[WIP] Buoy reworked - Page 8

Alex · 07-19-07, 09:54 AM

!!!!

WilhelmSchulz. · 07-19-07, 10:12 AM

Verry nice but whats with the hat looking thinkys on Garys bouys?

Jimbuna · 07-19-07, 10:28 AM

Very nice

AOTD_MadMax · 07-19-07, 10:45 AM

Nice Job DD !

I see thats German perfection ......

Greets

AOTD|MadMax

TarJak · 07-19-07, 07:39 PM

DD you've done it again. Great work.

GoldenRivet · 07-19-07, 08:05 PM

DD just a quick Q... may have been covered already - will the bells ring as you go by?

Kpt. Lehmann · 07-19-07, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

DD just a quick Q... may have been covered already - will the bells ring as you go by?

LOL, if we get ahold of it... very likely yes.

DivingDuck · 07-19-07, 09:35 PM

Moin,

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

DD just a quick Q... may have been covered already - will the bells ring as you go by?

Now, that the models, skins and uv mapping rework has been finished, I´m at the bell ringing sound.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz

Verry nice but whats with the hat looking thinkys on Garys bouys?

The new "Gary buoy" is a 1930´s model he sent me yesterday. More realistic in the historical way.

Regards,
DD

Reece · 07-19-07, 11:51 PM

Very nice ... just have to weather them a bit more or make the colors paler!

Kpt. Lehmann · 07-20-07, 12:02 AM

I dunno. I think the weathering looks fine. It is easy to over-do such things... and you don't want them to look as if they aren't maintained at all.

Just my two cents.

TarJak · 07-20-07, 01:04 AM

I'm happy with the weathering also. It looks like they've been in the water for a while but also that they are kept in good nick and working. And nicer some look more weathered than others which is important. Can't have them all looking exactly the same.

The one question I've got is how much movement they will undergo in extreme weather? If they all move at the same rate then it shouldn't look too bad but in extreme weather in RL buoys do break loose so one or two going astray shouldn't bee too bad.

Just a question/idea on making them immovable is it possible to use the mine anchor cables with the buoys floting at 0 depth? I know we don't want to have fields of them but is it possible to have sparse rows of mines?

Not knowing how the minefields are modelled/placed into the campaign files I can't comment on whether this will work or not. Does anyone know if using the minefield modelling would work?

TheDarkWraith · 07-20-07, 01:52 AM

DD,

An idea to bounce off of you. If you set these bouys to the sea floor (or give them a parent object that's anchored on the bottom) I've found a 'FastGenHeightControl' that controls the height of items in relation to the water. Once you attach this 'FastGenHeightControl' to your object the y position doesn't matter anymore (just set it to 0) as the parameter 'FloatingHeight' takes care of this....the good (or bad) part is if there are waves it will bob up and down keeping the same 'FloatingHeight' to the water (FloatingHeight can be negative also!). Now to further this another parameter can be added that can actually make the object move (x position) in waves, what I can do is basically trick the game engine into thinking that the object is moving when it really isn't (in waves that is). I don't know what you modeled these off of (a ship, a sub, ??) but just throwing some ideas out there.

Racerboy

Alex · 07-20-07, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

DD just a quick Q... may have been covered already - will the bells ring as you go by?

LOL, if we get ahold of it... very likely yes.

Yes mate, you'll hear the bell ringing as you go by.

WilhelmSchulz. · 07-20-07, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racerboy

DD,

An idea to bounce off of you. If you set these bouys to the sea floor (or give them a parent object that's anchored on the bottom) I've found a 'FastGenHeightControl' that controls the height of items in relation to the water. Once you attach this 'FastGenHeightControl' to your object the y position doesn't matter anymore (just set it to 0) as the parameter 'FloatingHeight' takes care of this....the good (or bad) part is if there are waves it will bob up and down keeping the same 'FloatingHeight' to the water (FloatingHeight can be negative also!). Now to further this another parameter can be added that can actually make the object move (x position) in waves, what I can do is basically trick the game engine into thinking that the object is moving when it really isn't (in waves that is). I don't know what you modeled these off of (a ship, a sub, ??) but just throwing some ideas out there.

Racerboy

I belive he has tried that.

Rubini · 07-20-07, 12:13 PM

Great work DD!

07-19-07, 09:54 AM	#106
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	!!!! __________________

07-19-07, 10:12 AM	#107
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Verry nice but whats with the hat looking thinkys on Garys bouys? __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

07-19-07, 10:28 AM	#108
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Very nice __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-19-07, 08:05 PM	#111
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,729 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	DD just a quick Q... may have been covered already - will the bells ring as you go by? __________________

07-19-07, 11:51 PM	#114
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,916 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Very nice ... just have to *weather* them a bit more or make the colors paler! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

07-19-07, 10:45 AM	#109
AOTD_MadMax Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bremen/Germany Posts: 749 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 1	Nice Job DD ! I see thats German perfection ...... Greets AOTD\|MadMax

07-19-07, 07:39 PM	#110
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	DD you've done it again. Great work.

07-20-07, 12:02 AM	#115
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 7,010 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	I dunno. I think the weathering looks fine. It is easy to over-do such things... and you don't want them to look as if they aren't maintained at all. Just my two cents. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

07-20-07, 01:04 AM	#116
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I'm happy with the weathering also. It looks like they've been in the water for a while but also that they are kept in good nick and working. And nicer some look more weathered than others which is important. Can't have them all looking exactly the same. The one question I've got is how much movement they will undergo in extreme weather? If they all move at the same rate then it shouldn't look too bad but in extreme weather in RL buoys do break loose so one or two going astray shouldn't bee too bad. Just a question/idea on making them immovable is it possible to use the mine anchor cables with the buoys floting at 0 depth? I know we don't want to have fields of them but is it possible to have sparse rows of mines? Not knowing how the minefields are modelled/placed into the campaign files I can't comment on whether this will work or not. Does anyone know if using the minefield modelling would work?

07-20-07, 01:52 AM	#117
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	DD, An idea to bounce off of you. If you set these bouys to the sea floor (or give them a parent object that's anchored on the bottom) I've found a 'FastGenHeightControl' that controls the height of items in relation to the water. Once you attach this 'FastGenHeightControl' to your object the y position doesn't matter anymore (just set it to 0) as the parameter 'FloatingHeight' takes care of this....the good (or bad) part is if there are waves it will bob up and down keeping the same 'FloatingHeight' to the water (FloatingHeight can be negative also!). Now to further this another parameter can be added that can actually make the object move (x position) in waves, what I can do is basically trick the game engine into thinking that the object is moving when it really isn't (in waves that is). I don't know what you modeled these off of (a ship, a sub, ??) but just throwing some ideas out there. Racerboy

07-20-07, 12:13 PM	#120
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Great work DD! __________________ One gamer's must-have mod is another gamer's waste of time. -Sailor Steve

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