WIP - Guam Theatre
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Soooooooo……work continue’s @ AndersonAFB:
The Runway to the left (where my AI wingy is taking off) is being rendered as a feature.The Runway to the right (where I’m idling) is being rendered on the TILE….!!!
A fairly good compromise,I think, ATM.
I have run up against the 72PPI limit for WWW image’s,so it’s a little hard to get the detail I would like on the Tile Texture.
B4 we suggest to add the new Texture’s to korea.obj and render them as a Feature.Do we understand that the Objective and it’s Feature’s would have to be totally built from scratch??? Just doing the Vertice’s give’s me nightmare’s…LOL!!!So this “Shortcut\Compromise” for the Proof of Concept, is enuff’ for me ATM.
Regard’s
demer -
Getting there……!!!
Where I started:
Where I’m at:
Remember……there is NO Runway “Feature” on this Airbase, only PHD\PD Data…;)
demer
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Looks very nice demer, congrats
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Getting there……!!!
Remember…there is NO Runway “Feature” on this Airbase, only PHD\PD Data…;)
demer
Bout’ time you did something. So what exactly is your point about “no feature”??
Brian
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@RAM22:
Bout’ time you did something. So what exactly is your point about “no feature”??
Brian
:rofl:
LOL……NO RUNWAY’S,ATM,as a Feature on the Objective…we can’t bomb a TILE!!!..Bawahaaa!!!
Serious though, I did a quick check a week or so ago to see if I could remove the feature’s from LOD 0 on the Objective so that she only render’s the tile.BUT keeps the Hitbox intact so that we can bomb runway’s and show damage, i.e. crater’s (rendered in the lower LOD’s).This seem’s to work as long as you don’t point the LOD 0 ROOT to a texture.More to do……wanna help!!! LOL
Dave
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What is the purpose of having Guam runways with “no feature”? I is something specific to Guam theater, which as per your other post, should be fought only from carriers?
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What is the purpose of having Guam runways with “no feature”? I is something specific to Guam theater, which as per your other post, should be fought only from carriers?
LOL……NO TED…it’s apparent we are not getting what I am doing here.
Yes it is specific to Guam ATM.Let me explain better,for those that seem to be having a hard time grasping it.
AAFB is an “OBJECTIVE” in Guam,which contain’s “FEATURE’s” i.e. “Model’s” that are drawn\textured in 3D
Soooooooo……what I am doing here is “Drawing” the runway on the 2D texture.
AND removing that texture from the “FEATURE” from LOD0……Get it???Sooo…when we get in Game,we are sitting on the 2D “Image”,but we are also on the “FEATURE”…Get it??
SOOOO…we can STILL bomb the “FEATURE’S”…but,those “IMAGE’s” Will Not match the 2D,ATM…Get it???
I prob’ly just confused you more…LOL,
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Can this make sloped runways work?
Or is it still a 3d object just not rendered texture?Cheers
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No MAX,
ALL 3D Object’s\Feature’s are still there on the “OBJECTIVE” except THAT the First Runway’s texture’s (the one’s you see OTW) are rendered on the TILE instead of through the “MODEL”……get it???
Guess I’m having a hard time explaining…:(
Try me in TS,maybe that would be better…demer
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Yeh, I re-read your posts a couple times more and it slowly went in to the small brain.
I’ll try one more time(can’t be on ts right now), the pro is that the runway we see won’t be divided into texture segments that may not always “fit” to one other? We get a “complete” runway texture.Cheers
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@mAXpOWER:
Yeh, I re-read your posts a couple times more and it slowly went in to the small brain.
I’ll try one more time(can’t be on ts right now), the pro is that the runway we see won’t be divided into texture segments that may not always “fit” to one other? We get a “complete” runway texture.CheersNow your gettin’ the “PICTURE” Bro’……
demer
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Guess I’m having a hard time explaining…
No, if you know to DO IT, DO IT!
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I’ve already “DONE” it already,don’t really care,at this point,…… if you guy’s want to spend the next 9-16 month’s trying to fit your Custom runway feature’s texture’s in LODEdit…so be it.
Not needed to do all that work.demer
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Dave,
my comment was a parody of old professor’s educational skills. I hope this is clear now. -
Sorry but I can’t leave the sloped runway thought just yet. I may be mistaken here but when there were leveling issues at airbases it seemed like the aircraft had contact with ground and the runway 3d object was floating making it look like your gears were under ground, if that’s true, could it not be possible then?
Cheers
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Dave,
my comment was a parody of old professor’s educational skills. I hope this is clear now.Yes,I know, and a good one at that……I often feel that is the way I come across…LOL!!! I’m not so good at Tuturial’s for Falcon Development…
NP M8, as soon as I figure out what I’m doing, I’ll try to pass that along…… :rofl:@mAXpOWER:
Sorry but I can’t leave the sloped runway thought just yet. I may be mistaken here but when there were leveling issues at airbases it seemed like the aircraft had contact with ground and the runway 3d object was floating making it look like your gears were under ground, if that’s true, could it not be possible then?
Cheers
Max, we are 'kinda screwed in BMS when it come’s to precise elevation data edit’s. This is due to the fact that BMS use’s the L2 file for elevation’s,instead of the L0 file.We may get to use a more undulating mesh under the tile and see how that goe’s.The fact that I’m not using a Runway L0 Feature on the objective may get us there.BUT I have noticed that Mav’s “roll forward” is gone ATM. i.e. Your jet is stationary when you spawn,just like the old day’s.
Oh well,more to do……demer
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as soon as I figure out what I’m doing, I’ll try to pass that along……
If you know to DO IT, DO IT!:p
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It’s been a week or so,testing different approach’s, to where I would like to be with this,as a POC for Guam (i.e. Future Falcon). I have tried to simplify the process in PS, as much as I can (I REALLY suck with this tool… Plug-In What???…LOL!!!), for the “ARTIST’s” in the community who may want to pursue it.
A little tour of AAFB,Guam for BMS.Remember, the texture’s you are seeing are NOT being drawn through the Feature,they are on the TILE itself.I won’t go into how I achieve the PHData or PointData on the tile\Objective\yes there is a feature there!?!?!Bullshite ATM.That will come later.
Enuff,trying to explain my insanity…!!!First shot,you are all familier with,though this is where we Rotate,my AI wingy is a bit late…LOL…****'n “Script Monkey”…PSSST,those flashing light’s across the runway are trying to tell you something…LOL
next two shot’s……
A low pass…just to see…what we can see…
Cheer’s,
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I believe with this technik Kimpo and heavy 3d airbases will be a joy for FPS. right? Nice touch.