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kondi754 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:51 pm

terminator wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:22 am NEW Terrain pack RELEASED

Download link in the first post & do not forget to make backups of the original files


Battle on farmland (sov3_01_Prokhorovka)

Instead of these bushes, there should be fields of wheat IMHO

I didn’t find any wheat fields but I have corn fields (alpha version)

GabeKnight wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:19 am PS: IMO the desert looks a bit unsettled/fidgety; it's nice, but too much and distracting. Maybe with a lesser "dune-density"?

Rather something like this that looks much more like the original ?

terminator wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:58 pm

GabeKnight wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:19 am PS: IMO the desert looks a bit unsettled/fidgety; it's nice, but too much and distracting. Maybe with a lesser "dune-density"?

Rather something like this that looks much more like the original ?


Capture d’écran (1071).jpg

I think that the grass in the African coastal zone should be more sunburned, while the grass which is shown in this screenshot should be placed under Prokhorovka + let the corn be more yellow
(However, the corn fields should be rather in the Caucasus )

One thing to consider is to try and make the blend between to adjacent terrain kind of seamless.
Field/rice paddies/desert vs open, difficult vs mountain etc
I think the 3d maps look better when they reflect a real-life aerial view (but each terrain must be easily recognizable by the player).

For instance, I asked Gabeknight for a high-grass (better cover for inf and small vehicles) terrain for Korea (and Pacific campaigns).
In the editor open/high grass can and should have quite different imgaes. But in the game they should be fairly similar.
The winter versions could be simply identical as snow would cover them both.

Looking forward to all terrain developments.

kondi754 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:08 pm I think that the grass in the African coastal zone should be more sunburned, while the grass which is shown in this screenshot should be placed under Prokhorovka + let the corn be more yellow
(However, the corn fields should be rather in the Caucasus )

terminator wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:48 pm

kondi754 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:51 pm

terminator wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:22 am NEW Terrain pack RELEASED

Download link in the first post & do not forget to make backups of the original files


Battle on farmland (sov3_01_Prokhorovka)

Instead of these bushes, there should be fields of wheat IMHO

I didn’t find any wheat fields but I have corn fields (alpha version)

There were great wheat fields in the Battle Academy

RE: African Grass
Better

Sandstorm mainly uses the Arid climate with different grass, mountain, rocks(?), and dirty-road textures. Someone shouldn't use the same textures like with the default climate.
The graphics/terrain/climate files give a clue what is changed for each climate.

For comparison, here are the original textures:

kondi754 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:09 pm There were great wheat fields in the Battle Academy

RE: African Grass
Better

Forgot the previous modification, it hurts the eyes when playing. I preferred to decrease the saturation very slightly:

terminator wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:29 pm

kondi754 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:09 pm There were great wheat fields in the Battle Academy

RE: African Grass
Better

Forgot the previous modification, it hurts the eyes when playing. I preferred to decrease the saturation very slightly:


Capture d’écran (1082).jpg

TBH I would give this grass completely yellow or rust-colored. Have you ever watched a football game in Africa or the Middle East? The grass in many stadiums has this color

kondi754 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:36 pm TBH I would give this grass completely yellow or rust-colored. Have you ever watched a football game in Africa or the Middle East? The grass in many stadiums has this color

I made this before (I can give the two versions):

I like this one the most

kondi754 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:52 pm I like this one the most

Okay, in the next update I will give the two versions (green and rusty), everyone will choose what they prefer

The textures above look quite authentic.
arid grass: hard-pressed sand:

An alternative to the desert -> the cracked soil

can you make the grass less frequent?

kondi754 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:32 pm can you make the grass less frequent?

I will take a break with the terrain pack to order and prepare for the next update...

terminator wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:28 am I will take a break with the terrain pack to order and prepare for the next update...

Really good stuff. Thanks for the terrain pack download!
I'll have to admit that I didn't take a closer look yet, as this has no real priority for me at the moment.
Personally I like the OoB stock terrain and would only want to ADD new terrain (like the high grass in the KoreanMod) or slightly change the existing. But some of your tests look amazing, like the farmland or desert. When I've got more time I have to experiment a bit more with those myself.

Please, add anything from your tests that you're willing to share with the next update. Thanks!

terminator wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:58 pm

GabeKnight wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:19 am PS: IMO the desert looks a bit unsettled/fidgety; it's nice, but too much and distracting. Maybe with a lesser "dune-density"?

Rather something like this that looks much more like the original ?
Capture d’écran (1071).jpg

YES! Could you include this with the next "terrain pack", please!

kondi754 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:51 pm Instead of these bushes, there should be fields of wheat IMHO

Agree. Maybe Mr. T wil be able to find something suitable later.

I hope you’re not afraid of the desert snakes

Hi Terminator. Great wark!!! I mean all stuff you done..
PS. Maybe the size of grass texture is too big?

calmhatchery wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:01 am Hi Terminator. Great wark!!! I mean all stuff you done..
PS. Maybe the size of grass texture is too big?

Thank you, if I remember well by reducing the size of the grass the result looked too much like the official texture