Kriegsmarine - Hipper class heavy cruisers - 2022 edition
 

Hi everyone,

i'm glad to release this new mod: Hipper class heavy cruisers (Admiral Hipper, Blucher, and Prinz Eugen) :

https://i.ibb.co/GnTsH1h/KMHipper2023.jpg

D\L link:https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=6065

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...rinz_Eugen.jpg

https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2020...pper_1942.jpeg

This is the fifth of a serie of units for Kriegsmarine, reworked in collaboration with flush deck.

Based on GWX Development Team's Hipper class heavy cruisers, 3d model updated using SHV parts and a lot of details (oblos, stairs, cables, lifeboats, glass windows\interiors, turning radars\rangefinders and torpedo launchers...).


Pack include three different units, Adm Hipper, Blucher and Prinz Eugen, in order to implement main "historically accurate" differences between units of same class (weapons configuration, camo schemes etc...).

If you've also LBSArado in your Data\German\Air\Roster, you can add scout planes to this cruiser adding those lines

[AirGroup 1]
StartDate=19390920
EndDate=19400409
Squadron1Class=LBSArado
Squadron1No=1

to NCA_Blucher.cfg;

adding those lines:

[AirGroup 1]
StartDate=19350818
EndDate=19451201
Squadron1Class=LBSArado
Squadron1No=1

to NCA_Hipper.cfg,

and adding thise lines:

[AirGroup 1]
StartDate=19400801
EndDate=19451201
Squadron1Class=LBSArado
Squadron1No=1

to NCA_PEugen.cfg.


----------------------------------- CREDITS

For previous versions:
Based on GWX Development Team's Hipper cruiser, 3d model updated using SHV parts and a lot of details (oblos, stairs, cables, lifeboats, glass windows\interiors...).
Eqp file created with SHV guns, torpedoes launchers and turning radars, also improved by Stefan Thimme.
Reworked .zon and .eqp files, in order to improve realism, with great help by Stefan Thimme!
Thanks to GWX Development Team for original Hipper class cruisers and for permission to use their great work.
Thanks to Stefan Thimme for help me with library and cruisers files, and for beta test also!

For this 2023 version:
Special thanks to flush deck for new fantastic textures, for ship and library also!
Thanks to Sphere, who give me permissions to include and modify his searchlights mod (please read original readme included).
Thanks also to Anvar1061 for some suggestions about those searchlights and about optimize .eqp files.

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This mod replace all previous versions =)

Best regards,
Vd

Hi everyone!

Today i've reuploaded the Hipper class cruisers, Hipper, Prinz Eugen and Blucher.

New features included:

- smaller portholes: In previous version they were larger, too large according to original ww2 era pics and documents:

- latest version of VDGuns library, with new parts for released and WIP ships and, great news, water reflections for every turret, gun, torpedo launcher, rangefinder, director, radar etc included (thanks to Fifi for the idea!), not only for Hipper class cruisers, but for all others Kriegsmarine ships in this shipyard:

Hope you like it!

D\L link: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=6065

Best regards,
Vd

Thank you very much, VD!!! That's a beauty! :Kaleun_Cheers:

Very nice and good work.

Thank you!! :salute:

Best regards,
Vd

Magnifique! :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

Hi everyone!

Today i'm releasing the revised (2023) version of Hipper class cruisers, with new textures from flush deck, added static shadow effects and revised UVMap:

https://i.ibb.co/GnTsH1h/KMHipper2023.jpg

D\L link: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=6065


https://i.ibb.co/KqXDxM7/1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Dr2XCYN/2.jpg

Best regards,
Vd

Salut VonDos,
Nice one for A Xmas' s gift...
Thank you

Many thanks! :Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Applaud:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

Thank you mates!

More "Xmas' gifts" will follow next weeks :D

Best regards,
Vd

EDIT: reuploaded with small reflection fix. Thanks to Anvar1061 for point me to this :salute:

Best regards,
Vd