Army Men Mod

[blackhawkdown132]

I am very inexperienced with editing tools. I am making a mod which involves plastic army men fighting each other in giant sandbox. The problem is, I need a map to start out on. If anyone has spare time, please donate it to making a blank square 10,000 km by 10,000 km island with rolling hills and valleys in a desert texture. Lets just say editing is'nt my "strengh". If anyone would like to do this task, please send it to blackhawkdown132@aol.com. I will make sure you are rewarded with a beta of the mod. Feel free to place your name on the map.

[General Barron]

I'm no island maker, but I'm pretty sure you can't make islands in OFP that are 10,000 km long

But seriously, check out some of the user-made islands out there. I think there is one called "A2 island" which is nothing but a big desert island. Maybe that would work well.

[shinraiden]

Are you sure you didn't mean 10k? Some of us get confused by international variances in the usage of periods (.) and commas (,) for declination and notation.

Current OFP tested limit is 102km. If I ran the numbers right, *I think* it could handle up to 204km, but I haven't gotten it there yet.

[blackhawkdown132]

i mean 10,000 meters

[blackhawkdown132]

but 102 would'nt be bad

anywho, i have tried out many maps

i propose to combine desert island and A2 into a super map, like the AEC map.

so i finally have my map
 :cheers:

[Kaliyuga]

 Find  DEM data for an area of the earth that you want to make your map look like and I can make a map with no objects out of that in about 20 minutes..  

  I just dont have the time to search for DEM data ..  

[blackhawkdown132]

can you just make a large square desert map with rolling hills?

[shinraiden]

West leach spring is probably pretty good, or at least enough to give you some good ideas.

[simoneldridge]

I will make you an island  if you wish  it will only take 20 mins or so

let me know if ya do

 ;D

[blackhawkdown132]

Yes plz!
 Remember,
- 10 km by 10 km size

-Desert Island Type Textures

-Gently sloping hills no taller than 100 m

-Only rocks as objects.

[simoneldridge]

did you want a coastline (beache style) or an abrubt end like you said a sand box???

[simoneldridge]

I have made an island for you but as i said it was only a quickie
tell me what u like or dont like and what adjustments you would like.
and i can correct it for you as you wish.

All you need to do is extract the file and place it in your addons folder.


you can download it on my website .
http://www.flashpoint-isle.com/html/terrain.html

Wedge ;D

[blackhawkdown132]

Perfect!

[blackhawkdown132]

I will send some aerial pics.

[blackhawkdown132]

Try adding some more rocks, roughen the edges a little and make the hills steeper. However, this is a beta, a damn good one at that.

[simoneldridge]

bhd
using wrptool you have the option of increasing the size of rocks and other such objects.
just a suggestion but as your men are supposed to be tiny would a few oversized rocks go down or not...

here are some pictures
http://www.flashpoint-isle.com/html/the_sandbox.html


if not i will just leave that

another thing   when you say roughen the edges   what excactly do you mean??

[Kaliyuga]

thats an awesome idea.. you should make some of the bunkers..... i can't remember what they're called exactly at the moment..

err.. fortress or something...     make those really large too.. ;D

[simoneldridge]

ok  i have slightly updated the island
i have softened the edges and put in some lager rocks
i have also raised some hills but you did say not over 100 high so i will wait for your feedback on that.

About my previous post......the oversized rocks have a little problem.
if you increase the size by over 300% the LOD's become messed up meaning that you can walk right through them :'(.they look really good apart from this prob. ;D

I have only included rocks up to 300% not above in this version

heres the download

The Sandbox v1.1 beta
http://www.flashpoint-isle.com/html/the_sandbox.html

Wedge

[blackhawkdown132]

Thanks

[DBR_ONIX]

Whats the Data3D model for the rock? I'll scale it up in O2 if you want..
Just I don't really want to search for how ever many hundred files for it

Argh, I'll do the model tommorow.. I'm mucking round with some explosion effects (Fuel trucks exploding are fun :D And people.. )

Anyway, It sould only take about an hour to do everything.. So I'll get a beta by moday
- Ben

[blackhawkdown132]

good, yall are part o the team

[simoneldridge]

Hi DBR

im sorry for no response i have been in hospital

anyways i will have a look tommorrow for the model name
maybe we can sort something then  

Wedge

[AnarCHy]

about your mod...  how far along are you exactly?  Do you jus have plans...?
I've d/led the file and the island looks pretty d**n good.
If you get to the point where you need a mission designer I'm your man.
I just have nothing to do you see?  I'm soo da...ng bored... (and now, my descent into utter madness....)

[DBR_ONIX]

Hi DBR

im sorry for no response i have been in hospital

anyways i will have a look tommorrow for the model name
maybe we can sort something then  

Wedge

No probs
Oh, the model name is "mc CIVIL2.p3d"
Thats the civillian one..
Not found the millatry one yet..
But..
I do have the BAS Inf Kit..
That I could retexture no bother, as it has all the Photoshop files.. How realistic do you want them (If you want to use the BAS model), as in, pockets etc? (The actions thing BAS supplied add pockets, that look pretty good.. You could have a green model, or the same, but with pockets etc.. Which could look cool)..?

I'll have a go with pockets etc, see what it looks like, and post up a screenshot
- Ben