FX Update torpedo splash back!

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Hopefully, all the ObjectParticles used by TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Particles.DAT's particle generators are contained in TDW_FXU_Torp_Explosion_Materials.DAT

Fingers crossed

I hope everything will work soon ..

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Fingers crossed

Originally Posted by volodya61

I hope everything will work soon ..

Yeah, Gabriele! We did it again!
DreamTeam

Have I told you that I'm a stubborn guy?

All shots were taken at a distance 1.5 km -

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[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Yeah, Gabriele! We did it again!
DreamTeam

Have I told you that I'm a stubborn guy?

All shots were taken at a distance 1.5 km -

Good work The best part of it all is you learned something If you're not learning something new everyday you're wasting your life away!

When you decide on final values send them to me and I'll make an add-on for FX_Update to give user longer viewing distance for this.

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Yeah, Gabriele! We did it again!
DreamTeam

You got to teach me how you converted from decimal to hexadecimal without using my lame trick

Originally Posted by volodya61

Have I told you that I'm a stubborn guy?

You didn't need to demonstrate it. I knew it very well yet!

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Good work The best part of it all is you learned something If you're not learning something new everyday you're wasting your life away!

definitely true!

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

When you decide on final values send them to me and I'll make an add-on for FX_Update to give user longer viewing distance for this.

I only wish we could make torpedo splash to look more as seen in the following video (skip to 2:16):



..or in these pictures:





compare them with one of the screenies posted by Volodya:



Imo the water column should be higher and more tapered on top, with later water sprinkles not exceeding in height the main column. Moreover, the material currently used looks more as smoke than as vapourized water. I think we should make brighter and with sharper edges. Finally, dark smoke should be increased, as well as the red particles from fire and explosions

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Good work The best part of it all is you learned something If you're not learning something new everyday you're wasting your life away!

When you decide on final values send them to me and I'll make an add-on for FX_Update to give user longer viewing distance for this.

Thank you TDW
Hear praise from you is an honor for any modder of SH5 small modders community..

OK, as soon as I carefully test it all and stay on certain values​​, I will send you the files

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by gap

You got to teach me how you converted from decimal to hexadecimal without using my lame trick

I only wish we could make torpedo splash to look more as seen in the following video (skip to 2:16):

Imo the water column should be higher and more tapered on top, with later water sprinkles not exceeding in height the main column. Moreover, the material currently used looks more as smoke than as vapourized water. I think we should make edges sharper, and the main colums should be brighter, though mixed with

Best program for converting to/from float and hex:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jg4xhr3rlrpbz6t

Making new torpedo splash is not hard. I'll play around with it I just needed something to see so I can make it.

[gap]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Best program for converting to/from float and hex:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jg4xhr3rlrpbz6t

Thank you TDW, this is exactly what I needed for

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Making new torpedo splash is not hard. I'll play around with it I just needed something to see so I can make it.

Have a look at the footage I have linked in my previous post. It is one of the very few color videos recording German torpedoes in action (in slow motion). Impressive

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

You got to teach me how you converted from decimal to hexadecimal without using my lame trick

If you mean this trick -

...but you can create a dat file with just one particle generator of the old type (editable via s3d), input there the wanted decimal settings, save the file, open it in the HexEditor, and see from there what should be the desired hexadecimal settings...

I can tell you - your way is much easier and simpler than way I've used in my first steps in HEX.. some guys on hackzone.ru teached me a little but their way is too difficult so later I used yours..

Originally Posted by gap

You didn't need to demonstrate it. I knew it very well yet!

Originally Posted by gap

Imo the water column should be higher and more tapered on top, with later water sprinkles not exceeding in height the main column. Moreover, the material currently used looks more as smoke than as vapourized water. I think we should make edges sharper, and the main colums should be brighter, though mixed with

Tell me how and I will try

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Best program for converting to/from float and hex:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jg4xhr3rlrpbz6t

Thanks a lot for this

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

If you mean this trick -

exactly that one

Originally Posted by volodya61

I can tell you - your way is much easier and simpler than way I've used in my first steps in HEX.. some guys on hackzone.ru teached me a little but their way is too difficult so later I used yours..

I hope you have saved the tool pointed by TDW on your HD by now

Originally Posted by volodya61

Tell me how and I will try

Not that easy. For a start, we should disable all the particle generators used by TDW for his torpedo splash effect, and re-enable them one by one to see what is their effect in game. A quick way to do it could be setting their opacity scale to 0

Originally Posted by volodya61

Thanks a lot for this

My pleasure

A while ago I had posted it in the historical guns specs, but you were probably in vacation from SH5 modding

[Fifi]

You guys are awesome!!
Can't wait to try new torp effect

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

I hope you have saved the tool pointed by TDW on your HD by now

Originally Posted by gap

Not that easy. For a start, we should disable all the particle generators used by TDW for his torpedo splash effect, and re-enable them one by one to see what is their effect in game. A quick way to do it could be setting their opacity scale to 0

Okay, I will try.. I think we are concerned with the TorpExplosionGreat

Originally Posted by gap

A while ago I had posted it in the historical guns specs, but you were probably in vacation from SH5 modding

Probably

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Okay, I will try.. I think we are concerned with the TorpExplosionGreat

Each particle generator got its own work (possibly one for the water column, one for vapourized water, one for dark smoke, etc), but they all get mixed in the final effect. Keeping all of them active might confuse us. Better editing them one by one, and temporarily disable the remaining ones. I agree with you that TorpExplosionGreat is the best candidate to start with

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Each particle generator got its own work (possibly one for the water column, one for vapourized water, one for dark smoke, etc), but they all get mixed in the final effect. Keeping all of them active might confuse us. Better editing them one by one, and temporarily disable the remaining ones. I agree with you that TorpExplosionGreat is the best candidate to start with

Well, I'll start soon.. not today ..

@ Fifi

I can send you edited files to test If you will test them extensively ..

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Well, I'll start soon.. not today ..

Take it easy

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Take it easy

Okay

BTW have you noticed TDW's converter has revers conversion.. I mean - 1000 to HEX is 00 00 7A 44.. FloatConvert did it so - 1000 → 44 7A 00 00