix them but he eventually gave up, right?

Originally Posted by Trevally.

The guns could be placed fine - the issue was in them not tracking or firing

Exactly that. As of now SH5's coastal defences are just a piece of junk, except for their capability of detecting and reporting enemy units which was fixed by TDW, I think. They can even be equipped with hydrophone sensors, acting as antisubmarine loops

[vdr1981]

Yep, unit_CostalDefense controller if completely FUBAR in SH5... It doesn't work at all...

I had some encouraging results with imported SH4 large bunker, transformed into static floating gun emplacement, but issues suggested by Gap are also there...

EDIT

Originally Posted by gap

...except for their capability of detecting and reporting enemy units which was fixed by TDW, I think. They can even be equipped with hydrophone sensors, acting as antisubmarine loops

I remember those "stories"...
How can one actually observe these claims in action, because simple adding coastal gun in ME definitely doesn't do the trick?

[gap]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Yep, unit_CostalDefense controller if completely FUBAR in SH5... It doesn't work at all...

Originally Posted by vdr1981

I had some encouraging results with imported SH4 large bunker, transformed into static floating gun emplacement, but issues suggested by Gap are also there...

I should have a GR2-format small bunker, my original work, somewhere in one of my HDs. IIRC, it was ready for use in game as visual detection outpost or as indicator loop. Dunno why I never realeased it.

Originally Posted by vdr1981

I remember those "stories"...
How can one actually observe these claims in action, because simple adding coastal gun in ME definitely doesn't do the trick?

If memory serves me well, there is a patch to be enabled for coastal defenses to actually detect and report anything. Once you have enabled it, I think you can check land unit's detection circles on the mini-map (with low-realism game settings indeed) the way we do for aircraft and ship sensors. Talking more specifically about magnetic loops, the main discussion started with this post by TDW. Make sure to read also the following posts. There might also be other posts on the same topic sparse in the same thread, but for a start I think you can get an idea from the post(s) I just pointed.

Hope it helps

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by gap

If memory serves me well, there is a patch to be enabled for coastal defenses to actually detect and report anything. Once you have enabled it, I think you can check land unit's detection circles on the mini-map (with low-realism game settings indeed) the way we do for aircraft and ship sensors. Talking more specifically about magnetic loops, the main discussion started with this post by TDW. Make sure to read also the following posts. There might also be other posts on the same topic sparse in the same thread, but for a start I think you can get an idea from the post(s) I just pointed.

Hope it helps

Thanks for the link Gap!
It seems that this is some sort of unofficial patch which is not implemented in any official version. I think I'll just skip it because I cant risk any incompatibility ...

[vdr1981]

Gap, can you upload that GR2 bunker for me so could play littlebit with it?
I hope it has some extra nodes(or they are called bones or... whatever) so I could add few more sensors to it, like search light and hydrophone sensors ?

EDIT:

Boooom!

[gap]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Thanks for the link Gap!
It seems that this is some sort of unofficial patch which is not implemented in any official version. I think I'll just skip it because I cant risk any incompatibility ...

Though not extensively tested, both patches should be official and working

...from the download page in TDW's patches' thread:

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Starting with v1.0.152.0 added a new patch to the SHSim.act file: Artillery (coastal defenses) and anti-aircraft units able to acquire and track contacts

Starting with v1.0.156.0:
[...]
- added a new patch to SHSim.exe: Coastal defense sub loops - Allows coastal defenses to detect subs that are submerged and/or in heavy fog

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Gap, can you upload that GR2 bunker for me so could play littlebit with it?

Sure. Just give me the time to look for the files

Originally Posted by vdr1981

I hope it has some extra nodes(or they are called bones or... whatever) so could add few more sensors to it, like search light and hydrophone sensors ?

IIRC, it got plenty of equipment bones, and even a couple of sentries moving around it and scanning the (open ) horizon every so often

EDIT:

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Boooom!

did it work?!!

EDIT:

just noticed it is floating...

[gap]

Originally Posted by gap

Sure. Just give me the time to look for the files

Here they are:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/f3...post_bunker.7z

Keep in mind that those are my working files, and that there was still some work to do on them, mostly final touches and eye candies. The model got three extra bonees: one "crew" bone, two sensors (hydrophone and visual sensor), and one search light. Also included cfg, sim and zon files with appropriate controllers. You need to add the sns file though and set it conveniently for the unit to use sensors/searchlight.
If need be, don't hesitate asking for my assistance and let us know how it works in game

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by gap

Though not extensively tested, both patches should be official and working

...from the download page in TDW's patches' thread:

Ouch,My bad , sry...But if so, I dont think the patch has any effect on SH5 CD units... No detection zones, nothing...

Originally Posted by gap

did it work?!!

EDIT:

just noticed it is floating...

Yes, the unit must be placed few meters of the shore, otherwise it will not be able to use deck gun, I don't know why... Other sensors works fine, it seams.
There is no rocking on waves however, because of specific settings in unit ship controller (very high drag values and mass).

If I had some kind of "platform" in a form of env object, floating problem could be masked completely...

And yes, they are floating few meters of shore , but now, when I equipped them with hydrophone, sonar, search light sensors and even starshells node, I must say that they are really, REALLY angry...

[gap]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Ouch,My bad , sry...But if so, I dont think the patch has any effect on SH5 CD units... No detection zones, nothing...

It looks like coastal defenses are a largely unfinished feature . It is possible that, unlike sea, air and submarine units, land units' detection circles are not shown on the map, but if you read the posts by TDW introducting the CD patches, he tested them and they should work. Try setting a test mission with an enemy plane and an enemy costal bunker equipped with long-range sensors, and place your sub well within bunker's detection range, but far from the plane, which should move away from your position. If you enable IRAI, both coastal defense patches, and the "radio" patch (just in case), the aircraft should turn on you as soon as the bunker detects you. If it doesn't, definitely something is wrong.

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Yes, the unit must be placed few meters of the shore, otherwise it will not be able to use deck gun, I don't know why... Other sensors works fine, it seams.

Maybe because the game thinks that your weird artillery-ships are being serviced on drydocks, if you place them too close to land.

Originally Posted by vdr1981

There is no rocking on waves however, because of specific settings in unit ship controller (very high drag values and mass).

Originally Posted by vdr1981

If I had some kind of "platform" in a form of env object, floating problem could be masked completely...

yep, dummy concrete piers/platforms or sandbanks could be a nice solution. I can provide them, no problem. As you are suggesting, we can import them in game as terrain objects or, even better, we can make them sea units. Coastal artillery, converted into regular gun equipment, could be linked to the new "platform-ships" through equipment bones and eqp files, the way we do with ships and aircraft. This way, the same platform could be used for different types of guns, as far as they fit in size with the platform.

Originally Posted by vdr1981

And yes, they are floating few meters of shore , but now, when I equipped them with hydrophone, sonar, search light sensors and even starshells node, I must say that they are really, REALLY angry...

You are probably looking for a line of Maunsell Forts defending every port




Jeff Grooves, aka privateer, has modelled them nicely for SHIII/GWX. IIRC correctly, they are set precisely as sea units. Maybe we can ask him for permission to use them for SH5

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by gap

It looks like coastal defenses are a largely unfinished feature . It is possible that, unlike sea, air and submarine units, land units' detection circles are not shown on the map, but if you read the posts by TDW introducting the CD patches, he tested them and they should work. Try setting a test mission with an enemy plane and an enemy costal bunker equipped with long-range sensors, and place your sub well within bunker's detection range, but far from the plane, which should move away from your position. If you enable IRAI, both coastal defense patches, and the "radio" patch (just in case), the aircraft should turn on you as soon as the bunker detects you. If it doesn't, definitely something is wrong.

Rgr that...Even if it does work, I'm not so enthusiastic about it because I wand CD which can actually shoot with something , not only to listen...
I will test this anyway because I have always been wondering does this feature actually work and could it be put on a good use...

Originally Posted by gap

Jeff Grooves, aka privateer, has modelled them nicely for SHIII/GWX. IIRC correctly, they are set precisely as sea units. Maybe we can ask him for permission to use them for SH5

That's to high...I need some kind of shallow concrete platform (like concrete pier of some sort), not 1 m higher than sea level, which will "connect" bunker with coastline. This could look OK although will require a bit more work in ME...

[gap]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Rgr that...Even if it does work, I'm not so enthusiastic about it because I wand CD which can actually shoot with something , not only to listen...
I will test this anyway because I have always been wondering does this feature actually work and could it be put on a good use...

Well, just imagine placing those coastal bunkers all around Britain's coast line, not only near ports. If you get too close to the shore, they detect you and call in the nearest airbase for an air raid. That's exactly what they were meant for. Cool, don't you think

Originally Posted by vdr1981

I need some kind of shallow concrete platform (like concrete pier of some sort), not 1 m higher than sea level, which will "connect" bunker with coastline. This could look OK although will require a bit more work in ME...

Well, if you are into it, I can rip a pier or two from any of the stock port models, and make it into a new unit to be equipped with artillery. How long should be the leg of the pier for it to reach land, while the main unit is at safety distance from the coast?