01.04.2009, 14:35
Changed the water to that grayish color and it looks decent.
MrOblongo the trees now look nice in the forested jungle area, thanks. I don't know of any other type of "forest" that will be different or look better than the dark Italian conifers. Isn't that what was used in the SLOT? Looks OK as is.
Don't want to put too much forest down in the valleys where fields and shrub land is.
It's good that you didn't put trees on top of the mountains. One book mentions that the people used slash and burn on hilltops to grow crops there and photos are similar to the mountains now. Good job!
I'm still playing with the different fields. If I change something in the central region then it messes up something in the Arakan region. It's a balancing act.
I've finished new airfields at Agartala and Feni (northwest corner). These were major bases for bombers and beaufighters; and other fighters throughout the campaign. Re-did Cox's Bazar to north-south layout.
Retextured and changed height at Taukkyan (north-central). This was a small emergency type airfield used by Japanese. It was mentioned in a book because of it's beautiful scenery with hills on three sides. One can imagine the pleasing atmosphere enjoyed by the Japanese during their "vacation" stay here.
Also re-textured a couple of the airfields in central region south of Meiktila and near Prome. The dark green grass just didn't look right. And, I fixed a couple fields which didn't have the invisible runway plates. These must not have "saved" after one of my work sessions. That has happened a few times. :x
I might post some pics of the airfields later. I'm leaving them with only a few objects, maybe a couple hangars etc. Mission builders can add more to their liking later. Some taxiways have been covered with invisible plates but most have not been so taxi with care. I might cover most of the taxiways in fields used by allies later.
Still have to populate villages, especially Mandalay. So much to do, so little time.
MrOblongo the trees now look nice in the forested jungle area, thanks. I don't know of any other type of "forest" that will be different or look better than the dark Italian conifers. Isn't that what was used in the SLOT? Looks OK as is.
Don't want to put too much forest down in the valleys where fields and shrub land is.
It's good that you didn't put trees on top of the mountains. One book mentions that the people used slash and burn on hilltops to grow crops there and photos are similar to the mountains now. Good job!
I'm still playing with the different fields. If I change something in the central region then it messes up something in the Arakan region. It's a balancing act.
I've finished new airfields at Agartala and Feni (northwest corner). These were major bases for bombers and beaufighters; and other fighters throughout the campaign. Re-did Cox's Bazar to north-south layout.
Retextured and changed height at Taukkyan (north-central). This was a small emergency type airfield used by Japanese. It was mentioned in a book because of it's beautiful scenery with hills on three sides. One can imagine the pleasing atmosphere enjoyed by the Japanese during their "vacation" stay here.
Also re-textured a couple of the airfields in central region south of Meiktila and near Prome. The dark green grass just didn't look right. And, I fixed a couple fields which didn't have the invisible runway plates. These must not have "saved" after one of my work sessions. That has happened a few times. :x
I might post some pics of the airfields later. I'm leaving them with only a few objects, maybe a couple hangars etc. Mission builders can add more to their liking later. Some taxiways have been covered with invisible plates but most have not been so taxi with care. I might cover most of the taxiways in fields used by allies later.
Still have to populate villages, especially Mandalay. So much to do, so little time.