Really environmental 4.0 MOD for 1.5-Addon

[TheBlobThing]

Here's a request then: W_Clear I'd love a version of your mod with less fog. I Think visibility is a bit too low even in light fog. Any way you could do this? I don't have a clue when it comes to modding.

[Paajtor]

Originally Posted by Canonicus

To solve this problem simply remove the shafts.dds file, (found in the Misc folder), from the environmental 4.0 mod folder prior to installing it.

This will clear up the night sky and you will still get underwater lightshafts.

Cheers!

Thx...will try that, if I get the issue too.

[kapitan_zur_see]

Looks bloody brilliant!!

BTW, since he worked on fog, is the volumetric fog still an akwardly FPS killer?

[Old Dog]

Thank you W Clear,

Your work adds a great deal to this game.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by kapitan_zur_see

Looks bloody brilliant!!

BTW, since he worked on fog, is the volumetric fog still an akwardly FPS killer?

Yes it is a FPS killer but, with it off you still get some fog effect with limited sight. Not bad really IMO.

[W_clear]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyBravo

I like this mod very much, thank you w_clear for your efforts.

One thing I've noticed though is that if I have Lightshafts selected in the graphics options I get a 'Northern Lights' type effect with the sky at night:

If meet such a question, please change:

SH4/Data/Shardes/Lightshafts/LightShaftsPS.fx

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#include <data/Shaders/LightShafts/common.inc>
float4 main( PS_IN In ) : COLOR
{
// -----------------------------------
float4 rayColor=float4(0.8,0.9,1,1);
float scale=0.1;
float opacity=0.004;
// -----------------------------------



TO


#include <data/Shaders/LightShafts/common.inc>
float4 main( PS_IN In ) : COLOR
{
// -----------------------------------
float4 rayColor=float4(0.8,0.9,1,1);
float scale=0.1;
float opacity=0.001;
// -----------------------------------

[AVGWarhawk]

Well W_clear, I ran this mod through all the weather. Rain and limited visablity looks good and realistic as it can be. I cruised through 10 meter wind with mist and haze that limited visiblity as well. Looks good to me and I like it. I cruised through calm seas and clear skies. Visibilty was great. I could see for miles. Hunting very easily. Looks and feels realistic to me. Then I sludged through 15 meter winds with fog and rain. I blew cookies all over the bridge from the swells. I was wet to my very core and the fog/mist just made hunting miserable. Good job I think you have covered what we might see concerning clear days, fog/mist, rain and extremely violent seas. Looking at your work and from what I experienced spending days watching weather off the beaches, this is on the money concerning haze/mist in the early morning then burning off as the sun rises and gets hotter. It reminded me very much of the weather by the sea.

However, I think 15 meter winds need to be reduced. The reason is, the submarine only moves very little up and down but really stays stationary on your screen. The sea around the sub moves thus giving the effect of a submarine moving threw the water. This is how the graphics engine renders movement. 15 meter winds are too much as the sea around the sub is just hills and mountains of water. As a result, I get the flying sub effect. Reduced troughs between waves with 10-12 meter winds helps reduce the flying submarine issue.

[Ducimus]

The reason is, the submarine only moves very little up and down but really stays stationary on your screen. The sea around the sub moves thus giving the effect of a submarine moving threw the water. This is how the graphics engine renders movement.

I found the first applet on at this URL:
http://id.mind.net/%7Ezona/mstm/phys...d1/wave3d1.htm

The best example of how waves are in SH4.

The sub.. resides on the blue square or plane. Thats the "rail".

[Charlie901]

Originally Posted by Canonicus

To solve this problem simply remove the shafts.dds file, (found in the Misc folder), from the environmental 4.0 mod folder prior to installing it.

This will clear up the night sky and you will still get underwater lightshafts.

Cheers!

Nope, it totally removes light shafts underwater if I do this. Just like disabling from the graphics menu.

[Overboard]

Will this work with 1.4 or only 1.5? And if it will not work with 1.4 than are you planning a 1.4 version? Thanks.

[W_clear]

Originally Posted by Overboard

Will this work with 1.4 or only 1.5? And if it will not work with 1.4 than are you planning a 1.4 version? Thanks.

I think this MOD can work to 1.4.

[Overboard]

Originally Posted by W_clear

I think this MOD can work to 1.4.

Thank you for your fast reply.

[W_clear]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Well W_clear, I ran this mod through all the weather. Rain and .................................phics engine renders movement. 15 meter winds are too much as the sea around the sub is just hills and mountains of water. As a result, I get the flying sub effect. Reduced troughs between waves with 10-12 meter winds helps reduce the flying submarine issue.

Here you are."Smaller wave of wind speed of 15 meters ",Hope you like it.

Download llink:
http://files.filefront.com/Smoll+wav.../fileinfo.html

[THE_MASK]

Try compressing it again and re upload it . unexpected end of archive . Cheers .

[Canonicus]

Originally Posted by Charlie901

Nope, it totally removes light shafts underwater if I do this. Just like disabling from the graphics menu.

Well , in my experience,I still had underwater lightshafts when I removed the shafts.dds from the mod prior to install.
It seems to me that the only result would be that the stock shafts.dds file would be used, instead of the one provided in the mod.

Of course, if you removed shafts.dds from the SH4 Data file, you would'nt get any lightshafts at all, as you say.