Madus_Maximus

Hi all, I know you've all been waiting for this for a long time, so here it is. Also the new site is up! Take a look. (took me a while, but meh) This pack is, as in the name a beta, so does not reflect the quality of the final version. Some bits will be reworked and improved upon. Now for the details. This pack contains four versions of the Choctaw, which are as follows:  - US Army CH-34 Choctaw  - USMC CH-34 Choctaw  - CH-34 Choctaw No Markings  - CH-34 Choctaw SOG No Markings Two-Tone camo  You'll find these choppers under: West > Tales of War - Air. We hope to include rocket pods and .30 cal machine guns on outer pylons, as-well as M60's mounted on the doors in a later version. This will bring the pack up to a grand total of 16 variants! If you find any bugs, have any ideas and suggestions or just want to chat about it then please visit the forums. Well that's it for now, here's some screenshots and the download links! (we've included a .zip and .rar versions) We cooked up these new screenshots for you. I've used the SEB NAM Pack 2 units as I thought they fitted better than modern stuff. ENJOY! Download RAR Download ZIP The Pics! Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6 Known Bugs: Small script error at start, numbers/letters look jaggy. Will be fixed up!

Not sure if this has been suggested before (way too many pages to read through lol) but are you planning on adding chopper downwash? That seems to be the only thing missing from this great mod!

We're aware of these little kinks and we'll be fixing them for the next version. The error you're getting is a script error, there was something wrong with the rotor wash script we used from WGL (thanks btw, forgot to mention you in the readme). The SOG was a VERY last minute thing you see and Anders didn't have the time to set all the LOD's, so we appologise for some of the rushed things. If anyone has fixed any of the bugs for their own personal use (I know of one hehe) then please PM me and we may be able to offer you a place on the team. We're reorganising so we'll be able to work out what we need soon.

If anyone has some good quality loopable sounds we can use (preferably from the real thing hehe) we'd be very greatful. It's hard to get decent chopper sounds unless you're a member of some extortionate subscription type thing or you're around them a lot. Ah the instrument panel will be black/very dark grey in the next release.

It's like Battlefield 'Nam in modern times, ie poor with no teamwork (unless you're in a clan). And it tends to lag to hell even on a server with a few players and a ping in the double figures. But unless they've tweaked the netcode I may be wrong on that part. In short, it's not realistic, you can dodge all kinds of things with agility with the worlds largest chopper the Mi-26. It's like Delta Force: BHD in the junlge lol.

We're adding stuff to the "that would be cool" list all the time lol. So if you've anything specific you'd like then we'd sure take it into consideration.

It's on the list of things we'd like to do for the next pack!

Well the pic's we have show it pretty much this colour, but we'll look into it, maybe the colour settings of the photo weren't true to life (although it is quite difficult to match colours from real life to a comp, as people's monitor's are different too). Anyway, we've already got a list of improvements and "goodies" that's growing hehe. We're not sure when the next release will be as a lot of the team is on holiday for a week or so. If anyone is interested in joining then we'd be happy to see what you can do. We mainly need someone who can texture really but all other skills will be looked at too. Anyway, if interested please PM me or email me (also my MSN contact) at madmaxpayne40@hotmail.com

Well the real things carry 16 (or 18.. but that might be the Wessex... anyway) but these can only carry 10, unless we scale it up but then we'd have to change everything inside and so on so it doesn't look silly, and as though the units are children lol. Anyway, we've got someone working on the cargo anims and with some luck we'll have some pics soon. Glad you all like it!

Hehe, thanks for the details, they'll come in handy for the next release. Oh and we'll add mirrors to the main site soon when we get a nice list.

Hmm, wish we added the rotor dust lol... o well!

Looks pretty damn nice, shame you didn't ever get to finish it. Really? lol didn't know that, you learn something every day! I never really looked at the choppers in great detail in that film. Well, not seen it for a year or so and my memory isnt the best hehe.

And full metal jacket. Great film!

We'll be doing a rework of the config and so on for the next release, and will have custom cargo anims, opening door, door gunners, downwash and some other goodies. We felt we'd left it too long without doing anything with this bird so here you go! Oh, and any bugs and stuff please post em here.

Looking damned nice! Nice work. . Just needs some nice textures to compliment the model quality!

I think they mean the poor values for things, as Russian weapons tend to be much more powerful than their NATO equivilent. But I can see why BIS made them weaker to balance the game with the NATO units.

The desert pack was marfy's stuff, they were just updating the configs and adding some extra details like kit bags in baskets and stuff and model touch ups. Also I think its a shame because now I doubt we'll ever see Marfy's Humvee's which he put hours and hours of work into. And I meant the whole team, sure maybe SelectThis is working for them, IMO he's the one with the most talent out of the lot.

Erm, they weren't making a HEMTT where they? That's the Combat! team. And I think BIS can make their own models you know, they DID make the game, or did some of you forget that? Just because their original models and units dont look all that nice any more. VBS1 is proof they can make some amazing stuff still and that the engine is VERY flexible still.

Right here we go! Those pics I promised you all! (little later than expected but things came up). Screenshot 1 Screenshot 2 Screenshot 3 Screenshot 4 Enjoy!

Well, not at the moment, but we've got 3 versions so far. A US Army, US Marines and Unmarked version. And nope, no other addons will be needed! Although I recommend the SEB Nam Pack 2 (as if you don't have it already hehe) when using this thing. Sorry but I've been a little busy sorting this and the site out (among other things). But I'll post some new screens later today.

Hey guys, I thought it'd be pointless making another seperate thread so here goes. The Choctaw is coming along nicely, we've implemented some last minute changes (can't say what ) and so have been put back a few days. BUT, they're almost ready. We should VERY soon have them ready for a final test and tweak then we'll release 'em! I'll post some new screens in the coming days to keep you upto date on their progress. Also, if you've got any idea's right now then it's best if you speak up before we finalise the pack and release them into the wilds of the community! Don't worry, you'll have plenty of opporunity to give us your idea's before the final pack, but we'd like some small last second touches to make the job all the more sweet.

Aye, mercs use a lot of western weapons too, if not more in a lot of cases, such as the SLR (FN FAL) and G3. Some M16's and M4 varients should be thrown in there too.

'tis a BTR-T. Looks like a retexture of PSC's.

lol, forget my post, mistakes were made (AND NOT MY ME, OMG THATS A FIRST!).

Nope, you smell VBS1 anims.