MI28 Project

[EricM 0]

Ok, I have a rather good looking MI28 that I made a while ago for Arma 1 (it flies and shoots ingame, it has rvmats and all but it's too raw for release)

Edit : I should point out that original model was made by Digital Centurion, reworked, optimized, remapped and "LODed" by me.

I don't have time to finish it and not enough reference for the interior, so I'm willing to share it for a community project.

As such I'm looking for serious people interested in

- cleaning the config stuff

- add interior (if they know how it looks like...)

- add custom sounds or whatever they see fit...

The idea is to release the model under the same conditions as the BIS models, some sort of "Open source" limited to Arma. All contributors will be credited in the readme but you will have to provide the MLODS if asked.

The plan is to gather talents to make one good looking professional model for everyone, so that it's usable later in MP.

Feel free to join in.

Edited June 10, 2009 by EricM

[NeoArmageddon 958]

Very nice Model!

I think me and the guys from Armed-Tactics.de can work a little bit on the Mi28.

We have much experience with realism and flight behaviour.

[EricM 0]

Basically the most lacking feature is a cockpit interior...

I have no reference about it.

I once thought of using BIS KA50 cockpit as a placeholder for the pilot... but it would need to be customized for the gunner.

Anyone fancy to give it a shot ?

[NeoArmageddon 958]

I found some low resolution pic of the cocpit and it looks very similar to the aligator but dont know about the gunnerseat...

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm59/micronian/mi28n-cockpit2-1.jpg

http://www.thaitechnics.com/aircraft/cockpit/mi28.jpg

Edited June 10, 2009 by NeoArmageddon

[.kju 3244]

EricM, I volunteer to take over the config part that is unrelated to the model.

The later I have not much knowledge of.

Best to design to ease updating, making replacement configs and error free configs I can offer.

[EricM 0]

Thanks for the offers. I will upload the files and post the links here.

MLODS : http://dl.free.fr/aq5lzyfFX

MAX+PSD files http://dl.free.fr/aYZYmiLaV for those interested...

Edited June 10, 2009 by EricM
Links added

[Commando84 0]

man it looks sweet! Im wondering if i can get to see some screens of it in wireframe mode? :) I'm still learning modelling and I've always dreamt of making a chopper some day :)

[.kju 3244]

Thanks EricM - will look into it later tonight!

In the future you may want to use http://dump.no/. :)

[EricM 0]

Updated the links with source models and psd files.

PSD files come with layered camo for easier editing.

[icfhoop 0]

That is a beautiful Havoc. I look forward to this being in game :)

[roberthammer 582]

Thx Eric , if we will have those new editing tools with new rvmats it will be very cool :cool:

[Sam75 0]

I can try to work on the 3d model and tweak it, what's the polycount limit of a vehicule in arma2 ?

[norsu 180]

Interesting project. My suggestion is to make the addon as simple as BIS helicopters are in ArmA2, this way it would fit the original game best.

A more complex version with working doors, FCS, radar, etc. would be good for ACE2 :).

[cole 0]

Interesting project. My suggestion is to make the addon as simple as BIS helicopters are in ArmA2, this way it would fit the original game best.

A more complex version with working doors, FCS, radar, etc. would be good for ACE2 :).

What this wise man said.

The model looks really cool, nice job EricM

Damn, so many teases already.. just 7 days left.. just 7..

[NeoArmageddon 958]

There is a }; missing at line 128 in the config.cpp

Just BTW^^

Edited June 10, 2009 by NeoArmageddon

[Binkowski 26]

Woot! EricM is back! With a havoc D:!

[EricM 0]

missing at line 128 in the config.cpp

I know about that, but nothing's binarized, you can have a go at it.

I'm not 100% this is the latest config I had, but in any case it was made for Arma 1 and inherited some of the Ka50 properties, so it will probably not work as is in Arma 2 given that there's no Ka50 to start with...

About the polycount, it was kept under 10 000 on purpose for Arma 1 (and being a bit squarish anyway, it didn't need much more), but it's probably possible to uprez it a little for Arma 2...

Edited June 10, 2009 by EricM

[NeoArmageddon 958]

I know about that, but nothing's binarized, you can have a go at it.

I am on it^^

I think i will change the classdepends from KA50 on KA52... this might work

[nodunit 397]

I can try to work on the 3d model and tweak it, what's the polycount limit of a vehicule in arma2 ?

There isn't exactly a limit, the engine will allow you use as many polies as you want, now the hardware might not be so appreciative of that though.

But if I had to guess I'd say Arma2's vehicles go anywhere between 10K lowest to 25K. But the funny thing is default soldiers plus their weapons usually get 20K, I imagine it wouldn't be too bad of an idea to have 30 maybe even 40K for aviation (if you really need that much).

[adumb 0]

There isn't exactly a limit, the engine will allow you use as many polies as you want, now the hardware might not be so appreciative of that though.

But if I had to guess I'd say Arma2's vehicles go anywhere between 10K lowest to 25K. But the funny thing is default soldiers plus their weapons usually get 20K, I imagine it wouldn't be too bad of an idea to have 30 maybe even 40K for aviation (if you really need that much).

You have much to learn grasshopper.

[nodunit 397]

I just like to push the limits and boundries, never said anything about it running well for everyone.

But I do remember the polycounts I saw when opening Arma1 models in O2 and the infantry were pretty high, higher then most vehicles infact (considering infantry with their weapon and weapons were 3-5K or so atleast).

Though when I say 40K I'm talking a one of a kind air unit sort of thing, something you wouldn't see en masse and in a lively enviroment, a kind of mission specific...anyway I know in terms of the more weapon less prop type vehicles you want lower polycounts 20K being max but the lower the better in terms of performance.

Edited June 10, 2009 by NodUnit

[.kju 3244]

poly/face numbers of A2 should be quite similar to A1.

so better stop your wet dreams ;)

well not fast enough - mess of different versions now :|

should really use svn/git for source control

Mi28_RUS_EricM.7z

Done:

* Improved config (inheritance, drop obsolete values, etc)

* Split into C, M, T container (update path in p3d, rmvat, cpp)

* Added PBOPREFIX

* Uses advanced structure - for more details read CMB: DevelopmentSetup

Extract files directly to P: - result

P:\x\Mi28_RUS_EricM\addons\Mi28_RUS_C_EricM\*

P:\x\Mi28_RUS_EricM\addons\Mi28_RUS_T_EricM\*

P:\x\Mi28_RUS_EricM\addons\Mi28_RUS_M_EricM\*

MoveP3d by mikero is golden to mass replace path inside p3d.

Config wise testing needs to be done.

Binarization to be tested.

A2 offers new config features - probably better for v2.

[nodunit 397]

We'll see, I'm not ready to accept that certain vehicles have to be low on polycount when infantry have a higher then most of them by default :D

..Anyway enough semi hijacking from me.

[adumb 0]

kju,

I can set up a SVN account if you'd like.

[.kju 3244]

Thanks Adumb :)

Though we operate a project space hosting site called dev heaven - also offers svn/git. :)

For me it is more a matter of EricM deciding to do this or not.