[WIP] SH4 effects for SH3

TheDarkWraith · 09-03-07, 07:26 PM

Since it seems that noone is getting the porting of the SH4 effects to SH3 correctly I took it upon myself to start doing this. Here is my first release of the port. It is an ALPHA version for I don't have the time to fully test it in every condition, situation, etc. I have tested it and the results are good thus far. I have currently ported just one of the many particle generators. It appears I did the oil fire one first. Here is a screenie:

It's very time-consuming and tedious work but the results are worth it! It will be a continuous WIP and I'll keep updating as I port more and more.
I need feedback as to what works, doesn't work, etc. Being how I'm porting it there should be no missing materials, no white boxes, nothing but pure SH4 effects!

Current ALPHA version in use can be found here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=130

Racerboy

d@rk51d3 · 09-03-07, 07:49 PM

Very nice.

Reece · 09-03-07, 09:29 PM

Great news RB, I'll download & give it a go.

BTW, do you ever sleep?

madmike81 · 09-03-07, 09:45 PM

Man im happy someone with mod skills decided to do this!! I will D/L and test the blue kittins out if it as well.

lutzow · 09-03-07, 09:45 PM

Probably he never sleeps.

Racerboy - just downloaded and installed in JSGME - now it will be tested.

ReallyDedPoet · 09-03-07, 10:35 PM

Nice work

Should be mentioned that Reece and a few others ( can't think of the
names ) did some nice stuff as well with this in the early days of SH4.

RDP

madmike81 · 09-03-07, 11:31 PM

HHMM...looks nice to me.

I didnt see any problems with it. But i will keep sinking things to make sure.

johnno74 · 09-03-07, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmike81

HHMM...looks nice to me.

I didnt see any problems with it. But i will keep sinking things to make sure.

Thats a nice pic MadMike. Are you using any other environmental mods, like the SH4 scene.dat or anything?

madmike81 · 09-04-07, 12:53 AM

No i dont think so...lol....but i will have to look. Just GWX and a bunch of smaller mods like skins and damage.

Thanks for the compliment BTW...i have a huge battle mission i made to test mods...big german fleet vs the brits. Nothing too fancy...but alway nice to watch.

wildchild · 09-04-07, 01:03 AM

you need to open the Materials.dat file in sh4 and port some of the tex file to tga that is here i got mine from for my mod

Cezbor · 09-04-07, 01:23 AM

I'll dowload your mod to see how it works. Keep on your work

mic1184 · 09-04-07, 03:18 AM

hey reece,

i was following the thread about the water reflections thoroughly and i think this is the most underrated mod in this community as it really enhances the water graphics in SH3. i really loved your work there.

the happier i was to read you still work on porting stuff from SH4 to SH3 (i own both but went back to SH3+GWX quite soon) as SH3 is the better game and SH4 has the better visuals.

my question is how much this mod here influences your "old" environment mod. in the "feature log" of this mod is "water reflections" so does this include the environment mod, or replaces it, or can both mods be installed at the same time?

just altogether, thanks for your work!

TheDarkWraith · 09-04-07, 03:30 AM

I'm doing a one for one port....I find the objects and IDs in the particles.dat file and port them over. I also take all the material references and object references in the particles.dat file and port them from the materials.dat file. VERY time consuming.

Reece · 09-04-07, 04:08 AM

Quote:

VERY time consuming.

Yes RB!! that's why I made the remark:

Quote:

do you ever sleep?

@ mic1184, I had a swelled head before, now I stagger around top heavy finding it difficult to fit through doorways!

This mod won't effect the SH4 Scene mod just enhances the SH3 experience even further, like you I have both SH3 & 4 but no interest in SH4 whatsoever, so porting effects from there to SH3 is a way of getting some value out of SH4, it certainly cost plenty!

The winners in the end ... The SHIII community!

Shelton · 09-04-07, 06:24 AM

thankyou very much racerboy - you are incredible with all those skills!

09-03-07, 07:26 PM	#1
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	[WIP] SH4 effects for SH3 Since it seems that noone is getting the porting of the SH4 effects to SH3 correctly I took it upon myself to start doing this. Here is my first release of the port. It is an ALPHA version for I don't have the time to fully test it in every condition, situation, etc. I have tested it and the results are good thus far. I have currently ported just one of the many particle generators. It appears I did the oil fire one first. Here is a screenie: It's very time-consuming and tedious work but the results are worth it! It will be a continuous WIP and I'll keep updating as I port more and more. I need feedback as to what works, doesn't work, etc. Being how I'm porting it there should be no missing materials, no white boxes, nothing but pure SH4 effects! Current ALPHA version in use can be found here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=130 Racerboy Last edited by TheDarkWraith; 09-16-07 at 03:11 PM.

09-03-07, 09:29 PM	#3
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,701 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Great news RB, I'll download & give it a go. BTW, do you ever sleep? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!* Last edited by Reece; 09-04-07 at 03:46 AM.

09-03-07, 09:45 PM	#4
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Man im happy someone with mod skills decided to do this!! I will D/L and test the blue kittins out if it as well. __________________ "We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go."

09-03-07, 09:45 PM	#5
lutzow Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DanziG Posts: 819 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Probably he never sleeps. Racerboy - just downloaded and installed in JSGME - now it will be tested. __________________ Lutzow http://hosted.filefront.com/Lutzow1

09-03-07, 10:35 PM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work Should be mentioned that Reece and a few others ( can't think of the names ) did some nice stuff as well with this in the early days of SH4. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

09-03-07, 07:49 PM	#2
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,951 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Very nice.

09-03-07, 11:31 PM	#7
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	HHMM...looks nice to me. I didnt see any problems with it. But i will keep sinking things to make sure. __________________ "We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go."

09-04-07, 12:53 AM	#9
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No i dont think so...lol....but i will have to look. Just GWX and a bunch of smaller mods like skins and damage. Thanks for the compliment BTW...i have a huge battle mission i made to test mods...big german fleet vs the brits. Nothing too fancy...but alway nice to watch. __________________ "We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go."

09-04-07, 01:03 AM	#10
wildchild Chief Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: some where in the deep blue sea Posts: 318 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you need to open the Materials.dat file in sh4 and port some of the tex file to tga that is here i got mine from for my mod __________________ come one and all stand together and fight from the deep CLICK HERE

09-04-07, 01:23 AM	#11
Cezbor 中国水兵 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bia³ystok, Polska Posts: 272 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I'll dowload your mod to see how it works. Keep on your work __________________ "U-106" No one will be forgotten...

09-04-07, 03:18 AM	#12
mic1184 Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Aachen, Germany Posts: 52 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	hey reece, i was following the thread about the water reflections thoroughly and i think this is the most underrated mod in this community as it really enhances the water graphics in SH3. i really loved your work there. the happier i was to read you still work on porting stuff from SH4 to SH3 (i own both but went back to SH3+GWX quite soon) as SH3 is the better game and SH4 has the better visuals. my question is how much this mod here influences your "old" environment mod. in the "feature log" of this mod is "water reflections" so does this include the environment mod, or replaces it, or can both mods be installed at the same time? just altogether, thanks for your work! __________________ Thanks for all those wonderful mods

09-04-07, 03:30 AM	#13
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	I'm doing a one for one port....I find the objects and IDs in the particles.dat file and port them over. I also take all the material references and object references in the particles.dat file and port them from the materials.dat file. VERY time consuming.

09-04-07, 06:24 AM	#15
Shelton Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thankyou very much racerboy - you are incredible with all those skills! __________________ I use Linux http://www.kde.org/screenshots/