[REL]ROW Pacific Environments 3.3

[Digital_Trucker]

Best wishes to you and your fiance, K2. I barely remember (31 years ago) what the last few days before my wedding were like. What I do remember was very hectic and enough to make you start singing "They're coming to take me away, HAHA" and wishing that tuxedo jacket was a straight jacket:rotfl:

Seriously, congratulations It slows down a little in 30 years or so

[LukeFF]

Kriller, when you get back to modding, could you consider this paint scheme for the Iowa? (it was worn by the Missouri). Looking at the texture files, it looks like the hull section isn't mirrored on either side of the ship (do correct me if I'm wrong on this). Don't know how the funnel camo would work out, though:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016302t.jpg

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016302s.jpg

[Nisgeis]

Does anyone have any comments on effects they'd like to see changed or overhauled for PE 4? I also had an idea on the cameras to do a specific camera depending on aspect ratio of your monitor of 4:3, 16:10 or 16:9 as no one has the exact same kit. Everyone should be able to see the game in the proper format after all. Any ideas anyone has are welcome.

[ReallyDedPoet]

I love the sea states, especially heavier seas, but this comes at a cost in the way of the flying sub. Has anybody figured out how to lessen this in PE?


RDP

[Digital_Trucker]

Ditto what RDP said, if y'all could make the sub quit flying, I'd be happier than a pig in slop.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Does anyone have any comments on effects they'd like to see changed or overhauled for PE 4? I also had an idea on the cameras to do a specific camera depending on aspect ratio of your monitor of 4:3, 16:10 or 16:9 as no one has the exact same kit. Everyone should be able to see the game in the proper format after all. Any ideas anyone has are welcome.

I'm noticing certain fire effects cripple my frame rates, while other ones do not. I have a plenty enough powerful system (GeForce 8800 SLI, 4 GB RAM), so I don't know why this is happening.

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

I'm noticing certain fire effects cripple my frame rates, while other ones do not. I have a plenty enough powerful system (GeForce 8800 SLI, 4 GB RAM), so I don't know why this is happening.

Can you provide us with a few screenshots of the culprits? One known FPS killer on my rig is the oil fire effect, are there others too?

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by DrBeast

Can you provide us with a few screenshots of the culprits? One known FPS killer on my rig is the oil fire effect, are there others too?

I believe it's one of the larger fire effects. Had it happen to me one time on the T3 tanker; other time I think was with the 1800-ton merchant (Taihosan Maru). Don't think it's the oil fire effect, because this happens when the ship is still floating.

Will try to grab a screenshot next time it happens.

Also: the smoke coming from buildings in port looks messed up on my system. This was at Surabaya:

[kapitan_zur_see]

hey kriller

Been a long time since i last came here! Still keeping up the good work, as i can see
Can't wait to test your new mod! tomorrow, i'll receive my brand new ati hd3850, just like the one you're planning to get lol. Sun glare at last! not to mention at last some Fps with your mod! you pretty much got my old X800 pro to its knees, mate!!!
This will sure also help getting back on track modding, with all that S3D improvments!

By the way, don't neglect your wife while being busy modding...
not that i'm complaining... eheheh :rotfl:

I wish you tons of happiness for you two, mate

[DrBeast]

@LukeFF: looks like something Nisgeis might need to investigate. In case he doesn't reply today, I'll PM him to bring the issue to his attention (btw, does anyone know why the site was offline for so many days?)

@kapitan_zur_see: Conga rats on the new graphics card! When you get back into modding, could you please take a look at the .dat files for the submarines that ship with PE3 and make them compatible with your 4-bladed prop mod? Or, if that's too big of a hassle, post instructions on how we can incorporate your mod into PE3's .dats?

kriller2, have you faced the hangman's noose yet? :rotfl:

[kapitan_zur_see]

Originally Posted by DrBeast

@kapitan_zur_see: Conga rats on the new graphics card! When you get back into modding, could you please take a look at the .dat files for the submarines that ship with PE3 and make them compatible with your 4-bladed prop mod? Or, if that's too big of a hassle, post instructions on how we can incorporate your mod into PE3's .dats?

ohhh, didn't had time downloading PE3 for the moment lol... got the hd3850 ready ,and just tested my SH4 with PE2 with it. HOLLY S****! it rocks lol! i really needed a new GPU! I can fire that SH with quite about everything maxed out witout a glitches or so even with AA8x and AF16x! And the whole thing on good old AGP + an aging P4. gonna make modding life easier for sure!

So i didn't saw that issue... now that skvas has brought 3d import, i'm gonna redo the texturing and import them back.

Anyway, with uboat addon, has anyone ever crossed yet a challenging situation?!? 4th mission, never been depth charged a single time, never crossed any DD escorting convoy... well, that was irrelevant to the thread anyway

[Torps]

on the new card I know the feeling of finally setting your eyes on the halo and the glare. Its also nice to have Subsim back online aswell.

[Torps]

Originally Posted by kriller2

:hmm: I don't know, but it seems like Filefront has closed Torps account for some reason, thanks for uploading Paajtor, I will make mirror of this now!

EDIT link is corrected now on page #1

Sorry guys I been afk. RL has really kept me busy. All the things I've been hopeing for more or less have happened so hopefully sometime before August ill be back!

Filefront keeps deleting my ROW Sounds. The file size and the vast number of downloads are driving them nuts. I am to the point were I will try to find something else. Thanks for taking care of the stuff while I am afk Kriller. I will upload it again in afew days.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by DrBeast

Can you provide us with a few screenshots of the culprits? One known FPS killer on my rig is the oil fire effect, are there others too?

Found out what the issue was. SH4 doesn't like Nvidia's transparency antia-aliasing, so as soon as I dropped it down from Supersampling to Multisampling the problem went away, with no loss in image quality.

[sqk7744]

EXCELLENT WORK!