Topic: Navigational Aids (Read 13107 times)

TerryRussell · « **Reply #25 on:** August 09, 2008, 10:38:33 »

Having just got my new boat launched yesterday Sunseeker Monteray), and sea-trialled it, I will be going out and about in the Solent during next week. I'll take some photos of all the buoys and markers I can find and post them here if that's of any use.

In the Solent, it is plagued with small brightly coloured balls and so on that mark lobster pots and crab traps. These tend to be placed in any waters of about 15 metres or less depth. I'll take some snaps of those as well.

LucAtC · « **Reply #26 on:** August 09, 2008, 14:44:25 »

Hello llamalord,
All your markings will be nice to be used in SF and NY environments (Region "B" Americas and around Japan), but just one of them could be used in the other harbour environments, ie the "Deadliest Catch" Fishing Buoy. Indeed, like Ballast suggested, cardinal buoys and a different set of lateral buoys are needed in the IALA "A" Region.
This site (http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/tafrit.htm) shows clearly the (small but important) differences between both sets of buoyage.
When looking for these illustrations, I met a surprising - excellent - navigation bible:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_American_Practical_Navigator

Regards,
Luc

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #27 on:** August 09, 2008, 18:14:46 »

do you think you can make a crab trap bouy not like the one in Deadliest Catch maybe like a bullet nose type one. They use those to show if they are anchored

llamalord · « **Reply #28 on:** August 10, 2008, 03:10:25 »

All your requests will be fielded by my fleet of llama representitive.

No really I take them into consideration.

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #29 on:** August 10, 2008, 04:11:44 »

cool lord of Llamas has a fleet of llama representitives.

I want a fleet of magic erasers that can do cleaning for me

Master Captain · « **Reply #30 on:** August 10, 2008, 04:17:51 »

yea, well people in hell want ice water

llamalord · « **Reply #31 on:** August 10, 2008, 04:25:42 »

I would wish for water mellons...

I'll have some renders of the Light Ship Soon, same time same channel.

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #32 on:** August 10, 2008, 04:27:08 »

im glad your working on the light ship SS can use them. Question: has vstep contacted you about the Nav. aids

llamalord · « **Reply #33 on:** August 10, 2008, 05:09:13 »

I've talked to a few influential people on the forum but not V-STEP directly. I'd rather wait until I have all the right file formats to show them first because I'm still having some conversion problems. I've been trying to install Blender on one of my linux computers but it just gives me static on the radio. $:-\$

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #34 on:** August 10, 2008, 05:37:30 »

ok all i can say is best of luck i and i really think that the bouys can add realism to the game

llamalord · « **Reply #35 on:** August 10, 2008, 07:19:53 »

The Light Ship is complete! _{-Remember it has to be low poly and small texture in order not to upset frame rate.}

I have alot of renders because I figured you guys would want more than the usual 1 per buoy.

All thats left is the ploe light and any more suggestions that you can come up with between now and then.

Let me know what you think,
Llamalord

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #36 on:** August 10, 2008, 07:24:57 »

very very nice

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #37 on:** August 10, 2008, 07:25:34 »

If you want it in ship sim you also need a low res version for when you are at a distance.

llamalord · « **Reply #38 on:** August 10, 2008, 07:27:58 »

Because of my furhter contact with influencial people I know more about the process of modeling right now than most people on this forum.

NathanC · « **Reply #39 on:** August 10, 2008, 09:54:17 »

Amazing!!! That lightship looks great! It would be good for Padstow too, because what appears as an island on the map, is actually rocks underwater.

Minime · « **Reply #40 on:** August 10, 2008, 13:25:34 »

That's so nice I hope we will get it in along with the buoys

Master Captain · « **Reply #41 on:** August 10, 2008, 15:18:36 »

wow, looks great mr. lord of the llamas

llamalord · « **Reply #42 on:** August 10, 2008, 15:26:20 »

I'll get working on the pole light and then... ...I'll find a way in.

firestar12 · « **Reply #43 on:** August 10, 2008, 16:58:04 »

What Prgram did you use to model these? I am quite curious.

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #44 on:** August 10, 2008, 22:41:43 »

truespace

John Carter · « **Reply #45 on:** August 10, 2008, 23:16:40 »

llamalord, one thing i would find really useful, would be a beer-cooler, any chance of modelling that. i can't navigate without one.

cheers m8

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #46 on:** August 10, 2008, 23:21:45 »

a beer cooler i need a beer crate

firestar12 · « **Reply #47 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:03:18 »

what program was this made with?

Capt. Le Velle · « **Reply #48 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:17:22 »

TrueSpace here is the link

http://www.caligari.com/

llamalord · « **Reply #49 on:** August 11, 2008, 03:01:12 »

Hmmm... Thanks for covering for me Capt. Le Velle.

I must thank you some how... ...I know I'll send you some mail-order steaks, Don't be surprised if some porkers show up on your door step in six to eight weeks.

*Wink*

Author Topic: Navigational Aids (Read 13107 times)

TerryRussell

NathanC

firestar12

John Carter

firestar12