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Originally Posted by von Zelda
Just finished download of 2.0 and set up everything like it needs to be. Checked the Mod Enabler in the Silent Hunter folder and found a mod: GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects.
Has anyone tried this out yet? And what are your impressions of this mod? Will it slow down my computer if there are a lot of graphic effects? I use a lap top and must be careful what I run on it.
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Hi von Zelda,
Thanks for the question. I made this mod for GWX, then I will reply with some info about it.This GWX FX mod only was ready just few days before the release and this is why for now it is just optional and we don´t have info about it on GWX manual.
Anyhow, below a info text about it (will be into the next GWX 2.0 manual update):
Enhanced Damage Effects
This option adds several effects intended to better simulate the effects on surface ships when hits by bombs, gunfire, and torpedoes, including:
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Oil slicks and trails
• Large oil slicks and oil trails in the path of damaged ships, especially tankers
• Oil slick color is now less violet-colored and closer to the real color of oil
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Fires and Explosions
• Reduced some of the impact of fires on display FPS rate compared to stock
Silent Hunter III
• Corrected stock
Silent Hunter III bugs with catastrophic aircraft explosions, small fires, and depth charge detonations
• More debris in explosions with splinters, and more explosions with splinters in general
• Large secondary explosions
• Improved fire and smoke effects
• More below-water explosion effects and bubbles as ships sink
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Sound effects
• All fires now have sound effects
• You can hear fires through hydrophones, but only thre big ones.
• Added and adjusted new sound effects for explosions
Note: The new effects will not always appears, since the effects depends on where the targeted ship was hit.
This isn´t the same mod that Racerboy is working on. I made it because GWX can´t use any SH4 stuff. So, this was made using only Sh3 files. The main intention was to make new effects for torpedo hits zones but I also added that old Goudjg´s non official FX mod for GWX 1.0. Note that the Goudjg´s work was more noticiable when you use deck guns...but now you also have special effects for torpedo hits. Just found and hit a tanker and look for big oil slicks with oil trails, etc. It´s amazing.
This is a WIP so we will probably release an updated version that also have some nice effects for depth charge explosions and others minor tweaks, that will come probably in the first GWX 2.0 update (If will have one).
