Why doesn't my Uboot smoke?

[Shrike37]

Every other ship I have encountered so far, in game, produces a lot of smoke while the engines are running. While surfaced, why doesn't the Uboot produce smoke when the diesel engines are running? Obviously smoke would be a very bad thing, but I'm just wondering why they don't.

Is it a special fuel mixture, an intentional diesel engine design, or did they smoke in real life but SH3 doesn't model it, etc.?

[Wreford-Brown]

It's not modelled, but you can add it with Rubini's Water Streams and Smoke mod - adds smoke from your engines and water streams from the hull.

I'll try and search it out for you.

[sharkbit]

Rubini's Water Streams and Smoke Mod-It is an excellent mod. I highly recommend it. :yeah:

Good eye candy.

Welcome aboard shrike! :salute:

:)

[Shrike37]

It's not modelled, but you can add it with Rubini's Water Streams and Smoke mod - adds smoke from your engines and water streams from the hull.

I'll try and search it out for you.

Thanks guys, I take it is this mod here:

http://www.bts-mods.com/?page=sh3user=Rubini

It doesn't mention the smoke part, but describes the water streams.

[sharkbit]

Thanks guys, I take it is this mod here:

http://www.bts-mods.com/?page=sh3user=Rubini

It doesn't mention the smoke part, but describes the water streams.

I don't think so-I believe it was made into a combi-mod with both in it. I downloaded one mod and enabled it and it had both.

Stand by. I'll do a little digging.

:)

[Wreford-Brown]

Found the water streams at: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133541

I think the smoke is part of it, but I may be wrong. Can anyone help out?

[sharkbit]

Try this one:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=152144&highlight=exhaust

hsie did a combi mod for both.

:)

[Hanomag]

Besides smoking stunts yer growth... :yep:

Sorry I could'nt resist.. :nope:

[Bent Periscope]

Your U-Boat was probably built in California and had to meet certain emission requirements. When you hit cruising speed, does the electric engine kick in to reduce smoke? :DL

BP

[Wreford-Brown]

Thank you sharkbit. I'd forgotten that Racerboy did the original exhaust smoke mod.

[Sailor Steve]

Racerboy created the diesel exhaust smoke mod. Rubini made the water streams. Philipp Thomsen combined them. H.sie has the latest version here:
http://www.bts-mods.com/?page=sh3user=h.sie
(scroll to the very bottom)

[FIREWALL]

Besides smoking stunts yer growth... :yep:

Sorry I could'nt resist.. :nope:

Your U-Boat was probably built in California and had to meet certain emission requirements. When you hit cruising speed, does the electric engine kick in to reduce smoke? :DL

BP :har: :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::up:


Do's this mod work for all boats ?

[sharkbit]

Do's this mod work for all boats ?

I believe so. There are files for them all.
I've only used them with the VIIC and the IXC however so I don't know for sure.

[Sailor Steve]

I don't know about this version specifically, because I simply installed Water Streams and the PT's Exhaust Smoke for WS separately; but doing it that way works fine for my Type II.

[Paul Riley]

Shrike37,
Good of you to start this thread as I have wondered the same thing myself,why we dont see smoke from the diesels,would make it far more immersive.You have tempted me to download the mod,which I am in the process of doing as we speak :D ,sounds great.I am getting the one mentioned by Sailor Steve.

Lastly,can someone just give me a quick explanation as to what exactly the water stream element of the mod does?.I am guessing it adds the rivulets of water that would run laterally along the hull as it glides through the water?

Cheers :up:

[sharkbit]

Lastly,can someone just give me a quick explanation as to what exactly the water stream element of the mod does?.I am guessing it adds the rivulets of water that would run laterally along the hull as it glides through the water?

Cheers :up:

Check out the pics:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133541&highlight=stream

:)

[Sailor Steve]

Here are a couple of shots I made with a Type II leaving Kiel.


Water Streams
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/mymod6.jpg


And Exhaust Smoke - just enough, not too much.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/mymod22.jpg

[Paul Riley]

Thanks sharkbit,looks good,although I may not get chance to see them water streams as I disable external cam.Maybe next patrol I may have a look.What really interests me more is the diesel exhaust smoke :cool:

[Sailor Steve]

If you use one of the 'free cam' mods that lets you walk around the bridge, you can 'lean over the side' and watch the water streams that way.:sunny:

[bert8for3]

BTW has anyone adapted the water stream / exhaust combimod to work with OLCGold. I haven't had time yet to check out if it's a overwrite that breaks something, or one which just overwrites without breaking. I don't recall offhand which file it was; I think it was just one.

[Paul Riley]

If you use one of the 'free cam' mods that lets you walk around the bridge, you can 'lean over the side' and watch the water streams that way.:sunny:

Cheers for that Steve :up:
I assume the free cam is compatible with GWX3G? and,do you have a link to that mod? ;)

[Sailor Steve]

Yes and yes. At least I hope it works with GWX3, because that's what I took the pictures with.:D

I'm currently using Asanovic7's 'Little Camera' mod. Here is the version I'm using:
http://files.filefront.com/Littlecameramodrar/;12238848;/fileinfo.html

Here is the newest version. It's seven times as large, and I don't know what the differences are (just discovered and downloaded it myself. I'll read the readme when I get home tonight:
http://files.filefront.com/Littlecameramod701rar/;13276232;/fileinfo.html

And here is his thread. Maybe he explains the difference somewhere in there:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=143847&highlight=camera

[Paul Riley]

Thanks again Steve,i'll try that mod you use some time tomorrow :up:

[Paul Riley]

Steve,

I tried the streams/exhaust mod from bts-mods.com but the D/L seems either corrupt or broken,it kept quitting after about 70% complete.This has happened before with one or two other D/Ls I tried at that site before.
Is there an alternative link to the combi mod?

Cheers.

[sharkbit]

Steve,

I tried the streams/exhaust mod from bts-mods.com but the D/L seems either corrupt or broken,it kept quitting after about 70% complete.This has happened before with one or two other D/Ls I tried at that site before.
Is there an alternative link to the combi mod?

Cheers.

Try this at Filefront:
http://hosted.filefront.com/hennings/2412359

I DL'd it from there.

:)

[Paul Riley]

Very kind of you sharkbit,i'll try that out now :up: