Mod idea for you - water surface not transparent

[Abd_von_Mumit]

As you probably know, there is a nVidia MMX cards bug. A bit of description from another thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...04246&page=2):

Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

It's known nVidia MMX card bug. I never see the water. I think it makes my game quite easier, cause I see ships sooner than others do, but there is nothing I could do about it. It's also the reason I hardly ever take any screenshots, as they look ugly and unrealistic. It also makes very difficult to see if a ship is sinking or not, cause you always see whole the siluette (spelling wrong, but I dn't know the proper).

But that has another very interesting side effect - as my computer doesn't have to render the water, it uses much, very much less of its CPU/RAM and is able to run the game. If I had a good card, I could not play the game, as then my computer would never run it. So if any of you has too weak machine, just buy nVidia MMX card and you'll finally get it.

PS Luckily when under water it's not transparent, it's only the surface that is invisible. So when I am submerged I can't see ****, and that is as it should be. Last patrol I experimented with water clarity and played once with '20' setting (very clear) and that's funny - at night while raising the scope I see the ship _better_ before its eye surfaces (the underwater ship part, of course) than over surface, if it's night. But I came back to '0' setting (water becomes like mud) so that it never tempts me to abuse this bug.

The idea is: Is that possible to make a mod that makes water surface not transparent for those who - like me - suffer from the MMX bug? I don't hope for seeing the waves and all this stuff, I would only like to not see whole the ships, but only the surfaced part of them...

I hope I made myself clear. The language is a barrier too often to express what I mean. :|

[Abd_von_Mumit]

BUMP (sorry, if bumping is not allowed).

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

BUMP (sorry, if bumping is not allowed).

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Bumping not allowed?????

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_archive1...ic.php?t=23738
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=92958
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

See you in a couple of weeks!

[jasonsagert]

Bumpity, bump, bump.

/sorry Sailor Steve, after reading those threads how couldn't I?

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Sorry, but I can't understand that (my English is too poor to catch some "between words" meanings). Could you explain? Does it means that you suppose it cannot be done or that noone will try?

[capt-jones]

have you tried installing some later drivers, or even the latest drivers from nvidia.com.you might get some better results,i run the latest drivers on a very old 4600ti it does push my graffix card too its maximum use

[bigboywooly]

Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

Sorry, but I can't understand that (my English is too poor to catch some "between words" meanings). Could you explain? Does it means that you suppose it cannot be done or that noone will try?

I think what Anvart is trying to say is its been tried before and the resuts werent good and not worth it
I think :rotfl:

As Anvart speaks Russian ( is Russian ? ) perhaps you two could speak in a language closer to both of you - as you are Polish

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Originally Posted by capt-jones

have you tried installing some later drivers, or even the latest drivers from nvidia.com.you might get some better results,i run the latest drivers on a very old 4600ti it does push my graffix card too its maximum use

No, its not drivers, it's the card itself that never wanted to work with the game properly, and in fact I DON'T WANT it to work well - then it would be impossible to me to play cause of too weak machine (as described above, in the first post).

The only thing I'd like to have is the flat, non moving and non transparent water surface.

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

As Anvart speaks Russian ( is Russian ? ) perhaps you two could speak in a language closer to both of you - as you are Polish

Oh, thanks. Though I got an A grade on Russian proficiency exam X-teen years ago, I haven't used it for ages now and I suppose my current terrible English is now much better than my once smooth Russian... Also I don't know the Russian computer technology terms, it'd be much easier for me to discuss Bulhakov... :rotfl: But thanks!