austina1986 14 Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) Hello everyone, Some of you have PM'd me about my work in progress ACH Helmets and I finally feel like they are ready for a testing phase, for all of you to give them a shot in Arma 3. This is my first addon that I've ever created on Arma but I am very pleased with what I've accomplished. The helmets are a personal preference kind of deal, I've made them due to not being a fan of the futuristic helmets (prototype or real) reflected in A3A. I've also based them on ACU due to the number of addon-makers releasing gear in Multicam and other camouflage patterns. The helmets may not be 100% accurate (in fact I know there is no possible way they could be) however I did what I could, with my skills and the available source material. Click the image for larger version (my Photobucket) Links: Austin's US Army Helmets 0.5 Alpha - http://www.gamefront.com/files/23094012/aus_us_helmets.7z Austin's US Army Helmets 0.5 Alpha (Armaholic) - http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=19583 0.5 ----------- -Three current variants of the ACH Helmet -No UI images at this time -IR Tabs not yet working properly (not bright when IR equipped) -No crate yet, full class-list below for each of the three helmet classes Bugs ---------- None that I am aware of yet. Class List ----------- AUS_US_ACH - ACH Helmet with Goggles, MS2000 Strobe mounted to rear AUS_US_ACH_NG - ACH Helmet, MS2000 Strobe mounted to rear AUS_US_ACH_ACC - ACH Helmet with Goggles, MS2000 Strobe mounted to top Installation ----------- Unzip the 7z file using 7zip or WinRar and put the files into a mod folder (Example @AUS_US_HELMETS\Addons\) Add the folder to your launch options. ie; -nosplash -world=empty -mod=@AUS_US_HELMETS Then add them to an existing unit via the editor using the following commands. If they don't show up, you may need to first use: removeHeadgear this; this addHeadgear "AUS_US_ACH"; this addHeadgear "AUS_US_ACH_NG"; this addHeadgear "AUS_US_ACH_ACC"; Credits ---------- Bohemia Interactive - Example models, tutorials and configuration wiki. Arma 1 Sample Models for the Helmet and Goggles. thedog88 - MS2000 Strobe model ---------- Thanks to Bohemia Interactive for an Alpha version of ArmA 3 with modding examples and helping hands already available for all of us. If you have any bugs, please if they are able to be screenshot and/or videoed please do so and either post in this thread or if you would prefer PM it to me. Regards, Austin. Edited March 19, 2013 by AustinA1986 Armaholic Mirror Added Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astast 12 Posted March 19, 2013 Considering this is your first addon, i'd say you have done a damn good job :D (y) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Binkowski 26 Posted March 19, 2013 Good to see it progress and released Austin. Good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Release frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage. US Army Helmets [ALPHA] v0.5 alpha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LDU30 5 Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) Replacement pack for this!!....i hate the futuristic equipment on Arma3.... Edited March 19, 2013 by LDU30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g00d69 2 Posted March 19, 2013 I like your helmets :D , which units are you using in your photos for same camo than helmet ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austina1986 14 Posted March 19, 2013 @g00d69 They are DaveyGary's UCP retextures, I was originally using a different set but his are so far my favourite. @LDU30 I would make a replacement pack but I am unsure how to go about doing so, if someone chooses to make one, feel free to link it up and I will add it to the first post. @Foxhound Appreciate it mate, added the mirror to my first post. @Binkowski Thanks man, glad I got it released, my first addon for Arma and I'm glad it works. Regards and thank you to all that test and provide me with feedback, Austin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austina1986 14 Posted March 25, 2013 Update: Learning bits and pieces as I go along, haven't actually been given any feedback at all so I guess either the helmets are trash and people don't want me to feel bad, or people are dumbfounded at their quality (not really a possibility). Anyway, I've been working on a few new things for the helmet pack. Status: - I've made a few very basic UI images (if anyone has tips or a good program to make high quality UI images fire away) for each of the three helmets. - I've got the IR Tabs to glow under IR mode (not brightly but they stand out on the helmets) - I've changed out the basic box holder for the IR Strobe, it's now some basic ACU tape, it's not the best but I like it more than a random horrible looking box. Shots: Tabs in White Hot IR: Tabs in Black Hot IR: Regular View of all three variants: I'm aiming to do a release of 0.6 Alpha in the next couple of days, I'm working on modelling a basic SureFire helmet light and possibly a few variations of goggle location, along with incorporating variations of blood types on the band of the helmet (might looking into making a 3d band around the helmet instead of a basic texture like it is at present). Thanks for reading, please if you've used 0.5 leave me feedback, I can't work through issues if I don't know about them, hell even aesthetic feedback, if it's constructive please fire it at me so that I can improve. Austin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedog88 4 Posted March 25, 2013 3d band most def! You should also make them witbout the acu cover so plane green, different paint variants like some specop units wear them. Different camo variants period would be nice. Acu. Bdu. Dcu. Multicam. Spraypaint. Od green. Black. You know the whole shibang. let me know if you need anything else modelled. Maybe add some CLP into the strap (cleaning lube). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
