My Environment Mod - Wondering if Kaleuns might like?

Kafka BC · 02-28-12, 05:02 PM

Magic1111 has expressed an interest in my home-brewed environment mod that I use for my modded stock game (I don't use GWX). It is a 16k environment that I started from scratch, well over a year ago, and is very far from complete. I haven't worked seriously on it for a number of months now, however, I am curious to see if others might also be interested in it. If there are enough people who are, I may just try to complete it when I am finished with the "Town Class" mod that I am committed to at present.

So here are a few screenshots to show you. You might see that I have learned a couple of tricks to improve the lighting, shading, and horizon a bit.

If you Kaleuns like it and think it might be a worthwhile effort, please don't expect it anytime soon, I only get about two, maybe three, hours a day at most to do any modding or graphics work...and I also have a bad habit of testing, testing, and testing again.

Cheers

Kafka BC

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-28-12, 07:08 PM

Very nice with great detail.

Magic1111 · 02-29-12, 04:24 AM

Hi Kafka!

Very, very nice pictures and (until now) great work!

And please share with us, the community, your wonderful work when it´s finished (maybe in "near" future...)!

But let your time! It´s ready, when it´s done..!

Best regards,
Magic

irish1958 · 02-29-12, 08:42 AM

As above. Any addition is good as it offers more choices.

brett25 · 02-29-12, 11:58 AM

looks very nice, would like to try it

jaxa · 02-29-12, 01:04 PM

I'm impressed, it looks very promosing. Keep your good work, mate

Kafka BC · 02-29-12, 02:29 PM

The consensus is I should try and finish this...I will see what I can do after a couple of months.

I have only got the Atlantic about 80% done, haven't touched the Med or Arctic yet. The Med should be just a simple variation of what I have done, the Arctic might be a different matter. And I am still having trouble getting 15m/s wind/waves right to my satisfaction as well as a few other quibbles.

Leutnant_Werner · 03-01-12, 02:14 PM

Hi Kafka,

i like your work very much and would be happy too, if you find time to finish it.
I did some tests to make a northern light for the Arctic some years ago.
If you like use or see it, i can re-up it for you.

Best regards,
Leutnant_Werner

Magic1111 · 03-01-12, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leutnant_Werner

If you like use or see it, i can re-up it for you.

DOWNLOAD

rik007 · 03-01-12, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kafka BC

The consensus is I should try and finish this...I will see what I can do after a couple of months.

I have only got the Atlantic about 80% done, haven't touched the Med or Arctic yet. The Med should be just a simple variation of what I have done, the Arctic might be a different matter. And I am still having trouble getting 15m/s wind/waves right to my satisfaction as well as a few other quibbles.

Do not mind the Med and Artic sceneries. During campaigning the game is stuck in the Atlantic scene where ever you go. It's a bug. So you create the Atlantic scenery and if you are fine copy it to the Med and Artic.

Only in single missions the Artic and Med are used. But who is playing single missions? And the first version of my mod I created Artic and Med version so the user can switch be enabeling the environming but I do not expect many people will actually switch.

Kafka BC · 03-01-12, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leutnant_Werner

Hi Kafka,

i like your work very much and would be happy too, if you find time to finish it.
I did some tests to make a northern light for the Arctic some years ago.
If you like use or see it, i can re-up it for you.

Best regards,
Leutnant_Werner

Just got it from Magic's link, I will check it out. Northern lights were something I was thinking about, thank you.

Kafka BC · 03-01-12, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rik007

Do not mind the Med and Artic sceneries. During campaigning the game is stuck in the Atlantic scene where ever you go. It's a bug. So you create the Atlantic scenery and if you are fine copy it to the Med and Artic.

Only in single missions the Artic and Med are used. But who is playing single missions? And the first version of my mod I created Artic and Med version so the user can switch be enabeling the environming but I do not expect many people will actually switch.

Really? That is something more I will have to test and reevaluate. I haven't tried sailing from the Atlantic to the Med in a career yet, but the one time I started a career in the 29th flotilla at La Spezia the game used the stock game's Med environment colors instead of my Atlantic colors.

brett25 · 03-01-12, 11:38 PM

also kafka, see if you can add a 20km version

Magic1111 · 03-02-12, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett25

also kafka, see if you can add a 20km version

...but only as an Add-On...

I prefer e.g. an 16km Atmosphere!

Best regards,
Magic

Hitman · 03-02-12, 07:57 AM

I like the colour combinations a lot, as I prefer "dark blue" seas. But if you are going to undertake this endeavour, you might as well try to do it in 20km environment, as smoke plumes can be seen that far

02-28-12, 05:02 PM	#1
Kafka BC Planesman Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 197 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	My Environment Mod - Wondering if Kaleuns might like? Magic1111 has expressed an interest in my home-brewed environment mod that I use for my modded stock game (I don't use GWX). It is a 16k environment that I started from scratch, well over a year ago, and is very far from complete. I haven't worked seriously on it for a number of months now, however, I am curious to see if others might also be interested in it. If there are enough people who are, I may just try to complete it when I am finished with the "Town Class" mod that I am committed to at present. So here are a few screenshots to show you. You might see that I have learned a couple of tricks to improve the lighting, shading, and horizon a bit. If you Kaleuns like it and think it might be a worthwhile effort, please don't expect it anytime soon, I only get about two, maybe three, hours a day at most to do any modding or graphics work...and I also have a bad habit of testing, testing, and testing again. Cheers Kafka BC __________________ Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea. - Stan Rogers (1949-1983)

02-28-12, 07:08 PM	#2
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Very nice with great detail. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

02-29-12, 04:24 AM	#3
Magic1111 Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany - Sailing on U-552 in North Atlantic Posts: 4,429 Downloads: 783 Uploads: 0	Hi Kafka! Very, very nice pictures and (until now) great work! And please share with us, the community, your wonderful work when it´s finished (maybe in "near" future...)! But let your time! It´s ready, when it´s done..! Best regards, Magic __________________

02-29-12, 08:42 AM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	As above. Any addition is good as it offers more choices. __________________ Irish1958

02-29-12, 11:58 AM	#5
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	looks very nice, would like to try it __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

02-29-12, 01:04 PM	#6
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,485 Downloads: 413 Uploads: 0	I'm impressed, it looks very promosing. Keep your good work, mate __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

02-29-12, 02:29 PM	#7
Kafka BC Planesman Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 197 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	The consensus is I should try and finish this...I will see what I can do after a couple of months. I have only got the Atlantic about 80% done, haven't touched the Med or Arctic yet. The Med should be just a simple variation of what I have done, the Arctic might be a different matter. And I am still having trouble getting 15m/s wind/waves right to my satisfaction as well as a few other quibbles. __________________ Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea. - Stan Rogers (1949-1983)

03-01-12, 02:14 PM	#8
Leutnant_Werner Watch Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	very nice Hi Kafka, i like your work very much and would be happy too, if you find time to finish it. I did some tests to make a northern light for the Arctic some years ago. If you like use or see it, i can re-up it for you. Best regards, Leutnant_Werner

03-01-12, 11:38 PM	#13
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	also kafka, see if you can add a 20km version __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

03-02-12, 07:57 AM	#15
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,099 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	I like the colour combinations a lot, as I prefer "dark blue" seas. But if you are going to undertake this endeavour, you might as well try to do it in 20km environment, as smoke plumes can be seen that far __________________ One day I will return to sea ...