Creating a bow wake in DC?

WalterJConklin · 06-08-08, 01:41 PM

I was wondering if would possible to add a more realistic bow wake to the ships in Destroyer Command.

Sincerely,
Walter

horsa · 06-08-08, 02:25 PM

No obvious way to do this . Sorry

WalterJConklin · 06-11-08, 01:51 PM

Hi Horsa,

I notice that some ships, such as the enhanced version of the Bismark from the Kriegsmarine mod, have a sort of wake at the bow, with water jetisoning off the sides. When I selected one of the US destroyers and stormy as the weather in the customized mission panel, I noticed that there was also a sort of wake assoicated with the ship. Interestingly, the ship was almost totally engulfed by the waves and dove right into the waves only to come back up. I don't have any experience with creating mods. However, I was wondering if it would be possible to use the spray effect caused by the bombs hitting the water to create a bow mod.

Sincerely,
Walter

horsa · 06-12-08, 06:10 AM

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I notice that some ships, such as the enhanced version of the Bismark from the Kriegsmarine mod, have a sort of wake at the bow, with water jetisoning off the sides.

That's probably just the standard wake repositioned a bit further forward and using Jiim's enhanced wake textures

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Interestingly, the ship was almost totally engulfed by the waves and dove right into the waves only to come back up.

This is a game limitation. You may have noticed that when you view a ship from above ( particularly the smaller DDs) they appear to submerge. It might have been an attempt to simulate ships plunging into the sea but only half worked.

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I was wondering if it would be possible to use the spray effect caused by the bombs hitting the water to create a bow mod.

I wouldn't like to say. Nobody ever attempted much with the particle effects ( except Vickers). A lot of the particle effects attached to a ship are defined in the model by rules I haven't begun to understand.

Personally I was never all that bothered by the lack of a big bow effect. A good wake did it for me.

eddie · 09-09-08, 04:28 PM

Is it still possible to get the Kriegsmarine Mod in an "English" version somewhere? Only one I know of is on a Spanish(?) website, and I'm not versed in that language.

Sorry for the trouble, but found it,lol

Well, I dled it twice, the file is called DC KM1.2 exe, problem is once I try to run the installer, it says the file is not the correct size. Downloaded the file, and it comes in at 57.8 MB.

So if anyone knows of a different location for this file, I would appreciate it!

horsa · 09-10-08, 05:20 PM

Just found this link tucked away on an old thread

http://www.amberphotography.co.uk/na...ne/DC_KM12.exe

eddie · 09-10-08, 06:21 PM

Thank you horsa, that's the same link I found in the archived forum also, and I can download the file like I said, but when I run the exe file, it says that it doesn't have all the files the installer needs, and then shuts down. Guess its a corrupted file.

Thanks again!

06-08-08, 01:41 PM	#1
WalterJConklin Mate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 52 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Creating a bow wake in DC? I was wondering if would possible to add a more realistic bow wake to the ships in Destroyer Command. Sincerely, Walter

06-08-08, 02:25 PM	#2
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	No obvious way to do this . Sorry __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba

09-09-08, 04:28 PM	#5
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Is it still possible to get the Kriegsmarine Mod in an "English" version somewhere? Only one I know of is on a Spanish(?) website, and I'm not versed in that language. Sorry for the trouble, but found it,lol Well, I dled it twice, the file is called DC KM1.2 exe, problem is once I try to run the installer, it says the file is not the correct size. Downloaded the file, and it comes in at 57.8 MB. So if anyone knows of a different location for this file, I would appreciate it! Last edited by eddie; 09-09-08 at 05:20 PM.

09-10-08, 05:20 PM	#6
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Just found this link tucked away on an old thread http://www.amberphotography.co.uk/na...ne/DC_KM12.exe __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba

06-11-08, 01:51 PM	#3
WalterJConklin Mate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 52 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Hi Horsa, I notice that some ships, such as the enhanced version of the Bismark from the Kriegsmarine mod, have a sort of wake at the bow, with water jetisoning off the sides. When I selected one of the US destroyers and stormy as the weather in the customized mission panel, I noticed that there was also a sort of wake assoicated with the ship. Interestingly, the ship was almost totally engulfed by the waves and dove right into the waves only to come back up. I don't have any experience with creating mods. However, I was wondering if it would be possible to use the spray effect caused by the bombs hitting the water to create a bow mod. Sincerely, Walter

09-10-08, 06:21 PM	#7
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Thank you horsa, that's the same link I found in the archived forum also, and I can download the file like I said, but when I run the exe file, it says that it doesn't have all the files the installer needs, and then shuts down. Guess its a corrupted file. Thanks again!