Pacific environment 4 RELEASED

[MC-Maxim]

Hello to everybody.

I`m new here. I have got SH 4 v1.4. Today I have installed mods to check them out. But the whole sea is much better without any mod. I tried with Real Environment and Pacific environment.

Here is a sample picture of stock SH4 :



And here is a picture using one of the mods :



I think something doesn`t work right. Please help.

Here is example with Real Environment, the problem is the same :/

Without :



With RE :



Where is the problem ?


Maxim

[billko]

Originally Posted by MC-Maxim

Hello to everybody.

I`m new here. I have got SH 4 v1.4. Today I have installed mods to check them out. But the whole sea is much better without any mod. I tried with Real Environment and Pacific environment.

Here is a sample picture of stock SH4 :



And here is a picture using one of the mods :



I think something doesn`t work right. Please help.

Here is example with Real Environment, the problem is the same :/

Without :



With RE :



Where is the problem ?


Maxim

Not sure what you're getting at. It looks right to me. Please explain in more detail because the more details you can give about your problem, the better we can help you.

Bill

[MC-Maxim]

Maybe I`m wrong, but the sea doesn`t look so realistic like in SH4 without any mod. I have got 1.5 version now and here is some samples :

Without mod :






Trigger Maru 1.7 :






Pacific Environment 4 :







The best graphic is in first example. Maybe my computer presents the graphic not correct ? The best option for me will be use TM without changes made to the sea reflections. Or maybe it`s a correct graphic, and I just prefer stock version.

Please tell me what do you think about it.

Maxim.

[billko]

Originally Posted by MC-Maxim

Maybe I`m wrong, but the sea doesn`t look so realistic like in SH4 without any mod. I have got 1.5 version now and here is some samples :

Without mod :






Trigger Maru 1.7 :






Pacific Environment 4 :







The best graphic is in first example. Maybe my computer presents the graphic not correct ? The best option for me will be use TM without changes made to the sea reflections. Or maybe it`s a correct graphic, and I just prefer stock version.

Please tell me what do you think about it.

Maxim.

Ahh, I understand what you are talking about now. "Realism" is such a subjective thing... But if you look at these pictures of the South Pacific:

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-ima...fic-ocean.html

You will see that the coloring is actually very realistic.

The coloring in the original would be more like what you find in temperate water like the West Coast of the united states, or colder waters like the Atlantic Ocean.

Also, I think the waves are more realistic in the mod, but that's very much a subjective opinion of mine.

I hope the pictures help!!!

Bill

[MC-Maxim]

Thanks for answer. Right, It looks like it should but I still prefer the oryginall veriosn

[billko]

Originally Posted by MC-Maxim

Thanks for answer. Right, It looks like it should but I still prefer the oryginall veriosn

Cool, we've established that it was working right at least. Now you can take comfort in the fact that your choice was made with the mod working as it should.

Bill

[Syxx_Killer]

I'm late to the party (as always ). I downloaded PE4 yesterday and saw the special effects for TMO 1.52 folder. Will that be ok with TMO 1.7 or will it conflict with it?

Edit:

I am an idiot! I just now realized that I wanted to post in the Real Environments thread and not this one. Guess I should surface the boat more often, huh?

[SubV]

Originally Posted by MC-Maxim

Maybe I`m wrong, but the sea doesn`t look so realistic like in SH4 without any mod.

I completely agree with you on that. Both RE and PE introduce absolutely unrealistic, wrong view on pacific environment.

Some non-enhanced photos of Ford Island, Hawaii:

[Munchausen]

Originally Posted by SubV

Some non-enhanced photos of Ford Island, Hawaii....

Whether you're pro or con the royal blue ocean of almost all environmental mods, photos are seldom "non-enhanced." Most 35mm cameras use UV or similar filters in front of the lense to cut down on glare ... and 35mm film is color-correcred for certain temperatures of light. Digital cameras usually have coated lenses that alter color and offer menu options for color adjustments to differing light sources.

[Raven08]

It's all preference. There is no 'right or wrong'. If you like stock use that, if not load a mod. Griping because others use cosmetic mods to change the game seems a bit odd though.

[SubV]

You must be right, guys - I never been to Hawaii myself, so I can't judge things I never seen. It just looks quite unrealistic to me.

Now I use some tweaks for Real and Pacific Environment mods, made by member of russian forum Sukhoi.ru. Here's some screenshots:

[billko]

Originally Posted by SubV

I completely agree with you on that. Both RE and PE introduce absolutely unrealistic, wrong view on pacific environment.

Some non-enhanced photos of Ford Island, Hawaii:

LOL for every picture you can show of seas that don't look like PE4, I can show you one that does. So much depends on the time of day, year, weather, etc. that there is no "right" or "wrong."

Personally I've seen for myself water around Hawaii that looks like in PE4 - and NOT!

Bill

[nhouston]

Originally Posted by billko

LOL for every picture you can show of seas that don't look like PE4, I can show you one that does. So much depends on the time of day, year, weather, etc. that there is no "right" or "wrong."

Personally I've seen for myself water around Hawaii that looks like in PE4 - and NOT!

Bill

Only the smell of salt water missing.

Bill,


Can I get some help ?


I am trying to install the PE 4 mod into Silent Hunter 4. I have the mod enabler JSGME and a MODS file both in the in the games DATA file. But, it does not seem to want to enable PE 4.



Thanks

[billko]

Originally Posted by nhouston

Only the smell of salt water missing.

Bill,


Can I get some help ?


I am trying to install the PE 4 mod into Silent Hunter 4. I have the mod enabler JSGME and a MODS file both in the in the games DATA file. But, it does not seem to want to enable PE 4.



Thanks

Ha-ha! You fell for the same thing I did on my first install attempt! You need to install JSGME to the base installation path, NOT your DATA folder! I'm thinking it's a common mistake... because no one really reads the instructions included in the setup. Odds are now you have a DATA folder in your DATA folder, too.

I believe the fix is to uninstall the mods using JSGME, delete the extra DATA folder, move the MODS folder to the base install path, uninstall then reinstall JSGME to the proper folder.

Bill