Insane Explosions

[Aufklarer]

Has anyone made a mod to reduce the dramatisation and pyrotechnic displays that occure with a single torpedo hit, its almost like a hollywood film set blockbuster final scene epic attack explosion tora tora kablammo overdose with the explosions?

Anything that can alleviate this nonsensical madness?

[ncorpuz34]

search is your friend:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164959&highlight=explosions

[Aufklarer]

eye luff ewe

[mcarlsonus]

...don't ask, don't tell...

[Mooncatt]

hmmm ive seen (and im sure others have) real footage of a torp hitting its target, i would tend to say the explosions are accurate.

[Aufklarer]

I am involved in demolitions in the army as part of my job, having blown a number of things up in my current 10 year career i can say that the explosions to me at least do not look so realistic. Im no torpedo manufacturer nor am i a game designer but a torpedo would not cause the amount of catastrophic inferno's that every ship displays when hit, unless of course it was carrying ammunition/explosives/petrolium.

The problem i have is the whole length of a ship errupting into a blazing inferno instantly upon a torpedo hit, looking more like a synchronised fireworks event rather than a real explosion. For a ship to completely burn along its whole length is feasible, given time for the fire to spread.

[Zedi]

hmmm ive seen (and im sure others have) real footage of a torp hitting its target, i would tend to say the explosions are accurate.

I never saw such a huge fireballs and fireworks explosion in any WW2 photos like SH5 have, except when a fuel tank or amo compartment is hit. Otherwise is more a huge water splash with smoke and a lot of debris.

http://jove.prohosting.com/~sinking/wwii/barham.jpg
http://www.speedace.info/speedace_images/u_boat_torpedo_explosion_at_sea.jpg

[shmall]

search is your friend:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164959&highlight=explosions


thanks for the link, those explosions are so much better than stock ones :)