FARP PADS THAT ARE NOT GREEN!

[Hawkeye_UK]

On 5/23/2021 at 7:35 AM, Tank50us said:

 

Because that's not how game development works. As I've explained before to the other guy, that hour has to come out of something else, and with all the other projects they have going, and all the things they need to fix, which item do you pick gets to have that hour taken away from? That hour could mean the difference between getting something out on time, and something being delayed.

 

In the meantime, build your own FOB using the 'invisible' FARP, and decorate it with all the items you wish to add, and stop acting like a spoiled child because the Dev teams are busy with things they consider far more important.

 

For a topic your "not following" hank your reaction times of under 10 mins are pretty good lol.  As I've stated not sure why you keep posting in a thread you have no interest in or berate other users requests.  Asking for users to create their own is an utter nonsense for most  as I've already stated, not all of us are pc tech geeks.   

 

Every payware map, dating back over the last 5 years are desert.

 

Asset is needed for MP operations when constant throughflow of new users.

[Tank50us]

15 minutes ago, Hawkeye_UK said:

 

For a topic your "not following" hank your reaction times of under 10 mins are pretty good lol.  As I've stated not sure why you keep posting in a thread you have no interest in or berate other users requests.  Asking for users to create their own is an utter nonsense for most  as I've already stated, not all of us are pc tech geeks.   

 

Every payware map, dating back over the last 5 years are desert.

 

Asset is needed for MP operations when constant throughflow of new users.

 

I'm not berating people, I'm merely informing them that they don't quite know game development as well as they think they do.

 

It's not a case of File -> Make Asset, like so many seem to think it is. In their latest newsletter they talked about the actual process of making an asset for DCS from concept to introduction (using the recently added BTR-82 as an example). And if you add it all up, you're looking at potentially up to six months or more of actual work for a single vehicle. Now imagine that for something like a FARP, which would realistically have far more than just a single vehicle, as you'd have to have to model every item used in a FARP, from the grating a helicopter or Harrier would sit on when parked, to the ammo boxes, tools, and fuel drums needed to service the aircraft. After that you have to make versions that work with different nations and locations, and you're looking at a lot of work in the end. This is why I stand by my statement that they're likely working on a new one to replace the old crummy looking one, rather than just re-skin the existing one. Yes, it would take less time, but, doing that would ultimately be pointless for ED to do if they're just going to replace it later down the road anyway with a newer, higher LOD version.

 

Also, others have suggested just downloading a replacement livery and using that instead, or using the invisible FARP and placing down a bunch of your own static objects and service vehicles around it. When I do it for mission making, it takes me all of a few minutes to select what I want (the TACAN beacon, a supply truck, fuel truck, fire truck because why not, a couple guard towers, and then some other defenses), and I tend to go a bit nuts placing them where I want them. And again, I do all of this by just using the available assets in game. If you're saying that you shouldn't have to do that, then I'm sorry, but that's on you, not ED.

 

As for why I reply so quickly, it's simple: I check the wish list fairly often (since I toss my own things in there), and then I get a notification that someone replied to something I said in a topic, and like everyone else, I check that topic to see what was said.

 

But to recap, you have three options:

1. wait for ED to remake the FARP into something that fits their current LOD standards

2. download a free livery that someone else has made for it

3. use the inivisble FARP and make your own in the Mission Editor with units and static objects of your choosing.

 

 

Yes I know this doesn't perfectly illustrate my point (these are the single helipads after all), but, using method #3, I made this field hospital. Sure, it could use some work, mainly for the fact that there's a bit too much green for a desert field hospital, but I'm working within the limitations of the game, and my only real gripe here is that the messaging system was a bit bugged, but that might be more of a Me issue then a ME issue. Also, in this instance, given that it's a field hospital, with a little imagination you can see the green making sense since they'd naturally want to ensure that it was visible from the air so bombs don't fall on it.