[REL] New SH3 Screens: Barracks, Single Mission and Campaign...Version 1

[Feuer Frei!]

Hi and thanks for stopping by.

I'm currently working on some new screens for SH3, namely the career loading screen, the Barracks screen, Campaign screen, Mission Orders screen and a few other bits and pieces.

Now remember, this is a work in progress. Here is what i'm talking about:

BEFORE:
http://i.imgur.com/T1OcyNS.jpg


WIP:

http://i.imgur.com/QkcsVu0.jpg


Next we move onto the Campaign screen:
BEFORE:

http://i.imgur.com/R6BuoTu.jpg

WIP:

http://i.imgur.com/1pVyCYw.jpg


Now, we move onto the Single Mission Load screen:
BEFORE

http://i.imgur.com/RsDY8Kk.jpg

WIP

http://i.imgur.com/ubeatSo.jpg


Now as you can see from those 3 examples, lots has been done to the originals, but, remember, WIP and lots to do still, just some rough Alphas i wanted to show, to get some Feedback.

There are more screens (Mission Orders and Career are just 2) which i haven't shown, that i'm working on...

I know something similar has been done before by Sea Wolf, whom by the way i draw inspiration from, but, i'm extending a lot further out than him.

So, the production line is continuing with this :haha:

:salute:

[HW3]

Ah the B17II TME briefing room screen! Its been awhile since I last saw that one.:up:

[VONHARRIS]

What can I say?
Very good examples.
Keep up the good work!

[max-peck]

Nice - I'll definitely use these :yep:

[fitzcarraldo]

Nice work!

Widescreen also?

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

Thanks for the kind words :up:

Hmm... i seem to have hit a snag. The SingleMissions tga which i edited doesn't seem to 'stick' when loading up a new campaign.
Instead, the old tga file still loads.
I've tried to make the edited tga file smaller, still no go.
Any ideas? Jim? Is there another screen like this in GWX3:
http://i.imgur.com/SKvD4ub.jpg


I thought the only path for this screen is \data\menu\loading? I over-wrote the orig screen(above) with my edited one, exact same name.
:hmmm:

EDIT: NVM, Found the culprit, it's the map tga file.

[Feuer Frei!]

Ok Folks
here is an update!

3 Screens are now finished. Following is a copy of before and after, i've kept the image sizes big like this so you can truly appreciate (hopefully) where the improvements took place:

BEFORE:

http://i.imgur.com/6Nt7NZW.jpg

AFTER:

http://i.imgur.com/Eoj3HYm.jpg

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BEFORE:

http://i.imgur.com/ilHj39G.jpg

AFTER:

http://i.imgur.com/vg7UYXY.jpg

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\

AND FINALLY,
BEFORE:

http://i.imgur.com/7QdPkmj.jpg

AFTER:

http://i.imgur.com/2rxgSqw.jpg

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

As you can see some major differences, these are final, and completed.
Next will be the Campaign Log screen, the Radio Messages screen, Periscope screen, UZO screen, Rec Manual screen and possibly the shortcuts icons on the gui.

Possibly more :haha:

See how i go.
Would be good to get some feedback on those 3 finished screens i just posted, would People use them? Do they look ok? Of course it's a subjective view.

:salute:

[VONHARRIS]

I would certainly use them.
Conagtulations.

[max-peck]

I'd have to say I'd use them :yep:

The only one so far I am not so keen on is the loading screen that has the sub with the dazzle camo in it. Is that an Arctic camo?
Doesn't seem to work as well as all the others for me.

But as you have said - that is an entirely subjective view.
You have done very nice work on all the screens I have seen so far - just so happens that particular one doesn't do it for me.

Carry on the good work :up:

[Jimbuna]

Any ideas? Jim? Is there another screen like this in GWX3:



I thought the only path for this screen is \data\menu\loading? I over-wrote the orig screen(above) with my edited one, exact same name.
:hmmm:

EDIT: NVM, Found the culprit, it's the map tga file.

Yeah...that be the one :yep:

[Feuer Frei!]

I'd have to say I'd use them :yep:
The only one so far I am not so keen on is the loading screen that has the sub with the dazzle camo in it. Is that an Arctic camo?
Doesn't seem to work as well as all the others for me.


You know, the more i look at that screen the more i have to agree with you :haha:
I will change that ugly sub to something a little more 'reserved'.

[Feuer Frei!]

I've got some ingame screenshots of some edited images, to give you an idea of what they look like ingame:

http://i.imgur.com/0p6N20D.png


http://i.imgur.com/QIZEeOH.png


http://i.imgur.com/n4LTC9Q.png



I think they look acceptable.
This is a bigger job than what i first thought. Once i finish a image, i look at it then an hour later realise i'm not happy with it and i edit again.
I'll keep the updates coming.

[Feuer Frei!]

UPDATE:

Here are screens of more edited images:

http://i.imgur.com/wBewRI8.png

http://i.imgur.com/BeTyKcO.png

http://i.imgur.com/ObIqERm.png

http://i.imgur.com/k3nVIN7.png

I'm almost done now, tested 95% of it ingame, shouldn't be too much longer.

[fitzcarraldo]

UPDATE:


I'm almost done now, tested 95% of it ingame, shouldn't be too much longer.

Except the pop-camo boat, I like all the new images!

...and the users of widescreen SH3 request you an optional version for 1360x768 :D

Many thanks for the great work.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

Except the pop-camo boat
Are you talking about the campaign loading screen one?
If so, i have good news for you(i hope):
http://i.imgur.com/2FJd0iP.jpg

Much better, no? :D



...and the users of widescreen SH3 request you an optional version for 1360x768 :D
It will be on the designing table :up:

[VONHARRIS]

Very good images.
I will use them for sure.
If I may comment on the damage control screen: It doesn't look that good. The lower submarine image looks like a type XIV Milchkuh.
Other than that : Congratulations.

[fitzcarraldo]

Are you talking about the campaign loading screen one?
If so, i have good news for you(i hope):

Much better, no? :D



Yes, much better! But for completely adjust the screen to my taste :O:, I like a paint for the boat: a Klaus Bergen, for example.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

Very good images.
I will use them for sure.
If I may comment on the damage control screen: It doesn't look that good. The lower submarine image looks like a type XIV Milchkuh.
Other than that : Congratulations.

What do you think of these 2:

http://i.imgur.com/zpSmMfS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dbR1BSO.jpg

I personally like both, however the second image seems to work better.


Yes, much better! But for completely adjust the screen to my taste :O:, I like a paint for the boat: a Klaus Bergen, for example.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:
I'm not familiar with the Klaus Bergen. Could you provide a example or link for the paint scheme perhaps?
Thanks in advance :salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

I'm not familiar with the Klaus Bergen. Could you provide a example or link for the paint scheme perhaps?
Thanks in advance :salute:

My signature is a paint by Bergen.

http://www.wehrkunst.de/shop/index.php/cat/c7_Claus-Bergen.html
http://www.wehrkunst.de/shop/index.php/cat/c7_Claus-Bergen.html/page/2/XTCsid/bd274088dea1a4e666b5c86e46044ba0

http://www.thirdreichruins.com/kunsthaus3.htm

And search "Claus" or "Klaus Bergen" in Google Images.

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

My signature is a paint by Bergen.

http://www.wehrkunst.de/shop/index.php/cat/c7_Claus-Bergen.html
http://www.wehrkunst.de/shop/index.php/cat/c7_Claus-Bergen.html/page/2/XTCsid/bd274088dea1a4e666b5c86e46044ba0

http://www.thirdreichruins.com/kunsthaus3.htm

And search "Claus" or "Klaus Bergen" in Google Images.

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

Ahh wow, he does amazing work! I absolutely love paintings of U-boots, thanks for putting me onto him.
Now, as for textures of a Claus Bergen, are you looking for a skin similar to the colours of your sig?
Or, like this Claus Bergen painting:

http://i.imgur.com/2HGsHjj.jpg


Or a texture like this:

http://i.imgur.com/TYsZFcx.jpg

Not sure if the last is a Bergen painting.
Nonetheless, i am going to do one up like the first, and see what happens.
The turm, deck and hull all having a different texture is an interesting concept.
The Drawing table awaits :haha:

[VONHARRIS]

What do you think of these 2:
I personally like both, however the second image seems to work better.
I'm not familiar with the Klaus Bergen. Could you provide a example or link for the paint scheme perhaps?
Thanks in advance :salute:

Thank you for your time to look into my comment.

I like the first image better. It is more clear.

[fitzcarraldo]

Ahh wow, he does amazing work! I absolutely love paintings of U-boots, thanks for putting me onto him.
Now, as for textures of a Claus Bergen, are you looking for a skin similar to the colours of your sig?
Or, like this Claus Bergen painting:


Not sure if the last is a Bergen painting.
Nonetheless, i am going to do one up like the first, and see what happens.
The turm, deck and hull all having a different texture is an interesting concept.
The Drawing table awaits :haha:

Bergen made paints of WW1 and WW2 U boats. Also he painted others Kriegsmarine ships. I like to see your oldie papers with a Bergen paint; and you can made many screens for randomly activation with SH3 Commander!

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

Last Update before Release!

I touched up the last few screens which i will post shortly.
I concentrated mainly on Campaign gameplay screens, didn't really touch single play missions.

All in all, even though it may not look like much has changed in some screens, let me tell you there was a lot of fiddling around, with accentuating edges, making them more pronounced and clear, to individual letter indentations, once again making the writing more clear and legible in some cases.

Also, as you would have seen, the 'paper' used in the sh3 screens was just too bland so i touched up all paper to a faded and slightly worn look.
Some screens you will find have been updated with new backdrops or backgrounds, i tried to pick the best backgrounds for the particular situation, ie. light(er) backgrounds for darker foregrounds, and vice versa.
Some colours have been made brighter and more alive, or darker, in some cases where it warrants it.

Overall, i'm quiete happy with the state of the screens, as i said before here are some more screens, release of these screens is imminent.

The damage control room has been redone, thanks to feedback from VONHARRIS:

http://i.imgur.com/Uu5sr6M.png


The mission start screen:

http://i.imgur.com/LykWYhg.png

It may not look like much change has gone into it but the letters have been re-inked, the stamp has been re-inked and of course the 'paper'.

Next we have the Log screen, once again, doesn't look like much has happened, does it?

http://i.imgur.com/RSpRQik.png

The paper of course, lines on the paper have been re-inked, the blotting pad has been re-coloured, new rosewood teture on the bench top left, the wehr pass re-coloured and wehr logo re-inked...

Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions or requests before release?

[VONHARRIS]

Looking forward to the final release.
Thank you

[Magic1111]

Looking forward to the final release.

Yes, me too! :up:

Any progress on this MOD?

Best regards,
Magic :salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

Hi all
this will be released soon.
I would imagine over the next week or so. Have been busy with real life matters. Good thing is, it's in the closed beta stage.
regards.

[Magic1111]

this will be released soon.


Sounds great! :up:

Best regards,
Magic:salute:

[Feuer Frei!]

Update:

Mod has been made JSGME-compatible for easy in/un-install.

This mod will be uploaded on Tuesday.


I may do another version of this at some stage. It was a lot of work.


Thanks in advance.

[mengle]

great work man :up:

[Feuer Frei!]

great work man :up:
Thank you.

------------------------------

I've now gone through and touched up a few screens, fine-tuning and
applying finishing touches.

[Anvart]

Hi, Feuer Frei!

My opinion.
The first screen - catches the eyes of his "museum's" origins.
The second screen - catches the eyes non correspondence of the armed forces, i see a field construction of non german land Air Force...
The third screen - just GWX is better...
The few last screens are good... but for easy reading working information necessary to reduce the contrast of the background images, and may be slightly defocus them...
and more... I believe that this is a perversion (not the right idea about things of that era) to represent documents in the interfaces as the old manuscripts of 2,000 years ago. :haha:

Good luck.

[Feuer Frei!]

Hi, Feuer Frei!

My opinion...

All valid points.

I will push this initial release out and with your feedback and hopefully others i may do a second version which is more immersive.

Thanks again for your points.

[Anvart]

hi, Feuer Frei!

I am pleased to see an adequate reaction to my opinion... it's a rarity on such forums.

Good luck.

[desertstriker]

i think i died and went to heaven. great work:up:

[Feuer Frei!]

i think i died and went to heaven. great work:up:

Glad you like it. :salute: Not too immersive-breaking for you? Re the colour of the paper and some of the screens?

[desertstriker]

nope... though i rarely look/ care about the paper more worried about what is typed on the paper than the paper itself. it could be pink for all i care:har:

[Feuer Frei!]

Hi all.

(sorry in advance for the image-heavy post, however it was needed to get the full effect of my update)

After some thought, i have decided to re-do the 'paper' part of this mod.

Ie any screens in SH 3(GWX) with a paper-type texture which the game 'writes' onto.
For example, the mission loading screen, which has your mission details like port location, patrol co-ordinates, U-Boot class, Recognition manual, and many others.

I draw your attention to my original re-worked paper texture...
(Note: when looking at the following screens, please do not take into consideration anything other than the 'paper' textures).

http://i.imgur.com/TUbKb6T.jpg

Now to my 4 proposed paper textures.

The following are all compared to the stock gwx paper look.

The different version numbers are in the image itself, in red:

http://i.imgur.com/Kob0Yd8.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/a68NR9A.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/b8MJNuC.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/F3g6uAs.jpg

I'd appreciate some input on the best one out of these 4.

More updates to follow.

[VONHARRIS]

Paper No 1 if you ask me.

Nice work.

[Jimbuna]

I'd stick with The Grey Wolves one http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/wacko.gif


Paper 1 :03:

[desertstriker]

paper number 1 or 2 cant really pick from both of those

[Feuer Frei!]

UPDATE:

After deciding, with some input from a few others, to go with a different paper texture, here are some new screens, these are the single mission and campaign load screens.

2 versions, 1 with bubbles, 1 without (Jim, i left your Boat alone...for now :O:):

http://i.imgur.com/aMSB7Ej.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/cwwPpYH.jpg

I've intentionally left some of the original background (grey) near the centre of the U-Boot, to break up some of the blue.

Next, a new intro screen for GWX:

http://i.imgur.com/KffvmWY.jpg

And lastly, the main menu screen:

http://i.imgur.com/gPpp8nA.jpg


Input needed!
:salute:

[desertstriker]

bubbles

[VONHARRIS]

1. Campaign loading screen : without bubbles

2. Intro screen : very good - no comments

3. Main menu screen : Too bright and some text can not be seen clearly: upper left corner and down right corner.

Thank you.

[Feuer Frei!]

FINAL UPDATE

I'm pretty much done with it now, after re-tuning some screens.

This release will be version 1 (there may be other updates\versions to this).

Requests for changes to next version will be considered.

This mod took me a crapton of time, partly my fault because i just wasn't happy with some of the screens.
This mod doesn't change all ingame screens.

Following now i will post some images, comparing stock (GWX 3) and edited screens.

NOTE: GWX 3 is required for this to work.
Also this mod is NOT compatible with alternative loading screen mods.

Ok, screens:

MAIN MENU

http://i.imgur.com/15z5pgU.jpg

U-Boot Aces screen

http://i.imgur.com/ZU3Ie9j.jpg


Patrol History

http://i.imgur.com/0OBsHtN.jpg


Career Menu
(note: i haven't been able to work out the click-through overlays, so you will need to scan your mouse over this screen to find the next section you want. I figure this won't pose too much trouble gor most of you, since we've all played it enough times to know where the different sub-sections are on the career menu).

http://i.imgur.com/KNYlyV4.jpg


Barracks screen
(note: it probably is too dark in some areas, i may fine-tune this 1 screen to lighten it up a bit)

http://i.imgur.com/Q5IJOnU.jpg

Crew Management Screen

http://i.imgur.com/bl0xrfr.jpg


Campaign Start Screen

http://i.imgur.com/y4QcVxX.jpg


The paper worked out well.


Apart from the Barracks screen being a bit too dark, thats about it.
Once thats done, upload time.


Cheers.

[Fubar2Niner]

Great work FF can't wait to try it, however your mod link isn't working shipmate.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Borgneface]

S! Feuer Frei!
Yes This a lovely work and I am really looking forward to use it....But for me also your d/l links gives nothing !

Amicalement

[Feuer Frei!]

What d/l links gents?

The one near my sig?

:hmmm: Working for me...

[desertstriker]

your link taks you to (the one clicking it) downloads like when i click it it takes me to my account but not yours.
the lnk needs to be http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=249401

[Feuer Frei!]

@desertstriker

that link you posted takes me to my profile?

The link i have under my sig takes me directly to all my mods in the d/l section.


I would have thought that the link i have currently is the right one. Ie it takes members to my d/l section, rather than my profile :hmmm:

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EDIT:

New improved Barracks Screen.

The original screen was too dark, so i changed it and changed the levels in it to make it easier to see.

http://i.imgur.com/bJe1Jl2.jpg

[desertstriker]

yes it takes you to your download section because you clicked it when others click it it takes them to theirs. the URL trick (you aren't doing it intentionally though) is one i have used on online games example i woulds have on my profile "i know where your bases are" and have the URL and it takes them to their bases page.
i shall demponstrate what is happening i hope i remember my BBcodes:hmmm: edity which i don't but the link is the one you used
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//downloads.php?do=my

[Feuer Frei!]

Test it now, ive changed it.

And btw, thanks a lot for your help. Muchly appreciated. :yeah:

[desertstriker]

takes you to your profile but since your profile has the downloads tab its an easy click away. i will expieriment with the URLs a bit and see if i can get one that will take people directly to your mods.

[Feuer Frei!]

This mod has been released. Version 1.

More info can be found here at the download link:


http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=4128

EDIT:
Credits go to The Grey Wolves Team for providing an awesome extension to SH 3.
Without their hard and brilliant work, SH 3 would have died a long long time ago.
And for allowing me access to the tga files.
Cheers

[Borgneface]

S! Feuer Frei;

Great!! the link is working now...Just downloaded it and will install when back to base.
Looks vezry nice, Thank you for sharing your work :yeah:

[Fubar2Niner]

Thanks muchly FF all is working nicely now, will d/l this evening :salute:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner