Is there something wrong with my water?

Volk2 · 11-13-10, 11:35 AM

After one and a half day fighting with CTD (possibly related with RLE compression in one big .tga file?), I think I have another problem - or maybe not?

The water have some weird pattern - I don't remember now if its normal or not. You can see it on this screenshot:

So, is it normal, or there is something wrong? It doesn't look too good in game. I am using latest OLC environment. No anisotropic filtering, 2x antyaliasing, vsync on (those are the highest possible settings for my pc).

Volk2 · 11-13-10, 02:29 PM

Indeed, I thought that I am posting this in the SH3 workshop forum, but I made some mistake

I do not wish to spam the forums, so I will wait here after all.

Yoriyn · 11-14-10, 02:12 AM

I just notice similar problem with my water. Are you using MEPv3?

Gargamel · 11-14-10, 02:31 AM

I have the same texture, and no I'm not using MEPv3 (Or at least that i know of, whats that stand for?).

But I think it makes it more realistic IMO. I used to race sailboats, and it really looks like the minute ripples the wind would make as it gusted over the water. Being able to read those ripples was key.

Course this kinda looks like a golf ball. It's probably just a side effect of what ever the algorithm is that computes wind vs wave

Brag · 11-14-10, 06:08 AM

Здраствуй, Волк!

Вода мне кажетса нормальной.

Kafka BC · 11-14-10, 06:55 AM

I've seen that many times before and in many environments that I've downloaded and tried out.

I seems to be a type of honeycomb pattern in the polygons that are used to make up the waves. They get accentuated by the reflection of the directional light (sunlight) at certain angles, usually when the sun is low.

The only way that I have found to tone them down is to reduce the reflection and other values to unrealistic levels, so I live with them.

Volk2 · 11-14-10, 07:28 AM

Thanks for all the answers

So it looks like its normal for SH3. Ok, knowing this I can live with it.

11-13-10, 11:35 AM	#1
Volk2 Medic Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 160 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Is there something wrong with my water? After one and a half day fighting with CTD (possibly related with RLE compression in one big .tga file?), I think I have another problem - or maybe not? The water have some weird pattern - I don't remember now if its normal or not. You can see it on this screenshot: So, is it normal, or there is something wrong? It doesn't look too good in game. I am using latest OLC environment. No anisotropic filtering, 2x antyaliasing, vsync on (those are the highest possible settings for my pc). __________________

11-13-10, 02:29 PM	#2
Volk2 Medic Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 160 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Indeed, I thought that I am posting this in the SH3 workshop forum, but I made some mistake I do not wish to spam the forums, so I will wait here after all. __________________

11-14-10, 02:12 AM	#3
Yoriyn Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Control room Posts: 181 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	I just notice similar problem with my water. Are you using MEPv3? __________________ Oblt.zS. Kurt Hanke, commander of U-83 (Type VIIB) in WaW 5. Patrol 1 - at sea : 5 ships - 10095 BRT My filefront mods link To Battle Station order mod for SH3 and more

11-14-10, 02:31 AM	#4
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I have the same texture, and no I'm not using MEPv3 (Or at least that i know of, whats that stand for?). But I think it makes it more realistic IMO. I used to race sailboats, and it really looks like the minute ripples the wind would make as it gusted over the water. Being able to read those ripples was key. Course this kinda looks like a golf ball. It's probably just a side effect of what ever the algorithm is that computes wind vs wave __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-14-10, 06:08 AM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Здраствуй, Волк! Вода мне кажетса нормальной. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

11-14-10, 06:55 AM	#6
Kafka BC Planesman Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 197 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	I've seen that many times before and in many environments that I've downloaded and tried out. I seems to be a type of honeycomb pattern in the polygons that are used to make up the waves. They get accentuated by the reflection of the directional light (sunlight) at certain angles, usually when the sun is low. The only way that I have found to tone them down is to reduce the reflection and other values to unrealistic levels, so I live with them. __________________ Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea. - Stan Rogers (1949-1983)

11-14-10, 07:28 AM	#7
Volk2 Medic Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 160 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Thanks for all the answers So it looks like its normal for SH3. Ok, knowing this I can live with it. __________________