tupolov 520 Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) BETA v0.1 RELEASED 1/1/2013Album [table=width: 500, align: center] [tr] [td] [/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] [/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][/td] [/tr] [/table] This simple add-on provides the British Army Bowman Radio System for use with British Armed Forces units and vehicles. Using the ACRE system, API and code base this addon can be dropped into any mod folder deemed appropriate. Fully compatible with ACRE of course! ACRE is required. GENERAL FEATURES * Three Man Pack ACRE Radios and Three Portable ACRE Radios all with fully functioning GUI UK/PRC-343 Personal Role Radio (v1.4) UK/PRC-CLR 2W Commanders Lightweight Radio (Harris 7800S-TR) UK/PRC-354 5W VHF portable radio UK/PRC-325 15W HF man pack radio (Harris 5800H-MP - similar to PRC117f) UK/PRC-355 5W man pack radio UK/PRC-356 16W man pack radio * One Airborne ACRE Radio UK/ARC-341 10W VHF airborne radio for air-ground communication (40W amplification) * BAF, UKF and VCB Vehicles now contain rack mounts and already included radios! UK/VRC-357 (UK/PRC-355/356 Vehicle Mounts) UK/VRC-358 (UK/PRC-356 Vehicle Rack (20W)) UK/VRC-359 (UK/PRC-356 Vehicle Rack (50W)) RT/1744 (UK/ARC-341 Airborne Radio (40W) in the Merlin/Chinook/Wildcat /Harrier) * Dynamic lighting effects on dialog including Dialog is darker when experiencing low light levels Dialog includes NVG effect to maintain immersion Back-lit LED display to enable in low-light environments * Fully functioning Bowman GUI Select from 10 preset channels Select 10 different ComSec keys to secure comms Select power range View GPS information View Time information Adjustable volume Turn radio on or off Easter Eggs! * Increased/realistic pack capacities/weights for man pack radios KNOWN ISSUES * UI is only working correctly with 16:9 aspect ratio, 16:10 is slightly off, 4:3 and 5:4 suffer from vertical offset - working on fixing this * Dynamic lighting isn't always quite correct level of lighting * Man pack and radio models not included yet CREDITS All CREDIT to Nou, Jaynus and the rest of the ACRE team for an awesome mod. The code is covered by the IDI/ACRE copyright and EULA. Thanks to Red, Friznit, Gunny, OREX and VCB for testing/technical advice REQUIREMENTS * CBA - Community Base Addons (not included) . http://dev-heaven.net/wiki/cca * JayArmA2Lib (Included with ACRE) . http://dev-heaven.net/projects/jayarma2lib/wiki * ACRE v1.4 . http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?133891 * NOTE this does NOT replace or affect any current ACRE radios INSTALLATION * Unzip folder into your root Arma 2 folder * Files are installed into @Bowman folder * TUP.bikey provided for MP server play DOCUMENTATION * Can be found here BETA FEEDBACK * Please post any issues to this thread. * You should note that the radios often require line of sight so please don't post if you are having radio transmission/reception issues etc. Check the documentation for expected ranges (and note these are maximums in best possible conditions with the highest power settings, correct frequencies and line of sight) DOWNLOAD * You can download Bowman Radio System v0.1 Beta here HAPPY NEW YEAR! Edited January 1, 2013 by Tupolov BETA Released Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PTV-Jobo 820 Posted December 14, 2012 Oh man, this is going to be friggen awesome! Going to look forward to this for sure. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazey 9 Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) These look fantastic as always. Edited December 14, 2012 by Hazey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LondonLad 13 Posted December 14, 2012 Nicely done :) Question: Is the latest version of ACRE required, or can an older version be used? At the moment 16AA are using a build behind the latest version! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow398 43 Posted December 14, 2012 Me gusta... nice feature list you got there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted December 14, 2012 Wouah, it looks really good! Does it work with ace (shouldn't be a problem)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 14, 2012 Works fine with ACE and should be compatible with previous versions of ACRE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks for the answer Tupolov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 16, 2012 Updated - now included the portable UK/PRC-354 radio to the pack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denzer05 1 Posted December 17, 2012 :eek: perfect! anxiously awaiting this add-on, here this note in Spanish http://www.armacaa.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=3123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 18, 2012 Added two new radios! UK/PRC-325 - Long range HF radio (aka PRC117f - adjusted for BAF use, increased pack capacity, slightly lower weight) UK/ARC-341 - An airborne VHF radio for air-ground comms, accessed using the RT1477 interface - included on BAF/VCB/UKF aircraft Updated the first post... also another pic here ---------- Post added at 01:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:36 AM ---------- Gracias! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 19, 2012 http://i48.tinypic.com/2928ykw.png (1443 kB) ---------- Post added at 06:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:19 PM ---------- Added the new PRC 343 v1.4 as UK/PRC-343, range is up to 1km. Added the new British Commanders Lightweight Radio (based on the Harris 7800S TR) as the UK/PRC-CLR. This "compliments" the very unpopular 354, it's lighter, smaller, although range is only around 2km. Added a new ACRE BAF crate too. Field testing continues, hoping to release before Xmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadball 35 Posted December 21, 2012 Itching to see this finished, looking fantastic so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kllrt 154 Posted December 21, 2012 This could be directly included in ACRE... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 22, 2012 This could be directly included in ACRE... Above my paygrade! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaggan 10 Posted December 22, 2012 Can I break the goose neck and smash the KDU? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashton324 2 Posted December 23, 2012 Hows the mod coming along? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 23, 2012 All good. At the moment we're in testing phase to ensure the range of the radios is accurate. For those of you interested, here's the basic documentation - https://docs.google.com/document/d/19zj_wlXsq1kpiz_9s6GUApWBKoOtv1sSh50kgLGb1EM/edit All the code is written, so just need to complete testing and then i'll release it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadball 35 Posted December 23, 2012 Awesome, don't suppose you'd be interested in doing some clansman radio sets at a later date for those of us into the older kit? Nicely written instruction manual :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
friznit2 350 Posted December 23, 2012 Clansman if officially banned from the known universe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noubernou 77 Posted December 23, 2012 Continues to look amazing! Very proud to see people developing content for ACRE! :) Hopefully future ACRE updates will allow even better additions to be made (and more easily)! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashton324 2 Posted December 26, 2012 Why did santa not bring me this Christmas present? :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tupolov 520 Posted December 26, 2012 Haven't managed to test it properly yet and the season celebrations got in the way :) Next week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashton324 2 Posted December 26, 2012 If you need any help testing dude my clan will be willing to help do some heavy testing for you :) Hope you had a good Christmas anyway! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
