(WIP) krillers visiual upgrade 1.2

[kriller2]

Desciption:

THIS MOD IS MOVED TO A NEW THREAD REFLECTIONS ON THE WATER:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121292


GO THERE NOW!

I have made new textures for the enviroment in SH4 and LeoVampire has modified the ocean to make it look and feel more like a real ocean. (see screenshots)

This mod is a joint effort with LeoVampire to make the experience of actualy being on a uboat in the pacific as near to real life as possible.


Features
"Living Breathing Sea": http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=119064

The visibility 9km and 16 km mod. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=114077&highlight=mavs+camera

The ability to move around on the sub with the camera: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120160 (Thanks Sergbuto and Captain Cox!)[/COLOR]


Download:
This mod is not yet released, but you can download an earlier version of the mod here:
"Krillers visual upgrade 1.1"
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120036


Here are some screenshots I took today:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8043/krillersvisualupgradedayo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3121/krillersvisualupgradecamy4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1652/krillersvisualupgradecamq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

/Kriller2

[leovampire]

Oh S**T that aught to be cool just hope it isn't as loud as the old sea gulls sound.

But a question about the sea foam. Is it yours or Seeadler's? If it is yours did you make the textures large so there is less of a repeat pattern when looking at it from a higher altitude?

[WilhelmTell]

Really looking forward to this ! Which soundfile will be replaced for the screams to appear ?

[kriller2]

@Leo The sea-foam is from Seeadlers great enviroment mod, I have tried to make the sea look shiny when it's calm and the opposit when it's windy.

@Wilhelm. it's from a old mod I did on SH3, the files are the same: "Collision_ship" and "P06_#Splinter_explosion"

[leovampire]

on the reflection effects then in the near future which is cool because 2 heads are better than my screwed up one.

[chopped50ford]

that is awesome...cant wait till it's released.

[kriller2]

on the reflection effects then in the near future which is cool because 2 heads are better than my screwed up one.

Yes, teamwork is a timesaver, but I only edited the textures which makes the water, check your PM in 15 min ;)

[ReallyDedPoet]

k2 this looks great :up:, really like this one :yep:

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7811/visualupgrade1ya4.jpg


RDP

[sneekyzeke]

kriller, that first screen shot is awesome, just awesome. :rock:

[clayman]

OUTSTANDING!!! :up: :up: :up:
.

[leovampire]

can you P.M. me with what is new in this mod your working on please?

[chopped50ford]

Kriller,

I want to add the SB 13 Persone View Camera Mod 1.0 on top of your Visual upgrade mod, it says that it want to changes the Camera.dat, will it have an effect or disable anything?

Just want to make sure its installing right

[kriller2]

Kriller,

I want to add the SB 13 Persone View Camera Mod 1.0 on top of your Visual upgrade mod, it says that it want to changes the Camera.dat, will it have an effect or disable anything?

Just want to make sure its installing right

You can do that, the mod comes with both 8km and 16km versions of the visibility mods. included with LBO :)

[chopped50ford]

Kriller,

I want to add the SB 13 Persone View Camera Mod 1.0 on top of your Visual upgrade mod, it says that it want to changes the Camera.dat, will it have an effect or disable anything?

Just want to make sure its installing right

You can do that, the mod comes with both 8km and 16km versions of the visibility mods. included with LBO :)

LBO scene.dat file overlays your scene.dat file...is this okay as well?

Where is the 8k and 16k versions at, I did not see them?

[Capt. Shark Bait]

the foam in that 2nd screenie, that's just :cool: . one thing ,tho. how well will it work with leovampires LBO?

[Bluesub 6]

You can mean that is a real photo:up:

[leovampire]

He was wondering if the ocean color could be changed to a Richer Blue to a real Blue Blue color?!

Maybe see if you can find some photo's of the Pacific that show some good coloring of the ocean.

I havn't a clue how to work with or do that stuff so thought I would run it byt you seeing you like working with textures and coloring.

[kriller2]

Okay today I have edited the watercolours and reflectionmap :p And I hope the colour is more pacific blue now ? (see first page)

(Leo) I will send you the files so you can test them and work on your reflection mod :D

[l3th4l]

The mod will allso include the ability to hear people scream when you sink a ship (optional) just to add to the atmosphere...
talk about black humor :rotfl: :rotfl:

i just got that picture in my head of the people on the sinking ship running around, scared for their lives, screaming...

:arrgh!::rotfl::arrgh!::rotfl:

i assume you mean the crew on your ship, of course? actually the other one would be fine, too :lol:

very nice work btw. looking forward to each release :up:

[kriller2]

The mod will allso include the ability to hear people scream when you sink a ship (optional) just to add to the atmosphere...
talk about black humor :rotfl: :rotfl:

i just got that picture in my head of the people on the sinking ship running around, scared for their lives, screaming...

:arrgh!::rotfl::arrgh!::rotfl:

i assume you mean the crew on your ship!!, of course? actually the other one would be fine, too :lol:

very nice work btw. looking forward to each release :up:

LOL yes you are right :rotfl: I mean crew on the ship!, but it does add alot to the game when you are doing a night attack and can hear the screams :arrgh!: from a far distance... Thanks.

[leovampire]

for ocean coloring for the Pacific if you wanted a reference!

http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/images/hi/070206-N-0684R-296.jpg

[WolfyBrandon]

for ocean coloring for the Pacific if you wanted a reference!

:up:
Wolfy

[sqk7744]

for ocean coloring for the Pacific if you wanted a reference!
I'm guessing they'll change course first ;)
(Mass + Momentum = Right of Way)

[leovampire]

in the new texture packs you sent me. You know how there are only 7 of each item for the sky but in the Scene.dat file there are actualy a total of 13 so is it possable to add the extra textures to accomidate what is available for the sky and not being used? It would create a much more realistic effect for the game and a hell of a lot better lighting and over all colors effect.

[kriller2]

@Leo No I didn't know that... What are you using to edit those files?

Getting closer to the colour of the pacific ocean using the above photo, this one was taken at midway 5.40 in the morning with 4xAA and Anist. to x16
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/365/krillersvisualupgrademotn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Your reflection fix works great!

[leovampire]

with JakeToox's latest tweek file for the scene.dat

If you look at the drop down's there are a total of 13 sky settings for angles but if you look in the ENV folder in the files there they only deal with the 7 color chart's for the sky pac and so forth so that means they are being reused to produce the other set's of colors and lighting for when the sun rises and set's instead of each having there own set for each angle of the sun going up and comming down.

BTW looking good!!

Is that useing the reflection's test work I sent you?

[C DuDe]

:oops: Sorry but....

Is the Mod ready...

I'm anxous :oops:

[ReallyDedPoet]

:oops: Sorry but....

Is the Mod ready...

I'm anxous :oops:

Not yet, saw an earlier post from k2, he is back to work on this next week. It will be worth the wait:yep:


RDP

[C DuDe]

Not yet, saw an earlier post from k2, he is back to work on this next week. It will be worth the wait:yep:



true, very true!!!

[Snuffy]

In the mean time ... what's the latest version number?? :oops:

[leovampire]

Tryed to send you a new download file for the reflections work but couldn't get it to you!

[kriller2]

:o I had 100 posts in the inbox... try PM me again

[leovampire]

Kriller will have more for you lator on tonight

[chopped50ford]

for ocean coloring for the Pacific if you wanted a reference!

http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/images/hi/070206-N-0684R-296.jpg

Awesome shot there, almost breath taking.

[nattydread]

im looking forward to this!!

[kriller2]

Thanks for all the good feedback it keeps me on my toes and now I allso made some better bubles for the underwater-scene!(will post some pictures later)

Here is a sunset with the new textures and LeoVampires new reflection work (good job Leo :up: )

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/7650/newreflectionandskyjc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

/Kriller2

[Vlad34]

The Captain has an uncontrolled valve leak in the bilge..."XO, new pants to the Con!"

[kriller2]

New bubles for the enviroment
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2172/bublesuboatak5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7217/bublessink2ri4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Jhereg]

Thank goodness for the new bubbles, its the one thing that every time I look at it....Grumblegrumble..what were the devs thinking....grumble:stare:

I wonder if they would be an easy replacemnt in SH3. Thanks so much, its the little details that you guys are getting right that has made this game for me:up:



edit: for spelling... LOL

[leovampire]

Prop underwater turbulance effect I think it looks pretty good no more buble effect looks more like turbulance in the water instead.

http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/l/leovampire/93141/xtswtrsgxm.thumb250.jpg (http://gallery.filefront.com/leovampire//751883/)http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/l/leovampire/93141/hmkwunimlt.thumb250.jpg (http://gallery.filefront.com/leovampire//751885/)

BTW Kriller is it possable to make a bubble effect that will happen when a torpedo door opens on the sub that can be seen underwater?

[DeepIron]

Awesome... simply incredible... you guys rock! :cool::cool::cool::up:

[Capt. Shark Bait]

New bubles for the enviromenthttp://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7217/bublessink2ri4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Dinsdale: captain, we're cavitating heavily

Capt.: shutup, Dinsdale, that's just the d@mm pop rocks in your mouth:roll:

edit:

enemy DD sonarman: capt, i have a submarine off the port bow, bearing 335. i believe it's Dinsdales sub. he has pop rocks in his mouth again

enemy capt: ahh, yes, Dinsdale. the best ally we have:roll:

[kriller2]

Today I was sailing with me and Leos new work...

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7378/visualupgradeleokrillerfe3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4584/visualupgradeleokrilleree8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[boatfull]

ooooh Bubbles!!:D

[Capt. Shark Bait]

d@mm, kriller, lv nice job on photoshopping a SH4 boat into a pic of the ocean:know:

[kriller2]

no I haven't used photoshop on the uboat, it's the new reflection-work Leo is working on LIVE! taken with my x1950 4x AA..

[Capt. Shark Bait]

i knew it wasn't shopped;) . was gettin across how realistic it's become. in fact, the work you 2 have done is the most photorealistic screenie i've ever seen:rock:

[johnno74]

I'm just visiting from the SH3 forums.... and what can I say.... HOLY CR@P!
SH4 really does have it all over SH3 gfx-wise, even with GWX.

I'm so jealous. Kriller2 & leovampire, what would it take to get you back into modding SH3 again? :hmm:

[FooFighters]

I'm just visiting from the SH3 forums.... and what can I say.... HOLY CR@P!
SH4 really does have it all over SH3 gfx-wise, even with GWX.

I'm so jealous. Kriller2 & leovampire, what would it take to get you back into modding SH3 again? :hmm:

Hey.. keep your hands of our modders :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[leovampire]

Seems like you are a popular guy these days LOL!! Going to need an autograph book. BTW Kriller the new sky texture work you sent me with the repairs you made looks a lot better now thanks.

It is a toss up for me which one's I like the best the newest one or the one with the distant cloud view always being present on the horizon. I like that one because it enhances the sunset work I did a lot more but there seems to be less lighting when the sun is higher in the sky.

I should have a decision for you today on which I like the best and I am sure the testers will let you know what they think one way or the other.

[kriller2]

I have emptied my mailbox again :lol: , so you can PM me now, I am working on the full package right now including your work and a loading screen..
Kriller2

[leovampire]

Digital Trucker numbered each of the files for the sea foam that would be visable in his game to see each texture in the game how they work and where they show up when. Aparently just one texture is used for the entire surface of the ocean then the others play over the top of that 1 texture end result the quilt work effect.

So this is where the problem is comming into play in the distance shots with the camera view's and sea foam patch texture problems.

Time to see if there is a file in the game that can be adjusted to fix this that is a master control for the sea foam textures.

But thanks to Digital Truckers inovated idea in localizing it we now have a better place to start looking for a fix.

[leovampire]

the fog is back in the game the way it should be and has made a well blended sky line effect so the sunset's and sun rises and lighting changes are a lot smoother.

Thanks for all the Hard work Kriller!

[rcjonessnp175]

Just wanted to put out a big salute to u kriller your latest work is simply Awesome.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1483/sh4img792007221415953cp5.png:rock::rock::rock::roc k::rock:

[sqk7744]

Fantastic looking krillers, can't wait! :up:

[kriller2]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the super feedback ! This mod started out as an idea for making just one mod which should contain as much eyecandy as possible and suddenly the mod grow to something bigger than even I could ever have imagined! with help from LeoVampire and Sergbuto and l3th4l (thanks for all your hard work everyone!)

Now I just have to make a brighter night version then I will release the mod in next week.

Sorry for keep you guys waiting!
/Kriller2

[Soviet_Warlord]

Now I just have to make a brighter night version then I will release the mod in next week.
Next week!?!?!?!

Screw the bright night version, release the mod! :rotfl:

[Soviet_Warlord]

bump! Is a weekend release still possible?

[kriller2]

Maybe... I am packing it all together right now :cool: but need to test the full mod first...

[Bill Nichols]

I just gotta show off Leo and Kriller's work. Not to mention the new camera mod that lets me walk the deck!:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee4/billn53/Sunset_with_crescent_moon.jpg

BTW the 'realistic moon' is from someone else's work. I can't recall who made it, it may originally have been a mod for SH3.

:ahoy:

[kriller2]

I just gotta show off Leo and Kriller's work. Not to mention the new camera mod that lets me walk the deck!:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee4/billn53/Sunset_with_crescent_moon.jpg

BTW the 'realistic moon' is from someone else's work. I can't recall who made it, it may originally have been a mod for SH3.

:ahoy:
Thanks Bill Nichols,
The moon is the original stock SH4-moon modified in photoshop, then Leo made some changes to the scene.dat to make the moon smaller.

[leovampire]

so the solar and lunar eclips would work properly. And due to some date I found the celestial objects in the game all move perfectly thanks to data Bill Nichols found for me to view on some of the game's internal data workings.

Thanks for the comments and pic's Bill and your info you got to me helped a lot.

[kriller2]

Still working...
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7258/hollywoodeffectll3.jpg

I finaly got the hollywood mod from SH3 to work with SH4 so expect flying crew when a ship explodes! :p
All credits go to gouldjg for the original mod from SH3.

Some info about the mod: "Reflections on the water"
- The mod will be a 111 mb and you only need to download 1 file. The file will contain all of the mods we have worked on:

- Bright og Realistic sky
- Choose between 2 1-person camera mods - one realistic where you can't see through the sub with the uzo and binocular and you only can view 80 degrees and one with arcade mode, like stock SH4 where you can view 180 degrees and see through the sub.

- Enhanced reflections on all objects in the game, sub, harbour, water.

- Enhanced effects all around, new sea-textures, clouds, water, lightning

- Hollywood mod with flying crew in the air and you can hear them scream

- New better landscape-textures without tiling and blue cranes

- New sun and moon reflections

Stay tuned.

/Kriller2

[sqk7744]

I just gotta show off Leo and Kriller's work. Not to mention the new camera mod that lets me walk the deck!:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee4/billn53/Sunset_with_crescent_moon.jpg

BTW the 'realistic moon' is from someone else's work. I can't recall who made it, it may originally have been a mod for SH3.

:ahoy:

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Wow!

[Digital_Trucker]

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Nice!

for us, but not for the crewmen:rotfl:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice work k2 to include this :up:: hollywood mod from SH3.


RDP

[C DuDe]

I finaly got the hollywood mod from SH3 to work with SH4 so expect flying crew when a ship explodes! :p
All credits go to gouldjg for the original mod from SH3.

Some info about the mod: "Reflections on the water"
- The mod will be a 111 mb and you only need to download 1 file. The file will contain all of the mods we have worked on:

- Bright og Realistic sky
- Choose between 2 1-person camera mods - one realistic where you can't see through the sub with the uzo and binocular and you only can view 80 degrees and one with arcade mode, like stock SH4 where you can view 180 degrees and see through the sub.

- Enhanced reflections on all objects in the game, sub, harbour, water.

- Enhanced effects all around, new sea-textures, clouds, water, lightning

- Hollywood mod with flying crew in the air and you can hear them scream

- New better landscape-textures without tiling and blue cranes

- New sun and moon reflections

Stay tuned. <--- (what you mean by that)? :cool:

/Kriller2


Stay tuned he says. :shifty:

Dude, I've never bin more tuned as I am right now!!! :smug:

Awesome job guy's, all of you! :up:

[sqk7744]

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Nice!
for us, but not for the crewmen:rotfl:

--
He he :|\\

[Salty Longshanks]

Still working...
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7258/hollywoodeffectll3.jpg

I finaly got the hollywood mod from SH3 to work with SH4 so expect flying crew when a ship explodes! :p
All credits go to gouldjg for the original mod from SH3.

Some info about the mod: "Reflections on the water"
- The mod will be a 111 mb and you only need to download 1 file. The file will contain all of the mods we have worked on:

- Bright og Realistic sky
- Choose between 2 1-person camera mods - one realistic where you can't see through the sub with the uzo and binocular and you only can view 80 degrees and one with arcade mode, like stock SH4 where you can view 180 degrees and see through the sub.

- Enhanced reflections on all objects in the game, sub, harbour, water.

- Enhanced effects all around, new sea-textures, clouds, water, lightning

- Hollywood mod with flying crew in the air and you can hear them scream

- New better landscape-textures without tiling and blue cranes

- New sun and moon reflections

Stay tuned.

/Kriller2

Looks fantastic kriller. Can't wait for this one. :up: :|\\

[sergbuto]

Choose between 2 1-person camera mods - one realistic where you can't see through the sub with the uzo and binocular and you only can view 80 degrees and one with arcade mode, like stock SH4 where you can view 180 degrees and see through the sub.
Personally, I do not think that the possibility to view 360 degrees with TBT is arcade at all. In RL, US subs had two 360-degree-rotatable TBTs in the front and aft of the bridge, respectively. Therefore, the game correctly simulates the ability of the crew to survey all 360 degrees with the help of TBTs.

[mrbeast]

Thats something that occured to me. If you cut out the ability to see 360deg with the TBT then how are you going to track targets to stern?

Add another TBT at the back of the bridge maybe?

[leovampire]

I use to do that before the TBT was able to be used in a 360 deg rotation.

[fabianhidalgo]

any news?

when is ready this mod?

[AVGWarhawk]

Choose between 2 1-person camera mods - one realistic where you can't see through the sub with the uzo and binocular and you only can view 80 degrees and one with arcade mode, like stock SH4 where you can view 180 degrees and see through the sub.
Personally, I do not think that the possibility to view 360 degrees with TBT is arcade at all. In RL, US subs had two 360-degree-rotatable TBTs in the front and aft of the bridge, respectively. Therefore, the game correctly simulates the ability of the crew to survey all 360 degrees with the help of TBTs.

This is correct. Rear TBT mount.

[stabiz]

any news?

when is ready this mod?

Yeah, I wnat this too. Will finally reinstall SH4 with TMaru and this.

[fabianhidalgo]

any news?

[AVGWarhawk]

Kriller and Leovampire along with a few others have combined forces for the ultimate environment mod. The alpha version will be available Friday 9/21. I have helped test and it is awesome. Go look at the reflections thread and see some screenshots.

[fabianhidalgo]

Please clarify me, Krillers Visual then also ready for the 21st?

[leovampire]

Kriller2 and I have combined effert's and work into this mod which will hav an Alpha release on Friday.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121292