Combined SH4 Scene for SH3 version 3.

[Subject]

Thanks for your reply!

But when I open scene.dat, I have the same issue as Vickers03.
The settings, you are referring to, are in EnvData\Properties, but data shown is Byte [4591]... can scene.dat be corrupt? Has tried a redownload, but got same result.

Re. banding issue.
Under water horizontal bands: - and here the sky in evening transition:



Thanks in advance.

[3Jane]

I have been seeing this white fuzziness with v2. I can't recall having seen it before. Is this supposed to be there or do you think my game installation needs renewing. I am using the 16K GWX version 2. The rest of the mod seems to be working well, especially the new cloud textures.
Is it possible to have a version with the darker nights and the moon perhaps a quarter smaller so it looks more balanced with the size of the sun. Overall I think it all makes the game look a lot better especially when used with the water streams mod.

[Reece]

Hi all, yes there are a few problems to iron out still, in the interest of the community I am going to hand over the reins to someone else, (if I get any takers) I've done a lot of work on this and losing interest. It is always the way it goes that fixing one problem seems to introduce another, and it's getting a little frustrating now! So please refer to this thread for future developments:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=134649

[3Jane]

Sorry to hear that. Thanks for all the excellent work so far though. This mod has added something great to the game.

[Subject]

Hope I didn't cause that!

Btw. scene.dat opens just fine in MiniTweaker

Thanks again for your work, Reece. Though "complaining a lot" I do find the issues small and easily ignorable.

The game has gained a lot by your modding!

[Reece]

Well I have had so many people rushing in to take over it's amazing, you only have to check out the thread!
@ Subject, no worries at all there, the problems exist I just not sure how to deal with.
@ Jane, yes somewhere in the 16k atmosphere this was introduced, it may have been the imported file from OLC's 16k scene, may have to test with older versions.

Well if I get no offers to take the job over I will take a break for a while then take another look at these 2 remaining problems in the 16k version, the problem you mentioned Jane I know well, it's one of those things that by adjusting certain settings one area looks great & another like crap & vise versa, the rows of waves in the sea is very noticeable in the 16k scene & the more I try to eliminate this effect the white blur on the horizon shows! Yes it's a little frustrating but after a rest I will have a closer look at the code.
Cheers.

[Reece]

Well that was a big rest!! I think the problem is with OLC's fog, I have gone to a prior version & retweaked, rather than posting a new version I will release as a test, could you please disable the prior version & try this one:
http://files.filefront.com/SHIV+Scene+for+SH3+16k+v3brar/;10000633;/fileinfo.html
I have included a moded version of the Naval Academy for testing having partial clouds, choppy sea, time set for midday with nights that get dark, sunrise time is 0738 & sunset at 1710, if you want to try in your career it should be ok to use mid patrol.
Please report your findings.
Thanks.

[Wolfehunter]

Can this be put ontop of OLC's mod? I will test it now if its cool.

[Reece]

It's an exact opposite to OLC's Environment mod, you would have to disable his first.

[Wolfehunter]

Originally Posted by Reece

It's an exact opposite to OLC's Environment mod, you would have to disable his first.

I done that testing now. I just wanted to be sure.

Update;

I don't see any problems? What am I suppose to find? Looks good to me. Water moves lovely and it feals alive.


Here is the test naviation tweak you made. I showing S-Boot AI's ingame.

Here is the destroyer at final way point.

So what am I looking for? I can't see anything wrong....:hmm: Wait the clouds moving too fast. Unless there is a major storm there too fast.

Looks great dude.

[Reece]

Thanks, I'm hoping there is nothing wrong, I'm not sure about this banding problem that Subject has been having, I may have it too but not real sure what I'm looking for, unless he is referring to the layers under the water, I certainly see nothing on the surface shot except the light fog effect, maybe cleared up in this version, will wait for his response.

[3Jane]

Just downloaded the new version. I would be using the 'less reflective' verision my self, but checking through the 'more reflective' folder seems to be empty.

[Reece]

The link is in post #22

[Barbac]

Originally Posted by 3Jane

Just downloaded the new version. I would be using the 'less reflective' verision my self, but checking through the 'more reflective' folder seems to be empty.

Hi 3Jane,

If I am right, the version 3 does not use any new "more reflective" file so just use the one or the "less reflective" if you prefer from the version 2 of the Combined SH4 Scene for SH3 version 2

Am I right Reece ?

Barbac

[3Jane]

Gave the test version a run through, all seems to be fine. The colours, clouds etc look great. The white fuzzyness and the flickering on the horizon are gone. The sun to my mind looks a tiny bit too large once it's above the horizon, but not by much. Otherwise all seems fine. Will give it another run through later this afternoon when I have some more time.