Random environmental pictues of the Pacific (PIC HEAVY) - Page 2

Rockin Robbins · 10-29-11, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

One thing that has been an issue for me is the size of the sun, you can see some sun in your pics, but I've played with making mine a lil bigger at dawn and dusk transitions...

Why would you want to do a thing like that?

Armistead · 10-29-11, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Why would you want to do a thing like that?

Because it can be done. Seriously, I've played with numerous different sizes, but you can change the size of the sun during the day, smaller higher in the sky to bigger at sunset, although I admit that one is too big, but I still say the ones we have now are too small at sunset, however I haven't checked if env mods now use one size or actually changes the size several times during the day.

Obvious time of year and location would come into play. Looking at some sunset pictures on the net the sun is much bigger than others.

CCIP · 10-29-11, 08:51 PM

The size of the sun in pictures is more of an optical illusion than anything - they're often taken at a very narrow field of view. My own preference in SH3/4/5 is playing the game with narrower camera angles than default (30-40 instead of 60-70 degrees that the default game offers). Makes things a little more cinematic-looking.

Armistead · 10-29-11, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

The size of the sun in pictures is more of an optical illusion than anything - they're often taken at a very narrow field of view. My own preference in SH3/4/5 is playing the game with narrower camera angles than default (30-40 instead of 60-70 degrees that the default game offers). Makes things a little more cinematic-looking.

You got a SS to show.

CCIP · 10-29-11, 10:29 PM

Many

This is otherwise-unaltered TMO. Just personal preference on my part - I like narrower angles. They're worse for situational awareness, but better for cinematics.

Armistead · 10-29-11, 11:57 PM

Doe's look better, did you change any other settings? The halo seems to blend better

CCIP · 10-30-11, 01:09 AM

Nope! It could be just a side effect of drivers. Also those screenshots also have a bunch of options turned off (like volumetric fog, post-processing) since they're from my laptop which doesn't handle them too well. AFAIK Ducimius tweaked TMO graphics to work mostly without those enabled anyway.

Jimbuna · 11-03-11, 06:59 PM

Crackin shots Ducimus

Dogfish40 · 11-04-11, 12:24 PM

I think having the sun larger for dusk and dawn is not only cool but accurate anyway. The atmosphere naturally gives the sun and the moon this illusion of being larger when the spheres are both at the horizon. I have always been happy with the sun in Real Env as it seems to do just that.
As far as the water color (Real Env), it could use some adjustment as it is very blue, strikingly so during clear weather. Some of the other water colors during storms and other weather are very good. I seem to remember one really good water color in Vanilla 1.4 but it was only there during the first day or so of a patrol.
Anyway, Ducimus! Rock on wit da pics!! These are some great shots for all the modders who can fiddle with the ENV folders.
And if you see any DD's out there,...well, "time to get some sleep".
D40

10-29-11, 08:51 PM	#18
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	The size of the sun in pictures is more of an optical illusion than anything - they're often taken at a very narrow field of view. My own preference in SH3/4/5 is playing the game with narrower camera angles than default (30-40 instead of 60-70 degrees that the default game offers). Makes things a little more cinematic-looking. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-29-11, 10:29 PM	#20
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Many This is otherwise-unaltered TMO. Just personal preference on my part - I like narrower angles. They're worse for situational awareness, but better for cinematics. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-30-11, 01:09 AM	#22
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Nope! It could be just a side effect of drivers. Also those screenshots also have a bunch of options turned off (like volumetric fog, post-processing) since they're from my laptop which doesn't handle them too well. AFAIK Ducimius tweaked TMO graphics to work mostly without those enabled anyway. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-03-11, 06:59 PM	#23
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,142 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Crackin shots Ducimus __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-04-11, 12:24 PM	#24
Dogfish40 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LA Area, Central coast, California Posts: 1,023 Downloads: 827 Uploads: 0	I think having the sun larger for dusk and dawn is not only cool but accurate anyway. The atmosphere naturally gives the sun and the moon this illusion of being larger when the spheres are both at the horizon. I have always been happy with the sun in Real Env as it seems to do just that. As far as the water color (Real Env), it could use some adjustment as it is very blue, strikingly so during clear weather. Some of the other water colors during storms and other weather are very good. I seem to remember one really good water color in Vanilla 1.4 but it was only there during the first day or so of a patrol. Anyway, Ducimus! Rock on wit da pics!! These are some great shots for all the modders who can fiddle with the ENV folders. And if you see any DD's out there,...well, "time to get some sleep". D40 __________________ *Dogfish40*

10-29-11, 11:57 PM	#21
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Doe's look better, did you change any other settings? The halo seems to blend better