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08-01-21, 02:11 PM | #1 |
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DMC (MSO) Ver 1.a
DMC (MSO) Ver 1.a
Dot Mod Custom - ( Meaningful Signatures Overhaul ) Version 1.a it all ways bothered me in coldwaters that the signatures basically were a game of just match up the lines so quite a while back i started work on more meaningful signatures for a Older mod i was working on the basics of this newer approach to signatures was to be more Meaningful and actually tell the player information just by looking at the graphics display in the signature panel so i started to research a lot of vessels to see how many propellers and the size of em also what size the engines or power sources were on em also number and size and the general noisiness of the vessels to show noise i added a brightness behind the signature to match the noise of the target to indicate the general Loudness of the contact then i designed a graphic for each type of propulsion or power types as im now Doing My Dotmod Custom mod ive decided to Re-Use this Concept for this mod their are like 170 + vessels including the new mega-pack add on ones from new campaigns or single missions all these signatures will be covered & Included |||Signature||Display||Types||| so we have : --------------------------------- Very Large Propellers Large Propellers Medium Propellers Small propellers Very small propellers ------------------------------------- Large turbines Medium turbines Small turbines ------------------- Large turbines - Rafted Medium turbines - Rafted Small turbines - Rafted --------------------- Large Diesel engines Medium Diesel engines Small Diesel engines ---------------- Reactors (Nuclear) -------------- Battery Motors (Electric) --------------- with these new Signatures you can tell or get a General idea about what your dealing with Contacts wise and also for faster target Identification even with out a ID or Full Solution on the target as not only will you have a general idea of what you are dealing with at a glance but can Ignore targets you know that are not hostile and leave the AI to auto ID Em this will give you more time to setup better attacks and prioritize your Targets for First Strikes and Termination of the Worse threats to you thus weakling the enemy faster and making mission success or combat victory more likely This mod will come in two versions : DMC (MSO) Ver 1.a this is the standalone Version to use with DotMod or the version you would use if yo have the mega pack as my Audio+ is included all ready in that case DMC (MSO - AUDIO+) Ver 1.a this is the combined MSO & AUDIO+ version to use with the default DotMod ive made two as this way you have Options for what you want on so ect : DotMod then DMC (AUDIO+) Ver 1.a or DotMod then DMC (MSO) Ver 1.a or both at once so : DMC (MSO - AUDIO+) Ver 1.a this work is about 45% done so wont be too long till release Steel Shark
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08-01-21, 04:13 PM | #2 |
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What a great idea !
MORE information.....faster. |
08-03-21, 09:24 PM | #3 |
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progress
DMC MSO Ver 1.a ..... is at about 65% done
bear with me as im having to research a lot of vessels also i resigned a few elements again for better clarity of signals. Steel Shark
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08-11-21, 04:28 AM | #4 |
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Progress ---->
My MSO (Meaningful Signature Overhaul) is at 80% and I'm testing it as I go I've settled on the final design Display types now so it shows :
Electric motors Reactors natural circulation Reactors natural circulation Reactors are reactors which are Far more quiet then standard ones and show less bright Small turbines Medium turbines Large turbines Small turbines - Rafted Medium turbines - Rafted Large turbines - Rafted "Rafted is were the turbines are not directly fixed to the hull and are on special mounts for extra acoustic quieting Noise wise" these will be the same graphic on the signature panel but much less bright to denote less noise Small engines Medium engines large engines Oil rig drills Very small propellers Small propellers Medium propellers Large propellers Very large propellers Low cavitation Versions of all Propeller types too Low cavitation propellers Cavitate less then normal ones and will show Different signatures to the normal ones Very small propellers - pump jet Propulsion Small propellers - pump jet Propulsion Medium propellers - pump jet Propulsion Large propellers - pump jet Propulsion Very large propellers - pump jet Propulsion Pump jet Propulsors are a Enclosed Propeller in a duct to reduce Cavitation & noise values these show much less bright on your signature panel to indicate this ill put up some pics later with the new huds Multi Language Huds to showcase it Laters Steel Shark
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08-31-21, 11:01 AM | #5 |
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MSO Information question
Someone's asked a good question.
And I'll explain it hear. When I remade the Signatures for my MSO mod I noticed that the same vessels were the same. So. A Civilian Poltava cargo ship was the same as a WP Poltava Cargo ship signature wise or a cargo ship under Russian service. Ect in war both sides would press into service Merchant Ships for their needs. This isent the case any more. Everything's. Different if only by a bit or only the Signature part bit. Then the Engines & propeller's read the same ect. I've made identical vessels different a bit because then you can ID em better also ships in navy service might have been overhaul a bit for reliability. Ect The question asked was could i change identical vessels signatures = Yes all ready have is the answer Steel Shark
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