Above Water Transparencies

08-25-10, 10:38 PM

I've searched the mods section for it, but to no avail. Is there a water mod that will allow you to see your submarine from above the surface like in SH4? Depth, lighting and weather permitting of course. The SH5 Water mod that I'm using is plenty fine, but if the SH3 engine supports it, above water transparencies would be excellent.

Sailor Steve · 08-25-10, 11:07 PM

No.

That is one of the major advancements of SH4. In SH3 it's not possible. Or at least has proven so thus far.

arnahud2 · 08-26-10, 05:30 AM

That's the reason why every morning, i feel like

Alex · 08-26-10, 08:06 AM

You sir need a girlfriend.

@ Hans : If the SH3 engine ever gets to support water transparency in the future, I suppose we'll see many people (who said most ?

) going back from SH5 to SH3 in a heartbeat.

But that's not going to happen, most probably.

Sailor Steve · 08-26-10, 08:37 AM

SH4 is just SH3 with better crew management, better graphics and transparent water. If it's the transparent water you want, use SH4 and Op Monsun for U-boats. What's bad about SH4 is that it has been neglected by all the modders who keep making neat stuff only for SH3, including SH3 Commander. If not for those I would never look back.

08-26-10, 09:07 AM

While I adore SH3, I see much to like in a modded SH4, but it is not an option due to the constant crash to desktop errors that SH4 gives me. As most of us seem to feel, gameplay still beats out graphics. Of course, if you can have both...

Thanks for the quick replies all.

h.sie · 08-26-10, 01:58 PM

Funny..I never missed the transparency. But now as I begin to think about it......yes, would be nice. On the other hand: Is it necessary for the atlantic theatre? Years ago, I took a ferry to Sylt (an german northsea island) and I was not able to see more than 1 metre deep into the water. I think this is totally different in the meditarranean sea or the pacific.....

arnahud2 · 08-27-10, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

You sir need a girlfriend.

I tried, i really tried but...none of them was able to get water transparancies in SH3, bouaaaargllll

!

Seriously, this question was threaded a long time go : SH3's water transparancy un-capability is hardcoded. So...

08-25-10, 10:38 PM	#1
Hans Uberman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Above Water Transparencies I've searched the mods section for it, but to no avail. Is there a water mod that will allow you to see your submarine from above the surface like in SH4? Depth, lighting and weather permitting of course. The SH5 Water mod that I'm using is plenty fine, but if the SH3 engine supports it, above water transparencies would be excellent.

08-25-10, 11:07 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No. That is one of the major advancements of SH4. In SH3 it's not possible. Or at least has proven so thus far. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-26-10, 05:30 AM	#3
arnahud2 Frogman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 308 Downloads: 724 Uploads: 0	That's the reason why every morning, i feel like __________________

08-26-10, 08:06 AM	#4
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	You sir need a girlfriend. @ Hans : If the SH3 engine ever gets to support water transparency in the future, I suppose we'll see many people (who said most ? ) going back from SH5 to SH3 in a heartbeat. But that's not going to happen, most probably. __________________

08-26-10, 08:37 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SH4 is just SH3 with better crew management, better graphics and transparent water. If it's the transparent water you want, use SH4 and Op Monsun for U-boats. What's bad about SH4 is that it has been neglected by all the modders who keep making neat stuff only for SH3, including SH3 Commander. If not for those I would never look back. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-26-10, 09:07 AM	#6
Hans Uberman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	While I adore SH3, I see much to like in a modded SH4, but it is not an option due to the constant crash to desktop errors that SH4 gives me. As most of us seem to feel, gameplay still beats out graphics. Of course, if you can have both... Thanks for the quick replies all.

08-26-10, 01:58 PM	#7
h.sie Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,192 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Funny..I never missed the transparency. But now as I begin to think about it......yes, would be nice. On the other hand: Is it necessary for the atlantic theatre? Years ago, I took a ferry to Sylt (an german northsea island) and I was not able to see more than 1 metre deep into the water. I think this is totally different in the meditarranean sea or the pacific..... __________________ My Mediafire page: http://www.mediafire.com/hsie