Minsky Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 48 minutes ago, bandit648 said: I think it's too dark. The real runways aren't black asphalt like that unless they've been freshly resurfaced. Belsan was resurfaced in 2012 based on the satellite imagery and it was only black for a short period of time. Here's how they look now. That's why I said "not entirely realistic" Sure, in most cases, this black asphalt has nothing to do with the real Caucasus aerodromes. It just gives them that "new airport" feel. But the whole map is so massively outdated that I don't mind yet another unrealistic part - if it provides variety. 2 Dima | My DCS uploads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mith86Arg Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 3 hours ago, bandit648 said: I think it's too dark. The real runways aren't black asphalt like that unless they've been freshly resurfaced. Belsan was resurfaced in 2012 based on the satellite imagery and it was only black for a short period of time. Here's how they look now. well ... the ones in this pack were made in 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 6 hours ago, bandit648 said: I think it's too dark. The real runways aren't black asphalt like that unless they've been freshly resurfaced. Belsan was resurfaced in 2012 based on the satellite imagery and it was only black for a short period of time. Here's how they look now. Is'it really so important ? Great mod for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit648 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, Morpheus said: Is'it really so important ? Great mod for me Of course its a great mod. It's an easy fix for anyone who prefers faded asphalt look. The modded files for the asphalt runways are in fabric.zip. I like the default runway color with Taz1004 runway mod. Edited June 14, 2021 by bandit648 1 PC Hardware: Asus Maximus XIII Hero / i9-10900K / 64 GB DDR4 3600 MHz / NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE / Samsung 960 NVMe / LG OLED48CX / Reverb G2 Flight Controls: Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog / VKB T-RUDDER MKIV / Cougar MFD Set DCS Modules: F-14 Tomcat / F/A-18C Hornet / AV-8B NA / F-5E Tiger II / A-10C Warthog / F-16C Viper / UH-1 Huey / LOFC3 / Spitfire LF Mk. IX / P-51D Mustang / WWII Assets Pack / Normandy 1944 / NTTR Map / Persian Gulf Map / Syria Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagulha Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) On 6/13/2021 at 12:38 PM, Minsky said: Same. While not entirely realistic, it certainly added variety. Hope this won't be "fixed" +1 Rather use the Barthek runways than default ones by far! + Edited June 14, 2021 by fagulha 3 - "Don't be John Wayne in the Break if you´re going to be Jerry Lewis on the Ball". About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: I7 4790K 4.6ghz | 32GB RAM | Zotac GTX 1080Ti 11Gb DDR5x | Water cooler NZXT AIO Kraken x53 | 3.5TB (x4 SSD´s) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valium Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 20 hours ago, fagulha said: +1 Rather use the Barthek runways than default ones by far! + I see one of my base template ~Valium1994 1 Click here to see more pictures of Polish Air Force! Check also my album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 21 hours ago, fagulha said: +1 Rather use the Barthek runways than default ones by far! + And if it was possible (as an option may be) to have then on other bases (Anapa, Maykop, Kutaisi, Tbilisi, .....) I 'd use them !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsky Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Valium said: I see one of my base template Yup. They're the best. Thank you again for creating them! 2 Dima | My DCS uploads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit648 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Here's some shots for comparison between Taz1004's and Barthek's. Barthek darkened the concrete/asphalt textures in fabric.zip where taz1004 modified the cracks textures that gives sharper looking runway. 2 PC Hardware: Asus Maximus XIII Hero / i9-10900K / 64 GB DDR4 3600 MHz / NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE / Samsung 960 NVMe / LG OLED48CX / Reverb G2 Flight Controls: Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog / VKB T-RUDDER MKIV / Cougar MFD Set DCS Modules: F-14 Tomcat / F/A-18C Hornet / AV-8B NA / F-5E Tiger II / A-10C Warthog / F-16C Viper / UH-1 Huey / LOFC3 / Spitfire LF Mk. IX / P-51D Mustang / WWII Assets Pack / Normandy 1944 / NTTR Map / Persian Gulf Map / Syria Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu_69 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Anyone compared ED's reworked Caucasus ground textures to either Taz or Barteks's mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsky Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Habu_69 said: Anyone compared ED's reworked Caucasus ground textures to either Taz or Barteks's mods? the top one is Barthek's pre-patch, the bottom is the new stock: p.s. ignore the shelters on the right side, they're using my custom texture. Edited June 17, 2021 by Minsky Dima | My DCS uploads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag02004 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Minsky said: the top one is Barthek's pre-patch, the bottom is the new stock: I think there is no doubt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanker1 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Minsky said: the top one is Barthek's pre-patch, the bottom is the new stock: p.s. ignore the shelters on the right side, they're using my custom texture. thanks a lot for comparing! could you please share your custom shelter pictures? they look great and wear the typical soviet era cold war camouflage, am i right?? ps: did somebody else realized the different airfield (taxy- and runway) layout in the screenshots? is ED working on an update regarding this? what would definitely be a great thing. . .!!! Edited June 17, 2021 by flanker1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit648 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) I've tried all the texture mods including the new official one in 2.7.2 and I consider Barthek's the best by far. I'm actually pretty disappointed they didn't make his the official one. Edited June 17, 2021 by bandit648 5 PC Hardware: Asus Maximus XIII Hero / i9-10900K / 64 GB DDR4 3600 MHz / NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE / Samsung 960 NVMe / LG OLED48CX / Reverb G2 Flight Controls: Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog / VKB T-RUDDER MKIV / Cougar MFD Set DCS Modules: F-14 Tomcat / F/A-18C Hornet / AV-8B NA / F-5E Tiger II / A-10C Warthog / F-16C Viper / UH-1 Huey / LOFC3 / Spitfire LF Mk. IX / P-51D Mustang / WWII Assets Pack / Normandy 1944 / NTTR Map / Persian Gulf Map / Syria Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplan Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 This mod is best, no doubt. One question, though. Is there any way to make winter mountain peaks more like default's ones? Or can i replace them with summer ones? Is it possible to make that via cfg files? As for me, they're too white and "polish". 1st screen is default, 2nd Barthek's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit648 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Kaplan said: This mod is best, no doubt. One question, though. Is there any way to make winter mountain peaks more like default's ones? Or can i replace them with summer ones? Is it possible to make that via cfg files? As for me, they're too white and "polish". 1st screen is default, 2nd Barthek's. I really like the scattered snow cover on the mountain textures from Barthek's Summer. I just copied the snownoise.tif.dds from LandNoiseSummer.zip over to LandNoiseWinter.zip and the results are fantastic. 2 PC Hardware: Asus Maximus XIII Hero / i9-10900K / 64 GB DDR4 3600 MHz / NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE / Samsung 960 NVMe / LG OLED48CX / Reverb G2 Flight Controls: Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog / VKB T-RUDDER MKIV / Cougar MFD Set DCS Modules: F-14 Tomcat / F/A-18C Hornet / AV-8B NA / F-5E Tiger II / A-10C Warthog / F-16C Viper / UH-1 Huey / LOFC3 / Spitfire LF Mk. IX / P-51D Mustang / WWII Assets Pack / Normandy 1944 / NTTR Map / Persian Gulf Map / Syria Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplan Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 час назад, bandit648 сказал: I really like the scattered snow cover on the mountain textures from Barthek's Summer. I just copied the snownoise.tif.dds from LandNoiseSummer.zip over to LandNoiseWinter.zip and the results are fantastic. Yep, that helped, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr. Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 13 hours ago, bandit648 said: I've tried all the texture mods including the new official one in 2.7.2 and I consider Barthek's the best by far. I'm actually pretty disappointed they didn't make his the official one. Agreed. Even the new one is still too cartoony for me. Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 64GB DDR4 3600| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Ventus 3X OC | Samsung 970 Evo 2TB NVME | HP Reverb G2 | DIY Head Tracker Cap | Logitech X-56 throttle | VKB NXT Premium | Win 11 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkthunder Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Does Barthek's mod pass the IC check? Windows 10 - Intel i7 7700K 4.2 Ghz (no OC) - Asus Strix GTX 1080 8Gb - 16GB DDR4 (3000 MHz) - SSD 500GB + WD Black FZEX 1TB 6Gb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipas70 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Unfortunately not. No "unofficial" mod passes IC. W10 64bit, i9 9900K, 64GB RAM, GTX 1070Ti, 27" FullHD monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, lipas70 said: Unfortunately not. No "unofficial" mod passes IC. Not true. Many do and they'll say it's IC safe if it does pass. Unofficial "texture" mods that go into main install path do not pass IC. This Barthek's mod is this case and will not pass. Texture mods that goes into SavedGames folder do pass IC. 2 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidp57 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 6:25 PM, Valium said: I see one of my base template ~Valium1994 Searched the forum for a reference, did not find one. Could you please give me a link, I'd like to try your templates. Zip - VEAF :pilotfly: If you want to learn, talk and fly with french-speaking friends, the Virtual European Air Force is here for you ! Meet us on our Discord and our forum If you're a mission creator, you may want to check the VEAF Mission Creation Tools (and its GitHub repository) a set of open-source scripts and tools that make creating a dynamic mission a breeze ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSIAD_RIP Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) New Default Caucasus: Much better than Legacy - Thanks ED BARTHEK 2.7 (Below): Thank you Sir! Edited June 18, 2021 by YSIAD_RIP Corrected Formatting 3 Do not own: | F-15E | JF-17 | Fw 190 A-8 | Bf 109 | Hardware: [ - Ryzen7-5800X - 32GB - RX 6800 - X56 HOTAS Throttle - WINWING Orion 2 F16EX Grip - TrackIR 5 - Tobii 5C - JetPad FSE - ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsky Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 7 hours ago, davidp57 said: Searched the forum for a reference, did not find one. Could you please give me a link, I'd like to try your templates. Here you go: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3316505/ It requires quite a few mods tho, including this particular version of the VPC mod and the VPC lights fix. Dima | My DCS uploads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docWilly Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:05 AM, Taz1004 said: Not true. Many do and they'll say it's IC safe if it does pass. Unofficial "texture" mods that go into main install path do not pass IC. This Barthek's mod is this case and will not pass. Texture mods that goes into SavedGames folder do pass IC. I use it with JSGME mod manager (and I believe it will work with other mod managing tools as well) and it passes IC. You need to go right into multiplayer server (I prefer using TTI Server) and it works. Once you leave the server the red IC Icon comes on. Restart DCS and you are in again. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]my rig specs: i7-4790K CPU 4.50GHz, 32GB RAM, 64bit WIN10, NVidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, SSD+ A10C, UH-1H, M2C, F5E, Gazelle, KA 50, F18C, DCS 2.5x OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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