[Possible?] Hull destruction effect of ships

**GODzilla** · April 01, 2009, 04:20 PM

I want it to deteriorate more slowly! After one broadside my ships usually look like they've lost most of their hull, but that's the point: They only LOOK like it. In fact the hull is nearly intact.

Can it somehow be changed so that the wood splinters when the cannon shots hit, but still stays visibly intact (without big holes in the hull) for the most part?

Would be great if someone would make a mini mod for that.

**Aykis16** · April 01, 2009, 04:23 PM

Up your graphics settings maybe? My ships look like Swiss Cheese after some battles when I zoom in.

**GODzilla** · April 01, 2009, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Aykis16

Up your graphics settings maybe? My ships look like Swiss Cheese after some battles when I zoom in.

Sorry mate, you need to read more carefully. Or tell me my english is too bad, I can bear it.

I know that they look like swiss cheese, it's just that they do look like this after one, maybe two broadsides while the hull display (above the ship or in the unit card) still shows green = everything's ok.

I want it to still show some splintering when the shots hit, but no big wholes and destruction too early and after just two broadsides. When the hull marker is in the orange or red zone, ONLY THEN it should look like swiss cheese.

**l33tl4m3r** · April 01, 2009, 04:41 PM

I'll see what I can do.

**GODzilla** · April 01, 2009, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by l33tl4m3r

I'll see what I can do.

Cool.

**GODzilla** · April 08, 2009, 11:49 AM

So, did you find something?

**titanvoyager** · April 08, 2009, 11:57 AM

the thing is that the really BIG holes are absolutely unrealistic, an invention of CA.

[See video] Only that sort of damage should appear, and the best is that actually we have it in Empire.

Also the same thing occurs with the damage of the sails, again the Big holes. I´m sure that you know well that usually, in real life, when a cannon ball hit a sail make a hole very similar to this diameter due to its speed and the weakness of the sail.

**S-te-Fan** · April 08, 2009, 12:10 PM

Swiss cheese is awful..

Anyway, CA definitly

ed up the damage system. I think they can be altered by replacing the textures/alpha maps like I did in the demo.

**GODzilla** · April 08, 2009, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by stefaneke

Swiss cheese is awful..

Anyway, CA definitly

ed up the damage system. I think they can be altered by replacing the textures/alpha maps like I did in the demo.

Altered how, and what exactly did you change?

**S-te-Fan** · April 08, 2009, 12:41 PM

The textures?

**GODzilla** · April 08, 2009, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by stefaneke

The textures?

Cool. I'll do it right away.

Originally Posted by l33tl4m3r

GODzilla - No, I have not even looked yet, Sorry!

I've been focused on land forces and such and have not had a chance to adjust naval units much at all.

No problem, you can count on me...to get on your nerves every time you forget it.

**l33tl4m3r** · April 08, 2009, 12:46 PM

GODzilla - No, I have not even looked yet, Sorry!

I've been focused on land forces and such and have not had a chance to adjust naval units much at all.