Silent Hunter 4 ,a game without shadows ?

tonschk · 03-08-08, 09:28 PM

Hi , It looks like this SH3 and SH4 are games without shadows , and of course this decrease the inmersion factor ,I have the game DIRT of Colin Mcrae ,and the shadows in DIRT generated with the cars are awesome , can you tell me please if exist a mod to add the shadows to this excellent SH4 game ? thank you very much

LukeFF · 03-08-08, 09:35 PM

???

Of course there are shadows in the game.

tonschk · 03-08-08, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeFF

???

Of course there are shadows in the game.

One side of the sub is darker , the other side of the sub is less dark but are no shadows ,I am pretty sure

the gun machine , periscope ,sailors etc etc , dont produce shadows

Lightning61 · 03-08-08, 11:04 PM

Has anyone actually enabled the dynamic shadows and noticed a difference?

tonschk · 03-09-08, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Lightning61

Has anyone actually enabled the dynamic shadows and noticed a difference?

I already enabled "dynamic shadows" but still the sailors ,gun machine, periscope etc etc dont project any shadow on the floor of the deck , each object and people in the SH4 game have the darker side and the clearer side but dont project any shadow on the deck of the ship, the ships dont project shadows on the water

Paajtor · 03-09-08, 07:30 AM

i think you're right.
In addition to the ingame-setting, I also enabled DynamicShadows (set it to =Yes) in C:\Documents and Settings\<yourusername>\My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\Main, AND in ...:\Program Files\Silent Hunter 4\Data\Cfg\Main.
Can't tell the difference, to be honest.

tonschk · 03-09-08, 10:05 AM

Actually there are reflection of explosions and reflection of smoke on the water , but not shadows

MONOLITH · 03-09-08, 10:15 AM

Certain games, like shooters with people standing on the ground, can definately look odd with no shadows on the ground.

But with sub stuff, it doesn't seem as noticeable. I've never even thought about them until this thread; and I still don't miss them.

AVGWarhawk · 03-09-08, 05:31 PM

If you look around the interior there are definitly shadows. Outside :hmm: , perhaps not.

rodan54 · 03-09-08, 06:04 PM

The OP is refering to 'Dynamic Shadows', which is not what SH4 has. SH4 uses occlusion maps that give a 'faked' sense of lighting and shadows. This is what you're seeing in the submarine interior, on ships, etc.

I do agree with Monolith though; their absense isn't as immersion killing as it would be say in BF2. However, after playing certain games (Crysis), it's hard to view any other existing games in the same way, graphically speaking.

tonschk · 03-10-08, 12:24 PM

It`s a pity , no shadows in this SH4 game

, other less realistic simulators like Battlestation Midway have shadows

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-10-08, 12:37 PM

SH4- a game without shadows
a game with a lot of reflections.

Galanti · 03-10-08, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tonschk

It`s a pity , no shadows in this SH4 game

, other less realistic simulators like Battlestation Midway have shadows

Yes, but without wakes it would seem.

Also, that shot of BM doesn't seem to have much in the way of lighting, reflections or specular mapping.

I'll take SH3's graphics and atmosphere over any other PTO game/sim out there - hands down. Like many other ppl, I never noticed the lack of shadows until you brought it up.

Paajtor · 03-11-08, 03:22 PM

With the changes I posted above, I was hoping to enable shadows for the watch-crew...about the only spot where I miss the effect.
Anything else doesn't matter that much, as I usually view it through a periscope lol.

-Pv- · 03-11-08, 05:00 PM

The reflections SH4 projects is good enough for me.
-Pv-

03-08-08, 09:28 PM	#1
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 4 ,a game without shadows ? Hi , It looks like this SH3 and SH4 are games without shadows , and of course this decrease the inmersion factor ,I have the game DIRT of Colin Mcrae ,and the shadows in DIRT generated with the cars are awesome , can you tell me please if exist a mod to add the shadows to this excellent SH4 game ? thank you very much __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity

03-08-08, 09:35 PM	#2
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	??? Of course there are shadows in the game. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

03-09-08, 07:30 AM	#6
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	i think you're right. In addition to the ingame-setting, I also enabled DynamicShadows (set it to =Yes) in C:\Documents and Settings\<yourusername>\My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\Main, AND in ...:\Program Files\Silent Hunter 4\Data\Cfg\Main. Can't tell the difference, to be honest. __________________

03-09-08, 10:05 AM	#7
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Actually there are reflection of explosions and reflection of smoke on the water , but not shadows __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity

03-09-08, 10:15 AM	#8
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Certain games, like shooters with people standing on the ground, can definately look odd with no shadows on the ground. But with sub stuff, it doesn't seem as noticeable. I've never even thought about them until this thread; and I still don't miss them. __________________

03-08-08, 11:04 PM	#4
Lightning61 Loader Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Has anyone actually enabled the dynamic shadows and noticed a difference?

03-09-08, 05:31 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If you look around the interior there are definitly shadows. Outside :hmm: , perhaps not. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-09-08, 06:04 PM	#10
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The OP is refering to 'Dynamic Shadows', which is not what SH4 has. SH4 uses occlusion maps that give a 'faked' sense of lighting and shadows. This is what you're seeing in the submarine interior, on ships, etc. I do agree with Monolith though; their absense isn't as immersion killing as it would be say in BF2. However, after playing certain games (Crysis), it's hard to view any other existing games in the same way, graphically speaking.

03-10-08, 12:24 PM	#11
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	It`s a pity , no shadows in this SH4 game , other less realistic simulators like Battlestation Midway have shadows __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity

03-10-08, 12:37 PM	#12
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	SH4- a game without shadows a game with a lot of reflections. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-11-08, 03:22 PM	#14
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	With the changes I posted above, I was hoping to enable shadows for the watch-crew...about the only spot where I miss the effect. Anything else doesn't matter that much, as I usually view it through a periscope lol. __________________

03-11-08, 05:00 PM	#15
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The reflections SH4 projects is good enough for me. -Pv-