DCS Enhanced Terrain (Texture Mod)

[Chazz_BMF]

Sweet mod :thumbup:

 

[Diabolus]

Just installed this mod - great job Toby, much appreciated.

[VapoR]

Incredible mod! ED should add this to the sim by default.

[Chazz_BMF]

Incredible mod! ED should add this to the sim by default.

 

No need for EDGE then :D

[Mainstay]

[flanker1]

hmmm, great work, i tried this mod. but i switched back to default terrain. looks good from high altitude, but not from low. it looks like wall paper. especially in mountains. really great work, but the default seems more realistic to me, although of low res.

[kobac]

Open your Sweet FX Settings and edit line 270 like in the attached picture.

I haven't tried this but it should work.

It sets Screenshot to Scroll Lock.

 

Thanks for your help, but I'm wiped out that command completely for SweetFX. I've tested and it's fine.

 

Let me just add, although I really like this mod, now is very noticeable difference between the old and new textures.

Edited September 12, 2013 by kobac

[VapoR]

No need for EDGE then :D

 

So far this looks better than EDGE. But of course EDGE is still WIP...

[toby23]

Let me just add, although I really like this mod, now is very noticeable difference between the old and new textures.

 

If I understand you right, you mean that the difference between the DCS stock textures and mine is noticeable?

 

I've been trying to create textures for towns and villages too but it's not as simple as it sounds. For some reason they display differently to the terrain noise so it's very hard for me to get them to match.

[mr_mojo97]

Thinking of installing some of these new terrain mods. So questions is DTAC or Toby's? Does any stand out above another? They both look awesome but I don't want to have to go through the hassle of uninstalling one to install another. Thanks

[Lizzard]

Thinking of installing some of these new terrain mods. So questions is DTAC or Toby's? Does any stand out above another? They both look awesome but I don't want to have to go through the hassle of uninstalling one to install another. Thanks

 

 

This is a matter of Taste..and it is not complicated installing both Mods. Just make 2 Copys of your vfstextures Folder. Rename the Original vfstextures Folder to "vfstextures_ori", Install the DTAC Terrain in one of the copys and call it "vfstextures_DTAC". In the other copy install Tobys Textures and call it "vfstextures_Toby". Now you have 3 vfstextures Folders ori, DTAC and Toby. To test the textures simply rename the Folder of the Mod you want to test back to "vfstextures"..so you can simply Switch between the Original, the DTAG Terrain and Tobys Mod

[Milli]

I like the look of this mod. I'm using it along with the low level noise file you posted earlier. Also using rockwelders DTAC trees with it. Looks good.

 

But I do have one problem in that to make it look good (i.e not washed out) i am using SweetFX with the HDR option set and this makes the cockpit a little too dark for my liking. I have to switch the flood light on even in the day time just to see things clearly. At night, it becomes a bit of a problem for me.

 

Any way around this?

 

Regards,

Milli

[toby23]

Lower the contast value in the Sweet FX settings.

[Lizzard]

I like the look of this mod. I'm using it along with the low level noise file you posted earlier. Also using rockwelders DTAC trees with it. Looks good.

 

But I do have one problem in that to make it look good (i.e not washed out) i am using SweetFX with the HDR option set and this makes the cockpit a little too dark for my liking. I have to switch the flood light on even in the day time just to see things clearly. At night, it becomes a bit of a problem for me.

 

Any way around this?

 

Regards,

Milli

 

 

I had the same "Problem". Just open the "SweetFX_settings.txt" and search for "#define HDRPower". Tobys Value is 1.40..try 1.20..or play around a bit until you feel comfortable

[Mainstay]

Decided to start using DTAC Trees in combo with v1.1 and SweetFX Toby settings!

 

[Milli]

I'll try both those suggestions, thanks.

 

Regards,

Milli

[atorque]

Excellent mod. Cheers mate!!

[Devrim]

Great mod actually.

 

It seems ground images are taken from 300-500 meters above. Is it OK for helicopter pilots?

[toby23]

I'm working on a 'Low 'n' Slow' version for Helicopter Pilots using source images taken at 1000 ft.

Slow progress but should be able to show some screenshots over the next few days.

 

My original textures used source images taken at 4000 ft.

The new set will be more generic like the original textures.

 

Sneak peak at original size attached.

Edited September 14, 2013 by toby23

[Mainstay]

I'm working on a 'Low 'n' Slow' version for Helicopter Pilots using source images taken at 1000 ft.

Slow progress but should be able to show some screenshots over the next few days.

 

My original textures used source images taken at 4000 ft.

The new set will be more generic like the original textures.

 

Sneak peak at original size attached.

 

Nice cant wait to see it on my pc. Btw if you need people for testing im up for it

[msalama]

I would never knowingly recommend something with a virus in it.

 

Of course not, and FYI it indeed is a false positive. Thanks for sharing mate :thumbup:

[Mysticpuma]

Hi guys. Love the images from this thread, and downloaded the mod as soon as I saw it.

Sadly I have a problem and don't seem to know what to do next?

After exracting the files, I had 4 folders. Can't remember the names off the top of my head, but they ended something like "Autumn other".

I followed the instructions and dragged the whole folder directly onto the corresponding .zip file and it showed it was adding to the .zip. I never got a message to overwrite anything, the folder appeared to just be added?

I then loaded the game, chose Summer for the time period and launched the game.

The textures were the stock default one's. No glorious new one's :(

 

I really need to get these textures.working for a project I am.working on and wonder if anyone can help figure out what I did wrong?

 

Do I.load a.specific mao/area/year?

 

Any help ASAP really appreciated, cheers, MP

[Gözcü]

Nice,Thank you

[toby23]

@Mysticpuma try reading the installation instructions. It doesn't say copy the folder does it..

What kind of project are you working on that requires you to have my textures installed?

Edited September 15, 2013 by toby23

[Mysticpuma]

Hi Toby, sorry I just read the install wrong ;(

The small project is an.unofficial promo for the DCS WW 2 module that RRG are putting together for DCS world.

I just want to make a short promo video that hopefully boosts their kickstarter and the textures shown here make DCS look so much better than the stock textures it would be a great boost to how it looks :)

Cheers, MP