Any modders addressing the damage model?

Poacher886 · 01-24-11, 01:02 PM

Im now on my second patrol / campaign with SH5 + TDW Mega_Mod + Radio mod and on the whole am really enjoying it...the modded graphics are such an improvement over past SH games its hard to ignore, and with so much time to do nothing but look at things, i feel very important.

However, some cracks are starting to show themselfs, and while i can ignore / work around minors like depth / speed control / Sonarman ability etc, core aspects of the game like damage models on both U-boat and enemy ships are a little disapointing.

I was hit with a shell from a destroyer, which lets face it, would be the end, but i was supprised to see a nice chunk missing from the side of my hull, my issue isn't this fact even though it looks daft being submerged with half you boat missing, for at least it was moddled....

...but the fact they DONT model damage form either U-boat deck guns or torpedos on enemy ships is a big let down! I mean i used to like seeing the results of torpedo and deck gun hits on enemy shipping, its of couse realistic, aids torpedo solution finding for future, and well, looks good when following a damaged ship with either a whole in its side from either torps or guns... its nice to see a ship moving at a reduced speed with its nose in the water from the gapping whole left from a bow torpedo contact!

A recent case highlighted this. I hit a troop carrier dead center with one torpedo, it burst into wild flames...strangely though no damage was modelled, the bow dipped forward and off it went on its journey at 10knots completely engulfed in flames!!!

The other damage model which seriously needs addressing is the U-boats systems. I was recently sat on the bottom with no power to move and being hunted by a single destroyer, despite the excellent immersion from the again vastly improved graphics of taking water and burst pipes etc, it was 'dampened' by the fact, that no sonner had i heard a system was damaged than it was fixed!! but to top it all off, was the fixing of external equipment like periscope head while submerged!!!...i certainly had no equipted divers on board!.

SO i guess with the sinking and being hunted, being part of what i would call the core game, are any clever modders working on these areas?? is it easy enough to fix?,or indeed are they any mods out there which i've not seen that adress these issues?

Thanks

01-24-11, 01:02 PM	#1
Poacher886 Chief Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Highlands UK Posts: 323 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Any modders addressing the damage model? Im now on my second patrol / campaign with SH5 + TDW Mega_Mod + Radio mod and on the whole am really enjoying it...the modded graphics are such an improvement over past SH games its hard to ignore, and with so much time to do nothing but look at things, i feel very important. However, some cracks are starting to show themselfs, and while i can ignore / work around minors like depth / speed control / Sonarman ability etc, core aspects of the game like damage models on both U-boat and enemy ships are a little disapointing. I was hit with a shell from a destroyer, which lets face it, would be the end, but i was supprised to see a nice chunk missing from the side of my hull, my issue isn't this fact even though it looks daft being submerged with half you boat missing, for at least it was moddled.... ...but the fact they DONT model damage form either U-boat deck guns or torpedos on enemy ships is a big let down! I mean i used to like seeing the results of torpedo and deck gun hits on enemy shipping, its of couse realistic, aids torpedo solution finding for future, and well, looks good when following a damaged ship with either a whole in its side from either torps or guns... its nice to see a ship moving at a reduced speed with its nose in the water from the gapping whole left from a bow torpedo contact! A recent case highlighted this. I hit a troop carrier dead center with one torpedo, it burst into wild flames...strangely though no damage was modelled, the bow dipped forward and off it went on its journey at 10knots completely engulfed in flames!!! The other damage model which seriously needs addressing is the U-boats systems. I was recently sat on the bottom with no power to move and being hunted by a single destroyer, despite the excellent immersion from the again vastly improved graphics of taking water and burst pipes etc, it was 'dampened' by the fact, that no sonner had i heard a system was damaged than it was fixed!! but to top it all off, was the fixing of external equipment like periscope head while submerged!!!...i certainly had no equipted divers on board!. SO i guess with the sinking and being hunted, being part of what i would call the core game, are any clever modders working on these areas?? is it easy enough to fix?,or indeed are they any mods out there which i've not seen that adress these issues? Thanks