No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

Post by stan23 »

I'm currently playing Kriegsmarine, latest 7.1.6. patch. The 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' specialization .png is missing from ingame.
There is no .png for it in Content/Graphics/UI/Specializations, where I believe it should reside.
Its 64 x 64 btw.
Can anybody share if they have.
Thanx to all replies
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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stan23 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:07 pm 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' specialization
Does this spec work? And what does it do exactly?
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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GabeKnight wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:03 am
stan23 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:07 pm 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' specialization
Does this spec work? And what does it do exactly?
And where can I buy it? What DLC? I can't find it in Kriegsmarine?
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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Gabe-This is what I got. And Yes, I do think it works.
Halvralf-'Kriegsmarine' is one of the official DLC's available from Matrix and Slitherine,
I think it costs about $15 US.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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Specialisation Tab
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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It is this and I don't think it works. Just like Halvralf, didn't find it in Kriegsmarine.

spec_unrestricted_submarines_title = Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
spec_unrestricted_submarines_descr = According to naval rules of engagement, submarines must allow merchantmen to abandon ship before attacking it. Without such restrictions, the combat effectiveness of the submarine and its chances of survival signficantly increases.
spec_unrestricted_submarines_effect = • Submarines gain +3 attack against transport and supply ships


If there'll ever be a Soviet campaign, I'm pretty sure I will buy this: :mrgreen: :oops:

spec_night_witches_title = Night Witches
spec_night_witches_descr = ?
spec_night_witches_effect = • Adds a Po-2 tactical bomber to your air force|• Adds a Night Witch air commander to your air force
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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Dammit I can't get my attachment to post.
It was a pic of the specialisation tab, but Cool explained it all anyway.
Its hard to say if it works or not, I kinda think it does.
My 2 star U-boats will knock off 4-5 strength points from supply ships every time, but i have no way of knowing if that is normal or not.
BTW I just checked Matrix and the DLC is $9.99.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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stan23 wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:59 pm Dammit I can't get my attachment to post.
It was a pic of the specialisation tab, but Cool explained it all anyway.
Its hard to say if it works or not, I kinda think it does.
My 2 star U-boats will knock off 4-5 strength points from supply ships every time, but i have no way of knowing if that is normal or not.
BTW I just checked Matrix and the DLC is $9.99.
Stan I do have the DLC Kriegsmarine and I apologize that I expressed myself a bit unclear. What I meant is that I can't find the possibility to buy that Specialisation in the Kriegsmarine DLC.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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Ah, I understand now. Yes indeed, I did add this specialisation via the editor.
Subs are so crappy I wanted the extra help.
Seriously, it should be there in the vanilla anyway seeing that historically it was a big part of German sub warfare.
Now with this info and Gabes comments I'm starting to suspect this feature was never meant to be implemented.
BTW, I tried attaching a pic but couldn't get it to post correctly, any advice?
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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There are apparently some "vestigial" specialisations in the game which, although at one time on the drawing board, were never fully implemented for whatever reason.

This is the campaign editor screen from Kriegsmarine. Note that Unrestricted Submarine Warfare is available but is not selected. I've seen that with other specialisations in the editor, ones that are included in specialisations.csv but you never see in the game:

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To see what happens, I turned this specialisation on and saved the campaign. It does appear:

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but this nifty, correctly formatted, sized, and named icon that I placed in the Graphics/UI/Specialisations folder does not:

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That's a clue as to this specialisation never having been fully implemented, and I doubt that it would do what the description says even if I used it in my edited version of Kriegsmarine.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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stan23 wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:59 pm Dammit I can't get my attachment to post.
Make sure it's <1MB and JPG.
stan23 wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:59 pm Its hard to say if it works or not, I kinda think it does.
My 2 star U-boats will knock off 4-5 strength points from supply ships every time, but i have no way of knowing if that is normal or not.
I've tested it and I could not see a damage difference, neither in torpedo attack nor the deck gun.

But Stan, you should try my mod, many changes are for naval units, like increased torpedo stats of subs and some reduced cooldowns; I think you may like it. I'm a fan of the OoB naval warfare myself.
At the same time, Mr. terminator is developing a "Unit Editor Tool" for you to be able to change some stats of the units easily yourself. You should check it out, too. :D
CoolDTA wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:47 pm If there'll ever be a Soviet campaign, I'm pretty sure I will buy this: :mrgreen: :oops:
[...] Adds a Night Witch air commander to your air force
Yeah, the eastern cutie...<sigh>... :shock: :shock: :oops:

bru888 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:19 am There are apparently some "vestigial" specialisations in the game which, although at one time on the drawing board, were never fully implemented for whatever reason.
Yes, it's exactly as Bruce said (and Halvralf showed in the screens): There are many of those remnant specs left, some work, like the "British_Pacific_Fleet", some don't.
The problem is, that those "vestigal" specs should not be available through the editor. Better watch out when adding "unofficial" specs to scenarios and campaigns. Erik had some experiences with those, too... :wink:

bru888 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:19 am but this nifty, correctly formatted, sized, and named icon that I placed in the Graphics/UI/Specialisations folder does not:
unrestricted_submarine_warfare.png
It works, if you name it like the spec (name) in the specialisations.csv file. Try "Unrestricted_Submarines.png".
And thanks for the icon, Bruce.

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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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GabeKnight wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:17 am
bru888 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:19 am but this nifty, correctly formatted, sized, and named icon that I placed in the Graphics/UI/Specialisations folder does not:
unrestricted_submarine_warfare.png
It works, if you name it like the spec (name) in the specialisations.csv file. Try "Unrestricted_Submarines.png".
And thanks for the icon, Bruce.
Ah! I went for the "effects" name instead of the "name" name in specialisations.csv. Very good! I'm glad to see the icon might get some use, should you ever get the specialisation itself to work. That, though, I think is beyond all of us; it seems to be hard-coded. Or did you get it to work in your mod? Please let us know and how you did it, if so.

Here is the correctly named icon, if anybody else wants to use it. I'm holding on to it for future reference.

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It's nifty! :) Alas, if it only did something. :(

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Vestigial????? Luv it! :lol: :lol: I'm making that the word of the day. You guys crack me up.
BIG Thanx to Bru and Gabe for solving this one!
You answered my question completely.
A little upset with Slitherine for not implementing this feature though, seems pretty obvious it should be IMO.
No Big Deal I guess, I've come to expect things like that from OoB.
Oh, I almost forgot, Gabe I do use and was using your mod when I first posted.
That's why I thought the specialisation might be working in the first place!
FYI, I don't play without it. :)
Also a little :oops: about the typo in the subject header.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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stan23 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:04 pm Also a little :oops: about the typo in the subject header.
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I assume you are referring to the "z" in "Specialization"? It's not a typo; in America (from which I hail as well), that's the way it is spelled. However, as a courtesy to the Europeans on the board, I began spelling it as "specialisation" (that's how the Brits spell it) and I do it out of habit now.

Here's the trouble, though. My browser doesn't like that spelling, so I get the misspelling squiggles when I type it:

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The trouble is, I've been overlooking the squiggles which may have prevented me from butchering the word, such as

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[Yeah, yeah, I know. Right-click the correct "specialisation" and choose Add to Dictionary. I'm going to do the same thing with "colour" :wink: ]
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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bru888 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:07 pm [...] should you ever get the specialisation itself to work. That, though, I think is beyond all of us; it seems to be hard-coded. Or did you get it to work in your mod? Please let us know and how you did it, if so.
No sorry. Those things are "hard-coded", I don't know if that is the right technical term, though. At least not moddable in the ways I know of.
stan23 wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:59 pm My 2 star U-boats will knock off 4-5 strength points from supply ships every time, but i have no way of knowing if that is normal or not.
stan23 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:04 pm Oh, I almost forgot, Gabe I do use and was using your mod when I first posted.
Yeah, I was already wondering about the "4-5" HP damage your subs did, as I had the same predictions in my tests...okay, one less mystery to solve :wink:
Cool, so there really are people out there playing with my mod? Nice to know, thanks. :D

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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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GabeKnight wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:08 pm
bru888 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:07 pm [...] should you ever get the specialisation itself to work. That, though, I think is beyond all of us; it seems to be hard-coded. Or did you get it to work in your mod? Please let us know and how you did it, if so.
No sorry. Those things are "hard-coded", I don't know if that is the right technical term, though. At least not moddable in the ways I know of.
Those things are "hard-coded" but easy to code :

If attacker = Submarine
If Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Specialization = activated
If target = transport OR supply ship
Submarine attack +3
Endif
Endif
Endif
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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terminator wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:06 pm
GabeKnight wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:08 pm
bru888 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:07 pm [...] should you ever get the specialisation itself to work. That, though, I think is beyond all of us; it seems to be hard-coded. Or did you get it to work in your mod? Please let us know and how you did it, if so.
No sorry. Those things are "hard-coded", I don't know if that is the right technical term, though. At least not moddable in the ways I know of.
Those things are "hard-coded" but easy to code :

If attacker = Submarine
If Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Specialization = activated
If target = transport OR supply ship
Submarine attack +3
Endif
Endif
Endif
Hmmm. Stop right there, Mr. T! You have some "mansplaining" to do and this to a fellow man. :)

What exactly are you working on in that case, where is it, and what tool(s) are you using? If you don't mind elaborating a bit, that is. (In my eagerness, I momentarily forgot my manners. :| )

Don't worry; I will not ask you for a lengthy how-to manual. Just a hint or two that will point me in the right direction.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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It's basically the "layout" how to put the spec into the code using if-functions, but that "layout" would have to be rewritten in the language used for the game and implemented in the engine there.

You can get a sample of the game's code here, and with a bit of background knowledge in programming, it's (mostly) understandable as it is, actually. You still need to guess (or find out) what each procedure does exactly, of course.
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Re: No 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' Specialization .png

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This 'Unrestricted Submarine Warfare' -specialization seems to be very similar to 'Wire Guided Bomb' so it should be very easy to add "codewise". Disclaimer: this is said by a person with zero coding capabilies. :D
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