[MAP] Khark Island, Iran

[Geordie-72]

Ok Ill get this up now as I'm just about ready to get my ArmA 'P' drive re-installed for modding.
Just waiting on some shiny SSD's and i'll continue the project.


The project was started just over a year ago and stopped about when PR:A2 was announced, This map had PR in mind, ie PvP
The whole island was chosen as It gives a pretty good amphibious assault terrain, In a modern/future conflict zone.
There is large industrial/refineries, airport, beaches, city, harbours, perimeter roads, and of course some open desert spaces in between for cutting down on possible lag.
Speaking of lag, I had been playing about with getting the terrain to 5.0m res, but its very taxing so maybe back to 10.0m.

Estimated workload to beta:

Khark Island, Iran - 10km - 27 Sept 2011
NASA DEM 10km x 10km - 100%
Very large SAT map from google earth - 100%
L3DT terrain tuning - 60%
SAT Mask - 40%
Custom textures - 90%
Objects - 0%
Visitor Fine tuning - 10%

Ill keep them %'s updated as I move along.

Bear in mind these maps do take time, So don't expect anything soon. I now have a son, So time should't be taken for granted.

Here are some screens from last year to keep folks entertained, which was about the last time I worked on the project:













Watch this space, Wish my patience luck.

EDIT: I am open to suggestions, So please feel free to discuss.

EDIT 2: I think at this stage this may be relevant. If any building model makers would like to collaborate with me, I have a feeling there may be an easy ways to add some tunneling or bunker complex foundations, (i.e I can form the terrain to fit a model). Let me know please.

[Geordie-72]

[PLACE HOLDER]

[pfhatoa]

Been thinking that this area would suit ARMA well before. Good luck!

Remember that a carrier should fit too so maybe the map shouldn't be centered to the middle of the map.

[Acecombatzer0]

Just found out, ironically Battlefield 3 will have this island as a multiplayer map. I suggest, you make get hints from Dice's version of the map, and see what you like from it.

[Psyko]

make it better than BF3, then PR will implement it just so they can say theirs is better.

[Geordie-72]

What!!!!!! damn them......Wel mine will be 10km x 10km, so dice can go and do one, lol

By the time I get this finished BF4 will be out

[pfhatoa]

Regarding the custom terrain texture. They seem to be a bit too red. See reference:
http://v7.cache7.c.bigcache.googleap...rect_counter=1

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/34699837.jpg

[Geordie-72]

Originally Posted by pfhatoa

Regarding the custom terrain texture. They seem to be a bit too red. See reference:
http://v7.cache7.c.bigcache.googleap...rect_counter=1

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/34699837.jpg

You are correct, Khark Island consists of maily limestone, At the time I started making them, Some people had complained that textures get changed or don't look the quite the same in game as they do in PS.
I had been playing about with textures with the aim of figuring out how the game changes them (if it does at all), I've got them flagged as 90% here as I have not reached a conclusion on this issue yet.
I still need to see how they look at different times of the day (Arma weather), I would like to have a reddish effect at sunrise and sunset if possible, A bridge yet to be crossed.

Well spotted though, Any input is valued.

I have a couple of other projects on the go (hardware modding), But this still gets some attention from time to time.
I finally picked up a license for L3DT as my 3 month demo ran out last year!!! So I can resume work on the terrain tweaking.

[zamani532]

Takistan invades Iran so UK intervenes?

[mati140]

zOMG BF3...

````````````````BF3`PR:AA2

Kharg Island:``````+````+

US Team: ```````` +````+

RU Team:`````````+````+

LHD: ````````````+ ````+

Jetz, tankz, APCz... `+````+

Realism: ````````-````+

Let's proove that more realism = more epicness = more fun