Somalia Theatre ?
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Eghi, we can ask around for additional help. In the meantime I’ll start building a template sort of like the one I had for Kore 2012, using Molni’s database. I’ll see if I can get some help regarding the UI. If you can send me your map, I’ll see about getting it incorporated into the rest of the artwork as part of the campaign selection screen. When the template is done, I’ll post a link so other contributers can start filling the threatre’s holes.
Your choice of terrain tiles look amazing Eghi. I’ll admit, I have never been to Africa, but they look really good for such desert terrain.
@ “Eghi” and “Chuckles”
I can make for you the NavAids and their list based to real world data. You can see for Israel’s that i was made here:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?9950-Israel-Theatre-NavAids-List
PM me if you finally want, my pleasure to help you guys.
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Just playing around, what do you folks think of this as the selection screen TDF file?
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Just playing around, what do you folks think of this as the selection screen TDF file?
Nice trial my friend Gavin ;).
Maybe the “Somalia” can be “Somalia theater”. Just a thought.
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Nikos, do you mean like this?
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@ Gavin and Arek
Hi guys.
Well in order to inform you about Somalian airports:
and their location:
When the time comes, just “pm” me ;).
Have a nice work at this theater.
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The above may require 128 size theater. But that may be too risky for AI campaign. Africa horn is huge expanse of land.
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The above may require 128 size theater. But that may be too risky for AI campaign. Africa horn is huge expanse of land.
You’re right, I propose to 64 segment , not more. This is what gave Neystratiou, housed in a frame of 64 segments:
My offer is this:
But… we need to Yemen in the theater? Maybe someone has another suggestion?
Here is everything for a new map. Maybe someone will do it better?
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Here’s a little small folder I made to get a first impression during an IL-2 mod of how Djibouti looks regarding sea colour, land colours and vegetation. One tex in that for water shallows by my friend Bombsaway. Kept it in…
Wildly collected from google.
http://www.mediafire.com/?v9s1p2qfqbhuouxEdited, now with Dee-Jay’s shots and some shots deleted (copyright).
Moderators: Please delete all folders I post if there’s anytime an infringement (unintended).I am impressed every time I check various (even close as 500 miles) Sahara/African regions as how fast colours and vegetation change from red to brown to greyish kakhi to yellow and from scrub to rock to plantages etc.
So I gues Somalia does not look anything like Djibouti, albeit they’re neighbours.
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I will be there in tree days … tell me if you want some other real pictures from the air…
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EDIT: For info … those pic has been taken during an incredible good visibility day…
But “most of the time”, moisture % are so hight, that at FL150 you can’t see the ground … sky and below is completely withe!
Djibouti
Djibouti city
Somalia
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You’re right, I propose to 64 segment , not more. This is what gave Neystratiou, housed in a frame of 64 segments:
My offer is this:
But… we need to Yemen in the theater? Maybe someone has another suggestion?
Here is everything for a new map. Maybe someone will do it better?
http://www.mediafire.com/?tb9f1ck5mb7njh4Eghi, I think the picture in the lower left, the one below you words my offer is this, is the one we should use. I was thinking that some of Yemen should be included. This would allow land based NATO aircraft to be based for attacks into Somalia. Also, by including Yemen, we can also have an Ethopia/Somalia versus Yemen conflict included. Finally, I was thinking no matter what size the final map will be, the FLOT will be located in Somalia. Without Yemen and the Gulf of Aden as a barrier, blue aircraft taking off will face heavy SAM and AAA defense almost immediately once they are airborne. Reducing their intensity will be required to make the gameplay a little more enjoyable. We can reduce that pitfall by locating blue aircraft in Yemen. A USN carrier would also be required in any circumstances.
Let me know what you guys decide concerning the map. I have the rough template done for Somalia. I’m using Korea campaigns and terrain, but
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Dee-Jay, great pictures, downloaded and added to my Djibouti/Somalia folder…
Thanks
Tom
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I know this is not very popular gents, posting my usual IL-2 stuff, but I do this not to annoy or distract, simply to show what I already sent RAM22 as tex and add an option (I always send RAM22 the stuff I find interisting lol, sorry mate). I flew over this theatre the past days checking for modifications and just loved the idea of having it in both sims.
After the great shots Eghi posted (totally loved them), I like the idea of a Somalia theatre, I think it is just the area which I find appealing geographically.
So, if someone is interested in the textures a modder named agracier made, these would be available supplementing your work. Of course things in IL-2 look way different, also depending on daytimes chosen.
The first shots show the default colour with Bumps (might cause a too bumped image for some tastes) and the 2nd row of shots are with slightly repainted textures where I tried to add a little more red and/or saturation. All in tga, indexed to 1GB.
A lot of shots, but I wanted to give the entire picture. Agracier allowed me to use his work however I wish (thanks man) and I would simply inform him should anyone jump on this offer here at a later process.Theatre is modded IL-2 Djibouti/East Ethiopia/nothern Somalia.
Bumps are added by me and I would not use them on all these textures in IL-2 tbh.Slightly different colour
To not flood the thread I can delete the shots later…no prob.
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I sure wish I could get my IL-2 to look like yours, Tom! Anyway, I’m going to take a look and see what we have here…
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I think this is going to be an exciting theatre with plenty of scope. Well done to all involved.
Cheers!
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Great shots Tom. That’s the kind of flood we like to see:p
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Thanks, guys…toonces, if you someday can arrange a TS meet, I can tell you all what you need to tune up your IL-2. Just a few tricks. And most important: Knowing which modded maps rock and which suck. If you ever visit the SAS forum, search for “Sidi Ifni” and “Bhenghalli Islands”, “Hawaiian Islands”, “MTO”, “South Vietnam 1968” and so on…
Chuckles: Will send pm…cheers,
Tom
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@ Chuckles, toonces, neystratiou…
Still interested in the terrain?Little progress (Today’s scribble;)) :
Rivers easily done, because they are dry (no need to do alpha channel).
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Wow, that looks amazing.
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Eghi, totally stunning. The theatre comes alive with your selection of tiles.