Camera trick! (Shift+F2 on external views)

[CCIP]

An undocumented feature in SHIV - the Shift+F2 external camera works in external views!

While it's impossible to use it to 'walk' the sub's deck, because it's moving (so your camera will be far behind), it is possible to use it to explore the deck on pause - and what's more, possible to explore the decks of other vessels as well!

[Cakewalk]

SH3 had a similar feature... only worked in the control room, to my knowledge though.

[CCIP]

Yep, I'm one of the known abusers of that feature in SHIII - but was surprised to see it in external views here too!

[Cakewalk]

This definitly opens up alot of great screenshot possibilities, very nice find.

[P_Funk]

Originally Posted by CCIP

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

[flintlock]

Originally Posted by P_Funk

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

That sailor is a trendsetter, thus historically accurate.

[rascal101]

Now just a god dam minute, these screenshots are nothing like I get on my rig, these are clear and crisp and in a word beautiful -

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

Originally Posted by P_Funk

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

[DragonRR1]

Originally Posted by rascal101

Now just a god dam minute, these screenshots are nothing like I get on my rig, these are clear and crisp and in a word beautiful -

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

The screenshots are at 800x600 so CCIP is avoiding the resolution issue. If you want to see the same, try running the game at 1024x768, or if you can, 800x600 and in a window. You should see the same thing.

[Dowly]

THANK YOU! This was something I was requesting as a mod! Yeehaa!! You´re the man!

[ryuzu]

Originally Posted by rascal101

Now just a god dam minute, these screenshots are nothing like I get on my rig, these are clear and crisp and in a word beautiful -

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

In additon to the lowered resolution of those screenies - you can turn off Environmental Effects which gets rid of the fogging and also Post Processing which tones down the colours a bit.

r.

[John Channing]

But be careful. If you hit Shift-F2 in the Nav Map screen you will get a CTD.

This has been reported.

JC

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by John Channing

But be careful. If you hit Shift-F2 in the Nav Map screen you will get a CTD.

This has been reported.

JC

Thanks for the info!

[MONOLITH]

Originally Posted by rascal101

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

Just to make sure, rascal might be talking about the mipmapping issue, judging from that description.

If you have mipmapping off in your driver settings, the screen gets all blurry like someone rubbed butter on your monitor.

If you have that, crank up the mipmapping. That fixes it.

[BlackSpot]

I'm rununing the game at 1600x1200 no AA etc. It still works.
Edit: Sorry my bad - hadn't tried EXTRNAL views

[Reaves]

You can't use it in the conning tower anymore either.


Sucks.

Still, i'm very happy with the patch. AA and AF make my game look awesome.