[REQ] Tone heavy cruiser conversion

miner1436 · 04-30-08, 10:05 PM

Can someone convert the IJN Tone from SH3 to SH4? It was created off the Takao from SH4 so the damage model is there, all that needs to be converted are some textures and wakes.

Link:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=126068

GerritJ9 · 05-01-08, 02:41 AM

Strange that they used Takao for this- as Tater correctly pointed out when it was released, the Takaos had a very distinctive superstructure, unique to their class. It would have made more sense to use the Mogami for the conversion as this superstructure more closely resembles the Tone.

miner1436 · 05-01-08, 07:24 AM

The superstructure is heavily modified.

tater · 05-01-08, 09:03 AM

As I recall I DLed it and it didn't look like Tone at all to me.

Didn't it just add a turret? Modifying the superstructure wouldn't be enough, removing it would pretty much be required.

Screenie?

tater · 05-01-08, 09:33 AM

The only part of Takao that looks like Tone is the superimposed B turret.

Two stacks? Wrong (guess the aft one could be deleted easily though). Slab-sided bridge, which is definitive from most angles at long ranges? Not even close. Sorry, but Takao is a poor choice, IMO. The only other useful feature of Takao for this is the flush deck forward to try and to the ABCD turret arrangement.

Really, she looks a lot like the SH4 (late war) Mogami with the seaplane deck aft truncated past the TT mount aft aside from that. IMHO.

tater · 05-01-08, 09:55 AM

Sorry, I realized that that tone mod didn't change the rec manual (_sil.tga) fiel at all. I'm not on my SH4 machine (which is not hooked up right now), so I can't load it. I did a long time ago, though. Shoulda taken shots.

04-30-08, 10:05 PM	#1
miner1436 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 808 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 3	[REQ] Tone heavy cruiser conversion Can someone convert the IJN Tone from SH3 to SH4? It was created off the Takao from SH4 so the damage model is there, all that needs to be converted are some textures and wakes. Link:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=126068

05-01-08, 02:41 AM	#2
GerritJ9 Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 389 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 6	Strange that they used Takao for this- as Tater correctly pointed out when it was released, the Takaos had a very distinctive superstructure, unique to their class. It would have made more sense to use the Mogami for the conversion as this superstructure more closely resembles the Tone. __________________ Quamvis Patiens Acris My SH3/SH4 mods: http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/GerritJ9

05-01-08, 09:03 AM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	As I recall I DLed it and it didn't look like Tone at all to me. Didn't it just add a turret? Modifying the superstructure wouldn't be enough, removing it would pretty much be required. Screenie? Last edited by tater; 05-01-08 at 09:25 AM.

05-01-08, 07:24 AM	#3
miner1436 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 808 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 3	The superstructure is heavily modified.

05-01-08, 09:33 AM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	The only part of Takao that looks like Tone is the superimposed B turret. Two stacks? Wrong (guess the aft one could be deleted easily though). Slab-sided bridge, which is definitive from most angles at long ranges? Not even close. Sorry, but Takao is a poor choice, IMO. The only other useful feature of Takao for this is the flush deck forward to try and to the ABCD turret arrangement. Really, she looks a lot like the SH4 (late war) Mogami with the seaplane deck aft truncated past the TT mount aft aside from that. IMHO.

05-01-08, 09:55 AM	#6
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Sorry, I realized that that tone mod didn't change the rec manual (_sil.tga) fiel at all. I'm not on my SH4 machine (which is not hooked up right now), so I can't load it. I did a long time ago, though. Shoulda taken shots.