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Old 09-30-06, 05:48 PM   #10
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One of the problems with wakes is that they change texture rapidly in real life. The foam dies down fairly quickly, but after it's gone the water is a different color, and this can extend behind the ship for miles, sometimes all the way to the horizon. It's how airplanes hunted subs and other ships.

SHI had a wake that went as far as the eye could see, but there was no external view so no need for the foamy part. SHII looked pretty good after the 'Wakes' mod, especially the way the ocean rolled behind the sub. SHIII has good foam but no real residual wake.
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