A Question about water

Admiral Von Gerlach · 08-24-11, 01:43 AM

I am working slowly thru the mods for SHV and wanted to ask for advice about the ocean water...there are a lot of white caps even in the harbour and the waves were huge again even in the harbour.... i tried the harbour start for the PQ 17 mission and felt like i was in a whirlpool with all the whitecaps.

is there suggestions to get more realistic water? without constant white waves? thanks for any idea on this.

0rpheus · 08-24-11, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Von Gerlach

I am working slowly thru the mods for SHV and wanted to ask for advice about the ocean water...there are a lot of white caps even in the harbour and the waves were huge again even in the harbour.... i tried the harbour start for the PQ 17 mission and felt like i was in a whirlpool with all the whitecaps.

is there suggestions to get more realistic water? without constant white waves? thanks for any idea on this.

Foam caps on the waves is an effect related to windspeed I think, so next time you leave port in a low wind you probably won't see them - it'll change as the weather changes.

Dynamic Environment 5.0 and w_clear's Environment mod both make changes to the waves, with Dynamic Environment having 3 different versions. I'd start there.

Sailor Steve · 08-24-11, 12:21 PM

Unfortunatly none of the SH game reflect the reality, which is that wave buildup takes hundreds of miles of travel for the wind. Harbors are built in bays, which means that there is no time for wave buildup, which is why we have the term "safe harbor" (or "safe haven"). There should never be more than heavy ripples in a harbor unless a hurricane is blowing through.

And they've never gotten it right, and no mod made has fixed it.

Admiral Von Gerlach · 08-24-11, 10:54 PM

Thank you Sailor Steve and also Orpheus, ys i have found that Dynamic mod it looks very nice.

Sailor Steve, thank you, yes i have sailed from the harbours of many oceans and never seen the white topped waves like there were at the start of this mission lol, not even in the North Sea..which is very wild in winter.. I will not worry about it...just wondered and thank you again for the help and explanation. I have not had much time until recently to actually go to sea so this is exciting for me and it brings back many memories.... but there is a lot to do watching the boat, and directing the men, and carrying out the missions. It is wonderful how much all there is that seems so real. Danke to all and thank you again.

08-24-11, 01:43 AM	#1
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	A Question about water I am working slowly thru the mods for SHV and wanted to ask for advice about the ocean water...there are a lot of white caps even in the harbour and the waves were huge again even in the harbour.... i tried the harbour start for the PQ 17 mission and felt like i was in a whirlpool with all the whitecaps. is there suggestions to get more realistic water? without constant white waves? thanks for any idea on this. __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen.

08-24-11, 12:21 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Unfortunatly none of the SH game reflect the reality, which is that wave buildup takes hundreds of miles of travel for the wind. Harbors are built in bays, which means that there is no time for wave buildup, which is why we have the term "safe harbor" (or "safe haven"). There should never be more than heavy ripples in a harbor unless a hurricane is blowing through. And they've never gotten it right, and no mod made has fixed it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-24-11, 10:54 PM	#4
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	Thank you Sailor Steve and also Orpheus, ys i have found that Dynamic mod it looks very nice. Sailor Steve, thank you, yes i have sailed from the harbours of many oceans and never seen the white topped waves like there were at the start of this mission lol, not even in the North Sea..which is very wild in winter.. I will not worry about it...just wondered and thank you again for the help and explanation. I have not had much time until recently to actually go to sea so this is exciting for me and it brings back many memories.... but there is a lot to do watching the boat, and directing the men, and carrying out the missions. It is wonderful how much all there is that seems so real. Danke to all and thank you again. __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen.