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Don't want to nag, but I think it's IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest).

Addon's looking good, keep it up!

Knew something was wrong with my acronym, but I get this wrong every time.

Alex: The normalmap of the Arma vest really shows its age. I think with a new one it could still look well up to date, though: do you have any plans to update the normals? There's an ACU-patterned version of this vest, the late model, which has MOLLE bars all over the front and back, instead of just the front. It also has a velcro strip at the top of the chestflap for a name/branch tape. So many pics of airsoft copies on googlah, though, and most pics are front side only.

http://oefoif.forumotion.net/t1774-variants-of-outer-tactival-vest-otv-interceptor-body-armor-iba here's a list of the different variants.

Would I be allowed to use your import of this vest and produce a set of retextures for it, for use by Rebels/Police/Vintage Forces. You know, aged surplus vests and airsoft copies drafted into actual service by guerrilla fighters?

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Alex: The normalmap of the Arma vest really shows its age. I think with a new one it could still look well up to date, though: do you have any plans to update the normals? There's an ACU-patterned version of this vest, the late model, which has MOLLE bars all over the front and back, instead of just the front. It also has a velcro strip at the top of the chestflap for a name/branch tape. So many pics of airsoft copies on googlah, though, and most pics are front side only.

http://oefoif.forumotion.net/t1774-variants-of-outer-tactival-vest-otv-interceptor-body-armor-iba here's a list of the different variants.

I believe I will update the normals and the like. As soon as I have time for that. I will definetely try to make one of the versions in that link. Probably the fourth first.

Would I be allowed to use your import of this vest and produce a set of retextures for it, for use by Rebels/Police/Vintage Forces. You know, aged surplus vests and airsoft copies drafted into actual service by guerrilla fighters?

Right now, I'd say yes. All I've done so far is to cut it out from ArmA1 soldiers, resized it to fit, then edited its UVW map to use the most possible space of it's texture. About double the resolution is possible now with no wasted space. I'm unsure of when you mean. Now? Later? Go aheah! Might wanna grab it later also when It's been updated some.

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Actually. I will see if I can re-UVW it. to get a better ground for retextureing. I'll post in a few minutes if it goes somewehere.

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Will keep it as it is now.

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Today is full of questions for you haha, would you consider doing a second retexture for this mod, using your Multicam pattern? That way we can have both eras (Basically 2010 being ACU, 2012 being MC).

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It's an easy change once I've completed the most of it. It's not like I haven't thought about it myself. We'll see :)

I feel as if it's the hard way trying to make a better texture for such an old vest model. Surely there must be a better one around by now.

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It's an easy change once I've completed the most of it. It's not like I haven't thought about it myself. We'll see :)

That is some great news to me, I have always found your MC Camo to out-match BI'S one. Please keep us posted on that!

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What about making them a bit more bullet proof? I'm by no means very knowledgable regarding addons and such, but I do believe there was something about ballistic resistance or such in the coding or whatever.

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I don't think it's fully implemented yet. Altough I'm not sure. I haven't thought about it at all during all the updates.

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Since people were suggesting multicam, here is my retextured version of Alex's troops using my own multicam pattern.

http://i.imgur.com/WZuGO34.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/H0mNzAw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/S9RKbHL.jpg

Unfortunetly, since I still have not a clue how to make my own config to make my own addon, they are JUST retexs of his ACU units.

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Since people were suggesting multicam, here is my retextured version of Alex's troops using my own multicam pattern.

http://i.imgur.com/WZuGO34.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/H0mNzAw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/S9RKbHL.jpg

Unfortunetly, since I still have not a clue how to make my own config to make my own addon, they are JUST retexs of his ACU units.

The Swatch is a bit big, But other than that, it looked fairly good. I would still encourage Alex to do his own for the units though.

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http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?157410-Skeeko-s-U-S-Army He was so close and then he just dropped off the radar. But that's your pattern, so there's a little preview of what could be ;)

Yeah, I remember he and I starting the same time doing reskins for the Independent.

Since people were suggesting multicam, here is my retextured version of Alex's troops using my own multicam pattern.

http://i.imgur.com/WZuGO34.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/H0mNzAw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/S9RKbHL.jpg

Unfortunetly, since I still have not a clue how to make my own config to make my own addon, they are JUST retexs of his ACU units.

It's not such a big hassle if I just get on with doing it. I only have to change the patterns and a few base colours in my PSD templates and done. This first, though :)

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This stuff is rad, guys! Definitely going to follow this pretty closely. :)

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Oh I almost forgot, any plans to use that new ruck they created for the quadrotor? It's nice and overly huge just like our real ones! :D

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Oh I almost forgot, any plans to use that new ruck they created for the quadrotor? It's nice and overly huge just like our real ones! :D

Maybe not for that many units, but yes, ofcourse I will! :D

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I'm really enjoying this pack. I made a script that gives all opfor random civilian clothes, a random shemag from cunico's hidden identity pack, a random AK (rpk if they are an auto class, rpg if they are AT class) from massi's Russian weapons pack and a random bandoleer type vest. Using your units with my homemade "insurgents" on one the Afghan maps with all in arma is an awesome experience. :-)

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great mod. The one thing that I saw during my testing, is that with the some of the BI default sights dont align with the front sight posts on the M4's and m16's.

But besides that I cant find any thing else.

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great mod. The one thing that I saw during my testing, is that with the some of the BI default sights dont align with the front sight posts on the M4's and m16's.

But besides that I cant find any thing else.

The eotech mount is slightly offset to the right, but that is how the sight is designed. Irl you twiddle the zeroing until it's witnessed with the irons. Can't do that here. I can live with it, though. All other sights are centered and align. BI would have to fix the eotechs on their side, really.

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I really like these units! Though, I think that they'd look even better if they'd wear the blufor heavy vest in UCP camo.

Regards

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I really like these units! Though, I think that they'd look even better if they'd wear the blufor heavy vest in UCP camo.

Regards

Perhaps... you can help Alex with his Vest dilemma?

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