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Originally Posted by Subtype Zero
Fantastic job, Rubini!
It is getting much past my siesta time, so I won't say much here, but this mod sounds intriguing, to say the least. I will resolve to d/l and test it as soon as possible.
Rubini, I am curious as to how you "fool" SH3 into changing the weather conditions from heavy rain, wind, and fog to medium fog. This is more than just a graphics trick, isn't it? For example, does the wind decrease from 15 m/sec to a slower speed, or is the wind still the same but the waves reduced in intensity to look like there is less wind? You may PM me if you wish to avoid revealing any state secrets!
I'll write later with more general impressions, but so far I approve of this mod!  |
Hi Subtype,
Nice to talk with you. We are at the same matter, I really should like to talk with you and Stiebler. First of all, as you read, the "Stop the rain!" mod is just an emergency mod, aimed to be used only eventually if you are really stuck at that endless storms.
As I have no secrets in mods matter, I always tried to share the most that i can. So, what i made on scene.dat is just fool the game: the heavy fog environments settings are swap by the medium fog ones. About the wind, yes, i just tonned down the waves state not the wind itself. Only for the rain that i discovered how to not generate (it's now in truth just a drizzle). But nothing more was discovered on the weather issue. I know the same as you after that excellent research that you and Stiebler's did.
The beautiful of the Stop the rain! is exactly how it can fool the game without any side effect. It's a shame that the devs never fixed this problem.
I used the Stop the rain! in my last two long trip patrols (twice) and it really save my patrol and my patient with the game. That endless storms are really annoying and boring.
Cheers mate!
Rubini.