[REL] Dynamic Environment SH5

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

...and don't forget that the boat must face North

I'm serious.. it works..

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

I'm serious.. it works..

yep I am aware of it.

I was just being sarcastic on the hidious practices that we are forced to, in order to face the (even more hidious) weather coded by Ubisoft

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

I was just being sarcastic on the hidious practices that we are forced to, in order to face the (even more hidious) weather coded by Ubisoft

Then we need - the boat face to North and hat face to West

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Then we need - the boat face to North and hat face to West

Don't forget the right fist waving alternatively in the two directions of Bucharest and Montreuil

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Don't forget the right fist waving alternatively in the two directions of Bucharest and Montreuil

Yeah, right.. it slipped from my mind..

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Yeah, right.. it slipped from my mind..

African Voodoo never fails

[7thSeal]

Originally Posted by Fifi

For whoever want to try my new sea parameters and fog distances, here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?isigyo9ma9mgvty

I didn't try the fog but gave the sea parameters a try, sea type 2-5 looked really good imo. Especially 4 and 5, the sea type 0 and 1 had a little to much SeaSpeed for my taste, I changed them to these settings and now your sea parameters is my new waves mod.

Settings changed by me:

[SeaType 0]
SeaSpeed=0.950000


[SeaType 1]
SeaSpeed=0.800000


The rest of them I left the same as they looked really good. Give my settings a try for those two if like and let me know what you think. You can do a historical mission and choose the wind speed you want if using TDW UI.

[Fifi]

Glad you liked it, 7thSeal
Will give a try at your values tomorrow

[SkyBaron]

This is a very small detail but I've noticed that with Dynamic Environment the moon phases are backwards even though the textures are much better.

Correct moon.dds, which gives the right phases based on day/year/location:


DynEnv moon.dds:


Maybe a photoshop image flip or something will fix it!

[gap]

Originally Posted by SkyBaron

This is a very small detail but I've noticed that with Dynamic Environment the moon phases are backwards even though the textures are much better.

Are you 100% sure about it? So far I was sure that it was exactly the opposite (stock texture wrong), but honestly I dindn't pay too much attenction to this aspect

Actual moon phases should follow this diagram (counterclockwise):

Originally Posted by SkyBaron

Maybe a photoshop image flip or something will fix it!

If you assist me, getting moon phases right shouldn't be too hard, either by flipping texture's single frames, or by moving them around

[volodya61]

I noticed that in v2.9 the moon size become less than it was in v2.1, isn't it?

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

I noticed that in v2.9 the moon size become less than it was in v2.1, isn't it?

moon texture's size is 1024 x 1024 pixels for both v2.1 and v2.9, bu the Low Resolution Patch features an halved texture (bringing it back to stock size). Nonetheless, texture's size should affect the size of the moon as seen in game, but its relution

[SkyBaron]

Originally Posted by gap

Are you 100% sure about it? So far I was sure that it was exactly the opposite (stock texture wrong), but honestly I dindn't pay too much attenction to this aspect

Actual moon phases should follow this diagram (counterclockwise):

If you assist me, getting moon phases right shouldn't be too hard, either by flipping texture's single frames, or by moving them around

Hi gap,

I've used this site:

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_p...calendar.phtml

to compare moon phases in SH5 and this is what I got:

North hemisphere, 2 Jan 1940:
Default shows third quarter, DynEnv shows first quarter.
According to the above site the phase should be third quarter (left half appears lighted).




South hemisphere, same date, same long. about same time
Default shows first quarter, DynEnv shows third quarter.
According to the above site the phase should be first quarter(right half appears lighted).



I'm no astronomer just got interested in learning more about celestial navigation and noticed this.

Now I'm not sure but I also noticed that Sh5 seems to rotate the moon from when it rises until when it sets. So it will show different phases through the night, in which case the moon phases are messed up anyway! But I still need to verify this, I might be wrong here.

I also didn't test on other dates or phases either. Like I said it's just a small detail, not many people will ever notice it.

[gap]

Originally Posted by SkyBaron

I've used this site:

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_p...calendar.phtml

I use this one:
http://www.dacre.net/moon/moonframe.html


...but results are pretty much the same indeed

Originally Posted by SkyBaron

North hemisphere, 2 Jan 1940:
Default shows third quarter, DynEnv shows first quarter.
According to the above site the phase should be third quarter (left half appears lighted).

...

South hemisphere, same date, same long. about same time
Default shows first quarter, DynEnv shows third quarter.
According to the above site the phase should be first quarter(right half appears lighted).

...

Now I'm not sure but I also noticed that Sh5 seems to rotate the moon from when it rises until when it sets. So it will show different phases through the night, in which case the moon phases are messed up anyway! But I still need to verify this, I might be wrong here.

Can you make it sure, please? If in-game moon phases are systematically wrong, (waxing/waning moon inverted, or moon cycle shifted by a costant days offset) there is a chance to fix them by simply changing their position within the texture.

Originally Posted by SkyBaron

I also didn't test on other dates or phases either. Like I said it's just a small detail, not many people will ever notice it.

SH5 players tend to be picky.
Anyway, if it is a detail that can be fixed, wny not to do it?

[SkyBaron]

Originally Posted by gap

Can you make it sure, please? If in-game moon phases are systematically wrong, (waxing/waning moon inverted, or moon cycle shifted by a costant days offset) there is a chance to fix them by simply changing their position within the texture.

I'll do some testing and let you know.