CameronMcDonald

Yeah, someone should ask Suma if he has any tricks up his sleeves.

Heheh, it must be the pics. Trust me guys, they're nowhere near as thin as the BIS troops. If I buff them up any more, people are going to complain that I'm feeding them too much. Got some more gloves done today, 6 pairs done now.

I'm totally confused. I'm working on some troop models, most of which are lower poly (some ~1000 faces) than the BIS standard troops, with basically very similar LODs, and they use less textures (most use 1 2048x2048 colour and similar _AS and _NOHQs). Yet, ingame they are way way way way less efficient FPS-wise than the standard BIS models, despite all the above characteristics, especially when in ODOL format. Why? What am I doing wrong? EDIT - Plus they use the standard BIS model as a base. Damnation!

It is possible to read backwards, ya know. :P And yeah, I'll make light infantry too (armour wise), with just the IOTV. Still, you've got to admit that the blokes look very intimidating in full battle rattle, and if I was a grunt about to make an assault, I'd want as much kevlar and/or BPIs between me and the outside world as possible. I'm also considering making a CPE dude as well with a nomex suit, DAPs and a groin plate - might be a bonus unit once I get time.

Great pic, Ingram. If only we had a decent pilot model...

Yep, H-harness chinstraps are being made (note: NOT by me), fear not.

Thanks for the kind words. @NSXr: thanks again mate, once I've made the new glove textures ( ) I'll send the updated model. What I've done insofar looks phat. When I showed Jahve a piccy of the WIP stuff, he said: If it's good enough for Jahve, it's good enough for me.

Ah, now I see what you mean, mate. Hope I didn't come across a bit rude there. Well, the bit on the back of that AT loon is the optional flip-down kidney pad coming in standard with the IOTV; similar to that provided on the MTV, except smaller, and with MOLLE on it. And as for the dump bags; I've taken them off.

Porto. Can't really deal with vehicles there, but the infantry fights are very very fun.

Yeah well, I suppose I'll take the dump pouches off - I know they exist in ACU but haven't seen a single one in real life use, so I apologise. As far as the body armour is concerned, the vests are similar, but different on the whole. Mine: Yours: Note the ACU-flavoured MOLLE strips are correct. The IOTV is similar but also inherently different to the MTV, namely in MOLLE arrangement. However the concept of having cumberbunds at the side is relevant to both armour types. Furthermore, my dudes, with the exception of one or two units, each have webbings on. However, I will point this out (said quite a while ago): I thank you for that, and please, I'm doing my best not to make ACU-flavoured USMC. I know exactly how you feel, trust me.

Hey all, ta for the kind words. About the backpack, well, I had a nice CamelBak Hawk lined up for my SAW gunner, but the mapping turned out unsuitable on the top + bottom of the pack for anything other than black camo, so I had to unfortunately not use it (or live with the billions of complaints that would've come in). As most people know, I'm no modeller, hence I have to use what's available. I'll take another scout around.

Howdy scuba, in regards to the ACU on the ACH => I'll change that ASAP. After consulting my resources, it seems you'd be right. As far as the pattern goes, please, PM whatever you have to me, every little bit helps. EDIT - As far as the US flags go, I've got subdued flags in there as well. I'm shooting for variety here, so some units have full colour material, some have full colour IR, and some have subdued versions of each.

Does the M4 (i.e. not the M4A1) physically differ from the M4A1? I'm just curious as I'd like to make a config for my ACU blokes with these weapons, but the M4 isn't included in the pack. If it isn't different from the A1, could an updated config be made with it included? (NB. For those who have no idea what I'm going on about, the base M4 has semi auto and 3 round burst trigger groups, while the M4A1 has semi and full auto groups. The M4 is most commonly used by regular troops to conserve ammo. )

Well, I'm at uni today, so I should have brought some darned pictures along. Bugger. Next time I promise, and hopefully you won't be disappointed. More spare time tomorrow, meaning more work on the grunts. It's really hard not having the internet at home because I can't keep everyone updated, but I'm doing my best, realleh. I'd explain why the texturing is taking so long, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. Ta for waiting patiently.

Heh... 9 days in which I haven't had the internet, sadly - huge FUBAR'd situation with our new provider. I've been working on the troops like a mad dawg when I can, and should have some new shots up for you shortly...

...I wish. Sadly, other things take up a lot of time in the holidays. But I am getting there. And thanks for that picture Rabbity, every little bit helps.

...if you IMWM guys steal my thunder regarding ACU units, I'll go nuts. Israelieagle - I'm making ACU units. Take a browse through my thread (1st Infantry in A+M: Complete - latest WIP pics on page 24) and tell me whatcha think. I've also got Johannes' permission to utilise his stuff where appropriate. /hijack.

Hmmm. And at your rate, you should break 1,000 useless posts sometime round 2009.

Howdy, I'm working on them. The biggest hurdle is making a face EXACTLY on the nametape's position, but if I can get that implemented, the rest (including face replacements) should be a piece of cake. It will be necessary, if I get it done, to add a customised bit of picture into your face.jpg file, but, as I mention, this is piss in comparison. Work continues.

I'm back again - thanks for all the pictures, especially Navy-Dude and Pauliesss, really good help. I might be overreacting, but I'm fairly sure I've nailed the texture colour, finally, that peculiar shade of green-blue-grey-yellowish that ACU is. It's almost uncanny - you run past and think, "Nah, looks blue." Then you see the bloke stop, and you think, "Nah, definitely grey." Then he turns into the sun and you think, "Actually... looks kinda green." I'll whack a screenie up once I've got the normal maps under control; they're rather...wrong at the moment. Other good news is that I'll be able to provide a crapload of variety in this addon as long as I don't accidentally flatten a PSD again, which should be good for the variety buffs out there. Should I get time, I also plan to knock heads with certain modellers concerning name tag support and a better NOD model... but this is a long way off yet. Be happy that I'm currently EXTREMELY motivated and have a lot of spare time on my hands. US-Navy-Dude - what exactly are you having trouble with concerning animations?

...plus it looks gay, I hate the damn thing. :P

Bottom line, first post.

Work continues, so never fear. However, in my constant and obsessive search for perfection (and the fact that I always have to make my own ACU texture), I have decided to redo my base texture. Thusly, I'd like to ask for any good, hi-res pictures of ACU out here, as large as can be gotten. Anyone with a uniform who can get me a good snap (without flash) of the back of the blouse will get extra points, as ACU is hard to come by in Australia. @ Navy-Dude-thingy; of course, I will be making light and heavily armoured blokes, so don't worry; several members have already expressed concern that a significant proportion of Army dudes don't wear the DAPs or even the groin plate unless directly instructed to. And no need to be concerned about the big and hugeness factor either, they'll fit in with everyone else too. I've only made them bigger where they should be bigger (has anyone else seen US troops as thin as the base BIS models - I sure as hell ain't.) An exquisite amount of thanks to Johannes, the DSA team and Jahve for helping me along with permission to use their respective models and/or textures where applicable. I will also be looking into name tags once I'm satisfied with the textures. Apologies for the delay and quietness of myself, I'm part working hard, part insanely stumped as to how Johannes got his Marines looking so darned good, part normal mapping and part frustrated that I can't just copy pics directly off army.mil and have them show up in game as models. :P Hope the new year has been good for y'all. EDIT - Please note, the back of the blouse is better than the front as the pockets and seam tend to disrupt the texture. And I've basically scoured the internet and gotten several zips worth of textures made by others of ACU, some poor; most middling to poor, but feel free to link me up anyway. EDIT #2 - Nephilim also gets thanks for permission to use certain models + textures. <smacks brain>

Looks great. Just don't forget to decapitalise "world" in your MP5 library description.

Sounds intriguing. Might consider it for my blokes as well. God knows having everyone called "Filmore" ain't so good. :P