02.03.2010, 19:51
Cool! Thanks.
The first time I flew over Saipan in IL2, I almost cried. It was so disappointing. Getting rid of the rivers on the Pacific islands is almost essential, IMO. They're almost unrecognizable with such huge rivers. If all you have interest and time to do is re-texture and eliminate rivers, it would represent an ENORMOUS improvement to all the stock Pacific maps.
I may be a little behind on the map making process now, but wouldn't painting over the rivers in map c as "white" (land) be all you need to do to get rid of rivers?
Also, I wonder if some of your mountain shadows techniques could be used to partially overcome IL2's limitations on simulating the small "Rock Islands" in the central part of the Palau Lagoon. As you can see from the photo posted above, none of those islands have "beach" per se, they are just forest-covered rock that end abruptly at the water. I know IL2 doesn't allow for that, but maybe there's a texturing solution? (Just throwing out a thought - no expectation at all that you will address it. What you've done is already very welcome)
The first time I flew over Saipan in IL2, I almost cried. It was so disappointing. Getting rid of the rivers on the Pacific islands is almost essential, IMO. They're almost unrecognizable with such huge rivers. If all you have interest and time to do is re-texture and eliminate rivers, it would represent an ENORMOUS improvement to all the stock Pacific maps.
I may be a little behind on the map making process now, but wouldn't painting over the rivers in map c as "white" (land) be all you need to do to get rid of rivers?
Also, I wonder if some of your mountain shadows techniques could be used to partially overcome IL2's limitations on simulating the small "Rock Islands" in the central part of the Palau Lagoon. As you can see from the photo posted above, none of those islands have "beach" per se, they are just forest-covered rock that end abruptly at the water. I know IL2 doesn't allow for that, but maybe there's a texturing solution? (Just throwing out a thought - no expectation at all that you will address it. What you've done is already very welcome)