[TEC] Submarine Crew

CCIP · 03-06-10, 02:08 AM

Personally, I don't believe the crew will make much if any real FPS difference for most people. It's good to have a mod option, but I'm willing to wager the impact of this will actually be almost unnoticable for most people with solid video cards.

CCIP · 03-06-10, 03:01 AM

Also, one more thing I'd draw attention to - if you look closely, you will discover that the game in fact renders only the compartment you're in + ones immediately adjacent. It does hide the others quite cleverly to save graphics processing power.

So again, I really don't believe that the extra crew will be a major issue for performance.

Heretic · 03-06-10, 10:31 PM

Going forward on my crew mod, I'd like the crew to perform their proper roles during the various states - surfaced and submerged cruising, surfaced and submerged battle stations. I believe 1WO should be on the UZO in surface battle stations and manning the TDC for submerged. The Engine rooms crews should behave differently when surfaced and submerged. At this time, I'm not concerned with watches and how many crew members there are.

CCIP · 03-06-10, 10:38 PM

I thought the scripts already made allowance for crew positions in different states, at least for surfaced/submerged/battle stations? Have you found this in the scripts?

Heretic · 03-06-10, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

I thought the scripts already made allowance for crew positions in different states, at least for surfaced/submerged/battle stations? Have you found this in the scripts?

The abiltiy is there, but it's not currently being used. They just stay in the same places doing the same things regardless. I'd like to change that but I need information on where each crewman should be and what they should be doing in each state.

Therion_Prime · 03-06-10, 11:34 PM

I dug around some files and from what I've seen, I believe that for each new crewman a waypoint has to be placed in the corresponding *.gr2 file.

I don't know if this can be accomplished with the goblin editor, or if you need 3DSMax.

On the other hand, I may be completely wrong

Heretic · 03-06-10, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Therion_Prime

I dug around some files and from what I've seen, I believe that for each new crewman a waypoint has to be placed in the corresponding *.gr2 file.

I don't know if this can be accomplished with the goblin editor, or if you need 3DSMax.

On the other hand, I may be completely wrong

You're right. That's what needs to happen. It can easily be done with scripting. I'm just trying to determine who should go where when.

Initial tests are not promising. Wp:IsCrewState(B_STATIONS) isn't triggering anything. I wonder if that flag is not currently functional.

Highbury · 03-06-10, 11:52 PM

What would be great would be to have many of them in their racks under normal conditions, and some actual activity when you go to action stations.

If you click on your own sub in game it says you have 52 men aboard.. that is alot to squeeze into that little tube.

03-06-10, 02:08 AM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Personally, I don't believe the crew will make much if any real FPS difference for most people. It's good to have a mod option, but I'm willing to wager the impact of this will actually be almost unnoticable for most people with solid video cards. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-06-10, 03:01 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Also, one more thing I'd draw attention to - if you look closely, you will discover that the game in fact renders only the compartment you're in + ones immediately adjacent. It does hide the others quite cleverly to save graphics processing power. So again, I really don't believe that the extra crew will be a major issue for performance. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-06-10, 10:31 PM	#3
Heretic Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 617 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 2	Going forward on my crew mod, I'd like the crew to perform their proper roles during the various states - surfaced and submerged cruising, surfaced and submerged battle stations. I believe 1WO should be on the UZO in surface battle stations and manning the TDC for submerged. The Engine rooms crews should behave differently when surfaced and submerged. At this time, I'm not concerned with watches and how many crew members there are. __________________ - heretic I enjoy drinking beer. MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 - Updated 22 March MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps Crew AI Scripting Information

03-06-10, 10:38 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I thought the scripts already made allowance for crew positions in different states, at least for surfaced/submerged/battle stations? Have you found this in the scripts? __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-06-10, 11:34 PM	#6
Therion_Prime Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 105 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	I dug around some files and from what I've seen, I believe that for each new crewman a waypoint has to be placed in the corresponding *.gr2 file. I don't know if this can be accomplished with the goblin editor, or if you need 3DSMax. On the other hand, I may be completely wrong

03-06-10, 11:52 PM	#8
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	What would be great would be to have many of them in their racks under normal conditions, and some actual activity when you go to action stations. If you click on your own sub in game it says you have 52 men aboard.. that is alot to squeeze into that little tube.