SmurfC T72A ERA upgrade "style"

[modemmaik 53]

Hi @ all,

I have created a T-72A ERA "upgraded" tank. The release candidate 1 is availabe. The model is based on the BI ARMA_SampleVehiclesWeapons package. I deciced to leave the smoker bases as they are, I found nothing to add modifications to the nohq textures

Quote[/b] ]Smurfclan T72A ERA "style" addon RC1

mission addon name: "SmurfC_ERA_102"

Includes (all vehicles in the "Armored" container):

"smurfcT72ERAwd" (Woodland camo with ERA style)

Config includes material / armor values from OFP-WGL mod.

Model is based completely on "BI Vehicles and weapons sample" models.

Credits to:

Maruk, Urki and Loneship crCTI clan @smurfclan.org for ideas, support and beta tests

Burns and Evil Homer @hx3.de for their support and material

Rellikki (http://www.rellikki.armaholic.net/) for his superb Sahrani Liberation Army Desert Troops (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=705) I used as blueprint for this reskin

piranha-dl (http://www.denny-piranha.com/) who inspired me to add some scratches (although his scratches look much better...)

Vilas (http://ofp.gamepark.cz/_hosted/vilas/), who enspired me by his T72-B ERA

WGL mod team (http://ofpc.de/wargames/news.php) for their great mod

ACE team (http://ace.usmc-warriors.org/), successors of the former WGL team

BI (http://www.armedassault.com/) for their sample models

have fun and good luck,

modEmMaik

Feel free to add / modify anything you want.

BR,

mike

Final Version hosted by Armed-Assault.de thx to Burns

Armaholic Mirror Final Version Thanks to Big & El nino Foxhound & Dead3yes

Mirror Final + Retex hosted by ePrison.de Thanks to Stavanger

Rextex Package hosted by Armaholic.com

343rdBadger Skin version bz zShare

Marijus Version feat. realistic Ammunition Layout by zShare

Denny Piranha's ArmA Page feat. reskinned Addon's of rc1b version

Mirror RC 1B hosted by ArmedAssault.info Thanks to ofpdeadeye

German discussion thread

:edit: all Links reworked due to final release

:edit2: Fixed weapon layout in Marijus version

[T_bone 0]

Good way to start and improve skills in addonmaking I hope you will fix ShadowLOD of ERA bricks in next release.

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9059/brickwe9.jpg

Keep up good work.

[modemmaik 53]

Ah yeah...

My development computer is an old Athlon XP using a Radeon x1650. Thus my default settings are shadows off ... most times

But thanks a lot, I hope I find a way to fix this

I have already discovered, that the tube on back of the tank seems to jump a bit in the different LOD's and the box on the left side is missing in the geometry...

Well, that's why I call it "release candidate"..

:edit: Fixed the issue. Thanks

[Gedis 0]

looks almost like T-72BM, just lacks 1 kontakt-5 era block on each side of a turret

just some scheme

walkaround

few more

[big 0]

Armaholic mirror and news:

T-72A ERA "upgraded" tank

[modemmaik 53]

looks almost like T-72BM, just lacks 1 kontakt-5 era block on each side of a turret

just some scheme

walkaround

few more

He, those are the pics, I was looking for

@Gedis: Have you posted a link to those pics, some weeks ago?

Feel free to add the missing blocks, when the next RC is released. I will check for it, when I find some additional minutes

@Big: I will wait for more issue reports, before I release the next rc-Version, thanks.

@all: This is a result of 3 days work (while it was raining here), so I think that some more issues will pop up

:edit: @Gedis: I missed one picture showing the left side ERA... 4 plates. I missed this one

But this needs some additional work. I will release the 3 plates on the left first. 4 plates will be released in a bigger package including 2 types of woodland skins plus BMP-2 and may be the skined shilka

[nikita320106 0]

wow))

long waiting job)

thanx alot

keep you work)

[Gedis 0]

@modEmMaik,

feel free to ask any info concerning T-72s... i have lots of stuff, even some good russian military manuals.

although you will have to almost completely rebuild this original BIS T-72...

[hamis 0]

Well,adding random numbering(take alook at RHS_T64 pack)would add really much for this otherwise nice addon!

[CameronMcDonald 146]

A nice SLA-green version would be good too.

[modemmaik 53]

Well, most of my testers are inactive / on vacation, but I got managed to do a quick test yesterday. That's why I release a "improved" version (rc 1b). It is not very well tested, but I have taken care that the changes are minor. DL-Link in the first post updated

@Gedis: Looking forward to see your T-72 version. Feel free to use my model, if you need someting

@all: This is intended to be KISS-version model (Keep It Simple and Stupid). Anybody is invited to modify / remove / add anything you like to this addon. But the first goal is to remove the bugs from the existing version. So thank you all for issue / bug reports.

As already mentioned, I plan to create a 2 skin version for smurfclans.org crCTI. I will include a standard BI skin in this version, too. I noticed that Mateck's M1A1 (HA) soon gets the option to add mission based skins. Would be nice, if anybody adapts this feature for the T-72A ERA upgrade "style".

Well, last day of my vacation....

:edit: Forgot the credits... shame on me

Quote[/b] ]Smurfclan T72A ERA "style" addon RC1b

mission addon name: "SmurfC_ERA_102"

Includes (all vehicles in the "Armored" container):

"smurfcT72ERAwd" (Woodland camo with ERA style)

Config includes material / armor values from OFP-WGL mod.

Model is based completely on "BI Vehicles and weapons sample" models.

Credits to:

Maruk, Urki and Loneship crCTI clan @smurfclan.org for ideas, support and beta tests

T_bone and Gedis @http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi for tests, photos and suggestions

Burns and Evil Homer @hx3.de for their support and material

Rellikki (http://www.rellikki.armaholic.net/) for his superb Sahrani Liberation Army Desert Troops (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=705) I used as blueprint for this reskin

piranha-dl (http://www.denny-piranha.com/) who inspired me to add some scratches (although his scratches look much better...)

Vilas (http://ofp.gamepark.cz/_hosted/vilas/), who enspired me by his T72-B ERA

WGL mod team (http://ofpc.de/wargames/news.php) for their great mod

ACE team (http://ace.usmc-warriors.org/), successors of the former WGL team

BI (http://www.armedassault.com/) for their sample models

have fun and good luck,

modEmMaik

:edit: Just noticed that the searchlight shadow was missplaced. Just fixed this (minor change) and updated the download.

[Deadeye 1]

ArmedAssault.info Mirror for RC 1b :

http://www.armedassault.info/index.p....lang=en

Good job

[Marijus 0]

modEmMaik, nice work. My mind, its first good russian tank in ArmA. But model need upgrade. (see Gedis links)

And plz, dont change armor config. its very good.

P.S. I wait for second version this nice model...

[modemmaik 53]

Thx @ all

I will see, if I find the time to modify the ERA plates to match the T-72B config. But everybody is invited to modify the model.

I created this model as some kind of blueprint for the community and as a simple alternative to start modding by applying simple modifications to an existing addon.

Besides the ERA modification, additional sounds would be nice (like VenoM187 & piranha-dl), additional skins etc etc. Simply add this to the addon and release it.

@Marijus: Well, most people think that the armor is too heavy, but my intention was to create a match to the standard M1A1, where Matecks M1A1 HA blows it into peaces

Well... no bug reports lately... seems that the issues got sorted out. Thanks to all (in special Gedis and T_bone)

Just Got lastest News (post on on behalf of Denny Piranha): Famos Denny Piranha added a Skin. Beeautifull

Denny Piranha's ArmA Page

I don't know, weather those pics match the forums rules, so please remove them at violation:

http://www.denny-piranha.com/img%20T72%20Era/1.jpg

http://www.denny-piranha.com/img%20T72%20DigiWL/1.jpg

[franze 196]

T_bone & modEmMaik, watch your image sizes please. 100KB limit on hotlinked images.

[Marijus 0]

modEmMaik, you original skin is beter, but and Denny Piranha skin, from first pic is so good

about armor: I tested 4 T-72 Era vs 4 BIS M1. 2 T-72 live, all M1 done. analogical test with matecks M1A1 HA. If distance long ~1000m in batle live 1 T-72. If distance short ~200m. Winer only 1 M1A1. all other tanks done... This interesting result

I believe so, this cofig is good

And sry for my english

P.S. wait for upgreid

[(A.T.R.F.) 0]

It has turned out not poorly, but where you saw such tank?

[manzilla 1]

Huh? Both new releases of this T72 have the same .pbo name? I haven't tried them yet but I'm hoping both the Digi WL and the Reskin WL are together on both .pbo's. I would love to use both in my missions.

The new camo's look nice from the pictures.

[modemmaik 53]

@Manzilla: I hope that we will manage a compilation soon (or alternatives)

I think, the digital camo matches the new tropic island pretty good

First comment about this was posted by burns in a german forum

@A.T.R.F.: I have seen some digital camos in alternative games (CoD4 etc.).

@Marijus: Weak spot of this addon is the back / sides of the tank. When normal M1 flank, they should get a much bigger chance (but to be honest, usually the T-72's should try to flank the M1's... in reality)

Also the PzF 3 gives the infantry a good weapon against this ERA tank.

[manzilla 1]

@Manzilla: I hope that we will manage a compilation soon (or alternatives)

I think, the digital camo matches the new tropic island pretty good

Excellent, that would be great. My exact thoughts regarding the Digi + HD Tropical Island by the way.

[hamis 0]

Here you can dl my real T72 sound,it's in ogg format:T72 sound

[mr burns 132]

@Manzilla: I hope that we will manage a compilation soon (or alternatives)

I think, the digital camo matches the new tropic island pretty good

Excellent, that would be great. My exact thoughts regarding the Digi + HD Tropical Island by the way.

And we´ve guessed right

[alpha125rbf 0]

Good work.

This is a first addon of sovjet tank since T-64 by RHS. (Still kind of beta.)

The reskin and the ERA are looking good. But the external fuel tanks (or Drop tanks) are not looking so good. They are used by russian tanks, but just because russia is a big country and they make the armor units more independent from support. In combat zones or before tank assaults they are always removed. The main gun wins additional moving space, the tank is much more safe from burning (fire in the (or near the) engine is still a problem of modern tanks, and not just the russian ones).

Can you make at least one version of the T-72 tank without external fuel tanks - and just "accurate combat ready"?

If you have an unbinarized model yo can just remove the fuel tanks by deleating them . Please.

The islands are not such big (20 - 30 km is the biggest route on Sahrani) that the external fuell tanks are really needed. And they look some kind of strange there. On the most photos and military websites you will find the T-72 without external fuel tanks - if the picture was taken in a combat situation, and not in the museum..

[modemmaik 53]

Short WIP Info (this time it's a 40kb pic):

@alpha125rbf: All releases until now are unbinarized, because it's intention is to be modified by anyone who wants to. So simply remove the fuel tanks from the LOD's, geometry and shadow LOD's and release it.

@hamis: I have never performed a sound modification before. I would be pleased if you can handle the needed modifications plus release. The config ist standard-BIS definition, so I guess it should be easy to adopt (although I am not sure ). Today is my last vacation day, so I will not be able to handle additional changes / tests for the next days...

@burns: The pic is ... absolutely... I LOVE IT

Thanks you all for your effort and comments

I am sorry to say, that "Error while trying to generate ST for points" seem to have increased a lot more than I thought

This will increase the size of your arma.RPT while using the addon. Sorry about this

I hardly have any idea, where this error message belongs to. Can anybody help me?

[alpha125rbf 0]

Ok - that sounds good. Last time I tryed to open a model - it was inpossible. Good to hear someone of the community works "open source".

I will try it, but will porbably need some time..

Thx for reply!