Takistan Camo

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

Has anybody noticed that the Takistan soldiers use basically the exact same camouflage that the Royal Army Corps of Sahrani (RACS) used back in ArmA 1, but with a little bit more dirt on the tan sections?

I can understand reskinning alot of the old models & stuff, but reusing the RACS Camo scheme? Bohemia, I beg you to change it. It doesn't have to be a big change, just something that makes it different from the RACS

[icebreakr 3143]

Eddie will send RACS Army in to kick their taki-asses :)

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

You know Ice, that's not such a bad idea. :D The only thing is, the U.S. Army may create alot of friendly fire incidents if the RACS show up in Takistan, due to the camo they use.

[derk yall 0]

If you mean this camo pattern:

http://www.vokr.com/dojmy/arma2-oa/04.jpg

http://www.vokr.com/dojmy/arma2-oa/05.jpg

It's the desert version of the Vz.95 camo pattern.

But if I'm correct the RACS camo pattern is more resembling the US 6 color desert camouflage.

[Zipper5 74]

They're Czechs, not Takistanis. :eek:

Is there a picture (or pictures) showing the Takistanis yet?

[SASrecon 0]

Is there a picture (or pictures) showing the Takistanis yet?

not afaik. Although you can see their outline and how they dress in the flir video. (unfortunately no colour details :o )

[jakerod 254]

Takistani Soldier?

I'm not sure that is a Takistani soldier but the camo doesn't look anything like those of the RACs.

Picture

The dead guys in this one don't look like they have RACs camo either and it looks like the other guys are Russian UN Peacekeepers so.

[ballistic09 241]

I believe Darkhorse is referring to the Takistani vehicle camo, not the uniforms...

From the pictures we've seen the RACS and Takistani vehicle camo are almost 99.999% identical... It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that the PRACS mod uses some of the same vehicles that the Takistanis do... :(

I wouldn't go so far as to say that BI should change the Takistani camo, but it is rather unfortunate for us PRACS fans... we're just going to have to teach people how to better ID vehicles, and/or add some sort of special Identifier to our vehicles for the Takistan theater. ;)

[SASrecon 0]

Russian UN Peacekeepers so.

Russians on the good side for once :D

The guy in the first pic looks like some security officer/guard/ small army general, no way of really knowing what faction or role he plays yet (afaik, unless someone spotted a link in another screen/has eagle-eyes:p)

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

Russians on the good side for once :D

Impossible!! :p

and yes I meant the vehicle Camouflage. It isn't so much the PRACS thing as it is the fact that they are recycling the old Camo. I understand that they are trying to recycle as much as possible (if one faction uses it they can reskin it etc.) but I just can't understand why they would need to go back to the RACS. Doesn't Bohemia have some good texture artists? From the retextures of all the Chernarus buildings i think they probably do, but maybe they don't do vehicle work? I just don't know...

There are so many alternatives out there. Like these.

http://www.howitzer.dk/vehicles/vehiclephoto/denmark/m113/isaf/isaf3.jpg

http://www.seattlefabrics.com/FPC%20Desert%20Camo.jpg

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/7138825/2/istockphoto_7138825-australian-desert-camouflage-pattern-auscam-dpdu.jpg

http://www.grapevinehats.com/html/Fabric/2007%20material/Desert%20Camo%20lg.jpg

http://www.davidmacaluso.com/images/large/desert-camouflauge.jpg

http://dragonartz.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/_vector-camouflage-seamless-background-cs-by-dragonart.png

http://thumb15.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/display_pic_with_logo/125710/125710,1205197587,2/stock-vector-desert-camouflage-pattern-10251070.jpg

http://www.airmilitaire.com/Images/Bandannas-ChocolateChipCamo.jpg

http://www.howitzer.dk/vehicles/vehiclephoto/denmark/m113/isaf/isaf3.jpg

http://www.tactical-life.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/military-wraps.gif

These 2 could be the best choice: http://www.olive-drab.com/images/camo_desert_375.jpg

http://www.danskpanser.dk/images/M113G3_21stor.jpg

[EricM 0]

To begging with, Takistan looks very much like "Deluxe" South Sahrani (dry, sparse vegetation, oil field, oriental squarish turf houses), so it makes sense to have similar camo for similar environment.

[instagoat 133]

http://www.armyrecognition.com/Asie/Yemen/Wheeled_Vehicle/BTR-60/BTR-60_Yemen_News_02.jpg

The camouflage is very similar to those of yemeni military vehicles, I think. So for a mixed arid/desert terrain, it really does make sense. Taliban vehicles during the war were mostly kept either sand or old soviet green camouflage, back in 2001/2002 ish.

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

Sand with brown "patches" instead of green would fit better, in my opinion, then what they are using now.

Can somebody tell me who this helicopter belongs to, and whether they are the opfor guys i have heard of?

http://www.armaholic.com/pfs.php?m=view&v=3-arma2_op_arrow_17.jpg

Edited April 21, 2010 by Darkhorse 1-6

[AnimalMother92 10]

Can somebody tell me who this helicopter belongs to, and whether they are the opfor guys i have heard of?

http://www.armaholic.com/pfs.php?m=view&v=3-arma2_op_arrow_17.jpg

I'd guess it belongs to the local "good" army. Like the equivalent of the CDF.

[W0lle 1048]

With the preview version available I guess it's too late now to change any unit textures completely. This may be doable with a Mod but not a commercial game in its last development state. :)

[jakerod 254]

I'd guess it belongs to the local "good" army. Like the equivalent of the CDF.

I actually get the impression they are the bad guys. I'm not sure but thats the way it seems to me. I thought I read somewhere that you are fighting against them.

[enad 11]

Maybe it belongs to the Czechs? Doenst look like their camo scheme though. Probably some local army supplied by the US Forces.

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

I'm gonna do some digging on this. If it's the local "good guys" or the Takistani version of the CDF I can understand reusing the arma 1 camo even though I wish they hadn't. If it's the enemy it just doesn't really make sense, atleast to me.

[Beagle 684]

I'm gonna do some digging on this. If it's the local "good guys" or the Takistani version of the CDF I can understand reusing the arma 1 camo even though I wish they hadn't. If it's the enemy it just doesn't really make sense, atleast to me.

Since when can we choose what kind of camo or gear an opponet is using? In my eyes the camo looks perfect for that kind of opponet...btw. I will play with OPFOR units most of the time anyway.

[AnimalMother92 10]

It actually might be the enemy oddly:

The arms of the enemy Takistani instead it uses older Russian army stocks. Sie fliegen erneut Hind-Helikopter aber auch erbeutete UH-1H-Helis, rollen in T55 und T72-Panzern in die Schlacht. They fly again Hind helicopters but also captured UH-1H helicopters

-google translate from a preview.

So maybe they stole the UH-1s from the "RACS/CDF" equivalent and repainted them? Who knows..

Also the enemy in this photo seem to have the same vehicle camo

http://www.armaholic.com/pfs.php?m=view&v=3-arma2_op_arrow_19.jpg

Edited April 22, 2010 by AnimalMother92

[enad 11]

Yeah so its likely that the Heuy belongs to the Takistanis.

[Binkowski 26]

it isn't racs camo. by the way.

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

On some vehicles it is, atleast from several screenshots I have seen. I will say it's a tad bit darker, dustier, and has a more beaten look to it than the original though.

[biggerdave 56]

If you guys look at the video showing off the village generator module, you can see the factions on BLUFOR and OPFOR.

BLUFOR: US, CZ, Germany, Takistani Locals

OPFOR: Takistani Army, Takistani Militia

Of course, this isn't final, so it's possible that other faction's classes haven't been added into the config yet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gyVO7BZIss&feature=player_embedded

^ Video link, check from 0:22

[CarlGustaffa 4]

@0:31 - Bonesetter? :)

Also, Lee Enfield? Lol, and cool.

Then, RPG Ammo. Does that mean we get ammo bearers that actually work together with the gunner? Knowing of ammo, and getting it? That would be awesome!!!

ALICE2 - yeah, guess it could use an update.

Armory Manager and Armory MP manager? Ehh, what? Armory in MP mode?

Simple Support Module?

God, I just soooooo hope the AI will make use of buildings, both with the Town module and in regular maps. The buildings remind me a little of those in JCOVE, with many enterings and openings and getaway possibilities. Also seems we don't get the HDR error from JCOVE :D

So much to look forward to, so much to wonder about. Wish the devs could explain some of these, so we had something to dream about :p

As for camos. Whatever works in the landscape, recycled or not.

Edited April 25, 2010 by CarlGustaffa