Afghanistan Green Zone 10km Island WIP

[arb 11]

latest version, ignore the textures as these need to be worked on, will also go in undergrowth neer the treelines so hopefully wont stand out too much.

Have to use the V key to climb into the ditch.

prone (looks massive this view but its not)

I could use road Lod so that you can drop into the ditch but have to climb out.

Edited March 9, 2010 by arb

[caprera 0]

Amazing undoubtely... ;)

However my continous fear with buildings is the AI moving and keeping formation...so as it is now the less, the better

[Razinski 10]

Yeah looks great!

Maybe smooth the outer edges into the ground a little as this may stand out. Like you said with some undergrowth it could blend in pretty nice.

[krazikilla 5]

make the defens line a bit thicker, so like 2-3 ppl fit in, not just one please. as you can see in the reallife picture, there fit like 3 ppl in. ingame just 1.

and the walls also thicker and darker.

else it looks daamn good :)

lookin forward to it

[ezy1 10]

Great job. you guys work fast. How does the ai react with it?

[clawhammer 10]

Great job. you guys work fast. How does the ai react with it?

That is what iam asking me too O.o

Great work so far!

[arb 11]

anyone know how to stop clutter coming up through an object? is there something that needs to be done in O2.

[=kct=blackmamba 44]

assuming u use a hightmap....

isnt it possible to paint those ditches in your hightmap somehow and texture those with a road texture ???

i think that would look closer to the picture and maybe helps holding the performance of your map to a certain level, cause it wont have to load the object...

but i never tried mapping with visitor 3, its only a tought...:)

[arb 11]

assuming u use a hightmap....

isnt it possible to paint those ditches in your hightmap somehow and texture those with a road texture ???

i think that would look closer to the picture and maybe helps holding the performance of your map to a certain level, cause it wont have to load the object...

but i never tried mapping with visitor 3, its only a tought...:)

impossible with height map unless I wanted them really wide :(

[bushlurker 46]

You want the "cluttercutter" object Arb... it's just an invisible flat plane which blocks clutter..

cluttercutter

For example - in your project folder make a folder called "Obj" - in beside "Source" will do fine - dump cutter object in there - add to visitor from that location and use as normal - it'll simply be included in your island file when you binarize...

Take a look at eg: Duala's config if you want to include it in your island config so it's available to users in the editor...

Looking really good now with your project... you've sussed the only way around the crappy 10m ground detail - more detailed objects that look like ground!

B

[=kct=blackmamba 44]

of course i realise it now, the faces are much to big for painting them in..

nevermind :a: this map looks realy promising

[arb 11]

new improved...

thats probably it from me for tonight as I'm off to football.

---------- Post added at 05:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

You want the "cluttercutter" object Arb... it's just an invisible flat plane which blocks clutter..

cluttercutter

For example - in your project folder make a folder called "Obj" - in beside "Source" will do fine - dump cutter object in there - add to visitor from that location and use as normal - it'll simply be included in your island file when you binarize...

Take a look at eg: Duala's config if you want to include it in your island config so it's available to users in the editor...

Looking really good now with your project... you've sussed the only way around the crappy 10m ground detail - more detailed objects that look like ground!

B

Cheers, helpful as ever, will give it a go later.

[=kct=blackmamba 44]

looks realy good

[Smuke 10]

arb,

Looking fantastic, would it possible to get some shrub or light vegetation in and around the irrigation ditches?

[arb 11]

arb,

Looking fantastic, would it possible to get some shrub or light vegetation in and around the irrigation ditches?

that will be sorted now I know how to get rid of some clutter :)

[Schancky 10]

Looks bloody awesome arb! Your attention to detail is really stunning!!!

[soldier2390 0]

Looks bloody awesome arb! Your attention to detail is really stunning!!!

i second that! this is truly becoming a piece of art!

[dxfan01 10]

This is coming together so nicely, and really loving the daily updates.

[arb 11]

still a long way to go...

(hidden amongst the clutter)

(still needs some work, not sure if better with a bit of clutter or without)

will keep going until I can get something that resembles these...

http://www.bassirat.net/IMG/jpg/canal.jpg

http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/aug2009/5/0/sniper-tom-mann-7366784.jpg

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/wp-content/photos/afghan007.JPG

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/images/stories/nightintoday/IMG_2146.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3632/sl12506bk8.jpg

[Schancky 10]

Looking good arb! I think it would look better without the clutter in the ditches like http://www.bassirat.net/IMG/jpg/canal.jpg . You may want to make them look a bit more rugged, try a few different textures or try upping the bump mapping.

Very nice work, as always ;)

[soldier2390 0]

nice new pics!

[arb 11]

Looking good arb! I think it would look better without the clutter in the ditches like http://www.bassirat.net/IMG/jpg/canal.jpg . You may want to make them look a bit more rugged, try a few different textures or try upping the bump mapping.

I agree.

need to check those textures you sent me to see if there is one that can be used.

[Schancky 10]

I agree.

need to check those textures you sent me to see if there is one that can be used.

OK, I will have another browse around for some other ones. Just thinking you might want to add some differences in the shape and depth of the ditches so they look more like the pics above.

EDIT: Just found these you may like:

http://mayang.com/textures/Nature/images/Soil%20and%20Earth/dried_mud_4012098.JPG

http://mayang.com/textures/Nature/images/Mud/dry_mud_9101049.JPG

Edited March 9, 2010 by Schancky

[soldier2390 0]

and as a sidenote...if you add a ditch into a steep enough hill, you could make it look like it dug in right in the middle of where the hill and flater sufaces meet! i saw a pic of this, but have not beable to find it. so if i do ill post it.

EDIT: ok this is not the pic im talking about(i dont think its even in afghan), but it kinda has the same idea! exect the other side being flater..and possibly near a road or good point for an ambush!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/31/article-1203501-05E98A35000005DC-565_468x309.jpg

Edited March 9, 2010 by soldier2390

[arb 11]

OK, I will have another browse around for some other ones. Just thinking you might want to add some differences in the shape and depth of the ditches so they look more like the pics above.

EDIT: Just found these you may like:

http://mayang.com/textures/Nature/images/Soil%20and%20Earth/dried_mud_4012098.JPG

http://mayang.com/textures/Nature/images/Mud/dry_mud_9101049.JPG

cheers. will give it a go tomorrow.