FX Update torpedo splash back!

[volodya61]

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TDW, any new clues/tips?

[volodya61]

Gabriele, maybe it's time to think about textures?

[gap]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

The EmissionArea property of the FPG/PG. The first float is the size is meters (defines the size of the radius of the emitter's circle), the second float defines the angle (90 being straight up or perpendicular to the face of the emitter). 90 also means everything is basically shooting straight up out of a pipe the radius of size perpendicular to the emitter's face. 45 would give a fan or spray (particles emitting 45 to center and -45 to center)

Thank you Sir

Originally Posted by volodya61

Gabriele, maybe it's time to think about textures?

Working on them right now

P.S: your screenies are looking good!

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Working on them right now

Don't forget - textures are hard coded into the TDW FXU Materials.dat.. can we remove his textures from the file and place there ours?

Originally Posted by gap

P.S: your screenies are looking good!

Which ones? exactly? I'm afraid I can forget changes what I did for some tests

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Don't forget - textures are hard coded into the TDW FXU Materials.dat.. can we remove his textures from the file and place there ours?

I think what TDW meant with "hardcoded" is that his torpedo splash material dat contains embedded textures rather than using textures stored in the tex folder. Within S3d I can easily change the embedded textures, or switch the dat file to use external textures

Originally Posted by volodya61

Which ones? exactly? I'm afraid I can forget changes what I did for some tests

Hard to say...

I like especially the first and forth sets of screenies from top, but the following screenshots also look good:


(second set)


(third set)

I will send you the modified TDW particle dat shortly.
Next step after getting textures right should be making the splash to have a pointed top end, as seen in the pictures at post #49. I think an easy way to do it would be tweaking particle's overlife size (smaller scale towards LifeTime 1). And something we should also deal with are dark smoke and flames getting out of the ship after torpedo impact. As they are now, they look a bit too short in duration, and smoke should a lot bigger imo

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

I think what TDW meant with "hardcoded" is that his torpedo splash material dat contains embedded textures rather than using textures stored in the tex folder. Within S3d I can easily change the embedded textures, or switch the dat file to use external textures

I see.. that's good

Originally Posted by gap

Hard to say...
I like especially the first and forth sets of screenies from top, but the following screenshots also look good:

Just open images in new tabs and tell me their names
All sets were taken with different settings in TDW's Particles.dat and Materials.dat..

Originally Posted by gap

I will send you the modified TDW particle dat shortly.

maybe materials.dat?

Originally Posted by gap

And something we should also deal with are dark smoke and flames getting out of the ship after torpedo impact. As they are now, they look a bit too short in duration, and smoke should a lot bigger imo

Smoke and flames are in others files of FXU .. not in those I already edited..

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Just open images in new tabs and tell me their names
All sets were taken with different settings in TDW's Particles.dat and Materials.dat..

Test 2 and test 8 are my favoured ones + the single screenshots I have emedded in my previous post. We are almost there

Originally Posted by volodya61

maybe materials.dat?

That one, my bad.
Do you prefer me to send the modded file, or the new textures?

Originally Posted by volodya61

Smoke and flames are in others files of FXU .. not in those I already edited..

yes, I know, nonetheless in TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Materials.DAT there is a texture that apparently could be used for smoke effect. We should check in any of TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Particles.DAT's particle generators uses it

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Test 2 and test 8 are my favoured ones + the single screenshots I have emedded in my previous post. We are almost there

Test 2: angle - 15 in particles.dat and for all particulas in materials.dat
Test 8: angle - 14 in particles.dat and angle - 12, radius - 0.1 (was 0.01) for all particulas in materials.dat

Originally Posted by gap

Do you prefer me to send the modded file, or the new textures?

Modded file is better .. I'm still not so familiar with S3D, and simplier to edit it in HEX ..

Originally Posted by gap

yes, I know, nonetheless in TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Materials.DAT there is a texture that apparently could be used for smoke effect. We should check in any of TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Particles.DAT's particle generators uses it

OK, I will look into

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Test 2: angle - 15 in particles.dat and for all particulas in materials.dat
Test 8: angle - 14 in particles.dat and angle - 12, radius - 0.1 (was 0.01) for all particulas in materials.dat

Originally Posted by volodya61

Modded file is better .. I'm still not so familiar with S3D, and simplier to edit it in HEX ..

Okay, no probel.

Unfortunately I have to go out for dinner, but I hope to be back in time for sending you the modded file.

[Sjizzle]

Originally Posted by gap

I think what TDW meant with "hardcoded" is that his torpedo splash material dat contains embedded textures rather than using textures stored in the tex folder. Within S3d I can easily change the embedded textures, or switch the dat file to use external textures



Hard to say...

I like especially the first and forth sets of screenies from top, but the following screenshots also look good:


(second set)


(third set)

I will send you the modified TDW particle dat shortly.
Next step after getting textures right should be making the splash to have a pointed top end, as seen in the pictures at post #49. I think an easy way to do it would be tweaking particle's overlife size (smaller scale towards LifeTime 1). And something we should also deal with are dark smoke and flames getting out of the ship after torpedo impact. As they are now, they look a bit too short in duration, and smoke should a lot bigger imo

WoW nice job ...

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Okay, no probel.
Unfortunately I have to go out for dinner, but I hope to be back in time for sending you the modded file.

OK, take your time, matey
Anyway, I'm going to make some tests for Trevally

Originally Posted by Sjizzle

WoW nice job ...

Thanks, though it's not completed yet

[7thSeal]

Originally Posted by gap

Unfortunately I have to go out for dinner, but I hope to be back

Only if you're by yourself.... dinner and a friend is everything!

[gap]

Originally Posted by 7thSeal

Only if you're by yourself.... dinner and a friend is everything!

with friends, "unfortunately"!

Originally Posted by volodya61

OK, take your time, matey
Anyway, I'm going to make some tests for Trevally

Hey Volodya, can you test this one too, please?

http://www.mediafire.com/?d9mb5959q1pbw5s

Atm I have only changed PierreE2, SplashVert and SplashvertAdd. PierreE should still provide some vapour. Let us know

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

yes, I know, nonetheless in TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Materials.DAT there is a texture that apparently could be used for smoke effect. We should check in any of TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Particles.DAT's particle generators uses it

Originally Posted by volodya61

OK, I will look into

Unfortunately, I could not find this texture in the TDW FXU Particles.dat..
Looks like some other file uses it..
Have you looked at TwirlSoftBig.tga texture? It looks good for 'water column' ..

Originally Posted by gap

Atm I have only changed PierreE2, SplashVert and SplashvertAdd. PierreE should still provide some vapour. Let us know

I'll test it immediately