Adding new ships to SH5 - Page 3

piri_reis · 03-07-10, 06:16 PM

Sorry guys, I just saw this

I didn't even mess with any texture filename configuring or copying;
but look at the picture of the Pamir, I don't think it's got any texture showing either... I think, just because the model has colored meshes it shows somewhat decent.

Here's the only thing I changed, in Sea\DKEF_Pamir.cfg :

Code:

[Unit]
ClassName=Pamir
3DModelFileName=data/Sea/DKEF_Pamir/DKEF_Pamir
UnitType=102
MaxSpeed=15.5
Length=115
Width=14,4
Mast=51.2
Draft=7,8
Displacement=2325
RenownAwarded=90
RecManualCategory=Freighter
BowShape=Raked
Funnels=1

3DModelFilename value.

Copied the whole DKEF_Pamir to Sea folder
Copied the Roster\Pamir.cfg without any modification to the Roster folder.

Roster\Pamir.cfg:

Code:

[UnitClass]
ClassName=Pamir
UnitType=102
AppearanceDate=19380101
DisappearanceDate=19451201
DisplayName=SS Padua

[Unit 1]
Name=SS Padua
DOC=19380101
DOD=19451201

Will try to copy some other ship now.

mookiemookie · 03-07-10, 10:18 PM

I really hope you guys get this sorted out. With the paltry selection of merchant vessels in the stock game, I think it would be the kiss of death if more ships couldn't be added to the game.

Highbury · 03-07-10, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I really hope you guys get this sorted out. With the paltry selection of merchant vessels in the stock game, I think it would be the kiss of death if more ships couldn't be added to the game.

I am not pleased with Liberty Ships in Oct '39...

AOTD_MadMax · 03-08-10, 09:08 AM

Any News ???

Regards

Maddy

piri_reis · 03-08-10, 09:56 AM

I get the same results, no texture shown either in game or the granny editor/viewer. This is ships from older series with .dat and .tga skins..

sergei · 03-08-10, 05:09 PM

Partial Success.

Have managed to import an SH4 ship with a texture. Still doesn't look right though.

Should look like this

It looks like the Tex is there, but I think it is missing the bump and occlusion maps, which is why it looks a bit odd.
This was the next problem I was going to try and solve when my connection failed.

As far as I can tell SH5 ignores the map assignments in the roster cfg.
So I embedded the Tex file in the DAT file.

See pics of my DAT as it stands at the moment.

The question mark in the first pic are setting that I don't really understand fully, but I was playing around with in order to improve the image.

Next step for me, try and get the bump and occlusion maps into the DAT in a way that works.
I tried this a few days ago but could not figure it out.
I'll try and get my head around it tomorrow.

EDIT: Please understand that I have no prior experience of messing around in the ship DAT files, so I am pretty much guessing everything at the moment. Just turning options on and off, adjusting numbers etc. then going into the game and seeing what happens. It is a slow but educational experience!

elanaiba · 03-09-10, 03:28 AM

Sergei, in your pics, the ambient occlusion map is missing.

sergei · 03-09-10, 07:53 AM

Yeah I know. That's why I said partial success

I'm still working on it.

Pintea · 03-09-10, 08:15 AM

Don't really know if you'll be able to use normal maps with .dat files.
It may load them (for some backward compatibility) but it won't load them as it should (with normal maps and other materials).
For that you will need a proper .gr2 file.

sergei · 03-09-10, 08:17 AM

Oh, that's a bugger.
Well, I tried.

03-07-10, 06:16 PM	#31
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Sorry guys, I just saw this I didn't even mess with any texture filename configuring or copying; but look at the picture of the Pamir, I don't think it's got any texture showing either... I think, just because the model has colored meshes it shows somewhat decent. Here's the only thing I changed, in Sea\DKEF_Pamir.cfg : Code: [Unit] ClassName=Pamir 3DModelFileName=data/Sea/DKEF_Pamir/DKEF_Pamir UnitType=102 MaxSpeed=15.5 Length=115 Width=14,4 Mast=51.2 Draft=7,8 Displacement=2325 RenownAwarded=90 RecManualCategory=Freighter BowShape=Raked Funnels=1 3DModelFilename value. Copied the whole DKEF_Pamir to Sea folder Copied the Roster\Pamir.cfg without any modification to the Roster folder. Roster\Pamir.cfg: Code: [UnitClass] ClassName=Pamir UnitType=102 AppearanceDate=19380101 DisappearanceDate=19451201 DisplayName=SS Padua [Unit 1] Name=SS Padua DOC=19380101 DOD=19451201 Will try to copy some other ship now. __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS Last edited by piri_reis; 03-07-10 at 06:48 PM.

03-07-10, 10:18 PM	#32
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I really hope you guys get this sorted out. With the paltry selection of merchant vessels in the stock game, I think it would be the kiss of death if more ships couldn't be added to the game. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-08-10, 09:08 AM	#34
AOTD_MadMax Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bremen/Germany Posts: 749 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 1	Any News ??? Regards Maddy __________________ AOTD is gone, iam the last survivor ........

03-08-10, 09:56 AM	#35
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I get the same results, no texture shown either in game or the granny editor/viewer. This is ships from older series with .dat and .tga skins.. __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

03-08-10, 05:09 PM	#36
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Partial Success. Have managed to import an SH4 ship with a texture. Still doesn't look right though. Should look like this It looks like the Tex is there, but I think it is missing the bump and occlusion maps, which is why it looks a bit odd. This was the next problem I was going to try and solve when my connection failed. As far as I can tell SH5 ignores the map assignments in the roster cfg. So I embedded the Tex file in the DAT file. See pics of my DAT as it stands at the moment. The question mark in the first pic are setting that I don't really understand fully, but I was playing around with in order to improve the image. Next step for me, try and get the bump and occlusion maps into the DAT in a way that works. I tried this a few days ago but could not figure it out. I'll try and get my head around it tomorrow. EDIT: Please understand that I have no prior experience of messing around in the ship DAT files, so I am pretty much guessing everything at the moment. Just turning options on and off, adjusting numbers etc. then going into the game and seeing what happens. It is a slow but educational experience! Last edited by sergei; 03-08-10 at 05:29 PM.

03-09-10, 03:28 AM	#37
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	Sergei, in your pics, the ambient occlusion map is missing. __________________ With strength I burn...

03-09-10, 07:53 AM	#38
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Yeah I know. That's why I said partial success I'm still working on it.

03-09-10, 08:15 AM	#39
Pintea Sparky Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 152 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Don't really know if you'll be able to use normal maps with .dat files. It may load them (for some backward compatibility) but it won't load them as it should (with normal maps and other materials). For that you will need a proper .gr2 file.

03-09-10, 08:17 AM	#40
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Oh, that's a bugger. Well, I tried.