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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: USRanger on March 16, 2012, 09:41:33 PM
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Introducing my latest terrain. It was made as a training tool to help players increase their dive bombing & tanking skills offline. Due to the way HTC coded the tank objects, you can get explosive hits with tanks' AP rounds, but only HE rounds will make the tanks disappear. Several re-arm pads are located across the tank range if you run low on ammo. Auto-ack is set in a few locations to ambush unwary tankers. A ReadMe is included for installation & set up instructions. I invite you all to at least give it a try.
:salute
Ranger
http://www.mediafire.com/?4gzwdd412om6zlp
(Download Link)
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You the man ranger!!! Will be downloading shortly. :) :cheers: :salute
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Nicely done sir :aok
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Thanks :aok
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Anytime. :salute I just hope it helps somebody as it's intended. I look forward to seeing some screenshots if someone gets the time.
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Way cool, Ranger! :aok
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Awesome!
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Downloaded :aok Thank you :salute
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: What is a Tank ?
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The other half of the game.
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:aok
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The other half of the game.
'Half' may be a bit of an overstatement. ;)
Never-the-less ... kudos.
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Excellent job.
Map is so much like parts of Australia during the summer I almost got home sick.
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:x :x :x :x :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :rock :rock :rock
Awesome and an excellent job with the terrain as usual.
:salute Jedi
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I look forward to seeing some screenshots if someone gets the time.
Soon, good sir... very soon :D
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Very nice and thanks for your time and effort that as I can see you put into this.. :salute
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Thanks Ranger - been waiting with keen anticipation for this.. :salute
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I'm glad. :) If it helps just one player increase their skill level, then my job is done.
:salute
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Ranger
As soon as I get this I will post some screenies for ya.
LawnDart
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got sheep!!!
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+1
Really outstanding.
Thank you!
:aok
vSKYDIVE :devil
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got sheep!!!
WHERE
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Thanks :aok :old:
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can this be used for a custom arena?
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No, not this version, but I'll make one that can be if there is interest in it. I'd need to add HQs, factories & roads.
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Truly what the community needs more of. Well done.
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I'm not sure if there's enough interest, but it looks like it would be excellent for general use among the community. I think most new players find the huge map in the training arena a bit daunting.
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Great work Sir, thank you!
Salute
Steely
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:rock I opened it up and WOW! Then I did the airspawn....... and POOF!!!! I turned into a giggly lil gurl ...................... Awesome JOB!!! WORK OF ART!!!
Thank you USRanger.
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WTG Ranger.............wow looks great, will use it alot.......THANKS Ranger :salute
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I might have to try these GV thingies out now :D. Thanks for putting in the time Ranger. :salute
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:salute fellas. Thanks for trying it out.
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looks pretty good, i like flying the stukas and the SBD, maybe i'll give this a shot :)
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The dive bombing targets are smaller than a hanger but larger than a GV, i.e. a happy medium. Takes about 30 seconds from the air spawn to be diving on the range. Drop, end flight, and be back over the range in a fresh plane in 30 seconds.
On the tank range, there are fuel trucks scattered about. They explode, burn & smoke nicely. Gives the range a nice chaotic effect. :devil
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The dive bombing targets are smaller than a hanger but larger than a GV, i.e. a happy medium. Takes about 30 seconds from the air spawn to be diving on the range. Drop, end flight, and be back over the range in a fresh plane in 30 seconds.
On the tank range, there are fuel trucks scattered about. The explode,burn & smoke nicely. Gives the range a nice chaotic effect. :devil
yeah i noticed that in the divebombing range, the targets are fuel tanks. hit them and i get the message "fuel tanks destroyed"
camo. i like it :D
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Correctomundo! I wanted to use something that would burn when destroyed. I just slapped a big target texture on top of it. :aok
Still waiting on some cool screenshots folks!
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WTG Ranger! very nice :aok
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That is a cool terrain and I will gladly fly/drive it.
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***Attention players, Important Update!***
I have a new version of the terrain I want you to download & use, replacing the first version:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3szm5ka955ad3zc
New features:
-A better looking clipboard map
-The correct "look" via the custom textures. When bump mapping terrains came out a couple updates ago, it started placing a bumpy texture overlay on all the terrain textures.
If using custom textures, the bump mapping hides the details of the texture. Skuzzy showed me today how to override it so that the textures now look as they are supposed to.
Simply download & unzip, then place the bombrang.res & bombrang.dod files into your AH2->AHIITERR folder. Overwrite the previous version if you have it.
This is the version I want everybody to have, because it now looks the way it was meant to. Enjoy! :salute
(http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6528/bombrang.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/bombrang.jpg/)
NrRaven's example of original vs. bump mapping:
Original:
(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj623/8rave8/ahss83.jpg)
With bump mapping:
(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj623/8rave8/ahss82.jpg)
As you can see, when Bump Map Terrain is turned on, the details in the custom texture(s) is/are lost.
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Due to the way HTC coded the tank objects, you can get explosive hits with tanks' AP rounds, but only HE rounds will make the tanks disappear.
Ranger,
Awesome work and thank you! The dive bombing targets and air spawns are perfect.
Is there any way you can make the tanks 'tanks' and not 'tank objects' so we can use AP rounds? The AP (esp the HVAP) and HE rounds have very different trajectories. If one of the tank objects is near a tree and you get an 'explosive hit' you can't tell if you hit the tree or the tank. Not a big deal - That is my only suggestion. I can practice with AP rounds on more 'open' targets.
Again, this is fantastic and will help the community in a big way!
:salute
Cheese
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Ranger,
Awesome work and thank you! The dive bombing targets and air spawns are perfect.
Is there any way you can make the tanks 'tanks' and not 'tank objects' so we can use AP rounds? The AP (esp the HVAP) and HE rounds have very different trajectories. If one of the tank objects is near a tree and you get an 'explosive hit' you can't tell if you hit the tree or the tank. Not a big deal - That is my only suggestion. I can practice with AP rounds on more 'open' targets.
Again, this is fantastic and will help the community in a big way!
:salute
Cheese
At this time it's not possible. Believe me, I tried everything. Then came to find out that that's how they are coded & there's no workaround at this time. :salute
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Totally awesome Ranger :cool: Many thanks for you time and hard work. :rock
:salute ...Tee...
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Ranger
I d/l it and all I can say is ------- wholly chit---- I got a uple of screenues at home on my computer so as soon as I can I will post them-. I took out the V1 rockets with a stuka in 1 swipe... too bad the auto ack got me too.
Ohhh Btw SHEEP!!!!!!!!!!
LawnDart
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Found out the link was now expired so I've reloaded this. The online version for the terrain is coming very soon so squads can use it in the custom arenas. :salute
http://www.mediafire.com/?xml7foeetwclm8b
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How long did that take to make? It looks fantastic.
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Couple weeks of working on it here & there. Thanks for checking it out. :salute
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Drools............. :huh ...... online version..................... :eek:
:salute USRanger :aok
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Thanks Ranger, u teh man.
:rock
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Ranger,
when i downloaded the link that works, all i got was the .res file.
shdo
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Shdo you place the .res file in your terrains folder just as it is, no adjustments needed.
Lawndart
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thanks,
didn't know if i needed the second file he mentioned.
shdo
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The second file just changed V2 from Knight to Bishop. Offline, you can just do that yourself, or switch to Knights if you want to use the tank range. :salute
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Sources in the resistance had given the coordinates of a TOP SECRET Facility code name Bombing Range..
I fly my mossie in reconnaissance mode and established location of V2 launch sites
then pushed nose in for a dive and bombed it to blazes
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/lowerbrook/Daringv2raid.jpg)
The ack was thick and the bosh well miffed ...so I had to extract my self from the area like a scalded cat... as low as I could...
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/lowerbrook/mossiebridge.jpg)
any way, long story short
made it back in time for tea and crumpets
Good job Ranger :salute