Mykonos Island (Aegean) GE Tiled

[Phoenix711]

http://rapidshare.com/files/126444190/Mykanos.rar.html

78 MB but it is worth downloading. Mykonos island is selected because of the resolution of GE in that area (Full Island included). It is really a joy flying over it, and it very realistically gives the feeling of speed and altitude.

Also, F-16 D TuAF skins are added (worked over Janhas) and can be seen in the video. (Thanks to MadlyFly)

Enjoy.

Both Bandirma and Mykonos, and F-16D TuAF skins will be added to the next release. Helmet problems will be solved too.

[Snake Man]

Let me know if you get any other mirrors (I cant download from rapidshare).

Is this 64 segment theater?

Is this fully working theater like instant action, TE, campaign(s)?

What resolution the tiles are and I assume they are hand tiled, made from google earth captures, so there is no "tileable" tiles at all?

[Phoenix711]

Snakeman,

the GE tiles are made after the theater is released. The theater uses 512x512 pixel tiles. Theres five segments.

Snowcaps
Mountain
Hill
Forest
Farm
Sea

These tiles are made using GE pictures, but they are tileable and seamless. You can use just them (and no more GE tiles needed) to tile a complete theater. The GE tiled areas are just additions.

It's a 64 theater.

TE working. Campaign working but just with two squadrons.

I'll post a new link as soon as possible.

You can download and check the theaters first beta from:

http://www.f4forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9767

[ccc]

just checked the vid - wow nice island!!

the only problem is, tiles look a bit grayish.. or loss of color saturation?

the coastline is sweet - tho need some tide sprays!

[Phoenix711]

I've just copy-pasted from GE. No edits. I'm not good at it either.

[ccc]

I've just copy-pasted from GE. No edits. I'm not good at it either.

Compared your vid with GE image .. yes original sat image is under-satuarated... anyway- great job! the coastline is truely sweet.

i also checked Falkland island in GE immediately, just found it's much bigger than Mykornos, and worse image quality. Apparently GE tiles won't fit Falkland.

imho SAT image tiles can be limitedly used in interested areas like airbases, key cites or military facities, ports, and obj of military interest/nuke plant. we still need generic tiles for the rest.

[derStef]

outstanding work man! the terrain never looks better!


keep on working man!


Cheers


regards
Stef

[Phoenix711]

imho SAT image tiles can be limitedly used in interested areas like airbases, key cites or military facities, ports, and obj of military interest/nuke plant. we still need generic tiles for the rest.

Correct. In fact, if we try to use GE tiles for all the theater, the size, count limits etc will overflow. (25 MB additional installer size just for Mykonos).

What can be done, is to create 2-3 sets of generic tiles for each type of terrain using GE pictures and clone copy, make them seamless, create the transition tiles, and use this sets.

As you say, some important places of interests can be done using GE tiling. I'm doing that already for some places and the results are great.

[Snake Man]

Any mirrors yet?

[Phoenix711]

SnakeMan, theater links can be found here:

http://www.f4forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9767

Or here they are:

www.amvi.it (Got To Download Section from main page please)
http://rapidshare.de/files/39694187/EgeBeta.exe.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=29629CSN
http://files.filefront.com/Aegean+Th...F45/;10849423;

[Snake Man]

Thanks. Now I got to see the video and wow, the terrain looks real nice. We definitely need to start hand google earth tile some important areas on all the theaters