[WIP] I400 Class sub (pic heavy)

[flakmonkey]

Quite simply the biggest sub of the war, it even comes with its own aircraft hanger and was able to carry and launch 3 Sieran Float planes.

It was 122M long and weighed ~6500tons and made the IXD2 look more like a canoe.

The model is a lightweight at only 37k polys.

Ive had it breifly up and running is SHIII but right now im focussing on the T-Class so this may take a while to be a proper mod.

Hardware renders using low res mesh and textures:
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/i400a.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/i400b.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/i400c.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/i400d.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/i400e.jpg




Original untextured model (maya software render):
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/i4004.jpg

[Philipp_Thomsen]

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

Will this sub be "playable"?

If so, the biggest breakthru ever! :rock:

[flakmonkey]

Alas no, its just going to be an AI sub/Harbour decoration.
My meagre modding skills do not extend to making it properly playable :cry:

[lutzow]

Oh wow - Japan planes transporter:o:o
Underwater air carrier...Flaky - please - make this as quickly as possible.
:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

[D.Kruger]

Alas no, its just going to be an AI sub/Harbour decoration.
My meagre modding skills do not extend to making it properly playable :cry:

:rock: It is the most beautiful AI submarine :up:

[JAKE]

That'll be the best AI sub i ever seen:up:

[Alex]

Nice piece of work, mate, as always. Congratulations.

[papa_smurf]

Very nice indeed:up: Keep up the good work.

[Ivan Putski]

Fantastic looking, keep up the good work.:up:

[Koondawg]

Can't wait to sling some paint on her....great job :up:

[AOTD_MadMax]

Nice work, iam waiting for release !

Greets

Maddy

[seafarer]

Can you imagine if it was playable? 37,000 nmile range at 14kn, 8 tubes with 20 torpedos, and a 140mm deck cannon!!!

A nice read on the I400 - http://www.pacerfarm.org/i-400/

[Jimbuna]

She's a real beauty :up:

[yamato9]

I´ve just waiting the day when somebody whoud make I-400.:D
Fantastic model you made Flakmonkey!!:up: :rock:

Cam´on expirienced moders, make this sub playable!

[bunkerratt]

:up::|\\..100% better than the turd on the disk...great job man...detail detail detail ..great job man....

[TheDarkWraith]

Cam´on expirienced moders, make this sub playable!

If Flakmoney makes it available I'm sure we (community modders) can make it playable ;)

[yamato9]

Cam´on expirienced moders, make this sub playable!

If Flakmoney makes it available I'm sure we (community modders) can make it playable ;)

I can´t wait!!:lol: :up:

[Myxale]

Looks really good!

I was always amazed by the concept of this Japanese Sub! :up:

[robbierob2005]

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:up::up::up::rock:

[joea]

Dude your work is amazing!! :up:

[USS Sea Tiger]

as always

Yours is a major addition and work of art!

I look forward to this beauty.

[gimpy117]

:huh: god, sink one of tose puppies and you'd have a good partol in tonnage
nice work!

[DS]

That is a beautiful model. It would make a nice addition to SH4 as well, especially as a playable option to the SH4 IXD2 add-on coming from Ubi (which coincidently allows commands to be given to scout aircraft)...

[Cohaagen]

That's a masterpiece :up:

[Paco]

one word:

whow

:rock:

[flakmonkey]

Hey thanks for the positive response folks, a few in game shots to keep you interested :D

As you can see from the shots it currently has no guns, im trying to figure out how to add new non3d nodes to the dat so that i can add the required 4 flak guns and single big gun via the .eqp file.

+A question, would you prefer i add a plane in the ready to launch position (like the Sen toku in sh4), i think it looks cool but is a little unrealistic while at sea.

++Also when at sea the photos ive seen suggest that the rails around the hull and tower were removed, so should i keep em or should they go??

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/SH3Img10-1-2008_182759_188.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/SH3Img10-1-2008_182652_992.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/SH3Img10-1-2008_182628_808.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/tris1066/SH3Img10-1-2008_182557_963.jpg

[lutzow]

Super - a huge underwater cruiser - now Japs will have their first sub in
our game:up: Super work Flaky!!!
After british midget submarine named X-Craft this will be your second sub constructed !!
Thank you !:rock: :rock: :rock:

P.S. When release ?;)
And what next sub you will make?

[flakmonkey]

3rd sub if you count the type XXIII.

+The x-craft was a bit of a failiure:cry:

[lutzow]

I'm sorry - of course : THIRD :yep:

X-Craft was failure ? Why ? I added this succesfully to my GWX 2.0 and
i can see her in my museum. However - there is probably no hope for meet
her in campaign...:-?

[flakmonkey]

At only 30 tons and with no guns to fight back she was a bit of a pointless target (not even worth an 88mm shell!)

An interesting addition though even if most people will only see it in the museum!

[lutzow]

1.Flaky - how long you make I-400 ?
2.Could you make ORP ORZE£ ? Famous polish submarine ?
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4422/orporzelsubmarine779x51rw9.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3664/300pxorporzel2xj5.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1334/300pxorporzel1ib1.jpg
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1515/300pxorporzel3du6.jpg
Here you have gallery :
http://www.orzel.one.pl/photogallery.php?album=1
and here you can read her story in english :
http://en.wikivisual.com/index.php/ORP_Orzel

Our polish scientists was trying to implement her into Silent Hunter III
but finally they left this project. ORZE£ was too big challenge.
So i think that all hope now is in you:yep: Man - you can remake a history.

[kiwi_2005]

OMG your a wizard man. Did you create that submarine using 3d studio max? I have max 8, never got to the stage your doing, but aiming too at the moment im creating just simple 3d designs from the tutorials.

Just building a sub from scratch and watching it form into what your done is something to be proud off. Makes Max noobs like me want to keep trying:yep:

:up::up:

[flakmonkey]

Kiwi_2005:
I use maya for models/photoshop for textures, it`d probably be better to use 3dsmax since thats what the game was made with but i like to stick with what i know.

Lutzow:
Wow, i like the look of that sub, the portholes on the CT remind me of a Brit minelaying sub.
If i can dig up some decent blueprints i`ll give it a go. Although it`ll be a while since im also working on an updated version of the British T-Class sub for SH3/4 which i really should finish first.

As for the i400 i still have some tweaking to do, theres still a few reversed surfaces to deal with and im just not happy with the textures, maybe a couple of weeks.

[lutzow]

OK - thank you;):rock: i try to find blueprints and help you.

And for your questions about I-400 :
I vote - no plane on deck
- please keep rails .

Good luck:up:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

verry nice.

keep up the good work
BDU

[bigboywooly]

Very nice indeed
I agree
No aircraft
Not sure about the rails though

Wonder if constructing a seperate aircraft model and adding to the cfg as an airgroup would spawn an aircraft when one of those in range :hmm:

EDIT

http://www.mdk2.lublin.pl/ORPOrzel/plan1.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/plan1.jpg

[Mast]

Good lord...that I400 looks fantastic! :up: :rock: Beautiful pics.

Mast

[lutzow]

BBW - thanks - i found it too.:up:
Here is ORP ORZE£ in 3D movie maded by polish modder SONAR.
Only Devil knows why he doesn't finish making this legendary sub for SH3..
Just look at his work:
http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/6YLd1oaCLl/o.r.p_orzel_-_powrocil_na_morze..._w_3d (http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/6YLd1oaCLl/o.r.p_orzel_-_powrocil_na_morze..._w_3d)
http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/8ubyD6lnyW/o.r.p_orzel (http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/8ubyD6lnyW/o.r.p_orzel)

And here is virtual voyage to wreck of ORP ORZE£ by robot ROV
http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/sPqFRsu9ET/wrak_orp_orzel_-_wirtualne_zwiedzanie_robotem_rov (http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/sPqFRsu9ET/wrak_orp_orzel_-_wirtualne_zwiedzanie_robotem_rov) (!)

[Ubåtskapten]

Amazing work! The I400 looks brilliant!:up:

[denis_469]

I think, that it would be excellent unit.
And I talk without plane on deck.

[Jimbuna]

This would be one helluva amazing addition :up:

[tater]

That is a beautiful model. It would make a nice addition to SH4 as well, especially as a playable option to the SH4 IXD2 add-on coming from Ubi (which coincidently allows commands to be given to scout aircraft)...

I-400 is already in stock SH4:

http://www.home.no/yodae/japsub.JPG

Agree completely on having japanese internals. Sergbuto has a B-1 IJN sub as well WIP.


tater

[JU_88]

I was overjoyed when the devs added the I400 in the SHIV patch, only to discover it could not actually fight - it was just to be used a docked submarine in port. A shame as I though they might have created some AI for subs.

[tater]

Yeah, I agree, kind of a waste of time as it is in SH4 since real subs didn't drive far into harbors (a few nose-ins here and there, but not major naval ports).

Really, the two subs they chose to do for SH4 were the worst possible choices since the midget and sen toku are the least likely subs to be seen. An Ro, or regular I type fleet boat would have made far far more sense.

[USS Sea Tiger]

Hi

As for your questions flakmonkey, and as I do not know how hard this would be to do,
I would do a rail up and a rail down version,
IF you had the aircraft completed already, then maybe a third version with on deck or floating to the side, and just name each a different number of the I 400 class.

BUT,

I must recognise I am unaware of the effort that this would take. If it is a one version only boat,, then for sure I would have to say a seagoing rails down as if on patrol. (saves on the ever so important Polys)

I thought your XXIII was superb, ,this is by far even better. Though the XXIII is near and dear to my heart as a fav U-boat!

[AG124]

I-400 is already in stock SH4:

Although the I-400 was already included in stock SH IV, I think it should be replaced by FlakMonkey's model; both the texture and the model itself look a lot better, IMHO.:cool: But at the very least, it will make a great addition to SHIII.

:rock:

[tater]

No question a stunning model!

Just pointing out it was already in SH4.

BTW, the M6A1 float plane used looks like this:

http://www.etamiya.com/shop/images/tamiya_scalemodel/61054.jpg

Seems to me, you could kit bash this using a zero for most of the fuselage, and a Stuka nose (since both are available). Obviously it needs 2 floats unlike the Rufe.

<S>

tater

[miner1436]

Will this mod also work with SH4? The current "Sen Toku" is poorly made.

[cheese123]

How is the sub comming along?

[flakmonkey]

To be honest i hit a snag, theres a small bit on the main hull that needs to be re-done for the in game version, but the only way to do it seems to be to remake the entire hull!!

Ive been kind of putting it off since its not a fun job and it`ll take ages.

Ive been looking at the patrol routes and historical references on areas of operation for theses things, from what i can see you would probably never encounter one in sh3 (even as harbour decoration) since they were mostly pacific boats and rarely ventured into the Indian ocean (and certainly no where near the Atlantic).

[u-168]

This might seen wierd but couldent you put the interior of the xxi class of sh3 sh4 u-boat missions in to the i-400 sub and use it that way it might not be accurate but it might work???????:hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

[Ocean Blue]

Hi flakmonkey :D

Please for reference

I-400 Front part

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3121/i400frontue4.jpg

I-400 Tale part

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6533/i400tailsp5.jpg

Thanks :D

[5string74]

flakmonkey: love that sig of yours!

[fo3]

I watched this yesterday http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/japanese-supersub-watch-the-full-episode/591/
And was reminded about this mod, what happened?

[Aces]

Beautiful FM, just beautiful!!!,

All together, sing along now....

"I think I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so" :)

Cheers

Aces

[Lipud U-107]

BBW - thanks - i found it too.:up:
Here is ORP ORZE£ in 3D movie maded by polish modder SONAR.
Only Devil knows why he doesn't finish making this legendary sub for SH3..
Just look at his work:
http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/6YLd1oaCLl/o.r.p_orzel_-_powrocil_na_morze..._w_3d (http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/6YLd1oaCLl/o.r.p_orzel_-_powrocil_na_morze..._w_3d)
http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/8ubyD6lnyW/o.r.p_orzel (http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/8ubyD6lnyW/o.r.p_orzel)

And here is virtual voyage to wreck of ORP ORZE£ by robot ROV
http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/sPqFRsu9ET/wrak_orp_orzel_-_wirtualne_zwiedzanie_robotem_rov (http://sonar.wrzuta.pl/film/sPqFRsu9ET/wrak_orp_orzel_-_wirtualne_zwiedzanie_robotem_rov) (!)

Chyba ja jestem tym diabłem bo się pytałem go około rok temu "Niestety problemy natury technicznej wykończyły ten projekt" działo pokładowe na TYP IX C /

I guess I'm the devil because I asked him about a year ago "Unfortunately, technical problems wykończyły this project desk gun the Type IX C