Weathering

Andyman23 · 08-21-09, 11:25 PM

What do you guys think about having weathering occur on your boat during long patrols? I'm not sure exactly how you would implement it, and it may be nit-picky, but i think it would really add to the immersion and realism of the game, seeing you boat come back into port with a fine weathered, battle-hardened look to it. (especially since I'm an IX fanatic and my patrols are usually several months long, so a significant amount of weathering would take place.)

what are your thoughts?

Hanomag · 08-21-09, 11:38 PM

Great idea.. rustiness, paint fading and chipping..

Battle damage as well, any kind of battering maybe from severe weather even.

Hanomag · 08-21-09, 11:52 PM

When.. say your periscope is damaged it should be bent or burnt, realistic turm damage, mangled railings/AA guns etc...

FIREWALL · 08-22-09, 12:27 AM

I like this idea.

We can only hope.

JScones · 08-22-09, 01:44 AM

Good idea. Will go well with the bearded crew.

Boris · 08-22-09, 03:21 AM

It's not so far fetched, it would just require for new textures to be loaded at certain intervals during a patrol, looking progessivley more weathered each time.

Lorient Bunker · 08-22-09, 05:11 AM

Well I've noticed in some of the screen shots that ships have got Ice hanging from their decks, so maybe this is something that could appear on the U-boat if it stays on the surface for a while in Northern regions?

ajrimmer42 · 08-22-09, 05:18 AM

That would be pretty damn cool, weren't they planning something like that in Storm of War: Battle of Britain?

Andyman23 · 08-22-09, 10:49 AM

yeah the ice would be awesome too. ive seen pictures of boats that were operating far north and were basically covered in ice. that would be unreal.

Kromus · 08-22-09, 01:58 PM

I`d love also to see weathering effects on submarines...

But I think this is too much to ask from them (even if it seems some dx10 effects are finally implemented - dynamic shadows of coning tower are one of those I think).

Frederf · 08-22-09, 08:17 PM

Could you have maybe 5 stages of weathering and just fade two stages of textures into each other as time went on for that "continuous change" effect?

Like if you're at weathering 2.7/5 then your boat's texture would be stage 3 weathered texture underneath with the with the stage 2 weathered texture on top at 30% opacity. The result is you'd see the patterns from the stage 3 skin slowly emerge from under the stage 2 skin over time.

Kromus · 08-22-09, 08:30 PM

Those effects could be done like in rallye games or Race driver:GRID, they`d add continuous stain/ice/icicle/dirt etc buildup.

Only problem is that it would be pretty long process to add all the textures for every sub/equipment types and I really don`t think Ubi would be up to it.

mookiemookie · 08-22-09, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanomag

When.. say your periscope is damaged it should be bent or burnt, realistic turm damage, mangled railings/AA guns etc...

That would be a great idea. I know in SH3 if your deck gun or AA guns were destroyed, they would show up as slightly bent. I'd like to see some nice damage effects...twisted metal, busted deck plates. But nothing as ridiculous as the gaping holes in your sub a la SH4.

Hanomag · 08-22-09, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

That would be a great idea. I know in SH3 if your deck gun or AA guns were destroyed, they would show up as slightly bent. I'd like to see some nice damage effects...twisted metal, busted deck plates. But nothing as ridiculous as the gaping holes in your sub a la SH4.

Exactly... I mean.. the gaping holes can be replaced with the crumpled beer can look.

Andyman23 · 08-22-09, 11:24 PM

yeah, while the weathering would be cool, i think good damage effects are also needed

08-21-09, 11:25 PM	#1
Andyman23 Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 68 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Weathering What do you guys think about having weathering occur on your boat during long patrols? I'm not sure exactly how you would implement it, and it may be nit-picky, but i think it would really add to the immersion and realism of the game, seeing you boat come back into port with a fine weathered, battle-hardened look to it. (especially since I'm an IX fanatic and my patrols are usually several months long, so a significant amount of weathering would take place.) what are your thoughts? __________________ USS Pittsburgh SSN-720

08-21-09, 11:38 PM	#2
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Great idea.. rustiness, paint fading and chipping.. Battle damage as well, any kind of battering maybe from severe weather even. __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

08-21-09, 11:52 PM	#3
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	When.. say your periscope is damaged it should be bent or burnt, realistic turm damage, mangled railings/AA guns etc... __________________ "Only if I can save first..." Last edited by Hanomag; 08-22-09 at 08:28 PM.

08-22-09, 12:27 AM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I like this idea. We can only hope. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-22-09, 05:18 AM	#8
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	That would be pretty damn cool, weren't they planning something like that in Storm of War: Battle of Britain? __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

08-22-09, 01:44 AM	#5
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Good idea. Will go well with the bearded crew.

08-22-09, 03:21 AM	#6
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	It's not so far fetched, it would just require for new textures to be loaded at certain intervals during a patrol, looking progessivley more weathered each time.

08-22-09, 05:11 AM	#7
Lorient Bunker Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I've noticed in some of the screen shots that ships have got Ice hanging from their decks, so maybe this is something that could appear on the U-boat if it stays on the surface for a while in Northern regions?

08-22-09, 10:49 AM	#9
Andyman23 Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 68 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	yeah the ice would be awesome too. ive seen pictures of boats that were operating far north and were basically covered in ice. that would be unreal. __________________ USS Pittsburgh SSN-720

08-22-09, 01:58 PM	#10
Kromus Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 250 Downloads: 140 Uploads: 0	I`d love also to see weathering effects on submarines... But I think this is too much to ask from them (even if it seems some dx10 effects are finally implemented - dynamic shadows of coning tower are one of those I think).

08-22-09, 08:17 PM	#11
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	Could you have maybe 5 stages of weathering and just fade two stages of textures into each other as time went on for that "continuous change" effect? Like if you're at weathering 2.7/5 then your boat's texture would be stage 3 weathered texture underneath with the with the stage 2 weathered texture on top at 30% opacity. The result is you'd see the patterns from the stage 3 skin slowly emerge from under the stage 2 skin over time.

08-22-09, 08:30 PM	#12
Kromus Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 250 Downloads: 140 Uploads: 0	Those effects could be done like in rallye games or Race driver:GRID, they`d add continuous stain/ice/icicle/dirt etc buildup. Only problem is that it would be pretty long process to add all the textures for every sub/equipment types and I really don`t think Ubi would be up to it.

08-22-09, 11:24 PM	#15
Andyman23 Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 68 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	yeah, while the weathering would be cool, i think good damage effects are also needed __________________ USS Pittsburgh SSN-720