[WIP] Wolves of the Kaiser:1914-1918 Mod - Page 186

SlySkydiver · 11-06-23, 12:32 AM

These look beautiful! The interiors really do looked lived in. The hammock especially sold me. I'm sure I don't even need to tell you how excited I am just from looking at these videos. Honestly from when I first found this mod to now it's been just looking better and better.

Kapitain Oliver Leinkraunt · 11-06-23, 08:29 AM

That’s GORGEOUS!! I really have no other words. Beside of all, I really love these new environment filters and the sea color, it seems like an art work; so nice

iambecomelife · 11-06-23, 10:23 AM

Thanks everyone!!!! But just want to clarify - the videos are Tomi's work - not mine. The rooms in the videos will not be in the mod because he never released them, and I do not have permission even if he did - they were just posted as an example that helps me, as a beginner at interior modeling....again, that is NOT my work.

Early this morning I continued work on the torpedo room and will post more progress very soon ..... next step is to work on the floor, various steel beams, pumps, compressors, and crew bunks. I also want to conduct some experimentation with animated "dummy" crew, who will not be linked to any crew slots but who will perform simple tasks in the background - working with wrenches, loading torpedoes, etc. I can give them better-looking bodies and uniforms than the standard SH4 crew. I think I have a way to get them to change behavior based on if the sub is at battlestations or not....more news soon.

iambecomelife · 11-07-23, 02:21 PM

Had a pretty productive evening doing mundane but necessary interior work.

Created a whole bunch of cables/electrical wires facing in random directions - that way the sub interiors will have a more cluttered feel. Also began work on miscellaneous control panels/electrical boxes and boxes with vents, which I have seen in some subs. Also did research on the UB-110 photographs as well as Tomi 99's beautiful work....I really hope he comes back to subsim and releases it one day.

Early this morning I began work on the enlisted men's beds - never thought I would ever research U-Boat mattress springs!

But everything is going nicely, there will be a pause as I take a flight for the American Thanksgiving holiday in a few days ,and I will not have access to a PC. But I will use my typical strategy of working on text-based files, radio messages, etc on my laptop while i am away. When I return I will take time off Christmas for another binge of modeling work!

1Patriotofmany · 11-09-23, 06:26 AM

Beautiful videos! You guys are going way indepth! Question about the diesels, I took diesel mechanics in tech school a long long time ago, I can't figure out what the middle rocker arm is for?

iambecomelife · 11-09-23, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Beautiful videos! You guys are going way indepth! Question about the diesels, I took diesel mechanics in tech school a long long time ago, I can't figure out what the middle rocker arm is for?

Not sure; my old man is a trucker so maybe he knows - I think the stages of diesel propulsion are intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust, so it may have to do with one of those things.... Again, not 100% sure; I might ask dad!!

I am, again, pleasantly surprised at how interior modeling has been - I was afraid that it would be a huge time sink but things have been going great - considering I am just one week into the process.

To save time all medium sized U-Boats will use the UB-III style interior, since we have so many excellent photographs of it.... for minor details that aren't known, I will use Type VII and Type IX parts. But over all I am also happy with how much source material I have. In addition to WWI photographs, pictures from the "Das Boot" set and U-505 have been a great guide.

I plan to have more posts with screenshots very soon - also, elcid has kindly volunteered to transfer the radio messages I spent months developing!! More news coming soon.

A mix of WWI and WWII interior images below:

iambecomelife · 11-10-23, 09:57 PM

Forward torpedo room coming along .... as usual, lots of things to correct and not everything is in its proper place, but getting there. More pipes, valves, machinery, crew lockers, beds, and other stuff.

About four days' worth of modeling, so things are pretty good. Mattresses on one side have been moved to accommodate a spare torpedo - you can see how uncomfortable it was until the crew had fired off some of their "eels". You'll remember this was discussed in "Das Boot".

1Patriotofmany · 11-12-23, 03:45 AM

I'm also a trucker and went to tech school for diesel mechanics while in high school. Not sure; my old man is a trucker so maybe he knows - I think the stages of diesel propulsion are intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust, so it may have to do with one of those things.... Again, not 100% sure; I might ask dad!! That's accomplished by the two outer rocker arms.

Rhodes · 11-12-23, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Beautiful videos! You guys are going way indepth! Question about the diesels, I took diesel mechanics in tech school a long long time ago, I can't figure out what the middle rocker arm is for?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

I'm also a trucker and went to tech school for diesel mechanics while in high school. Not sure; my old man is a trucker so maybe he knows - I think the stages of diesel propulsion are intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust, so it may have to do with one of those things.... Again, not 100% sure; I might ask dad!! That's accomplished by the two outer rocker arms.

Is the 3rd rocker like the middle one similar to the one in this video?

Could it the fuel injector? I always thought that was, but i'm not 100% sure.

1Patriotofmany · 11-13-23, 03:54 AM

On that train one, It looks like all three are for valves, Two are either exhaust or intake and the middle the opposite. On the Uboat one it's not a full length rocker like that train one. Got me stumped.

Rhodes · 11-13-23, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

On that train one, It looks like all three are for valves, Two are either exhaust or intake and the middle the opposite. On the Uboat one it's not a full length rocker like that train one. Got me stumped.

I see. I always thought that could be the injector. I will try to look if there any info on a few books of diesel engines (maritime and/or U-boats ones) that I have.

iambecomelife · 11-17-23, 09:28 PM

Good news, the modeling of the torpedo room has gone so well that I will be proceeding with new rooms soon. I removed the torpedo tubes from the model in the screenshots and added even more details to them...

Now they have a very large number of pipes, valves, and gauges. Many of the boxes and rods alongside the TT's were apparently for guidance equipment. The German navy was one of the first (maybe the first) to introduce torpedoes with changeable gyro angles.

Next will be Petty Officer's quarters and Engine Rooms .... one Germaniawerft and one MAN.

MAN engines on U-Boats were initially preferred to Germaniawerft engines. Germaniawerft diesels (used on U-31 and her sisters) had a bad reputation. At first, Germaniawerft engines were so bad that submarines using them failed to reach their top speed. The U-31 Class typically had a realistic top speed of only 13 knots until about 1915. This made it very difficult to chase down ocean liners, cruisers, and other fast ships.

Eventually, however, the teething problems were resolved and Germaniawerft submarines went on to achieve great success - in fact, U-35 of the U-31 class finished WWI as the top scoring submarine in the world, with over 500,000 tons sunk.

MAN still exists over 100 years later BTW! My cousin used to drive a nice 12-wheel MAN dump truck .... guess I will get another look at a MAN diesel engine as I finish this project.

No 3d modding during Thanksgiving but I will work on radio messages and other items using my laptop!

d@rk51d3 · 11-18-23, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Beautiful videos! You guys are going way indepth! Question about the diesels, I took diesel mechanics in tech school a long long time ago, I can't figure out what the middle rocker arm is for?

I'd say its an actuator for the injector.

vickers03 · 11-18-23, 07:15 AM

good work with the interiors!

juliantheblaze22 · 11-18-23, 03:36 PM

Been following this mod for along time im very excited, i also you guys have made alot of progress. Is their any estimate on a test version yet?

11-06-23, 08:29 AM	#2777
Kapitain Oliver Leinkraunt 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Trieste/Siena Italy Posts: 285 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	That’s GORGEOUS!! I really have no other words. Beside of all, I really love these new environment filters and the sea color, it seems like an art work; so nice __________________ ALFA TAU!!! Rapidi Ed Invisibili-the campaign (an italian mod for SH4)

11-06-23, 10:23 AM	#2778
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Thanks everyone!!!! But just want to clarify - the videos are Tomi's work - not mine. The rooms in the videos will not be in the mod because he never released them, and I do not have permission even if he did - they were just posted as an example that helps me, as a beginner at interior modeling....again, that is NOT my work. Early this morning I continued work on the torpedo room and will post more progress very soon ..... next step is to work on the floor, various steel beams, pumps, compressors, and crew bunks. I also want to conduct some experimentation with animated "dummy" crew, who will not be linked to any crew slots but who will perform simple tasks in the background - working with wrenches, loading torpedoes, etc. I can give them better-looking bodies and uniforms than the standard SH4 crew. I think I have a way to get them to change behavior based on if the sub is at battlestations or not....more news soon. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

11-07-23, 02:21 PM	#2779
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Had a pretty productive evening doing mundane but necessary interior work. Created a whole bunch of cables/electrical wires facing in random directions - that way the sub interiors will have a more cluttered feel. Also began work on miscellaneous control panels/electrical boxes and boxes with vents, which I have seen in some subs. Also did research on the UB-110 photographs as well as Tomi 99's beautiful work....I really hope he comes back to subsim and releases it one day. Early this morning I began work on the enlisted men's beds - never thought I would ever research U-Boat mattress springs! But everything is going nicely, there will be a pause as I take a flight for the American Thanksgiving holiday in a few days ,and I will not have access to a PC. But I will use my typical strategy of working on text-based files, radio messages, etc on my laptop while i am away. When I return I will take time off Christmas for another binge of modeling work! __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

11-10-23, 09:57 PM	#2782
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Forward torpedo room coming along .... as usual, lots of things to correct and not everything is in its proper place, but getting there. More pipes, valves, machinery, crew lockers, beds, and other stuff. About four days' worth of modeling, so things are pretty good. Mattresses on one side have been moved to accommodate a spare torpedo - you can see how uncomfortable it was until the crew had fired off some of their "eels". You'll remember this was discussed in "Das Boot". __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

11-17-23, 09:28 PM	#2787
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Good news, the modeling of the torpedo room has gone so well that I will be proceeding with new rooms soon. I removed the torpedo tubes from the model in the screenshots and added even more details to them... Now they have a very large number of pipes, valves, and gauges. Many of the boxes and rods alongside the TT's were apparently for guidance equipment. The German navy was one of the first (maybe the first) to introduce torpedoes with changeable gyro angles. Next will be Petty Officer's quarters and Engine Rooms .... one Germaniawerft and one MAN. MAN engines on U-Boats were initially preferred to Germaniawerft engines. Germaniawerft diesels (used on U-31 and her sisters) had a bad reputation. At first, Germaniawerft engines were so bad that submarines using them failed to reach their top speed. The U-31 Class typically had a realistic top speed of only 13 knots until about 1915. This made it very difficult to chase down ocean liners, cruisers, and other fast ships. Eventually, however, the teething problems were resolved and Germaniawerft submarines went on to achieve great success - in fact, U-35 of the U-31 class finished WWI as the top scoring submarine in the world, with over 500,000 tons sunk. MAN still exists over 100 years later BTW! My cousin used to drive a nice 12-wheel MAN dump truck .... guess I will get another look at a MAN diesel engine as I finish this project. No 3d modding during Thanksgiving but I will work on radio messages and other items using my laptop! __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

11-06-23, 12:32 AM	#2776
SlySkydiver Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Around Posts: 11 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	These look beautiful! The interiors really do looked lived in. The hammock especially sold me. I'm sure I don't even need to tell you how excited I am just from looking at these videos. Honestly from when I first found this mod to now it's been just looking better and better.

11-09-23, 06:26 AM	#2780
1Patriotofmany Commander Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 447 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Beautiful videos! You guys are going way indepth! Question about the diesels, I took diesel mechanics in tech school a long long time ago, I can't figure out what the middle rocker arm is for?

11-12-23, 03:45 AM	#2783
1Patriotofmany Commander Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 447 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	I'm also a trucker and went to tech school for diesel mechanics while in high school. Not sure; my old man is a trucker so maybe he knows - I think the stages of diesel propulsion are intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust, so it may have to do with one of those things.... Again, not 100% sure; I might ask dad!! That's accomplished by the two outer rocker arms.

11-13-23, 03:54 AM	#2785
1Patriotofmany Commander Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 447 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	On that train one, It looks like all three are for valves, Two are either exhaust or intake and the middle the opposite. On the Uboat one it's not a full length rocker like that train one. Got me stumped.

11-18-23, 07:15 AM	#2789
vickers03 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: germany Posts: 970 Downloads: 705 Uploads: 37	good work with the interiors!

11-18-23, 03:36 PM	#2790
juliantheblaze22 Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 11 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	how much is left before an early acess release Been following this mod for along time im very excited, i also you guys have made alot of progress. Is their any estimate on a test version yet?