[WIP] Bring Lightnings back

kapitan_zur_see · 08-04-07, 09:21 PM

Okay guys, some of you may already know this wip. Just decided to create a new topic to reflect our achievment so far. Me, CaptainCox and Wovik are working on bringing the lightnings back in the game. The two last are mainly working on tweaking .dat files while i focus now on graphics. Just wanted to show some Screenshots, feedback would be greatly appreciated

Misfit138 · 08-04-07, 09:38 PM

Holy sh*t!

Looks incredible!

Hope this doesn't mean that I'm actually starting to like the storms...

WilhelmSchulz. · 08-04-07, 11:51 PM

Nice!

602Sqn_Puff · 08-05-07, 12:44 AM

Fantastic mate...great work

Fearless · 08-05-07, 02:44 AM

Awesome stuff guys

chopped50ford · 08-05-07, 03:37 AM

unbelievable...when will it be available. Cant wait to D/L it.

WilhelmTell · 08-05-07, 03:47 AM

Holladiewaldfee !

This looks very athmospheric!
Hopefully you guys don't take that long

.
Can't wait for this ...

Regards,
Tell

Steel_Tomb · 08-05-07, 04:38 AM

Thats very nice! Hope it will be ready for download soon!

Capt. Shark Bait · 08-05-07, 08:04 AM

SH4 just keeps gettin better and better

Jhereg · 08-05-07, 08:07 AM

Looks outstanding guys! The whole thunder everywhere and no lightning to be seen is disconcerting, and breaks the immersion for me during storms. This will be a significant boost to the game.

You modders really are amazing, thanks.

momo55 · 08-05-07, 09:09 AM

Mon dieu ..mon dieu ! C'est fabuleux et magnifique...bon travaille les gas.
Omg ..omg ! It's fabules and magnificent...good work men.

EAGLE_01 · 08-05-07, 12:40 PM

Looks truely real. Amazing work. Will there be a half second flash of light along with it? Thats the only thing I can think of that would make it even better...

You mod guys ROCK!!

ReallyDedPoet · 08-05-07, 12:42 PM

Looks awsome lads, a welcome addition to the game\experience

RDP

CaptainCox · 08-05-07, 01:40 PM

Been playing with this again today. Not conclusive i must say. As it is now i am trying to get the lighting visible in daylight (well dusky daylight as its overcast during a thunder storm) so far no go.

I opened a thread in the SH3 forum and Diving Duck sort a hinted at the "self illuminating" value in the hex code. Have not yet had time to look at it though.

Other then that, to make this really perfect one would also have to tweak
@lightning_reflection_on_water01-4
and
@lightning_reflection_on_sky01-4

found in the materials.dat

A lot of stuff here. I wonder if the best would be to wait for Skwasjer's 2nd edition of the S3D tool...or just dig in and do it old school.

In the Lightning tweakfile I ported

"Unnamed effect Lightning 1-4"
"Life" and "Rate"

These values controls the duration and "pulse/animation" of the lightning anyway.

kapitan_zur_see · 08-05-07, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EAGLE_01

Looks truely real. Amazing work. Will there be a half second flash of light along with it? Thats the only thing I can think of that would make it even better...

You mod guys ROCK!!

Yes, there's a flash to go along with it

Anyway thank you guys for all the feedback. Currently, the main concern is the lightings not following your sub path. Meaning if you travel a few miles away, you can still hear thunder but lightning is still stuck at the same place, not following you...

Thanks CaptainCox for reflection thing, i'll have to check on that definitevely! hard to figure out in HEX though... Can't wait for new S3D

08-04-07, 09:21 PM	#1
kapitan_zur_see Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: France Posts: 614 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	[WIP] Bring Lightnings back Okay guys, some of you may already know this wip. Just decided to create a new topic to reflect our achievment so far. Me, CaptainCox and Wovik are working on bringing the lightnings back in the game. The two last are mainly working on tweaking .dat files while i focus now on graphics. Just wanted to show some Screenshots, feedback would be greatly appreciated __________________

08-04-07, 11:51 PM	#3
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Nice! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

08-05-07, 02:44 AM	#5
Fearless Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,047 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 1	Awesome stuff guys __________________ Fearless System Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core 16 Thread CPU, 3.8GHz Base Clock, 4.7GHz Boost, 105W TDP, 32MB L3 cache \| MSI GeForce RTX3060Ti 8Gb Graphics \| Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32Gb (2x16Gb) 3200 MHz CL16 DDR4 Ram \| Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD 1TB \| Seagate Barracuda 2.5in 2TB HDD \| AOC QHD 165 Hz FreeSync HDR curved 31.5in Monitor \| ASUS ROG Strix LC 240 ARGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler White Edition \| ASUS ROG Strix Gold 750W Modular Power Supply \| Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case White.

08-05-07, 03:37 AM	#6
chopped50ford Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bentonville, AR Posts: 367 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	unbelievable...when will it be available. Cant wait to D/L it. __________________ TM2(SS) USS Asheville - Plankowner, Shellback, "Order of the Ditch" http://ths-i.com/

08-05-07, 04:38 AM	#8
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thats very nice! Hope it will be ready for download soon! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

08-04-07, 09:38 PM	#2
Misfit138 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 267 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Holy sh*t! Looks incredible! Hope this doesn't mean that I'm actually starting to like the storms...

08-05-07, 12:44 AM	#4
602Sqn_Puff Ensign Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 233 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	Fantastic mate...great work

08-05-07, 03:47 AM	#7
WilhelmTell Engineer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany, Europe Posts: 205 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Holladiewaldfee ! This looks very athmospheric! Hopefully you guys don't take that long . Can't wait for this ... Regards, Tell

08-05-07, 08:04 AM	#9
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	SH4 just keeps gettin better and better __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

08-05-07, 08:07 AM	#10
Jhereg Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 135 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks outstanding guys! The whole thunder everywhere and no lightning to be seen is disconcerting, and breaks the immersion for me during storms. This will be a significant boost to the game. You modders really are amazing, thanks.

08-05-07, 09:09 AM	#11
momo55 Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 297 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Mon dieu ..mon dieu ! C'est fabuleux et magnifique...bon travaille les gas. Omg ..omg ! It's fabules and magnificent...good work men. __________________ Our greatest glory is not in never failing , but in rising up every time we fail .

08-05-07, 12:40 PM	#12
EAGLE_01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dayton, OH. Posts: 127 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Looks truely real. Amazing work. Will there be a half second flash of light along with it? Thats the only thing I can think of that would make it even better... You mod guys ROCK!!

08-05-07, 12:42 PM	#13
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Looks awsome lads, a welcome addition to the game\experience RDP __________________ Back in the Day

08-05-07, 01:40 PM	#14
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Been playing with this again today. Not conclusive i must say. As it is now i am trying to get the lighting visible in daylight (well dusky daylight as its overcast during a thunder storm) so far no go. I opened a thread in the SH3 forum and Diving Duck sort a hinted at the "self illuminating" value in the hex code. Have not yet had time to look at it though. Other then that, to make this really perfect one would also have to tweak @lightning_reflection_on_water01-4 and @lightning_reflection_on_sky01-4 found in the materials.dat A lot of stuff here. I wonder if the best would be to wait for Skwasjer's 2nd edition of the S3D tool...or just dig in and do it old school. In the Lightning tweakfile I ported "Unnamed effect Lightning 1-4" "Life" and "Rate" These values controls the duration and "pulse/animation" of the lightning anyway. __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

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