**Mod Release** Longer Wakes

01-23-07, 11:58 PM

**Mod Release** Longer Wakes v1.0 for use with GWX

Type VII u-boat at flank speed (before)

...and type VII u-boat at flank speed (after)

The goal of this mod is to try to realistically create longer wakes in SH3. This mod contains the following features:

-Longer ship and u-boat wakes:

All ships and u-boats will now have much longer trailing wakes, depending on ship speed. All u-boat wakes are also slightly wider than vanilla SH3.

-Longer periscope wakes:

All u-boat periscopes will now have longer wakes.

-Longer torpedo wakes:

All steam-powered torpedoes will now have much longer wakes. You will now be able to watch the wakes of your steam-powered torpedoes zip towards their targets.

*Some notes*

The faster the speed of the ship, the longer the wake will be (except coastal patrol boats). Due to limitations of the game being hard-coded, any ship (including large cargo ships) moving at slower speeds will not have very long wakes. This is unfortunately unavoidable. High speed ships, such as battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, etc. will have very long wakes when running at higher speeds. The effects of being spotted by the enemy due to longer u-boat wakes is still unknown.

When hunting enemy ships or convoys in low visibility conditions (such as fog or storms), it is important to remember to search for ship wakes. You may be able to spot a wake and follow it back to the ship that made it. But remember, that wake may lead you right to an enemy escort!

Everyone please note that convoy cargo ship wakes will not be as long as in the pics I posted before. I ran into serious problems when making them that long at such low ship speeds. The wakes would eventually stop reproducing and then the ships would have no wakes at all. Ship wake lengths in SH3 are extremely reliant on ship speed. I lengthened all ship and u-boat wakes as long as I could without causing gameplay or graphic problems. Also, I could not get longer snorkel wakes to work properly in this release. But hopefully it will be implemented in the future.

I hope everyone enjoys it.

Download here: http://hosted.filefront.com/aragorn155/

01-23-07, 11:58 PM	#1
nvdrifter Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Mod Release Longer Wakes Mod Release Longer Wakes v1.0 for use with GWX Type VII u-boat at flank speed (before) ...and type VII u-boat at flank speed (after) The goal of this mod is to try to realistically create longer wakes in SH3. This mod contains the following features: -Longer ship and u-boat wakes: All ships and u-boats will now have much longer trailing wakes, depending on ship speed. All u-boat wakes are also slightly wider than vanilla SH3. -Longer periscope wakes: All u-boat periscopes will now have longer wakes. -Longer torpedo wakes: All steam-powered torpedoes will now have much longer wakes. You will now be able to watch the wakes of your steam-powered torpedoes zip towards their targets. Some notes The faster the speed of the ship, the longer the wake will be (except coastal patrol boats). Due to limitations of the game being hard-coded, any ship (including large cargo ships) moving at slower speeds will not have very long wakes. This is unfortunately unavoidable. High speed ships, such as battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, etc. will have very long wakes when running at higher speeds. The effects of being spotted by the enemy due to longer u-boat wakes is still unknown. When hunting enemy ships or convoys in low visibility conditions (such as fog or storms), it is important to remember to search for ship wakes. You may be able to spot a wake and follow it back to the ship that made it. But remember, that wake may lead you right to an enemy escort! Everyone please note that convoy cargo ship wakes will not be as long as in the pics I posted before. I ran into serious problems when making them that long at such low ship speeds. The wakes would eventually stop reproducing and then the ships would have no wakes at all. Ship wake lengths in SH3 are extremely reliant on ship speed. I lengthened all ship and u-boat wakes as long as I could without causing gameplay or graphic problems. Also, I could not get longer snorkel wakes to work properly in this release. But hopefully it will be implemented in the future. I hope everyone enjoys it. Download here: http://hosted.filefront.com/aragorn155/ Last edited by nvdrifter; 01-24-07 at 02:35 AM.