Uriah

Thanks. I am also working on modeling the Predator C Avenger and making both Player flyable from the GCS. That will take some serious programming though. Need to figure out how recycle ED's code to be able to operate the sensors, target and deliver payloads. Besides the aerodynamics for each aircraft, I need to modify an AI to fly like a drone on Auto Pilot so the the Sensor Operator can focus. I have plans for custom maps, but I am waiting for EDGE so as not to waste my time. Regards, -Uriah

New project. Just got it into DCS World. Still working on the UVW texture map... arguably the hardest aspect besides configuring the aerodynamics. -Regards, Uriah

I already have a working map that I built. It is tiny, but it works well. I will post a small working map that you guys can fly within the next couple weeks. Still have to figure out how to release it as a mod. Anyways, it can be done, end of story. That is why I made this a separate thread from my Washington State project thread because I didn't want it to be overrun by a debate. I'll keep you guys posted on my progress. If any one would like to collaborate message me! Regards, Uriah

“All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed - only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle. Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs, the future, for which I really worked, is mine.” ~ Nikola Tesla

Hey NRG-Vampire: Can you elaborate on and or substantiate your claim? I found this page ( http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/All_about_land ) and am working with their 3d Studio Max plugins just like any other 3rd Party Developer would, and by the way I already have a tiny map working in DCS World, but it is very small. In about two days I will be able to refute these claims that it is not possible to develop custom terrain maps. Any info you can provide, like, resources, etc... would be highly valuable. The thread for my Washington State map project is: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=119560 You can leave your reply there if you would like. -Uriah

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Title is self explanatory. Why can't I send private messages, or at least I can't see the messages in out Outbox. Thanks, -Uriah

Hello, I have been trying to figure out if it is currently possible to create new custom terrain maps and DCS World. I have recieved mixed messages and I am wondering if there is anyone out there who can definitively answer this question and explain why/why not. (Yes we are all waiting for anticipating EDGE) But until then...? Regards, -Uriah

By the way, just to clearify, I don't have anything yet but some really nice GIS data (Geospatial Information System data) that I painstakingly stitched together from over 1000 JPEG 2000 raster files, and over 40 ArcGrid elevation files. So the trees are just pixels, along with everything else.

aaron886: I am a little confused at this point. Are the tools for creating DCS terrain exclusively for certified 3rd Party developers? Could you explain yourself a little further, because I am getting mixed messages from other members saying I can create terrain maps and get them working in DCS. Any how, I am looking forward to EDGE (along with everyone) and am well on my way to creating some sweet maps in the near future. Regards, -Uriah

Where is the Like button?! By the way the pilots coming over from the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island fly through my area in the A-6 and I have seen them pop over a ridge while I was hiking less than 40 ft over my head. Sweat aircraft! Pilots training for Afghanistan fly the Cascades because the terrain is so similar to the Kush.

rassy7: Currently I am not sure about the file/size limitations for maps. I would love to do the entire state, but there are more questions than answers currently. If size is an issue I can create multiple maps, and somehow join them together. If not I would focus primarily on Eastern Washington because of the terrain features in the North Cascades, (where I grew up), but hopefully this is not the case. Like I said in the first post, the dataset I am working with is insanely big! We'll see. Glad people are interested. -Uriah

I just sent a message to ED to inquire about the EDGE SDK, we'll see what they say. I am all about it! Washington State is beautiful and amazing to fly over (in real life). I actually have a few missions in mind, but I don't know if it is possible to create customized single player missions for other people to play. One idea is to have the player fly an airplane though the mountains at low altitude, below radar level, and strike a "base" that I am going to model/build which is fortified inside a mountian. There is actually a small landing strip way out in the Stehekin Wilderness (North Cascades) that I have been to, and the concept is based on how difficult it is to maneuver aircraft at low altitude through this terrain, it would be a serious challenge. Not to mention the topography make it almost impassible to vehicles, I know the area like the back of my hand. -Uriah

Yeah, I have taken that into account. I am trying to figure out exactly what EDGE will turn out to be so I can either wait or determine what is different and begin now. Any information would be valuable! Be sure to subscribe to this thread if you're interested! Regards, -Uriah