[REL] Environmental MOD for Silent Hunter 5

06-01-10, 09:56 PM

Honestly, screw the "lighter nights" option, i've heard stories of captains shooting at shadows of ships against the horizon, and with no moon (is lighting in this mod affected by moon phase?) im sure it would be amazingly dark at night.

I dont even mind how you can see the bow wave a bit in the dark. if i'm not incorrect the ships wake and bow churn up a certain amount of bioluminecent plankton that "glow" a bit, leaving a slightly-visible trail around the ship at night that you can see even if you cant make out a hull.

SH5 Is realistic by accident!

kylania · 06-01-10, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MattDizzle

is lighting in this mod affected by moon phase?

Yup.

schurem · 06-02-10, 05:06 AM

I found the fog far more unsettling. i did put in the default fog distance, but got a CTD not long thereafter. maybe unrelated? game looks awesome.

kylania · 06-02-10, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by schurem

I found the fog far more unsettling. i did put in the default fog distance, but got a CTD not long thereafter. maybe unrelated? game looks awesome.

I reverted to the stock fog distances as well. The only problem is that you as a human can see things far easier than the computer can. This is by design in the stock game though, but the effect is amplified with this mod. Like I was able to clearly see a ship at night from 9km away. My crew wasn't able to see it, or lock it, till it was 5km away. It wasn't able to see me at all.

M4XDmG · 06-02-10, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kylania

I reverted to the stock fog distances as well. The only problem is that you as a human can see things far easier than the computer can. This is by design in the stock game though, but the effect is amplified with this mod. Like I was able to clearly see a ship at night from 9km away. My crew wasn't able to see it, or lock it, till it was 5km away. It wasn't able to see me at all.

Thanks for the info! So this mod's fog distance is more realistic? I found it very thick when I tried this mod first time and removed it, but if it actually puts my visibility on the same line with watch crew's, I reconsider this.

kylania · 06-02-10, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by M4XDmG

Thanks for the info! So this mod's fog distance is more realistic? I found it very thick when I tried this mod first time and removed it, but if it actually puts my visibility on the same line with watch crew's, I reconsider this.

That's what it did now that you mention that. But in medium fog not being able to see ANYTHING till it's 350m away was just too drastic for me.

raymond6751 · 06-03-10, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kylania

That's what it did now that you mention that. But in medium fog not being able to see ANYTHING till it's 350m away was just too drastic for me.

This is the time to have full charge on the batteries and run below where you can hear them coming.

If not, stop engines frequently and listen. I'm not sure, but you should be able to hear engines. That would be one to try in the editor, eh? Before you go out there in harm's way.

Krauter · 06-02-10, 08:48 PM

Is this mod compatible with AilRain and AilClouds?

Also, when I have this installed with Nodamn Halos mod, it says there is a conflict

Krauter · 06-02-10, 08:55 PM

Also, though it didn't notify me of an override, the effects of Detailed Caustics on the sub are no longer there..

kylania · 06-02-10, 08:59 PM

AilClouds is essentially included in the mod already. The clouds.cfg is different though. I can't describe it exactly why, but I liked AilClouds better, so I just installed it over the top of Env 2.2, but other than a few settings it's already in Env 2.2 essentially.

Rain had files that were more in confilct. I haven't looked into integrating that one yet, but I kind of want to. AilRain rocks.

The Halos mod broke because of lights.cfg. Use WinMerge to compare the lights files, and just make whatever changes you need to.

SteelViking · 06-02-10, 09:07 PM

All you have to do to get rid of the halos is change the following in Environment_2.2/data/cfg/lights.cfg:

[InteractiveObjectsHighlight]
Spread=0 <-----Make these two numbers zero like this
Blend=0 <------Make these two numbers zero like this
ColorR=0.58
ColorG=0.47
ColorB=0.23

This text block is third from the top, can't miss it.

06-02-10, 08:59 PM	#10
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	AilClouds is essentially included in the mod already. The clouds.cfg is different though. I can't describe it exactly why, but I liked AilClouds better, so I just installed it over the top of Env 2.2, but other than a few settings it's already in Env 2.2 essentially. Rain had files that were more in confilct. I haven't looked into integrating that one yet, but I kind of want to. AilRain rocks. The Halos mod broke because of lights.cfg. Use WinMerge to compare the lights files, and just make whatever changes you need to. __________________

06-02-10, 09:07 PM	#11
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	All you have to do to get rid of the halos is change the following in Environment_2.2/data/cfg/lights.cfg: [InteractiveObjectsHighlight] Spread=0 <-----Make these two numbers zero like this Blend=0 <------Make these two numbers zero like this ColorR=0.58 ColorG=0.47 ColorB=0.23 This text block is third from the top, can't miss it. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

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06-01-10, 09:56 PM	#1
MattDizzle Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Honestly, screw the "lighter nights" option, i've heard stories of captains shooting at shadows of ships against the horizon, and with no moon (is lighting in this mod affected by moon phase?) im sure it would be amazingly dark at night. I dont even mind how you can see the bow wave a bit in the dark. if i'm not incorrect the ships wake and bow churn up a certain amount of bioluminecent plankton that "glow" a bit, leaving a slightly-visible trail around the ship at night that you can see even if you cant make out a hull. SH5 Is realistic by accident!

06-02-10, 05:06 AM	#3
schurem Loader Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 90 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	I found the fog far more unsettling. i did put in the default fog distance, but got a CTD not long thereafter. maybe unrelated? game looks awesome.