[REL] Environmental MOD for Silent Hunter 5 - Page 22

SteelViking · 05-25-10, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kylania

Sure, all I've done was like 9 colors before being sidetracked by "work", silly work.

Yeah, you gotta hate that. lol. Anyway, I think your method might be more thorough than mine, however, I am pretty confident about my 90% corrected figure, I doubt anyone would hit a region that has incorrect reference if they were on limited fuel. If you are willing to put the work into finishing it your way, we would be better off, if not I can try to clean mine up a bit more.

robbythesub · 05-25-10, 04:24 PM

Excellent and welcome work, thank you

rascal101 · 05-25-10, 04:45 PM

Hi to you - does this mean you may be close to a fix for the mod - will you be posting it here

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteelViking

Yeah, you gotta hate that. lol. Anyway, I think your method might be more thorough than mine, however, I am pretty confident about my 90% corrected figure, I doubt anyone would hit a region that has incorrect reference if they were on limited fuel. If you are willing to put the work into finishing it your way, we would be better off, if not I can try to clean mine up a bit more.

SteelViking · 05-25-10, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rascal101

Hi to you - does this mean you may be close to a fix for the mod - will you be posting it here

Aye, I am about one day away from a pretty good fix I think, however, like I said I think kylania's might be even better. Either way, if my fix tests out ok, I will be sending my file to W_clear to simply include it in the next version of his mod. I don't like the idea of hijacking someone else's mod, so I would not want to post it separately.

Please nobody get your hopes up too high, as retouching this map is risky business and mistakes will probably be made.

kylania · 05-25-10, 05:06 PM

Sorry, had servers dying here and didn't get a chance to work on anything.

Seeadler · 05-25-10, 05:16 PM

A very easy and quick way is to separate in Photoshop the land and ocean into layers, draw the climate areas with constant red values and then merge down the land layer to the ocean layer. The result will be sharp coastlines without smoothing/dithering of red colors.

kylania · 05-25-10, 05:21 PM

Yeah, what I was trying to do was keep W_Clear's intent of having shifting zones rather than straight bands, without entirely redoing the whole thing.

SteelViking · 05-25-10, 05:23 PM

Yeah, I agree with kylania on this one, i like the idea of changing zones as you approach land, my method accomplishes that. kylania, if you are going to proceed with this, I will cease work on it.

astradeus · 05-25-10, 05:24 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170162

kylania · 05-25-10, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by astradeus

I finalize the config file and my card will be available shortly ClimateZone. patience.

http://img192.imageshack.us/i/newclimatzone.png/

Still a few 19s and 22's and 41s in there.

Same problems I was having which is why I stopped. heh

SteelViking · 05-25-10, 06:18 PM

We have too many people working on this at the same time.

SteelViking · 05-25-10, 07:09 PM

Ok, I have to hand it to astradeus, his new climatezones.tga looks really good. However, it removes the weather changes as you approach land. As I stated earlier, I like that effect, and W_clear must too.

Everybody, let me know if you want to keep the effect or not. If so I will finish my fix and make it available for those who want it. If nobody really cares, cool more time for me.

Seeadler · 05-25-10, 07:25 PM

this is a common model of earth climate zones

but in reality they move in the course of the year

SteelViking · 05-25-10, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seeadler

this is a common model of earth climate zones

but in reality they move in the course of the year

Sorry Seeadler, but I cannot see your pictures.

Edit: never mind, I can see them now, stupid internet browser.

SteelViking · 05-26-10, 01:05 AM

Ok, I have redone W_clear's ClimateZones.tga. I have checked it over and over, and tested it in game, and there are no CTDs. I was able to keep the effect of weather/water color change as you approach land(which is realistic ever seen a beach with water the exact color of the open ocean?). However, I am not comfortable with releasing it without W_clear's permission, as it is his mod and his original file. I have already given it to him anyway though, so he might just look over it and make a new release of the whole mod, especially since there are also problems with the fogdistances.cfg.

05-25-10, 05:06 PM	#320
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Sorry, had servers dying here and didn't get a chance to work on anything. __________________

05-25-10, 05:16 PM	#321
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	A very easy and quick way is to separate in Photoshop the land and ocean into layers, draw the climate areas with constant red values and then merge down the land layer to the ocean layer. The result will be sharp coastlines without smoothing/dithering of red colors. __________________ -- Vapor-ware is always easier to sell because there's no limit what it can do!

05-25-10, 05:21 PM	#322
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Yeah, what I was trying to do was keep W_Clear's intent of having shifting zones rather than straight bands, without entirely redoing the whole thing. __________________

05-25-10, 05:23 PM	#323
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Yeah, I agree with kylania on this one, i like the idea of changing zones as you approach land, my method accomplishes that. kylania, if you are going to proceed with this, I will cease work on it. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

05-25-10, 05:24 PM	#324
astradeus A-ganger Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 76 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170162 Last edited by astradeus; 05-26-10 at 04:08 AM.

05-25-10, 04:24 PM	#317
robbythesub Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere under the ocean Posts: 504 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	Excellent and welcome work, thank you

05-25-10, 06:18 PM	#326
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	We have too many people working on this at the same time. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

05-25-10, 07:09 PM	#327
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Ok, I have to hand it to astradeus, his new climatezones.tga looks really good. However, it removes the weather changes as you approach land. As I stated earlier, I like that effect, and W_clear must too. Everybody, let me know if you want to keep the effect or not. If so I will finish my fix and make it available for those who want it. If nobody really cares, cool more time for me. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

05-25-10, 07:25 PM	#328
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	this is a common model of earth climate zones but in reality they move in the course of the year __________________ -- Vapor-ware is always easier to sell because there's no limit what it can do!

05-26-10, 01:05 AM	#330
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Climate Zones=fixed.....but Ok, I have redone W_clear's ClimateZones.tga. I have checked it over and over, and tested it in game, and there are no CTDs. I was able to keep the effect of weather/water color change as you approach land(which is realistic ever seen a beach with water the exact color of the open ocean?). However, I am not comfortable with releasing it without W_clear's permission, as it is his mod and his original file. I have already given it to him anyway though, so he might just look over it and make a new release of the whole mod, especially since there are also problems with the fogdistances.cfg. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!