Island Demo: Project Owl

[jakerod 254]

Well today is my birthday and instead of just getting gifts I thought I would give one to you guys. Its not much but I figure that a few of you might enjoy it.

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Sorry about the crappy download link. If anyone can mirror it somewhere please do so and put a link in this thread.

It is a demo of my island currently called Project Owl.

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Feedback is welcome

[Mr_Tea 0]

Happy Birthday, and thank you for this island.

[Shashman 0]

Happy Birthday m8

I like the look of this island. Reminds me of Brittany, Devon, Cornwall, Western European countryside

[william1 0]

happy Birthday ! wow, those pictures look great

[imutep 0]

Hi Jakeros!

The Screens look great.

I was so free and post them on our OFP-Site.

Greetings

Imutep

OFP.4players.de

[KaseKasimir 0]

Hey Happy Birthday

I have Birthday too.

[Serclaes 0]

W00t! Happy Birthday!

Thanks for such a excellent gift.

Just dowloading it! Will be tested ASAP

[Shashman 0]

If the trees used are the default ones, does that mean that if I have the WGL texture pack and Berghoff's nature pack it will use these?

They replace the default trees AFAIK

[CameronMcDonald 146]

If you have the WGL Vegetation Pack, you'll never see the normal trees again (I love mine ). However, you'll need to do some careful blending to use them with a sky back (just copy your original sky files).

I've got that + the latest skies, damn it's good.

[berghoff 11]

Well happy birthday today. And may many more Islands follow

[Shashman 0]

If you have the WGL Vegetation Pack, you'll never see the normal trees again (I love mine ). However, you'll need to do some careful blending to use them with a sky back (just copy your original sky files).

I've got that + the latest skies, damn it's good.

Yup, Berghoff's Nature Pack + WGL texture pack + Modulsky sky replacement = T3h 53xX0rZ

Any island which uses default vegetation gets updated too which is what's so good about it

*downloads this one*

[flobert 0]

Cheers M8

nice part of an isle, hopefully you will be able finishing the rest of the terrain.

Maybe you cut a part to get it finished earlier in that style you have begun - quiet cool. -> Fish Style ,hein - ´cause i think it is as big as it needs to be but really great work.

So,encore vais travailler

[belgerot 33]

Happy birthday Jakerod!

Great looking island by the way, I like what you've done so far with it. It is amazing how good it can look using the standard vegetation, everything is nicely laid out and has a great feel to it.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

I'll make some of my own custom mod ("ECP2010") screenshots with updated skies, textures and vegetation, if you wish!

Nice lil island!

[sanzinsky 0]

me likes. me vury much likes.

[jakerod 254]

You guys think there is anything that needs improvement? Anything you want me to add, take away improve on?

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Hmmm, well, fill up the island of course!

Nah, lemme think...

I'm hoping you'll decide to add one (yes, no more than one - realism, remember! VERY LARGE military base with the Mapfact Barracken addon (see Mapfact Nogova - Military to see what I mean, or OFPL Lechistan). However, if you decide to stay away from addons, I won't complain. The farmland theme is nice!

I'll post some pics of "optimised" Owl when I can. Good job mate.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Happy Birthday for yesterday and nice little demo

As always your layouts are amazingly realistic, BIS should hire you

I can offer very little for suggestions, but I can only offer comments (based on other islands I collect) on what i see as you expand.

1 - As this is a large island you may have to throw in some variations;

a) Big broken BIS forrests, ie with small gaps, paths and holes.

b) Open unused farmland

c) desert

d) few more hills and occasional cliff.

e) another river or 2

f) some military and factory zones

g) couple of ports

2) I don't mind BIS only addon islands, especially when you make them look the way you do.

Keep up the great work.

[fighter 0]

Happy Birthday

Mirrors from ofp.info >

Project Owl - Mirror # 1

Project Owl - Mirror # 2

fighter

[jakerod 254]

Gnat @ Mar. 08 2006,23:09)]Happy Birthday for yesterday and nice little demo

As always your layouts are amazingly realistic, BIS should hire you

I can offer very little for suggestions, but I can only offer comments (based on other islands I collect) on what i see as you expand.

1 - As this is a large island you may have to throw in some variations;

a) Big broken BIS forrests, ie with small gaps, paths and holes.

b) Open unused farmland

c) desert

d) few more hills and occasional cliff.

e) another river or 2

f) some military and factory zones

g) couple of ports

2) I don't mind BIS only addon islands, especially when you make them look the way you do.

Keep up the great work.

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Thanks Gnat I will be using some of those suggestions. I do not however intend to put in a desert just because I feel that would be unrealistic. I already want to put in factories and I also have a space for a base prepped a little. (West side of the River southern half you will find a helipad over looking the water)

@Fighter

thanks for the mirror

@All

Thanks for the Happy Birthdays, it went quite well had a lot of fun with my friends.

[[aps]gnat 28]

I do not however intend to put in a desert just because I feel that would be unrealistic.

Fully understand Jake.

Oh, also, winding rivers are much more interesting than straight ones, but yes, the texture merges can be a little untidy as you wind a river, so I understand if you avoid.

And thats a double, the inside of bends can be big expanses of sand and shubs .... no no, thats not called desert cuz the waters nearby! hehehe.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

I agree with Gnat's opinion of rivers there - especially when the bank is lined with bushes for SpecOps/Spetsnaz to hide in!

[twisted 128]

this is one of the nicest and most immersive islands i have yet seen.

one suggestion - try a version with berghoffs nature pack. it would be great. but honestly its damn sweet as is.

nice work,

[karantan 0]

Great stuff, it's so rruuuural (and love the 'lowland' concept! ); the best enviroment for the warfare! Nicely, methodically, and above all realistically created. So far ...

You guys think there is anything that needs improvement? Anything you want me to add, take away improve on?

If you'll just continue with the job, and it'll be perfect. Just try to avoid adding 'unrealistical' (or better saying 'non fiting' ) things: like Gnat's c), f), and conditionally d) and e), and implement those which fit into the island's 'theme': Gnat's a), b), g), and conditionally d) and e).

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Ah come on - is ONE large military base going to hurt on an island that size?

I advise that you keep the standard BIS trees, mate. Anyone who wants to replace them simply has to download the WGL replacement pack to get BIS Resistance foliage - but anyone with a very slow computer will not like it one bit.