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I find the current WW4 binoculars very useful. I agree with Anguis.

Hi =SappeR=, Thanks for all your hard work on these! :) I had a hard time figuring out how to download them because the gamepark link says "file unavailable" & the narod.ru download page is a bit tricky because by default it has the checkbox selected for installing their toolbar/helper app - oh & the CAPTCHA doesn't work when the page is translated through google. Let me know if you want this file mirrored. Also, the links to your pictures all show 403 Forbidden. ---------- Post added at 09:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 PM ---------- I got a chance to install & try these out this evening :) The resistance versions look really cool. Thanks for not spray painting the "FIA" logo on them :D I'm looking forward to your future releases - keep up the good work!

Thanks for the example Sanctuary. The BI Wiki refers to the preprocessFile entry as being introduced in OFP 1.85. At the bottom of the page, the "See Also" links point to the PreProcessor Commands entry which does not explicitly list a program version but it is listed under: Categories: Operation Flashpoint: Editing | ArmA: Addon Configuration | Scripting Topics ---------- Post added at 12:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 AM ---------- I also found the discussion in this old (2006) thread useful in understanding preprocessing in OFP: Discussion on editing CPP's and getting your work from o2 to ofp http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=47147

@Zulu1: Thanks for the link. I guess I should have put this part a bit higher in my post: If nobody has anything currently under construction I thought I would start working on something from scratch.

Thanks Faguss. Are there any detailed examples that could be included with a description of the benefits gained by using the PreProcessor? The Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki also has some OFP specific PreProcessor reference documentation: preprocessFile: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/preprocessFile PreProcessor Commands: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PreProcessor_Commands PreProcessor Errors: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PreProcessor_Errors

I did some playing around with Blender this evening & I found the following useful links for starting a model based on a photo or other 2D image(s): Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Modeling a Fox from Guide Images http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro/Creating_Models_With_Photo_Assistance Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/2D Image (logo) to a 3D Model http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro/2D_Image_%28logo%29_to_a_3D_Model These helped fill in some details that were not apparent in the Barret .50 cal video tutorials.

I was wondering if anyone was working on a detailed FN SCAR addon for OFP? I was thinking of something highly detailed similar to STGN's impressive SOPMOD M4A1 addon which either contains a lot of variants or allows for modularity (optics/barrels/stocks /suppressors etc). I really like the look & variety of the SCARs in ArmA2:OA & it would be great to have something similar in good old OFP - http://www.arma2.com/arma-2-oa-weaponry/a-2-oa-assault-rifles_en.html The variants include sniper & LMG/HMG SCARs. I know we have the BlackBlood/WW4 SCARs & Sgt_Eversmann SF Weaponpack V1.0 but I wanted to know if anyone is working on anything similar.

@Sanctuary: your ogre animation was impressive & your animations look very natural. The dancer/martial artist movie was very fluid & hypnotic ;) I'm slowly making my way through brsserb's O2 tutorials which are a huge help in navigating the program. I've read through them several times but I keep needing to go back to them for reference. Speaking of brsserb's tutorials, I found a blender video tutorial which is very similar to his "Lesson 3 - Making your first weapon". The person who made the blender tutorial is able to produce a rifle model in less than 30 minutes from a 2D template image: Blender beginner tutorial. How to make a barrett .50 cal Part 2: Part 3: @Macser: thanks for the info!

Hi Sanctuary, I am amazed by the amount of work that both you & Vektorboson have put into making these blender resources available. The PDF looks great & is a lot easier to follow than forum posts. As both a 3D modelling software & addon making novice I wanted to ask you some questions about O2 & Blender: * Is it better to invest my time to learn a lot about O2 & then move to Blender? * Should Blender be used to do the majority of the modelling with O2 used for the OFP specific tasks that Blender cannot accomplish? I am finding that the learning curve for O2 is steep, mainly due to translation issues & the lack of context sensitive help which requires constantly referring to notes & other documentation. Blender also seems like it will take a considerable amount of time to learn the basics. In your experience, what would be the best starting point & what would be the most efficient use of my time?

Fighting vehicles & aircraft haven't changed that much over the past few decades. If you look at the list of vehicles in ArmA 2: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_2:_Vehicles & it's expansions: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_2_OA:_Vehicles there's not a lot there that doesn't already exist in the OFP addon library :) Most vehicle changes have been modifications to existing platforms (up-armoring, weapons & sensor improvements). Perhaps it would be easier to optimize or update existing vehicles if nothing suitable currently exists or if the current addon does not fit well in with the WW4 mod? IMHO, considering the near future WW4 scenario & the strengths of the OFP engine: *Technicals (armored pickups & SUVs) *Desert Patrol Vechicles/HTTVs *Quads/ATVs/Buggies *Horses (yes, horses)/Mules *Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Armed Drones *Motorcycles are vehicles that might fit in.

@grippingline which part of the world are you in? :) I'm in Canada & I'm also unable to reach http://ofp.gamepark.cz/ DNS results: Non-authoritative answer: Name: http://ofp.gamepark.cz Address: 92.242.144.10 FTP results: C:\l>ftp ofp.gamepark.cz Connected to wookurka.allstar.cz DNS entry for wookurka.allstar.cz: Non-authoritative answer: Name: wookurka.allstar.cz Address: 82.208.14.125 TraceRoute from home: C:\>tracert ofp.gamepark.cz Tracing route to wookurka.allstar.cz [82.208.14.125] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 2 ms <1 ms <1 ms *** [10.0.1.1] 2 7 ms 8 ms 12 ms 7.4.192.1 3 9 ms 7 ms 9 ms 66.185.89.157 4 11 ms 10 ms 9 ms gi-2-0.gw01.ktgc.phub.net.cable.rogers.com [66.1 85.81.117] 5 23 ms 22 ms 23 ms 64.71.240.14 6 23 ms 32 ms 21 ms Vlan558.icore1.CT8-Chicago.as6453.net [206.82.14 1.77] 7 23 ms 22 ms 23 ms Vlan553.icore1.CT8-Chicago.as6453.net [206.82.14 1.90] 8 52 ms 50 ms 51 ms nyk-bb2-link.telia.net [80.91.246.19] 9 134 ms 145 ms 130 ms kbn-bb2-link.telia.net [80.91.247.118] 10 140 ms 129 ms 129 ms hbg-bb2-link.telia.net [213.155.130.102] 11 151 ms 150 ms 151 ms prag-b1-link.telia.net [80.91.253.5] 12 160 ms 153 ms 154 ms casablanca-ic-119661-prag-b1.c.telia.net [213.24 8.104.90] 13 142 ms 154 ms 142 ms MLC.vl97.cas.ip-anywhere.net [81.0.192.22] 14 144 ms 146 ms 142 ms swh2.cas.ip-anywhere.net [217.11.224.235] 15 * * * Request timed out. 16 * TraceRoute from network-tools.com: IP address: 82.208.14.125 Host name: ofp.gamepark.cz Alias: wookurka.allstar.cz ofp.gamepark.cz 82.208.14.125 is from Czech Republic(CZ) in region Eastern Europe TraceRoute to 82.208.14.125 [ofp.gamepark.cz] Hop (ms) (ms) (ms) IP Address Host name 1 0 0 0 206.123.64.150 xe-4-1-0.jbdr2.dallas.colo4.com 2 0 0 0 64.124.196.225 xe-4-2-0.er2.dfw2.us.above.net 3 0 0 1 64.125.12.46 above-telia.dfw2.us.above.net 4 298 40 40 213.155.130.208 nyk-bb2-link.telia.net 5 129 129 129 80.91.247.122 hbg-bb2-link.telia.net 6 145 145 145 80.91.253.5 prag-b1-link.telia.net 7 145 145 145 213.248.104.90 casablanca-ic-119661-prag-b1.c.telia.net 8 145 145 146 81.0.192.22 mlc.vl97.cas.ip-anywhere.net 9 145 146 145 217.11.224.235 swh2.cas.ip-anywhere.net 10 Timed out Timed out Timed out - 11 Timed out Timed out Timed out - 12 Timed out Timed out Timed out - 13 Timed out Timed out Timed out - Trace aborted. :confused: ---------- Post added at 01:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 AM ---------- http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com seems to be up if you need something in a hurry.

Here is a short list of "free" 3D resources of various types/formats that I found while researching possible addons. I'm not sure how useful these will be or how easy it is to convert them for use in O2 but they might be useful to someone. Google 3D Warehouse: FN SCARs: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?q=fn+scar&styp=m&btnG=Search Predator UAVs: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?q=predator+uav&styp=m&btnG=Search&reps=1 M4s: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?q=m4&styp=m&btnG=Search&reps=4 MRAPs: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?q=mrap&styp=m&btnG=Search Simviation.com - Flight Simulator models etc: CASAs: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=casa&x=0&y=0 AC130s: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=a+c130&categoryId= UAVs: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=uav&x=0&y=0

US Naval Postgraduate School http://nps.edu/ Savage X3D Examples Archive: https://savage.nps.edu/Savage/ ***NOTE: site is HTTPS only (for some reason) & seems to use an invalid ssl cert (according to chrome). The site has X3D download links and can use browser plugins to preview models online. Apparently, Blender can handle X3D files. Again, I don't know how useful these models will be but they might be a starting point for someone :)

It would be useful to have a list of adddons that explicitly provide permission to use their content. This would make it easier for aspiring addon makers to find content they know can be used as an inspiration or base for their new creations. Also, "Permission Free" does not mean "Credit Free" Some examples of "Permission Free" addons that I know of are: * BIS Models * Sanctuary's WW4 mod * Mehanic's vehicles * MAS AH-64A/D Apache Longbow (1.33) Currently, I think the only way to find this information is to parse the readme files of addons to see what the creator's wishes are regarding content reuse. This can be time consuming and inconsistent terms are often used so crawling readme files is not straight-forward. I think it would be a big time-saver and encourage the creation of new addons. ***DISCLAIMER*** Time is valuable - both yours and the addon makers that have come before you. Please take the time to thoroughly read all licenses, readmes and documentation that accompany the addon that you wish to use components from. Be aware of any restrictions on both redistribution AND content reuse. Unfortunately, if the addon you would like to use does not come with any documentation or does not explicitly allow for "Permission Free"/Open Source/Public Domain reuse of assets, the only way to respect the author's wishes is to contact them directly and ask permission. ***DISCLAIMER***

Thanks for the info. ---------- Post added at 03:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:52 PM ---------- Jacek's unfinished model of HMMWV (P3D): http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=4502

Sorry for the confusion guys. I did get Gnat's confirmation that his B52 beta 1 & Virtual Bomber Addon can be used without additional permission as stated in the original readme: Gnat provided the updated license to be included in addition to the licensing terms included in the original readme. @Max Power - What happened with the Darwars mod? ---------- Post added at 03:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 PM ---------- Jakerod's Unfinished Islands Pack According to this news post: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=8790 The archive comes with no license or documentation. I don't know if anyone has adopted & finished these islands. Please let me know if they have been reused or taken out of the public domain. Thanks. :) ---------- Post added at 03:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:01 PM ---------- Cheetah's unfinished OICW and XM29 pack: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=8745 The archive comes with no license or documentation. More info on these weapons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OICW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM29 ---------- Post added at 03:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ---------- NH90 - CSAR by AfrographX: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=7494 From the readme: I don't know if anyone has adopted & finished this chopper. Please let me know if it has been reused or taken out of the public domain. Thanks. ---------- Post added at 03:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ---------- Wizzywig unfinished addons: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=7287 From the readme: ---------- Post added at 03:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:20 PM ---------- FW200's (Unfinished) Beriev Be-32K: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=7183 From the readme:

Thanks Max Power. D'oh! I copied the old URL from the readme file instead of using the updated one I used in an earlier post - thanks for the correction! ---------- Post added at 11:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:53 AM ---------- [APS]Gnat's Boeing B-52H Stratofortress "BUFF" beta 1 & Virtual Bomber Addon: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9050 This has been added with Gnat's permission under the following updated license: ------------------- You are permitted to install, use and modify this software for personal entertainment purposes only. Any commercial, military or educational use is forbidden without the authors permission. You are free to distribute this software as you wish, as long as it is kept 100% free of charge. All original authors must be also credited. The authors take no responsibility for any damages this software may cause. Use it at your own risk. ------------------------ ---------- Post added at 12:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:02 AM ---------- Modified Colt M4 for Winchester .308 Whisper Ammunition By : df2dpxs: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/Cold_Whisper_308;43161 ---------- Post added at 12:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 PM ---------- MrRee's unfinished version of his KC-10A refuel plane: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=10683

Thanks Bielow :o Don't know why I couldn't see it...

Would anyone happen to know the whereabouts of the beta B52 addon (or model) by Zack and SoldierBen? Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)

Scanger A.K.A. MACK's Barrett M82A1M .50 BMG Anti Material Rifle V.1.1 by Scanger A.K.A. MACK:100% Scanger Constructed http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=3185 ---------- Post added at 04:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:59 PM ---------- Unofficial Nail gun addon By Kegetys: <kegetys@raketti.net> http://ofp.kege.cjb.net http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=2593

CJ's BattleshipsBETAcj - Some 1900's Battleships, and Ghost ships: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/BattleshipsBetacj;117347 ---------- Post added at 12:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:47 PM ---------- CJ's cjConnieTNG - Basically TNG era Original Constitution Class Upgraded Also included are Modified Connie style cruisers And XI Truman Class Starship (Two Nacelle, Two Eng. hulls) http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/cjConnieTNG;114571 ---------- Post added at 12:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:58 PM ---------- CJ's cjConnieTNGV2 - New texture white hull style TNG era Original Constitution Class Upgraded: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/cjconnieTNGV2;115713 ---------- Post added at 01:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:59 PM ---------- CJ's jconnietngV3 (FINAL) - A revision plus additions to my original ship packs tng and tngV2 by CJ: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/cjconnietngV3;118677 ---------- Post added at 01:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:01 PM ---------- CJ's D7 Klingon multi pack - cjD7ofppack: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/cjD7ofppack;95032 ---------- Post added at 01:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 PM ---------- CJ's Enterprise NX-01 Era pack. - CJEntEra: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/cjEntera;99736 ---------- Post added at 01:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:05 PM ---------- CJ's USS Essex and new all eras revised weapons for ships pack with weapon and error listings pack - CJEssexAlpha: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/CJEssexAlpha;107305

I have added a disclaimer (to the best of my ability) to the first post. I tried not to make it too verbose so it will encourage people to read it. As far as I am aware, there is no "Orphaned Projects" thread for OFP like there is for A2/OA/CO. This would have been a great resource over the years to hand off any abandoned or orphaned projects to the community at large. Another possibility would have been to hand creative assets over to BIS so they could hold content in escrow so no addon maker's time would be wasted. Not that there is a shortage of user made content for OFP :) but are you aware of any repository of closed or abandoned OFP projects?

Hi Max Power, thanks for the advice and taking the time to update the thread. I think the most responsible thing for me to do is remove any post that is flagged in which I have misinterpreted the author's intentions for permission free reuse of assets. In the case of the CounterStrike Weapons, I presumed that the public existence of the addon in the community for an extended period of time had established it's validity. Since it is commonly available I presumed that it met the community's standard of fair use of content. Do you think that I should add a disclaimer to the first post which encourages users to read the original author's readme & contact them (if possible) to be absolutely sure before reusing assets? ---------- Post added at 09:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:57 PM ---------- Ballistic Addon Studios (BAS) Infantry Kit: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=6383

Nice one Sanctuary :) Generic OPFOR Pack v0.31 PUBLIC BETA Textures & Models: newiy http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=7592 From the readme: ---------- Post added at 03:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 PM ---------- M70AB2 P3D MOD & [sV]Soldier addon by FlipeR: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=589 ---------- Post added at 03:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 PM ---------- Grumman J2F beta by alloisi: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9590 Alloisi's site appears to be down but there are several P3D downloads available through the Internet Archive's wayback machine. WaybackMachine archive link: http://replay.web.archive.org/20050316102514/http://www.syscom.bz.it/ofp/ Addons available: *WWII Soldier Head *M3-Flack *BMW R 75 *Tiger I *Scenery (walls & grass) This work should probably be permanently archived, just in case... ---------- Post added at 03:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 PM ---------- NOD & GDI Harvester by Stu: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9416 ---------- Post added at 04:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:53 PM ---------- NZXSHADOWS' AH1-W SuperCobra: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=5906 ---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:02 PM ---------- Lt.Shikilla's unfinished mortar model (M252 81mm) - P3D: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=8028 ---------- Post added at 05:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:20 PM ---------- XPETIT's Terminator Addons are Permission Free. http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9017 Author's homepage: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/xavier.petit Google Translated from French: http://translate.google.ca/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fxavier.petit.pagesperso-orange.fr%2F ---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:06 PM ---------- Hooahman's Sig 552 Assault Rifle v1.0: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=7608 From the readme: ---------- Post added at 06:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:21 PM ---------- Sigma-6 Frigate and Cargo Ship (unfinished) - Released to community: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=7179 ---------- Post added at 06:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:25 PM ---------- PhilCommando Barbarian BETA released: http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9269

Wildebeest's (WBT) Thompson 1928 - "The Chicago Typewriter" v1.1 .45 ACP SMG: Feel free to include this addon in any weapon pack or mod or configure and change it as you wish. You don't need to give me credit for it, though it would be nice. Enjoy! http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9374 ---------- Post added at 07:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:37 PM ---------- According to this thread: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=71064&highlight=template vektorboson has released a lot of his unfinished addons under a "do what you want"-license: "I'm starting to get my unfinished stuff out, hoping it is useful to someone. Everything made exclusively by me (or based on BIS-stuff) will fall under a "do what you want"-license". I hope I can release as much as possible." Some of vektorboson's work includes: *Runway and Taxiway addon *Flashpoint Germany US Army vehicles: Contains - IP M1 Abrams - M113A2, M113A2 Ambulance, M163 Vulcan - Chaparral *Object pack *IP M1 extra textures (MERDC-Summer and Olive Drab) *debugging console Update *Billboard template addon ---------- Post added at 08:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:49 PM ---------- *** BTR-60 by Norsu, MikkoV & AKM74 *** http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=5677 Readme: ---------- Post added at 08:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:51 PM ---------- Offtime's OFPL BRDM-2 Destroyed & Soviet Version http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=9316 OFF license: ---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:57 PM ---------- VLRA Addon by EPERVIER (french addonmaker) It's a collection of modern French wheeled vehicles. Filename: VLRA.rar Can't find it on ofp.gamepark.cz or operationflashpoint.filefront.com, but I uploaded it here: http://bit.ly/fRL8ZE From the very brief readme.doc file inside the archive: Please notify me if you know that this addon requires the author's permission to modify it.