[TEC] Engine time/depth rendering

miner1436 · 11-01-09, 08:41 PM

Ever notice how in deep water when you sink a ship it disappears after about 500 meters or so? Or how a ship disappears after a while in shallow water? Or how your sub gets deleted after sinking more than 500m?

I was wondering if anyone knew where to find the files containing this data? Is it hardcoded?

thanks:Miner

Hitman · 11-02-09, 07:54 AM

IIRC this is hardcoded behaviour to prevent the game memory from having to still keep track of a unit considered eliminated from the game

ETR3(SS) · 11-02-09, 08:17 AM

I've noticed this as well and I think Hitman is correct. Now the real question is, if a sunken ship or your boat exceeds 500m, why make the ocean in game any deeper than that?

Rockin Robbins · 11-02-09, 12:49 PM

Are you sure it is any deeper than that? How would you tell? Play the spooky music here...

ETR3(SS) · 11-02-09, 02:38 PM

I took one of the nuke boats (can't remember which one anymore) for a test dive once. I watched the whole thing on the exterior cam, until *spooky music* it just disappeared!

There was no bottom in sight, so it's hard to tell how far down it goes.

11-02-09, 03:04 PM

where's rod sterling with the twilight zone music and speech when you need him

11-01-09, 08:41 PM	#1
miner1436 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 808 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 3	[TEC] Engine time/depth rendering Ever notice how in deep water when you sink a ship it disappears after about 500 meters or so? Or how a ship disappears after a while in shallow water? Or how your sub gets deleted after sinking more than 500m? I was wondering if anyone knew where to find the files containing this data? Is it hardcoded? thanks:Miner

11-02-09, 07:54 AM	#2
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	IIRC this is hardcoded behaviour to prevent the game memory from having to still keep track of a unit considered eliminated from the game __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

11-02-09, 08:17 AM	#3
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I've noticed this as well and I think Hitman is correct. Now the real question is, if a sunken ship or your boat exceeds 500m, why make the ocean in game any deeper than that? __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

11-02-09, 12:49 PM	#4
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Are you sure it is any deeper than that? How would you tell? Play the spooky music here... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

11-02-09, 02:38 PM	#5
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I took one of the nuke boats (can't remember which one anymore) for a test dive once. I watched the whole thing on the exterior cam, until spooky music it just disappeared! There was no bottom in sight, so it's hard to tell how far down it goes. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

11-02-09, 03:04 PM	#6
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	where's rod sterling with the twilight zone music and speech when you need him