[TEC] Adding/Importing new units / SH5 Damage/collision models

gap · 05-18-11, 03:49 AM

Hi there,
as promised, I would like to do my first attempt at importing SH3/4 ships in SH5.
Though being quite good photoshop-wise (but Zedi and SteelViking are taking care of this aspect already), I am a total newcomer as for other modding aspects. Also, my time is limited, so don't expect fast results.

On this topic I have some questions/request for the concerned modders:

1- wich ship should I start from? I know we are focusing on SH4 small merchants, but wich is/are the one/s on the top of the list?

2 - by now there's so much scattered information on the various aspects of ship importing, that I am getting confused. Things could be a lot easier for beginners like me if some veteran could collect all the knowledge gathered until now, organize it and put it in a single post. Even better if this someone could also try to keep the tutorial updated, let's say on a weekly basis, with all the new discoveries.
I know this can be a boring task, but IMHO such a complete tutorial would encourage ready and willing people to join the project.

JU_88 · 05-18-11, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gap

2 - by now there's so much scattered information on the various aspects of ship importing, that I am getting confused. Things could be a lot easier for beginners like me if some veteran could collect all the knowledge gathered until now, organize it and put it in a single post. Even better if this someone could also try to keep the tutorial updated, let's say on a weekly basis, with all the new discoveries.
I know this can be a boring task, but IMHO such a complete tutorial would encourage ready and willing people to join the project.

Excellent Idea

, hell I might even have stab and porting over some new aircraft and stuff if I can figure it out - (cant promise anything as I suck with imports.)

Rongel · 05-18-11, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by gap

Hi there,
as promised, I would like to do my first attempt at importing SH3/4 ships in SH5.
Though being quite good photoshop-wise (but Zedi and SteelViking are taking care of this aspect already), I am a total newcomer as for other modding aspects. Also, my time is limited, so don't expect fast results.

On this topic I have some questions/request for the concerned modders:

1- wich ship should I start from? I know we are focusing on SH4 small merchants, but wich is/are the one/s on the top of the list?

2 - by now there's so much scattered information on the various aspects of ship importing, that I am getting confused. Things could be a lot easier for beginners like me if some veteran could collect all the knowledge gathered until now, organize it and put it in a single post. Even better if this someone could also try to keep the tutorial updated, let's say on a weekly basis, with all the new discoveries.
I know this can be a boring task, but IMHO such a complete tutorial would encourage ready and willing people to join the project.

Good point. And the import data is scattered to two forums now. This whole thing started with the TDW's tutorial and the torpedo boat example. I joined in with no knowledge of almost anything, and we just started to try out things, now SteelViking is also on board

. So many of those early posts contain false data, the basic import routine is relatively simple. I'm not saying this is the best way to do it, but we have tried A LOT of stuff, and current method is the easiest and most succesful. We have some serious restrictions now, like:

-no reflections, no dynamic shadows, ship don't render underwater when looked above (with TDW's shader some graphic cards apparently make this happen), and some smaller bugs (like the random foam wake when ship is already destroyed).

Anyway, it would be great to have more importers, everyone usually finds out something new and that way improves the whole thing. TDW is currently working with something else, and that's really okay. I could make a small tutorial, but the first post is TDW's, and I would not like to start a new thread. And if I post the tutorial here, it will get lost in other posts... What is the best way to do this?

Zedi can help with what ship to import. Good luck!

gap · 05-18-11, 04:29 AM

Nice to see that you're appreciating my idea!

@ Rongel

Thank you for your willingness. I hope this task is not going to divert you from the rest of your tasks for too long!

If you don't want to start a new thread I see two solutions:

1 - after you have it finished, you PM your tutorial to TDW, who on his turn would make it available in the first post of this thread (but in this way you should disturb him everytime you want to update the tutorial);

2 - even better: you post your tutorial anywhere in this thread, by asking TDW to put a link to it in the first post.

What do you think of it?

05-18-11, 03:49 AM	#1
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,215 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	Hi there, as promised, I would like to do my first attempt at importing SH3/4 ships in SH5. Though being quite good photoshop-wise (but Zedi and SteelViking are taking care of this aspect already), I am a total newcomer as for other modding aspects. Also, my time is limited, so don't expect fast results. On this topic I have some questions/request for the concerned modders: 1- wich ship should I start from? I know we are focusing on SH4 small merchants, but wich is/are the one/s on the top of the list? 2 - by now there's so much scattered information on the various aspects of ship importing, that I am getting confused. Things could be a lot easier for beginners like me if some veteran could collect all the knowledge gathered until now, organize it and put it in a single post. Even better if this someone could also try to keep the tutorial updated, let's say on a weekly basis, with all the new discoveries. I know this can be a boring task, but IMHO such a complete tutorial would encourage ready and willing people to join the project.

05-18-11, 04:29 AM	#4
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,215 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	Nice to see that you're appreciating my idea! @ Rongel Thank you for your willingness. I hope this task is not going to divert you from the rest of your tasks for too long! If you don't want to start a new thread I see two solutions: 1 - after you have it finished, you PM your tutorial to TDW, who on his turn would make it available in the first post of this thread (but in this way you should disturb him everytime you want to update the tutorial); 2 - even better: you post your tutorial anywhere in this thread, by asking TDW to put a link to it in the first post. What do you think of it?