John87

-------------------------------------- current version 0.42 -------------------------------------------- Real scales of space (diameter of the Earth = 12 742 000m , distance from the Earth to the Moon = 384 467 000m and etc.). Any space object and planet have position in space with an precision 0.1mm. Unlimited view distance of planets Ability to fly into space from current land (for example stratis) or to landing, in real time without loading Ability to fly from one land (for exmplae Stratis) and landing to another land (for example Altis), with loading screen. Land zones: Earth (Stratis, Altis) Earth, Moon, Sun Dynamically texture loading for planets Fast c++ code Links MakeArmaNotWar link 0.42 Download: Armaholic download link 0.41 Download: ModDm download link part1.rar ModDm download link part2.rar 0.42patch download link (required 0.41) Install: Unpack 0.42 archive to Arma3 folder. or Unpack 0.41 archive(s) to Arma3 folder. Unpack 0.42patch archive to Arma3 folder with replace files. ----------------------------- Change log --------------------------------- 0.4 First public release 0.41 Fixed - freeze after start mission on Some PC (requred some not used addons) Fixed - some other little bugs and tweaks 0.42 Fixed - Out of memory on some PC when height > 30km Fixed - Part of the Earth is not drawed sometimes Fixed - CE doesn't work (hint is not displayed) and requires restart mission sometimes Added - Campaign "Cosmos Engine Demo Space" with ability start mission directly from Space ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Future Plans ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This section and features are estimated and not final (can be changing and/or added). ----------------------------- Closest tasks --------------------------------- space plane (walking inside supported) physics (gravitation, seperate engines power) add space objects (small asteroids) ----------------------------- Main Features --------------------------------- Physics inertia gravity burning in the atmosphere different power engines in front/back/right/left (for any maneurous include strafes) destruction of the ship by space junk at high speeds time slowdown at speeds close to the speed of light (optional) scale time (fantastic feature) artificial gravity on space plane/ship/station (fantastic feature) power space engines (fantastic feature) [*]Sol system about 10 planets of the solar system real orbits and rotations of the planets asteroids radiation, temperature [*]Landing ability to fly into space from current land (for example Stratis) or to landing, in real time without loading ability to fly from one land (for exmplae Stratis) and landing to another land (for example Altis), with loading screen. land zones on the Earth (Stratis, Altis, Chernarus and some other) land zone on the Moon compatible with Armas clouds [*]Space plane walking inside (when height of the space plane above 50km from the planet) improved space physics [*]Realism it's trying to be real there are some fantastic features for more intresting gameplay [*]Design improve stars improve colors and contrast of the Earth, also decrease bright at some places (v0.41 too bright) improve textures of the Moon --------------------------------- Additions ------------------------------------ Custom script commands, like: plane1 setposC[230454555,2000000000,3400000]; plane1 movetoC[230454555,2000000000,3400000]; plane1 movetoPlanetC("Earth","Stratis"); pos1 = getposC("Earth"); setScaleTimeC(1000); ... Custom config. Ability to add custom land zones and may be planets (+ manual). Ability to add custom addons of space ships, space planes, space stations (+ manual). Manual how add CE to custom campaigns. ------------------------------- Multiplayer ----------------------------------- I don't know how multiplayer work yet and can't say exactly about posibility of it now. Previously I dont see why it can't be, but may be with some restrictions compared to singplayer. -------------------- Total modification and campaign -------------------- Will be announced after release v1.0.

Current version only for player pilot. AI pilot is planned and more details at the page 8. Since next patch will be small variant too (only with earth and without music).

BadLucky1776, cosmosengine045_macrossplane_patch Install: unpack content of the archive to arma3 folder with replace files. copy "OA Macross plane file - gst_vf1s.pbo" to "@Cosmos\addons". copy "globemaster_c17.pbo" to "@Cosmos\addons". Requirements in ce_readme.txt

It will be able in my open world campaign exactly. main AI persons and vehicles will without cheats and will save their properties and coord after change map. CosmosEngine contain his properties in seperate RAM area than arma, these data are not lost when map changing and AI units can be reproduced by CE after new map loaded. When map changing, unit arma coord translating to global space coords. And when new map loaded, global space coord translating back to new arma map coords (or continue processing in global space coords if the new map too far). For Custom campaigns may be something like this: 1) If need save AI unit after change map, add script "[this] call initUnitCE;" to Init line of the unit * can be simple added in Editor or by script command. * so not necessarily know arma script for using it. 2) after map will changed, the unit(s) can * if the unit in air, space, sea - be translated to new map with right coord * if unit on land - be saved on last position but with freezed arma AI. When player will return to previous map unit AI will unblocked. AI Unit (which was init "[this] call initUnitCE;") can be in 1) ArmaWorld * if unit have (height <50km) and (distance from current loaded map < 1000km) * means that unit fully controled by arma (physics, ai), like without CosmosEngine 2) CosmosWorld * if unit have (height >50km) or (distance from current loaded map > 1000km) * means that unit don't exist physically in usual arma world now. Control of his AI and physics take CosmosEngine. * use CE commands(functions) instead arma script commands. Example commands for moving unit in arma world: domove[100,1000,15000]; flyinheight 15000; //default Arma script command - start flying to 15km over land [100,1000,15000] call movetoLandCE; //the same action but CE command - start flying to 15km over land Example commands for moving unit in cosmos world: [100,1000,100000] call movetoLandCE; //start flying to 100km over land, coord center from current map ["Altis",100,1000,100000] call movetoLCE; //start flying to 100km over land, coord center from Altis ["Chernarus",100,1000,100000] call movetoLCE; //start flying to 100km over land, coord center from Chernarus ["Chernarus"] call movetoLLCE; //start flying from any current position to Chernarus map ["Moon"] call movetoPlanetCE; //start flying from any current position to the Moon ["MoonLand1",0,0,1000] call movetoLCE; //start flying from any current position to the Moon Land area [200000,300000,1000000] call movetoCE; //start flying from any current position to place in Space, coord center from global Space coord It's not all planned commands. Also could be getposCE, velocityCE, attackCE, [unit2, ship1] call dockingCE, ...

This module is planed, can't say when. Send me link of needed plane and I'll add it to CE. - It works fine in A3 as long as you spawn the plane and pilot seperately. what means spawn the plane and pilot seperately?

Nikiforos, also need copy: "@Cosmos/Addons/cemusic.pbo". And need restart PC if v0.42 was run in current Windows session.

Yes, it requires installed 0.42. But if 0.45 installed without 0.42 you can just will copy "@Cosmos/Addons/cosmos.pbo", "@Cosmos/Addons/cemusic.pbo" from 0.41 or 0.42 archive to Arma3.

CosmosEngine 0.45 link Install: Unpack content of "cosmosengine045.rar" to arma3 folder with replace files. Restart PC if v0.42 was run in current Windows session. Require: CosmosEngine 0.42 installed. This patch only for demonstration that walking inside vehicle works in space. It can works not only with this Space Plane but with any future space vehicle or a space station. I spent all time to make earlier but could not upload with unexpected bugs. There are unexpected problems when made walking inside on low height and parachute jumping. And I disable these features in current version, walking inside works only when Space Plane in open space, temporary. Need more time to make it work correctly. When I wil fix all it, improve Space Plane model, and test it, I will upload new patch. For MANW I had uploaded last working version on the day early, before the deadline came. Changelog 0.45 (can be unstable, experemental version) Added - walking inside vehicle when player in space (experemental version). Added - space plane 0.3 (without textures and rvmats, with some geometry bugs and low cockpit details. Cockpit will redesigned, it's temporary solution.) Using: Select action "Get Out" when SpacePlane far in space (~ 100 - 200km from Stratis). Bugs: - when walking inside sometimes lost control and unit animation changed to "fly animation". Can help press U or Reload Magazine. - walls cause little damage. it will fixed until next patch

I apologize for delay, patch with space plane will be tommorow morning or in the afternoon. And it will only 0.3 version. Some design features, textures, details, model bugs need in improvements and redesign. Main reason to download it will see walking inside and parachute jumping features but for great impression better wait for more later version.

Is it legal using and modify some parts of "Arma 3 Asset Samples" for MANW addons?

Some of user maps are planned too. Also will ability to add other real user maps (using manual). Originally planned only space, but then logically follow idea to make plane flights and travel between maps, and now it's also one of the main features. yes, by any vehicle (in v1.0). There is full real time when flying from Land to Space, but when going to new terrain, it's not in full real time - there is loading screen, how it's made now when flying from Stratis to Altis. Who intrested in custom islands will take it in next patches. When it will completed it will noted in changelog. At first should be completed more priority things. Also in plans ability for users to add any custom land using short manual and using it immediately. And also this load zone could be added to default base of load zones in next CE updates. Number of possible load zones are unlimited. Thus any real island could be added if it needed for somebody. Thanks for supporting.

Current global resolution of the Earth (23424 x 11720) for land and same for clouds. I think this is not enough too and have plan to increase it. For example lack of resolution visible already at height 500km. I have idea how increase it to 46800 x 23400 (possibly it will be included in v1.0). Need improve some models and dynamic textures code. Theoretically it's possible to enlarge to 80000 x 40000 max - size of the original raw texture. When player far from Earth (12000km for example) used 4096*4096 texture. It should be enough for fullHD monitor if distance 12000km or higher.

0.42 patch (link) fixed some critical bugs: Fixed - some parts of the Earth is not drawed sometimes Fixed - out of memory on some PC when height > 30km Fixed - CE doesn't work (hint is not displayed) and requires restart mission sometimes Added - campaign "Cosmos Engine Demo Space" with ability start mission directly in Space Space plane will released after 2 weeks. Yes, in future patch when terrain for Moon will be completed. CE allows to land on any planet which has land zones (arma terrains). In current moment terrain for Moon is not completed. Note: there is loading screen when arma terrain is changing (for Moon too), like loading screen when changing Stratis to Altis.

No, I didn't see it any time when playing after release. Added as a bug, trying to reproduce and fix a little later. I know roughly why it can be and it's should be simple to fix.

Probably the bug is happens in Arma when quickly moved above 30km. If it's true, this patch should fix the problem. If not then the patch also has a new campaign "Cosmos Engine Demo Space" with ability to start mission directly in space.

it's intresting. Do you remeber it was 30000m exactly or may be 29730, 30450, 32596?

I am searching solution for it. This problem happens not only in CosmosEngine: https://www.google.by/?gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=badrVJGFGsqqywPNoYFI#q=arma+out+of+memory+fix also can help something from it: start arma3.exe -malloc=system -mod=@Cosmos -maxMem=5120 -maxVRAM=2047 start arma3.exe -malloc=tbb3malloc_bi -mod=@Cosmos start arma3.exe -malloc=tbb4malloc_bi -mod=@Cosmos start arma3.exe -malloc=jemalloc_bi -mod=@Cosmos start arma3.exe -malloc=tcmalloc_bi -mod=@Cosmos start arma3.exe -malloc=nedmalloc_bi -mod=@Cosmos

Probably the problem is in it and need enable pagefiles. Seems 8Gb RAM is not enough to full disable pagefile for Win7. ---------- Post added at 18:48 ---------- Previous post was at 18:43 ---------- You can flying from/to any island if it added in CE. Current version has added 2 islands: Altis Stratis. There is ability to add any island but it takes some time. In future versions will be more default islands (Chernarus, Moon, ...) and ability to add custom islands (+instructions).

Nikiforos, froggyluv, try to add in ce_run.bat: "-malloc=system" ce_run.bat: //---------------------------------------------------------- start celoader.exe start arma3.exe -malloc=system -mod=@Cosmos exit //-----------------------------------------------------------

Your PC: 16 Gigs DDR3 @1600, Nvidia 760 4gb. It's strange. I have 4Gb RAm and Nvidia 890mb and haven't this problem on VeryHigh texture Settings. I will try to find why some PC have this problem.

Do you have last version of arma3? How much RAM and VideoMemory you have ? It's peak of memory usage on height 100-200km height. I want to optimise memory usage in this moment. Also I will add settings menu with texture qulity settings, for VideoCard with lower 890MB Memory. Temporary solution - close hard background programs before start arma or change arma setting texture to "High".

I don't know how work multiplayer yet and can't say exactly now. ---------- Post added at 19:59 ---------- Previous post was at 19:39 ---------- I will create CosmosEngine thread and decribed more details after some days. -Inertia yes - orbital mechanics, reentry efects No, in current version. ---------- Post added at 20:13 ---------- Previous post was at 19:59 ---------- [/color] I have 4gig ram and 890mb videoMem and haven't this error (with max texture settings), except several times when many hard programs were opened. CE use much memory when landout from land on height ~ 100km. I think I will implement user's settings with texture settings quality and will make optimisation of texture usage.

for me too. Most of the time I spent at the code and arma script, I had to solve a lot of problems with the arma engine. I had a little time for stars and it turned out bad and spoil all impression from space. I hope that will rework it. ---------- Post added at 01:37 ---------- Previous post was at 01:23 ---------- if fa18 required you need download part2.rar (with fix included) and unpack content of the archive to Arma3 folder with Replace. http://www.moddb.com/members/john831/addons/cosmos-engine-part-2 If you want other planes, not only default, Tell me list of planes what needed and I will add support it to the game. I disabled any other plane specially as temporary solution. Arma has bug (some scripts work with errors) when plane hasn't in config (simulation = "airplane"). I need make new config with small fix (simulation = "airplane"). Also later I'll write a tutorial on how to change the config to make any plane supported.

I think I and author of space engine trying to really show space and using the same raw textures (from NASA in public domain). But I am not trying to be like space engine (I not very like his design). I have my own style and want to make the most like real photos but with higher contrast and saturated colors. I'm trying to be like real photos and not trying to be like Space Engine. Photo is better them Space Engine and I take as example photo. And I have my own method for postprocessing of textures. When I make Earth I see many photos and videos and searching more beautiful version and trying to make it in-game. While that turned out not very much, but I have spent a not much time for design as I would like.

What issue you have? I don't know autors of SpaceEngine and don't using anything from SpaceEngine. CosmosEngine and SpaceEngine fully different things. I saw video of SpaceEngine and it all. The list of developer are from SpaceEngine, but not from CosmosEngine. ---------- Post added at 23:48 ---------- Previous post was at 23:34 ---------- it will be ---------- Post added at 00:05 ---------- Previous post was at 23:48 ---------- grodnoalpha is my addon, terrain and alpha version.