Merchant Fleet Mod Sneak Peek # 1: The Tankers - Page 4

Steel_Tomb · 10-09-07, 03:10 PM

Lovely job, are you "teaming up" with the GWX dev team to release it at the same time as 1.04?

Jimbuna · 10-09-07, 03:34 PM

It has already been announced that the next release of GWX is closed to any additional ships

iambecomelife · 10-09-07, 05:16 PM

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Nice Ships and all my Respect of your hard iambecomelive, but Picture can`t be sink with eals

. Is there any Chance of a Release this Year, or will we only have a nice Picture_Show for another long Time?:rotfl:

I'm doing my best for an Xmas release but it's really a toss-up since I am going to be busy (with non SH3 stuff) around November-December. This is not considered part of GWX. I have been speaking to BBW about how best to set the spawning probabilities so that you will see a good mix of ships.

iambecomelife · 10-09-07, 06:37 PM

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iambecomelife - you have e-mail and PM.

Thank you. That's a very attractive design. I don't know if it can go in the original release which is very nearly closed but maybe in the expansion pack.

Well. I would wait it ship. And search more data about 4 other NKVD ships. Now I know ship names it ships and all be foreign made. 3 ex-british ships and 1 ex-dutch ship.

If I find info can I send it you?

Yes - go ahead and send whatever you find.

nikimcbee · 10-11-07, 06:23 PM

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LMAO
Rip off eh

Nice stuff Iam
As usual

So as you are doing sneak peaks does that mean a release date in mind ?

:rotfl:

I would give a release date but I can't really guarantee one. Let's just say I'm going to do my best for a release by this holiday season but it is far from guaranteed. I AM pretty sure it'll be ready before Christmas of 2009 (just kidding; it should be much sooner than that).

In the meantime I may release some individual ships, like the Empire Freighter.

Last night I modeled another large tanker. On this particular model I used a new technique for adding the hull text. This will eliminate the annoying flicker effect that you see on some ships when objects are placed too close together.

The design dates from circa 1935-1941, so it would have been a very modern vessel for its time. I've been wondering if people prefer old-fashioned merchant ships from around 1900-WWI or if you guys find the more modern types interesting? Personally I enjoy creating both kinds...

Those look great! Sign me up when they're ready. Anything I can do to help?

iambecomelife · 10-11-07, 08:04 PM

Thanks but for now this project basically has a staff of one.

However, would you or anyone else happen to know about cargo ship paint schemes for countries like Panama, Denmark, and Belgium? (Obscure request, I know). It's easy to find out what American and British ships looked like - not so for the smaller countries.

Also, Before release I will need some testers, mainly to make sure that the ships damage effects are OK.

onelifecrisis · 10-11-07, 09:18 PM

iambecomelife, those textures look amazing! I realised after looking at them that my mouth was literally hanging open

...fantastic work!

bigboywooly · 10-11-07, 09:25 PM

I dont think you will have a shortage of testers
lol

Here is a Danish link might help

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/eac/eac1920-1929.htm

pick a year from the menu

bookworm_020 · 10-12-07, 12:23 AM

My Goodness!

(Pauses to wipe drool off keyboard)

I can't wait to add these to the game! (stops to mop up drool on the desk)

I hope this comes before christmas (on knees praying!)

iambecomelife · 10-12-07, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

I dont think you will have a shortage of testers
lol

Here is a Danish link might help

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/eac/eac1920-1929.htm

pick a year from the menu

Thanks for the link; I will keep searching that site.

coronas · 10-12-07, 11:58 AM

Spanish link: http://www.mar-y-barcos.com/
It's by company, not for year. Go to "Navieras y barcos españoles"
Some interesting pictures here: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/ed...ges/parte4.htm
And: http://mnnostalgia.com/
Cheers!

Jimbuna · 10-12-07, 12:07 PM

All these sneak peeks are getting kinda interesting

10-12-07, 02:10 PM

Fantastic looking merchants there - this game keeps getting better and better - great work there

Mast · 10-13-07, 02:27 PM

Excellent work as always. I find myself still playing SHIII more than SH4.

With the modders still making great developements for this game, I'll still play SHIII for a long time.

Mast

rod_oil · 02-06-08, 08:04 AM

Im affraid that I gone crazy from impatience earlier than all this beauty will be avail

Great work!!!

Simply stunning!!!

10-09-07, 03:10 PM	#46
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lovely job, are you "teaming up" with the GWX dev team to release it at the same time as 1.04? __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

10-09-07, 03:34 PM	#47
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,938 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It has already been announced that the next release of GWX is closed to any additional ships __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-11-07, 08:04 PM	#51
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,710 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Thanks but for now this project basically has a staff of one. However, would you or anyone else happen to know about cargo ship paint schemes for countries like Panama, Denmark, and Belgium? (Obscure request, I know). It's easy to find out what American and British ships looked like - not so for the smaller countries. Also, Before release I will need some testers, mainly to make sure that the ships damage effects are OK. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

10-11-07, 09:18 PM	#52
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	iambecomelife, those textures look amazing! I realised after looking at them that my mouth was literally hanging open ...fantastic work! __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-11-07, 09:25 PM	#53
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I dont think you will have a shortage of testers lol Here is a Danish link might help http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/eac/eac1920-1929.htm pick a year from the menu __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

10-12-07, 12:23 AM	#54
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	My Goodness! (Pauses to wipe drool off keyboard) I can't wait to add these to the game! (stops to mop up drool on the desk) I hope this comes before christmas (on knees praying!) __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-12-07, 11:58 AM	#56
coronas Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,168 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Spanish link: http://www.mar-y-barcos.com/ It's by company, not for year. Go to "Navieras y barcos españoles" Some interesting pictures here: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/ed...ges/parte4.htm And: http://mnnostalgia.com/ Cheers! Last edited by coronas; 10-12-07 at 12:24 PM.

10-12-07, 12:07 PM	#57
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,938 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	All these sneak peeks are getting kinda interesting __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-12-07, 02:10 PM	#58
Goose_green Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Fantastic looking merchants there - this game keeps getting better and better - great work there

10-13-07, 02:27 PM	#59
Mast XO Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, CO. Posts: 403 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Excellent work as always. I find myself still playing SHIII more than SH4. With the modders still making great developements for this game, I'll still play SHIII for a long time. Mast

02-06-08, 08:04 AM	#60
rod_oil A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 73 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Im affraid that I gone crazy from impatience earlier than all this beauty will be avail Great work!!! Simply stunning!!!