A good idea would be to automatically write news about the war every month (or bi-monthly) as if they had been sent by the BdU, with general information about the progress of the war as well as specific details about the submarine warfare. This is an example created by AI, but original texts could also be made. If you like the idea, I could take care of writing them for each month.


August 1942

- Battle of Stalingrad: On August 23, 1942, our forces launched a significant attack on Stalingrad. This battle is one of the major confrontations of the war and aims to capture the city from the Soviet forces. It is critical for our strategy on the Eastern Front.

- Operation Pedestal: From August 11 to 15, our forces launched a major effort to disrupt a critical Allied convoy supplying Malta. Despite heavy resistance, we managed to inflict significant damage and delay the convoy, although some supplies did reach the island.

- Operation Neuland: In August 1942, our U-Boats, including U-156, U-161, and U-502, conducted successful operations in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. These operations disrupted Allied shipping lanes and resulted in the sinking of several merchant vessels, such as SS Circle Shell and SS Kongsgaard.

September 1942

- Battle of Stalingrad: The battle continues with intense fighting. Our forces are engaged in brutal combat with Soviet troops for control of the city. Victory here is crucial for our campaign in the East.

- New Guinea Campaign: Allied forces continue their advance in New Guinea, posing a significant threat to our positions in the Pacific. The Japanese are attempting to fortify their defenses.

- Operation Drumbeat: U-Boats have maintained their pressure on Allied shipping along the eastern coast of the United States. Successful engagements this month include the sinking of several merchant vessels, hampering Allied supply lines.

- Laconia Incident: On September 12, 1942, U-156 torpedoed and sank the British vessel Laconia, which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, civilians, and military personnel. The incident underscores the effectiveness of our U-Boats in disrupting enemy shipping, although it has also drawn significant attention.

Thats a nice idea. I just don't know if it would fit the war journal because is radio messages from the bdu and I don't think they were logged IRL.
We could think about a separate mod though that sends radio messages at specific dates. What do you think?

There was a separate Radio diary/journal ;) Maybe this could be added at some point, but its no prority atm. And there already is a mod, that sends such messages :) just dont know its name

I believe the other mod hasn't been working for many months. In any case, if one day you are willing to expand the features of the journal and add monthly news/messages from the BdU, I could write them.

Would generating entries for contacts whether surface or hydro make sense? Since you already have sinkings, you might as well have an entry for contacts or engagements. Not all engagements means you're going to have a sinking. So for example-

Received notice from Radioman of contact bearing 320degrees, 20km away.
Contact made and identified convoy of 2 merchant ships (Empire XX and Empire XY) with 3 escorts 2 corvettes, 1 Destroyer (Name of identified ships)
Sunk 1 escort
Sunk 1 merchant
Received Damaged
Escaped

@Monster Fart:
Thanks for you input!
Yes, we are currently working on implementing the contacts. :)

I hope you still intend to let us print the log books.

@er.tz how was the prompt for the AI?

Originally posted by r6751:

I hope you still intend to let us print the log books.

Thats still intended, yes. But it has no prio atm