AH-64A Apache

[+Old Diego 66]

Best method is to have Thirdwire implement A2G turrets. Best hack so far is to place an invisible "aircraft" at the same location as a ground object in the mission editor.

 

*sorry for the thread hijack, Dels. The Apache is looking awesome.

[+Dels 649]

*sorry for the thread hijack, Dels. The Apache is looking awesome.

No worries mate, hijack away! We might actually reach a solution here...

[+Dels 649]

Another progress pic. I know it doesn't look like I've done much but that M230 cannon was a b*tch.

 

Dels

[+EricJ 4,246]

nice!

[serverandenforcer 33]

Yes, that cannon is definitely a difficult piece to model. Took me a couple days to build, if not a week.

[serverandenforcer 33]

Dels, just to give you a poly count idea... this was 28675 triangles... and this is after I had removed some features. It was originally up at 33447 triangles.

 

Edited October 15, 2010 by serverandenforcer

[+Dels 649]

That's a nice model!

I'm only at about 5000 so far with some duplication and the fuselage/cockpit to go.

Hoping it will be under 15000 by the end. But I can always cull some detail.

 

Dels

[+Brain32 265]

Well I think it's cool to go up to 20k, especially if you have lower lods, but even if you don't I think 20k's shouldn't hurt anybody...

[serverandenforcer 33]

Hm... I was just thinking of having ground vehicles classified as aircraft, except that they can't fly, and that way the turret can track them. Although, this means you can't use any EO guided weapons on them... Unless there's away of attaching a ground target to them? Bright side of this is that you can get a radar lock on tanks and whatever other vehicle you have classifide as an aircraft now.

[+Dels 649]

Another update.

 

Model is complete except for duplication which will be done after texture mapping.

 

Dels

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

[+Soulfreak 6,524]

Looking pretty nice Dels!

great add on for Europe, middle east & mediteran theatres!

We need more Helos!

Hope it will have a good FM too! ;-)

[+EricJ 4,246]

Looking nice Dels

[serverandenforcer 33]

Banging job bro! Pure awesomesauce right there!

[+Dels 649]

It's been a while, but here's another update.

 

Mapping is complete, so just the .ini work, skin and testing to go.

The most detailed model (pictures below) has just under 20,000 polys, but the lower detail ones have a significantly reduced poly count.

 

Dels

[FastCargo 412]

Awesomeness!

 

FC

[+Dave 2,322]

Most excellent...

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

looking great cant wait to fly this one wait i have been waiting since 2006 wend boght this game

[+EricJ 4,246]

Looking nice...

[+PureBlue 71]

Keep up the great work mate :good:

[+ST0RM 145]

Fabulous! Where the Rainbow emicon??

[JediMaster 451]

Sweet! I only have EECH/AH for Apache action right now, and I know Flexman still has quite some way to go on his sim, so I'm eager to fly this baby in NF4!

[+Dels 649]

Model and skin complete, working on flight testing...

[+Julhelm 266]

Cool! Can I work a little on that texture please? I can do a good normalmap as well.

[+Dels 649]

Cool! Can I work a little on that texture please? I can do a good normalmap as well.

Be my guest! Skinning's not really my forte...