[REL] Sub Flags for SH5

[vdr1981]

For quick testing I would suggest campaign start in Kiel (Western Approaches or Mare Nostrum) using "silentotto" cheat...
If the game does not CTD in heavily modded SH5, that will be a huge breakthrough...

[Subwolf]

If you go full realism, don't raise the flag at sea, only in ports.

During a crash dive they didn't have time to lower the flag, and they don't want it raised under water, or what would be left of it

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by Subwolf

If you go full realism, don't raise the flag at sea, only in ports.

I have to agree on this one... But can you give us any hint how should we accomplish that? Maybe some hidden SH sim controller that we are not aware of?

[TheBeast]

Originally Posted by Subwolf

If you go full realism, don't raise the flag at sea, only in ports.

During a crash dive they didn't have time to lower the flag, and they don't want it raised under water, or what would be left of it

I already talked to vdr1981about this very topic. I was thinking that maybe there is some way to link the Harbor Controller to automate the flags.

[excel4004]

the Harbor Controller to automate the flags.

Nice idea!

Two have two options, One to use the flag at sea, or/and when using the habor automatic.


Could you pls create/post one version with only the flags mod and the org. tower - thanks!?

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

For quick testing I would suggest campaign start in Kiel (Western Approaches or Mare Nostrum) using "silentotto" cheat...
If the game does not CTD in heavily modded SH5, that will be a huge breakthrough...

Bad news The Beast... Your improved flags are causing the same instability just like the original TDW flags when confronted with CPU intensive areas like Kiel harbor ect...tested with TWoS on board.

I have no doubts though that the mod, just like the old flags, will work just fine in stock or light modded game.

Please keep in mind that harbors in TWoS are much less hardware intensive than in the original OHII mod so my concern is that the problem will be even more noticeable for players with custom modlists with OHII on board...

What was your test modlist The Beast?

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Bad news The Beast... Your improved flags are causing the same instability just like the original TDW flags when confronted with CPU intensive areas like Kiel harbor ect...tested with TWoS on board.

I have no doubts though that the mod, just like the old flags, will work just fine in stock or light modded game.

Please keep in mind that harbors in TWoS are much less hardware intensive than in the original OHII mod so my concern is that the problem will be even more noticeable for players with custom modlists with OHII on board...

What was your test modlist The Beast?

Starting with v1.0.160.0:
- added a new patch to the SH5.exe: Increase render distance of units. This new patch will, as it says, increase the render distance of units from the player's unit. Default render distance is 40000.0m. This patch will let you define an additional value to add to this 40000.0m thus increasing the render distance from the player's unit. Default value is an additional 40000.0m. See the Notes= of the new patch to learn how to change the default value.

If this is set at sat 15km - do you still get issues in harbours?
With the render distance set at 40km - some harbours are within draw distance of each other.

If this does help - it could be set to auto reduce render range when close to land/harbours

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by Trevally.

If this is set at sat 15km - do you still get issues in harbours?
With the render distance set at 40km - some harbours are within draw distance of each other.

If this does help - it could be set to auto reduce render range when close to land/harbours

That patch can not decrease stock SH5 rendering distance (40 km) , it can only increase it...
Anyway , the patch is disabled in TWoS snapshot...

In any case, even with theoretical 5 km rendering distance, the result will be the same because SH engine "accumulates" rendered object until the game is completely restarted. This is the main issue with modded SH5

[TheBeast]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Bad news The Beast... Your improved flags are causing the same instability just like the original TDW flags when confronted with CPU intensive areas like Kiel harbor ect...tested with TWoS on board.

I have no doubts though that the mod, just like the old flags, will work just fine in stock or light modded game.

Please keep in mind that harbors in TWoS are much less hardware intensive than in the original OHII mod so my concern is that the problem will be even more noticeable for players with custom modlists with OHII on board...

What was your test modlist The Beast?

Currently I'm not running TWoS. I've always had issue's with some of the imported ships, so I am running OH II Lite v3.0. I adjusted some of the Mission Objective Patrol Area Location and Radius to match what is listed in Mission Editor 2.

 

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Originally Posted by vdr1981

That patch can not decrease stock SH5 rendering distance (40 km) , it can only increase it...
Anyway , the patch is disabled in TWoS snapshot...

In any case, even with theoretical 5 km rendering distance, the result will be the same because SH engine "accumulates" rendered object until the game is completely restarted. This is the main issue with modded SH5

I thought Stock render range was 15km

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by TheBeast

I thought Stock render range was 15km

Heh, maybe in SH3/4...In Sh5 it's 40.000m...

[vladimir bondarenko]

Originally Posted by TheBeast

I reworked the SubFlags MOD and I am certain I fixed the CTD issue.
I uploaded it to SubSim and it is available for download.

SuperTurms_FX_SubFlags_v0.0.1

Regards!
TheBeast

Captains, hello. And where can I download this mod?
What, no one links to it?

[TheBeast]

Originally Posted by vladimir bondarenko

Captains, hello. And where can I download this mod?
What, no one links to it?

I am not sure why but the MOD has been deleted from SubSim.com
I have not received any notification as to the reason for the deletion.

[TheBeast]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Bad news The Beast... Your improved flags are causing the same instability just like the original TDW flags when confronted with CPU intensive areas like Kiel harbor ect...tested with TWoS on board.

I did some more research and the Flags in the MOD and with the exception of being a 100 frame animation, the flags are the same as the Flags used on all other ships.
Using skwasjr Silent 3ditor or Goblin Editor, Compare data\Library\Flags.dat with data\Library\Sub_Flags.dat.

[excel4004]

Originally Posted by TheBeast

I am not sure why but the MOD has been deleted from SubSim.com
I have not received any notification as to the reason for the deletion.

I try it again, maybe i recive an aswer this time.

Can you create a (stable) version for TWoS mod with only the flags without the MG´s!?

Thanks!

[vladimir bondarenko]

Originally Posted by TheBeast

I am not sure why but the MOD has been deleted from SubSim.com
I have not received any notification as to the reason for the deletion.

TheBeast, and You can put it on any third-party resource, for free download.

PS: TheBeast, please tell me, is this possible to do?