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  1. I am planning updates to my old terrains and some new terrain releases, and I was wondering if I could find a way to make better looking planning maps, very similar to the stock SF ones. Spectre8750 managed to make some of them for other custom terrains, such as this: http://combatace.com/topic/75208-alternate-kaw-terrain-v3-planning-map-set/. Does anybody have any suggestions or the perfect, secret recipe? Thanks in advance.
  2. Don't worry EMCON360! You answered my question anyway, you didn't hijack the thread. BTW, Google Earth is what I primarily use for terrain making, as well as other sources of info.
  3. Thanks for sharing this one. Very interesting!

  4. Iraq, Western Asia (1980-2003)

    Menrva commented on Menrva's file in Full Terrains

    SUDNAVY, most painting software should do ok, I use Paint.NET, reopen that _water bitmap and save it as 8bit.
  5. Welcome back!

  6. Iraq, Western Asia (1980-2003)

    Menrva commented on Menrva's file in Full Terrains

    Please use the following support topic when reporting bugs: http://combatace.com/topic/90262-iraq-western-asia-1980-2003/ This space is meant to be used for overall reviews, not for bug reporting. Anyway, thanks for pointing that out. Turns out that the _water bitmap was wrongly saved. Just re-open the _water.bmp file and re-save it as 8-bit and you're good to go. I won't bother to update the package just for this. Fix will be included in next release.
  7. Isn't YAP based on WOV? SF2 is not as open as SF1, it's way more locked. You no longer can fool the game into doing something that is not supposed to, not so easily. Refueling can't be done in SF2 anymore (there was a cheat/mod working for SF1 games). I'll say again, the source code is the mother of everything.
  8. Hmm, I am afraid that without the source code, we won't be able to make proper scripts. By looking into the .dll files, one can see that TK added (only as placeholders, without any code) mission types such as AIR_ASSAULT, TRANSFER, TRAINING, SCRIPTED, SPECIAL_ATTACK, and many others. There are so many placeholders for other things too. That's what bothers me. SF2 really does have an incredible potential. However, the code is locked. Without source code, I think the only option is reverse engineering, but that is most of the time illegal.
  9. Can you be more precise, SkyViper? Your question is interesting.
  10. PFunk, you still working on this? I can always provide support with that heightmap.

  11. Have You Seen Hidden Figures Yet?

    Menrva replied to Skyviper's topic in The Pub

    I'm planning to see it. I had the impression it was an interesting movie, and it is based on a true story as well.

  12. Piasecki H-21/ Vertol V44 around the World

    Menrva commented on yakarov79's file in Other

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing yet another masterpiece, yakarov79!
  13. Terrain package updated to Version 1.01. Minor tweaks here and there, it might be worth re-downloading.
  14. Hmm, pity. Well, doesn't matter, surprise is about to be released as is!
  15. Wow! I miss the Tomcat real bad! At least there are quite some Phantoms out there still flying.

  16. Some days ago St. Petersburg, today Stockholm

    Menrva replied to Gepard's topic in The Pub

    I agree 110%. Everyone is free to believe in gods and idols. But, the value that should be always in our hearts and minds, is to be respectful to other human beings. That value exists within us, there is no need to believe in a superior entity, a god, for it to exist. If you don't comply with that simple value, you can't be treated as a human being, but as a threat for mankind. Mankind has wasted centuries believing in gods of all kinds; the ancient Greeks, the Romans, etc. There's a common thing, that war and hatred have always existed. And believing in such entities surely didn't help prevent those. Rather, it's the contrary.
  17. Wrong TODs or wrong texture assignments in the terrain's _DATA.ini. Reinstall the mod.

  18. Some days ago St. Petersburg, today Stockholm

    Menrva replied to Gepard's topic in The Pub

    I wish... Fact is that both IS and Assad are despicable bastards, and not the only ones. And the soldiers, and the rebels and even the terrorists are nothing but pawns of a bigger, sick game between superpowers (US, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Saudia Arabia, Iran, ...). It's been six years already of bloodshed, will this madness ever end? Syria's become the meeting boardroom for warmongers and personal agendas. //Sadness for the world mode: ON

  19. Seen at local gas station...

    Menrva replied to Wrench's topic in Digital Recon

    Amazing, that is the Italian FIAT 600 Multipla, produced between 1956 and 1967. Ugly, but somewhat modern for its times, if you consider that certain Le Mans prototype racecars almost use the same principle (the back of the car seems to be front and viceversa). Proud to be Italian, LOL! Good photos, nice to see that M5 Tank. I'm wondering if it had been used during WW2, maybe during Operation Husky. Turns out that after WW2, the Italian Army had been given some Stuart tanks for training.
  20. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39284294 Interesting concept. At the end of the video it is said that there were also military tests in this regard during the 1960s. Any info on that?
  21. Yep, PFunk. AC7 will let you use joysticks (at the time of the PS2 trilogy there was a special bundle of AC5 with a PS2 compatible HOTAS stick). AC7 runs on the Unreal Engine 4, so it'll be heavy on resources, at least for my low-end PC.
  22. I rather wait for Ace Combat 7, it's coming for PC too.

  23. Circular Runways

    Menrva replied to Menrva's topic in Military and General Aviation

    I find it interesting, but far from being that viable. Taking off from such a runway would be a mess, especially for heavy cargo planes. But for military aircraft, I don't know, it is kind of appealing.
  24. Don't worry, Wrench. I've got the entire planet Earth in DEM files, I have all of them. Also, they are divided in parts according to latitude and longitude values. I simply have to take a look at the area with Google Earth, a few minutes of trial and error, and I can make a new heightmap, and flatten everything as usual. @PFunk, my offer is still valid, I can help with your heightmap too.
  25. Well, I'm here to help, I'd be very glad! I can even attempt making a whole new 250m heightmap from DEM files, for the DBS terrain, it's been on my mind for quite some time. That way we can get realistic altitudes (IIRC the map seems to have suffered the smooth heightfield treatment in the TE). Just shoot me a PM and I will look into it.
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