[WIP] Buoy reworked - Page 6

DivingDuck · 07-17-07, 03:03 PM

Moin,

got a lot of replies. Some say it´s okay, others say it should be this or that. Here´s what I´ve got so far. If you have any comment on the skins used, feel free to post.

All of them come in two versions. (steady light / flashing light) The big one on the right still needs some *.sim file adjustments. Ponitus´ buoy models (second row) are about 9m tall, from keel to tip. That´s pretty close to the measurements on the pic below.

Got this one over in the German UBI forum.

On the left you see the buoys alignment when returning to port after a 10 days leave. It´s close to how I left them.

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And remember that some buoys have a bell too..... ;-)

I know, I know.

Regards,
DD

bigboywooly · 07-17-07, 03:08 PM

Nice work DD

pontius · 07-17-07, 03:12 PM

NICE!!!

:p

And Thanks DD!

Alex · 07-17-07, 03:44 PM

Smashing job, as always, all look really pretty

... The biggest has a poly count a bit low, maybe, but looks good all the same.

mr chris · 07-17-07, 04:03 PM

Fantastic Work DD

dmlavan · 07-17-07, 04:24 PM

DD - Not to ask you to do more work, but are the flashing buoys flashing at the same periodicity? Navigational buoys have different flashing frequencies (ex: 3sec every 10 sec), and if a) these could have different periodicities, and b) someone added specific buoys into the game at specific spots including adding them to the various Port TGA's (so they appear on the map as a buoy w/ specific characteristics), they could be used for visual navigation. Just a thought... which sounds like maybe more work than it's worth...

WilhelmSchulz. · 07-17-07, 04:47 PM

Instead of the Yellow(ish) how about a color similer to that of what is USGC required for Lifejackets/belts?

Alex · 07-17-07, 04:57 PM

Also, the green one by Gary is a bit too green maybe (looks too clean :hmm: ), just change it to the same green as the one by Pontius.

WilhelmSchulz. · 07-17-07, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Also, the green one by Gary is a bit too green maybe (looks too clean :hmm: ), just change it to the same green as the one by Pontius.

Agreed.

Boris · 07-17-07, 05:09 PM

Remeber that the green is a very bright almost flourescent green, so that it can be seen. It is a nav buoy after all.

TarJak · 07-17-07, 05:11 PM

They should all have a bit of rust and slime on them as well. I've never seen a clean buoy that had been in the water for more than a week. I don't actually mind the different green's as long as there is a bit of weathering.

Alex · 07-17-07, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

They should all have a bit of rust and slime on them as well.

I agree.

@ Boris : this one is really clean, there's no rust.

WilhelmSchulz. · 07-17-07, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

They should all have a bit of rust and slime on them as well. I've never seen a clean buoy that had been in the water for more than a week.

Like this?

TarJak · 07-17-07, 05:44 PM

that's what I'm talking about!

Boris · 07-17-07, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

that's what I'm talking about!

sure, but they look pretty clean above the waterline

07-17-07, 03:08 PM	#77
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Nice work DD __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

07-17-07, 03:44 PM	#79
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Smashing job, as always, all look really pretty ... The biggest has a poly count a bit low, maybe, but looks good all the same. __________________

07-17-07, 04:03 PM	#80
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Fantastic Work DD __________________

07-17-07, 04:47 PM	#82
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Instead of the Yellow(ish) how about a color similer to that of what is USGC required for Lifejackets/belts? __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

07-17-07, 04:57 PM	#83
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Also, the green one by Gary is a bit too green maybe (looks too clean :hmm: ), just change it to the same green as the one by Pontius. __________________

07-17-07, 03:12 PM	#78
pontius Gunner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Flensburg - Germany Posts: 99 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	NICE!!! :p And Thanks DD!

07-17-07, 04:24 PM	#81
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	DD - Not to ask you to do more work, but are the flashing buoys flashing at the same periodicity? Navigational buoys have different flashing frequencies (ex: 3sec every 10 sec), and if a) these could have different periodicities, and b) someone added specific buoys into the game at specific spots including adding them to the various Port TGA's (so they appear on the map as a buoy w/ specific characteristics), they could be used for visual navigation. Just a thought... which sounds like maybe more work than it's worth...

07-17-07, 05:09 PM	#85
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Remeber that the green is a very bright almost flourescent green, so that it can be seen. It is a nav buoy after all.

07-17-07, 05:11 PM	#86
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	They should all have a bit of rust and slime on them as well. I've never seen a clean buoy that had been in the water for more than a week. I don't actually mind the different green's as long as there is a bit of weathering.

07-17-07, 05:44 PM	#89
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	that's what I'm talking about!