Subsim Higgins PT-Boat Model contest - Page 6

yubba · 04-23-12, 04:50 PM

oooooooooooow Did you get those files I sent ??????

04-23-12, 04:54 PM

Yes.

I haven't run them yet as I was called away for a few days then wanted to get the Higgins hull done.

It has a higher faces count then I want but I'm adjusting and reducing it now to better match SH4.

I'm also keeping the high poly stuff for future uses.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 05:26 PM

Curious, how long did it take the computer to render it? Looks great

yubba · 04-23-12, 05:32 PM

You'll want to slap them in that pt 109 and take her for a spin in a single mission torps will load faster at battlestations and push the manual auto loader button till you see torps loading, fire torps from uzo, don't ask what I did, that was 2 years ago.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yubba

You'll want to slap them in that pt 109 and take her for a spin in a single mission torps will load faster at battlestations and push the manual auto loader button till you see torps loading, fire torps from uzo, don't ask what I did, that was 2 years ago.

If I don't get distracted tonight when I get off work, I'll DL the 109 to test it out.

04-23-12, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Curious, how long did it take the computer to render it? Looks great

Less then a second to render to jpg.
It's only a basic render with no advanced lighting or anything.
The hardest part was getting the smoothing adjusted after exporting from Freeship.

Then welding a few verts here and there to reduce the faces count and get things ready to run through Balancer.

Balancer is a pretty good reduction tool.
And the free version works fine for most things I do.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Less then a second to render to jpg.
It's only a basic render with no advanced lighting or anything.
The hardest part was getting the smoothing adjusted after exporting from Freeship.

Then welding a few verts here and there to reduce the faces count and get things ready to run through Balancer.

Balancer is a pretty good reduction tool.
And the free version works fine for most things I do.

I'm thinking of the high poly count renders, those used to take an hour or two. But that was around 2005 on an old AMD computer.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 06:00 PM

@ privateer,
Before you do the details on the exterior of the chart house, let me know so I can send you an accurate photo of the exterior.(sp)

yubba · 04-23-12, 06:09 PM

04-23-12, 06:11 PM

I just chased down several good shots of the exhausts to use along with the actual plans from Higgins.

Nice thing is I only need to model one.
Then I'll mirror that for the other side.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by yubba

I saw that.

Well, there was that one PT...
And you know, if they could fit it on the deck, they'd used it.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

I just chased down several good shots of the exhausts to use along with the actual plans from Higgins.

Nice thing is I only need to model one.
Then I'll mirror that for the other side.

That's pre-boat house days. I thought there was something missing in that picture.

nikimcbee · 04-23-12, 06:47 PM

Is it possible to get the depth charges to work? It's not a priority of mine, but I thought it would be cool for a pt v midget sub mission.

Hylander_1314 · 04-24-12, 01:49 AM

Interesting to see how Higgins differed in construction. With running the planking horizontally along the sides of the boat.

Great photos! Thanks!

nikimcbee · 04-24-12, 12:56 PM

First thoughts, impressions, questions:

Is it possible to create unique sounds to this model? The engine sounds broke the engines for the rest of the game. (All of the US subs, German subs still worked)

The 40mm bofor using the deckgun model is a cool idea, but it breaks the deckguns for the rest of the games.

It would be cool when you hit the F9/F3 key it takes you the chartroom.

Could we keep(use) the current gun sounds in TMO 2.5?

How hard would it be to mod the deck crew? Have them wearing shorts, lifevest, and helmet?

If we're able create unique soundfiles only attacked to the pt-boat model that could coexist with the sub sound files, That would be totally cool.

I'll think of more stuff later...

04-23-12, 05:26 PM	#78
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Curious, how long did it take the computer to render it? Looks great __________________

04-23-12, 06:00 PM	#83
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	@ privateer, Before you do the details on the exterior of the chart house, let me know so I can send you an accurate photo of the exterior.(sp) __________________

04-23-12, 06:09 PM	#84
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	Please do, don't want this

04-23-12, 06:47 PM	#88
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Is it possible to get the depth charges to work? It's not a priority of mine, but I thought it would be cool for a pt v midget sub mission. __________________

04-24-12, 01:49 AM	#89
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Interesting to see how Higgins differed in construction. With running the planking horizontally along the sides of the boat. Great photos! Thanks! __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

04-23-12, 04:50 PM	#76
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	oooooooooooow Did you get those files I sent ??????

04-23-12, 04:54 PM	#77
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yes. I haven't run them yet as I was called away for a few days then wanted to get the Higgins hull done. It has a higher faces count then I want but I'm adjusting and reducing it now to better match SH4. I'm also keeping the high poly stuff for future uses.

04-23-12, 05:32 PM	#79
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	You'll want to slap them in that pt 109 and take her for a spin in a single mission torps will load faster at battlestations and push the manual auto loader button till you see torps loading, fire torps from uzo, don't ask what I did, that was 2 years ago.

04-23-12, 06:11 PM	#85
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I just chased down several good shots of the exhausts to use along with the actual plans from Higgins. Nice thing is I only need to model one. Then I'll mirror that for the other side.

04-24-12, 12:56 PM	#90
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	tested 109 model last night First thoughts, impressions, questions: Is it possible to create unique sounds to this model? The engine sounds broke the engines for the rest of the game. (All of the US subs, German subs still worked) The 40mm bofor using the deckgun model is a cool idea, but it breaks the deckguns for the rest of the games. It would be cool when you hit the F9/F3 key it takes you the chartroom. Could we keep(use) the current gun sounds in TMO 2.5? How hard would it be to mod the deck crew? Have them wearing shorts, lifevest, and helmet? If we're able create unique soundfiles only attacked to the pt-boat model that could coexist with the sub sound files, That would be totally cool. I'll think of more stuff later... __________________ Last edited by nikimcbee; 04-24-12 at 01:35 PM.