M.E.P v4 - PreView Pics

makman94 · 03-04-12, 11:15 AM

thanks to H.Sie's vampire night fix i decided to rework my enviro as critical corrections to scene.dat where needed .

at this new version almost everything is new....from 3d models,bump maps,reflection maps,colors,clouds but most important from all are the reworked enviro lights-fogs colors and distances for making the H.Sie's vampire fix working absolutely smoothly.

the enviro is still at wip stage (some tiny details are left to be done)

Some pics :

fitzcarraldo · 03-04-12, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by makman94

thanks to H.Sie's vampire night fix i decided to rework my enviro as critical corrections to scene.dat where needed .

at this new version almost everything is new....from 3d models,bump maps,reflection maps,colors,clouds but most important from all are the reworked enviro lights-fogs colors and distances for making the H.Sie's vampire fix working absolutely smoothly.

the enviro is still at wip stage (some tiny details are left to be done)

Maester Makman, only a question: WHEN???? (anxiety attacks are common in SUBSIM Forums).

It seems the pre-definitive environment for SH3 (I´m sorry, but you know the definitive will be the HAHD environment...).

Many thanks and regards.

Fitzcarraldo

jaxa · 03-04-12, 12:43 PM

Great news, makman94

I like your environmental pack very much, imho it's the best set for SH3.
What's estimated release time?

PS. Could you upload more screenshots of good weather? Am I wrong or is water darker than in MEPv3?

Trefoil · 03-04-12, 01:16 PM

Thanks for the preview pics -very nice

. I'm a happy user of your Widescreen MaGui mod & am looking forward to trying out your new M.E.P. version.

I was following the original ' VampireNightVision Bugfix' thread & noted h.sie's comments that he thought the fix 'looks very good in environments that use very dark nights', because of ships moving through the fog curtain & seeming to appear out of the dark, as they come into visible range. I was wondering if the nights in your new M.E.P version will be any darker than M.E.P. v3. I appreciate the difficulty in striking the right balance between realism/immersion and playability in these matters.

reaper7 · 03-04-12, 01:16 PM

These are the closest environment I've seen yet to match what I see around the Atlantic Waters of the coast of Ireland

Looking Great

Not me, but just of my home coast of Galway

Victor Schutze · 03-04-12, 01:39 PM

Thank you makman!

I am already using your M.E.P v3 along with GWX and hsie's V16A3 and Stiebler's addon for new grid orders.

I am in port now. I'll wait for your M.E.P v4 before I go on the next patrol.

joegrundman · 03-04-12, 03:01 PM

this looks great, really really great, but...

how often, actually, do you see reflections of boats in the water when viewed from a distance, in conditions other than a glassy calm?

the two images where there are no reflections seem to me more convincing than the images where there are reflections

what do you think?

how would this image look, for example, without reflections?

brett25 · 03-04-12, 10:27 PM

very cool, cant wait

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Not me, but just of my home coast of Galway

lol, nice fish

Hitman · 03-05-12, 10:17 AM

Amazing again Manos

If I could make a suggestion, then a bit more "blue" in the water would be fine; now it looks a bit too much like "oil" to me, but that may be just my impression

DrJones · 03-05-12, 04:40 PM

Hey Manos,

mep3 was fantastic and great...but this beats everything...great work keep up your good work my friend.

Best Regards

DrJones

Tigershark624 · 03-05-12, 05:22 PM

I can't wait for this mod. I'm using MEP 3 now, and recently whilst patrolling off the western end of the Channel in heavy rain my watch crew reported a ship sighted at medium range. It turned out to be an ASW trawler, and all I could think of was that radio message received by UA in Das Boot - "Surprised by destroyer coming out of rain squall - 7 hours depth charge pursuit." In other words, amazing work.

Yamato_NF · 03-05-12, 05:56 PM

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-!-!-!-!-!-! you have my praise!

Yamato_NF

Hans Witteman · 03-05-12, 10:05 PM

Hi mate,

Great work as usual the stormy weather is particularly impressive and the sunset

Best regards Hans

Volk2 · 03-06-12, 04:51 AM

Interesting work! I hope it will not be oversaturated, like the old MEP environment - I've tried it, but went back to OLC environment. Please don't make candy graphics, make it harsh!

urfisch · 03-06-12, 05:45 AM

thanks for the new stuff!

03-04-12, 11:15 AM	#1
makman94 Hellas Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 7	M.E.P v4 - PreView Pics thanks to H.Sie's vampire night fix i decided to rework my enviro as critical corrections to scene.dat where needed . at this new version almost everything is new....from 3d models,bump maps,reflection maps,colors,clouds but most important from all are the reworked enviro lights-fogs colors and distances for making the H.Sie's vampire fix working absolutely smoothly. the enviro is still at wip stage (some tiny details are left to be done) Some pics : __________________ Knowledge is the only thing that nobody can ever take from you... Mediafire page:http://www.mediafire.com/folder/da50.../Makman94_Mods

03-04-12, 12:43 PM	#3
jaxa The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,501 Downloads: 418 Uploads: 0	Great news, makman94 I like your environmental pack very much, imho it's the best set for SH3. What's estimated release time? PS. Could you upload more screenshots of good weather? Am I wrong or is water darker than in MEPv3? __________________ SHIII + GWX 3 Gold + V16B1 hardcode fixes + SH3Commander SHIV + OM + OMEGU SHV + WoS

03-04-12, 01:16 PM	#4
Trefoil Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Wales (UK) Posts: 104 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the preview pics -very nice. I'm a happy user of your Widescreen MaGui mod & am looking forward to trying out your new M.E.P. version. I was following the original ' VampireNightVision Bugfix' thread & noted h.sie's comments that he thought the fix 'looks very good in environments that use very dark nights', because of ships moving through the fog curtain & seeming to appear out of the dark, as they come into visible range. I was wondering if the nights in your new M.E.P version will be any darker than M.E.P. v3. I appreciate the difficulty in striking the right balance between realism/immersion and playability in these matters. __________________ Fear is the mind-killer.

03-04-12, 03:01 PM	#7
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	this looks great, really really great, but... how often, actually, do you see reflections of boats in the water when viewed from a distance, in conditions other than a glassy calm? the two images where there are no reflections seem to me more convincing than the images where there are reflections what do you think? how would this image look, for example, without reflections? __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

03-05-12, 10:17 AM	#9
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Amazing again Manos If I could make a suggestion, then a bit more "blue" in the water would be fine; now it looks a bit too much like "oil" to me, but that may be just my impression __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

03-04-12, 01:16 PM	#5
reaper7 sim2reality Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AM 82 Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 30	These are the closest environment I've seen yet to match what I see around the Atlantic Waters of the coast of Ireland Looking Great Not me, but just of my home coast of Galway

03-04-12, 01:39 PM	#6
Victor Schutze Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Drowning in mods soup Posts: 327 Downloads: 466 Uploads: 0	Thank you makman! I am already using your M.E.P v3 along with GWX and hsie's V16A3 and Stiebler's addon for new grid orders. I am in port now. I'll wait for your M.E.P v4 before I go on the next patrol.

03-05-12, 04:40 PM	#10
DrJones Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany, 50 Kilometers away from Kiel Posts: 576 Downloads: 343 Uploads: 0	Really amazing.. Hey Manos, mep3 was fantastic and great...but this beats everything...great work keep up your good work my friend. Best Regards DrJones

03-05-12, 05:22 PM	#11
Tigershark624 A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 76 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I can't wait for this mod. I'm using MEP 3 now, and recently whilst patrolling off the western end of the Channel in heavy rain my watch crew reported a ship sighted at medium range. It turned out to be an ASW trawler, and all I could think of was that radio message received by UA in Das Boot - "Surprised by destroyer coming out of rain squall - 7 hours depth charge pursuit." In other words, amazing work.

03-05-12, 05:56 PM	#12
Yamato_NF King of the Ocean Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan, United States Posts: 337 Downloads: 621 Uploads: 0	AMAZING! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-!-!-!-!-!-! you have my praise! Yamato_NF __________________ Proud owner of SH3/4/5 Proud owner of the DCS series "He who controls the seas controls the world."

03-05-12, 10:05 PM	#13
Hans Witteman Kaleun of U-3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: somewhere in 1939 Posts: 1,816 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 0	Hi mate, Great work as usual the stormy weather is particularly impressive and the sunset Best regards Hans __________________

03-06-12, 04:51 AM	#14
Volk2 Medic Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 160 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Interesting work! I hope it will not be oversaturated, like the old MEP environment - I've tried it, but went back to OLC environment. Please don't make candy graphics, make it harsh! __________________

03-06-12, 05:45 AM	#15
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	thanks for the new stuff! __________________