[REL] Rik007: SH-3 Night surface attack project [REL]

rik007 · 11-04-23, 05:19 PM

I feel I'm not 20 anymore. So I'm a slow modder and for years SH-3 didnot have my attention anymore but everything came back a year ago when I upgraded my video card...
On an average I now worked a few hours per week on this project which delivers an enabler. Basically it could be a breakthrough or a failure: who knows?
For me it is a breakthrough and I hope it will be the same for you all. I create some movies this week to explain it and some demo's.

First I explain the project itself and my experiments into night surface attacks and what I think of it:

Then an example of a night surface attack in 'Otto Kretschmer-style', unprecedented I think:

Then a sample of the wheather transition bug which is in most environment mods. The wheather will suddenly switch around 00:26:

And the version with a correct - smooth wheather transition:

Then a demo with Northern Lights and detection:

I want to thank:
- Hsie for his exellent hardcode mod. If you read this: a few of your discoveries in your assembly files I re-used!
- hughesjr for his basic voice attack profile (unreachable on Steam)
- Jerry Mason and crew

Here you find the site with the u-boot journals:

https://www.uboatarchive.net/

Go to U-boat KTB for the logs.

Update 29-8-2024: Release 1.20 has arrived
This is what has changed compared to 1.19:

- Date/time bug:
There are multiple date/time variable in sh3. One of them controls the moon and the environment and one is the current date/time you see on the watches etc. The first one is not correct after a save/reload. After a reload this date is set to the start date/time of the current patrol or in case of a first patrol in a campaign this will be start date/time of the campaign. What is expected is that after a safe/reload sh3 should set this date/time to the current date/time.

The effect of this bug is that every time you reload a patrol your environment including the moon phase/position will jump back to the start of the patrol instead of to the current date/time.

The fix implemented in the moon mod for this is to overwrite the date/time for the environment with the current game date/time to make sure the calculations are done with the correct date and the moon and environment are shown as expected.

- SH-5 Moon mod settings for GWX 3.0
Profile for users who use GWX.

Of course I like to thank Fubar295, Dieselglock, JohnCarterOfMars, Doolar & Fitzcarraldo for their help during the testing!

Please find below the link to the project which contains instructions how to install or upgrade. Please read the installation instructions carefully.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/f920w...v1.20.zip/file

Please consult the documentation that comes with the mod but for your convenience:

For people who have never installed the Night surface attack project:

- Add all 1.20 mods from the zip-archive to your MODS folder
- run the patcher
- Enable all 1.20 mods using JSGME

For people who switch from 1.19 to 1.20:

- Disable all 1.19 mods using JSGME
- Remove all 1.19 mods from your MODS folder
- Add all 1.20 mods from the zip-archive to your MODS folder
- run the patcher
- Enable all 1.20 mods using JSGME

Run the patcher:
- Use your explorer to go into your MODS folder. From there go into the folder: SH-5 Patcher.
- Start Sh5PatchExe.bat, follow the instructions ("Press any key to continue") and if you get “Patch done succesfully, you can enable the mod: SH-5 Moon mod" with JSGME!” the patching is done and the "SH-5 Moon mod" is ready to be enabled with JSGME

Remark
For the testers that already have the fix installed there is no added value in the 1.20 except in case you want to use the GWX 3.0 profile.

If you intend to only install the fixes on top of v1.19 then here is the download:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/jx6yl...n_fix.zip/file

Disadvantage is of course that if you go this route that you have to keep the fixes in minds when you are messing with your JSGME mod stack

Regards,

Rik007

FUBAR295 · 11-04-23, 06:33 PM

Wow, really something. All of them would make nice addition mods.

I really like the weather transition ... Nice !!

stork100 · 11-05-23, 07:32 AM

Well this looks extremely interesting. Thanks for the videos. Congratulations on the work achieved thus far. Potentially a phenomenal breakthrough - this could change the way we all play SH3. Best wishes towards your work and the project Sir.

Mister_M · 11-05-23, 09:22 AM

Hello Rik007,

Environment and detection are indeed extremly important to create a good submarine simulation... And the moon light (and northern lights) was an extremly important factor. So definitely an excellent idea to get this factor work correctly...

I suppose all this works with a fix to the hardcode itself, especially to get the albedo effect? BTW, I'm really happy to have watched your video where you explain what it is, I've learnt something today!

"If people are willing to learn how=to-hard-code-fix I might organize an online workshop."

==> Oh, yes, learning how to hard-code fix would interest me a lot.

"As how to contine: I will ask some people to 'beta-test' and depending on the results further steps will follow."

==> I'm interested.

Dieselglock · 11-05-23, 11:17 AM

This sounds awesome. Cant wait to try it out. It would really change everything.

rik007 · 11-05-23, 11:25 AM

Thank you all very much! At the moment I'm working on notifications so that you are informed when it is full moon, quarter moon etc or if northern lights are sighted.

These messages should not appear when the u-boot is submerged. Ideally also if there is no WO on the bridge. Though I do not think only the WO sights the moon...

Then I will do some testing and polishing in the config files

If that is working fine I will contact the beta's for testing ...

Mister_M: you have been added to the beta list as well as for the to be hardcode modding workshop...

Stay tuned!

iambecomelife · 11-05-23, 06:16 PM

Was very impressed with the weather transition and Northern Lights ... they look very eerie as they should.

Eagerly await more!

John Pancoast · 11-05-23, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rik007

Thank you all very much! At the moment I'm working on notifications so that you are informed when it is full moon, quarter moon etc or if northern lights are sighted.

These messages should not appear when the u-boot is submerged. Ideally also if there is no WO on the bridge. Though I do not think only the WO sights the moon...

Then I will do some testing and polishing in the config files

If that is working fine I will contact the beta's for testing ...

Mister_M: you have been added to the beta list as well as for the to be hardcode modding workshop...

Stay tuned!

Nothing wrong with having notifications of moon status when submerged. Charts, timetables, etc. of it's phases and their dates and exact times every month were around long before WW2.

11-04-23, 05:19 PM	#1
rik007 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 749 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Rik007: SH-3 Night surface attack project [REL] I feel I'm not 20 anymore. So I'm a slow modder and for years SH-3 didnot have my attention anymore but everything came back a year ago when I upgraded my video card... On an average I now worked a few hours per week on this project which delivers an enabler. Basically it could be a breakthrough or a failure: who knows? For me it is a breakthrough and I hope it will be the same for you all. I create some movies this week to explain it and some demo's. First I explain the project itself and my experiments into night surface attacks and what I think of it: Then an example of a night surface attack in 'Otto Kretschmer-style', unprecedented I think: Then a sample of the wheather transition bug which is in most environment mods. The wheather will suddenly switch around 00:26: And the version with a correct - smooth wheather transition: Then a demo with Northern Lights and detection: I want to thank: - Hsie for his exellent hardcode mod. If you read this: a few of your discoveries in your assembly files I re-used! - hughesjr for his basic voice attack profile (unreachable on Steam) - Jerry Mason and crew Here you find the site with the u-boot journals: https://www.uboatarchive.net/ Go to U-boat KTB for the logs. Update 29-8-2024: Release 1.20 has arrived This is what has changed compared to 1.19: - Date/time bug: There are multiple date/time variable in sh3. One of them controls the moon and the environment and one is the current date/time you see on the watches etc. The first one is not correct after a save/reload. After a reload this date is set to the start date/time of the current patrol or in case of a first patrol in a campaign this will be start date/time of the campaign. What is expected is that after a safe/reload sh3 should set this date/time to the current date/time. The effect of this bug is that every time you reload a patrol your environment including the moon phase/position will jump back to the start of the patrol instead of to the current date/time. The fix implemented in the moon mod for this is to overwrite the date/time for the environment with the current game date/time to make sure the calculations are done with the correct date and the moon and environment are shown as expected. - SH-5 Moon mod settings for GWX 3.0 Profile for users who use GWX. Of course I like to thank Fubar295, Dieselglock, JohnCarterOfMars, Doolar & Fitzcarraldo for their help during the testing! Please find below the link to the project which contains instructions how to install or upgrade. Please read the installation instructions carefully. https://www.mediafire.com/file/f920w...v1.20.zip/file Please consult the documentation that comes with the mod but for your convenience: For people who have never installed the Night surface attack project: - Add all 1.20 mods from the zip-archive to your MODS folder - run the patcher - Enable all 1.20 mods using JSGME For people who switch from 1.19 to 1.20: - Disable all 1.19 mods using JSGME - Remove all 1.19 mods from your MODS folder - Add all 1.20 mods from the zip-archive to your MODS folder - run the patcher - Enable all 1.20 mods using JSGME Run the patcher: - Use your explorer to go into your MODS folder. From there go into the folder: SH-5 Patcher. - Start Sh5PatchExe.bat, follow the instructions ("Press any key to continue") and if you get “Patch done succesfully, you can enable the mod: SH-5 Moon mod" with JSGME!” the patching is done and the "SH-5 Moon mod" is ready to be enabled with JSGME Remark For the testers that already have the fix installed there is no added value in the 1.20 except in case you want to use the GWX 3.0 profile. If you intend to only install the fixes on top of v1.19 then here is the download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/jx6yl...n_fix.zip/file Disadvantage is of course that if you go this route that you have to keep the fixes in minds when you are messing with your JSGME mod stack Regards, Rik007 Last edited by rik007; 08-29-24 at 03:34 PM.

11-04-23, 06:33 PM	#2
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,344 Downloads: 475 Uploads: 0	Wow, really something. All of them would make nice addition mods. I really like the weather transition ... Nice !! __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

11-05-23, 11:17 AM	#5
Dieselglock Wolf of the deep Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Arizona,USA Posts: 192 Downloads: 561 Uploads: 0	This sounds awesome. Cant wait to try it out. It would really change everything. __________________ NYGM STEEL COFFIN V6.3 / Rik007: SH-3 Night surface attack 1.20 / CCOM12 FIFI / ONEALEX 1.53

11-05-23, 06:16 PM	#7
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,623 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Was very impressed with the weather transition and Northern Lights ... they look very eerie as they should. Eagerly await more! __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

11-05-23, 07:32 AM	#3
stork100 Weps Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Australia Posts: 361 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Well this looks extremely interesting. Thanks for the videos. Congratulations on the work achieved thus far. Potentially a phenomenal breakthrough - this could change the way we all play SH3. Best wishes towards your work and the project Sir.

11-05-23, 09:22 AM	#4
Mister_M Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 849 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Hello Rik007, Environment and detection are indeed extremly important to create a good submarine simulation... And the moon light (and northern lights) was an extremly important factor. So definitely an excellent idea to get this factor work correctly... I suppose all this works with a fix to the hardcode itself, especially to get the albedo effect? BTW, I'm really happy to have watched your video where you explain what it is, I've learnt something today! "If people are willing to learn how=to-hard-code-fix I might organize an online workshop." ==> Oh, yes, learning how to hard-code fix would interest me a lot. "As how to contine: I will ask some people to 'beta-test' and depending on the results further steps will follow." ==> I'm interested.

11-05-23, 11:25 AM	#6
rik007 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 749 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Thank you all very much! At the moment I'm working on notifications so that you are informed when it is full moon, quarter moon etc or if northern lights are sighted. These messages should not appear when the u-boot is submerged. Ideally also if there is no WO on the bridge. Though I do not think only the WO sights the moon... Then I will do some testing and polishing in the config files If that is working fine I will contact the beta's for testing ... Mister_M: you have been added to the beta list as well as for the to be hardcode modding workshop... Stay tuned!