[kapteeni]

Here is the new Arctic area map. It is made a Russian guy called Mixx_. I found this beauty only because mr. Agracier pointed it from Aviaskins forums to me.
I have changed the original name a bit easier and tested it with my AAA UI 1.1 version. For me it works fine. But i'm not sure what mods i have included... :oops: Hahah!!I Tested it with SAS latest too without problems and i quess it will work with UP 1.8 aswell...
There are some objects that might cause problems with some installations, but i have included those object in to DL file too. Textures are at 1024 resolution and i didn't want to chanege originals so i did leave them as they are.
We did have a bit of lanquage barrier here with ppl at Aviaskins, but thanks to google translator tool we could at least comunicate at the forums.
Download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/o2yd5emwm ... r_beta.rar
3do files(if needed):
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ytqjmgyzmyl/3do.rar

Here are the installation directions:

Read before doing anything!

Just exctract to temporary folder and copy/paste exctracted MODS folder to \Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 and let overwrite if asked.

Copy/paste this line to \Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\MapMods\Maps\all.ini txt file:

mixx_Zapolar mixx_Zapolar/load.ini

If the came refuces to save missions or does not load. Copy/paste 3do file that i have included to \Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\3do.
Mr Mixx has even included some missions in to the package too. I quess you know where to put them...
Happy testing

Kapteeni

Links: Aviaskins forumsenglish section)
http://forum.aviaskins.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12
Screenshots:

[Poltava]

Thanks for making this available! D/L-ing now!

[kapteeni]

Thanks for making this available! D/L-ing now!

Hi Peter!
You found it fast...!
Can't wait the campaigns for this!!
Absolutely amazing:

[Alemart_el_Redentor]

Thank you very much for the heads up, it looks very interesting ^_^

[Poltava]

If you have been there you know it looks VERY arctic! Very nice work by Mixx!

[OberstDanjeje]

Thanks

[Lejo]

Those textures look great! A real beaty. Thanks for sharing, downloading now! 39% to go... :lol:

[cgagan]

Problem report to the specialist: D/loaded and installed everything according to instructions (mixxzapolar map and _Tex in MODS/mapmods/maps and the 3do objects in MODS/STD/3do etc...) and the map won't load.
This is what I get:
Section[MAP2D]not found in 'maps/mixx_zapolar/load.iniMoscowMoscow/load.ini
Any clues would be most welcome!
Thank you ,

[kapteeni]

Problem report to the specialist: D/loaded and installed everything according to instructions (mixxzapolar map and _Tex in MODS/mapmods/maps and the 3do objects in MODS/STD/3do etc...) and the map won't load.
This is what I get:
Section[MAP2D]not found in 'maps/.iniMoscowMoscow/load.ini
Any clues would be most welcome!
Thank you ,

You have messed your all.ini file. If i'm not mistaken
Open it and look for typos.
If not, send your all.ini here: copy/paste, you know!
This is the line that yuo should see at all.ini txt. file. It points to right load.ini file:

mixx_Zapolar mixx_Zapolar/load.ini

It tells to IL2 engine what files it should load and where.

It has nothing to do with Moscow load.ini (except Mixx is from Russia 8) )

[kapteeni]

If you have been there you know it looks VERY arctic! Very nice work by Mixx!

Even the Norwegian villages looks right!
Best arctic map yet. And good for convoy attacs coz there are open sea at the top too!
I have noticed some bugs at airfields. Some of the waypoints needs some edithing.
Kap

[Lejo]

Great map!

[cgagan]

You have messed your all.ini file. If i'm not mistaken
Open it and look for typos.
If not, send your all.ini here: copy/paste, you know!
This is the line that yuo should see at all.ini txt. file. It points to right load.ini file:

mixx_Zapolar mixx_Zapolar/load.ini

It tells to IL2 engine what files it should load and where.

It has nothing to do with Moscow load.ini (except Mixx is from Russia 8) )

Stupid me! :oops: When I copy/pasted the lines for the all.ini file, they "joined forces" with Moscow load.ini lines.
Thank you very much for your assistance (and for your great map productions)
Cheers,

[Uzin]

Just flied sight-seeing tour over this map: it looks marvellous!
Especially granite rocks, which, as I have read, are typical for the landscape there.
One of the best maps I flied over in IL2.
@cgagan :
I did not installed 3do files which supplied kapteeni, and everything seems to be ok.
What I do recommend: after d/l, first unpack the whole thing into temporary folder, then
copy/paste individual folders according the proper folder structure,
backuping the files before eventual overwriting.
I hate just saying yes for the overwriting questions of some autoinstallers .
Thanks to kapteeni and to Mixx for excellent work.
:cheers:

[me109]

fantastic very detailed map hock:

[mandrill7]

Lovely map. The only criticism I have is that the author is inconsistent re whether there is surf on the sea coast. On some stretches of coast, you have a strip of surf and then a strip of no surf and then surf again. If that could be corrected, the map would be amazing!

The same textures could be used for any sub arctic map - including Alaska, northern Canada, Finland or the Aleutians.