[REL] Conus' Das Boot Crew Faces
 

Hello everybody,
after a loooong hiatus I am returning to the Subsim community. I have a lot of catching up to do but I thought that I would try to release a small mod for SH5. If I recall correctly somebody have already done Das Boot faces for the SH5 interface but I thought that I would give it a shot too... ;) I am not a big fan of the cartoon-ish stock faces .

I have spent countless hours watching and re-watching Das Boot (very tough sacrifice on my part... LOL) to snap the best possible screen caps of crew faces.

I have spent a lot of time in Photoshop, clearing up the images and ballancing colors/contrast/saturation so the icons look somewhat "uniform"....

The mod is designed to work with all UI mods (including TheDarkWraith's UI). Just install afterwards and overwrite files. JSGME ready.

Note: Sticklers to the movies facts
(1) in Das Boot the radioman/sonar operator is the same guy: Heinrich (I choose Schwalle as radioman so I would not have to repeat same face twice)
(2) there is really not a "designated" "Torpedo Guy" (the SH5 description still rags on me) so I choose Ario because I like the character and he is seen in the scene reloading torpedoes (even though he is, I think, part of the diesel crew)
(3) There is no "gunner" position in u-boat crew (I believe that the position was covered by either 1WO or 2WO) so I choose Ullmann (mostly because, again, I like his character and also he was one of the petty officers in the movie)

As always, any comments/criticism is welcomed.
Enjoy!

-LJ

SCREENS:
http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d06...dzyt8bikfg.jpg
http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a63...zwjpe7yjfg.jpg
http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1ae...p9zh3853fg.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/787...9ye4m9tpfg.jpg


DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.mediafire.com/download/sw...Crew_Faces.rar

Thank you :salute:

Thanks nice work and welcome back

Nice work, Thank you :up:

Glad to see you back! I am a big fan of your graphic mod :) :up:

Well done! :up:

Only one thing i can think of:
I kind of liked the way icons were changing when wounded...straps and bandages...instead of red icons blinking...not possible? :D

nope read above

Work this with TDW Uis?

The mod is designed to work woth TheDarkWraith's SH3style UI. Just install afterwards and overwrite files. JSGME ready.

I think it's a small Conus'es mistake.. it will/should work with any UI-style of NewUIs :yep:

Thank you! FYI my graphic mod is not completely abandoned. As soon as I catch up with SH5 mods, I see LOTS of potential... ;)

I was thinking about it but decided against it: the reason being is that the SH5 has really "cartoonish" feel to it and the bandaged heads just don't feel right to me (I mean absolutely no offense to the original creator of that mod, it's just not my cup of tea...) On the other hand I will be following the new Naights UI. Now THAT has definitely "WWII feel" to it.

You are right. It should read "would work ALSO with TDW interface". ;) Fixed.

that's a good news cos i play sh5 from the start with your graphics mod :)

Thank you for this crew faces mod, and it's a pleasure to see you back here :salute:

Really beautiful mod! Thanks a lot mate. :Kaleun_Cheers: