[REL] Silent Skins U-9D2 & U-18

Snaptrap · 05-23-08, 08:23 PM

**UPDATED**

After a few hours working on the NSM for Silent Hunter v1.5, I decided to take a break from looking at digits (I'd swear I was going blind). Fooskin did some nice skins for the American submarines so I thought as a side project, it would be good to do clean skins for the U-boats. If I die while trying to undertake so many projects at once, then I'm glad to know it's for a good cause. There's two versions. One is a simple copy over and the other is for JSGME.

The skins do have small imperfections but not serious.

U-9D2 DOWNLOAD

U-18 DOWNLOAD

linerkiller · 05-24-08, 12:21 AM

nice skins! d/l now

Rolf Eschke · 05-24-08, 12:33 AM

Good work !
Thanks for creating them,
Regards
Rolf

Fish40 · 05-24-08, 03:50 AM

Real nice

Thanks!

Snaptrap · 05-24-08, 04:53 AM

I'm going to need to fix it up later cause some of the rivets are missing for some reason. When I make an update in about 10hrs, I'll revise the current U-9D2 skin.

Stay tuned.

longdog499 · 05-24-08, 09:44 AM

Great work. Thanks.

andycaccia · 05-24-08, 12:12 PM

Beautiful clean skins

Digital_Trucker · 05-24-08, 01:00 PM

Very nice skins.

One request, though. Could you use jpg format for your screenshots instead of the ridiculously overbloated .png format? Close to a megabyte per small pic is a bit of a strain on even the broadband users, much less the dialup folks. It will make uploading them easier on yourself as well

SilentOtto · 05-24-08, 01:11 PM

PNG is not overbloated, it is an amazingly versatile, free and open image format.

It can offer lossless compression, jpeg offers huge compression, at the cost of huge quality loss.

PNGs can of course be tweaked to be much "lighter" files, tweaking compression method and level.

And after all, in this case it might be justified to use a high quality format, since he is showing a hard work in his skins, not just a funny "Bernard" screenie or torpedo shot.

My 2 euro cents.

Snaptrap · 05-24-08, 01:17 PM

They are officially done. Not nearly as difficult to make the U-18 as it was the U-9D2.

Snaptrap · 05-24-08, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Very nice skins.

One request, though. Could you use jpg format for your screenshots instead of the ridiculously overbloated .png format? Close to a megabyte per small pic is a bit of a strain on even the broadband users, much less the dialup folks. It will make uploading them easier on yourself as well

Converting now. Gimme a few minutes. I'm sorry about that, I didn't realize until uploading the new screens.

Digital_Trucker · 05-24-08, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentOtto

PNG is not overbloated, it is an amazingly versatile, free and open image format.

It can offer lossless compression, jpeg offers huge compression, at the cost of huge quality loss.

PNGs can of course be tweaked to be much "lighter" files, tweaking compression method and level.

And after all, in this case it might be justified to use a high quality format, since he is showing a hard work in his skins, not just a funny "Bernard" screenie or torpedo shot.

My 2 euro cents.

I dare you to tell the difference with your naked eye between an 80% jpeg and a .png. My redneck 2 cents:rotfl: Seriously, you're talking about a screenshot from a game which can only be so "high quality".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaptrap

Converting now. Gimme a few minutes. I'm sorry about that, I didn't realize until uploading the new screens.

Thanks, Snaptrap. Sorry if I came off a bit like a grumpy old man. Oh wait, I am a grumpy old man

Grumpy or not, they're still great skins.

Vorkapitan · 05-24-08, 02:39 PM

love the look of the rivets.....good job!

Snaptrap · 05-24-08, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Thanks, Snaptrap. Sorry if I came off a bit like a grumpy old man. Oh wait, I am a grumpy old man

Grumpy or not, they're still great skins.

That's not a problem. I never interpreted it as a grumpy comment. It needed to be done. Besides, I'm too tired to notice. One more update for today and then time for rest.

Ishigami · 05-26-08, 02:48 PM

I don’t see the skins for download in you filefront account.
Did you delete them from your account or am I blind?

05-23-08, 08:23 PM	#1
Snaptrap Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	[REL] Silent Skins U-9D2 & U-18 UPDATED After a few hours working on the NSM for Silent Hunter v1.5, I decided to take a break from looking at digits (I'd swear I was going blind). Fooskin did some nice skins for the American submarines so I thought as a side project, it would be good to do clean skins for the U-boats. If I die while trying to undertake so many projects at once, then I'm glad to know it's for a good cause. There's two versions. One is a simple copy over and the other is for JSGME. The skins do have small imperfections but not serious. U-9D2 DOWNLOAD U-18 DOWNLOAD Last edited by Snaptrap; 05-28-08 at 01:19 PM.

05-24-08, 12:21 AM	#2
linerkiller Captain Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Modena,Italy Posts: 486 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	nice skins! d/l now __________________ "A hard drill makes an easy battle" Alexander V. Suvorov "When we realized that our clubbing and kickings were being administered by the burned, mutilated survivors of our handiwork, we found we could take it with less prejudice." Captain Richard "Dick" O'Kane-USS Tang http://www.youtube.com/user/willembrock

05-24-08, 12:12 PM	#7
andycaccia XO Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 418 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 2	Beautiful clean skins __________________ "Memento Audere Semper"

05-24-08, 01:00 PM	#8
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Very nice skins. One request, though. Could you use jpg format for your screenshots instead of the ridiculously overbloated .png format? Close to a megabyte per small pic is a bit of a strain on even the broadband users, much less the dialup folks. It will make uploading them easier on yourself as well __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

05-24-08, 02:39 PM	#13
Vorkapitan Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 594 Downloads: 1367 Uploads: 0	love the look of the rivets.....good job! __________________ __________________________________________________ ________ __________________________________________________ ________ Joe

05-24-08, 12:33 AM	#3
Rolf Eschke Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 265 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Good work ! Thanks for creating them, Regards Rolf

05-24-08, 03:50 AM	#4
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Real nice Thanks!

05-24-08, 04:53 AM	#5
Snaptrap Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm going to need to fix it up later cause some of the rivets are missing for some reason. When I make an update in about 10hrs, I'll revise the current U-9D2 skin. Stay tuned.

05-24-08, 09:44 AM	#6
longdog499 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wales U.K. Posts: 119 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Great work. Thanks.

05-24-08, 01:11 PM	#9
SilentOtto Engineer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BF79 Posts: 209 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	PNG is not overbloated, it is an amazingly versatile, free and open image format. It can offer lossless compression, jpeg offers huge compression, at the cost of huge quality loss. PNGs can of course be tweaked to be much "lighter" files, tweaking compression method and level. And after all, in this case it might be justified to use a high quality format, since he is showing a hard work in his skins, not just a funny "Bernard" screenie or torpedo shot. My 2 euro cents.

05-24-08, 01:17 PM	#10
Snaptrap Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They are officially done. Not nearly as difficult to make the U-18 as it was the U-9D2.

05-26-08, 02:48 PM	#15
Ishigami Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 177 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I don’t see the skins for download in you filefront account. Did you delete them from your account or am I blind?