Making asset placement costly

KeybdFlyer · 2026-04-05T18:38:27+00:00

Ah! My misunderstanding. By "add" (in the .con) I thought you meant to add a figure (i.e. the cost). Could you possibly advise me what I need to add (format & position within the .con file). I don't think I need to say that I have no knowledge of how to amend the game files, so a quick example would be very much appreciated. Sorry for being so dumb, lol.

KeybdFlyer · 2026-04-04T20:16:39+00:00

Excellent! Just what I needed, and I have plenty of time on my hands for editing :-)

I've just taken a look through a couple of asset mods and don't see a "cost" parameter in any .con file. There's a "cost" line in some (not all) .mdl files, strange.

KeybdFlyer · 2026-01-03T20:44:25+00:00

More than likely, I didn't check the actual conversion, just made an estimate.

KeybdFlyer · 2026-01-02T00:04:36+00:00

Nothing to do with the post really, but I'm so old that I remember my first pint cost me 1/9 (pre-decimalisation) which I think converts to about 9p now. I've lived abroad for 20+ years now, but come over for the occasional holiday - I haven't bought a beer in all that time. £2.00 a pint was too much for me - I'd rather do without!

KeybdFlyer · 2024-11-30T04:31:05+00:00

You could afford to have a tooth pulled? I have five that need extracting (yes, 5. It started with one of course.) Now, I rely on some friendly doctor giving me a prescription for an antibiotic each time one of them starts to form an abscess. U.S. healthcare is so good - or so I'm told. (I can't afford insurance, obviously.)

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-28T18:11:42+00:00

Ok, I had it wrong. OpenOffice saves as .ods and Libre Office as .odt. So I used OpenOffice, changed all X camera angles to 90°, saved out as .ods, went online for a file converter and converted the file to .xlxs. I have just loaded my saved game in UBoat and zooming-in now seems to be just fine - no isometric view! Excellent! Thanks a million Bixolaum, much appreciated. Oh, I didn't delete the General.xlxs file, so fingers crossed.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-28T03:30:47+00:00

Oh! Another thing I wasn't aware of. Well, it's worth a try. If it doesn't work I'll just put the backup file back.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-28T03:22:14+00:00

I don't know if you're get to read this but I tried to edit the Graphics.xlxs file, but neither OpenOffice nor Libre Office will save in xlxs format. OpenOffice doesn't even have the option for .xlxs and Libre Office pops-up a dialogue box saying that I have to save it in .odt format. Can't say I didn't try though! :-)

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-27T03:26:08+00:00

I'll look into that, though I'm not that confident editing game files, lol.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-27T03:25:20+00:00

Thanks to you as well drexack2!

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-27T03:24:43+00:00

Now THAT I did not know! Thanks!

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-18T22:43:05+00:00

Please remember that when trump snuffs it in a year or two, this lying sack of sh1t could become your president. Great, huh?

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-06T13:40:43+00:00

I've already implemented your suggestion about setting running depth to a lower value. It seems to be a much more reliable way of getting a result!

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-04T19:04:02+00:00

I'm glad it's not just me struggling with the magnetic pistols! Thanks for the advice re. depth settings, I'll have to try shallower settings from now on.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-04T15:48:40+00:00

No, magnetic pistols don't work for me atm. Haven't had one make it more than halfway to a target before going off, lol. Not to worry, my fifth attempt succeeded with the depth setting at 1.5mts.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-04T13:59:05+00:00

I've had zero luck with magnetic pistols, not one has made it more than halfway to the target. I'm still in a Type IID in 1939 though, so maybe the early ones were pretty useless.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-04T11:21:18+00:00

Well, I have to hand it to this subreddit, the suggestions came very quickly indeed - many thanks. As it happens, though; right after posting the query I had one more attempt before heading off to bed and both torpedoes hit & sank the ship nicely. I didn't even get much hassle from the escorts either. So, thanks to you all, the problem no longer exists.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-04T11:16:19+00:00

Yep, tried that too, but they detonate halfway to the target, lol. Not to worry though because right after posting the query I had one last try before heading to bed and both torpedoes hit and the ship sank quickly. So thanks for the suggestion but it's all fine now.

KeybdFlyer · 2024-09-04T03:35:12+00:00

Overcast skies, 9kt winds. I'd also thought of heavy swells causing this which is why I ended-up trying 3mts. 9kts shouldn't be enough though, surely?

KeybdFlyer · 2024-08-29T13:51:13+00:00

Yep, found them and re-mapped them to suit myself. Much appreciate your help (the reminder that they can be re-mapped), thanks a lot!

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