[WIP] Updated attack periscope housing

flakmonkey · 11-26-09, 06:16 AM

Some time ago i supplied DivingDuck with a 3d model of the attack scope housing to add to the rear of control room and fill the big empty space where it was absent in stock sh3.

Unfortunatly at the time i had no real reference pics, so although it looked better than an empty space it wasnt up to the quality of the rest of the control room and have never really been happy with it.

Well since seeing the nice properly modelled control room in SH5 i thought it was time to go back and update the old crappy model, and this time get it looking the way it should.
　
These shots are pretty close to how it`ll look in game (except for the 256xAA obviously), they are using a 1024x1024 base texture and a lightmap texture (1 for red and 1 for white light)

I baked the specular highlights onto the lightmaps since i quite like the look of them but sh3 doesnt support shaders (at least not to the extent sh4 does). Im still toying with the idea of baking a bumpmap texture onto the base layer too, but it might stick out a bit compared to everything else in the CR.

The only thing that might not make it into sh3 is the transparency on the glass pipe thingy, im not sure how aplha channels etc work in game, so that`ll be a bit of trial and error.

Oddly enough the poly count isnt so much more than the old model, since this one was made for low poly from the start, the other one was just pulled from a maya scene.

urfisch · 11-26-09, 06:29 AM

nice to see you are still onboard! and, nice work!

Rapt0r56 · 11-26-09, 07:06 AM

Looking forward to have this in my Control Room.

Nice work!

DivingDuck · 11-26-09, 08:53 AM

Moin flakmonkey,

you got me hooked. The model looks marvellous. I would be interested in porting this into good old SHIII. The transparency is no problem, at least not for SHIII. IIRC SHIV uses some 'Illumination' controller that makes all transparent materials in CR invisible. Deleting this controller "brings back" the glass but comes at a loss of the interior glossiness. Don´t know whether anybody has found a way to have both at the same time meanwhile, as I didn´t deal with SHIV for a veeeeeeeeery long time. However it´s possible there too.

Regards,
DD

Letum · 11-26-09, 01:05 PM

Top job!

Myxale · 11-26-09, 01:11 PM

My sub is going the be stuffed!

flakmonkey · 11-26-09, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DivingDuck

Moin flakmonkey,

you got me hooked. The model looks marvellous. I would be interested in porting this into good old SHIII. The transparency is no problem, at least not for SHIII. IIRC SHIV uses some 'Illumination' controller that makes all transparent materials in CR invisible. Deleting this controller "brings back" the glass but comes at a loss of the interior glossiness. Don´t know whether anybody has found a way to have both at the same time meanwhile, as I didn´t deal with SHIV for a veeeeeeeeery long time. However it´s possible there too.

Regards,
DD

DD you really are a sucker for punishment, i thought you would have had enough on your plate with OH, but no you still want to take on more, well if you want to take a crack at it here it is http://www.filefront.com/15003269/Mod%20files.rar

Hope you get further with it than i did, kicking my pc, swearing at it and crying didnt work so im all out of good ideas.

A well deserved salute for someone who must be the hardest working modder out there

flakmonkey · 11-27-09, 03:53 AM

Good old DD, got more done in a couple of hours than i did all damn day!

A couple of pics courtesy of DD...

Hitman · 11-27-09, 04:08 AM

Wonderful!! Now the interior looks much smaller and claustrophobic

Magic1111 · 11-27-09, 05:21 AM

It looks really good !

Great work !

urfisch · 11-27-09, 06:08 AM

PHAT!

Rapt0r56 · 11-27-09, 08:15 AM

Right, great work, it fits perfect witch my upcoming instruments mod 3.0 i get it to made all interior walls dark as the RR.

Simply the same color as your housing.

misfitdreamer · 11-27-09, 12:53 PM

this brings up an interesting idea. maybe with DD adding tomi's work into the open hatch mod, we could spend a little bit of time updating the command and radio rooms. improving the detail and lighting of those rooms to make them match the quality of the new engine and torpedo rooms

Commander Gizmo · 11-27-09, 06:35 PM

Fantastic addition! Thanks for the awesome work guys!

11-26-09, 06:16 AM	#1
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	[WIP] Updated attack periscope housing Some time ago i supplied DivingDuck with a 3d model of the attack scope housing to add to the rear of control room and fill the big empty space where it was absent in stock sh3. Unfortunatly at the time i had no real reference pics, so although it looked better than an empty space it wasnt up to the quality of the rest of the control room and have never really been happy with it. Well since seeing the nice properly modelled control room in SH5 i thought it was time to go back and update the old crappy model, and this time get it looking the way it should. 　 These shots are pretty close to how it`ll look in game (except for the 256xAA obviously), they are using a 1024x1024 base texture and a lightmap texture (1 for red and 1 for white light) I baked the specular highlights onto the lightmaps since i quite like the look of them but sh3 doesnt support shaders (at least not to the extent sh4 does). Im still toying with the idea of baking a bumpmap texture onto the base layer too, but it might stick out a bit compared to everything else in the CR. The only thing that might not make it into sh3 is the transparency on the glass pipe thingy, im not sure how aplha channels etc work in game, so that`ll be a bit of trial and error. Oddly enough the poly count isnt so much more than the old model, since this one was made for low poly from the start, the other one was just pulled from a maya scene. __________________

11-26-09, 06:29 AM	#2
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	nice to see you are still onboard! and, nice work! __________________

11-26-09, 07:06 AM	#3
Rapt0r56 Commodore Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia — Germany Posts: 601 Downloads: 391 Uploads: 0	Looking forward to have this in my Control Room. Nice work! __________________ “The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea My modifications for Ubisoft's SHIII can currently be found in Maik's comprehensive archives found via the Silent Hunter 3 Tab on his website: https://maikhaas.synology.me/joomla/index.php?lang=de/

11-26-09, 08:53 AM	#4
DivingDuck Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 902 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 1	Moin flakmonkey, you got me hooked. The model looks marvellous. I would be interested in porting this into good old SHIII. The transparency is no problem, at least not for SHIII. IIRC SHIV uses some 'Illumination' controller that makes all transparent materials in CR invisible. Deleting this controller "brings back" the glass but comes at a loss of the interior glossiness. Don´t know whether anybody has found a way to have both at the same time meanwhile, as I didn´t deal with SHIV for a veeeeeeeeery long time. However it´s possible there too. Regards, DD __________________ http://www.filefront.com/user/DivingDuck \| OpenHatch_V3_RH (SHIII)

11-26-09, 01:05 PM	#5
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Top job! __________________

11-26-09, 01:11 PM	#6
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	My sub is going the be stuffed! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

11-27-09, 03:53 AM	#8
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Good old DD, got more done in a couple of hours than i did all damn day! A couple of pics courtesy of DD... __________________

11-27-09, 04:08 AM	#9
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Wonderful!! Now the interior looks much smaller and claustrophobic __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

11-27-09, 05:21 AM	#10
Magic1111 Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany - Sailing on U-552 in North Atlantic Posts: 4,429 Downloads: 783 Uploads: 0	It looks really good ! Great work ! __________________

11-27-09, 06:08 AM	#11
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	PHAT! __________________

11-27-09, 08:15 AM	#12
Rapt0r56 Commodore Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia — Germany Posts: 601 Downloads: 391 Uploads: 0	Right, great work, it fits perfect witch my upcoming instruments mod 3.0 i get it to made all interior walls dark as the RR. Simply the same color as your housing. __________________ “The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea My modifications for Ubisoft's SHIII can currently be found in Maik's comprehensive archives found via the Silent Hunter 3 Tab on his website: https://maikhaas.synology.me/joomla/index.php?lang=de/

11-27-09, 12:53 PM	#13
misfitdreamer Loader Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 83 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	this brings up an interesting idea. maybe with DD adding tomi's work into the open hatch mod, we could spend a little bit of time updating the command and radio rooms. improving the detail and lighting of those rooms to make them match the quality of the new engine and torpedo rooms __________________ USS Faith

11-27-09, 06:35 PM	#14
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	Fantastic addition! Thanks for the awesome work guys!