SPlitting ships in 2

tater · 02-09-09, 10:25 PM

Yes. DDs have fore and aft parts, and maybe some of the CLs. Maybe. Open them with S3D, if they are subdivided inside, then they split.

DragonKing1990 · 02-09-09, 10:25 PM

okay what folder contains the ships?

tater · 02-09-09, 10:32 PM

Data/Sea/

There is a folder for each ship name. Open the Dat with S3D, and have a look. Don't save, though. Better to make a copy of the sea folder first, and work on that in case you break something.

It is realistic for the large ships, particularly warships, not to split. It didn't happen that I know of. Also, the way splitting works in SH4 is very deterministic. Once you know where to hit a ship that CAN split, it WILL split, every single time you hit that spot.

DragonKing1990 · 02-09-09, 10:39 PM

Well the BB HMS HOOD was split i two.

tater · 02-09-09, 11:15 PM

By a torpedo?

tater · 02-09-09, 11:16 PM

Seriously, though, you can make ships NOT split, easily. Making them split requires making the fore and aft hull sections in a 3d modeling program. It's non-trivial.

DragonKing1990 · 02-09-09, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

By a torpedo?

deck gun from the Bismarck and I get your point

tater · 02-09-09, 11:25 PM

It was a magazine explosion, right? I suppose a fish might do that, but wasn't it a failure vs plunging fire? Still, I don't think spliting was common in major combatants except for just that sort of catastrophic event.

02-09-09, 10:25 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Yes. DDs have fore and aft parts, and maybe some of the CLs. Maybe. Open them with S3D, if they are subdivided inside, then they split.

02-09-09, 10:25 PM	#2
DragonKing1990 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	okay what folder contains the ships?

02-09-09, 10:32 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Data/Sea/ There is a folder for each ship name. Open the Dat with S3D, and have a look. Don't save, though. Better to make a copy of the sea folder first, and work on that in case you break something. It is realistic for the large ships, particularly warships, not to split. It didn't happen that I know of. Also, the way splitting works in SH4 is very deterministic. Once you know where to hit a ship that CAN split, it WILL split, every single time you hit that spot.

02-09-09, 10:39 PM	#4
DragonKing1990 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well the BB HMS HOOD was split i two.

02-09-09, 11:15 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	By a torpedo?

02-09-09, 11:16 PM	#6
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Seriously, though, you can make ships NOT split, easily. Making them split requires making the fore and aft hull sections in a 3d modeling program. It's non-trivial.

02-09-09, 11:25 PM	#8
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	It was a magazine explosion, right? I suppose a fish might do that, but wasn't it a failure vs plunging fire? Still, I don't think spliting was common in major combatants except for just that sort of catastrophic event.