coll912 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Just a small request, but would LOVE to see little sailors moving around the ship, manning the guns, observing from the towers etc. etc. It was a little neat thing to look at in Battlestations: Midway & Pacific. Being in the midst of battle and seeing sailors on your ship wandering and doing routine animations 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niomedes Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 The crew wouldn't be on the deck of the ships during combat for obvious reasons, except for those poor souls who have to man deck guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapteinsnabeltann Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 nice request! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomasso il Fortunato Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coll912 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Niomedes said: The crew wouldn't be on the deck of the ships during combat for obvious reasons, except for those poor souls who have to man deck guns Of course, (0:30-1:12) it's still fun to look at though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiWi Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I'm a bit skeptical because that in return means to animate how they get blow to pieces or sink. and besides performance I think age rating would be a determent in that case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakelessrex Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Hell yea, immersion levels skyrocket! The battlestation midway example is great. I LOVED watching the sailors during sea travel at down time. Very realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVolks Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 men are pointless as they are inside the ships mainly.... Seeing great sinking and damage animations would be great though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeksis Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, VonVolks said: men are pointless as they are inside the ships mainly.... Seeing great sinking and damage animations would be great though Ah yes good point, I agree, better not to waste resources on crew animations but spend resources on sinking animations such as ship rollover, ship breakup (if possible), detonation and bow/stern sinking. Edited October 14, 2019 by Skeksis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathapalt Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 19 hours ago, Skeksis said: Ah yes good point, I agree, better not to waste resources on crew animations but spend resources on sinking animations such as ship rollover, ship breakup (if possible), detonation and bow/stern sinking. Nice to see there are other people who like sinking ships, i spent hours of watching them keel over or break apart in games. Hope they add it to this game, should not be so hard as the damage models are quite advanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt in pyjamas Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 One game which goes to town on sinking animation is Atlantic Fleet. You can see the ship under water and hear the horrendous tearing as the ship is wrenched apart. Adding under water explosions and ships splitting would take this further. Adding crew in the water or drowning may be a bit much for some, perhaps something that can be deselected in the graphics options menu? Crew running around on deck is a nice touch, but battlestations has them calmly strolling on deck during engagements! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kommandant Flauschige Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Atlantic Fleet also had ammo detonations, which were SPECTACULAR to watch - first a jet of sparks twenty meters long each shot out of whichever magazine you'd hit, then a pure white ball of fire would blossom out of the magazine, its edges slowly turning grey, then black as it spread and enveloped the entire ship as debris rained everywhere. When the smoke finally cleared, all you'd see would be an oil slick slowly burning. I remember personal tales from sailors who were at Pearl Harbor recall how the U.S. battleships hit by torpedoes would often "...lift out of the water as though some giant had placed a hand under their keels and heaved upwards, sometimes splitting the ship down the middle..." *NOT AN ACTUAL QUOTE - just a approximation of a collection of accounts in books. At least maybe the devs could add a little levitation to a ship, especially light ships like TB's, where they lift a few feet out of the water with a torpedo hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cptbarney Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Yeah we could do with more effects and animations ingeneral, would make it pretty cool and immersive, like the above. You could also have certain effects for gun caliber, shell type and also propellant and filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galis Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I don't think the points about men on being on decks of the ships are completely true, I mean, naturally, large chunk of the crew has it's battlestations inside of the vessel. But there are still men manning deck guns, AA guns, firefighters, messengers running across the ship in the case of telephone lines being broken, artillery spotters, torpedo spotters, damage control crews, etc. It would be really nice to see just some crew models, to indicate that it is indeed manned by men and not ghost ships, like in UA: Age of Sails. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceituna Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Of course there were a lot of crewman on the deck during battle (in the roles Galis mentioned) but altrough this I wouldn't like the crew to be physically present on the ship. Because if they would be physically present they would probably act the same in all situations (like in sh5 for example). And it would be really weird to see crewman calmly standing on the deck that is partially submerged and on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKaputt Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) I'm much more interested in crew mechanic than animation. Lifeboats need some manning, perhaps - they look a bit depressing then empty. Still not a top priority. Edited April 28, 2020 by IronKaputt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshZeCorgi Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) Also there are some deck and AA guns where gun crews should be visible. Edited May 16, 2020 by WelshZeCorgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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