Pacific environment 4 RELEASED

[kriller2]

Originally Posted by KrOkOZyABrA

Storm colours very good, but underwater:hmm:, maybe more green:hmm:

I can't give the underwater colours more green it would look weird , because I can only adjust the light coming from above the water to give the submarine and the seabed a shade of green and keep the underwater blue, like in RL.

Alot of comprimises has been made in the development of PE4, f.ex the water will still be dark during sun sets / sun rise when there are alot of wind, these thing can not be changed, because of how the SH4-engine works.

[KrOkOZyABrA]

Yes, let there be more light!!

[extraterrestrial]

Is it normal that the Sub is so good visible under water? Especially in the distance?

€: ok, its normal.
But i can't become friend with the underwater colour. I think the blue looks a bit too artificial.

[shackman]

Originally Posted by kriller2

The PE4 mod will use a lower resolution sky texture than PE3, so it should run better than pe3, but I have made alot of other changes to the way the shaders works so don't know how it will affect perfomance on lower rigs, but soon (within a week) PE4 will go to testing and we will see

Well that's good news...looking forward to the testing..

Originally Posted by kriller2

PE4 colours and environment is made to work with the pacific scenario and the u-boat campaign, but some of the changes to shaders etc. will allso affect the atlantic.

I didn't know there was a difference.. I alway thought the colours for the pacific and atlantic waters would be the same... whatever...that's just details...can't wait to see for myself

Cheers!!

[kriller2]

Originally Posted by extraterrestrial

Is it normal that the Sub is so good visible under water? Especially in the distance?

€: ok, its normal.
But i can't become friend with the underwater colour. I think the blue looks a bit too artificial.

The underwater colour where made by comparing real life pictures of the pacific ocean, you can see my inspiration here (warning big picture )
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories...s/wideport.jpg

I know it's not 100% correct, but it's getting close? - it looks alot more like the picture when the submarine are near the surface.

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by kriller2

...soon (within a week) PE4 will go to testing and we will see

Really wish I could contribute to those tests, but my vacation won't be over until beginning of September! I'm getting bored senseless already!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by DrBeast

Really wish I could contribute to those tests, but my vacation won't be over until beginning of September! I'm getting bored senseless already!

Do you work :hmm:


RDP

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

Do you work :hmm:


RDP

Work? What's that?? :rotfl:
I'm an unpaid researcher, doing what's called a PhD thesis (I call it slave work though!). These days I'm busy doing absolutely nothing in a beach in northern Greece, and that gets boring after the first three weeks! :p

[extraterrestrial]

Originally Posted by kriller2

The underwater colour where made by comparing real life pictures of the pacific ocean, you can see my inspiration here (warning big picture )
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories...s/wideport.jpg

I know it's not 100% correct, but it's getting close? - it looks alot more like the picture when the submarine are near the surface.

Hm ok, compared to the real picture it looks quite good (sometimes realism <> more beautiful )
But something still irritates me, maybe its the good visibility + the weird green touch of the sub(in the blue water). Dont know if you have an effect on this.

Btw: the stormy setting looks very good.
Btw2: I think the rolling of the sub is not perfect. With small waves it's rolling for such a big object quite much. On the other side in storms my feeling is that it could be more.

[kriller2]

Originally Posted by extraterrestrial

Hm ok, compared to the real picture it looks quite good (sometimes realism <> more beautiful )
But something still irritates me, maybe its the good visibility + the weird green touch of the sub(in the blue water). Dont know if you have an effect on this.

Btw: the stormy setting looks very good.
Btw2: I think the rolling of the sub is not perfect. With small waves it's rolling for such a big object quite much. On the other side in storms my feeling is that it could be more.

Hi Extra, I have tried to make the effects a little more subtle and modified the underwater fog and visibility, is this better?


The rolling of the sub have been reworked for PE4 and should behave more realistic now and the sub ride the waves lower, here is a picture of it, it's dificult to show on a picture..

[Fearless]

Sweeeeeeeeet!!!

[Fish40]

Lookin real good Kriller! I'm chomping at the bit for this one

[cdrsubron7]

Mighty fine lookin, Kriller. Mighty fine !!!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Fearless

Sweeeeeeeeet!!!

I agree with this statement ! :hmm:

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by kriller2

Hi Extra, I have tried to make the effects a little more subtle and modified the underwater fog and visibility, is this better?


The rolling of the sub have been reworked for PE4 and should behave more realistic now and the sub ride the waves lower, here is a picture of it, it's dificult to show on a picture..

I like the blue shift effect!!! it's nice to see the colors go away finally like in real life!