[REL] Improved Stock Environment

stanger · 04-27-12, 02:30 AM

I like those screens, especially 4th one from your first post; can you, by any chance, point me in the right direction to get back such fog in TMO? Right now TMOs fog (light one) looks like someone crack up my monitors gamma; really annoying. I did look into scene.dat, compared it to stock one, but dont know which values are responsible for fog appearance (Im assuming its not fog distances, maybe its env files or even some separate texture file in TMO that need to be changed?).

arnahud2 · 04-27-12, 06:19 AM

Very very very nice job, version 2 seems better

fitzcarraldo · 04-27-12, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by arnahud2

Very very very nice job, version 2 seems better

+1: great job for TMO!!! Please, post a download link!

Many thanks.

Fitzcarraldo

Caustic · 04-27-12, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by stanger

I like those screens, especially 4th one from your first post; can you, by any chance, point me in the right direction to get back such fog in TMO? Right now TMOs fog (light one) looks like someone crack up my monitors gamma; really annoying. I did look into scene.dat, compared it to stock one, but dont know which values are responsible for fog appearance (Im assuming its not fog distances, maybe its env files or even some separate texture file in TMO that need to be changed?).

This issue has been annoying me for some time. The fog controller is in the scene.dat but it is dictated by some other file, same for water transparency as well but since I like the current look, I haven't decided to change fog levels. Keeping the shaders for TMO and RFB is good because they are superior to the stock game even though they may look different in screenshots. Version 2 coming out today. Traveller has given me permission to use his clouds mod which will allow for more realistic cloud shadows and slower moving clouds (Clouds are horrendously fast in the stock environment).

Caustic · 04-27-12, 11:40 AM

Improved Stock Environment(ISE) v2.0
by Caustic and Traveller (Clouds v1.1)
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-Made waves less aggressive and choppy to eliminate stormy appearence.
-Changed water opacity for more realistic underwater lighting.
-Added sky and env color files for additional compatibility with TMO and RFB.
-Tweaked reflection intensity back to stock values.(0.1 to 1.0)
-Lowered wind speed values.
-Grain effect(post-processing) has been fixed/removed.

+Added Clouds v1.1 by Traveller
-Reduces cloud morphing speed for more realistic appearence
-More realistic cloud shadows

Download

TorpX · 04-28-12, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Caustic

Improved Stock Environment(ISE) v2.0
by Caustic and Traveller (Clouds v1.1)
------------------------------------------
-Made waves less aggressive and choppy to eliminate stormy appearence.
-Changed water opacity for more realistic underwater lighting.
-Added sky and env color files for additional compatibility with TMO and RFB.
-Tweaked reflection intensity back to stock values.(0.1 to 1.0)
-Lowered wind speed values.
-Grain effect(post-processing) has been fixed/removed.

+Added Clouds v1.1 by Traveller
-Reduces cloud morphing speed for more realistic appearence
-More realistic cloud shadows

I don't understand about the wind speed. Does this mean we won't have windy weather?

Caustic · 04-28-12, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TorpX

I don't understand about the wind speed. Does this mean we won't have windy weather?

Global weather has not changed. Wind values in scene.dat relate to how the wind interacts with the water. Higher wind values create a more sheared appearence (like in the original stock environment), and vice versa. I don't know that much about it it's just something I changed to get the appearence I liked. After testing the mod, I encountered different kinds of weather from hurricane conditions to calm conditions.

Traveller · 04-28-12, 07:41 AM

Looking really great.

Soviet Creeper · 04-28-12, 04:05 PM

I love this, I find everything so nice that I actully go to the bridge every few days just to look, no more camping in the map room for 50 days for me

Caustic · 04-28-12, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Soviet Creeper

I love this, I find everything so nice that I actully go to the bridge every few days just to look, no more camping in the map room for 50 days for me

The days of creeping are over. You probably played other environmental mods, can't imagine playing without something other than the stock graphics, they are quite putrid.

Hylander_1314 · 05-01-12, 07:35 PM

Great mod Caustic! The fog is a little much though. Any chance you could get it closer to TMO's settings? Light fog, is very thin, and you can still make out the horizon, although just barely.

Lookouts can still see ships up to about 7000 yards max, and you can see them too, although they are onlt silouettes.

Love the colors for water and atmospherics, and the clouds and patterns.

Almost have to make seperate versions for the different mods though.

ryanwigginton · 09-29-12, 04:10 AM

First time I've come across this mod. Really nice work Caustic. Any chance we'll see the optional mods packaged for TMO?

@Flybywire are you still using the optional mods with TMO? Did you come across any problems?

LtzS_Petersen · 09-29-12, 04:54 AM

It works with GFO, nice. I give it a try.

SkyBaron · 10-20-12, 10:10 AM

Awesome work Caustic! Love the colors and new water animation. This mod got me back to playing SH4!

Dogfish40 · 10-25-12, 09:29 AM

Ahoy Caustic.
I really love the mod. I'm using it at the moment and there are so many good things about it I can't list'em all here.
However...One little observation. I don't see any sea foam. Especially when the water is a bit calm, it looks like I'm on a fresh water lake. Could you add some?
I have three of the files loaded, could it be that I only need the latest file installed?
Anyway, please come back with some thoughts about this, I really like the rest of what I see here.
Cheers mate.
D40

04-27-12, 06:19 AM	#2
arnahud2 Frogman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 308 Downloads: 724 Uploads: 0	Very very very nice job, version 2 seems better __________________

04-27-12, 11:40 AM	#5
Caustic Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cape May, New Jersey Posts: 118 Downloads: 362 Uploads: 6	Version 2 Released Improved Stock Environment(ISE) v2.0 by Caustic and Traveller (Clouds v1.1) ------------------------------------------ -Made waves less aggressive and choppy to eliminate stormy appearence. -Changed water opacity for more realistic underwater lighting. -Added sky and env color files for additional compatibility with TMO and RFB. -Tweaked reflection intensity back to stock values.(0.1 to 1.0) -Lowered wind speed values. -Grain effect(post-processing) has been fixed/removed. +Added Clouds v1.1 by Traveller -Reduces cloud morphing speed for more realistic appearence -More realistic cloud shadows Download Last edited by Caustic; 04-28-12 at 12:33 AM.

04-28-12, 04:05 PM	#9
Soviet Creeper Planesman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the corner of shame Posts: 187 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	I love this, I find everything so nice that I actully go to the bridge every few days just to look, no more camping in the map room for 50 days for me __________________ I used to be a huge submarine guy but now I'm a huge submarine girl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

05-01-12, 07:35 PM	#11
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Great mod Caustic! The fog is a little much though. Any chance you could get it closer to TMO's settings? Light fog, is very thin, and you can still make out the horizon, although just barely. Lookouts can still see ships up to about 7000 yards max, and you can see them too, although they are onlt silouettes. Love the colors for water and atmospherics, and the clouds and patterns. Almost have to make seperate versions for the different mods though. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

09-29-12, 04:10 AM	#12
ryanwigginton Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 368 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	First time I've come across this mod. Really nice work Caustic. Any chance we'll see the optional mods packaged for TMO? @Flybywire are you still using the optional mods with TMO? Did you come across any problems? __________________ Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6990M

04-27-12, 02:30 AM	#1
stanger Engineer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Poland Posts: 200 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I like those screens, especially 4th one from your first post; can you, by any chance, point me in the right direction to get back such fog in TMO? Right now TMOs fog (light one) looks like someone crack up my monitors gamma; really annoying. I did look into scene.dat, compared it to stock one, but dont know which values are responsible for fog appearance (Im assuming its not fog distances, maybe its env files or even some separate texture file in TMO that need to be changed?).

04-28-12, 07:41 AM	#8
Traveller Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 513 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Looking really great.

09-29-12, 04:54 AM	#13
LtzS_Petersen Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 117 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	It works with GFO, nice. I give it a try. __________________ Wenn die Vögel in die Ferne ziehen, nach Süden, nach Süden! Hab' auch ich den heißen Wunsch zu fliehen, vom heimatlichen Strand. Dort im Hafen wiegt mein Schiff sich leise, träumt vom Süden, träumt vom Süden, drum mein Mädel wünsch mir gute Reise, ich fahr' ins Wunderland!

10-20-12, 10:10 AM	#14
SkyBaron Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Atlantic Posts: 262 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 2	Awesome work Caustic! Love the colors and new water animation. This mod got me back to playing SH4! __________________

10-25-12, 09:29 AM	#15
Dogfish40 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LA Area, Central coast, California Posts: 1,023 Downloads: 827 Uploads: 0	A Request Ahoy Caustic. I really love the mod. I'm using it at the moment and there are so many good things about it I can't list'em all here. However...One little observation. I don't see any sea foam. Especially when the water is a bit calm, it looks like I'm on a fresh water lake. Could you add some? I have three of the files loaded, could it be that I only need the latest file installed? Anyway, please come back with some thoughts about this, I really like the rest of what I see here. Cheers mate. D40 __________________ *Dogfish40*