My next terrain project

[Wrench 10,142]

21 hours ago, Gepard said:

Sometimes i simply fly around and watch the landscape.

I think that's part of the fun of terraforming -- using either the free camera and zoom around, or free-fly a mission. Sometimes it's amazing what we can accomplish with this old, creaky terrain engine

[+Gepard 12,270]

Has someone an idea how to increase the distance of TOD object appearance?

[+Gepard 12,270]

31 of 33 farm tiles are done. Tomorrow i will do the last 2 tiles.

Afterwards i will focus on coastal tiles.

[+Soulfreak 6,544]

On 4.4.2025 at 10:07 PM, Gepard said:

Has someone an idea how to increase the distance of TOD object appearance?

Check this Michael:

 

[+Gepard 12,270]

9 hours ago, Soulfreak said:

Check this Michael:

 

Thanks, that was exactly what i was looking for.

Sitrep: All 33 farm tiles are finished. Tomorrow i will start to work on the farm to sea transistion tiles.

During the test flights i had a lot dogfights with Air Force Phantoms. And i must admit, that i like the F-5E Tiger more and more, the underdog of the 1970th fighter planes. I love this little butcher bird.

 

[+Gepard 12,270]

The first coastal tile is nearly done.

The TOD-objects are placed. At the moment i'm thinking whether i should change the color of the shore a little bit. Will have a look at the sat pictures first.

[+Gepard 12,270]

Some coastal tiles with TOD trees and buildings.

[+Gepard 12,270]

All Farm to Sea tiles are now finished. Tomorrow i will start to rework the City to Sea tiles.

[+Gepard 12,270]

Sitrep: Slow progress while placing TOD objects and trees on the tiles. Slow but steady. Still to do are the city to sea and forrest to sea transistion tiles.

[+Gepard 12,270]

I'm still on trees planting.

Some impressions:

 

[+Gepard 12,270]

SitRep: All trees at the city outskirt tiles are set. Tomorrow i will start to set trees on the city to sea tiles.

I think i should make some research job, which kind of trees are in the outskirts in the norther USA. At the moment i have a mixture of oaks and spruce or firs.

[+daddyairplanes 11,096]

sounds about right for Michigan. theres only a couple dozen types to choose from in Michgan alone.....

[+daddyairplanes 11,096]

might have asked before, after your recent Screenshot Thread post will ask again

how far into Illinois are you going with this?

thats effectively my home town (its kinda complicated), and it does have small airport about where the left edge of the "R" is on this map

[Wrench 10,142]

And don't forget that mean pepper steak in the Joliet slammer ...

 

curious if the U-505 will be in Chicago, as an Easter Egg (tm)

[+Gepard 12,270]

17 hours ago, daddyairplanes said:

might have asked before, after your recent Screenshot Thread post will ask again

how far into Illinois are you going with this?

thats effectively my home town (its kinda complicated), and it does have small airport about where the left edge of the "R" is on this map

Do you mean this airport?

 

[+daddyairplanes 11,096]

well, last time i was there was 1999 

it might have gotten bigger since, esp since Miegs Field in Chicago got bulldozed

[+Gepard 12,270]

SitRep: The first city to sea tiles are now fitted with trees. 3 more tiles are still to be done.

[+Gepard 12,270]

6 hours ago, daddyairplanes said:

well, last time i was there was 1999 

it might have gotten bigger since, esp since Miegs Field in Chicago got bulldozed

Thats how it looked in 1998:

 

[+daddyairplanes 11,096]

that looks abit smaller than the first pic

i swear i do not remember the second runway.  but i was not ever above it,  and most of my time in the 90s was at NAS Glenview when they had their airshow (in conjunction with the Chicago Air and Water Show iirc). but all those memories were a literal lifetime and a few wars ago for me.

i mainly mention it to try and bring my home town into game 

[+Gepard 12,270]

Ups, small problem. I forgot to save the last changes in the TOD file. So half of the newly planted trees disappeared. Shit happens.

Tomorrow i will try it again.

[Wrench 10,142]

Man, been there, done that, got the T-shirt!!!