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Jackdaw · 06-07-18, 10:35 AM

Moin comrades!

In SH4 I'm really missing a special effect which already existed in the mother of all subsims AOD and, so far I remember, in Silent Hunter (1 [Commander]) too. It is meant that near and nearing DC's will shake the screen in connection with the adequate sound. The situation at the moment is comparatively less thrillingly, isn't it? I think it would be a violent improvement when some more "activity" will capture the screen if outside is action. If this was possible in the old sims why not now?

For SH III there was this mod: Depthcharge Shake v2.01

1. In the SHIII download area I cannot find it. There you will find only this:

- http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=4301

which refers to the mod just written.

2. DC Shake v2.01 seemed to be not compatible with SH4v1.5 UBM with GFO.

3. I have this mod and can provide it as base for instance.

This is the readme content of the mod:

"modded by Nvdrifter, aka Zen Master Caine
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The goal of this mod is to 'hopefully' make SH3 more realistic, challenging, and fun.

-added my own custom depth charge interior sound effects. Now when the interior camera shakes from depth charges, there will be a rattling. hull groaning sound. The closer the depth charge explosion, the louder the rattling sound. Also, when depth charges explode really close to the U-boat, there will be crew screaming and heavy breathing. I came up with this idea from when I used to mod SH4 a while back. Recently I was watching the movie Das Boot , and it inspired me to figure out a way to implement this effect. Hopefully it will add to the immersion, atmosphere, and terror of being depth charged. Have fun.

-added my Depth Charge Shake mod. Here is from the original mod readme file:

************Hello fellow SH3 players. Has it ever bothered you that when you are are being depth charged or bombed in SH3, the close falling charges or bombs never seem to shake your U-boat? Well, it has always bothered me. That gentle rocking back and forth when being blasted with depth charges just doesn't convince me of the immense danger outside of my iron tube. This mod was released to deal with that missing feature. With Depth Charge Shake v1.03, your U-boat will shake from nearby exploding depth charges... I mean REALLY shake. If the charge or bomb explodes fairly close to your U-boat, it will shake violently. This does not automatically mean that your U-boat is taking damage, but there is a good chance that it is.Farther away depth charges may only slightly shake the U-boat or not at all. I feel this mod realistically models nearby explosion shock waves striking the U-boat and extreme compartment vibrations/ shaking .

Hopefully now you feel like your U-boat is taking damage, and the big question... "How much longer can she hold together?". I hope Depth Charge Shake v1.04 will immerse you even more into SH3. Turn up your speaker volume and hold onto something tight!

**Known issues**

When taking cannon fire on the surface, the U-boat will violently shake, as if being severely depth charged. Sorry, but this is an unavoidable hard-coded side-effect that I cannot change. Also, if trying to repair on the sea bed floor, the U-boat may eventually take collision damage- even when not moving. This happens especially when your boat has heavy flooding. When this happens, the screen will sometimes shake. Not violently, but it will shake. This is also unavoidable. In rougher seas when cruising on the surface, the U-boat may shake and vibrate slightly sometimes due to large waves hitting the U-boat's hull. I feel that this is somewhat realistic, so hopefully it's not really an issue.**************

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thanks to the following playtesters for all their help, feedback and support:

Rango
The Bad Wolf
Samwolf
anzacmick
Philipp_Thomsen
Uber Gruber

And of course thanks to all members on the Subsim message board for your ideas and comments.

One final note. I have finally decided to move on in life, so I will be permanently retiring from modding SH3. Sadly this will be the final version of LRT. But thanks everyone for using LRT these past few years!

-Nvdrifter"

That means a new guy, what I'm looking for, is needed for the job whether or not the mod can be reworked for SH 4. I think I wouldn't be the only delighted single one if a modder could be found!

If I should provide the SHIII mod please send me a PM with a valid Mail-Adress. The mod is small and I will send it at once.

Thanks for reading!

06-07-18, 10:35 AM	#1
Jackdaw Watch Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Thors Zwillinge & Osnabrück Posts: 24 Downloads: 214 Uploads: 8	[REQUEST] Depth Charge Shake for SH4? Moin comrades! In SH4 I'm really missing a special effect which already existed in the mother of all subsims AOD and, so far I remember, in Silent Hunter (1 [Commander]) too. It is meant that near and nearing DC's will shake the screen in connection with the adequate sound. The situation at the moment is comparatively less thrillingly, isn't it? I think it would be a violent improvement when some more "activity" will capture the screen if outside is action. If this was possible in the old sims why not now? For SH III there was this mod: Depthcharge Shake v2.01 1. In the SHIII download area I cannot find it. There you will find only this: - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=4301 which refers to the mod just written. 2. DC Shake v2.01 seemed to be not compatible with SH4v1.5 UBM with GFO. 3. I have this mod and can provide it as base for instance. This is the readme content of the mod: "modded by Nvdrifter, aka Zen Master Caine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The goal of this mod is to 'hopefully' make SH3 more realistic, challenging, and fun. -added my own custom depth charge interior sound effects. Now when the interior camera shakes from depth charges, there will be a rattling. hull groaning sound. The closer the depth charge explosion, the louder the rattling sound. Also, when depth charges explode really close to the U-boat, there will be crew screaming and heavy breathing. I came up with this idea from when I used to mod SH4 a while back. Recently I was watching the movie Das Boot , and it inspired me to figure out a way to implement this effect. Hopefully it will add to the immersion, atmosphere, and terror of being depth charged. Have fun. -added my Depth Charge Shake mod. Here is from the original mod readme file: **********Hello fellow SH3 players. Has it ever bothered you that when you are are being depth charged or bombed in SH3, the close falling charges or bombs never seem to shake your U-boat? Well, it has always bothered me. That gentle rocking back and forth when being blasted with depth charges just doesn't convince me of the immense danger outside of my iron tube. This mod was released to deal with that missing feature. With Depth Charge Shake v1.03, your U-boat will shake from nearby exploding depth charges... I mean REALLY shake. If the charge or bomb explodes fairly close to your U-boat, it will shake violently. This does not automatically mean that your U-boat is taking damage, but there is a good chance that it is.Farther away depth charges may only slightly shake the U-boat or not at all. I feel this mod realistically models nearby explosion shock waves striking the U-boat and extreme compartment vibrations/ shaking . Hopefully now you feel like your U-boat is taking damage, and the big question... "How much longer can she hold together?". I hope Depth Charge Shake v1.04 will immerse you even more into SH3. Turn up your speaker volume and hold onto something tight! Known issues When taking cannon fire on the surface, the U-boat will violently shake, as if being severely depth charged. Sorry, but this is an unavoidable hard-coded side-effect that I cannot change. Also, if trying to repair on the sea bed floor, the U-boat may eventually take collision damage- even when not moving. This happens especially when your boat has heavy flooding. When this happens, the screen will sometimes shake. Not violently, but it will shake. This is also unavoidable. In rougher seas when cruising on the surface, the U-boat may shake and vibrate slightly sometimes due to large waves hitting the U-boat's hull. I feel that this is somewhat realistic, so hopefully it's not really an issue.************ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks to the following playtesters for all their help, feedback and support: Rango The Bad Wolf Samwolf anzacmick Philipp_Thomsen Uber Gruber And of course thanks to all members on the Subsim message board for your ideas and comments. One final note. I have finally decided to move on in life, so I will be permanently retiring from modding SH3. Sadly this will be the final version of LRT. But thanks everyone for using LRT these past few years! -Nvdrifter" That means a new guy, what I'm looking for, is needed for the job whether or not the mod can be reworked for SH 4. I think I wouldn't be the only delighted single one if a modder could be found! If I should provide the SHIII mod please send me a PM with a valid Mail-Adress. The mod is small and I will send it at once. Thanks for reading!