[REL] Thomsen's Water V4.0 (10/12/2008) - The Pool results go live - NEW VERSION!!!

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-07-08, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Impressive! a big improvement.

Thomsen:

Is it possible to import new wave models into SH3?

I can provide loopable, animated wave meshes that can be made into seamless
grids if that is any use to anyone.

Grids are the thing I hate the most in sh3 seas. To make it realistic, you have to make small waves, and small waves looking from distance looks freaking ridiculous. You can spot the grid moving together, same animation.

I tried the best to avoyd the grip appearance, but still you can see it if you seach for. I tried everything. Tried different numbers of horizontal lines and vertical lines, but the grid only changes its arrangement, you still can see the infinite lines. I even tried PRIME NUMBERS, like 7 and 13, hoping the grid to disappear, but still no luck. The arrangement changes a bit, but it's still there, in your face, driving me nuts. If I could just define the game to simulate grid's movements in turns, like odds and pairs or something, we could maybe fix it, or at least turn it into a more imperceptible sh!t.

At least, for my confort, the grid is almost invisible looking from the cameras attached to the uboat, like the deckgun or the conning tower. You would have to use the external camera to see the grid, so that's not a big spot of bother.

What do you people think about the sun halo on those videos? Looking ugly yet, right? Where's OLC when I need him... :hmm:

onelifecrisis · 09-07-08, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Philipp_Thomsen

Where's OLC when I need him... :hmm:

Already replied to your PM about that mate, but you never got back to me with the info I need to help you fix it...

ReallyDedPoet · 09-07-08, 11:35 AM

Will have a look

RDP

h.sie · 09-07-08, 11:39 AM

looks nice!!
will it be compatibe with OLCE2?
or is it intended to replace it?

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-07-08, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by h.sie

looks nice!!
will it be compatibe with OLCE2?
or is it intended to replace it?

It's designed to be installed on top of the latest version of OLCE2!

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-07-08, 11:53 AM

@ OLC

thanks for all your help, mate!

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-09-08, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

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Originally Posted by Philipp_Thomsen

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

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Originally Posted by h.sie

looks nice!!
will it be compatibe with OLCE2?
or is it intended to replace it?

No it won't be compatible.
But choice is a good thing, right?

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Cross-posted.
@PT
Huh?

Those are not OLCE2 videos... not even similar. And how can this possibly be compatible with OLCE2?

Coz I built this on top of your mod! I'm using your textures and particles.

Well, firstly they're not my particles, they're GWX particles with tweaks to the way they are lit by light sources in the environment.
More importantly, OLCE2 is rather more than a few wave textures. You're not using the scene.dat by the look of it, nor the colour files from OLCE2... in fact I'm hard-pressed to see anything at all from OLCE2 apart from those wave textures. You can't just grab a couple of textures and call it 'compatible'.

Just say it like it is: it's an alternative. Not the same thing as compatible.

Onelifecrisis is quite correct.

Furthermore, just because a thing is made to be different, doesn't always make a thing BETTER. It only makes a thing different.

Secondarily, messing around with the environmental files can really screw up AI performance if you don't know what you are doing.

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-09-08, 04:21 PM

Edited.

Task Force · 09-28-08, 06:32 PM

You cant. When are you going to release the version with the sky fixed?

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-28-08, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

You cant. When are you going to release the version with the sky fixed?

If you want a little taste of it for now, download OLC's Environment 2.4.3, which have much better colours then I can produce for now, and replace his scene.dat with mine, from environment 1.2 in my filefront.

I'm not happy with the water in some parts of the day, with some sunlight effects.

When I'm happy with the results, I'll release the mod.

Task Force · 09-28-08, 06:57 PM

Will do.

You did a good job on this one even if you dont finish it.

(1.2 has a issue with rendering the waves on the surface when looking underwater.

any way to fix this.

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-07-08, 08:01 PM

So the water is too bright, mirror-like.

I want to make it darker, like a lake. Anybody with me?

The main objective was to make the water look wet, and that's done... now the color...

mengle · 09-08-08, 01:06 AM

Mister Thomsen, i use the scene dat file from WAC 3.0 in my GWX 2.1 is it possible to do the same with that file? would be great:hmm:

Cezbor · 09-08-08, 02:48 AM

I'm eager to see it as a mod in my JSMG window

Keep on good work. By the way I love your soundpacks.....

Philipp_Thomsen · 09-08-08, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mengle

Mister Thomsen, i use the scene dat file from WAC 3.0 in my GWX 2.1 is it possible to do the same with that file? would be great:hmm:

not sure what you mean... this mod would replace scene.dat and the environment files and textures and colors and the whole shabang...

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Will do. You did a good job on this one even if you dont finish it. (1.2 has a issue with rendering the waves on the surface when looking underwater. any way to fix this. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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h.sie Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,192 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	looks nice!! will it be compatibe with OLCE2? or is it intended to replace it?

09-07-08, 08:01 PM	#12
Philipp_Thomsen Old Gang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Drunk at the whorehouse Posts: 2,278 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	So the water is too bright, mirror-like. I want to make it darker, like a lake. Anybody with me? The main objective was to make the water look wet, and that's done... now the color... __________________ To each his own

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mengle Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belgium, mai 1940 Posts: 665 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	Mister Thomsen, i use the scene dat file from WAC 3.0 in my GWX 2.1 is it possible to do the same with that file? would be great:hmm: __________________ IMMER WEITER Gramophone songs http://www.filefront.com/16221983/Ra...gs_Part_I.rar/ http://www.filefront.com/16227547/Ra...s_Part_II.rar/ http://www.filefront.com/16227839/Ra..._Part_III.rar/

09-08-08, 02:48 AM	#14
Cezbor 中国水兵 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bia³ystok, Polska Posts: 272 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I'm eager to see it as a mod in my JSMG window Keep on good work. By the way I love your soundpacks..... __________________ "U-106" No one will be forgotten...