[TEC] Underwater effects

SteelViking · 07-21-10, 02:24 PM

Recently, I have been messing around with the underwater effects. I have found some interesting stuff. For instance, I was able to increase the time that bubbles coming from the sub last(so that they actually rise a good way, not just go a meter or less and disappear). I also found the controllers for caustics on underwater objects like rocks, but I have been unable to find the controller for the caustics on the sea floor. I was able to adjust the controller for the rocks to make the caustics look much more realistic and I would like to do the same for the sea floor.

If anybody knows what file controls the caustics for the sea floor, or if anyone would like to try and find it I would greatly appreciate the help.

Capt Jack Harkness · 07-21-10, 03:11 PM

Can't help there but I have a related question: Can you get rid of the wavy, rippled underwater camera effect? It always bugs me when games throw in an effect like that for eye candy; just throw on some goggles and stick your head in a swimming pool, the view doesn't ripple!

SteelViking · 07-21-10, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack Harkness

Can't help there but I have a related question: Can you get rid of the wavy, rippled underwater camera effect? It always bugs me when games throw in an effect like that for eye candy; just throw on some goggles and stick your head in a swimming pool, the view doesn't ripple!

Ahh, you don't like that.....but it's so pretty

Just kidding, it is unrealistic.

Actually, I think I have seen a controller for that effect while I was looking for the sea floor caustics. Let me check back through some files, it would probably be as simple as just deleting the controller for it.

Capt Jack Harkness · 07-21-10, 03:30 PM

Cool; I remember the RFB guys deleting it in SH4 (or maybe it was one of the environment mods...

) and it made quite a difference to me, that and dropping the underwater visibility to a hundred meters or so (which seems oddly difficult to do in SH5).

SteelViking · 07-21-10, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack Harkness

Cool; I remember the RFB guys deleting it in SH4 (or maybe it was one of the environment mods...

) and it made quite a difference to me, that and dropping the underwater visibility to a hundred meters or so (which seems oddly difficult to do in SH5).

As part of my work under water, I have made a new color filter as I did not think that Atlantic Water 1.1 was dark enough. As a result, your visibility is reduced a pretty good deal, still not as much as I would like, but better.

Nisgeis · 07-21-10, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

Actually, I think I have seen a controller for that effect while I was looking for the sea floor caustics. Let me check back through some files, it would probably be as simple as just deleting the controller for it.

If it follows along from SH4, then it'll be a pixel shader effect instead of a controller, but if there's a controller for it, great.

SteelViking · 07-21-10, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

If it follows along from SH4, then it'll be a pixel shader effect instead of a controller, but if there's a controller for it, great.

Actually, I am starting to think that I saw it in an .fx file from the shader folder. But now I can't figure out for the life of me what file I merged it with to actually get to it in Goblin. What I really need to do is start getting more sleep so I don't forget stuff like this

Found a problem with making any changes to the particle generators on the sub though. TDW's exhaust mod already makes changes to the .fx files for all the subs. So, if I do anything with the bubbles, it would not be compatible with his mod

.

reaper7 · 07-21-10, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

Found a problem with making any changes to the particle generators on the sub though. TDW's exhaust mod already makes changes to the .fx files for all the subs. So, if I do anything with the bubbles, it would not be compatible with his mod

.

Thats a shame, longer lasting bubbles would be nice.

Any chance TDW would allow you to use his .fx files as a base for your changes

.

07-21-10, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

Actually, I am starting to think that I saw it in an .fx file from the shader folder. But now I can't figure out for the life of me what file I merged it with to actually get to it in Goblin. What I really need to do is start getting more sleep so I don't forget stuff like this

Found a problem with making any changes to the particle generators on the sub though. TDW's exhaust mod already makes changes to the .fx files for all the subs. So, if I do anything with the bubbles, it would not be compatible with his mod

.

You mod his .FX file and your good to go.
If there is a problem doing this?
You create your fixes and create a patch file release.
A patch file release will only add information to an existing file.
There by walking around Copyright as you did not distribute
the base files.
The user is now responseable for the Copyright crap as they would be altering the files.
Not you.

07-21-10, 02:24 PM	#1
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	[TEC] Underwater effects Recently, I have been messing around with the underwater effects. I have found some interesting stuff. For instance, I was able to increase the time that bubbles coming from the sub last(so that they actually rise a good way, not just go a meter or less and disappear). I also found the controllers for caustics on underwater objects like rocks, but I have been unable to find the controller for the caustics on the sea floor. I was able to adjust the controller for the rocks to make the caustics look much more realistic and I would like to do the same for the sea floor. If anybody knows what file controls the caustics for the sea floor, or if anyone would like to try and find it I would greatly appreciate the help. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

07-21-10, 03:11 PM	#2
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Can't help there but I have a related question: Can you get rid of the wavy, rippled underwater camera effect? It always bugs me when games throw in an effect like that for eye candy; just throw on some goggles and stick your head in a swimming pool, the view doesn't ripple!

07-21-10, 03:30 PM	#4
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Cool; I remember the RFB guys deleting it in SH4 (or maybe it was one of the environment mods... ) and it made quite a difference to me, that and dropping the underwater visibility to a hundred meters or so (which seems oddly difficult to do in SH5).