Merchant Fleet Mod Sneak Peek # 1: The Tankers
 

Okay, as the title indicates this is a blatant rip-off of the GWX previews. It's an introduction to a few of the ships being designed for the Merchant Fleet Mod. Keep in mind that not all of the vessels included in the mod are depicted, and that the ships here will often have several paint schemes for different shipping lines, will be assigned to several different nations, and will change in appearance as the war goes on (if you use SH3 Commander).

On to the tankers:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...fe/Arrow1a.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Arrow2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Arrow3.jpg

A large American design dating from WWI. The paint scheme is for Socony-Vacuum (neutrality version, 1939 - early 1942). I designed a ship like it a long time ago but I restarted from scratch since the proportions & details seemed off. It incorporates a lot of features that I used on the latest Empire Freighter - better deckhouses, different lifeboats, and a 3d deckhouse. The framerate impact has been slight, and I have not noticed major slowdowns in convoys, which was a pleasant surprise.

The 3rd mast is supposed to be shorter than the other two; I have no idea why they looked like that in real life. The ship can have symmetrical hull text and symmetrical funnel logos.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/BTC1-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...elife/BTC2.jpg


A smaller design based on old-fashioned British ships. The tonnage will probably be 5500 - 6000 GRT.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5.../Britisher.jpg

A slightly larger version with modified structural features.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Panam1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Panam3.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Panam2.jpg



A large, 12,500 ton modern tanker in a paint scheme for the Panama Transport Co. Another very heavily revised ship...

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http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Dutch2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...ife/Dutch1.jpg




A large 1920's era tanker based on some ships built in Germany for Dutch companies. The 4-level bridge was a pretty strange-looking feature compared to other ships. The tonnage will be 8,500 GRT.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...melife/DM1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...melife/DM2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...life/Wreck.jpg



Some pictures of damage testing, which is being done with the latest version of the GWX mod. The ships usually take from 1-3 torpedoes to sink. If they are set to have a cargo of Fuel or Ammunition they nearly always take just one torpedo.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...melife/WIP.jpg

A large, modern tanker that is "on the drawing board".

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Wow nice, they look very different from standard/other merchants in GWX :up:

Some nice looking ships:up: Shame that I will have to sink em:arrgh!:

Very cool stuff mate!:up: :up: :up:

Looks very nice! :up:

Holy !!!!!!!!!!:huh: :huh: :rock: :rock:

LMAO
Rip off eh

Nice stuff Iam
As usual

So as you are doing sneak peaks does that mean a release date in mind ?

:rotfl:

Great Stuff Iam :up:

Can't wait to fire a couple of torpedoes at them :yep:

Awesome, as always, mate !

:arrgh!: :hmm: :88) !

Great work. I can't wait to sink those vessels... :D
But I will take screenshots!

Wow, me like what I see :yep: !

One cannot help but be humbled by the efforts being made to build such fine vessels .One also cannot help but feel a tremendous anticipation to meet these on the open see.My eel trigger finger is throbbing already

Simply beautiful:o :rock: :up: :yep: ,hopefully we won't have to wait to long to get a chance to sink these beautys;) eh,eh,nudge nudge wink wink Iambecomelife;)

Wonderful ships!:yep: :up: