Sunset over Takistan

[-Joe- 101]

Steam Workshop - Full Release

 

Overview

 

Sunset over Takistan is a project encompassing the Green Sea Region between 1979 - 1992, and takes numerous creative liberties in an attempt to flesh out the conflicts between Takistan and her neighbours, as well as the Takistan Civil War that ultimately led to the end of the monarchy and the rise of the dictator Muhammad R. Aziz. At this time, the plan is for Sunset over Takistan to focus on two primary conflicts; the Takistan-Ardistani War 1979-1987 (the "Oil War") and the Takistani Civil War 1988-1992. Additionally, special attention is planned for the Chernarussian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Republic of Karzeghistan given their presence in the region.

 

By design, Sunset over Takistan utilises Global Mobilization from Vertexmacht, Western Sahara from Rotators Collective and The Free World Armoury by TepacheLoco. All are essential to Sunset over Takistan, and I am immensely appreciative for the fantastic work they have done. I'm currently investigating creating / importing more equipment into ArmA III to supplement the project further.

 

For any additional queries, feel free to drop me a private message here or reach out to me on my Discord.

 

What's included?

 

At this time, Sunset over Takistan includes the following;

 

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BLUFOR

• Royal Takistani Armed Forces
• Pro-Royalist Militias

 

OPFOR

• Islamic Republic of Ardistan Armed Forces

 

CIVILIANS

• Takistani / Ardistani / Karzeghistani Civilians

 

 

What's planned?

 

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OPFOR

• Chernarussian People's Army
• People's Democratic Army of Takistan
• Pro-Socialist Militias

 

INDFOR

• Karzegh People's Defense Units

 

CIVILIANS

• Chernarussian Civilians

 

Pictures

 

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Changelog

 

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==013==

- added dedicated backpacks for AT, AA, MG and Medic roles for all factions - hidden in Arsenal.
- fixed missing vest on SoT_TAK_Officer and SoT_TAK_Mountain_Officer.
- fixed incorrect uniform class on SoT_TAK_HeliPilot.
- fixed incorrect ammunition on SoT_ARD_Airborne_AT.
- fixed incorrect ammunition on SoT_ARD_AA.
- fixed grenades being unusable.
- fixed randomised FIA headwear appearing on SoT_RM unit classes.
- fixed missing vest on SoT_RM_Machinegunner.

 

==012==

- added Western Sahara dependency.
- added Pro-Royalist Militia 1970s-90s.
- added Civilians.
- massive overhaul of existing class name structures for Ardistan and Takistan.
- added Parka (Olive) and Parka (Olive/Lizard) for Takistan.
- added Khaki/Lizard BDU for Takistan.
- added Brushstroke/Khaki BDU for Takistan.
- added Brushstroke Field Cap for Takistan.
- added Mountain Infantry for Takistan.
- added M109G for Takistan.
- added BM-21 for Takistan.
- added Djellaba uniforms for Pro-Royalist Militia.
- added Combat Vest (Ardistani MLOK) to Ardistan.
- added 2P16 for Ardistan.
- added 2S1 Gvozdika for Ardistan.
- remove M/52 Olive Medic and Tan Medic from Takistan.
- removed Army BDU 2CD and variants from Takistan.
- removed Overalls from Takistan.
- removed Ballistic Vests from Takistan.
- removed Black/Brush Field Uniform from Ardistan.
- removed wz.67 - Airborne from Ardistan.
- removed Field Cap wz.0443 from Ardistan.

==011==

- added wz.67 (Mesh, Olive), wz.67 (Mesh, Tan), wz.67 (Covered, Olive Drab), wz.67 (Covered, Desert Egg), wz.67 (Covered, Marshland Egg), wz.67 (UN) and wz. 67 (Airborne) for Ardistan.
- added M/52 Olive, Tan, Olive Mesh, Tan Mesh, Olive Medic and Tan Medic for Takistan.
- added Dress Uniform (Army) and Peaked Cap (Army) for Takistan.
- added Crew Uniform (Khaki) for Takistan.
- added Field Uniform (Black/Brush), Field Uniform (Olive Drab), Field Uniform (Desert Egg) and Field Uniform (Marshland Egg) for Ardistan.
- added Anti-Air infantry to Takistan and Ardistan.
- updated icons for several Ardistani and Takistani equipment pieces.
- added Takistani and Ardistani P601.
- updated editorPreviews for Takistani Rifleman Light, Field Medic, Officer, Marksman and Crewman.
- overhauled all Ardistani vehicle textures.
- moved weapons into SoT_Weapons pbo.
- fixed error with Ardistani writing.
- removed Splittermuster equipment from Ardistan. Replaced with Black/Brushed.

 

==010==

- added icons for all existing APA and RTA equipment.
- updated SoT_RTA_SEM35 class name.
- removed Army BDU - Frogskin, Frogskin/Khaki and Khaki/Frogskin.

 

==009==

- added DShKM, Fagot and SPG-9 Turrets to APA and RTA.
- added UAZ-469 and Ural-375D to APA. Camouflage still in testing.
- added Mi-2s to APAF.

 

==008==

- added Field Cap - Khaki, Olive and Lizard.
- added Tactical Suspenders - Brown.
- added Cube Backpack - Brown.
- added Army BDU - Frogskin, Frogskin/Khaki and Khaki/Frogskin.
- updated Helmet M/52 (Royal Guard) texture.
- updated all pre-existing Army BDU textures.
- updated APA and RTA Character classes.
- updated credits.cpp.

 

==007==

- BUG FIX - corrected issues with Ardistani People's Army Infantry Squad.
- BUG FIX - corrected issues with Royal Takistani Army Infantry Squad.
- added Royal Takistani Army - Reserves groups.
- added Royal Takistani Army - Commandos and groups.
- added Overalls - Black, Khaki, Lizard, Grey, Olive.
- added Ballistic Vests - Black, Black (Police), Khaki, Olive.
- added Royal Takistani Air Force - Mi-2s.
- added SoT_Misc - Takistani and Ardistani flags.
- added TakistaniNames.
- added ArdistaniNames.

 

==006==

- added Field Cap (Splittermuster).
- added test camouflages for Ardistani vehicles.
- added Royal Takistani Army - Reserves.
- removed Ardistani Winter uniforms for now.

 

==005==

- additional changes to the Ardistani Airborne Infantry group.

 

==004==

- additional changes to the Ardistani Airborne Infantry group.

 

==003==

- additional changes to the Ardistani Airborne Infantry group.

 

==002==

- bug-fixing Ardistani Airborne Infantry group

 

==001==

- added the 8th "Nasdara" Royal Reserves Regiment Helmet M/52.

 

==INITIAL VERSION==

- added the Royal Takistani Army
- added the Royal Takistan Air Force

- added the Ardistani People's Army
- added the Ardistani People's Air Force

 

Credits

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GROUPS
//===================================
 

Bohemia Interactive                    -    The ArmA series
Vertexmacht                            -    Creator DLC: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany, including samples and tech support

Facepunch & r/RedditCamoThread        -    Various camouflages
 

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INDIVIDUALS
//===================================
 

Oxi                                    -    Egyptian Two-colour Desert Camouflage
Fingolfin                            -    Takistani Lizard Camouflage
TepacheLoco                            -    The Free World Armoury
Threule                             -    4K Camouflage Samples

 

[Broseph_Stalin90 72]

This sounds great, and those units look amazing! I'm really interested in the fictional Green Sea region, so mods fleshing out those factions, especially historically, are really nice to see.

[johnnyboy 3791]

Great screenshots.  Good luck with your project.👍

[-Joe- 101]

Thank you for the kind messages chaps! \o I should have some more updates to share soon - I'm currently trying to work my way through Ardistan's vehicle camouflage to tidy it up a little, and looking to add some more flairs to Takistan (identification stripes on turrets, primarily) to help them stand out a bit more.

[-Joe- 101]

Pushed out a roughly 20mb-ish update a little earlier. Details can be found below.

 

I'm currently investigating the possibility of creating a dependency mod for a collection of Warsaw Pact / Communist-associated weaponry to use with SoT. I've already picked up an SKS recently via a reliable dealer on CGTrader, so I'll be investigating implementation a little more.

 

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==011==

- added wz.67 (Mesh, Olive), wz.67 (Mesh, Tan), wz.67 (Covered, Olive Drab), wz.67 (Covered, Desert Egg), wz.67 (Covered, Marshland Egg), wz.67 (UN) and wz. 67 (Airborne) for Ardistan.
- added M/52 Olive, Tan, Olive Mesh, Tan Mesh, Olive Medic and Tan Medic for Takistan.
- added Dress Uniform (Army) and Peaked Cap (Army) for Takistan.
- added Crew Uniform (Khaki) for Takistan.
- added Field Uniform (Black/Brush), Field Uniform (Olive Drab), Field Uniform (Desert Egg) and Field Uniform (Marshland Egg) for Ardistan.
- added Anti-Air infantry to Takistan and Ardistan.
- updated icons for several Ardistani and Takistani equipment pieces.
- added Takistani and Ardistani P601.
- updated editorPreviews for Takistani Rifleman Light, Field Medic, Officer, Marksman and Crewman.
- overhauled all Ardistani vehicle textures.
- moved weapons into SoT_Weapons pbo.
- fixed error with Ardistani writing.
- removed Splittermuster equipment from Ardistan. Replaced with Black/Brushed.

 

[-Joe- 101]

Currently polishing off the parka for the mountain troops I'm hashing out for the next update. I'm quite pleased with how this has turned out so far. I think I'll stick with equipping them with TepacheLoco's fantastic FN-49 from The Free World Armoury until I can sort the SKS out.

 

Haven't had much of an opportunity to look into importing weaponry recently, however. That's still very much on the to-do list however.

 

[mcnools 62]

Looks very good! Love 80s/90s stuff. Also happy to see my old Hazar-Kot terrain being featured in the screenshots. 🙂

[-Joe- 101]

On 7/16/2021 at 4:08 PM, mcnools said:

Looks very good! Love 80s/90s stuff. Also happy to see my old Hazar-Kot terrain being featured in the screenshots. 🙂

 

Thank you! Hazar-Kot is one of my favourite terrains in Arma, so I'll quite often hop on and drive around for a bit or pose some screenshots.

[onfire 12]

Nice mod.

[TheAbsoluteUnit 13]

Absolutely amazing mod, at the moment me and some friends are doing a campaign using this mod specifically, playing as like an International Brigade. I hope this is still being developed as I can't wait for more! 

[-Joe- 101]

I've just pushed a fresh update to the mod - it's now officially off the development branch, so I've hidden that for now. Full changelog is also available in the original post, alongside some new pictures.

 

==012==

- added Western Sahara dependency.
- added Pro-Royalist Militia 1970s-90s.
- added Civilians.
- massive overhaul of existing class name structures for Ardistan and Takistan.
- added Parka (Olive) and Parka (Olive/Lizard) for Takistan.
- added Khaki/Lizard BDU for Takistan.
- added Brushstroke/Khaki BDU for Takistan.
- added Brushstroke Field Cap for Takistan.
- added Mountain Infantry for Takistan.
- added M109G for Takistan.
- added BM-21 for Takistan.
- added Djellaba uniforms for Pro-Royalist Militia.
- added Combat Vest (Ardistani MLOK) to Ardistan.
- added 2P16 for Ardistan.
- added 2S1 Gvozdika for Ardistan.
- remove M/52 Olive Medic and Tan Medic from Takistan.
- removed Army BDU 2CD and variants from Takistan.
- removed Overalls from Takistan.
- removed Ballistic Vests from Takistan.
- removed Black/Brush Field Uniform from Ardistan.
- removed wz.67 - Airborne from Ardistan.
- removed Field Cap wz.0443 from Ardistan.

 

[-Joe- 101]

Some additional updates on the 18th and today.

==014==

Added ZSU-23-4 to Ardistan.

==013==

- added dedicated backpacks for AT, AA, MG and Medic roles for all factions - hidden in Arsenal.
- fixed missing vest on SoT_TAK_Officer and SoT_TAK_Mountain_Officer.
- fixed incorrect uniform class on SoT_TAK_HeliPilot.
- fixed incorrect ammunition on SoT_ARD_Airborne_AT.
- fixed incorrect ammunition on SoT_ARD_AA.
- fixed grenades being unusable.
- fixed randomised FIA headwear appearing on SoT_RM unit classes.
- fixed missing vest on SoT_RM_Machinegunner.

 

[AZCoder 921]

There's been a popup bug for awhile, just making sure you are aware. Pops up when mousing over Civilian class names.