WIP - Guam Theatre
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Well Hell its been a minute…So just an update. I lost my SSHD last September and recovered it, well most, this January. So A LOT of Falcon development is gone…Sigh
In between times I was still “Playing OUTSIDE the Sandbox” with Guam Theater. i.e. The NEW Google Earth and my friend there etc……can’t help myself…LOL!!!
Here is a render from 3DS MAX as to where it went:Enjoy the pic.
Regards,
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Thanks for the Thanks Gent’s……
But we are moving ever forward in these last few days…http://www.boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize/downloads.php Get it, learn it and use it….Free and Kinda simple …Chuckles…LOL!!! I am going to demo some pix here and NO I am not going to explain how I got here from there. But I will state that the new techniques for building this took a lot of research into the various Falcon code’s I have…not for the feint hearted…LOL what a mess. As well I have found a way using .dds to sharpen a lot of imagery without “Lossy” Again I don’t have the time anymore to explain…sigh!
Suffice it to say that this is all based on Triangles…Wireframe AND Imagery…with low impact on FPS…kinda 1993 Atari but better LOL!!!So the first pic demonstrates the natural terrain of Rota and no I had not applied a Smooth Modifier yet…LOL! Still REALLY close to the terrain profile in DEM!
Second Pic shows the way demer WAS going in getting definition on the Airbase’s at a HUGE Poly cost…sigh.
Third pic show’s the Ultimate compromise for Falcon IMHO…outside of the “Cut In” the ENTIRE runway is one polygon…:DEnjoy the preview and yes we will have a DL’d soon…
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Link in first post not working anymore https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9EBo1PFk5NUSXJ1T0lkNTRDdlE/view?usp=sharing
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Link in first post not working anymore https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9EBo1PFk5NUSXJ1T0lkNTRDdlE/view?usp=sharing
Long Ago and far behind……something new is coming…
demer
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So here we go AGAIN Gent’s……LOL
New CODE, New DB, New DB structure…What’s an “Outta’ the Box” Dev. going to do…Well this:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Dn49EQlwZ-CXUn6dfpgG9jQmnODmfVFr
Notes on the VID.
1. Everything we see, from the Fence to the Sewer Treatment plant, is DRAWN from the Polys on the Rota feature “Land Mass”.
2. WTF does that mean demer???..…One Object\One Model = One DRAW Call…;)
3. New technique for the terrain…I posted B4 about using simple planes in 3DS to achieve an Elevation profile that closely matches the DEM Data available…with a LOT less Polys spent…F’n Triangles…LOL!!!
Ummm…Let me explain that one for you…I-H…so if we take a 30 degree DEM and we want the resolution to be somewhere near L1 or even L0 we end up with 1 to 2 million Tri’s…with this way we end up with 6K Tris and the same ~ resolution for the Elevations…go do the math…I did…LOL!!!Enjoy the Vid,
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One LOD only? Lod1 lod2 etc?
Maybe a cut area with let’s say 30m or less elev detail?Στάλθηκε από το MI 5 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
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One LOD only? Lod1 lod2 etc?
Maybe a cut area with let’s say 30m or less elev detail?Στάλθηκε από το MI 5 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
Hi Arty,
One MODEL at an LOD definition of L0 in Falcon……you could go even lower if you can afford the Tri’s in your TOO…this is what I did for the quarry, sewer treatment plant and landfill as you see them. Where as the rest of the Landmass “Might” be only singular Tri’s…chuckles…those areas have been Tesselated to greater Tri’s to afford the detail\elevation…“Get it ???”
Again demer has made a compromise with Falcon…the only way to get along with the b’tch…LOL!!!
Regards,
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So here is a test flight of TOD (Time of Day) and LOD size impact on FPS:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=17WtxP9I4Tc3KmU91BzZqD1isRqbr0EoI
Looking pretty good ATM. Kudos again to the BMS Team (NO FPS HIT)
@ Arty……the flashing lights at the end of the runway are REAL…LOL!!! (REIL Runway End Identifier Lights)…better have wheels off the ground B4 you get there…
@Nikos…the ILS that you see is the Thales DILS (Deployable Instrument Landing System that we are testing)…Rota Intl has no ILS\CT or MLSR…hell in RL you have to key the mic 3x at the right freg just to get the lights to turn on after 7PM…LOL!!! Recorded Message “Sorry we are Closed for the night, Check back @ 0600 and we might allow you to Land”
Speaking of lights MERLE…Rota now has MIRL’s (Medium Intensity Runway Lights)…as in…DRUM ROLL…RL!!!
So you may have to Q AWAC’s to get bearing on the “Where in the Hell is the F***ng Rnwy”…Chuckles…;)
You may also notice a MOTS (Mobile Air Traffic Control Systems) I am working on that to get it evolved into the ATC in 4.34 as Rota Intl has NO tower in RL…stuck at the moment with it…sigh. BUT we will figure it out!Enjoy the Vid and as we progress I will post more test vids.
Also remember this is my “Sandbox” so any release going forward will be Dev copys…OK…demer
Edit: The Fault @ 3:00 in the vid was unexpected…took me a sec to recover, hell I’ve flown in the dark for years though…LOL,but that’s OK just add’s to the immersion IMHO… another fine job BMS team!
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how did you made them flash?
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how did you made them flash?
Cycle 10 Script
Switch #0
Switch States=1
ONE Sub-tree attached
Lit Primitive with a Poly Type 0
Have not checked if it works with other colors or number of vertices……no time ATM.
IIRC correctly the timing is hard coded somewhere in the mess. We were going to take a look at it one day……Have fun,
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So as I stated I will try to keep us updated as we progress……so some screenies of the ongoing POC:
What the hell is this all about demer???..LOL…I have stated B4 that ONE, of many, goals in GUAM was to reduce the draw calls on the little Btch. As well as reducing Non-Combatant features on the Terrain. i.e. HOW MANY TOWNS AS FEATURES DO WE REALLY NEED!!!..lol…hey maybe a hundred might draw her to her knees FPS wise
So here we draw ONE time and I’m guessing you could extrude as many structures (Non Combatant) as you’d like.
FPS wise 4.34 didn’t even flinch…so unless I encounter a problem with WD’s HUGE 100k poly Aircraft carriers I’m not worried as much anymore. BUT I will stick to One draw call if we can achieve it for the static model’s. (Includes the HUD there gents…ahem)
And NO this is not done with ESRI (though I had Hope) ESRI produce’s WAY to many Tri’s to be efficient in Falcon. I “Get” Procedural building in a API\GPU, have for years, but not applicable here.Enjoy the possibility,
demerP.S. I now have a pet name for the Building’s…“Pop Tarts”…thanks M8
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Hey all, is Guam available for 4.34? Thanks…
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You know, I can’t tell you why, but I find the green, glowing CRTs in the B-52 cockpit quite amazing.
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Folks , whats the progress of this theater ? Is there a link where to download it ? Would it also be compatible with 4.34 Update 4 ? Any leads would be highly appreciated , Thanks .
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All i need is his knowledge (Demer) for the terrain!!!
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I did reply to another thread is this still a WIP really would love to have this in the collection of theater