Marianas and Okinawa retextured - Printable Version
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Marianas and Okinawa retextured - panzerkeil - 27.03.2008
I have retextured Okinawa and the Marianas with textures from 4.09b
So you need 4.09 b to make this work!
I did not aim for historical correctness (might do so later); this is only a texture change to make the stock maps look better.
Any feedback is welcome, this is my first try so be mild :wink:
Screenies:
Okinawa:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn37 ... ntains.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn37 ... kinawa.jpg
Marianas
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn37 ... l/Guam.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn37 ... Saipan.jpg
Download:
(The link is inoperative) file=Fly_zo/PK_reskined_maps.exe
Point installer to your il2 main folder and files will install in the \MODS\MAPMODS\maps folder.
Hope you enjoy!
Much Better - Skullbiscuit - 27.03.2008
Much Better!
Though I wish the rivers could be fixed, as we know the game only provides for a minimum width which is too wide for these rivers, especially Okinawa. I was stationed on Okinawa in the early 90's. I did not notice if you included the airfields at Kadena and Yomitan. Yomitan's airfield sits on top of an escarpment and was surrounded by sugar cane fields. Kadena's is below it. Pictures from Okinawa at that time show a very beautiful and largely undeveloped pastoral countryside quilted with farmlands (southern Oki) whereas northern Oki was and still is largely forested and rugged.
You also may want to add "Kadena Circle" It was a roundabout which the Army made vicinity of Kadena airbase to aid in the movement of supplies. The location of Kadena circle today (Google map it) is where is was then. Of course it did not exist prior to the invasion so depending on what time you wish to represent is whether you include it or not. Good work!
SB
- panzerkeil - 27.03.2008
Hi skullbiscuit, thanks for your feedback.
Can you give me links to maps\pictures?
Maybe I will make 2 versions while I am at it .. 8)
- fly_zo - 27.03.2008
no custom entries in all.ini will be overwritten with this install .... just alphabetically reorganized
condition is however that you've followed install instructions ( sticky ) and you have your all.ini present in : game-root\mods\mapmods\maps\all.ini before installation .
Panzerkiel , i thought this is finished mod .... why posting in WIP/ beta ?
Z
- panzerkeil - 27.03.2008
It looks fine to me, but maybe others have problems?
That's why beta.. Mmm.. only retexture; no major changes.. Maybe should have posted in other category.. :oops:
- canonuk - 27.03.2008
They look great
- godverdoom - 27.03.2008
Yes, i will install it immediately. Nice work
- fly_zo - 27.03.2008
panzerkeil Wrote:It looks fine to me, but maybe others have problems?
That's why beta.. Mmm.. only retexture; no major changes.. Maybe should have posted in other category.. :oops:
no problem m8 , i did test it and you have approval to post it at "map mods download section" as official mod
just please don't post warning regarding all.ini ( see my previous post for explanation ) cos it could confuse unexperienced users
cheers,
Z
- Skullbiscuit - 27.03.2008
panzerkeil Wrote:Hi skullbiscuit, thanks for your feedback.
Can you give me links to maps\pictures?
Maybe I will make 2 versions while I am at it .. 8)
Here ya go.....check this site out http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Okinawa/
Official history of the Battle for Okinawa.....US Army
SB
Cultural Features - Skullbiscuit - 27.03.2008
I don't think that FMB has the right cultural objects to do Okinawa justice.
Note this link here http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-O ... wa-p8a.jpg
are what look like strange buildings over fields....they are actually mausoleums.....graves
SB
- canonuk - 27.03.2008
Excellent link - thanks Skullbiscuit
- panzerkeil - 27.03.2008
Great link - thanks.
I can obviously not make a 100% perfekt map, but I can redo the airfields, and (part of) the cities..
I now know what I have to do this weekend. :roll:
- Burning Beard - 28.03.2008
I spent 2 1/2 years on Okinawa, and it a beautiful lush green island, thank you for this mod.
Beard
- saunders1953 - 30.03.2008
panzerkeil, I had a chance to check these out this morning....fabulous!
Re: Cultural Features - fabianfred - 30.03.2008
Skullbiscuit Wrote:I don't think that FMB has the right cultural objects to do Okinawa justice.
SB
I think I have an even worse problem with Thailand....all I have in the FMB are grass huts :roll:
some nice looking Mosques and churches in the 4.09...but nothing like a temple or chedi....maybe have to try re-skinning some existing objects and combining them :?
BTW...those white curved Hawaii airbase blocks might be reskinned to look like the kind of chinese graves....I don't know what they look like in Okinawa