[2024.1] Enhanced Identification Book

Current version: 1.1.4

Enhanced Identification Book (EIB) is a mod that replaces the vanilla identification book in the UZO and periscope UIs with a brand-new enhanced book. With the 2022.1 update the vanilla ID book introduced categories, making this mod a little less useful, but it can still be used to replace the vanilla ID book if you prefer the way it is organised and its aesthetic.

The enhanced book comes packed with features:

• Fully integrated in the vanilla UI
• Filter ships classes by countries and categories.
• Doubles as a flagbook.
• Use the civilian and military toggles on the category page to restrict the book to only those kind of classes
• Retains the last opened page when you close it or go out of the UZO/periscope UIs
• Does not close when you click on the recognise button
• Draggable to any position on the screen
• Brand-new vanilla-style graphics by Jim (VG) and images sourced from Link
• New more period appropriate names for many countries
• Full translation in all supported languages

⚠️ Attention ⚠️
It is a vanilla feature that classes appear in the ID book over time when they start being used by allied powers in the game. As a result if you start with the U96 start in January 1941 many classes will not be visible including the N-A1 which many player know about; it will appear in February 1941. Not seeing it at the U96 start is not a bug.

By default this mod will show the historical German flag on the top-left page. If you prefer to not have it, do as follows:

• Navigate to the mod folder, which should be Steamsteamappsworkshopcontent4948402682323593;
• Open the EIBSettings.xlsx in the Data Sheets folder;
• Change the SafeMode value from False to True in the Settings tab (see image below). Attention! Make sure to write True, not true or TRUE;
• Save and exit.
• To be sure the change takes effect, navigate to C:Users[YOURUSERNAME]AppDataLocalLowDeep Water StudioUBOATData Sheets and delete all the contents of this folder

EIB is fully compatible with vanilla and any mod that adds new classes or category. It was primarily designed with U-Boat Expanded (and its variants) in mind, but other similar mods will work.

EIB is not backward compatible with older version of the game before release (2024.1)

EIB is savegame compatible, however clearing the cache & datasheet folders is recommended.

• Opens to the correct page for an already identified target.

• V1.1.4 – Further hotfix.
• V1.1.3 – Hotfix to prevent injection problems.
• V1.1.2 – Hotfix attempting to solved injection problems (did not work).
• V1.1.1 – Hotfix for a specific method that could fail and prevent the book from loading properly.
• V1.1 – Code changes for release (new Harmony version); changed the way the safe flag system work to be in line with the HF method.
• V1.0.4 – Improved some background issues related to dealing with false flags.
• V1.0.3 – Update for 2022.1.
• V1.0.2 – Fixed issues with some fonts in non-Latin alphabet languages (Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese).
• V1.0.1 – Hotfix for some code that was incorrectly removed and caused a crash if loading a save from the menu if one had previous played and went back to the menu.
• V1.0 – Initial release.