New Island

[jakerod 254]

I began working on a new island the other day.

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I chose to use textures and foliage from Everon this time around. I have been getting sick of using Resistance textures and foliage. There is a greater amount of foliage types on Everon so that helped me decide also. There are a few things from Resistance I am going to use like ruins, rocks, reeds and buildings. Hopefully when ArmA comes out I can easily upgrade it to those standards. Let me know what you think.

Also if anyone is willing to help I would like to add some custom objects to the island.

[-ZG-BUZZARD 0]

Always loved your islands for their beauty in being first-class without them requiring any other addons except OFP itself... I hope this island will be another masterpiece, accordingly!!

Looking good so far!

[honchoblack 2]

Looking very good so far Jakerod, the map has a very natural feel to it.

Using Everon stuff and hoping that this will be updated with ARMAS is a smart move I think, since once this map will get objects like in ARMAS this map will look stunning.

[Commando84 0]

totally agree with honchoblack

[456820 0]

pretty damn nice. One thing i would love all island makers to do is make really dense forest not like ofps where you can see out the top or maybe even a jungle.

Looks great.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Lovely looking work as normal Jake

[Serclaes 0]

Very good Idea! I begun myself with an island with the Everon textures and stuff (you can still use WGL). But i recommend using Nogova Forest 2 instead of the Everon Forest. The Everon trees are simply too old.

[AfrographX 0]

island building master is back

what kind of custom buildings do you think about?

[jakerod 254]

I was thinking a building that could be used as a civilian hospital. The only ones we have are military ones. Also maybe something like the two storage tanks next to the building in this pic. A lot of other smaller objects too that would make the town look a bit more realistic. Like tables, new fences and flower beds (putting bushes next to buildings can look very unorganized sometimes). Also these buildings and objects would probably go towards helping out on my island for the USMC Mod as well.

[jakerod 254]

Do you guys think that I should make it slightly war torn? Similar to what the early ArmA screenshots look like or should I make it look like it hasn't been touched by war?

[Serclaes 0]

I would prefer a untouched island

[karantan 0]

And a bit more 'woody' one (like 456820 also suggesting) than the official addons.

Looks great otherwise; I still think Everon is the best OFP island, but it's of course to much used, so such an island will came like ... ekhm ... papa on mama.

[jakerod 254]

Can you guys explain the whole forest idea bit more to me?

[karantan 0]

Quite simple, this means a larger forested areas on the island; 'plant' a forrest wherever is possible and suitable; the whole island's 'look out' will be nicer, and above all more realistical (I've never been able to 'swollow' those huge grassy 'steps' on the islands). On almost all islands (official and un-official) those 'forrests' are ridiculously small, so the mission designers have quite a 'problems' to set an (realistical) guerilla scenario for instance.

Don't know if this could have any effects on the lag thou ...

[Serclaes 0]

You mean something like that?

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[karantan 0]

Yea. Only the forrest(s) should be more like one body, not like a little islands, if you know what I mean.

BTW, which island is this?

[Serclaes 0]

It's just a little (rather huge) project i'm working on. Posted the screens only for better visualization of what you meant.

[jakerod 254]

Im going for more of a big farmland, world war III massive tank assault type feel to the island but for the forest I have I will try to keep that in mind.

[Espectro (DayZ) 0]

Would be very cool with a huge forest, but with small pads of open aread in it... you can also make a kinda dirt road through the forest.

Looking very good btw jakerod

[Serclaes 0]

Good to hear

I hope you will think about some "strategic points" for this tank war. I mean something like a town in a valley which gives the town a rather big importance on the strategic point of view, as its very hard for a tank to climb on some hills

[karantan 0]

Im going for more of a big farmland, world war III massive tank assault type feel to the island but for the forest I have I will try to keep that in mind.

Just find a nice compromis about those aspects, and it'll be fine.

[jakerod 254]

Im trying to use a lot of references from this US Army Field Manual book I have from the 1980s. I think I need to think into the strategy of all of it though too a bit more.

[jakerod 254]

I just fought one of the most fun battles I have ever fought in ofp on this island. It is only about 1/50 of the way done and I am already having a blast on it. Here is a new pic from a new area during the mission I through together.

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[russin 0]

all the pictures look great

what size is this island i tend to like HUGE ones

a;sp you asked what type of island war torn or non war torn

HOW about 2 versions one war torn and one un touched ?

[sputnik monroe 102]

Looking forward to it. The only suggestion I can give is to avoid ofp island cliche's like ruins, pointless villages and bases every where.

There aren't any real wilderness regions on any of the islands for OFP. It seems like if you got 500 meters in any direction you'll find a road, village, ruins, airfield or military base.