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Originally Posted by cloadmcally
Wow the sub is very nice, the modelling is really high quality but I don' t really like the textures of the boat that much, wonder if that's just me though.. are they photorealistic or something like that?
Best regards and very good work!
Cload
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Do you mean the rendering controller? This is a controller SH4 ships have to (in theory) make their skins look more realistic. In practice I've found the effects can be unattractive. I can disable the rendering controller and show the results if you like.
If you mean the rust, these submarines were mostly active from 1917-1918. The skin is based on a photo I saw of a U-93 Class sub (similar model) at the end of the war, which was heavily worn. Towards the end of the war, Germany's war effort started to collapse - many submarines suffered badly from peeling/rusted paint. Either because of lower quality pigments or because there just wasn't enough time for painting, with so many dock workers sick, overworked, or dead.
Not to worry, though -
there will definitely be a "clean" skin with minimal rust. 
I think I know how to make a skin rust/accumulate seaweed while on patrol - I will hopefully test this soon.
Next step will be more corrections to the U-87: Conning tower details, better vent holes & mast bases, stern torpedo tubes, exhaust smoke, a flag, and misc. odds & ends.