Colored roofs 1.1

[kobac]

This mode changes the default buildings textures with colored roofs and some buildings.

Someone like this mod and some not. So please download it from here if you like. Due to limitations in file size on the "User Files" I had to set it up on another server.

 

Installation: replace file Buildings_textures.zip located here ->

your HDD drive eg. C:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\terrains\CaucasusBase\vfstextures , or the corresponding JSGME folder.

 

An alternative link

 

And few screen-shoots

 

Edited June 11, 2016 by kobac

[Ironhand]

Very nice! Looks much closer to what would really be there than the default. This helps to create a better sense of place. Thank you.

[x39crazy]

Wonderful!

Thanks so much!

[Milli]

Hi Kobac.

 

Good to see you started a new thread for your mod. I asked a question in PicksKings mod thread (sorry PicksKing) about what file in the Buildings_textures.zip that it is that you actually modified. Was it just the block_texture.bmp.dds file? I would like to use your colourful rooftops in my own mixed terrain texture package. The roofs look really good.

 

Regards,

Milli

[AstroEma]

Awesome work!

How do we integrate this into Starway or Barthek textures mod?

[BravoFoxTrt]

Very cool Mod, every thing looks awesome. Thanks for sharing!:thumbup:

[Yurgon]

That looks awesome! :thumbup:

 

On the other hand, Starway's great texture mod also replaces many of the building textures, and for the time being, I wouldn't want to miss that.

 

Can anyone tell if the mods can be easily merged?

 

Edit: Didn't see AstroEma asked that question already; being able to merge it with Barthek's textures, and Mustang's, while we're at it, would be great indeed. :)

[uboats]

unzip this mod file and find all dds files that are modified after Jun 2016, copy and paste them into starway's

 

 

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[Yurgon]

Thanks uboats, that worked. :thumbup:

 

However, when I install this mod, I get a lot of flickering, probably when the LOD changes. At a certain distance from a building, it has the default roof color, then suddenly it's got a new color.

 

In order to make sure I hadn't just made an error, I tried this without any other texture mod (unless JSGME left something it shouldn't have) and still got the same results - lots of flickering.

 

Test-scenario:

DCS 1.5.3.53279.80 (Release)

Mission -> A-10C -> Free Flight, and then in a descent flying right over Kutaisi (I believe that mission is set to January, so maybe the season has something to do with it).

 

At the right distance, this mod looks absolutely fantastic, but the flickering I experience is a pretty big showstopper unfortunately. :(

[Winston 60]

The multi-colored rooftops seem to disappear with increased distance. When I'm high I cannot see the colors; only when I'm lower and closer to them do they switch to different colors.

 

Is it supposed to be this way?

[Maverick263]

Very nice:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: can you put your mode here??? http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/

Edited June 10, 2016 by Maverick263

[kobac]

This mini mod you can use with Starway and with Barthek terrain textures. Simply replace the Buildings_textures.zip file as I explained in the first post (located eg. C:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\terrains\CaucasusBase\vfstextures).

 

@Mili I've changed about 54 texture files

 

airport_babushara_new.bmp.dds

airport_babushara_new_01.bmp.dds

block_texture.bmp.dds

bufet.dds

cafe.bmp.dds

cinema_b.dds

cinema_b.bmp.dds

d_sad_a.bmp.dds

dom2a.bmp.dds

dom2b.tga.dds

domik1b.bmp.dds

domik1c.bmp.dds

domik1d.bmp.dds

ferma_a.dds

ferma_a.bmp.dds

garage_b.dds

garagh-small-b.bmp.dds

home1_a.bmp.dds

home1_c.bmp.dds

home1ug_a.bmp.dds

home1ug_b.bmp.dds

home1ug_c.bmp.dds

home1ug_c_ilum.png.dds

home2_b.bmp.dds

home2_c.bmp.dds

home3_e.tga.dds

home3c.bmp.dds

home52_hr.tga.dds

home52_st.dds

home52_st.bmp.dds

home53_hr.dds

home53_hr.tga.dds

home53_st.dds

home53_st.bmp.dds

hotel_b.tga.dds

hozdomik2.dds

hozdomik2.bmp.dds

hozdomik3.bmp.dds

kam_h.bmp.dds

klub_b.bmp.dds

korpus_b1.bmp.dds

kotelnaya_b.bmp.dds

polyklinika_a.dds

polyklinika_a.bmp.dds

s2.bmp.dds

school_a.bmp.dds

stolovaya.bmp.dds

stolovaya1.bmp.dds

tennis.tga.dds

vok_sim_e.bmp.dds

vyshka_diff.bmp.dds

vyshka_diff_crush.bmp.dds

vyshka_diff_lod01.bmp.dds

wc.bmp.dds

 

 

In block_texture.bmp.dds I'm modified only a single roof, which I was able to distinguish. Based on this, I realized that DCS engine crossings from individual textures to the block_texture.bmp.dds when you move away from an object, or increase the altitude.

 

Therefore, at a long distance or altitude, it remains only one colored roof. :) It would be far easier to do that, if we have a scheme which would tell us which texture corresponding to the file name, and what are the walls and what are the roofs. Thus it is very difficult to guess. So I changed only what was obvious in that file (block_texture.bmp.dds).

 

@ Maverick263 I explained in the first post. Due to limitations in file size on the "User Files" I had to set it up on another server. Only 100 Mb is allowed.

Edited June 10, 2016 by kobac

[Milli]

Thanks or the reply Kobac.

[kobac]

:) In fact, my intention was to a little beautify the DCSW to low flying and helicopters virtual pilots. To those who fly high, anyway barely distinguish individual buildings, and to them is not so important. :smilewink:

[RabidRider]

Very nice:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: can you put your mode here??? http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/

 

+1

 

I mainly fly the Huey, so very interested in this mod. I can't acces the file you uploaded however, it says connection is not private. Could you please upload the file to a different website?

[kobac]

I would like to thank everyone who sent me kind words and words of support. Thank you! In particular, this means to me from Ironhand - the legend, with his tutorials I began to fly from the time LockOn. :thumbup:

 

For those people who cann't take file, here's another link.

Edited June 10, 2016 by kobac

[uboats]

 

@ Maverick263 I explained in the first post. Due to limitations in file size on the "User Files" I had to set it up on another server. Only 100 Mb is allowed.

 

you dont need to keep all un-modified files. You can just make a folder with name 'building_texture' (same to the zip), and put all your modified dds inside, and put this folde under Mods\terrains\CaucasusBase\vfstextures\

[Maverick263]

you dont need to keep all un-modified files. You can just make a folder with name 'building_texture' (same to the zip), and put all your modified dds inside, and put this folde under Mods\terrains\CaucasusBase\vfstextures\

 

 

Thank you Uboats :thumbup:

[RabidRider]

Thanks for the link!

[ebabil]

even with heli flying , buildings look flickering and very white.

using with starway mod

[Leva]

For anti-flick - re-save each dds whith MIPS

[kobac]

What is MIPS? Which software is used for Windows?

[ianick]

looks nice. Is it free?

[Leva]

What is MIPS? Which software is used for Windows?

 

 

 

MIPS - levels in dds, when save in dds check "generate all mips". I use Photosop and plugin from Nvidia

Edited June 11, 2016 by Leva
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[Milli]

What is MIPS? Which software is used for Windows?

 

Here are some useful links:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mipmap

 

If you use Photoshop you can use the free dds plugin from Nvidia, found here:

https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop

 

Gimp users can use this plugin:

https://code.google.com/archive/p/gimp-dds/

 

A thread from this forum:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=144449&highlight=mipmap

 

Regards,

Milli