[REL] Environmental MOD for Silent Hunter 5 - Page 27

SabreHawk · 05-31-10, 06:06 PM

Ok that version is working alright, with the exception that the halos are back. So I'll have to go and reset those two values under [highlightinteractiveobject] back to 0 as the mod obviously changed them back to original. I hadn't installed the no halo mod with JSGME, just manually did that one. Though I dont see how that would have made any difference for installing this mod as it seems to me it would have swapped out it's own lights.cfg file anyway right?

kylania · 05-31-10, 07:39 PM

Depends on if the lights.cfg was edited in other ways. What I'd probably do is just take your manual no-halo edits, apply it to the copy in the 2.2 mod, then reinstall the mod. That way you get whatever lighting changes are in 2.2 and your no-halo stuff.

SabreHawk · 05-31-10, 08:17 PM

No worries, I did.

nobfunt · 05-31-10, 08:18 PM

Really like this mod guys- thanks. I still find the night skies a little dark for my taste, even with the lightened version. Could you give me a pointer as to which files I should compare from stock to this Mod to brighten the night up even a little further?

thanks

kylania · 05-31-10, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nobfunt

Really like this mod guys- thanks. I still find the night skies a little dark for my taste, even with the lightened version. Could you give me a pointer as to which files I should compare from stock to this Mod to brighten the night up even a little further?

thanks

Welcome aboard!

Basically check the files that are in the "Lighter Nights" addon in download file. Using that version I've noticed that moonlit nights are almost glowing and bright, while overcast nights are just about as dark as default. The normal version of the mod is pitch black.

SteelViking · 05-31-10, 09:20 PM

In my opinion, W_clear's standard version has a very realistic amount of light at night for open ocean.

nobfunt · 06-01-10, 02:37 AM

Thanks guys- once I steamed out of the cloud bank I was under, the light levels are fine for me on the lighter Mod.
Thanks again for the help!

eon850aye · 06-01-10, 06:05 PM

Im loving this mod..

..although those moonless nights in the middle of an ocean can be alittle scary

7thSeal · 06-01-10, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eon850aye

although those moonless nights in the middle of an ocean can be alittle scary

Hell, that's when ramming suddenly becomes important...

kylania · 06-01-10, 08:11 PM

Here's a few screenshots that I think really show this mod off:

Click the thumbnail to view full size:

and a bonus one, seagulls!

(To be fair the "blue" images have had some color post-processing done in Photoshop, so originally had the yellow tone of the middle pic. They just popped a bit more toned like that.

)

rsvette12 · 06-01-10, 08:35 PM

Beautiful shots, well done.

awesome mod.

Rich

06-01-10, 09:56 PM

Honestly, screw the "lighter nights" option, i've heard stories of captains shooting at shadows of ships against the horizon, and with no moon (is lighting in this mod affected by moon phase?) im sure it would be amazingly dark at night.

I dont even mind how you can see the bow wave a bit in the dark. if i'm not incorrect the ships wake and bow churn up a certain amount of bioluminecent plankton that "glow" a bit, leaving a slightly-visible trail around the ship at night that you can see even if you cant make out a hull.

SH5 Is realistic by accident!

kylania · 06-01-10, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattDizzle

is lighting in this mod affected by moon phase?

Yup.

schurem · 06-02-10, 05:06 AM

I found the fog far more unsettling. i did put in the default fog distance, but got a CTD not long thereafter. maybe unrelated? game looks awesome.

kylania · 06-02-10, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schurem

I found the fog far more unsettling. i did put in the default fog distance, but got a CTD not long thereafter. maybe unrelated? game looks awesome.

I reverted to the stock fog distances as well. The only problem is that you as a human can see things far easier than the computer can. This is by design in the stock game though, but the effect is amplified with this mod. Like I was able to clearly see a ship at night from 9km away. My crew wasn't able to see it, or lock it, till it was 5km away. It wasn't able to see me at all.

05-31-10, 06:06 PM	#391
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Ok that version is working alright, with the exception that the halos are back. So I'll have to go and reset those two values under [highlightinteractiveobject] back to 0 as the mod obviously changed them back to original. I hadn't installed the no halo mod with JSGME, just manually did that one. Though I dont see how that would have made any difference for installing this mod as it seems to me it would have swapped out it's own lights.cfg file anyway right? __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

05-31-10, 07:39 PM	#392
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Depends on if the lights.cfg was edited in other ways. What I'd probably do is just take your manual no-halo edits, apply it to the copy in the 2.2 mod, then reinstall the mod. That way you get whatever lighting changes are in 2.2 and your no-halo stuff. __________________

05-31-10, 08:17 PM	#393
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	No worries, I did. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

05-31-10, 09:20 PM	#396
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	In my opinion, W_clear's standard version has a very realistic amount of light at night for open ocean. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

06-01-10, 06:05 PM	#398
eon850aye Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hertfordshire UK Posts: 56 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Im loving this mod....although those moonless nights in the middle of an ocean can be alittle scary

05-31-10, 08:18 PM	#394
nobfunt Nub Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Really like this mod guys- thanks. I still find the night skies a little dark for my taste, even with the lightened version. Could you give me a pointer as to which files I should compare from stock to this Mod to brighten the night up even a little further? thanks

06-01-10, 02:37 AM	#397
nobfunt Nub Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys- once I steamed out of the cloud bank I was under, the light levels are fine for me on the lighter Mod. Thanks again for the help!

06-01-10, 08:11 PM	#400
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Here's a few screenshots that I think really show this mod off: Click the thumbnail to view full size: and a bonus one, seagulls! (To be fair the "blue" images have had some color post-processing done in Photoshop, so originally had the yellow tone of the middle pic. They just popped a bit more toned like that. ) __________________

06-01-10, 08:35 PM	#401
rsvette12 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 263 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Beautiful shots, well done. awesome mod. Rich

06-01-10, 09:56 PM	#402
MattDizzle Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Honestly, screw the "lighter nights" option, i've heard stories of captains shooting at shadows of ships against the horizon, and with no moon (is lighting in this mod affected by moon phase?) im sure it would be amazingly dark at night. I dont even mind how you can see the bow wave a bit in the dark. if i'm not incorrect the ships wake and bow churn up a certain amount of bioluminecent plankton that "glow" a bit, leaving a slightly-visible trail around the ship at night that you can see even if you cant make out a hull. SH5 Is realistic by accident!

06-02-10, 05:06 AM	#404
schurem Loader Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 90 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	I found the fog far more unsettling. i did put in the default fog distance, but got a CTD not long thereafter. maybe unrelated? game looks awesome.