This mod modifies most boats by giving them a killswitch for the engine and the ability to paddle the boat around silently. You can also use ropes with the boats for landmarking while swimming and as an anchor. The Zodiac-style boats receive improved maneuverability and engine power. You can also bury or camouflage the Zodiacs using bushes found nearby as well as use the ropes of the Zodiacs for towing.
NEW FEATURES (Version 3.0+):
Bury the boat in soft surfaces like sand and dirt
In-game key menu for keys (config addons)
Throw and retrieve ropes as driver of Zodiacs
Shorten or lengthen ropes
Attach ropes to other boats
Pick up and move ropes to drag boat
Camouflage your Zodiac with plants you can place and rotate
Move from driver seat to cargo seat and back in Zodiac
Paddle sideways when stopped
GENERAL FEATURES:
Paddle forward and backward
Paddle to a stop
Rotate the boat left or right
Kill switch for the motor
Increased rudder effectiveness on Zodiacs
Increased engine power on Zodiacs
Most boats have anchors added
GENERAL FEATURES:
Adds the ability to paddle forward and backward
Adds the ability to paddle to a stop
Adds the ability to paddle in a circle left or right in small degree increments
Adds a kill switch to the motor which can be enabled or disabled
Increases the rudder effectiveness of the base CRRC and similar Zodiacs
Increases the engine power of the base CRRC and similar Zodiacs
INSTALLATION:
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Define the following keys in your game settings:
Configure > Controls > Configure Addons > Paddle Mod
REQUIREMENTS (VER 2.1+):
CBA
CHANGELOG:
Version 3.4
FIXED: Paddle to a Stop was stopping too suddenly
FIXED: Redundant check in Killswitch
CHANGED: Rubber_duck_base_F no longer modified! - instead, children of that are modified to maintain more precise control over unintended functions in boats and mods that use Rubber_duck_base_F as a parent.
CLASSNAMES MODIFIED (insideSoundCoef, rudderForceCoef, enginePower, thrustDelay, waterLinearDamping)
"Rescue_duck_base_F"
"I_C_Boat_Transport_01_F"
"I_G_Boat_Transport_01_F"
"I_Boat_Transport_01_F"
"B_Boat_Transport_01_F"
"O_Boat_Transport_01_F"
"O_T_Boat_Transport_01_F"
CHANGED: All paddle moves now require the boat engine to be off (let me know if this is a problem)
TWEAKED: Spin boat left and right is a little more realistic now in terms of maintaining velocity
TWEAKED: Slide boat left and right can now be done at a max speed of +/- 3 kph instead of 2
TWEAKED: Vehicle check is faster
VERSION 3.0
ADDED: A shovel to all of the rubber boats (CRRC-style)
ADDED: Ability to bury the rubber boats (and dig them up with a shovel in your hands)
FIXED: Killswitch method changed so AI no longer jump out of boat when killswitch enabled
ADDED: Killswitch to many other boats
ADDED: Anchor for many other boats (rope length based on z height beneath boat) -- this actually stops your boat from drifting away
ADDED: Support for MkV SOC boat (paddling, killswitch, anchor)
FIXED: CBA Keys again
ADDED: My URL to config entry
CHANGED: mod.cpp to new method with mouseover effects in game
CHANGED: Converted Keys to new CBA Keys methodology
CHANGED: Only CRRC drivers can now throw ropes
ADDED: Preview pictures to plants and rope back in Eden Editor
VERSION 2.6
FIXED: Fixed a bug where you couldn’t drop the rope bag after using Arsenal in Zeus
VERSION 2.5
ADDED: You can now slide the boat left and right when stopped with two new keybindings
ADDED: You can now use the shortcut keys to shorten and lengthen the rope when holding the rope bag (shift arrows up and down)
FIXED: Fixed a strange Zeus compatibility issue where you couldn't pick up the bag after using the Virtual Arsenal
VERSION 2.1
ADDED: a new rope bag object via config item - in Objects (camping) in the editor
FIXED: Quad appearing on rope bag on dedicated server
FIXED: addAction to pick up rope bag not appearing on dedicated server
FIXED: You will now drop the rope bag if you get into a vehicle or die
FIXED: I removed the ability to pick up the rope bag when it's attached to another boat
FIXED: addAction not disappearing after rope bag is dropped automatically
VERSION 2.0
-ADDED: In-game key menu (config addons) – CBA is now required
-ADDED: Ability to throw and retrieve ropes
-ADDED: Ability to shorten or lengthen ropes
-ADDED: Ability to attach ropes to other boats
-ADDED: Ability to pick up and move ropes to drag boat
-ADDED: Camouflage your boat mini-game
-ADDED: Ability to move from driver seat to cargo seat and back
-ADDED: Speed limitation to paddling forward and backward (10 kph)
-FIXED: Tweaked water splashes sound levels
-FIXED: Tweaked water splashes sound to be different on different surfaces
VERSION 1.0:
-Initial release
CREDITS:
Feint for coding, sound design and testing.
DISCLAIMER & LEGAL:
Any unauthorized modification of the released files is not allowed without any written permission by the author(s).
You are using those files at your own risk.
Author(s) of those files are not liable for any damage or loss of data caused by using of those files.
Usage of those files is also prohibited for any commercial purposes.
All work © Jon Hillenbrand - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Full Instructions with photos and videos are here:
http://feintgames.com/paddle-mod-intro/
The Paddle Mod 2.6 is available here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=887302721