icebreakr 3157 Posted October 9, 2009 As you noticed, v2.3 is still not out. Yesterday we completed a final beta testing of v2.3, but I had to remake Arnoldstein and Smugglers airports (added taxi runways) so AI can use these two. Other 2 smaller airfields can be used by AI too but they have trouble turning at the end (not enough space). New stuff: - new island added on SW, property of Druglord Ramon Vidal (Taff Grove Town & Pikia Village) - added lush vegetation and small villages to Northern mountains and coastal area - fixed pebble texture and further improvement of all green vegetation - gas station Schnell and army fuel stations can now explode and burn Keshman: will add it, don't ya worry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vengeance1 50 Posted October 9, 2009 RATS, but at least we know it is coming, thanks for all your hard work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex72 1 Posted October 9, 2009 Very nice Icebreakr! Bit more stuff is always welcomed. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 9, 2009 vengeance1: here's a small teaser from yesterday's coop Operation Fearlock ;) [see it as fullsize 1400x1072] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vengeance1 50 Posted October 9, 2009 very cool, very cool:bounce3: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maddmatt 1 Posted October 10, 2009 Just some comments on the island... The sat texture looks bad in some places, mainly some parts seem to have a shadow in the texture and some parts are blue. I can't make out any of those problems in the screenshots of the new version so maybe it's been improved? The ArmA 1 buildings lack the proper material definitions of the ArmA 2 buildings. So bullets can't penetrate them and they show the dirt impact effect when shot. They also lack destructible parts. I know this isn't an easy thing to address but replacing some buildings with similar ArmA 2 ones would be an improvement IMO. Anyway, good work on the island. Look forward to the update :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aelin 10 Posted October 10, 2009 - new island added on SW, property of Druglord Ramon Vidal (Taff Grove Town & Pikia Village) - What??!Is this bad Mr Vidal really in the map?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 10, 2009 Nope, Ramon's been killed in August 5th 2008 in a PvP multiplayer event "Tourists on Uhao", but his partners too his business over, along with villas and drug factories:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gutm@sher 10 Posted October 10, 2009 really looking forward to the new release Icebreakr! I check every day to see if santa has left a present! any plans to have a warfare mission included in download? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) Sorry, have no experience in creating Warfare/CTI maps :/ but I'll setup a page where missions will be posted for this island. Update report just before the release of 2.3: - added several lakes and rock formations to improve the rocky areas that will be useful for my "Cliffhanger" mission that I'm making. - added river in Northern area and smaller settlements (shacks) - upgraded airports so they are now bigger and feature taxi paths (also for AI) - numerous terrain fixes (smoothing) Edited October 11, 2009 by IceBreakr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Binkowski 26 Posted October 11, 2009 Thanks for the hardwork IceBreakr! I can't wait for the new release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 12, 2009 (edited) Eh, another 5 hours of work went into it yesterday. At least there are new settlements, rivers and roads on the North Shore now ;) And a suprise "that drivers will love" ;) Edited October 13, 2009 by IceBreakr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Angry_Canadian 10 Posted October 14, 2009 (edited) Eh, another 5 hours of work went into it yesterday. At least there are new settlements, rivers and roads on the North Shore now ;)And a suprise "that drivers will love" ;) Any news on the updated version ? :bounce3: :bounce3: :bounce3: Edited October 14, 2009 by The_Angry_Canadian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterEyres 0 Posted October 14, 2009 sounds great IceBreakr. Can't wait. Love the island. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 15, 2009 The_Angry_Canadian: well, project is cancelled. j/k, final tests are underway right now, it will be released if we don't notice any major bugs... and there is a massive upgrade, I alone spent more than 80 hours on this project in just a month :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoxiouS 10 Posted October 15, 2009 The_Angry_Canadian: well, project is cancelled. My heart dropped when i read that :/:D I've been using this island to practice my low level flying with the F-16 through the valleys. Just awesome. It reminds me of when i was little and holidaying in the lake district. the raf would fly though the valleys and scare the shit out of me. i've been obsessed ever since. Kudos. :cool: Can't wait for new version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 15, 2009 BoxiouS: did it look... something like this? or do you maybe rather prefer bad weather conditions flying Warthog? ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spirit6 51 Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) --crap my error, wrong forum thread by me guys, had it open and thought i had the other open. My apologize! Cool pics there ice! Edited October 15, 2009 by spirit6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex72 1 Posted October 15, 2009 Expanded my island with a woodcutters area. Idea's are welcome for a rural area where nature is still in control Wait... What does that island have to do with Panthera island? EDIT: And WOW IceBreakr!! Looks friggin awesome! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonbaron 10 Posted October 15, 2009 These pictures are really nice. I like Panthera very much. Great work from you IceBreakr. I cannot stand waiting for the new version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cole 0 Posted October 15, 2009 Holy shit. I can't even say anything else.. it looks so awesome. I better go buy food supplies to be prepared for the new version, which will probably glue me to my PC for hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoxiouS 10 Posted October 15, 2009 BoxiouS: did it look... something like this? Not on my rig it didn't no:eek: They are stunning pictures! Can.not.wait.:cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3157 Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) Ok guys, here it is - Island Panthera v2.3! Changelog v2.3: - improved terrain texture quality - new ibr_rn.pbo instead of old BIS roads.pbo, no more CAA1 interference - new "ILuvGreen" trees/bushes (to achieve summer look) - added missing paa files & fixed config errors - new villages of Livek and Radovna added - new island added on SW, property of Druglord Ramon Vidal (Taff Grove Town & Pikia Village) - added Northern Tropical Sector, river, villages, forests and lakes - added a racing park Pantherion for fun with cars and bikes - updated heightmap of fictional desert area, now more realistic terrain layout - improved "Cliffhanger" areas with rock formations and added several lakes (as in real-life) - added ILS/AI landing + takeoff points for Arnoldstein - upgraded airport Arnoldstein - improved make-shift runway in Bovec - several terrain height fixes and roads smoothed out - gas station Schnell and army fuel stations can now explode - resolved bumpmapping issue with pebble texture - removed palm tree from the middle of desert road - added server keys for admins Download (115MB): First topic contains links to all the mirrors! Edited October 15, 2009 by IceBreakr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Binkowski 26 Posted October 15, 2009 Sweet thanks for the release Icebreakr. This great island, just got better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites