how to edit seaplanes to dock them as ships

[bigboywooly]

Yeah its not simple
Both myself and U Snafu were working on a static seaplane a while ago
U Snafu did manage to get a plane to sit on the sea without taking damage

Not sure how much further he got
All stopped with GWX beta testing and the like

Use TimeTravellers' Mini Tweaker to lower mass,
Gc, and crash depth, crash speed.

You mave have to play with the other settings as well.

Another way you can try is to remove the .sim file completely.

Make sure this is a cloned unit you are working on as all units of said type
will be affected.

[U-snafu]

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Yeah its not simple
Both myself and U Snafu were working on a static seaplane a while ago
U Snafu did manage to get a plane to sit on the sea without taking damage

Not sure how much further he got
All stopped with GWX beta testing and the like

Haven't been around much lately to post or do what i like to call "my inept attemts at modding"------was actually hoping bbw that you would have it done by now (along w/all the other projects you have on your plate )

This was my last attempt of serg's seaplane that I worked on:





favrdom,
What I did was clone and rename it. some minor tweaks w/ wings 3d and pak 3d to get the prop still. Then changed to type 306 (enviromental air unit if i remember correctly). removed the sim, zon, and dsd files from the dat folder and placed it in the sh3/air/folder. you have to then manually place it where you want it in the mission editor. This example was placed at 2 meters height if i remember---you can play w/ the hieght levels to own taste. The problem with this method is that when you look at it closely---it doesn't roll with the waves --although it really isn't a deal breaker--I did not want to release it subpar.

The following thread is the experimentation i did w/ it along with my stymied attempts at parking planes on the ground . have not had the time to pick back up my excercise in frustation
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...hlight=airport

Look at NavalMines.dat.
You may be able to extract the Caustics and insert them into your dat file.
This would give you the movement.

[U-snafu]

privateer,
Thank you for the info. unfortunatly, it will probably be awhile before i have the time to get back to computer modding--(actually don't have sh3 or any game installed on my comp at this time). Hoping to pick it back up after my wedding in two months (the soon to be misses has been pretty understanding of my hobbies so far-just hope it stays that way:rotfl: ). but by that time I'll probably be one of the few left tinkering w/sh3 due to the pending sh4 release.

I have been away for a little while but have seen the great mods you have in the works . If you (or anyone for that matter) wants to take it and run with it--please feel free. I have the old arado file and the new gwx version arado file that I could upload to anyone who wants to try and finish it (existing work could save time)...the mod works as is and doesn't look too bad--just the wave motion quirk.
This is a pic of the GWX version I changed:



If no takers or if the GWX team does not include it (possible) with an update----I'll get back to it when I can for anyone who wants it.

[sh3rules]

It looks great, and it would definitely add to the immersion (no pun intended)

[GT182]

U-snafu, we've all missed ya but understand. Real life comes first. And congrats on the upcoming wedding. Yes, your life will change dramaticly, but it's not the end of life as we know it...... so far. Tho computer time will decrease until the honeymoon is over. LOL

[Mush Martin]

Originally Posted by GT182

U-snafu, we've all missed ya but understand. Real life comes first. And congrats on the upcoming wedding. Yes, your life will change dramaticly, but it's not the end of life as we know it...... so far. Tho computer time will decrease until the honeymoon is over. LOL

I had put it right on my wedding invitations a quote from churchill

"This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but mayhaps
that it is the end of the beginning"

and yes my wife approved
MM