Projekt Gardinas Island

[RN Malboeuf 12]

This evening I would like to direct your attention on a new program. I had the idea to simply write a program which takes graphical and SAS data to create an island.

I carried this idea for two years now and was finally able to finish it yesterday. The prototype created its first island and I would like to show you pictures of the program, but that wouldn't make much sense, because it's only

a command line program.

This island is created from NASA data of New York and a SAR data set of the DASA from America.

http://www.armabase.de/cms/alexsworn/FTP/Addons/GI.rar

Beautiful prospects for Christmas.

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more...

http://deadeye.pytalhost.com/manual/index.php?topic=251.msg319#msg319

[kevb0 0]

Sounds awesome! Could you post some screenshots while I download?

[MEDICUS 0]

Awesome!

Played a bit arround with Visitor and importing islands from pictures ... it was just frustrating

So this tool will definitly be some nice thingy!

Thx for this one!

Mfg Medicus

[rp- 0]

here are some fast screenshots:

[Heatseeker 0]

Quite nice, the forest is large but not too dense, performance is good.

Now about the tool... i didnt get it, could someone elaborate on what it will do? Terrain shape, elevation or what?

[Guest]

I dont think I understand it 100% correctly but with this tool you can easily create an island with only a picture of the island and some data about the island itself. His program than combines all data to create the island according to the picture.

You can even add more things to it like a forrest or a desert but (and here I am not sure) you do it by including some seperate addon.

The example island showed has been created in a little over 2 and a half hours.

I stand corrected but this is what I understand of it  

Sounds really very good to me, very impressive tool.

Great work Alex.Sworn  

[Winters1807 0]

Very impressive stuff, do you plan to release the tool?

[RN Malboeuf 12]

Yes. I will publish the program.

[Winters1807 0]

Do you have a release date in mind?

[icebreakr 3159]

Alex.Sworn: do you play to release a new version of your first isle (samplemap?), the one with a big airbase and small villages?

[RN Malboeuf 12]

our forum

http://deadeye.pytalhost.com/manual/index.php?board=18.0

Version v 1.8. sample Map

http://deadeye.pytalhost.com/manual/index.php?topic=250.0

[twisted 128]

Yes. I will publish the program.

this will great.

[WTE_Grendal 0]

Yes. I will publish the program.

Now this does sound exciting. Waiting with anticipation...

[Mr_Harding 1]

So,what is release date of this soft?

[plasman 0]

I dont think I understand it 100% correctly but with this tool you can easily create an island with only a picture of the island and some data about the island itself. His program than combines all data to create the island according to the picture.

You mean it will create (almost) instant islands, without having to go thru the lengthy Visitor's process ? Sounds amazing.

[EricM 0]

Tried both the sample map and Gardina Island and I must say I'm impressed... The result is very good, and all that in 2 hours is just amazing...

[malick 0]

Very interesting tool, indeed. It sounds great just to have a picture of real terrain and import it "easily" in ArmA.

I guess some rework of main island features is still needed, like object placement for example, but the time gained from such a tool makes it a must.

Malick

[[aps]gnat 28]

Wow, if thats mostly done with a Tool ... great work.

I did notice that relative to the size of the island the PBO file size is huge.

Looking at the island I suspect thats because of the closely undulating terrain (hence lots of data points) and the quite varied and mixed ground textures within close proximity.

And the swaying forrest! ... Cool, I don't remember BIS island trees swaying that much ... or it be just me

But of all the demo islands ... someone has to work out how to make SMOOTH runways

[hypno toad 0]

Somebody need to make a TUT, I am stupid with armed assault tools :/

By the way, I went through that island, it takes 15 minutes to drive from one end to another in a barracuda. Plus that island is absolutely beautiful. It looks very real.

[RN Malboeuf 12]

@hypno toad

We work on a translation.

Still a few days.

http://deadeye.pytalhost.com/manual/index.php?topic=241.0

q[APS]Gnat

What is that?

I see it for the first time.

That exceeds my conception.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~nrspence/A1.html

[vipermaul 246]

WOW! This is a great!

Can you share some links as to where one might go to get the NASA data and the "SAR data set of the DASA" as you call it??

[quiet_man 8]

is the tool generating Arma or OFP islands?

I'm waiting for such a thing, I want BIG islands

QuietMan

[jerryhopper 286]

WOW! This is a great!

Can you share some links as to where one might go to get the NASA data and the "SAR data set of the DASA" as you call it??

something like this?

http://www.op.dlr.de/ne-hf/SRL-2/Images_SRL-2.html

for more geo-data : http://data.geocomm.com/

[Wolfrug 0]

It may be noted, this island has a LOT, and I mean a -lot- more terrain undulation than Sahrani or Rahmadi. That means, good friends, that you can actually advance over an open field without automatically dying, as long as you keep your head down.

Try it yourselves, a couple of squads of AI against each other even over open terrain is suddenly a lot more fun. And we all know ArmA AI was made for open terrain, not urban warfare. It's great fun.

This is an excellent tool, if it can produce beauties like this island. Good work, Alex!

Regards,

Wolfrug

[Maddmatt 1]

Try it yourselves, a couple of squads of AI against each other even over open terrain is suddenly a lot more fun...

I actually did try it yesterday. But instead of "a couple of squads" I placed loads of infantry, about 200 to 300 men, plus armour and other armed vehicles and some air units. Was damn fun, even ran smoothly

The fields may look rather flat from a distance, but when you are actually in them you can see plenty of space to hide in and use as cover. It can make for some great combat.