BadBenson

just wanted tell all 3ds max users who want to try this out that there is a script for max which lets u do the same kind of normal transfer. here's the link: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/normal-thief

http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/BadBenson/arma20.jpg don't ask me how i did it...:D

something that doesn't work since ofp is how an inf-squad (without at-weapons) reacts on a tank along its way to the target position. it's the first thing i tested with arma2: place 1 tank in a village facing away from an enemy AI squad. now give the squad a waypoint far away and let them cross the sight of the tank. the arma2 infantrie doesn't shoot the tank with small arms anymore but they fail to take an alternate route around the tank's sight. they just try to sneak directly infront of the tank's barrel. the tank see's them....some hundred bullets later they're all dead. would be so nice if the AI in general would be more clever in terms of evaluating the enemy's strength.

afaik all of this can and will be changed by modders. i just hope the (unfortunatly still not very smart) AI will be more moddable.

some close-ups of the vest. http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/BadBenson/vest.jpg

nice pictures. i'm really looking forward to fly through these valleys. and mucho respecto to your working speed.

actually i made these A to take a break from my terrain and B cuz noone else made them. but i started working on my island again some days ago. when i have set up the clutter for the dry areas i'll take some pictures.

these are some special forces units i've been working on. i plan to make also a desert camo version of the vest. http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/BadBenson/2.jpg http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/BadBenson/1.jpg

yummy:)

@blackknight: you really need to adjust your colours. satmap, detailtexture and cluttergrass all have a different colour. in my opinion it's important to make it all blend well. it's more work but it's what the engine was made for (eventhough some fields on sahrani just disappear when coming closer ). it's just more convincing. the concept is pretty simular to the lod-system for models. i'm really no expert just some thoughts of mine

nice texturing! hope u get it to work as it should ingame.

looks pretty much like the real thing to me. just compare. great job Nick. and for those wanting a more desert-like terrain like seen in those vids just wait for what i'm working on 1 2

http://www.nigelfrench.com/psunmasked/palm_tree.jpg http://www.molon.de/galleri....ree.jpg i mean there seems to be just one colour in your leaf texture. no ups and downs (flat). i think since u can't do it with a normal map and spec map u should add a lil lightning to the texture. or maybe just lighten it up a lil bit. but that could just be me. still very nice. edit: looking closer i saw you actually have variation in there. so just increase the contrast or brightness. or maybe a lil saturation (but not too much )

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">PixelShaderID="Grass"; VertexShaderID="Basic"; i don't know about the FPS but this fixed both shadow casting on the grass (beautiful at sunrise) and the alpha blending problems for me. looks very awesome mikebart!!! one question though. could you release some colour variations pls. cuz since it's not allowed to change the textures (i mean colour correction) it's hard to make it fit in the palette of my map. just some darker and less saturated (or more brownish) versions and maybe a dry one would be cool. just an idea.

k guys. after all that talking i started a new texture from scratch. i'll now add dirt and detail step by step. for now the most detail is in the normalmap (as neph adviced) which looks pretty good i think. if u get closer it looks a bit plain but i'm gonna find a balance. i also added more poly to the tower (thx to plaintiff for the advice) to make it look more like that http://i163.photobucket.com/albums....ess.jpg more edgy not just like a tube. http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/BadBenson/1.jpg

i totally respect her knowledge. but a lil bit criticism has to be allowed. edit: oh no! another page of this shit...i'm sorry...really

i think u should just not take YOURSELF too seriously. next time just extract the constructive part out of what u wanna say. humbleness is also something you can learn by "observing and repeating". there are many capable but humble people around here u can "observe". still u are right about the leather look...but that's another story. just my opinion. so please not another epic clash of attitudes. and i can't help quoting something some wise lady once said... peace out BB

well i think i'm gonna go for a more plain texture and add "character" on special places instead of everywhere. there are just very many types of mud textures on the walls in afghanistan. every region has it's own colour (cuz the ground they take mud from isn't everywhere the same) and different stages off wear cuz they put a new layer of mud on after a while. it's a more organic approach of house building . but i think i was researching a bit to much. i'd just go for what look good. as for your concave/convex theorie...here the pic i used http://www.cgtextures.com/texview....3b13f40 and a sample of the texture i made out of it http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/BadBenson/loam.jpg so u can see there are many kinds. but still mine actually really looks like leather a lil bit. as i said i'm still playin around...so thx very much for the honest feedback...wise ass

what would u do? just for information. the base of my texture is a foto of a loam wall with removed shadows...the cracks were black before. so i think the way i changed it makes it look that way or maybe the normalmap...got any uzseful tips?

would be cool to have special forces units like these. dob't know why they all have those beards but it looks cool http://www.flickr.com/photos/ussocom/3027574475/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ussocom/3027576487/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ussocom/3028411344/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos....3640281 http://www.flickr.com/photos....3640281 album http://www.flickr.com/photos/ussocom/sets/72157609013640281/

they are transparent...look closely! they are also reflecting (kind of) a lil bit.

i totally remodeled the well and made a new tower. still playin around with textures and materials on those huts. 1 2 3

those palmtrees look really sweet. but i think the leafs could use some highlights to look more juicy and less flat.

some slow progress on my afghanistan map... 1 2 excuse the low image quality and graphic settings...

loving the animated gunners. things like that make me wonder why arma doesn't have those features by default. another thing...could be just me but there are a little too many blades visible when the rotor turns. i'd make them at least a bit more transparent. but as i said, nothing objective about that. just doesn't feel right for me.