Angolan Theatre News Updates - 06 Feb 2004

[Mad Dog McEwan]

News Updates

- Speaking to Claude about the Angolan Theatre as an official add on for Falcon OIR.
- New vid tutorial ( Cockpit editing - The way it SHOULD be !) at http://www.666th.com/uploads/4tutworx.asp
- Got over 200 closeup photos of the Mirage IIIR2Z to work with - thank you to the SAAF museum for access to # 857.
- Mirage IIIR2Z and Cheetah operations manuals have been contributed by ex-SAAF fighter pilot,Jan Bester. Jan flew combat sorties during the Angolan Conflict and is walking me through the cold/ramp start procedures for these 2 aircraft, and is contributing on various operational procedure detail during the conflict.
- Quintin Viljoen [vlerkies@websurfer.co.za] has joined the team as researcher and helping with basic line drawings for 3D modelling of various models required in the campaign.
- Peter Gill of www.flight-manuals-on-cd.com have contributed Mirage F1AZ and Mirage F1CZ manuals to assist in flight modelling and ramp start/cockpit procedures. Many thnaks Peter.
- Michael Bradley [mabmichael@comcast.net] has offered to do some DOF/LOD work on Level 3 lods.
- Guyver1 ( http://falcongfx.ptwars.com/) of FalconGFX has offered to work/contribute on the UI Screens - thanx mate.
- Sean Mandich (s.mandich@webmail.co.za ) has offered to help with 3D textures.
- Nigel is working on a completely new Bucc S Mk50 model, 100% correct - excellent work mate.


Modelling

- Mirage IIIR2Z LOD editing has reached level 3, all splits have been done, DOF's are next
- Mirage F1AZ and IIIR2Z textures are done to high res and detail.
- All ground systems modelling is now about complete - only the Samil range of trucks outstanding, and Buffel IFV is about to be done in 3DS.
- All a/c modelling is done to LOD level 1 format, excluding the Westland Wasp, which I will probably leave out, too difficult to model.
- C-47 "Dragon Dak" needs some work on, any offers to remove the cargo door left rear and install a 30mm sidefiring cannon?
- Alouette III gunships also need their cannon modelling to be done - any offers?

Terrain

- Terrain Tiling - new tiling name definition and "module" that auto names your tilesets available at http://www.666th.com/uploads/4tutworx.asp
- Completed tilesets for Desert Namib, Specific Kaokoland, Specific Ovamboland.

Pitworx

- Mirage IIIR2Z 3D pit is coming on good, 2D panels are nearly done, have tested them in FS2004 AND Falcon 4.0.
- Basic Work on F1AZ, Buccanneer and Impala Mk.2 panels have begun.
- 3D pits of IIIR2Z, Impala done to raw states.


Site updated http://4f4.666th.com
Tutorials at http://www.666th.com/uploads/4tutworx.asp
Cockpit Refernce Site at http://cockpits.666th.com

[Mad Dog McEwan]

Mirage IIIR2Z First Flight
http://www.666th.com/uploads/modelworx-iiir2z-007.asp

Updates & screens at http://www.666th.com/uploads/4index.asp



20.02.2004
- retouch skins on ac 857 (AI-Mirage III R2Z) (ex-ccc), also DDS testing
- first flight Mirage III R2Z
19.02.2004
- complete v1.0 work on texture sets / LOD texture mapping of AI-mirage III r2z (ex-ccc)
18.02.2004
- work on texture sets / LOD texture mapping of AI-mirage III r2z (ex-ccc)
- work on texture sets / LOD texture mapping of AI-alouette III (ex-ccc)
17.02.2004
- work on texture sets / LOD texture mapping of AI-alouette III (ex-ccc)
- do test on new intro videos - works
18.02.2004
- new textures - Mil Mi-24/25 (FAPA-DAA)
- new textures - Mil Mi-8/17 (FAPA-DAA)
15.02.2004
- new UI main screen - test ok, new interface buttons and locations
- news EXIT_TGA screen - test ok
- additions/tests to credits listings - tests ok
- changes to following files
---- art\main\main_win.scf
---- art\main\theater.scf
---- art\main\lcktxtrc.irc
---- art\resource\credits.rsc
---- art\resource\credits.idx
---- art\resource\common.rsc
---- art\resource\common.idx
---- art\resource\main.rsc
---- art\resource\main.idx
---- art\resource\mainbg.rsc
---- art\resource\mainbg.idx
14.02.2004
- new 3ds model and LOD (MD) for MB-326K Impala II 50-cal wing mount pods
- new 3ds model and LOD (MD) centreline tank Mirage F1
- new 3ds model and LOD (MD) external wing tanks Mirage F1
- new 3ds model and LOD (MD) wing tanks Impala Mk2
13.02.2004
- new 3ds model and LOD (MD) for V3B Kukri AAM.
- new textures - Nord AS-30L
- new textures - low drag 250kg iron bombs
12.02.2004
- new textures - Matra R.530
- new textures - Matra R.550 Magic
- new textures - Cactus SAM vehicle launcher (SADF)
- new DB entry Cactus (copy Crotale)

[ccc]

great job.