Mapfact releases: South Sahrani Island

[raedor]

The Mapfact Team (http://www.mapfact.net/include.php?path=content/newseng.php&PHPKITSID=89bd3d9bfbbac8759dd48a11ef58b075) released their own version of South Sahrani.

http://www.mapfact.net/Material/ArmA/Addons/SSara/2.jpg
Full size (http://www.mapfact.net/Material/ArmA/Addons/SSara/2_l.jpg?PHPKITSID=89bd3d9bfbbac8759dd48a11ef58b075)


Quote[/b] ]Features

* Groundtextures, weeds and bushes in a dry style
* Removed streetpoles
* Plants partitional reorganizied to get a more matching ambiance
* All revised models uses no unnecessary huge textures
* Added some new named locations to the island
* Secondary airfield added
* Grass and weed denseness adapted
* Animal life reduced matching to the ambiance

http://www.mapfact.net/Material/News/2007/Jun/11_1.jpg
Full size (http://www.mapfact.net/Material/News/2007/Jun/11_1_l.jpg?PHPKITSID=89bd3d9bfbbac8759dd48a11ef58b075)

More pics and info on www.mapfact.net (http://www.mapfact.net/include.php?path=content/newseng.php&PHPKITSID=89bd3d9bfbbac8759dd48a11ef58b075)... you can find the download here (http://www.mapfact.net/include.php?path=content/download_eng.php&contentid=600&PHPKITSID=89bd3d9bfbbac8759dd48a11ef58b075).


Have fun! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[xnodunitx]

Looks quite interesting, I like the mix of greenery and dried plantlife .

Definatly giving it a try.

[Mr_Tea]

Thank`s for that. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
Will test this Version South Sahrani this evening.

[MCPXXL]

Some more "Panos"





http://www.mapfact.net/Material/ArmA/Addons/SSara/Village_s.jpg

One pice
Vilage (http://www.mapfact.net/Material/ArmA/Addons/SSara/Village_l.jpg)

http://www.mapfact.net/Material/ArmA/Addons/SSara/Beach_s.jpg

One pice
Beach (http://www.mapfact.net/Material/ArmA/Addons/SSara/Beach_l.jpg)

[Richieb0y]

man this looks realy great it look alot beter then the 2 i have now
i think i will test them in the upcoming weekend http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Raptor]

Thanks for your great Island. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[McNools]

Look pretty good http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif even better than my dry south sahrani-island, even though I find the ground-textures a bit too dark :/ will get this though!

[MEDICUS]

Cool, will d/l and have a look at it right now. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

MfG, Medicus

[Mr_Tea]

Strange thing is, when flying over this island i get more stutter and lag, than on full Sahrani with same settings.

Besides that, nice look and "feel" of that island.

[Commando84]

looks nice on the screens, ignore the question i read about it more on the website im downloading now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Daniel]

Downloading...

[Commando84]

mm i cant see the island in the islands list or hear my sound mod sounds http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif here is my shortcut <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">&#34;K&#58;&#92;Program files&#92;Bohemia Interactive&#92;ArmA&#92;arma.exe&#34; -mod=FDF_Sounds;@<hidden>[/QUOTE]
everything is setup correctly pbo´s in right mod folders and stuff but i cant see the new island.

[Mr_Tea]

Are you sure, that you`re unpacker didn`t created an "@<hidden>" modfolder in the "@<hidden>&#92;addons" folder?

Edit:
So looks my shortcut, and everything works normal.
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">&#34;O&#58;&#92;Programme&#92;Bohemia Interactive&#92;ArmA&#92;arma.exe&#34; -mod=@<hidden>;@<hidden>;@<hidden>;@<hidden>;@<hidden>[/QUOTE]

[Bonko the Sane]

beautiful, just had a quick combo test of 1.08 and this island, 4000 VD, viewed from above in my old trusty camel, thank you, hopefuly we will see quality missions soon?

[dob]

that great &#33;&#33; nice size for the grass height http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

[Commando84]

ok i got it working on the second time i started arma http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif nice island feels very dry and different compared to sahrani. btw will mapfact convert their airport objects to arma? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[fasad]

Hmmm, IMHO it is a little more "post-apocalyptically dead" rather than "dry" - even desert plants are not brown.

[CanadianTerror]

I was like "WOW&#33;" when i got ingame.

Great job&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Jonny&#39;s desert marines go great on this map.

[MCPXXL]

Not evry dry ground is light sand brown (Lanzarote Cyprus as Sample)
So we (Lester) decided to use a different darker Colour.
And not every Island should be look equal we think.

So now there are three kind of it:

Darker    Lester`s

Medium  MC_Nools´s

Light     Orcan Web´s

[Gedis]

omg&#33; this is lookig so real, the nature, the ambience, i mean.
dry ground, dry grass, dry bushes...

haven&#39;t tried yet, but looking at the screens i can say, this island looks perfectly polished, great job guys&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[Kabuto]

Very good island, the ambience is perfect. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[Mr Reality]

Well from what i&#39;ve seen so far, this island looks just like all your other addons, very polished and authentic. Excellent work, two thumbs up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[Commando84]

you guys at mapfact are so pro, im wondering why does my arma need 2 attempts at starting the game to make it load the addons at all? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[McNools]

I actually had a DREAM where I wrote some ideas for this map, so I&#39;ll write them in real-life too.

Actually, the bushes should be a bit more greenish, even in deserts some things manage to live so.. (I actually did the mistake of making everything brown in my plants-addon for my island too).

Also, a version with almost no trees at all for a complete desert-like experience would be nice (I know ocramweb is working on this, but it doesn&#39;t seem like there&#39;s much happening in that front).

[Radnik]

Very nice and far more realistic island then bi`s. It has more natural feeling with brownish and redish grass and bushes...with big plus to performace and optimization.

Keep it up Mapfact&#33;...great work&#33;. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[dmitri]

Great version of Sahrani. Haven&#39;t played the official map since Mapfact&#39;s release.

[Lester]

Nice to read that all here enjoy the Island, it&#39;s that it made for. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

If we anytime http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/huh.gif got &#39;the tools&#39;, i think over a revision of the island.

[Andre]

(...)

[HulkingUnicorn]

Any plans to add Rahmadi and Antigua?  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif
(Give a thumb and get your arm bitten off)

[raedor]

Good work,
Nice island,

But could you release both keys to be able to use it on a dedicated server with verifysignatures ON.

Thank you.
We&#39;re working on it... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif


Get everything important here:
http://a.kiel.us/MAP_SSara.pbo.MAP.bisign
http://www.ofpec.com/components/com_tags/tags/MAP.bikey


@<hidden>: As far as I know: No. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

[Aussie]

@<hidden> raedor


I guess its not possible to get my hands on the map files? I&#39;ve always wanted to remove that massive mountain from the middle of the island to make it a more playable island. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Lester]

@<hidden>
From my side feel free to modify it, but don&#39;t forget
the Island is only a modified version of the Demo Island Saralite by BIS &#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif


@<hidden>
I&#39;m not firm enough to use visitor to enhance this things, my primary focus lay on scripting and handy addons. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif



Btw. in the next weeks this island get a little update to build in some optimations.
Including a mini editor upgrade for the modified objects to place them via Missioneditor.
This Version also would be signed at release. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Sickboy]

Btw. in the next weeks this island get a little update to build in some optimations.
Including a mini editor upgrade for the modified objects to place them via Missioneditor.
This Version also would be signed at release. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Sweeeet&#33;
Objects in seperate PBO so they can also be used apart from the Island?

[Lester]

Planned is to do that in a &#39;All in One&#39; PBO

I have to think about it, there is &#39;a little problem&#39; with the pathnamelenght.
Without Vegetation MLODs my possibilities are very limitated to do that. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif

[HulkingUnicorn]

Wow, I&#39;m very observant it seems http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Or maybe it&#39;s just a testament to how much it has changed from the demo... I&#39;ll hold a finger on the latter http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif