[REL] Realistic Sinking Physics - Page 6

tater · 07-08-07, 10:49 AM

yeah, I want nothing at all.

tater

Jungman · 07-08-07, 11:54 AM

Some more testing. What does the Crash Depth do? It is doubled for many ships. Is that the depth the 'big bang' occurs?

The BB is not changed and it will explode while going under water as it sinks.

The merchant has one set for 56 feet, so I see no big Hollywood explosion -until it is way underwater where you cannot see it.

Does the big bang only occur once the hitpoints reaches zero? That would come about from many torpedos, critical hit explosions. Maybe by having the Crash Depth back to normal that would also zero out the hitpoints and cause a big bang effect as it slips into the water? :hmm:

WernerSobe · 07-08-07, 12:56 PM

The new version is finished. I am still running testings on all ships and tieng everthing together. It is a complete rework and the damage system works entirely different way. There will no more hitpoints anymore. And ships will always sink in different ways. Sometimes in only 5 seconds when being ripped in two parts and sometimes several hours. No more instant kills. The crews will fight until the end and do their best to save their vessel even if it is only sticking out with the stern out of the water, you will score the kill once it is completely gone. No more explosions under water. Everything happens on surface. Chain reactions on decks are possible so the fire can catch on from one side of the ship to another and sink it. And many more. Heads up for release in an hour or two.

And there are no unsinkable shipss i promise. you wont ever need more then 5 torpedoes and that only when being very unlucky on large merchant. Most merchants will sink from one or two hits.

Jungman · 07-08-07, 01:42 PM

Wow, that sounds great! If you can pull that one off, your da Man!

602Sqn_Puff · 07-08-07, 02:06 PM

Can't wait..

WernerSobe · 07-08-07, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WernerSobe

The crews will fight until the end and do their best to save their vessel even if it is only sticking out with the stern out of the water...

look at his. This vessel has been trying to escape like that for an hour. Then it finely stopped and i decided to surface and finish it off with the deck gun. Guess what? it rerturned fire at me: you can see the deckgun firing.

haegemon · 07-08-07, 03:03 PM

err.....well, I supose a ship in that state would be abandoned, no mater how much disciplined was the crew. I mean, if half-ship is underwater, there's no hope left.

WernerSobe · 07-08-07, 03:06 PM

thats what im talking about. The crew is acting smart now. When they see the ship is sticking out of water and does not sink any further they stay aboard and shoot back.

But on the other hand hting a small merchant with 3 torpedoes and making 3 huge holes in it making them leave much sooner before the ship is filled up to its masts. They know when its time to go... :-)

kakemann · 07-08-07, 03:09 PM

Looks promising! Will try it out. Thanks mate!

07-08-07, 03:18 PM

Just played a war scenario with it and very much enjoyed the sinkings. Not sure why I now have green torp explosion effect but the yamamoto went down very realistically after 6 Torp hits.

Thanks

loreed · 07-08-07, 03:22 PM

I have noticed that all Target gun crews stay at their stations until the are in water up to about their waist, then they disappear.

WernerSobe · 07-08-07, 03:25 PM

no this ship was not a scored kill. It was still going on. It looks like its sinking but it has been sticking out of water like that for almost an hour. The deckguns even fired at me when i surfaced to finish it off.

ReallyDedPoet · 07-08-07, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WernerSobe

thats what im talking about. The crew is acting smart now. When they see the ship is sticking out of water and does not sink any further they stay aboard and shoot back.

I had this effect the other night with Die Slowly, a larger tanker was listing quite bad, but still had lots of fight in it. Add in some heavy fog and rain and the patrol thus far has been excellent.

As mentioned, looking forward to tyring this one out as well.

RDP

WernerSobe · 07-08-07, 04:58 PM

new version released. Check the first page of that thread.

tater · 07-08-07, 10:54 PM

DLing now. What about armor, BTW?

tater

07-08-07, 03:09 PM	#84
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Looks promising! Will try it out. Thanks mate! __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

07-08-07, 03:22 PM	#86
loreed Torpedoman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alaska Posts: 112 Downloads: 83 Uploads: 0	Target GUn Crews I have noticed that all Target gun crews stay at their stations until the are in water up to about their waist, then they disappear.

07-08-07, 10:49 AM	#76
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	yeah, I want nothing at all. tater

07-08-07, 11:54 AM	#77
Jungman Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 596 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some more testing. What does the Crash Depth do? It is doubled for many ships. Is that the depth the 'big bang' occurs? The BB is not changed and it will explode while going under water as it sinks. The merchant has one set for 56 feet, so I see no big Hollywood explosion -until it is way underwater where you cannot see it. Does the big bang only occur once the hitpoints reaches zero? That would come about from many torpedos, critical hit explosions. Maybe by having the Crash Depth back to normal that would also zero out the hitpoints and cause a big bang effect as it slips into the water? :hmm:

07-08-07, 12:56 PM	#78
WernerSobe Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 625 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The new version is finished. I am still running testings on all ships and tieng everthing together. It is a complete rework and the damage system works entirely different way. There will no more hitpoints anymore. And ships will always sink in different ways. Sometimes in only 5 seconds when being ripped in two parts and sometimes several hours. No more instant kills. The crews will fight until the end and do their best to save their vessel even if it is only sticking out with the stern out of the water, you will score the kill once it is completely gone. No more explosions under water. Everything happens on surface. Chain reactions on decks are possible so the fire can catch on from one side of the ship to another and sink it. And many more. Heads up for release in an hour or two. And there are no unsinkable shipss i promise. you wont ever need more then 5 torpedoes and that only when being very unlucky on large merchant. Most merchants will sink from one or two hits.

07-08-07, 01:42 PM	#79
Jungman Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 596 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow, that sounds great! If you can pull that one off, your da Man!

07-08-07, 02:06 PM	#80
602Sqn_Puff Ensign Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 233 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	Can't wait..

07-08-07, 03:03 PM	#82
haegemon Medic Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 165 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	err.....well, I supose a ship in that state would be abandoned, no mater how much disciplined was the crew. I mean, if half-ship is underwater, there's no hope left.

07-08-07, 03:06 PM	#83
WernerSobe Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 625 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	thats what im talking about. The crew is acting smart now. When they see the ship is sticking out of water and does not sink any further they stay aboard and shoot back. But on the other hand hting a small merchant with 3 torpedoes and making 3 huge holes in it making them leave much sooner before the ship is filled up to its masts. They know when its time to go... :-)

07-08-07, 03:18 PM	#85
Uber Gruber Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just played a war scenario with it and very much enjoyed the sinkings. Not sure why I now have green torp explosion effect but the yamamoto went down very realistically after 6 Torp hits. Thanks

07-08-07, 03:25 PM	#87
WernerSobe Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 625 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	no this ship was not a scored kill. It was still going on. It looks like its sinking but it has been sticking out of water like that for almost an hour. The deckguns even fired at me when i surfaced to finish it off.

07-08-07, 04:58 PM	#89
WernerSobe Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 625 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	new version released. Check the first page of that thread.

07-08-07, 10:54 PM	#90
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	DLing now. What about armor, BTW? tater