GWX and Water transparency

jas39 · 04-03-07, 09:18 PM

Am I wrong, or is it true that the GWX mod makes the environment so dark that you can't see anything when the camera is submerged? I sometimes take an external view of my sub when it is submerged, but I can't see a thing, even with the computer monitor brightness and contrasts all the way up. I know that in stock-SH3 the underwater camera showed that you could see everything in there as the water was transparent. Now with the GWX mod I can't even see my sub. Is this a bug? Thanks.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-03-07, 09:24 PM

In SHCommander you can set how clear or dark it is, if you are not using this program, get it

GoldenRivet · 04-03-07, 09:25 PM

Stock SH3 made the atlantic look like fresh pool water.

GWX makes it a bit more realistic... the deeper you go the darker it gets, you can zoom right into your sub and barely see it depending on time od day, but at periscope depth it is clearly visible.

I have also noticed that in some areas the water seems to look "muddy" and in others it is more sea like.

Kpt. Lehmann · 04-03-07, 11:45 PM

Additionally, the water opacity is monitor dependant at the end of the day. I've seen it nearly pitch black on a few monitors... but for the most part middle of the road.

Stock SH3 water just looked too tansparent/tropical IMHO.

jas39 · 04-04-07, 12:31 AM

Thanks for the replies. I was just wondering if it was intended. Yeah, the only reason i like the stock sh3 underwater scene is because I can see how the ships plummet to the bottom of the sea...

04-03-07, 09:18 PM	#1
jas39 A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	GWX and Water transparency Am I wrong, or is it true that the GWX mod makes the environment so dark that you can't see anything when the camera is submerged? I sometimes take an external view of my sub when it is submerged, but I can't see a thing, even with the computer monitor brightness and contrasts all the way up. I know that in stock-SH3 the underwater camera showed that you could see everything in there as the water was transparent. Now with the GWX mod I can't even see my sub. Is this a bug? Thanks.

04-03-07, 09:24 PM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,887 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	In SHCommander you can set how clear or dark it is, if you are not using this program, get it __________________ Back in the Day

04-03-07, 11:45 PM	#4
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,994 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Additionally, the water opacity is monitor dependant at the end of the day. I've seen it nearly pitch black on a few monitors... but for the most part middle of the road. Stock SH3 water just looked too tansparent/tropical IMHO. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

04-03-07, 09:25 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Stock SH3 made the atlantic look like fresh pool water. GWX makes it a bit more realistic... the deeper you go the darker it gets, you can zoom right into your sub and barely see it depending on time od day, but at periscope depth it is clearly visible. I have also noticed that in some areas the water seems to look "muddy" and in others it is more sea like.

04-04-07, 12:31 AM	#5
jas39 A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies. I was just wondering if it was intended. Yeah, the only reason i like the stock sh3 underwater scene is because I can see how the ships plummet to the bottom of the sea...