Dynamic Shadows?

gdogghenrikson · 09-04-05, 09:46 AM

Has any one tried this, and does it make a difference

C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Cfg\main change dynamic shadows from a no to a yes

Col7777 · 09-04-05, 09:53 AM

No, what are the differences and effects?

gdogghenrikson · 09-04-05, 10:06 AM

I cant seem to notice any difference either way. I was hopeing someone else or a modder could tell me

Col7777 · 09-04-05, 10:17 AM

I just tried it and didn't notice any difference either, I have a Radeon 9800 XXL graphics if that's anything to go by.

oRGy · 09-06-05, 02:55 AM

The code is most likely disabled.

You can see what was intended by closely watching the movie that plays on the main menu screen.

Rubini · 09-06-05, 08:17 AM

I also don't see any differences...

But it's a shame that the ships/uboats don't have shadows over the sea waves.

Rubini

Flakwalker · 09-07-05, 01:11 PM

They show green shadows on the crew members, specially on deck. As said above, it seems is a not enabled/finished feature.

Anachronous · 03-24-06, 08:59 PM

Shame this wasnt finished. Shadows can make all the difference.

Maybe it was decided our PC wouldnt run it smoothly, so they left it out. Much like the ability to change resolution. Of course even though im running at 1280x960 with 16km and all high res textures, its nice of them to tell us that we wouldnt be able to run it smoothly in standard format.

CWorth · 03-24-06, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anachronous

Shame this wasnt finished. Shadows can make all the difference.

Maybe it was decided our PC wouldnt run it smoothly, so they left it out. Much like the ability to change resolution. Of course even though im running at 1280x960 with 16km and all high res textures, its nice of them to tell us that we wouldnt be able to run it smoothly in standard format.

Dynamic shadows would cause a pretty big hitch in the framerates.

Many sites I read say that the most strenuos thing for even the newest video cards to render are shadows.And dynamic shadows would really put many video cards to the stress test.

Anachronous · 03-24-06, 11:32 PM

Indeed they can cause a lot of FPS issues, but there are still many games out there with them.

It would be nice to have a resolution choice and such things as shadows for the future life of the game.

tonschk · 07-19-08, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anachronous

Shame this wasnt finished. Shadows can make all the difference.

I agree , it it a pity this good Silent Hunter game but without shadows ,Shadows can make all the difference between a good and a wonderful game

I have the Dirty game of Coling McRae , and my geForce 8800GT dont have problems with the framerate , see the photos below to check the realistic effect of the Shadows ,I hope in the future someone can develop a mod about the dinamic Shadows

Go4It · 07-20-08, 01:00 AM

Try changing the setting here.....

C:\Documents and Settings\**USER**\My Documents\SH3\data\cfg\main.cfg
DynamicShadows=No to Yes

A6Intruder · 07-20-08, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Go4It

Try changing the setting here.....

C:\Documents and Settings\**USER**\My Documents\SH3\data\cfg\main.cfg
DynamicShadows=No to Yes

..and you will see nothing changed!

Kind regards

Hitman · 07-20-08, 04:02 AM

Hummmm resurrected necro-thread :hmm:

but anyway....

I enabled it long ago on an old NVidia card and I noticed a difference: Some textures corrupted into lime green colour and strange bright metal refelctions appeared

So there is something working there after all, though probably very unfinished and not worth it.

tonschk · 07-20-08, 06:58 AM

Thank you for the answers , it seems is a not finished feature , each thing have the dark and bright side in the SH3/4 game but dont have shadows

09-04-05, 09:46 AM	#1
gdogghenrikson Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 978 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Dynamic Shadows? Has any one tried this, and does it make a difference C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Cfg\main change dynamic shadows from a no to a yes __________________ And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown.

09-04-05, 09:53 AM	#2
Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	No, what are the differences and effects? __________________ Silent and Violent

09-04-05, 10:06 AM	#3
gdogghenrikson Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 978 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I cant seem to notice any difference either way. I was hopeing someone else or a modder could tell me __________________ And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown.

09-04-05, 10:17 AM	#4
Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	I just tried it and didn't notice any difference either, I have a Radeon 9800 XXL graphics if that's anything to go by. __________________ Silent and Violent

03-24-06, 08:59 PM	#8
Anachronous Medic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tasmania Posts: 167 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Shame this wasnt finished. Shadows can make all the difference. Maybe it was decided our PC wouldnt run it smoothly, so they left it out. Much like the ability to change resolution. Of course even though im running at 1280x960 with 16km and all high res textures, its nice of them to tell us that we wouldnt be able to run it smoothly in standard format. __________________ Use of undefined constants causes assumptions!

09-06-05, 02:55 AM	#5
oRGy Crusty Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 648 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The code is most likely disabled. You can see what was intended by closely watching the movie that plays on the main menu screen.

09-06-05, 08:17 AM	#6
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	I also don't see any differences... But it's a shame that the ships/uboats don't have shadows over the sea waves. Rubini

09-07-05, 01:11 PM	#7
Flakwalker Electrician's Mate Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 131 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They show green shadows on the crew members, specially on deck. As said above, it seems is a not enabled/finished feature.

03-24-06, 11:32 PM	#10
Anachronous Medic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tasmania Posts: 167 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Indeed they can cause a lot of FPS issues, but there are still many games out there with them. It would be nice to have a resolution choice and such things as shadows for the future life of the game. __________________ Use of undefined constants causes assumptions!

07-20-08, 01:00 AM	#12
Go4It Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South of Buffalo N.Y. USA Posts: 209 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Try changing the setting here..... C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\SH3\data\cfg\main.cfg DynamicShadows=No to Yes

07-20-08, 04:02 AM	#14
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Hummmm resurrected necro-thread :hmm: but anyway.... I enabled it long ago on an old NVidia card and I noticed a difference: Some textures corrupted into lime green colour and strange bright metal refelctions appeared So there is something working there after all, though probably very unfinished and not worth it. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

07-20-08, 06:58 AM	#15
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Thank you for the answers , it seems is a not finished feature , each thing have the dark and bright side in the SH3/4 game but dont have shadows