[REL] M.E.P v5 ( ManosEnvironmentPro -version5 ) - Page 10

makman94 · 07-30-13, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Uboat177

Hello Makman,

I was wondering if you could help me with this graphics bug that I just encountered. When the weather is overcast but not raining the sky is messed up - I get weird banding but everything looks fine when I zoom in with binoculars. Also everything seems fine with other weather conditions. So your mod is excellent apart from this issue. Could be on my end.

Am running:

GWX 3
Merchant Fleet Mod
Pascal Port People
Dertien No rank on Crew
Dfant_subflag 2012
Waterstream Exhaust Combi v2.3 for GWX
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
M.E.P v4.2
Optional - FSF for MEP v4.2
Optional - Shipvanishinghull for MEP 4.2
M.E.P v4.2 - VisualSensors for GWX3
Real Depth Charge

Hi Uboat177,

try disabling all mods and enable only MEP.
if problem insist then i have read from times to times around here that the users of sh3 commander (are you using this?) must do something with a 'rollback'' button of this app when they are about to install a new mod.
other than the above i have no furhter ideas , i can't reproduce your issue

Uboat177 · 07-31-13, 03:43 PM

Hello Makman,

The issue seems to have went away.

At first, I tried disabling all mods with just MEP on but it didn't have an effect. Then another kind forum member PM'ed me a link to a thread with another person experiencing a similar bug (but not with MEP?) who mentioned constantly alt-tabbing to the desktop as the weather changed. I was doing the same thing at the time the bug appeared and saved the game with the bug still present, possibly corrupting the game. I was also advised to set game to XP SP3 compatility.

So I reloaded a save in base and the next time I got cloudy weather it was fine.

Regards,

sublynx · 09-08-13, 03:31 PM

Thanks for this beautiful sea! I'm really looking forward to seeing all the different sea states in different lighting conditions

09-14-13, 04:55 AM

I just noticed I can raise loop antena being underwater with shift+v, using visual sensors for GWX with anvart's FUMO mod

I dived with antena up, but it should go down automatically when ordering dive right ?

makman94 · 09-16-13, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sailor_X

I just noticed I can raise loop antena being underwater with shift+v, using visual sensors for GWX with anvart's FUMO mod

I dived with antena up, but it should go down automatically when ordering dive right ?

hi sailor_X,

this is not altering by the files of MEP

makman94 · 09-16-13, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sublynx

Thanks for this beautiful sea! I'm really looking forward to seeing all the different sea states in different lighting conditions

thank you too Sublynx

Two more pics that i liked :

09-16-13, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by makman94

hi sailor_X,

this is not altering by the files of MEP

Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean

desertstriker · 09-16-13, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sailor_X

Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean

MEP has no effect on the files that are responsible for the antenna

09-16-13, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by desertstriker

MEP has no effect on the files that are responsible for the antenna

Ok nevermind then..

makman94 · 09-17-13, 06:26 AM

hello guys,

for those who doesn't know what ''Polygon Effect'' is look here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=149376

this problem is something that was bothering me long time now since the first versions of MEP ( at the first versions ,this was exactly the main goal ,to eliminate as possible this ugly issue).
i had a sudden idea today ,tested it and finally, i managed to nail down the value that is causing these ugly reflections.
all tests so far shows that this problem has allready become ...history !

i will make some more tests to get sure and if all are ok i will release an update for M.E.P v4.2 to v4.3

the fix is pretty easy and i will give instructions so everyone to import it in his preferable enviro and get rid of these crappy reflections once and for all.

sublynx · 09-17-13, 06:35 AM

Great news

LGN1 · 09-21-13, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by makman94

hello guys,

for those who doesn't know what ''Polygon Effect'' is look here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=149376

this problem is something that was bothering me long time now since the first versions of MEP ( at the first versions ,this was exactly the main goal ,to eliminate as possible this ugly issue).
i had a sudden idea today ,tested it and finally, i managed to nail down the value that is causing these ugly reflections.
all tests so far shows that this problem has allready become ...history !

i will make some more tests to get sure and if all are ok i will release an update for M.E.P v4.2 to v4.3

the fix is pretty easy and i will give instructions so everyone to import it in his preferable enviro and get rid of these crappy reflections once and for all.

Great news, Manos!

Any progress on this?

Cheers, LGN1

Hitman · 09-21-13, 02:54 PM

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i managed to nail down the value that is causing these ugly reflections

Was the solution in the "patches" parameter?

makman94 · 09-22-13, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by LGN1

Great news, Manos!

Any progress on this?

Cheers, LGN1

hello there LGN1 ,
yes , i made more tests and i am sure that problem i solved !
so far everything looks great so i am saying that 99,9% problem i solved, i am leaving this 0,1% becuase with this damn game ,you never know

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Originally Posted by Hitman

Was the solution in the "patches" parameter?

no Alberto ,
the solution must be credited to Phillip Thomsen!
story is like this, long time ago someone had told me that the issue is not happening in Thomsen's water and indead that is true. i was trying to see why in PT's mod the issue was cleared and i came to the conclusion that i had to use his waves if i wanted to get rid of the issue. the 'problem' for me was that i found PT's waves very 'unnormal' for my tastes so i let it go back then.
later i noticed ( http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...9&postcount=52 ) that ''...the issue is happening on the big changes of weather...'' and i remembered PT's mod again so i went back and start digging in his waves settings and....bingo !
in PT's mod all values in LargeWavesArmonics are the same and thats exactly the trick !

by setting to all LargeWavesArmonics values (situations [0],[1],[2]) the same value as in the large waves (in situation [3]) the polygon effect is gone once and for all !

LGN1 · 09-22-13, 01:12 PM

Thanks for your reply, Manos

Just to be sure:

The setting is in scene.dat -> Node-Sky -> EnvSim -> Wind -> WavesProperties.

In the stock version the first two settings ([0][1]) have a value of LargeWavesArmonics=3, the other two ([2][3]) LargeWavesArmonics=1. All of these should have the same value.

Do you have recommendation for this value?

Regards, LGN1

09-17-13, 06:26 AM	#145
makman94 Hellas Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 7	Polygon Effect Solved ! hello guys, for those who doesn't know what ''Polygon Effect'' is look here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=149376 this problem is something that was bothering me long time now since the first versions of MEP ( at the first versions ,this was exactly the main goal ,to eliminate as possible this ugly issue). i had a sudden idea today ,tested it and finally, i managed to nail down the value that is causing these ugly reflections. all tests so far shows that this problem has allready become ...history ! i will make some more tests to get sure and if all are ok i will release an update for M.E.P v4.2 to v4.3 the fix is pretty easy and i will give instructions so everyone to import it in his preferable enviro and get rid of these crappy reflections once and for all. __________________ Knowledge is the only thing that nobody can ever take from you... Mediafire page:http://www.mediafire.com/folder/da50.../Makman94_Mods

07-31-13, 03:43 PM	#137
Uboat177 Mate Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 52 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Hello Makman, The issue seems to have went away. At first, I tried disabling all mods with just MEP on but it didn't have an effect. Then another kind forum member PM'ed me a link to a thread with another person experiencing a similar bug (but not with MEP?) who mentioned constantly alt-tabbing to the desktop as the weather changed. I was doing the same thing at the time the bug appeared and saved the game with the bug still present, possibly corrupting the game. I was also advised to set game to XP SP3 compatility. So I reloaded a save in base and the next time I got cloudy weather it was fine. Regards,

09-08-13, 03:31 PM	#138
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Thanks for this beautiful sea! I'm really looking forward to seeing all the different sea states in different lighting conditions

09-14-13, 04:55 AM	#139
sailor_X Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I just noticed I can raise loop antena being underwater with shift+v, using visual sensors for GWX with anvart's FUMO mod I dived with antena up, but it should go down automatically when ordering dive right ?

09-17-13, 06:35 AM	#146
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Great news

09-22-13, 01:12 PM	#150
LGN1 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,138 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 12	Thanks for your reply, Manos Just to be sure: The setting is in scene.dat -> Node-Sky -> EnvSim -> Wind -> WavesProperties. In the stock version the first two settings ([0][1]) have a value of LargeWavesArmonics=3, the other two ([2][3]) LargeWavesArmonics=1. All of these should have the same value. Do you have recommendation for this value? Regards, LGN1