Hires Smokemod (Warning: big pics inside) - Page 2

CptGrayWolf · 12-21-05, 02:11 AM

Great mod!

I'm using medium compressed smoke and see no slow down!

boomshekah · 12-21-05, 09:03 AM

I played around a bit with TimeTravellerÂ´s excellent tweakingtools. You can do some pretty cool stuff with it

I am not entirely happy with it yet, but it starts to look like thick oily smoke.

Krupp · 12-21-05, 10:36 AM

The one viewed through periscope is quite impressive looking smoke pillar. Should it look more darker or "black" if it's burning oil (and other synthetic stuffs)? (We had a huge fire in used car tyre warehouse couple of years a go and that smoke was BLACK and big one).

Marhkimov · 12-21-05, 10:49 AM

I was also messing around with TT's tool, and found that really tall smoke columns begin to disply graphical anomalies, such as flickering and temporarily disappearing. Is that happening with you?

So in my smoke mod, I decided to make a much smaller column. Btw, I have an ATI Radeon 9800pro.

12-21-05, 11:34 AM

I never thought I'd be missing something from SHII, but there was an explosion and smoke mod that left smoke hanging in the sky for hours after a ship sank. Something like that would be nice for SHIII.

Oh, and the mod looks cool, but might be a bit much for my system.

Marhkimov · 12-21-05, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I never thought I'd be missing something from SHII, but there was an explosion and smoke mod that left smoke hanging in the sky for hours after a ship sank. Something like that would be nice for SHIII.

I tried that. It doesn't work as well as one might think.

For one, it really lags up the system, since SH3 isn't able to stop particle generation. If we were to leave the particles to just sit on the water surface, it would keep generating until we CTD.

And two, if we sink too many ships in a convoy, the leftover smoke would be overkill on the FPS. I'm sure residual smoke would look nice, but unnecessary if you factor in the loss of FPS.

12-21-05, 12:05 PM

Oh, I was already sure it couldn't be done, or someone would have done it. I was just thinking how nice it would be.

Marhkimov · 12-21-05, 12:07 PM

Oh, it can be done, i'm just not sure that we really need it... but it would be nice.

boomshekah · 12-21-05, 02:34 PM

@Krupp
Yes, i agree. Oilfires are much darker. But the darker i make it, the more detail it loses, and i no longer get this puffy cloudlike look.

@Marhkimov
Yes, if i make the smoke any taller then this it starts to flicker. So this is about as high as i can go on my system.
And i have another problem. Whenever i look in the direction of the sun, all smoke in the game turns white.(even at night). Alt-Tabbing out of the game fixes it temporarily, but as soon as i look into the sun, it turns white again. Very annoying. Does anyone have similar problems and/or knows how to fix it?
Oh and is there a way to refresh the particle system while the game is running? Right now every time i change a value i have to restart the game to see the effect. Thats a big pain, cause SH3 takes ages to load on my computer

Marhkimov · 12-21-05, 02:38 PM

It might help you to know that running a mission from the naval academy loads a lot faster.

But other than that, you still have to quit the entire SH3 in order to make changes. Yeah, it sucks, but at least it sucks for everyone.

HW3 · 12-21-05, 03:21 PM

boomshekah, the white smoke is common with all NVidia cards. As far as I know there is no fix for it other than Alt-Tab out and back in.

boomshekah · 12-21-05, 04:48 PM

Oh ok, thanks HW3. Maybe a future driver release will fix it.

robj250 · 05-01-06, 10:39 AM

I would love to have it. Cannot download from the site you listed as they say it has been deleted. Could you email it to me subguy2a@hotmail.com

Alan · 05-01-06, 01:33 PM

Can you please upload to rapidshare,as it has been deleted.This looks way cool.Now its possible to hide beside a smoking wreck if in shallow water.....

Seminole · 05-01-06, 10:01 PM

The file has been deleted at rapidshare.

Could you please send a copy to fiestydog@hotmail.com

TIA!

12-21-05, 02:11 AM	#1
CptGrayWolf Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saint Lawrence Seaway Posts: 459 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Great mod! I'm using medium compressed smoke and see no slow down! __________________ Thomas Voltz, U-93 VIIc, Aug 1940, at sea patrol 1 GWX3 Gold, 100%

12-21-05, 10:36 AM	#3
Krupp Weps Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 351 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The one viewed through periscope is quite impressive looking smoke pillar. Should it look more darker or "black" if it's burning oil (and other synthetic stuffs)? (We had a huge fire in used car tyre warehouse couple of years a go and that smoke was BLACK and big one). __________________ "Gentlemen, we have no choice. Total engagement. Die with dignity."

12-21-05, 10:49 AM	#4
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was also messing around with TT's tool, and found that really tall smoke columns begin to disply graphical anomalies, such as flickering and temporarily disappearing. Is that happening with you? So in my smoke mod, I decided to make a much smaller column. Btw, I have an ATI Radeon 9800pro. __________________ It takes two to tango

12-21-05, 12:07 PM	#8
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh, it can be done, i'm just not sure that we really need it... but it would be nice. __________________ It takes two to tango

12-21-05, 02:38 PM	#10
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It might help you to know that running a mission from the naval academy loads a lot faster. But other than that, you still have to quit the entire SH3 in order to make changes. Yeah, it sucks, but at least it sucks for everyone. __________________ It takes two to tango

12-21-05, 09:03 AM	#2
boomshekah Swabbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: MÃ¼nster Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I played around a bit with TimeTravellerÂ´s excellent tweakingtools. You can do some pretty cool stuff with it I am not entirely happy with it yet, but it starts to look like thick oily smoke.

12-21-05, 11:34 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I never thought I'd be missing something from SHII, but there was an explosion and smoke mod that left smoke hanging in the sky for hours after a ship sank. Something like that would be nice for SHIII. Oh, and the mod looks cool, but might be a bit much for my system.

12-21-05, 12:05 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Oh, I was already sure it couldn't be done, or someone would have done it. I was just thinking how nice it would be.

12-21-05, 02:34 PM	#9
boomshekah Swabbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: MÃ¼nster Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	@Krupp Yes, i agree. Oilfires are much darker. But the darker i make it, the more detail it loses, and i no longer get this puffy cloudlike look. @Marhkimov Yes, if i make the smoke any taller then this it starts to flicker. So this is about as high as i can go on my system. And i have another problem. Whenever i look in the direction of the sun, all smoke in the game turns white.(even at night). Alt-Tabbing out of the game fixes it temporarily, but as soon as i look into the sun, it turns white again. Very annoying. Does anyone have similar problems and/or knows how to fix it? Oh and is there a way to refresh the particle system while the game is running? Right now every time i change a value i have to restart the game to see the effect. Thats a big pain, cause SH3 takes ages to load on my computer

12-21-05, 03:21 PM	#11
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,576 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	boomshekah, the white smoke is common with all NVidia cards. As far as I know there is no fix for it other than Alt-Tab out and back in. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

12-21-05, 04:48 PM	#12
boomshekah Swabbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: MÃ¼nster Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh ok, thanks HW3. Maybe a future driver release will fix it.

05-01-06, 10:39 AM	#13
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I would love to have it. Cannot download from the site you listed as they say it has been deleted. Could you email it to me subguy2a@hotmail.com

05-01-06, 01:33 PM	#14
Alan Mate Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Posts: 57 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Boom smoke Can you please upload to rapidshare,as it has been deleted.This looks way cool.Now its possible to hide beside a smoking wreck if in shallow water.....

05-01-06, 10:01 PM	#15
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	The file has been deleted at rapidshare. Could you please send a copy to fiestydog@hotmail.com TIA!