[REL] New plants for northern waters

Zuyax · 05-09-07, 08:58 AM

Hi Guys.

CaptainCox's smaller plant mod got me thinking and so I made some new plant textures for my own amusement. While Kelp isn't usually found in the South Pacific, if you are patrolling the waters north of Japan then maybe these could be of use.

Well I figured I should offer to share them so if anyone is interested you can find them here.... http://www.spitfire-digital.com/SH4/Kelp_Forests_1.zip

*update*

I added an optional texture set that reduces the plants to 50% in height and helps compensate for the sparseness which is a side-effect of the reduction in height.

The new file which incudes both versions is here
http://www.spitfire-digital.com/SH4/...orests_1_1.zip

Large ..

smaller..

Jan

kakemann · 05-09-07, 09:15 AM

Woow! These look nice!

Mush Martin · 05-09-07, 09:21 AM

Nice touch

shad43 · 05-09-07, 09:28 AM

Hey skipper...nice work

AVGWarhawk · 05-09-07, 09:43 AM

Those look nice! Why do I feel like I should drop my fishing line in those grasses to see what I can catch?

Kaleun Suhren · 05-09-07, 11:38 AM

Hey, the new plants look very nice, thank's

t0maz · 05-09-07, 11:58 AM

Next step - adding fishes to SH4

:rotfl:

Nice work mate

BBury · 05-09-07, 12:03 PM

...cool...

CaptainCox · 05-09-07, 12:20 PM

Very NICE! gonna get me some new plants NOW!

Der Graf Von Rudklide · 05-09-07, 02:04 PM

Great work - Thanx

MaxT.dk · 05-09-07, 03:54 PM

Are those plants as big/high as the default ones?

CaptainCox · 05-09-07, 03:57 PM

I took a look at the .dds and yes, i think they are. Tried to resize them but don't look as nice then actually, and Kelp gets freaking big, that's a fact.

Quote:

"luetkeana grow as fast as half a metre a day, ultimately reaching 30 to 50 m"

And mind you, there are 30 different main species of kelp

akdavis · 05-09-07, 10:01 PM

...but they only grow along the shoreline.

05-10-07, 12:09 AM

They can grow at up to nearly 300 feet of water, which is good enough that most of the areas where you can see the kelp are areas it could grow in, depth wise.

shad43 · 05-10-07, 02:37 AM

I can just see the skipper ordering a crewman overboard to clean the kelp outta the bowplanes..."but skipper what about sharks"

05-09-07, 08:58 AM	#1
Zuyax Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Too far from where I want to be... Posts: 6 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	[REL] New plants for northern waters Hi Guys. CaptainCox's smaller plant mod got me thinking and so I made some new plant textures for my own amusement. While Kelp isn't usually found in the South Pacific, if you are patrolling the waters north of Japan then maybe these could be of use. Well I figured I should offer to share them so if anyone is interested you can find them here.... http://www.spitfire-digital.com/SH4/Kelp_Forests_1.zip update I added an optional texture set that reduces the plants to 50% in height and helps compensate for the sparseness which is a side-effect of the reduction in height. The new file which incudes both versions is here http://www.spitfire-digital.com/SH4/...orests_1_1.zip Large .. smaller.. Jan Last edited by Zuyax; 05-10-07 at 04:49 AM.

05-09-07, 09:15 AM	#2
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Woow! These look nice! __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

05-09-07, 09:21 AM	#3
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Nice touch __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

05-09-07, 09:43 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Those look nice! Why do I feel like I should drop my fishing line in those grasses to see what I can catch? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-09-07, 11:38 AM	#6
Kaleun Suhren Watch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 16 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hey, the new plants look very nice, thank's __________________ U 564 Dreimal Schwarzer Kater

05-09-07, 09:28 AM	#4
shad43 Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: six feet under Posts: 301 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Hey skipper...nice work

05-09-07, 11:58 AM	#7
t0maz Ensign Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 231 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Next step - adding fishes to SH4 :rotfl: Nice work mate

05-09-07, 12:03 PM	#8
BBury Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 118 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	...cool...

05-09-07, 12:20 PM	#9
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Very NICE! gonna get me some new plants NOW! __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

05-09-07, 02:04 PM	#10
Der Graf Von Rudklide Watch Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 28 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Yup Great work - Thanx __________________ Ive played them all ever since my first Commandore C64 -

05-09-07, 03:54 PM	#11
MaxT.dk Rough night at Langtrees brothel Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 480 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are those plants as big/high as the default ones? __________________ http://maxt.dk/archives/2007/03/22/s...nter-4-cheats/ Get KillerSub MOD and bring the Hell back to Earth! The FUN way to play SH4! Now with Rail Guns!

05-09-07, 10:01 PM	#13
akdavis Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 597 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	...but they only grow along the shoreline. __________________ -AKD

05-10-07, 12:09 AM	#14
Mechman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	They can grow at up to nearly 300 feet of water, which is good enough that most of the areas where you can see the kelp are areas it could grow in, depth wise.

05-10-07, 02:37 AM	#15
shad43 Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: six feet under Posts: 301 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I can just see the skipper ordering a crewman overboard to clean the kelp outta the bowplanes..."but skipper what about sharks"