Dual exhaust for subs

[sh3rules]

As you can see in this video, it's very easy for the smoke coming out of an exhaust to be pushed back when you're moving, instead of continuing to the sides. The video shows a boiler, but you get the idea.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by AOTD_MadMax

Hi Racerboy,

nice work but i think the smoke is to much when the Boat is full running.
An other thing is the link with the speed.
Is it possible to link it with the Engine-sound ?
You know the Sound of the Engine is linked to the telegraph, i beleave there must be a way to link the funnelsmoke to that.

MFG

AOTD|MadMax

I agree that the smoke is a little too much when the boat is full running. I have to make smaller smoke textures for them and then learn how to pack in some new smoke textures in the files in order to correct it. Someone willing to teach me how to do this?

I don't see any possible way of linking it to the engine sound. You have to have something control another thing. The only way to do that is to link 'controller' objects to the parent object (in this case) - but that parent object has to be available to be linked to. It's complicated to say the least!

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by sh3rules

As you can see in this video, it's very easy for the smoke coming out of an exhaust to be pushed back when you're moving, instead of continuing to the sides. The video shows a boiler, but you get the idea.

oh ok, now I understand. I can guarantee you that once the ship is moving the exhaust gets pulled back with this exhaust mod. At 0 knots ship speed the exhaust will exit about 90 degrees to the side of the ship. Once you start moving the exhaust follows the hull of ship back to the stern. Here's a pic at ahead 1/3 that shows this:

[AOTD_MadMax]

Hmm i got an other Idea :

In Reallife an Dieselengine only smokes when you accelerate him, when you inject him more Oil then he can take air.
But when he reaches his right turns he didnt smoke.

So is it possible to let the boat smoke only by accelerating until reaching the maximum Speed of the telegraph position ?
Its hard for me to explain this in English.

Example :
You push the telegraph from stop to full ahead so the Boat smokes until you reach the maximum speed.

You push the telegraph from stop to half ahead so the Boat smokes until you reach half speed.

Is this possible to make ?

It must be an Inverse of smokedensity to your latest Version.

MFG

AOTD|MadMax

[TheDarkWraith]

I know what you're trying to say. I can't see a possible way of doing it. There is no 'acceleration' item or anything of the likes I can link to. All I have to work with is speed. The smoke is scaled down at 0 knots and unscaled (full smoke) at full ships speed.

[TheDarkWraith]

as this thread was originally for non-speed controlled dual exhaust subs I'm starting a new thread for this new item. Please use this http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=118565 for all posts regarding the speed controlled sub exhaust smoke. Thanks.

Racerboy

[Sailor Steve]

I don't know (but then it's not my decision). I've heard discussions saying there was a lot of smoke (to the point of one report saying a schnorkel was spotted because of the smoke it gave off), and I've heard discussions saying they only smoked when the engines were in need of replacement. It just seems to me like the full-speed one is putting out too much.

Just my opinion.

[Mush Martin]

I have seen footage of a schnorkel at depth showing a cloud of
smoke approximately 2-4 times the schnorkel head
M

[TheDarkWraith]

I fixed the bug in the speed controlled dual exhaust version.......

Next venture is speed controlled exhaust smoke for the snorkel........