Water density settings not effective.

DMarkwick · 03-08-06, 06:50 AM

Using SH3 Commander I'm trying to set the water density to something I can get some clear screenshots from for an animation film, but the SH3 Commander setting control no longer seems to work. I've tried it at both ends of the range (1 and 20) but it seems hardwired at about 4 or so, the RUB standard.

I'm pretty sure I'm using the SH3 commander control correctly, as I've used it before to change the density, and have tried it on different settings with different checkboxes etc, and looking at the INI file in the SH3 Commander's folder shows me the values are being saved.

Anyone have any idea why it wouldn't work?

tycho102 · 03-08-06, 09:26 AM

I don't know.

Does RuB change the density, or the texture alpha? I was under the impression that RuB was changing the actual texture.

Jusa_Finn · 03-08-06, 12:05 PM

I'll buy Arla cheese nowdays.

03-08-06, 12:11 PM

It must have somethings to do with the Scenes.dat. file.

Maybe tweaking the file via Timetraveller's Mini Tweaker will solve your problem.

DMarkwick · 03-08-06, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonZ

It must have somethings to do with the Scenes.dat. file.

Maybe tweaking the file via Timetraveller's Mini Tweaker will solve your problem.

Never heard of this, can you elaborate any?

JScones · 03-09-06, 03:34 AM

The setting only "kicks in" when you launch SH3 via the SH3Cmdr interface. In other words, opening SH3Cmdr, setting a value and then closing SH3Cmdr will have no effect on the game. But I assume you are launching SH3 via SH3Cmdr...

The density value is one of the last values written into the game, so provided the option is selected, there should be no problems. Of course, if you have a mod installed that modifies scene.dat, and somehow the file is corrupt or the content has been incorrectly changed by the creator, you may have problems. So, did the problem commence after installing a mod that changed scene.dat? Did SH3Cmdr give you any "Unable to write to file" errors? Apparently there's a mod out there with a read-only scene.dat included which is a real pain.

03-08-06, 06:50 AM	#1
DMarkwick Shore leave Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 70 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Water density settings not effective. Using SH3 Commander I'm trying to set the water density to something I can get some clear screenshots from for an animation film, but the SH3 Commander setting control no longer seems to work. I've tried it at both ends of the range (1 and 20) but it seems hardwired at about 4 or so, the RUB standard. I'm pretty sure I'm using the SH3 commander control correctly, as I've used it before to change the density, and have tried it on different settings with different checkboxes etc, and looking at the INI file in the SH3 Commander's folder shows me the values are being saved. Anyone have any idea why it wouldn't work?

03-08-06, 09:26 AM	#2
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't know. Does RuB change the density, or the texture alpha? I was under the impression that RuB was changing the actual texture. __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

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03-08-06, 12:05 PM	#3
Jusa_Finn Bosun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vantaa, Finland Posts: 67 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll buy Arla cheese nowdays.

03-08-06, 12:11 PM	#4
JonZ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It must have somethings to do with the Scenes.dat. file. Maybe tweaking the file via Timetraveller's Mini Tweaker will solve your problem.

03-09-06, 03:34 AM	#6
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	The setting only "kicks in" when you launch SH3 via the SH3Cmdr interface. In other words, opening SH3Cmdr, setting a value and then closing SH3Cmdr will have no effect on the game. But I assume you are launching SH3 via SH3Cmdr... The density value is one of the last values written into the game, so provided the option is selected, there should be no problems. Of course, if you have a mod installed that modifies scene.dat, and somehow the file is corrupt or the content has been incorrectly changed by the creator, you may have problems. So, did the problem commence after installing a mod that changed scene.dat? Did SH3Cmdr give you any "Unable to write to file" errors? Apparently there's a mod out there with a read-only scene.dat included which is a real pain.