[WIP] - Japanese Merchants for SH4 & SH3

iambecomelife · 04-08-08, 06:21 PM

I made a large British freighter the other day and I realized that if it was shrunk it could be used to make several generic Japanese freighters. Two of them are almost finished and I am planning a third that will look similar but will have the superstructures closer together. Ideally I would like them to be useable for both SH3 and SH4. These skins are early war but it will be easy to create grey and green camo skins for Spring 1942 - Summer 1945.

ONI-208-J and similar manuals are really useful for finding out ship shapes. Many of the merchant classes were very similar - it can be tough to make each one visually interesting on its own.

kriller2 · 04-08-08, 06:29 PM

Looks good, I have waited for you to make some better merchants for SH4

knowing your nice work from SH3 modding forum

McHibbins · 04-08-08, 06:38 PM

Yeah !! The Merchant-Master of SH3 is here ! Great

tater · 04-08-08, 07:05 PM

Woot!

tater

AOTD_MadMax · 04-08-08, 07:13 PM

Oh yes iambecome, this is really great.

You know, i love you ...........

Cant wait to get it !

Greets

Maddy

Ducimus · 04-08-08, 08:18 PM

Those ships are beautiful. It would almost be a crying shame to put a torpedo into one of them!

CCIP · 04-08-08, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

Woot!

tater

same thing!

I've been tempted to message you a few times and ask if you were planning to convert some applicable merchants from your work to SH4 - but I figured you had your hands full enough with the Merchat Fleet for SHIII...

REALLY glad you came over here and are working on this too

DeepIron · 04-08-08, 11:47 PM

Really excellent work! I'm with Ducimus, it would be a pity to torpedo them, they look so good... But I could get over it!

If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to model these in?

THE_MASK · 04-09-08, 12:19 AM

Step this way

LukeFF · 04-09-08, 02:41 AM

Good, good, good!

Jimbuna · 04-09-08, 05:12 AM

You can never have too big a selection

Jace11 · 04-09-08, 11:50 AM

Will you be able to add the caustic effects, the overlay and normal maps too..?

It would be nice if they had all the same effects as the existing ones so they don't look out of place.

Things I think are difficult...

1. Caustics - think this is just a dat file edition
2. Overlay - I have no idea how they are generated to look as they are, but the alpha is just the basic Texture file in greyscale.
3. Wakes etc, imported ships often have huge wakes - think this is an easy fix too... just dat editing and making nodes etc.
4. Reflections - ???
5. Interior damage model -????

iambecomelife · 04-09-08, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeepIron

Really excellent work! I'm with Ducimus, it would be a pity to torpedo them, they look so good... But I could get over it!

If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to model these in?

They are all modeled in Wings3d.

Quote:

Will you be able to add the caustic effects, the overlay and normal maps too..?

It would be nice if they had all the same effects as the existing ones so they don't look out of place.

Things I think are difficult...

1. Caustics - think this is just a dat file edition
2. Overlay - I have no idea how they are generated to look as they are, but the alpha is just the basic Texture file in greyscale.
3. Wakes etc, imported ships often have huge wakes - think this is an easy fix too... just dat editing and making nodes etc.
4. Reflections - ???
5. Interior damage model -????

I do not know how to add these things because I usually don't work on SH4 ships. Later on, I may browse the SH4 forums for any posts on the conversion process.

thasaint · 04-09-08, 02:49 PM

::rolls out the red carpet::
1 word... WOOT!

AVGWarhawk · 04-09-08, 02:57 PM

Once again...superb work and looking forward to some variety of surface skimmers to sink.

04-08-08, 06:21 PM	#1
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,709 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	[WIP] - Japanese Merchants for SH4 & SH3 I made a large British freighter the other day and I realized that if it was shrunk it could be used to make several generic Japanese freighters. Two of them are almost finished and I am planning a third that will look similar but will have the superstructures closer together. Ideally I would like them to be useable for both SH3 and SH4. These skins are early war but it will be easy to create grey and green camo skins for Spring 1942 - Summer 1945. ONI-208-J and similar manuals are really useful for finding out ship shapes. Many of the merchant classes were very similar - it can be tough to make each one visually interesting on its own. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

04-08-08, 06:29 PM	#2
kriller2 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Looks good, I have waited for you to make some better merchants for SH4 knowing your nice work from SH3 modding forum __________________ *Kriller2.* [MODs] Real Environment mod and Pacific Enviroments 4 mod

04-08-08, 07:13 PM	#5
AOTD_MadMax Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bremen/Germany Posts: 749 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 1	Oh yes iambecome, this is really great. You know, i love you ........... Cant wait to get it ! Greets Maddy __________________ AOTD is gone, iam the last survivor ........

04-08-08, 11:47 PM	#8
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Really excellent work! I'm with Ducimus, it would be a pity to torpedo them, they look so good... But I could get over it! If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to model these in? __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

04-09-08, 02:41 AM	#10
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Good, good, good! __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

04-08-08, 06:38 PM	#3
McHibbins Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Good old Germany Posts: 739 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Yeah !! The Merchant-Master of SH3 is here ! Great

04-08-08, 07:05 PM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Woot! tater

04-08-08, 08:18 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Those ships are beautiful. It would almost be a crying shame to put a torpedo into one of them!

04-09-08, 12:19 AM	#9
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Step this way

04-09-08, 05:12 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can never have too big a selection __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-09-08, 11:50 AM	#12
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	Will you be able to add the caustic effects, the overlay and normal maps too..? It would be nice if they had all the same effects as the existing ones so they don't look out of place. Things I think are difficult... 1. Caustics - think this is just a dat file edition 2. Overlay - I have no idea how they are generated to look as they are, but the alpha is just the basic Texture file in greyscale. 3. Wakes etc, imported ships often have huge wakes - think this is an easy fix too... just dat editing and making nodes etc. 4. Reflections - ??? 5. Interior damage model -????

04-09-08, 02:49 PM	#14
thasaint Medic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 163 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	::rolls out the red carpet:: 1 word... WOOT! __________________

04-09-08, 02:57 PM	#15
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,280 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Once again...superb work and looking forward to some variety of surface skimmers to sink. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road