Distance at which 3D crew are visible

jonmar · 03-06-16, 05:48 PM

Is there a way to increase the distance at which you can see the 3D crew on board your targets?

By default you have to get ridiculously close for the crew to pop up on the deck. I would like to be able to see them from a lot further away. Anyone know if there is a mod for this or what file I should go poke around in to see if I can mod it myself?

iambecomelife · 03-08-16, 04:46 PM

I just investigated the file "SECONDARY.DAT". I looked at the entries for the crewmember characters. Doesn't seem to be a SH4 controller specifying visibility distance. I am not sure that there is a way to modify this easily.

jonmar · 03-08-16, 05:42 PM

Such a shame. Would have been awesome to watch the crew do their thing on the deck of an unsuspecting merchant. Immersion would have gone up for me.

Thanks for taking the time to look into it.

iambecomelife · 03-08-16, 07:08 PM

I will keep looking into it for my WWI mod; I would also like to see crew visible from a distance.

03-06-16, 05:48 PM	#1
jonmar Bosun Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 61 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Distance at which 3D crew are visible Is there a way to increase the distance at which you can see the 3D crew on board your targets? By default you have to get ridiculously close for the crew to pop up on the deck. I would like to be able to see them from a lot further away. Anyone know if there is a mod for this or what file I should go poke around in to see if I can mod it myself?

03-08-16, 04:46 PM	#2
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,709 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	I just investigated the file "SECONDARY.DAT". I looked at the entries for the crewmember characters. Doesn't seem to be a SH4 controller specifying visibility distance. I am not sure that there is a way to modify this easily. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

03-08-16, 07:08 PM	#4
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,709 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	I will keep looking into it for my WWI mod; I would also like to see crew visible from a distance. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

03-08-16, 05:42 PM	#3
jonmar Bosun Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 61 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Such a shame. Would have been awesome to watch the crew do their thing on the deck of an unsuspecting merchant. Immersion would have gone up for me. Thanks for taking the time to look into it.