I currently use the pwhex editor for editing map data.

From the "about" file:
Editor for pwhexe.dat files (AE map data files)
Version 0.5 (Beta)


By Dave Bradley

The Pwhexe.dat_editor program is a freeware utility for use with Matrix Games' War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition. War in the ...

In the Device tab of the Scenerio Editor, there is a field for Build Rate and another for Can Build. In the Build Rate field, the number is divided by 30 for the daily build amount. For example, a device (squad type) with a Build rate of 450 will produce 15 squads per day, independent of any other ...

I have tinkered with determining whether or not adding a depth charge device to an airframe's loadout will result in it using the ASW device against subs. Maybe someone has already reached a decisive conclusion about this.

My understanding is that there exists additional values (filters) for ...

I don't know why, but Byte data type is never used in programming. They were declared as int, but I bet they still use only few bits.


VERY delayed response.

In the 1990's, I visually analyzed the hexidecimal data to identify and construct what was all we had at the time for editing the ...

It has been a very long time since I did anything with the WitP files, but I think build rater is independent. You can test it to see in a scenario without the HI, frame and engine production. There may well be a much better answer, but something is a start.

<r> I share your curiosity and asked the same question over a year ago. Whether or not it matters is unknown unless we know what it is. There is a reason for the old adage that we cannot possibly know what we do not know. I hope someone knows the answer to your question, but I didn't get any answers ...

<t> I find myself drawn back from time to time. As much as I love the Grigsby games and the thousands of hours I have committed to them, I have honestly never finished a full campaign. I think I enjoy the chase of trying to figure out faster ways to create scenarios and manage a game as much as I do ...

<t> Thanks for the shout out.<br/>
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That was a very long time ago. Originally Rich Dionne produced an Excel editor for PacWar and contacted him about the ideas I had to expand upon what he had done at the time. The challenges then were the fixed pieces of data that didn't fit well where they ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: inqistor<br/>
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My guess is, that those are logical bits (1 2 4 8 16).<br/>
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So, for 12, it will be 8+4 = 3rd, and 4th bit<br/>
For 13 you will get 8+4+1 = same as for 12, plus 1st bit (probably para capable, unless 12 also have this ability)<br ...

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The "symbol" field in the editor only works for infantry type units and AFAIK the only values used are 12 for cavalry symbol, 13 for the para symbol and para ability (air droppable) and 19 for raider ability (i.e. loading on subs in ...

<t> Have long used the "13" symbol for para capable units. Just read that there are "17" and "19" symbols that I never saw before. In one thread, "19" enables unit to be a commando unit capable of combat unloads from transport subs. In another thread, the author explain that "13" is for "commandos ...

<t> 1. It has been many years ago and potentially pre-AE, but I recall something about the Locations data for LCU's HQ Type entry "220" was used by ai to maintain base force distribution for both human and computer players. Can anyone confirm and clarify? Also, what would be the effect of removing ...

All of these years and I didn't know that. Thanks.

<t> From the manual:<br/>
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6.3.3.3.2.1 OVER THE BEACH<br/>
This is for assault unloading over the beach.<br/>
»» Beaching Craft. Beaching craft unload completely in one turn.<br/>
»» Attack Amphibious Ships. (APA/AKA plus LSD, LSV and British equivalents)<br/>
in Amphibious TFs, unload at ...

Thanks for response, Dili. But I am confused. Above, there are several comments sharing that the code for radar was never implemented. Or I am reading it wrong.

Is also that searchlights and lookouts are just flavor and have no practical use in the game?

Thanks in advance.

<r> Rich Dionne produced the first War In The Pacific Excel editor. With his permission, I took what he had done and expanded upon it for mass editing functionality, text changes and greater depth. It is still available on Spooky's site <URL url="http://mathubert.free.fr/files_witp.htm">http ...

<r> you might try the the old WitP site <LINK link="http://mathubert.free.fr/"><s>[link=http://mathubert.free.fr/]</s>Spooky's<e>[/link]</e></LINK><br/>
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Seems to me my old Excel editors were there. WitPExcel and WiRExcel. They haven't been updated in many years though. In fact, I don't think ...

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I've always been annoyed with Land Combat Units auto-magically changing their HQ on me. For example, I'll have some US division happily assigned to "Central Pacific" then it will change its HQ to (say) 6th army. Sometimes I change its HQ back ...