Is there a fix for the bad wakes or whatever it is!

Reece · 03-26-07, 08:25 AM

After losing the external camera key F11, I discovered it changed to Alt-F11, who knows!

The following is a snapshot of the horrid wakes or bilge water pumped out or what ever they are supposed to be:

The overall graphics in SH4 is poor IMO, SH3 is much better!

Is there a fix to get rid of these lousy effects?
Thanks.

XanderF · 03-26-07, 11:00 AM

That's water running off the inner hull - it's actually pretty close to accurate. Just needs to be a little more...ummm...'solid' looking? I mean, it is kinda cheesy looking at the moment, but the concept is right.

XanderF · 03-29-07, 11:38 AM

Bumping this because it IS a good idea to improve the shader, here - anyone working on this?

AVGWarhawk · 03-29-07, 11:42 AM

It is a great little feature but needs some clearing up for sure

Boris · 03-29-07, 12:24 PM

I don't know about SH3 looking better than SH4 though ...

walsh2509 · 03-29-07, 12:24 PM

A bad Wake is, when there is no drink left ..

MadMike · 03-29-07, 12:50 PM

Is it possible to import SH3 water textures (and files) to replace those in SH4?

Yours, Mike

Deep Six · 03-29-07, 01:05 PM

I like the effect but as it's already been mentioned it needs "Toning down" more solid water looking and not like a soap sud factory.....Plus at night its kinda luminous and bright....

But still a step in the right direction for realism...

Deep six

PingOfDeath · 03-29-07, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Deep Six

I like the effect but as it's already been mentioned it needs "Toning down" more solid water looking and not like a soap sud factory.....Plus at night its kinda luminous and bright....

But still a step in the right direction for realism...

Deep six

With the exception of the fact that you can sit in calm weather at all stop and the water keeps on coming, and coming.....and....coming

-POD

XanderF · 03-29-07, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PingOfDeath

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deep Six

I like the effect but as it's already been mentioned it needs "Toning down" more solid water looking and not like a soap sud factory.....Plus at night its kinda luminous and bright....

But still a step in the right direction for realism...

Deep six

With the exception of the fact that you can sit in calm weather at all stop and the water keeps on coming, and coming.....and....coming

-POD

Same thing happens in Sh3. I noticed that last night, when stopping the U-boat on the surface. I'm like "wait, I'm stopped. Yes, definitely, no water is passing the ship. WHY DO I STILL HAVE A WAKE PROJECTING OFF THE BACK OF MY SHIP AND A BOW WAVE!?!?!"

So...yeah, shader definitely needs some work:
- Should be SLIGHTLY less opaque and less 'sudsy'
- Should have more consistency - the very obvious round 'blobs' dropping off rapidly look silly
- The shader definitely needs to have variables passed to it with the ship's speed and sea state for modification of the effect.

03-26-07, 08:25 AM	#1
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,770 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Is there a fix for the bad wakes or whatever it is! After losing the external camera key F11, I discovered it changed to Alt-F11, who knows! The following is a snapshot of the horrid wakes or bilge water pumped out or what ever they are supposed to be: The overall graphics in SH4 is poor IMO, SH3 is much better! Is there a fix to get rid of these lousy effects? Thanks. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

03-26-07, 11:00 AM	#2
XanderF Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 554 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	That's water running off the inner hull - it's actually pretty close to accurate. Just needs to be a little more...ummm...'solid' looking? I mean, it is kinda cheesy looking at the moment, but the concept is right. __________________

03-29-07, 11:38 AM	#3
XanderF Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 554 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Bumping this because it IS a good idea to improve the shader, here - anyone working on this? __________________

03-29-07, 11:42 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It is a great little feature but needs some clearing up for sure __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-29-07, 01:05 PM	#8
Deep Six Ensign Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England, Manchester. Posts: 235 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	I like the effect but as it's already been mentioned it needs "Toning down" more solid water looking and not like a soap sud factory.....Plus at night its kinda luminous and bright.... But still a step in the right direction for realism... Deep six __________________

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Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	I don't know about SH3 looking better than SH4 though ...

03-29-07, 12:24 PM	#6
walsh2509 XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 410 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	A bad Wake is, when there is no drink left ..

03-29-07, 12:50 PM	#7
MadMike Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Downloads: 241 Uploads: 0	Is it possible to import SH3 water textures (and files) to replace those in SH4? Yours, Mike