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I do have the Arma2 frigate off-shore for mission starts but I do agree. An runway or secondary land mass is always useful. Great, cant wait to try it! Consider it done!

Hi everyone, I'm still working away (when I can) and I'm wrapping up the last issues/areas. Depending on everyone's thoughts, I may actually port over the whole (single) island into the larger Isle of Scilly group. I am worried that its still too small to be of any use and only works well as part of a larger island chain. Would you rather see this and have a unfinished/WIP island chain, with a finished St.Agnes? Or keep her standalone? Tiny Tiny updates. Been working on clutter, happy with the results now. Highres Not so much an update, just a nice pic! Highres Thank you very much. Thank you very much. 100% yes. I'm done with these now. Saragao was my favorite OFP map! A "life" style map could be fun and will keep this in mind when designing the rest of the islands.

Congratulations Jona, she's a beauty.

It seems they are! Not sure why. I will check when I get home. Its probably better to hold out until my next update, as there are many changes/fixes.

Hi all, So I've finally found some time to focus on the key areas of the terrain. One of the main areas of the island is its small port - serving as only way to travel to and from the island. There's a iconic pub called the Turks Head, and I have tried to replicate this as close as possible - without sacrificing game play. There still a bit of work to do but I am hopeful I can apply these sorts of details to the rest of the island and her locations. Feedback always welcome! Highres Highres Highres Highres Highres Highres Here's a real life pic for comparison. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7363/9738529452_b0748ae72d_k.jpg

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I've spent today exporting over some of the A2 objects. I am now working on the details, adding gameplay areas to bring it up to acceptable standards. Nothing exciting to show, just two pictures below. I've got to be careful, as I don't want to sacrifice the look and feel of a UK theme by just placing loads of random objects. Lets see how things go! Highres Highres

Part of me suspects that BIS employees are fed up of the game and the seriousness and realism it comes with. Things like LOSounds or dinosaur AI might be what they are looking for - to brighten up their day! Congratulations to everyone nonetheless.

That's a very good question and the short answer is yes. The real life location does only have a handful of houses but from a game-play perspective, mission makers need more areas to work with. The problem I have is finding suitable buildings that work well within the terrain. I am exploring some Arma2 objects that will consist of a standalone file - as I am not a fan of needing Gigabytes of dependencies. Having said that, I would love to hear your thoughts on what locations might be cool for you as player/mission maker. Unfortunately not. I do have the Isle of Scilly in game but not to a point where its of any use. I need to spend time on surface mask generation, clutter configuration and object placement. St.Agnes does help me prove the concept and allows me to get the look/feel locked down, before I move on. Its also a question of time! I certainly can. The real life location does have shallow waters but I can drop the level down a little further if you are having issues with submersibles and ships. I was able to use the default Arma3 submarines ok but maybe you are using an addon? ---------- Post added at 14:54 ---------- Previous post was at 14:47 ---------- I'm a novice addon builder/o2 guy and I did experiment with the super shader RVMAT as I fully agree, the textures are flat and horrible. For the moment I have now replaced the hedges with Arma3 bushes but will revisit the hedges once I have time. Credit goes to the nice resolution sat mask :) But thank you very much! That makes me very happy, thank you! Thank you for such thorough feedback. For me, this kind of stuff is super useful so thank you very much. I have addressed all of these points now and the radar domes have now been removed! For my public release (As this was an early early build) I will. Of course, map makers can use the objects as they wish. I would even be open to working with other teams to either improve or expand on what I already have. Yep, it was formed of two parts and I miss-alinged the two. I have now removed this area altogether. Thank you :)

Thankyou all for the fantastic feedback. I have fixed and changed many things since I last spoke and I'm very very close to a full public release. I've been keeping an eye out for newly released addons - The MK10 Landing Craft Utitlity (LCU) serves a perfect role in amphibious landings. You can view the addon thread here. Teaser of her in action. Rather fitting! More updates soon! P.S - I'll reply to everyones questions asap.

Hi everyone. Thankyou for all your kind words and amazing support. Most of the suggestions were already on my todo's- including that damn palm tree! Ive made good progress over the weekend and was able to work on the areas that everyone suggested, along with my own. Heres two pics to tease. I worked on the bracken/heath/heather areas to get that sense of isolation. I will be releasing soon, I just need to add map names! Highres Highres

Thanky you very much. I do plan to tackel the whole Archipelago but it will take me some time. I started off doing this but had to scale back. I did a quick video showcasing the main island - St.Mary. You can view it .Thank you for your points. The destroyed houses have been noted. One of the reasons I put them in there (Even tho they do not fit) is down to a gamplay point of view - giving players the chance to hide and fire from within, as non of my UK houses have interiors. :(

Thanks! Was that a result of the hedges? They have the correct Geo/View/Fire LODs and should stop the AI X-Ray vision!

Hello everyone, Thankyou for the kind words. I am sorry for not getting back sooner. I'm planning on submitting my update for the MANW contest - some may hate the extension, but for me its good! - as I have very little time outside of my day job!. I'll be working on finishing as much as I can over the next three days. It occurred to me that the most important feedback I can receive is from you, the community! Therefore, I'd like to offer you a download of the terrain for play-testing. If you do have any thoughts, concerns, wishes, then please do let me know. I've booked the weekend up and any feedback would be greatly received. Known things Fix St.Agnes bin file error after exiting map in Arma3 - No idea how (Yet). Further rock placement. Clutter refinement. Re-position and correct buildings. Fix shadow LODs for all objects. Fix start location in map editor. Fix sat gridding problem. Add location names . Tweak lighting values. Add misc. detail to locations (camps, logs, etc) Work on underwater areas. Refine "core" game-play areas for mission makers. Ideas welcome. Fix RVMAT for hedges. Texture is too flat at the moment. Add further bushes/trees/plants to increase detail/concealment. Download There are two files. The terrain itself and the custom objects. Terrain: www.digitalterrains.com/IOS/Build/IOS_St_Agnes_1.2.rar Objects: www.digitalterrains.com/IOS/Build/IOS_Objects.rar It's kinda scary to be releasing something after all the hours I've put in. I'm pretty sure I have tunnel vision now. Lets get it out there and see what happens! *Runs away* Thanks everyone.

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Hi all, I would like to just take a moment to thank everyone who voted and supported me on the forums/MANW website. I was able to submit a prototype build, but ran out of time to offer a final/complete version. There are many things I still need to do before a public release. This will be happening over the next few weeks. I will be working on... improving the clutter map names gameplay areas for missions general details underwater areas foliage/flowers 3D assets (inc. offshore LST ship) Much more I have added some screenshots that reflects the prototype version. Lots will change/improve but should give you an idea of the feel/look of the terrain... I hope you like it! :cool: High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res

Lets hope its Tuesday 11:59pm... Its not very clear...

To absolutely confirm on the above. The deadline is 23:59 pm (GMT +1) Tuesday 28th. Sorry, but its very important to understand this. ;)

Its a new model( US Navy Manitowoc LST-1180 )(i paid for it) from Turbosquid. Call me foolish to purchase it - but its game ready and works well for my needs. Its just static at the moment but would welcome anyone who could help extend her features. From a legality point of view, it will be binarized so I should be ok. I'm not proficient in o2 to do all the things you have asked. My reach goes as far as buildings and static things. Would be interested to see your terrain. Do you have any pictures? Cheers. Not really. I took advantage of the terrain being so small - so a 2m cell works great. Its similar to the Proving grounds map. I don't think I could get away with it with anything bigger. I imported direct into TB with an ASCII format. For pure RnD it also took a 1m cell but started to choke a bit.

UN Disciplinary Platoon The H.A.R.D. Way UNDP is open for talented, co-op oriented players. We do not play soldiers, and we do not have rank system. All of us are above 25 years of age and consider ourselves "mature", we have been playing since OFP and are keen to meet both new and existing players of the series. Our values · No respawn · No 3rd person · Fun! · No Join In Progress; wandering players scraping off the crumbs of war are usually unaware of the mission’s objectives because of their haste to quench their fragging thirst. The greatest casualty here is immersion. · A plot: players should know why they fight to create a sense of immersion. · Strategic layouts: enemy assets should be carefully placed on the map according to strategy, not replayability. · Balanced forces: by balanced, I mean that the enemy should be outnumbered. In reality, the ratio is roughly 3 friendly for 1 OPFOR. This makes the mission winnable for the players, as they can’t respawn. We truly believe that following these guidelines usher in another sort of game-play experience, based on professionalism and team-play. But before all, it is all about memorable experiences than just fragging. This form of mission-making is what we call the H.A.R.D. way: Game times We play once or twice a week (pending availability) of players. We run our own team speak and dedicated server with a selection of tested addons. Interested? Come along and see how we play. There is no selection process or trial period, if its your cup of tea, then great. If not, no harm done. Contact Nick or Igor Durkov for more details about joining. :)

Its been an absolute pleasure playing with such intense coop driven missions. Anyone who decides to play this mission suite has the journey of really discovering what Arma3 has been designed for. A veteran player that creates serious missions. Thanks Igor. Variable/Ketsev! Really glad to see you still around. You should join us from time to time. I remember gaming with you back in ofp/23rd days.

Hello community, Rather than these sitting on my hard drive, I think it would be more useful to offer these out to the community. At the time, I did pay for these DEMs when modding for ofp/arma1. You may find better and free versions now, but you are welcome to use/try/release these. Oahu This is the whole island, its huge and would make for some really interesting combat. On top of this, you also get a full project area texture map. Think google maps but in much higher detail, covering locations, heliports, fences, electricity lines and more. Its actually fun just viewing this alone. This proves an invaluable piece of reference materiel for making a 1:1 representation of the island. (Maybe BIS devs may want it too) Download DEM only - Download Download project area texture - Download Mt Baker Seattle I took an interest in this due to the large mountain and surrounding lake. I don't have any satellite images. Again, you may find better and free alternatives but someone may find this useful. Download DEM only - Download The images above are just low res previews, the downloaded files are of much greater detail.If anyone does use them , please let me know! Maybe I can offer my help as well. Good luck terrain artist! Smiley Nick

Hi Konyo, Great to see how far you have taken her, its been a while since i spoke to you. Amazing work in getting all those scripts working together, it was quite a mess to sort out. :)

Hi Tupolov, Are you able to provide a source for this, it would be really useful to see an official comment/response either here or elsewhere. Cheers

Its obviously the island from Lost

Fantastic fun, would like the chance once things become more complete to try this mod on other islands where houses are more enterable. I’m assuming that the loot is somehow calculated with the default game building IDs for enterable and non-enterable. Zombie dogs anyone? Now that would be interesting :)