Geezer

Progress shot below. Still gotta finish the Brit uniforms, and then complete the Austrian MG - Austrian observer in foreground.

Progress shots below of stuff for WW1 AA guns, maintenance stuff, and 1940 desert landing ground stuff.

No, in principle I have no problem with sharing this stuff. The only potential problem is file conversion so IL2 can accept textures and models designed for FE2. I have no interest in learning how to do that, but if someone else will convert the files I'm willing to talk to them.

Thanks. While I honestly don't know how far I can push the FE envelope, I intend to find out. I suspect that high-res graphics will be the problem, rather than polycount. When finished, the Halberstadt's polycount should be 12K-15K, while the standard game's RE8 model is somewhere in the mid 20s. TK once wrote that FE uses mip-mapping, so I hope that the impact of hi-res graphics will be confined to aircraft close to the gamer. If any of the old-timers here have experimented with BIG artwork, I'd love to hear about the results.

I'd also like to thank you guys for the guidance you have given Shoresroad. It's been so long since I had FE2 installed that I am pretty much starting over again, and the info above will be a big help.

The finished model will use two 2028 x 2048 bitmaps, plus a couple of small ones for wires, spinning prop, etc. I'll also make a couple of LODs - hopefully, that will reduce impact to frame rates. Two more shots below: cockpit and "Evil Hun" pilot figure (still a WIP).

Excellent! The camels and cavalry are impressive, as is the terrain artwork. Looks like the ground tiles are 512 x 512?