water clarity

ichso · 02-25-10, 05:22 AM

Hi,

as it bothered for long enough now, I was going to adjust the parameters for the water shaders to make them fit the Atlantic/Northern Sea scenario more.
In particular that means the color of the water as well as the transparency.

I'm aiming for the end of this week to get it finished but testing it under all sorts of weather conditions and so forth could take a bit longer.
I'm going to post my intermediate results here. Insights are welcome.

Regards, i.

ichso · 03-22-10, 06:46 AM

[bump because just edited own old thread]

dcb · 03-22-10, 01:48 PM

If you mean the transparency of the water when viewed from above, then yes, it's completely unrealistic. As it is now, Mid-Atlantic water looks as clear as near a Pacific atoll. I am inept at working with shaders myself, so I can only wait until it gets modded right. Good luck with it!

col_Kurtz · 03-22-10, 03:19 PM

And one more thing... When the weather is really bad, raining or foggy... clouds ar heavy and gray dark... water is too bright these reflections... in my opinion of course

By the way... I love this weather

alexradu89 · 03-22-10, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by col_Kurtz

By the way... I love this weather

Me too but it's a pain to sink ships with torpedoes in this kind of waters

ichso · 03-23-10, 10:15 AM

First report back:
so far, a very quick and simple change just restores the original water clarity while preserving the awesome shine, glossiness and color that Real Environment brings and looks like this:
(please ignore the white rectangle, that has nothing to do with the mod

)

Now, having said this I have to admit that I'm a bit clueless what would be realistic for the atlantic theatre. But the game's default water transparency fits my taste quite well.
The underwater view is uneffected by this, btw.

02-25-10, 05:22 AM	#1
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	[WIP] Atlantic water Hi, as it bothered for long enough now, I was going to adjust the parameters for the water shaders to make them fit the Atlantic/Northern Sea scenario more. In particular that means the color of the water as well as the transparency. I'm aiming for the end of this week to get it finished but testing it under all sorts of weather conditions and so forth could take a bit longer. I'm going to post my intermediate results here. Insights are welcome. Regards, i. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169 Last edited by ichso; 03-22-10 at 06:45 AM.

03-22-10, 06:46 AM	#2
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	[bump because just edited own old thread] __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

03-22-10, 03:19 PM	#4
col_Kurtz XO Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 424 Downloads: 341 Uploads: 0	And one more thing... When the weather is really bad, raining or foggy... clouds ar heavy and gray dark... water is too bright these reflections... in my opinion of course By the way... I love this weather __________________ DRM it`s a horror, horror... col. Kurtz Apocalypse Now WinXP Pro SP3 2x1GB Geil 800Mhz DDR2, ATI 4850 Asus Top, E2160 1.80 Ghz overlocked to 2.79Ghz MoBo Asus P5b

03-23-10, 10:15 AM	#6
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	First report back: so far, a very quick and simple change just restores the original water clarity while preserving the awesome shine, glossiness and color that Real Environment brings and looks like this: (please ignore the white rectangle, that has nothing to do with the mod ) Now, having said this I have to admit that I'm a bit clueless what would be realistic for the atlantic theatre. But the game's default water transparency fits my taste quite well. The underwater view is uneffected by this, btw. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

03-22-10, 01:48 PM	#3
dcb Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 845 Downloads: 544 Uploads: 0	If you mean the transparency of the water when viewed from above, then yes, it's completely unrealistic. As it is now, Mid-Atlantic water looks as clear as near a Pacific atoll. I am inept at working with shaders myself, so I can only wait until it gets modded right. Good luck with it!