Skins & News: smokes, bubbles, etc ....

[Pascal]

1) My french website is updated: you will find all pictures for all my skins and comments. I think now it's clear and you will have a full vision of my work at this time.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/

2) 1 new skin (bubbles) and 1 update (smoke & splashes ) are available on japs website.

http://www.1me.jp/hp/Startup56

[rulle34]

Nice work :up:
What is "1 new skin (bubbles) and 1 update (smoke & splashes )"??

[The Avon Lady]

There are two new Pascal mods.

1. Ocean foam (what he refers to as bubbles)

2. Smoke and water splashes when target ships get hit by a torpedo.

And they're both top-of-the-line!

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9965/shot11258498895mm.jpg

[rulle34]

There are two new Pascal mods.

1. Ocean foam (what he refers to as bubbles)

2. Smoke and water splashes when target ships get hit by a torpedo.

And they're both top-of-the-line

Thanks The Avon Lady!
It looks great on the screenshot. Will DL and try
:sunny:

[The Avon Lady]

Pascal, here are file mirrors. The passwords have been removed and the "data" folders have been placed into folders with the mod's name, for drag-and-drop install into JSGME's MODS folder.

Pascal's Smoke & Splash Mod (http://www.filefront.com/?filepath=/theofpfaq/sh3/SH3_Mod_PascalsSmokeAndSplash.zip)

Pascal's Ocean Foam Mod (http://www.filefront.com/?filepath=/theofpfaq/sh3/SH3_Mod_PascalsFoam.zip)

[Soviet_Warlord]

Excellent work! I'm looking forward to seeing more of this thing...

[Pascal]

[quote="The Avon Lady"]There are two new Pascal mods.

1. Ocean foam (what he refers to as bubbles)

2. Smoke and water splashes when target ships get hit by a torpedo.

And they're both top-of-the-line!

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Ocean foam: also, for all bombs water splahes ( launch by planes or deth charges).

Great picture Avon Lady, i will be the first custumer for that (if not the modder !). Smile.

I will add these link on my website. Thank you for your re-package working.

Last word about bow-waves. To obtain aft-waves of the sub and ships according with the bow-waves (for the colors & textures), i used the work of Ailantd that i have modified. There are 3 tga files, and should be add to the "Ocean foam mod":
siaj_submarine.zip. Destination folder: Data/misc

( japs adress, first line, no password )

If you see something must be improved ( .... ), do not hesitated to tell me.

[The Avon Lady]

Last word about bow-waves. To obtain aft-waves of the sub and ships according with the bow-waves (for the colors & textures), i used the work of Ailantd that i have modified. There are 3 tga files, and should be add to the "Ocean foam mod":
siaj_submarine.zip. Destination folder: Data/misc

( japs adress, first line, no password )
Updated my mirror of Pascal's Ocean Foam Mod to now include these additional files. If you downloaded it before, download it again now.

All packed in SH3 folder format, for installation with JSGME, if you wish. :up: :up:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Thanks Avon Lady! You are the best!

[Type941]

Thumbs up for this EXCELLENT mod, and no more of the crispy clean (not kream!!) white powder like splashes!


http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/93/sh320050905001747514mn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/8305/sh320050905001856926wt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/905/sh320050905001930751uj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Pascal]

Nice pictures. For some foolish fans about the thing, you can test other effects with these 3 tga files ( PierreE_test.zip )
Japs website
You will tell me back witch version you prefere

[Pascal]

precision: it's only for splashes effect

[Gammel]

I did an update on the "all work done so far" packet by pascal.
The readme:
This file contains all texture improvements ever made
by Pascal for Silent Hunter 3.
Not included is his Officer Icons mod, cause i think there´re interesting alternatives out there.

I´ll try to update this file as often as possible, lets hope Pascal will continue his work for long. :)

Included are (list maybe incomplete)

-improvements for the look of the crew
-improvement for the dials
-improvements for people in harbour
-improved splash + smoke
-improved sub textures for type VII (updated)
-improved Ocean foam + submarine wake (includes work by Ailantd)

-improved periscope


all credit goes to Pascal, he´s a great artist.
My hope is that he´s going to retexture the whole game. :)

greeting
Gammel

question to pascal: is the 2. binocular file an addition or an alternative to the first on? I´ve put both in the texture folder.

Download here: (included is the work from 09.05 as well, old version deleted)
http://rapidshare.de/files/4746073/Pascals_mods_09052005.rar.html

[Pascal]

The binocular_02 tga file is the black version of the binocular; if you wish to used, you must rename in binocular_01

So, thank you for your kind comments. But, arrival at this point, i cannot do better for my improvement ( try to do still better is often do worse ...). So, all files are in final version, except perhaps very little things or interface screen.
I am going to take care of Call of Duty game, now. Smile.

[Gammel]

thanks for the reply, Pascal.
I got that one with the two binocular files.

But don´t leave us here... :cry:

[rulle34]

Thumbs up for this EXCELLENT mod, and no more of the crispy clean (not kream!!) white powder like splashes!


http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/93/sh320050905001747514mn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/8305/sh320050905001856926wt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/905/sh320050905001930751uj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Are you sending torpedos on your own fleet :nope:

:rotfl:

[Pascal]

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/awards.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/insigne.jpg

Small thing to the end: The Pascal's Awards

Japs website: pascal_awards.zip
Password: players

[snakech]

Dear Pascal
first of all i need to say thank you very much for your great work for the SH3 community, your modifications are just an wonderful expansion for this game.
please, dont leave us :up:

[mferrulo]

Thank you Pascal. I love your stuff!!

Capt. Vinarious

[Gammel]

i´ve updated the "all_the_work_by_Pascal" modpack. The awards are now included:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4768366/Pascals_mods_09062005.rar.html
old version is deleted.

[Rubini]

Great Pascal, :sunny:
Thanks Gammel! :up:

Download now!

Rubini.

[CrankyFrank]

Pascal! Superb job with all the mods! The awards mod is a lifesaver :)

[Type941]

i´ve updated the "all_the_work_by_Pascal" modpack. The awards are now included:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4768366/Pascals_mods_09062005.rar.html
old version is deleted.

I'm sorry to be a pest, can you guys submit to Terrapin's site also, because ... :shifty: you know... rapidshare doesn't work all the time.. :yep: :up:

[Gammel]

http://u-boot.realsimulation.com/ has hosted it already.
Thanks very much, Terrapin

[The Avon Lady]

Pascal, some food for thought (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050906/481/tpe10109060705), should you decide to tweak your explosion splash textures again. ;)

[Pascal]

Ah ah !! I need pictures much bigger ! But, between 2 works on call of duty, this is perhaps something with less contrast and more waters. I do it quickly, perhaps no nice. As i said, at this point, difficult to do better & easy to do worse ....
2 tga files (pierre ...) on Japs website. Put in tex folder of smoke & splash skin.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/T1.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/T2.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/T3.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/T4.jpg


PS: this is what i'm playing in this time for COD: MP44 pouch. here no need to double the file size to get the best result ...
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/c1.jpg

[The Avon Lady]

2 tga files (pierre ...) on Japs website. Put in tex folder of smoke & splash skin.
I've updated my file mirror (see previous page for link) of Pascal's Smoke & Splash Mod to include these new tga files.

[Bill Nichols]

Pascal - Your latest splash effect is very good, but perhaps still a bit too 'dirty'. See below for an actual torpedo hit, which took place earlier this week when a Taiwanese submarine torpedoed a discarded frigate:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2005/09/07/20050906214636.jpeg

[Pascal]

[quote="Bill Nichols"]Pascal - Your latest splash effect is very good, but perhaps still a bit too 'dirty'. See below for an actual torpedo hit, which took place earlier this week when a Taiwanese submarine torpedoed a discarded frigate:

Thank you. I saw other pictures very dirty, but anyway, i prefere too when it's "pastel". I have updated the 2 files on japs website.
No time to test, you will tell me what you think.

[The Avon Lady]

I have updated the 2 files on japs website.
No time to test, you will tell me what you think.
There packed in my mirror link for your Smoke & Splash Mod, on the previous page.

[Detritus]

Hot dang. I dunno how I managed to miss all these. I'd Pascal's uniforms but the rest sure are nice too, and I'm quite picky when it comes to mods (or anything, for that matter :cool: ) Good work, mate. And yes, I'd also like to see what you could with Bill Nichols's pic of the foam. Not that I'm complaining, but diversity is always good. :up:

[Marhkimov]

I too would like to see a "clean" torpedo splash (as in Bill Nichols' picture). Personally, the clean looks is more visually pleasing, but that's just me... I hope someone has the time to make it! Thanks! :yep:

[Pascal]

...you should like this one. Japs website updated. 2 files: pierreE & pierreE2

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/torp.jpg

[CWorth]

This is what I am used to seeing.....

http://mohaaoutpost.homestead.com/files/Mark_48_Torpedo_testing.jpg

[Pascal]

That look as my first version, but in 1940, torpedoes had not a such power of destruction. It's wy my last picture is perhaps more closer to the reality we search to get (with so difficulty ...smile )

[Detritus]

Yes, the new ones look very nice indeed. Getting them right now. Thanks a bunch :up:

[The Avon Lady]

Japs website updated. 2 files: pierreE & pierreE2
My link on the previous page now includes these latest updates.

[Gammel]

Updated as well:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4887758/Pascals_mods_09092005.rar.html

Included are (list maybe incomplete)

-improvements for the look of the crew
-improvement for many of the dials
-improvements for people in harbour
-improved splash + smoke (updated 09.09.2005)
-improved sub textures for type VII (updated)
-improved Ocean foam + submarine wake (includes work by Ailantd)

-improved periscope
-improved awards
-improved textures for flower class corvette (green-blue)

[oRGy]

Can we get this onto terrapins site?

[terrapin]

Can we get this onto terrapins site?


Online

[Gammel]

Thanks very much for hosting such a big file, terrapin.
And thx too to Pascal for his new work. :up:

[Pascal]

Skin for manual on Japs website.
And also, an update for PierreE.tga (only this one. A little bit more white. These files are also used by the game as smoke when a boat send a deth charge, so, the difficulty is to make a file for smoke & water both ! Anyway, we know the strange way used by Ubisoft staff, it's funny.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/manual.jpg

[Gammel]

Hi Pascal,

can´t dl the new manual.
When i click the file This message appears:
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the other new file works.
Will update the modpack tomorrow.

[Pascal]

Yes, i was updating the file. That's work now. To come an update for the helmet crew uniform (there was an error)

[Gammel]

Good evening Pascal and thx for your message!
I saw you´ve made another update for the flower class. Of course i´ll integrate it in the modpack. Old file (wrong filename) was deleted.
Also the new helmets will be included.

All users who have downloaded the file from today should delete the flower class file or rename it to "NCO_Flower512.tga", but it would not harm to leave it as it is; you just won´t notice any change if you do so. Filename was wrong. Sorry for that mistake.


Big Problem:
Pascal, i don´t now what to do with the new rec. manual! Don´t get me wrong, it looks good and also i know the path where the files are to be copied.

The problem is: up to now the modpack was safe to use and compatible with the unmodded game as well as with a RUB mod based installation.
RUB added several nations that appear in the rec. manual. Those are:
Albania
Argentina
Belgium
Bulgaria
Colombia
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain
Turkey
Yugoslavia




I tried for myself to make a compatible version by adding the flags from RUB to your background and create the missing countrys, but that attemd failed badly. Looked weired in game ;) There´s more to do, RUB has changed other files from the manual as well. Looks like the new manual can´t coexist with RUB

Also there´s a file called RecManCover copie in the archive. Is it needed too? I looked at the files and there are differences to the other RecManCover tga.


Don´t now what do do now. (give up compatibility with RUB or leave it out?)

Edit: i just noticed there´s a sence in that corvette texture name.
So if you use that multiple skin warships mod by sergbuto please don´t rename the file!

[Pascal]

G'evening Gammel. Yes, well understand for the name of futur war boat skins. The last i upload is very different with the first (number on the hull, colors, etc ...)

Certainly the actual manual skin is not compatible with the RUB ( i dont use )The solution is simply: add another flags files i think. It's easy to do, but need times. At least, the destination of the manual skin, perhaps, must change and go in RUB mod. I dont know. Compatibilité between mods may be difficult.

RecManCover copie is a working file; must be delete. I do few things in same times and forgot sometimes to delete ... so, you can have a look on the back stage !

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/helmet.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/startup56/helmet1.jpg

[Gammel]

hehe, i did a RUB-compatible version of your manual:
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/299/man16hf.th.jpg (http://img396.imageshack.us/my.php?image=man16hf.jpg)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/5091/man32yl.th.jpg (http://img396.imageshack.us/my.php?image=man32yl.jpg)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/5171/man21ns.th.jpg (http://img396.imageshack.us/my.php?image=man21ns.jpg)

As you can see the flags doesn´t look so good, i copied them over from the RUB files without correction. Maybe i´ll try to improve them tomorrow.
Pascal, i don´t like the image you´ve used for the merchants section very much.
I´ts too shiny to me with it´s white background. The first screenshot is the merchant section, i replaced the little ship with the word "Handelsschiffe" (german for merchants) copied over from the stock file. Hehe the jpg-compression makes the image manipulation look even worser as it´s in reality...
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