Reflect nodes in GR2

[Targor Avelany]

Good day all,

While working with uboat gr2s, seeing an interestin node: Reflect.

My question is: what does it do? I don't see anything attached to it, nothing in .sim/.zon/.val files seems to have any controllers on it - so what is its purpose?

Any idea?

[gap]

Have you tried merging the Fx file in Goblin?

[Targor Avelany]

I actually found one controller that attached to that in .sim: WaterReflections...

and that is the only one.

But what do the WaterReflections do? Can't seem to actually find the use for it exactly

[gap]

Originally Posted by Targor Avelany

I actually found one controller that attached to that in .sim: WaterReflections...

and that is the only one.

But what do the WaterReflections do? Can't seem to actually find the use for it exactly

I think what it says. If I remember correctly caustics controller is located in the sim file and it is also previewed in Goblin. Try removing the discussed node/controller and see if anything changes in the rendered preview

[Targor Avelany]

Originally Posted by gap

I think what it says. If I remember correctly caustics controller is located in the sim file and it is also previewed in Goblin. Try removing the discussed node/controller and see if anything changes in the rendered preview

Did. The caustic creates the visual water reflection/stains on the hull/deck. It also on the main hull node, not on reflection one.

Removing WaterReflections controlled: can't seem to find what exactly changes.

[gap]

Originally Posted by Targor Avelany

Did. The caustic creates the visual water reflection/stains on the hull/deck. It also on the main hull node, not on reflection one.

Removing WaterReflections controlled: can't seem to find what exactly changes.

Is there a similar controller in the AI surface units? Maybe it is the same controller making ships detectable at long range from their reflection on water surface

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Targor Avelany

Good day all,

While working with uboat gr2s, seeing an interestin node: Reflect.

My question is: what does it do? I don't see anything attached to it, nothing in .sim/.zon/.val files seems to have any controllers on it - so what is its purpose?

Any idea?

It does the ship reflections on the water. It will have a mesh attached to it (usually a low-res version). I changed those to the actual mesh of the item in SH3 to have better reflections.

[Targor Avelany]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

It does the ship reflections on the water. It will have a mesh attached to it (usually a low-res version). I changed those to the actual mesh of the item in SH3 to have better reflections.

Hmm. I might try that as well to see if it will be a much more painfull load on the system running the game in case of SH5. If not - it will allow me to eliminate this mesh out of gr2 and just re-assign the water reflections to the actual mesh instead.