[REL] Modern Hospital Ship (Wilhelm Gustloff)

[VonDos]

Hi everyone!
I'm glad to release a new unit: a ww2 modern design hospital ship based on german cruise ships "Wilhelm Gustloff" \ "Robert Ley":



This is a reworked version of original "Wilhelm Gustloff" by AOTD_MadMax (2007), reproportioned, with light effects, 3d details, 3d stairs and railings, reworked textures, correct number of lifeboats, new cranes, working searchlights, reworked .zon and .sil files...





This is not a 100% correct Wilhelm Gustloff model. This is intended to act as a generic modern ocean liner \ cruise ship (single funnel, 2 masts) converted to hospital ship during ww2. That's why i've added also 3d red crosses on ship's side and other details.

d\l link: http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...57409134244404

Best regards,
Vd

[Anvar1061]

[gap]

So nice! Thank you VonDos

[propbeanie]

Oooohhhh, pretty... lit up at night even. Very good

[Hebe Vollmaus]

Thank you!
Greetings.

[gap]

@ VonDos

Out of curiosity: why do you call your unit "generic"? As far as I can judge from a quick visual comparison with pictures of the real Wilhelm Gustloff, if not 100% accurate, your and AOTD_MadMax's model resembles the German hospital ship quite closely.

...and since you reward this unit as a 'generic modern ocean liner', why didn't you provide it with a generic war-grey texture together with the hospital ship texture?

[Anvar1061]

Originally Posted by gap

...and since you reward this unit as a 'generic modern ocean liner', why didn't you provide it with a generic war-grey texture together with the hospital ship texture?

Let me answer.
How do you imagine this ship in the neutral part and the opposite side of the AXIS?

[VonDos]

Originally Posted by gap

@ VonDos
Out of curiosity: why do you call your unit "generic"? As far as I can judge from a quick visual comparison with pictures of the real Wilhelm Gustloff, if not 100% accurate, your and AOTD_MadMax's model resembles the German hospital ship quite closely.

Originally Posted by Anvar1061

Let me answer.
How do you imagine this ship in the neutral part and the opposite side of the AXIS?

Well, if you assign a unit to "Red Cross" roster, this ship will be spawned in all hospital ship's route. Red Cross units will not serve as a Allied or Axis unit, so this can create a paradox like a soviet Wilhelm Gustloff, or a british one.

Originally Posted by gap

...and since you reward this unit as a 'generic modern ocean liner', why didn't you provide it with a generic war-grey texture together with the hospital ship texture?

Are you serious?
Do you know how much time will this require to me, for create a realistic troop transport\floating barrack unit with a semi historically accurate A\A with supports, a gray skin, to add rafts and extra lifeboats...




(Image taken from web, just a reference)

Just kidding. Not more than one hour using modular parts taken from previous units

Best regards,
Vd

[Anvar1061]

We will wait " Wilhelm Gustloff"

[VonDos]

Originally Posted by Anvar1061

We will wait " Wilhelm Gustloff"

Thank you!
While waiting, just a question for you.
Do you think this ship should be considered a "civil" unit (Type103=Troop Transport) or a military unit (Type13=Auxiliary Cruiser, or something different?)?

Best regards,
Vd

ps

Originally Posted by propbeanie

Oooohhhh, pretty... lit up at night even. Very good

Originally Posted by Hebe Vollmaus

Thank you!
Greetings.

Thank you so much!

[Anvar1061]

Originally Posted by VonDos

Thank you!
While waiting, just a question for you.
Do you think this ship should be considered a "civil" unit (Type103=Troop Transport) or a military unit (Type13=Auxiliary Cruiser, or something different?)?

It already is
NPKDF

 

"[UnitClass] ClassName=PKDF UnitType=103 AppearanceDate=19380101 DisappearanceDate=19470101 DisplayName=GE Wilhelm Gustloff [Unit 1] Name=Wilhelm Gustloff DOC=19330101 DOD=19450601 [Unit 2] Name=Robert Ley DOC=19330101 DOD=19450601"

[VonDos]

NPKDF Type103 as original, ok

Pre release poster:



Best regards,
Vd

[gap]

Originally Posted by Anvar1061

Let me answer.
How do you imagine this ship in the neutral part and the opposite side of the AXIS?

Originally Posted by VonDos

Well, if you assign a unit to "Red Cross" roster, this ship will be spawned in all hospital ship's route. Red Cross units will not serve as a Allied or Axis unit, so this can create a paradox like a soviet Wilhelm Gustloff, or a british one.

As a modern liner in the roster of some neutral or allied nation, MadMax's/VonDos work is nothing but a generic unit but, placed in the German roster, the hospital ship - and her barrack ship reincarnation - look to me a pretty convincing reproduction of the actual Wilhelm Gustloff.

Only a perfectionist like VonDos could remind us that his model is not 100% accurate. How many SH units are btw?

Originally Posted by Anvar1061

Are you serious?
Do you know how much time will this require to me, for create a realistic troop transport\floating barrack unit with a semi historically accurate A\A with supports, a gray skin, to add rafts and extra lifeboats...

Not more than one hour using modular parts taken from previous units

I was half-kidding but the last pictures you have posted here show me that, depite your irony, you took my speculations pretty seriously lol

[VonDos]

Originally Posted by gap

...
I was half-kidding but the last pictures you have posted here show me that, depite your irony, you took my speculations pretty seriously lol

Oh, yes!
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=242524
Thanks for the idea!
Best regards,
Vd

[gap]

Originally Posted by VonDos

Oh, yes!
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=242524
Thanks for the idea!
Best regards,
Vd

I saw it, and I just post quite a long reply on that thread