More FE Ground Objects

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The Japanese trucks for the 1930s ground objects are nearly done, and will go to Wrench for testing this week.  Found my old notes from several years ago and discovered I had misidentified the Japanese tanker and starter truck chassis - its a Toyota KC, not an Isuzu TX40.

 

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Great! 

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This shot illustrates how a lot of the 1930s stuff could also be used in SF2 for WW2 themes.

 

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Which Planes do you plan to do as Ground Objects?

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Which Planes do you plan to do as Ground Objects?

 

Haven't really thought about it yet.  I plan to eventually make all the aircraft flyable (gamer or AI) and just kinda assumed the aircraft LOD2 files could be used as ground objects?  I have no experience at building game maps, so correct me if I am wrong.

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LOD´s of Groundobjects and Planes have a different Position of the Middle / Zero Point. At a Groundobject it is under it. For a Plane it is inside the Model.

So if you use a Plane LOD Model as Groundobject the lower Part sinks in the Terrain...

Also annimations (Propeller, Gear, Ruder, Flaps...) are different.

[Wrench 9,801]

the WW2 "parked" statics we've had since 2005 just have the one LOD. Their distance visibility is set by the entry in the _types.ini

Of course, these new ones will need a texture "skin" of some sort. Goes without saying, :)

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Wrench did an excellent job of repackaging the 1930s ground and terrain objects - unlike the earlier WW1 objects, the 1930s stuff is ready to drop into game folders without a lot of file work.  I just uploaded his complete package to CA, and it should be available shortly.  This pack does not include airfield figures - they are still in-work and will be released later.  Wrench: many thanks! 

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Thought I'd post an explanation why the 1930s airfield objects include a paved ramp - most airfields were still grass.  Even major airfields would only have a paved area in front of hangars or terminals - the "runways" were still grass right out of WW1.  See sample photos below.  First shot is Shanghai in 1937, and second shot is March Field around 1938.