Underwater Vision

From FleshWorks

by ascottk

Intro

Well, we don't have swimmable water yet but here's a start.

Vision Distortion

1. First go to the level properties (F6) then set bDistanceFog and bFogZone in ZoneInfo to True. You could change fog color to whatever you like and set DistanceFogEnd and DistanceFogStart to 0 under ZoneLight.
2. If you have a dry canal or something of the sort and follow the directions for ShallowWater, you'll have your water.
3. Make some scripts, one that changes vision when you go into the ShallowWaterVolume and one that changes back.

First script (I named WaterEnter)

CONDITIONS

When linked volume(s) [MYSELF] are breached by [Category Player]

ACTIONS

Send trigger message [WorldMode] (Not sure this is necessary)

Activate screen tinting to RGBA [10] [150] [150] [25] (change if you like)

Change level fog range settings to Start: [10.00], End: [1800.00], over [0.50] seconds.

Set [BaseFOV] to [46.00] on linked objects of [PLAYER]

Reset script conditions and actions

Second script (WaterExit)

Just like the first except:

CONDITIONS

When linked volume(s)[MYSELF] are exited by [Category Player]

ACTIONS

Deactivate screen tinting

Change level fog range settings to Start: [0.00], End: [0.00], over [0.50] seconds.

Set [BaseFOV] to [85.00] on linked objects of [PLAYER]

Reset script conditions and actions

Attach those scripts to the ShallowWaterVolume and you could add the ForceFirstPerson and UnlockFirstPerson scripts too (Under cameraFunctions). WARNING: when the fog settings on your level is set to zero, all you see is the color of your fog when you Toggle Flesh Render Output. If you want to tweak your lights then disable fog in the level properties.

Adding Bubbles

WARNING: This includes modifying the gamesys!

1. Follow UDN's Bubbles Emitter Tutorial. The bubbles here are too big. I made mine 2.0 MAX, 0.2 MIN on XYZ.
2. Add a RigidAttachment link from the Bubble to the PlayerGarrett archetype in the Actor Class Browser.
   • Attachment -> m_attachmentBone:
   • Attachment -> m_parentBone: lip_t_center
   • Hidden -> bDontPropogateHiddenFlagToChild: False
   • Highlight -> bPropagatesHighlight: False
   • Lifetime -> bDeleteChildOnDeath: True
   • Link -> m_GroupName: None
   • Link -> m_name: Bubbles
   • Spawn -> bDontSpawn: True
3. Add a flag called WaterEnterPlayer
4. Add a couple of scripts for when the player enter a volume

Volume Script

CONDITIONS

When linked volumes(s) are breached by [Category_Player]

ACTIONS

Set flag [WaterEnterPlayer] to [TRUE] expires . . . (etc.)

Reset script conditions and actions

PlayerGarrett Script (attach to PlayerGarrett Archetype)

CONDITIONS

When [WaterEnterPlayer is set to [TRUE]

ACTIONS

Spawn and attach object type of RigidAttachment Link(s) with name [Bubbles] to me

Reset script conditions and actions

Do the opposite for exiting the water:

CONDITIONS

When WaterEnterPlayer=FALSE

ACTIONS

Delete linked object(s) [RigidAttachment:Bubbles]

Reset script conditions and actions

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