Schwemlitz, Germany WIP

[falcon_565 11]

We are screaming towards a beta/initial release. No promises but it's possible that we may have a releasable version by the weekend. In the mean time here are some WIP screens of a rail line that runs along the northern edge of the map and the hamlet of Törwe.

Highres Imgur Album

WIP road underpass

WIP road underpass, another look

rail berm

Törwe house near pond

Center of Törwe

View from a house in Törwe

@Mondkalb how do you get umlauts to show up on the map from the cfgnames?

Edited October 24, 2012 by Falcon_565

[sabre 244]

That under pass area looks sweet. Nice work.

[Jetkar 1]

Really nice work

[Psychobastard 136]

Looks like a new (and better) Schmalfelden.

I missed this island since A2 was released. I'm looking forward to the release! :)

[sabre 244]

Was trying to think of what that underpass reminded me of, and now I looked at it again I see a version of the underpass from Normandy in Band Of Brothers haha.

[jumpnjack 10]

Its coming together quite nicely. Railroad underpass looks realy natural, skill!

[james2464 177]

Nice work!

[Stagler 39]

Nice screens, but the ground grass texture looks very blue. Howabout reducing the cyan in the colouration in PS?

[chrisb 196]

This is looking very good indeed..:)

@[TCB]-Psycho-; you can actually still play ‘Schmalfelden’ in a2 (caa1), I was driving around there recently, obviously there are quite a few bits missing i.e. ground clutter etc, but its still playable or just worth a look for nostalgic reasons with the new units from a2, was and still is a good terrain..

[Impulse 9 10]

Nice screens, but the ground grass texture looks very blue. Howabout reducing the cyan in the colouration in PS?

At this point we have been focusing on the detail and terrain corrections more than colors/replacement objects.

Nearly all edits this last week have been on object placement/additions/terrain fixes for the railroad and road clutter.

I am working on a new video to compare to Lancer's original drive through. Many of the edits in place have been fixed since I created this last video update.

And I feel that I cheated by changing the weather to hide the "blue-tint" to the grass/attribute mask.

The colors/underlying textures are an issue we still need to address, along with how some of the grass objects we are using, look at distances (greens turn super dark at their top) or nearly all too green/blue colors.

Edited October 25, 2012 by Impulse9

[falcon_565 11]

Release is almost here! But before this is available for everyone I thought I'd tease everyone with a few last WIP screens. Bahnhof Weste sits in the northwest corner of the map composed on the train station and a small industrial complex this was the last hamlet that needed to be placed.

Here's the highres album.

Looking west from just south of Bahnhof Weste.

Bahnhof Weste looking north.

Bahnhof Weste looking south.

Small industrial complex next to Bahnhof Weste

Trying out this new field type in attempt to replicate asparagus fields. I think it turned out pretty nice.

Leopard 2A6 overwatching Hagen from the rail line.

[nikiforos 450]

Nice I like your choices :)

[cimalex 3]

Hi mate, I like this terrain very much.

Might be very helpful with CWR2 units and environment making some what if Cold War era misions.

Also with P85 Vilas' units.

Can't wait...

[agrypa 1]

Realy cool terran and i thing i have idea for mission on this map...

[jumpnjack 10]

I feel like Im in Germany just by looking at these screenshots. Very real!

[falcon_565 11]

Hey guys,

I know we were pushing for a release this weekend but unfortunately that didn't happen. Also the amount of time I'm able to give to the project is going to be less over the next week. However we do have a solid playable version of the island with just a few details left so we are very close. The main reason for not releasing is we want to keep a high motivation to get the terrain into the state that we expect for release. That being said expect this terrain within a few days!

[chrisb 196]

Great news, but take as long as you need..:)

[cimalex 3]

Is this terrain connected in any way with old ArmA Schalfelden by Nucholas Bell ?

[falcon_565 11]

Is this terrain connected in any way with old ArmA Schalfelden by Nucholas Bell ?

No it is not but it is similar in the terrain that it models.

Quick update, we've run into a few config bugs that we want to clean up before we release so hang in there guys. But for your patience I'll take some screen shot requests, let me know what you want to see and I'll take some screens. Here are a few to hold people over:

Highres album

Clear cut area

Looking west towards Bruchwedel

[lao fei mao 21]

Very beautiful scene, can't wait for it.

[falcon_565 11]

Hey guys,

We're still working on the island. The team has been busy over the last week and half with real life so final details are taking a while, however we're still very close although we decided to make a few changes that are going to take a while. Overall still expect a release soon. Here are a few more screens to hold everyone over. Also if you want to see anything in particular just ask!

Hires album

Am Berg Straße, Schwemlitz

Schwemlitz 'Minus' parking lot

[khaki 10]

Looking great! And that parking lot..don't think I have ever seen one like it in Arma yet heheh

[belgerot 33]

Latest set of screens look great, this map is starting to look more and more authentic particularly when it comes to the general atmosphere.

Parking lot makes me want to go right in!

[jumpnjack 10]

I want to visit Germany naaaow! :D

[icebreakr 3159]

I've noticed that you use Mondkalb's buildings 3. That is a major showstopper for my map - these buildings don't have any ruins when you completely destroy it, neither visible damage. I'll ask Mondkalb if there is a way to add some ruins.