Modding Harbours

larsen · 07-22-05, 12:54 AM

Hi,

I was wondering how difficult it was to mod the harbours appearance ? I've found some french harbour maps and although Lorient is very well modelled the other ones could be improved (specially Bordeaux and La Rochelle).

Thanks,

Christophe

gonzman · 07-22-05, 01:49 AM

Not quite sure whats the go with the harbours.

I get the feeling they didn't get so much priority because the player does spend so little time viewing them.

Navarre · 07-22-05, 02:32 AM

Ubisoft promised a harbour_tile kit for modders on their SH3 website and told that the community can build new harbours with 3DSMax or extend existing ones with it.

The problem is, Ubi makes no intention to release this kit and fullfill their promises.

larsen · 07-22-05, 02:56 AM

Well, I remember seeign screenshots of a mod where harbours had changed. Whatever this mod was, it certainly means you can do it...

Seeadler · 07-22-05, 07:47 AM

You can change the textures.

Changes on the 3D scene requires brain in your hand in combination with hex-editing

or the inhouse-toolkit from Ubisoft (which is not public) or the knowledge to write your own 3D data export/import toolkit for the harbour_tile.dat.

07-22-05, 12:54 AM	#1
larsen Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: France Posts: 46 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	Modding Harbours Hi, I was wondering how difficult it was to mod the harbours appearance ? I've found some french harbour maps and although Lorient is very well modelled the other ones could be improved (specially Bordeaux and La Rochelle). Thanks, Christophe

07-22-05, 01:49 AM	#2
gonzman Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 52 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not quite sure whats the go with the harbours. I get the feeling they didn't get so much priority because the player does spend so little time viewing them.

07-22-05, 02:32 AM	#3
Navarre Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 101 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft promised a harbour_tile kit for modders on their SH3 website and told that the community can build new harbours with 3DSMax or extend existing ones with it. The problem is, Ubi makes no intention to release this kit and fullfill their promises.

07-22-05, 02:56 AM	#4
larsen Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: France Posts: 46 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	Well, I remember seeign screenshots of a mod where harbours had changed. Whatever this mod was, it certainly means you can do it...

07-22-05, 07:47 AM	#5
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	You can change the textures. Changes on the 3D scene requires brain in your hand in combination with hex-editing or the inhouse-toolkit from Ubisoft (which is not public) or the knowledge to write your own 3D data export/import toolkit for the harbour_tile.dat.