[TEC] undersea.GR2

THE_MASK · 08-07-13, 04:33 PM

[TEC] undersea.GR2 aka rocks .
First of all I need the rocks cloned and called a different name so they can be placed with the object editor on the map . What I would like but don't know how to do is have the rocks visible above water . I can make them bigger with the GR2 editor but they don't appear above the water . Delete the plants , they have to go for this little project . Make 2 different rocks . 1 is collisionable object and the other one not collisionable . Any takers .

gap · 08-07-13, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

[TEC] undersea.GR2 aka rocks .
First of all I need the rocks cloned and called a different name so they can be placed with the object editor on the map . What I would like but don't know how to do is have the rocks visible above water .

Have the rocks any render controller assigned to them? I mean somethink like VisibleUnderwater

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I can make them bigger with the GR2 editor but they don't appear above the water .

You can as well export their meshes, scale them into a 3d application, and re-import them into the GR2 file

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Delete the plants , they have to go for this little project . Make 2 different rocks . 1 is collisionable object and the other one not collisionable . Any takers .

You want to simulate skerries, don't you?

You don't need to give up seaweeds or anything else imo: just clone the seabed GR2, and deal with the cloned file as you would do with any other object

THE_MASK · 08-07-13, 05:15 PM

Are skerries a local term ? I have never heard that term before . Ok , just googled it .

Fifi · 08-07-13, 05:20 PM

Good idea Sober!

Would love to get collisionable rocks along coasts/around islands! To make real nav even harder

But couldn't it be a problem for AI boats?

THE_MASK · 08-07-13, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifi

Good idea Sober!

Would love to get collisionable rocks along coasts/around islands! To make real nav even harder

But couldn't it be a problem for AI boats?

More eye candy with a few collisionable ones places around harbors away from traffic routes .

THE_MASK · 08-07-13, 09:33 PM

If anyone can make some GR2 objects I can place then anywhere on the map using the inbuilt object editor program . Shoals , rocks , wrecks , lighthouses , anything as long as they are GR2 . They wont do anything , just for eyecandy .

gap · 08-08-13, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sober

If anyone can make some GR2 objects I can place then anywhere on the map using the inbuilt object editor program.

I can try.

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... Shoals ...

Isn't terrain editor the best way to simulate them?

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... rocks ...

How high do you want them to be?

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... wrecks ...

Shouldn't be a problem either: as long as wrecks are stripped-down versions of the existing ships, cloning them shouldn't pose any problem (no need to go through the boring controller remapping process).

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... lighthouses ...

There was this beautiful high-detail lighthouse made by flakmonkey for SHIII:

Download link:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1337

If you ask for permission to use it, I can try porting it to GR2 format

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Originally Posted by sober

They wont do anything , just for eyecandy .

What is the point to add them, if they are just dummies. In my opinion rocks, wrecks, etc. should have collision spheres (and be placed far OH's shipping lanes), and lighthouses should have working lights

oakdesign · 08-08-13, 04:55 PM

I really love he idea of importing lighthouses into SHV. The last days I looked around, following the idea of importing SHIII *.dat lighthouses. If we would have lighthouses on the terrain we could add them to the nam map as well. As described in myWIP major floating lights on Nav Map thread.

Fifi · 08-08-13, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by oakdesign

I really love he idea of importing lighthouses into SHV. The last days I looked around, following the idea of importing SHIII *.dat lighthouses. If we would have lighthouses on the terrain we could add them to the nam map as well. As described in myWIP major floating lights on Nav Map thread.

+1!

(these are beautifull light house!)

gap · 08-08-13, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by oakdesign

...If we would have lighthouses on the terrain we could add them to the nam map as well. As described in myWIP major floating lights on Nav Map thread.

...and shoals, rocks, wrecks, subnets and minefields (at least the ones tha German were aware of)

THE_MASK · 08-08-13, 05:35 PM

You don't have to strip anything down if placing the ships with the object editor , try it .

gap · 08-08-13, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

You don't have to strip anything down if placing the ships with the object editor , try it .

Yes, but placing full units would be an useless waste of resources.

P.S: you didn't reply mi other questions/remarks

P.S 2: a few more royalty free lighthouse models:

This one is a bit "blocky" and its glossy material is wrong, but I am sure that
with the appropriate material properties/texture, it will look much better

Not bad at all. What do you think?

Another good one. More minimalistic than the previous one. I like especially the roof texture.

Probably the best of the series. I can't believe it is free-to-download

Anyone with more download links? I we get more models than needed we will pick the best ones

THE_MASK · 08-08-13, 06:07 PM

You could place a hundred ships in a port with the object editor and the frame rate wouldn't be affected . That is an awesome lighthouse . It wouldn't worry me about having no lights on it . Why would they be lit up during war anyway .

gap · 08-08-13, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

You could place a hundred ships in a port with the object editor and the frame rate wouldn't be affected .

Do they float? Placing them with obj editor instead of using ME could be a solution for OH's laggy ports

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That is an awesome lighthouse .

Which one exactly?

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It wouldn't worry me about having no lights on it . Why would they be lit up during war anyway .

Adding working lights to them shouldn't be a big problem. We can do two series of them: one with lights for neutral countries (and for the first part of operation drumbeat) and one without lights.

On thi topic, do you know which was the policy of the main countries involved in WWII, relative to lighthouse usage?

THE_MASK · 08-08-13, 06:28 PM

Yes , this is the only way to fix the laggy ports . Get rid of all the z ships . Use the object editor .
I like that last lighthouse . I don't know the policy on lighthouse use during war . It would be like a giant navigation aid for the enemy .

08-07-13, 04:33 PM	#1
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	[TEC] undersea.GR2 [TEC] undersea.GR2 aka rocks . First of all I need the rocks cloned and called a different name so they can be placed with the object editor on the map . What I would like but don't know how to do is have the rocks visible above water . I can make them bigger with the GR2 editor but they don't appear above the water . Delete the plants , they have to go for this little project . Make 2 different rocks . 1 is collisionable object and the other one not collisionable . Any takers .

08-07-13, 05:20 PM	#4
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,087 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Good idea Sober! Would love to get collisionable rocks along coasts/around islands! To make real nav even harder But couldn't it be a problem for AI boats? __________________ https://www.mediafire.com/file/rfw2h...N_V7.8.7z/file

08-07-13, 09:33 PM	#6
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	If anyone can make some GR2 objects I can place then anywhere on the map using the inbuilt object editor program . Shoals , rocks , wrecks , lighthouses , anything as long as they are GR2 . They wont do anything , just for eyecandy . Last edited by THE_MASK; 08-08-13 at 02:11 AM.

08-08-13, 04:55 PM	#8
oakdesign A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	I really love he idea of importing lighthouses into SHV. The last days I looked around, following the idea of importing SHIII .dat lighthouses. If we would have lighthouses on the terrain we could add them to the nam map as well. As described in myWIP major floating lights on Nav Map thread. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Seemann prüf dein Sackgewicht an Backbord kommt Laboe in Sicht* ----------------------------------------------------------------

08-07-13, 05:15 PM	#3
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Are skerries a local term ? I have never heard that term before . Ok , just googled it .

08-08-13, 05:35 PM	#11
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	You don't have to strip anything down if placing the ships with the object editor , try it .

08-08-13, 06:07 PM	#13
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	You could place a hundred ships in a port with the object editor and the frame rate wouldn't be affected . That is an awesome lighthouse . It wouldn't worry me about having no lights on it . Why would they be lit up during war anyway .

08-08-13, 06:28 PM	#15
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Yes , this is the only way to fix the laggy ports . Get rid of all the z ships . Use the object editor . I like that last lighthouse . I don't know the policy on lighthouse use during war . It would be like a giant navigation aid for the enemy .