Cold War Rearmed Discussion

[dm 9]

Maybe ofman is a bit faster than you guys in island converting, but I would recommend to contact him and cooperate with him.

While I haven't looked at what he is doing, I think it's pretty amazing that people are able to get working islands already.

I wouldn't fret too much Ebud

Those "working" islands are simple hacks from OFP into ArmA, which dont utilise any of the new technology, (from layer files to the new format). They dont support terrain streaming or any of the new ArmA features.

Just because its "in game" doesnt mean to say its "correct", "optimised" or properly "functional".

To make proper terrain for ArmA is going to take a LOT more work than just hex editing the old OFP islands.

[Skaven 0]

Makes sense, that's why it takes so much time to load even smaller islands.

[smiley nick 51]

Maybe ofman is a bit faster than you guys in island converting, but I would recommend to contact him and cooperate with him.

While I haven't looked at what he is doing, I think it's pretty amazing that people are able to get working islands already.

That being said, he hasn't had to spend the last few months making 12800x12800 6 gig layered photoshop files trying to create hires fictional satellite images and terrain masks from scratch and work of other aspects as well. We'll see how fast islands get made in the future once people need to make all the files that are actually required for islands

Would you be able to go into more detail about this ebud?

Are you able to tell us what source you got these satellite textures from?

And what method do you use to edit them and make them seeming less for the rvmat.

Or are you just editing Sahrani textures and mix matching them for the CWC islands?

(like bis did with Sahranifor with their satellites textures for various locations)

Thanks!

Nick

@deadmeat

Arnt all addons atm "hacks"?

I guess we are all "Haxor's" then

[4 IN 1 0]

i think what the answer is are already stated in his post

[fasad 1]

Will the CWR team be creating any new terrain/clutter types to portray the feel of the original OFP islands? Abel and Cain's landscape colours are quite different to those found on Sahrani.

I've started work on an island, and am wondering if there will be any "free" new terrain styles available.

[ebud 18]

reply is in the quote

Would you be able to go into more detail about this ebud?

No, NDA. I already spoke too much Actually everything I know I learned from the wiki and by taking apart sara lite and recreating the sat image and mask at full size and figuring it out on my own. I don't know any proprietary "inside" info. I just made a full size photoshop file, made a bunch of screen caps from of malden in wrptool/visitor lite and tiled them so they were positioned and scaled correctly, then I just started making a fake satellite image. There is no way to do it easily. Making a real location using real sat images would be 100% easier than trying to make a fake location.

Are you able to tell us what source you got these satellite textures from?

Hand made with Google Earth as reference.

And what method do you use to edit them and make them seeming less for the rvmat.

Edit them? I just edit them in CS3 with the large format file format. I don't mess with rvmat files. I'm just a texture person.

Or are you just editing Sahrani textures and mix matching them for the CWC islands?

No, I wish Reusing old sat images would be easier, but then you cannot easily make adjustments since things like tree shadows or roads are already merged into the background. You have to make everything in layers.

[smiley nick 51]

Thanks ebud, good luck

[ebud 18]

Same to ya man. Thanks.

[fasad 1]

I hate to do this, but bump :

Will the CWR team be creating any new terrain/clutter types to portray the feel of the original OFP islands? Abel and Cain's landscape colours are quite different to those found on Sahrani. I'm working on an island, and am wondering if there will be any "free" new terrain styles available that may better suit my purposes.

edit: Can anyone on the CWR confirm my suspicion that each segment of the layer mask can contain a maximum of 4 terrain types, or is this just the limit Sahrani happens to use?

[Jahve 0]

Will the CWR team be creating any new terrain/clutter types to portray the feel of the original OFP islands? Abel and Cain's landscape colours are quite different to those found on Sahrani. I'm working on an island, and am wondering if there will be any "free" new terrain styles available that may better suit my purposes.

You allready asked that, and noone has answered it yet, and that means one of two things: Either we cannot devulge that information at this time, or noone who are eligible to answer has seen your post yet.

You dont need to double post if you dont get your answer in the course of a few replies.

[fasad 1]

Fair enough, I'll behave in future. I'm just "into" it all a bit too enthusiastically

[snkman 351]

E V E R O N!!! 1:1 in ArmA that's the only thing i'm waiting for.

[blash 0]

http://arma.hu/arma/video/ArmA_ca1985.avi @ 2007.06.12.

[Adamicz 3]

http://arma.hu/arma/video/ArmA_ca1985.avi @ 2007.06.12.

Very very nice. Is that stuff from CWR team?

[Guest Ti0n3r]

http://arma.hu/arma/video/ArmA_ca1985.avi @ 2007.06.12.

Very very nice. Is that stuff from CWR team?

Obviously not.

[fasad 1]

Please take the time to describe the content of links to 50mb files

[CameronMcDonald 146]

I'll second that.

[Guest Ti0n3r]

Please take the time to describe the content of links to 50mb files

Footage of the boot camp mission from CWC campaign. Malden with ArmA objects/units. Nothing special really, but still interesting since everything seems to work pretty good.

[fasad 1]

Hehe, I wasn't asking you to do so Ti0n3r, moreso the original poster, but thanks

Back on topic, the training island was part of Malden, right? I haven't seen a Malden in ArmA yet.

Hmmm, I've just realized that the download size of the finished CWR project would have to be huge!

[raedor 8]

Clarification: The linked video has nothing to do with CWR.

@fasad: Indeed, the file will be rather huge.

[Raptor 10]

Clarification: The linked video has nothing to do with CWR.

When will we see the first stuff ( vids, screens) from CWR?

[raedor 8]

Clarification: The linked video has nothing to do with CWR.

When will we see the first stuff ( vids, screens) from CWR?

I can't say that. Maybe sooner than you think -- or maybe not. Depends on what you think No, seriously, I can't say when.

[Raptor 10]

Ok, thanks.

[gazmen 0]

Anything new ?

[dritz181 0]

Hello people.This is great news.Finally a ofp cwc conversion in the works..Any idea on a release date?.Id be glad to help with some of the conversion...

lol i know its early but any word on red hammer and resistance conversion?..

Cheers