[DEMO] Underwater submarine bubbles enhancement

[kapitan_zur_see]

DEMO Released for balao class
(see below)

Hi mates

I'm currently working on some mod to enhance the bubbles effect you see on your submarine while underwater. I just post some screenshots and a video trailer now in order to read your opinion. Only the Balao has been completed as for now but everything will be released pretty soon. I might also consider choosing approx 10 persons to beta-test it so they can give their opinion how they like it while in-game because, as you will not figure out on screenies, there's also a new animation for bubbles (i.e some moves faster to the surface while some moves slower).

Here are some before-after screenshots...

BEFORE



AFTER




VIDEO TRAILER (Xvid 20mb, Alpha version prior to DEMO)

DEMO
Having quite finished the Balao class submarine, i decided to release it as a demo , so everyone get a taste of this mod.
You'll get the same as what you see on screenshots, however, no less than 17 new bubbles emitters had been added since. Burst of bubbles will occasionaly flow out of limber holes along the sub etc.

Download DEMO balao class
Mirror (rapidshare)

Please tell me what you think
See ya!

...Progress so far....

Balao............
Sargo............

Gato.............
S42/S18 .......
Porpoise .......
Salmon .........
Tambor .........
Gar ...............


Beta-testers: (ask for it, i'd also like to have some people using slower GFX cards to find out about FPS issues)
1. AVGWarhawk
2. Leovampire
3. Mgbmike
4. Kriller2
5. Foofighters
6. rcjonessnp175
7. Jean74
8.
9.
10.

thanks for their feedbacks
Allready big thanks to Leo for his will to share his experience

[Vorkapitan]

kapitan_zur_see,

Very, very nice indeed.

Looks very realistic.


Maybe some day you could get oil bubbles to come up when heavy damage occurs?

Keep up the great work.

[kapitan_zur_see]

Originally Posted by Vorkapitän

kapitan_zur_see,

Very, very nice indeed.

Looks very realistick.


Maybe some day you could get oil bubbles to com up when heavy damage occurs?

Keep up the great work.

Thanks i'll take a look at it

[jean74]

Hi,

A very good work ! very realistic ! The random bubble generation add more realism than in the previous version.

A really great graphic Mod.

Thanks for your Job,

Jean

[leovampire]

Originally Posted by Vorkapitän

kapitan_zur_see,

Very, very nice indeed.

Looks very realistic.


Maybe some day you could get oil bubbles to come up when heavy damage occurs?

Keep up the great work.

Now that there is actualy oil in the game we got the oil to come out of the sub with under water damage.

[kapitan_zur_see]

Originally Posted by leovampire

Now that there is actualy oil in the game we got the oil to come out of the sub with under water damage.

Nice to hear that i wonder why this ROW thing drops my FPS so much while underwater... gotta have to fix that for sure!

[rcjonessnp175]

Awesome these bubbles are out of this world!!! what a great addition this will be to Row, and leo are u serious about the oil coming from the sub if so Yesssss.
As far as testing goes no problems here, still running like a dream for me.

[leovampire]

Originally Posted by kapitan_zur_see

Nice to hear that i wonder why this ROW thing drops my FPS so much while underwater... gotta have to fix that for sure!

As we speak that is being looked at and worked on!

But in the picture post thread someone added a pic that shows the oil leaking from the sub. Or was it in the video's one guys made. Anyways it is there.

this video shows it during the depth charge attack



Sorry didn't want to hyjack your thread but it was the only way to show the sub's with the oil bubbles after and attack.

[kapitan_zur_see]

Originally Posted by leovampire

Sorry didn't want to hyjack your thread but it was the only way to show the sub's with the oil bubbles after and attack.

no problem

[leovampire]

So if you do this to the rest of the sub's it should be a good mod to release.

Nice work on this kapitan_zur_see

[kriller2]

Originally Posted by leovampire

Now that there is actualy oil in the game we got the oil to come out of the sub with under water damage.

This sounds great! and adds even more emmersion to the underwater scenes.

@Kapitan: I made the bubbles for ROW when the ships sinks, maybe you can see if your new method with nodes can be applied to the sinking effect allso ? - later offcause, I know you are busy right now

[kapitan_zur_see]

Originally Posted by kriller2

@Kapitan: I made the bubbles for ROW when the ships sinks, maybe you can see if your new method with nodes can be applied to the sinking effect allso ? - later offcause, I know you are busy right now

Indeed, i might take a look later on
Problem is, for whatever strange reason, i cannot use ROW at present because i get major fps drop when cam is underwater (only there, about 5-6 fps instead of 17-22)
So when we'll fix that, why not!

[kriller2]

Originally Posted by kapitan_zur_see

Indeed, i might take a look later on
Problem is, for whatever strange reason, i cannot use ROW at present because i get major fps drop when cam is underwater (only there, about 5-6 fps instead of 17-22)
So when we'll fix that, why not!

Cool , I think it's because I made some better textures for the water effects, maybe I can send you some in a lower resoution to see if that solves the problem with low FPS underwater.

[leovampire]

I guess I have to do that for the next mod!

Thanks for the idea.

But looking forward to the finished project and product.

[kriller2]

check your PM, I hope it helps?