Starway Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Caucasus Map Texture DLC by Starway This DLC is a complete retexturing of the existing DCS World Caucasus map to provide a new and improved look and feel. The objective of this DLC is not just to create more modern graphics, but to also make the map more resemble this geographic region. This has been accomplished by basing most of the textures on satellite images of the Caucasus region. Specially, the fields and grass areas much better match this region than the default map textures. Beyond that, a great deal of time and effort has done into creating new building textures. They are high resolution now and are also based on the actual region. This is also true for the trees, surface textures beneath urban areas, and of course the mountains. These are remarkable changes to giving this map a huge level of improvement. This DLC also contains features that are less apparent, such as: all the lua files (files for terrain configuration) has been improved, better road textures, updated noise and clutter textures, and the border textures between fields. Caucasus Map Texture DLC by Starway Features: – Noise/base textures in for all seasons – Overall HD building textures for all building except airports – Completely new field and grass textures for all seasons based on satellite images of the Caucasus region – Tree textures for all seasons with a volumetric look – Mountain textures based on satellite images for all seasons – Distant terrain textures for all seasons – New textures/noise for all cities, towns, and industrial areas for all seasons – Border textures for all seasons – New road textures for all seasons – Adjusted terrain configuration files It will cost $ 9.99. Happy flying! Starway Trailer [ame] [/ame] Comparison screenshots Edited May 6, 2016 by Starway 3 System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD
wolle Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 It will cost $ 14.99 and will be available very soon! How soon? Anyway, first day buy for me! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core I7 4820K @4.3 GHz, Asus P9X79 motherboard, 16 GB RAM @ 933 MHz, NVidia GTX 1070 with 8 GB VRAM, Windows 10 Pro
dooom Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 any FLIR comparisons? ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL
kontiuka Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Maybe a stupid question but do the new textures have any noticeable impact on frame rate?
BlackLion213 Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Looks awesome and a huge improvement over the current map. The forests and mountains are particularly impressive. :thumbup: Thank you for creating it and I certainly will buy it the day its out. :D -Nick
Phantom88 Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Great Deal!!! Very Nice Work,Congrats!! Patrick
jcbak Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Is there any work planned regarding night lighting/textures? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]WIN 10, i7 10700, 32GB DDR4, RTX 2080 Super, Crucial 1TB SSD, Samsung EVO 850 500GB SSD, TM Warthog with 10cm extension, TIR5, MFG Crosswind Pedals, Wheelstand Pro, LG 40" 4K TV, Razer Black Widow Ultimate KB[/size]
jcbak Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 It would be nice to see a comparison between the DLC and the Northern Europe Mod. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]WIN 10, i7 10700, 32GB DDR4, RTX 2080 Super, Crucial 1TB SSD, Samsung EVO 850 500GB SSD, TM Warthog with 10cm extension, TIR5, MFG Crosswind Pedals, Wheelstand Pro, LG 40" 4K TV, Razer Black Widow Ultimate KB[/size]
baltic_dragon Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Looks very good, on my instant-buy list! For more information, please visit my website. If you want to reach me with a bug report, feedback or a question, it is best to do this via my Discord channel. Details about the WinWing draw can be found here. Also, please consider following my channel on Facebook.
alieneye Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Great! YouTube || Copycats - technology and product clones (primarily aviation) || dgrigoriev.com SPECS: i7 8700K (OK 5GHz), 2xGTX 3080ti, 64GB RAM, 1Tb SSD, WIN 10, 2560x1440, Oculus Rift CV1 || TM Warthog, TIR5, MFG Crosswind pedals
Vedexent Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 So far it looks really good - comparable to other high-end replacement texture/mesh packages you can get for "that other flight simulator" - like ORB-X's stuff.
Skjold Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Very nice work Starway but as Caucasus is part of the free base game it really should be free. I don't approve of a model where you (ED) sell a cosmetic update for the free map that is meant to bring new customers in. 1
droopy114 Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Just wow, impressive work as always with you :thumbup: Maybe a stupid question but do the new textures have any noticeable impact on frame rate? I wonder the same, what about FPS and RAM usage please?
arriflex Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 any FLIR comparisons? I'd love to see these as well.
CoBlue Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Are there any FPS comparisons between default map & Texture DLC ? i7 8700k@4.7, 1080ti, DDR4 32GB, 2x SSD , HD 2TB, W10, ASUS 27", TrackIr5, TMWH, X-56, GProR.
karambiatos Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Soooooo Why is the left side overexposed? A 1000 flights, a 1000 crashes, perfect record. =&arrFilter_pf[gameversion]=&arrFilter_pf[filelang]=&arrFilter_pf[aircraft]=&arrFilter_DATE_CREATE_1_DAYS_TO_BACK=&sort_by_order=TIMESTAMP_X_DESC"] Check out my random mods and things
bart Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Great work Starway. :thumbup: Another day 1 purchase here......... Edited April 14, 2016 by bart System :- i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12 core, ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming, 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MHz, 24GB Asus ROG Strix Geforce RTX 3090, 1x 500GB Samsung 980 PRO M.2, 1x 2TB Samsung 980 PRO M.2, Corsair 1000W RMx Series Modular 80 Plus Gold PSU, Windows 10. VIRPIL VPC WarBRD Base with HOTAS Warthog Stick and Warthog Throttle, VIRPIL ACE Interceptor Pedals, VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus Base with a Hawk-60 Grip, HP Reverb G2.
flanker1 Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 impressive work, stunning! really a good, no, a big deal! suggestion for improvement: i miss that little sandy little roads between the field / borders. . . possible to add some?
Starway Posted April 14, 2016 Author Posted April 14, 2016 How soon? Anyway, first day buy for me! I can't tell for sure but the DLC has already been submitted to the team for publication. Means it won't take too long. System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD
Starway Posted April 14, 2016 Author Posted April 14, 2016 Maybe a stupid question but do the new textures have any noticeable impact on frame rate? No framedrops on my system. I had even better frame rates with the modified config. System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD
Starway Posted April 14, 2016 Author Posted April 14, 2016 Is there any work planned regarding night lighting/textures? As you can see in the trailer, there are some updated light maps of the buildings included. System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD
Starway Posted April 14, 2016 Author Posted April 14, 2016 It would be nice to see a comparison between the DLC and the Northern Europe Mod. The new texture set was created from scratch. So there is not much left of the Northern Europe Mod :) System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD
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