Isla Duala

[IceBreakr]

ISLA DUALA FOR ARMA 2
Version: v1.97
First Release: December 30th, 2009
Previous Release 1.95: June 12th, 2011
Current Release 1.97: October 24, 2012

http://www.icebreakr.info/photos/duala_197.jpg

Complete readme file can be found here:
http://www.icebreakr.info/readme_duala.txt

Minimalaco's Introduction Video:
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Changelog v1.97
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town Bolabongo upgraded, new Dendala District
added final brg_africa v1.24
fixed grid offset for artillery
smoothed out road near Numbo and Ursana
new clearing E of Mawimbela near river pass
new factory and a farm near Kirabo
further improvements to satmap
upgraded the Pumado Armybase
Canto armybase slight update
aircraft now taxi correctly at Kinsella Intl. runway
upgraded landing system lights at Kinsella Intl. & Aeroporto Molatia Intl. runways on W and E sides
activated oil pumps
presidental palace added to Bolabongo outskirts
added three Molatian forts, used for defense of Bolabongo
added new warehouses for Molatian army
massive redesign of beaches
added more detail and cover spots suck as rock formations
several smaller bugfixes

Units changes:
vehicle classes for Viggens and AS-350 Squirrels now use standard Air class
unarmed AS350 Squirrel versions dont have a graphics glitch anymore
7x FFAR Launcher on AS350 has a proper display name
replaced Leopard 1A5 crew from Rifleman to Crewman
Leopard sound distance fixed, new realistic engine sounds
removed zetaborn faction
tweaked Mig-21 handling / control sensitivity
replaced Mig-21 sounds with improved real recordings
Mig-21's UB32Launcher now has correct 57mm rockets, half-load in each launcher
removed old texture flags from Pinzgauers
crew of T-55 changed to correct one
new gunfire sound of Afrenian Steyr AUG
new Molatian soldier: Trashtalker (AKM), he likes to trash talk to human players


Media screenshots
Check the Media website (http://www.icebreakr.info/isla-duala/media/)!

Units (class list) 1.97:
http://icebreakr.info/isla-duala/unit_classes.txt

Please report bugs to:
http://dev-heaven.net/projects/ibr-isla-duala

Download:
Official Site www.icebreakr.info (http://www.icebreakr.info)

p.s. Special thanks to BIS for mentioning Duala in their Arrowhead game (under Credits ticker)!

[Binkowski]

Good start! Thanks for informing us on the concept of the island.

[soldier2390]

yeah man nice! keep up the good work!

[Blueteamguy]

Sweet!
It's about time we had a map w/ two countries on it!
(had to resort to splitting Chernarus in two!)

[MaxRiga]

I prefer the map of the World or Europe .... :)))

[IceBreakr]

MaxRiga: Terra is too big project right now (not to mention that we would need new object packs), I'm fully busy with Isla Duala after the release of Panthera v2.31.

New details: Isla Duala is bigger than Panthera, around 56km2 of mainly desert, savannah and jungle areas. Its very similiar to OFP's Tonal regarding the vegetation and setup. Old Tonal users will find themselves in familiar areas, but of course layout will be different and objects up to date with current technology ;)

Isla Duala will be primarily intended for:
- anti-terrorist coop operations when you have one active FOB
- brand new TvT gamemode where two leaders have to take care of their country (North or South) and both can declare war or peace. Your platoons have to patrol border and report back if enemy is gathering troops in certain sector so leader can send in reinforcements. Although 56km2 sounds small at least 50 players would be needed for that kind of TvT mission ;) Side wins when they control enemy's Capitol Town and have in control theirs.
- typical Domination/Warfare scenario

[Aelin]

I saw the picture,I already know that this will be another must have,just look at the hotspots...this slovenian boy is a dragon...

---------- Post added at 02:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 AM ----------

and a little exclusive info about the jungle?

[MattXR]

Its very similiar to OFP's Tonal regarding the vegetation and setup. Old Tonal users will find themselves in familiar areas, but of course layout will be different and objects up to date with current technology ;)

Man i want your babies :eek: well maybe virtual babies haha :yay:

The word Tonal and In Arma2 fourm makes me burst for more information :P !!!

I wish you good luck!! and will watch this thread! :p

[IceBreakr]

A little sneak peak of alpha version ;)
http://www.vojak.si/photos/duala_wip1.jpg

http://www.vojak.si/photos/duala_wip2.jpg

http://www.vojak.si/photos/duala_wip3.jpg

http://www.vojak.si/photos/duala_wip4.jpg

[AnimalMother92]

wow! im really looking forward to this. nice work

[Requiem007]

Great work as always Icebreakr. I'm sure it will be excellent.

[Drew]

cant wait for this and the other island ur working on :D I use panthera all the time in my missions/videos

[Pauliesss]

Wow, awesome! :bounce3:

Cant wait for this too, absolutely stunning. :dancehead:

[PapaDon]

I am one of those who still play the Tonal-mod for OFP, and this island is looking god damn hot!!

[Blueteamguy]

any pics of the demil'd zone?

what about the airports? will they be dirt? concrete?

[Alex72]

Thanks for all your hard work you share with us IceBreakr. You kick ass man. :)

Screens seem to show a very very nice island.

Regards
Alex

[vilas]

you do another island, so maybe on this island you can do war-zone ?
something like Kolguyev was, some area of destroyed cities, ruins etc.
it would give "there is real war" atmosphere "D not only peacefully and good conditions

[Binkowski]

This does remind me of Tonal in a way. Thanks for the hard work!

[mchide]

you do another island, so maybe on this island you can do war-zone ?
something like Kolguyev was, some area of destroyed cities, ruins etc.
it would give "there is real war" atmosphere "D not only peacefully and good conditions

Place GameLogic and fill initialization field with:
if(isServer)then{{_x setdamage 1} foreach (position THIS nearObjects ["House",500])}

[Grub]

Screenies look great man, really taking shape.

Hope the pics I sent you are useful, your hard work is really appreciated. Keep it up. :D

[Bushlurker]

Looking GREAT so far IceBreakr!

I haven't seen Tonal in a long time, but I remember...

Little shantytowns with corrugated iron huts...
Piles of old tires...
BIG Grass! - like - shoulderhigh elephant grass... (just looked like ordinary grass but Really Big - theres a couple of clutters that look similar - maybe they can be scaled up?))
A quite big town that was all sortof rundown and crumbling - once probably quite nice tenement/apartment buildings with balconies people RPG'd you from as you drove past in the street below.... quite Mogadishu-esque...
Swampy areas where you were ankledeep in water but still surrounded by jungle - just deep enough to make going prone a Bad Idea (the AI didn't behave well in those areas sometimes tho)... Sometimes there were deeper areas - you could boat thru the jungle like a mangrove swamp almost, and it was all misty and confusing - with those wierd unidentified jungle ambient sounds...
BIG Sunsets! - really awesome purplesky ones... (dunno how effective setting the lat long settings in the island config to equatorial would help there??)


B

[IceBreakr]

Will try to recreate some areas, but as far as I've been looking Tonal is missing a lot of details that is possible to do in A2 now ;)
Mangroves and jungle is already on the map, mainly E part of map and there are streams that you can traverse with small boats.

[Commando84]

sounds sweet IceBreakr :)

[MattXR]

sounds sweet IceBreakr :)

Ditto i cant wait!

[Gutm@sher]

Ditto i cant wait!

Double Ditto. Really looking forward to it Icebreakr. Thanks!

[vilas]

Place GameLogic and fill initialization field with:
if(isServer)then{{_x setdamage 1} foreach (position THIS nearObjects ["House",500])}

but you say about destroy of all objects, but look at such thing :
http://ofp.gamepark.cz/_hosted/vilas/screens/wyspa4.jpg
from OFP, so can such border war zone is possible ?

cause all destroyed buidlings in Arma will be small heap of bricks, and war-zone will be flat
is such thing on border would be possible ?

[Scopey]

cheers guys will repost later with some screenie..

love the idea Ice

[Jeza]

Unless im missing something Scopey mate, proberly best to start your own thread and share you hard workings there rather than using Ice's one.

hi IceBreakr just a short one from me as you mentioned before it will be mostly Desert mixed in with abit of Jungle, how will the changing geography of the two interwine i.e. will it be normal desert upto a point then straight into different kind of follidge?, i only ask because i am a big fan of panthera, and i noticed a rather ubrupted change in scenery when it went from 'green' land to more deserty. It may not seem a really important question i can understand just something i can bare in-mind when doing using it.

Regards, Jeza

[Uglyboy]

...

Not to put you down, but 25x25? :butbut: are you sure you want to go with something THAT big?


Largest City on the west coast. it will be an island with 4 bridges from the main island.

Bridges in Arma with the current AI pathfinding are a bit of a mess.. Anyway, good luck with your project ;) But i think you should start with something "little" ( assuming that is your first map )

Oh yeah you should open your own thread for your projects. :)

[Aelin]

can we have some pics of the cities?

[IceBreakr]

Jezaa: well, oasis will have ubrupt change, forest will pass to savannah first (bushes, grass) then thick jungle.
Aelin: will post 'em when they're done, at least capital two ones.

[IceBreakr]

Still a lot of work ahead (villages, secondary road networks) but Duala is slowly but surely coming to life ;)
http://www.shrani.si/f/2e/Oe/7sFUl6X/dualatest.jpg

http://www.shrani.si/f/1d/xv/3qRYXLkl/dualatest2.jpg

[tyler4171]

Beautiful work IceBreakr, looking forward to creating very large scenarios on this island! Keep it up!

[Aelin]

I am really waiting for this new supreme work..my fantasy is flying through duala's skies looking for.....places to put in triggers to blow up the tension at the border...

[Grub]

Man that's really starting to look good. Like Pantheras I think we've got another masterpiece on our hands.

[IceBreakr]

Guys, I'm seeking a helping hand. I would need someone to make:
- smaller FOBs & camps
- road checkpoint areas
- fortifications on hills

Nothing fancy, just empty areas so we can put down - no details needed, mainly only walls and couple of buildings (depots, hangars etc) - details will be done by mission makers so I need really clean stuff, with empty space to put down vehicles, crates etc - nothing fancy.
I need these "templates" in blank Visitor3 PEW file so I can copy&paste them to the map when I'm wrapping up the settlements phase of this project. Only official Arma2 objects may be used!

List of required stuff: (*DONE* = already complete!)
- 4 airports (2 major, 2 makeshift) *DONE*
- standard armybase
- road block checkpoint 1 (small)
- road block checkpoint 2 (big)
- fuel depot
- training camp
- border watch camp
- ammo storage
- ammo depot big
- border tank bunker wide
- aa site
- jungle cammo hidden camp
- tank factory
- heliport

p.s. size of bases shouldn't be bigger than 150m-200m, since island is 10x10km. I'm looking for nice African feel to it ;)

Anyone? Please assist if you have cool ideas, making of these doesnt take long and your assistance would considerably speed up the release of this island (first in beta state). Thank you.

NZX's M1151 loves the water ;)
http://www.shrani.si/f/13/mi/38cwewsW/m1151.jpg

We're testing alpha release of sector Gerenuk this Thursday ;)

[Gutm@sher]

visitor PEW, etc is way over my head, sorry Icebreakr. Your latest map is looking sweet and I'm eager to die repeatedly on it!

[IceBreakr]

I'm completely redoing textures (inc. sat-image) so it will be in very high quality.

[JW Custom]

I'm completely redoing textures (inc. sat-image) so it will be in very high quality.

I'm looking forward to make missions for your island :cool:

[Aeneas2020]

this is looking truly awesome

[IceBreakr]

Hopefully I'll have alpha done by Thursday (err tommorow), terrain is complete: rocky desert that slowly passes to savannah. Bigger slopes all feature high res textures of rocks and on East (as on Tonal) you can find a thick jungle. Greatest addition to my island is Berghoff's outstanding work on vegatation, Africa really comes to Arma 2 with it ;) I just got sick and tired of all the promises on African islands (even going back to A1) and decided to make one myself.

I'll post a pic or two after my team makes an alpha test. Don't worry, I won't let you down folks ;)

[suhsjake]

IceBreakr, with the work you do, you let no one down. I would help to create installations, but I can't seem to figure out the damn Visitor Editor. Great work.

[IceBreakr]

WIP:
http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala1s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala1.jpg) http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala2s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala2.jpg) http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala3s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala3.jpg)

[malibu.stacey]

F****** amazing, mate!

*wants more pics* ;)

[AnimalMother92]

very nice!

[suhsjake]

Yet again, another masterpiece.

[IceBreakr]

Pilots might enjoy this one, since claustrophobic valleys of Panthera will be replaced with something like ...
http://www.vojak.si/photos/isladuala_harrier.jpg
this.

[Thani '82]

I think the map would suite armor too, great to finally see pictures of this ever-getting-better looking map! Like I once mentioned before, I absolutely like to break through a heavy fortified border, or atleast what a missionmaker is free to place around the border.

Good luck finishing this splendid project to all who have a part in finishing the final product!

[colonel stagler]

When this is done I will be creating some missions , might even group them in a campaign, to losely recreate the activities of executive outcomes in sierra leone in 1995 using schnaps desert mercs addon.

[Gutm@sher]

Some kinda sweetness there. since i'm not too swift at making missions, but bend others work to my will, may do a BE warfare port to it. a version of Zonekiller's battlefield2 may be nice here as well.

[MattXR]

Nice, ill defo be making missions for this too, loved Tonal so i will definitely love this.

[bfalcon]

Nice work Ice... lots of shallow valleys to hide cobras and apaches in :)

Can't wait to see your work up close, looks really impressive.

[IceBreakr]

Update:
- I'll do alpha testing with my boys at 2100 CET
- redid satellite textures to be 20% more hi-res
- added more grassy patches and a jungle/marsh section on East
- putt together more outpost/depot/town/village templates to be used later
- drawing plans of big towns based on real Africa counterparts (various countries)
- two large airports while still checking out location to put down 2 dirt-strip ones
- making rivers passable with humvees on couple of places
- added smaller islands that will feature villages and thick jungles.
Hopefully I can enter beta stage soon and share the work with you. Of course I'll listen and add/change stuff according to good ideas you fellas have :)

[joske]

this might or might not be usefull.
I know a site which has alot of photo's of a particular town in Congo (drc not brazzeville) called stanleyville which was the site of heavy fighting during the congo crisis with it being overrun by simba rebels,belgian paratroopers..etc
the problem is that the site is in french and it can be pretty difficult to find suitable pictures but if you look closely you can find alot about the buildings and layout of the town during the period right in front of and during the dekolonisation.
http://www.stanleyville.be/
see what you can do with it and if you have questions regarding the site or the congo crisis just ask

[IceBreakr]

joske thank you, will take a look!
Google comes to the rescue ;) (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stanleyville.be%2F&sl=fr&tl=en)

p.s. your nick means "tits" in Slovenian ;)

[joske]

well my nick is derived from the a rather old dutch name "jos" with the diminutive -ke behind it.
but there are also slavic language names that sound ridiculous in dutch, like i once heard about an immigrant from the eastern block called "lulzec kakzec" or something which means in dutch something like dick-zec shit-zec.

[Aelin]

it is time to ask for african guerrilla troops!

[JW Custom]

Hopefully I can enter beta stage soon and share the work with you. Of course I'll listen and add/change stuff according to good ideas you fellas have :)

I'm looking forward to try and report :cool:

[colonel stagler]

The gangsters and terrorists in schnap's pack will do for guerillas for now i suppose

[Bushlurker]

Satellite textures are looking EXCELLENT! Strata too... nice!

B

[IceBreakr]

15 shots from yesterday Multiplayer Alpha test with 16 players:
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa01.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa02.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa03.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa04.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa05.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa06.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa07.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa08.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa09.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa10.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa11.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa12.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa13.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa14.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/africa15.jpg

[JW Custom]

It looks really nice :cool:

[Requiem007]

Looking great IceBreakr. Thanks for showing your progress. Can hardly wait!

[Max255[PL]]

OMG!!! Remindes me Far Cry 2. Looks even better... Can't wait!

[Grub]

Wow man you are really putting a lot of effort into this, it really looks brilliant.

[Red Fox RUS]

very very nice, can't wait to get my VDV squad touched down on that map :)

[IceBreakr]

Update:
- 2 days work on new textures, now soil is more red/terra-rossa (Sierra Leone like) and features a new additional texture of dried our soil.
- couple of trees will soon get their missing collision models
- made ~50% templates of FOBs, outposts, police stations and other facilities
- done sketches of both major capitol towns

Please help out complete this new map by supplying me with any photos of bases and other kind of facilities from Africa that I try to recreate.

[Uglyboy]

I love where this is going :) keep up

[Aelin]

to the fabulous icebreakr:I saw in another thread you r going to create a city for "black hawk down" style missions in duala....hmmm...wondering its size....hoping at least the half of avgani...

[IceBreakr]

Aelin: well I'll use non-entrable buildings so its a challenge to create a big city with realistic areas (marketplaces, commercial areas, industrial zone etc.). If anyone can give me tips on how to create realistic powerlines with powerstations I would be really grateful.

I got a help with templates today (bases, stations, outposts) so that will surely speed up the process of making. I'll have new internal version ready soon and as soon as we reach beta state I'll make it public for you to shred it apart but for mostly to give feedback on what you would like to get fixed in final release :)

[JW Custom]

Aelin: well I'll use non-entrable buildings so its a challenge to create a big city with realistic areas (marketplaces, commercial areas, industrial zone etc.).

So you ain't gonna use entrable buildings at all or did i missunderstand you?

[joske]

to shape your power lines, you shoudnt worry about building power lines inside towns, most towns who dont have there own power plant have a transitor station, and in most cases this is located on the edge of town, and the town itself is then suplied trough underground lines.
on a bigger level your power lines should originate from a power plant and to the transitor stations at the edges of different towns.
the route these powerlines take depends, they can either take the direct route which would be trough the countryside, this is mostly used for the bigger powerlines.
secondly you can also build them along a road, although this is mostly used for small powerlines and telephone wires.

[IceBreakr]

JW Custom: there will be both, but I'll have to use A1 assets (South Sahrani like).

joske: I know how stuff goes in RL, but I wonder how to build that in engine. I guess I would have to put down could of powerlines and set wires on correct height and they use copy/paste/rotate?

[JW Custom]

JW Custom: there will be both, but I'll have to use A1 assets (South Sahrani like).


Ahh thank god :p

[IceBreakr]

http://www.shrani.si/f/1H/It/1gmuY1V2/a10patrolisladuala.jpg

[JW Custom]

Looks good, would have prefered a link to a high res pic though :)

[Darkhorse 1-6]

Now for BHD missions we just need to put a child model holding a cellphone and waving to a group of helos on top of one of those very nice looking hills. :p

[IceBreakr]

Update:
- road networks completed, one highway, asphalted narrow road reaching major towns (12) and muddy paths to all rural places.
- completed library of South Sahrani buildings to use for all major towns
- further improved the object template system based on real images from various regions of Africa
- two makeshift runways done

[zoog]

Looks awesome :)

[Takko]

Although it doesn't remind me of Africa to 100%, this is for sure
the best african-theme based map around for a long while.

[IceBreakr]

Takko yeah screw WIP shots, you'll have to wait. Recreating many areas on RL locations, and have a suprise for all OFP fans too ;) Hope I can show it to you soon...

[Uglyboy]

Takko yeah screw WIP shots, you'll have to wait. Recreating many areas on RL locations, and have a suprise for all OFP fans too ;) Hope I can show it to you soon...

Tonal? :cool:

[bfalcon]

Looking forward to flying over Isla Duala soon Icebreakr - been watching this with baited breath - any ETA yet?

[IceBreakr]

No ETA yet bfalcon, I'm populating the world with templates that me and my team-buddy El Diablo did. Its a big project and I'll release public beta as soon as I'm happy with it. Beta will already feature full road network, all major towns (12), villages, outposts, farms and 4 airport (2 paved, 2 dirt).

One comparision for Uglyboy and all of OFP fans:
http://www.vojak.si/photos/lorengua.jpg
http://www.vojak.si/photos/larenga.jpg

Bear in mind that this is *only* a tribute to old classic Tonal, no other areas will be re-done, although some might look similiar (jungle marsh). Isla Duala is a completely new map with everything made up from scratch.

[ebanks129]

^^ amazing work!!

[Black1ron]

I wanna thank you for taking BHD into account for this. I was extremely disappointed to not be able to continue making the addon for it, and was even more disappointed to not be able to share my work as I had had it. So hope that this map makes many people happy!

[Uglyboy]

Nice :D Bergoff vegetation pack included in too?

[SWT_Janowich]

Like that look although the first one looks
More african due the red white buildings
and "block" placement.

But good work

[IceBreakr]

Janowich: you actually gave me good idea, I'll repaint some of the buildings today ;)
Uglyboy: of course.

[bfalcon]

Icebreakr: No probs... it sounds a large job and it'll be worth the wait, I'm sure.

With Arrowhead, you'll have a bunch of units suitable for the map too, which should be good too, even though they probably won't arrive at the same time, it'll still be good.

And yeah, a repaint would possibly look better on that town, but it does look awesome.

Love the design of the map too, btw.

Just one request: decent sized airports for the paved - the chernerus ones are annoying when trying to taxi the herc around (the fix looks too fake when you see it turn). And no trees or buildings within wing-reach of the centre of the taxi-way... that's another thing I hate about the BIS airports/LHD. You'll make friends with so many pilots with that and your already awesome-looking scenery. :)

[IceBreakr]

Well, airports cannot be made huge just because BIS can't fix a simple config variable (turn radius on C130 is FUBAR since 1.00). Airports are clear of hills at both ends and vegetation is cut out.

Flags for both countries are done:

Molatian: (North, Pro-Russian)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/flag_molatia.jpg

Afrenian (South, Pro-American):
http://www.vojak.si/duala/flag_afrene.jpg

[bfalcon]

Excellent, thanks IceBreakr... just do what you can for us pilots and we'll appreciate it, believe me.

Nice work on the flags too.

[Kristian]

yeah the flags are really nice and symbolic, but I dont know about the gear on pro-american flag :P

[Gutm@sher]

All looking nice, IceBreakr. Will definitely be looking at doing a Benny's warfare port to Duala!

[Bushlurker]

All looking nice, IceBreakr. Will definitely be looking at doing a Benny's warfare port to Duala!
That sounds great Gutm@<hidden>! I'll definitely do basic Domination ports as well...

B

[IceBreakr]

Story goes something like this: Duala split up and gear of South Afrene marks progress/development and industrial advance. Since South part (Afrene) did did majority of the work and supported the laziness of Northern part in once one country a war broke out in 90s. Conflicts between corrupted North and hard working South took more than 10 years, bringing both countries in one huge crisis with many lives lost. Afrene took the old flag and added a sword to it - symbol of defense of their industry, technology.

Things normalized in 2000 after peace agreement and it took almost another decade to rebuild both countries on Duala. Duala is now split at major river with a buffer zone, outposts are set along the border with high fence and walls dividing Afrene and Molatia. Buffer zone is still littered with war remains and not much else.

Molatia and Afrene recieved substantial international help soon after drills struck into rich deposits of oil in Dualan sea near outer islands. North (Molatians) are spending a lot on new military stuff coming mostly from Russia. Their flag still contains symbols of hatred toward the south (blades) and consider Southern neightbours as traitors. Molatia might soon try to regain power of entire Isla Duala, so Afrene is worried that new conflict may arise. Afrene biggest strength is industry & export and recently they even found diamonds in Eastern Jungle open mines. Business is booming but their military power is still weak. USA and EU is now cooperating with Afrene government and their special forces are training Afrenian soldiers in several camps. New US military equipment is arriving to Kinsella International airport on regular basis, but Molatia on the other side is cooperating with Russia and their wealth is often exchanged for brand new tanks and weaponry.

[Gutm@sher]

So there a mission that reflects the Island's story IceBreakr? sounds sweet. this has brought up a couple of questions for me concerning a warfare port:
- will the border area be traversable by ai or will it be all walled off?
- the outer islands you mentioned - obviously will need to use 1 or 2 small rocks as temp respawn points but would love to have several islands out there to make into rich strategically relavent capture points. its very practical now with Benny's "supply by time" parameter.
@<hidden> - looking forward to it!
Thanks

[IceBreakr]

Well, river is all along the border, so AI will of course have trouble moving over it. Fence is open at couple of points with army huts and bunkers guarding these spots. I will try to check this border issues with my squadbuddies tommorow.

We will all test it out in public beta and see what can be fixed for the final v1.0. Island is suitable for both: PvAI COOP or PvP missions.

[Gutm@sher]

rivers shouldnt be a problem if there are some ground level crossing points. been having a blast with warfare on sbrodj which has crosing points that dont seem to give ai squads too much trouble. chain link fencing seems to cause ai infantry squad confusion even with holes (at least on sbrodj). training object "climb over" placed along fence helped out in this case. ready to give the beta a whirl to see.

[joske]

Are there gonna be any presidential palaces/villas so coups can be done.
Also nice to include a backstory, although its a bit too much good vs evil particularly if you are recreating a country in Africa.And it would be nice if it would be backed up by a mission/campaign.

[colonel stagler]

Joske, Ill be making a campaign when its done, Might have nothing to do with Icebrkr's background but it will be a reflection of executive outcomes in sierra leone.

[IceBreakr]

If you mission makers have any requests, maybe even sketches send it over via PM. But I'm sure I'll get more of that once you get hands on beta ;) soon...

[colonel stagler]

Ice, will there be dense-ish, jungle? and will there be like shanty african villages, like the begining of Blood Diamond.

[IceBreakr]

Colonel you betcha, mostly on Eastern part :) Blood Diamond? Ok, I'll check it out in few hours, but I guess there will be, along with slums ;)

Here's a new WIP shot, this time is our SBP member Sahbazz that is working on official Molatian (badguys) Army addon. You'll get it in the same pack as Isla Duala. I'm still looking for talented modder that would give us a working T-55 or T-62 ;) Cammo of Molatian Officer is made from scratch.

http://www.vojak.si/modules/news/image.php?news_id=724&seq_num=1&size=1 (http://www.vojak.si/photos/Molatian_Officer.jpg)

[JW Custom]

Wow that molatian dude looks awesome :cool:

[Takko]

that soldier is looking good, good work

[ebanks129]

nice! cant wait to see the rest of the Molatian army! :)

[colonel stagler]

Will there be any militias ice? Like mad half military half civi dressed guys with maybe caps and rag tag gear? Executive outcomes was hired by the SL goverment to put down the RUF attempt at staging a coup and they recaptured the diamond mines and drove the RUF underground with precision operations and sweep and clear of insurgents deep in the jungle and hiding in villages. They stole the initiative off the RUF and eventually defeeated them. Ill be using schnaps mercs for this role with BIS GUE BMP2's and CDF Mi-24 and Mi-8 Choppers in support as executive outcomes had armour and air wings

[Darkhorse 1-6]

@<hidden>: For the T-55 or T-62 there's no harm in asking Vilas.

Everything looks great so far. Love the reference to the old OFP days.

[IceBreakr]

Internal beta test is complete. SBP Team is very happy with v0.8 and we'll be polishing it for the next couple of days so you can enjoy it too.
Since FDF showed so much of their island (heh) we decided to share 28 shots of this "pre-release" test version from tonight's squadnight. 6 hours of playing 4 MP-Coop missions passed quickly, we did a talk too and we wrote down couple of cool ideas.

28 shots (zip file):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zwjlyokdz4k

Release? v0.9 as first public beta - probably next week.

[Requiem007]

Wow IceBreakr those screen shots look great! I can't wait to get my Close Quarters Battles on. Truly looking forward to the release.

[suhsjake]

If you could get a hold of Maza, maybe you could get him to modify the Old Iraqi Republican Guards to something more African.

[JW Custom]

Internal beta test is complete. SBP Team is very happy with v0.8 and we'll be polishing it for the next couple of days so you can enjoy it too.
Since FDF showed so much of their island (heh) we decided to share 28 shots of this "pre-release" test version from tonight's squadnight. 6 hours of playing 4 MP-Coop missions passed quickly, we did a talk too and we wrote down couple of cool ideas.

28 shots (zip file):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zwjlyokdz4k

Release? v0.9 as first public beta - probably next week.

It looks very nice :cool:

Already a beta :eek:

You must have been working really hard because thats damn fast :thumb:

[IceBreakr]

JW_Custom: El Diablo from SBP is helping me out with various templates and it goes really fast. I'm eager to release it in final form so we can enjoy A2 even more.

I've also sent internal v0.8 version to 10 of you guys from a great A2 Community. Hopefully you can give me feedback on what you like, what you hate and what would you love to see in v1.0. And.. please don't request beta, I've selected only 10 of you. Others will have to wait at least for one more week, that shouldn't be too hard :)

[Trooper117]

I'm predicting this will be one of the 'must have' maps currently on offer..
I'm waiting for this one with bated breath.. Great stuff mate!

[Defunkt]

Yes, a truly useful and re-playable setting, I also think it will be widely used, worth taking as much time as is required to perfect, no hurry.

[GI-JOE]

"All your bags are belong to us" :p

Very nice work IceBreakr :)

[AnimalMother92]

"All your bags are belong to us !" :p

Very nice work IceBreakr :)

i laughed when i saw that too. this island is looking great

[Pauliesss]

Wow, cant wait for beta release! :bounce3:

[Drew]

nice map so far Ice, was just wondering do you have feature plans for a jungle island like panthera, but more jungle environment? like the Vietnam map?

[IceBreakr]

Drew: well, there is plan but what kind of setting would you like? Isla Duala is surrounded with couple of smaller islands, maybe I can do that there? I've recieved first reports back, public beta is the next release, hopefully in this upcoming week.

[Trooper117]

Thats great news.. you are a star.:)

[sparks50]

Looking forward to it. I put some images on my host as I found them to be too good to be hidden away in a .zip :)

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/th_isladuala_v08_27.jpg (http://s532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/?action=view&current=isladuala_v08_27.jpg)

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/th_isladuala_v08_23.jpg (http://s532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/?action=view&current=isladuala_v08_23.jpg)

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/th_isladuala_v08_22.jpg (http://s532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/?action=view&current=isladuala_v08_22.jpg)

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/th_isladuala_v08_20.jpg (http://s532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/?action=view&current=isladuala_v08_20.jpg)

[sparks50]

last image:

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/th_isladuala_v08_12.jpg (http://s532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/sparks50banan/?action=view&current=isladuala_v08_12.jpg)

[Drew]

Drew: well, there is plan but what kind of setting would you like? Isla Duala is surrounded with couple of smaller islands, maybe I can do that there? I've recieved first reports back, public beta is the next release, hopefully in this upcoming week.

Jungle/rainforest setting would be awesome, with waterfalls rivers, streams, that sort of thing, add some ambient noises like you hear in the rainforest (IE birds & parrots and shit like that) that would be awesome :D

[Defunkt]

The clutter (for those who don't disable it) seems a little sparse to me. I'd have thought some low (dry) grass to fill-in between the existing tall grasses would improve the look quite a bit.

[IceBreakr]

Defunkt, you're absolutely right. Clutter for savannah will be fixed:
http://www.pikchur.com/KUu

[IceBreakr]

http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta01s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta01.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta02s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta02.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta03s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta03.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta04s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta04.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta05s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta05.jpg)

[IceBreakr]

http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta06s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta06.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta07s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta07.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta08s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta08.jpg)
http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta09s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta09.jpg)

[jibemorel]

Brilliant, as usual...

[wika_woo]

http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta02s.jpg (http://www.vojak.si/duala/duala_prebeta02.jpg)


haha, reminds me of the district 9 shacks, all we need are some aliens :yay:

[Bushlurker]

Well...
Firstly thanks loads to IceBreakr for sending me an advance pre-beta copy of this island which I've only just got around to checking out properly...
Its great! - the little shacks, the stratified cliffs, the coastline and waterway, the seacolour tint, the trees (a refreshing change), the ground texture...
Less good... the clutter maybe, lush stuff could be even lusher - dry areas maybe the occasional well placed dry looking bush, as I believe was mentioned, a few more named settlements, nail the airport down to a final location...

One small error - flying over Kishna...

"Cannot load texture ibr\ibr_dtowns\data\dum_mesto2_jih2_nohq.paa"

All the other small niggles are just that - stuff that isn't finalised yet...

Certainly no other major problems encountered - great FPS as you would expect - even on the ground... it's all looking Very promising!

As promised, I've already dragged over the latest version of basic Domination to this island - it all works so far (even the Yoruba music clip :) ) - so as soon as the Airbase positioning, etc is finalised and I sort out a list of targets I'll finish that off - I'll also take a look at Xeno's "Two Teams" version of Domination - see what differences there are internally, coz I think this map might be ideal for a Two Tribes version...
I'll see what Frankie Says... ;)

Excellent job all round IceBreakr!!


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[AnimalMother92]

looking absolutely stunning ice!

[IceBreakr]

Bushlurker: thanks for the quick report, most stuff you mentioned I already recieved in bug reports and 99% of those were fixed. You got a version with all 12 major towns missing, not to mention bunch of details are being added this week. Hopefully I can pull it off and release it asap as beta.

New stuff:
- island will *maybe* feature a new music by my friend, musician... I hope he's listening to Hans Zimmer Barra Barra a lot :)
- airports are finished, two of them are now dirt, without any asphalt/concrete with only couple of shacks nearby and a fuel station.
- bunch of trash added to streets, its a dirty country now :)

[Dimitri_Harkov]

Great news!

This looks very promising indeed.

[IceBreakr]

Uv5Lo3ekONY ;)

[GI-JOE]

Nice vid ! :)



I hope he's listening to Hans Zimmerman Barra Barra a lot


You mean Rachid Taha's "Barra barra" ? ;)

[bfalcon]

Bushlurker: thanks for the quick report, most stuff you mentioned I already recieved in bug reports and 99% of those were fixed. You got a version with all 12 major towns missing, not to mention bunch of details are being added this week. Hopefully I can pull it off and release it asap as beta.

New stuff:
- island will *maybe* feature a new music by my friend, musician... I hope he's listening to Hans Zimmerman Barra Barra a lot :)
- airports are finished, two of them are now dirt, without any asphalt/concrete with only couple of shacks nearby and a fuel station.
- bunch of trash added to streets, its a dirty country now :)

Excellent news m8 - I needn't have bothered to send you that last PM then :)

Nice to see the AI using the crossing points too - I tried them last night and they worked a treat even in a landrover, so should be good.

I think one thing I do like about your map is that there's lots of room to make mission-specific installations, such as military camps, without it looking cluttered... keep it up. :)

I especially like the news about the dirt runways - I think they'll look especially good if they're the ones I think they are (ie the smuggler strips)... that'll suit them perfectly.

[Gutm@sher]

Hi IceBreakr,

just curious if a beta release is still on track for this week or do i have to stick myself in the eye with a sharp instrument?

[IceBreakr]

I guess I'll have to remove that "no pets and people were injured during the production of this island" from readme.txt :o
Gutm@<hidden>: I'm working hard... tommorow is another closed beta test (~16 players) with added towns.

Absolute priorities are:
- increase both main FOBs and add road paths from the main one
- complete all 12 towns
- add several small villages, farms
- add details (mostly trash) to towns
- add marsh on SouthEast area
- add rocks on road curves
- add bulldozers, signs, rubble mounds to end of unfinished roads
- add more border outposts
- fix ground at towns so there is no high grass
- add "vegetation walls" to some villages to block view, only couple of entrances
- add Schnell(tm) fuelstations (3 south, 3 north)
- recheck config for proper ground sounds (sand, grass etc.)

What do you think Gutm@<hidden>, can we pull it off in few days time? =)
Luckly object templates are 90% done, but I also make new ones from Africa resource database I've collected, A1 Sahrani photos (mostly Southern part) and by watching/flying over OFP's Tonal. Oh and from Marines TDGs collected over the years ;)

One more question: should we add Molatian Army (infantry & T-55s) to the Island itself or as a stand-alone?

[Gutm@sher]

lol! I've decided to get on with poking myself in the eye! thanks IceBreakr!

[Cole]

This project is just too sweet. It looks like this map will become a must-have, a complete classic that's going to be sitting in everyones arma2 folder. :)

Awesome progress pics IceBreakr, I'm loving how you manage to add so many wanted stuff into a single terrain project and still it doesn't look overdone or stupid.

[Darkhorse 1-6]

IMO you should release it together at first and then later release the Molatian army as a stand alone.

[Hund]

I'd prefer a standalone version as well, since I was planning on using CDF militia/pilots/officer/crewmen as government troops and NAPA rebels as, well, rebels. All they need are black faces and you're good to go. Add in a bit o' ACE (M60's, FALs and M79's) and you got yourself a wicked little african adventure!

The BIS models are surprisingly versatile. Civilians are another matter altogether tho, haven't really figured out how to solve that one yet.

Maybe just use the blue targets that BIS provided for us, and call it abstract art...


Oh, by the way Mr. Icebreakr, is SBP planning some sort of inaugurational special activity night, like the one you guys had on Ohau(?) back in the day (and where you got soundly pooned, I might add :D )?

Those were the days.

[IceBreakr]

Hund: Shabazz is working on Molatian troops, currently they are using good old AK47s, but G3/FN FAL might be a good choice. He also changed the camo-pattern so it suits more to Dualan countryside.

All big towns now feature slums and CQB clearing of them might be damn hard and long process. And other stuff like pre-war resorts are also progressing nicely:
http://www.file.si/files/g6106y86yhebhrm3xbhh.jpg

About that special event. I can organize that but I would like to host it on a very capable server, so we get at least around 50-100 players? Anyone willing to set one up please PM me. Pooned = heh, we loved it anyway, to bad AI guards didn't shoot back due to a bug ;) :P

[Hund]

Yeah I saw some pictures of those around.

The reason for using already existing models with a slight config job would primarilly be the size and easy implementation into ACE, which we use now. However if your man gets around to creating some civilians (after all, what african conflict doesn't have at least a bit of genocide), I'd be very interested indeed.

On the topic of a possible african adventures night, I'll talk to the boys.

[IceBreakr]

Another closed beta (v0.9) complete, 17 players testing it for ~4 hours. I'll be adding more content and then release beta for all of ya. I'm extremely satisfied with MP test session. Even big towns have lovely framerates :)

Teaser shots from yesterday's Operation Akimbo can be found here:
http://www.vojak.si/forum/viewtopic.php?p=48389#48389
(pics are too big for this forum)

[JW Custom]

Another closed beta (v0.9) complete, 17 players testing it for ~4 hours. I'll be adding more content and then release beta for all of ya. I'm extremely satisfied with MP test session. Even big towns have lovely framerates :)

Teaser shots from yesterday's Operation Akimbo can be found here:
http://www.vojak.si/forum/viewtopic.php?p=48389#48389
(pics are too big for this forum)

Nice pictures, no doubt this island is gonna be a great success :)

[vengeance1]

Great News! Been watching this thread in anticipation! Very Nice!

[bfalcon]

I can testify to the high frame rate on 0.8, it ran like a dream.

I think I upset Ice with ideas and comments though... I'm so eager for this map to make it to "Classic" status.

One question, though, Icebreakr: will it be a standalone in the end or will we need to download Panthera for the final version like we did for the beta?

[zoog]

Can't wait :yay:

[IceBreakr]

will it be a standalone in the end or will we need to download Panthera for the final version like we did for the beta?

Actually, only file that you need is ibr_plants.pbo
Should I put it in Duala pack too? What happens if you run two same pbos from two different @<hidden> dirs?

[Minimalaco]

nice work icebreakr, I cannot hope for this.

[IceBreakr]

Can someone please help me out: I'm requesting a talented guy who can make me an intro(camera mission) for the map?

[Minimalaco]

I offer myself

[W0lle]

PM sent. :)

[Aelin]

can I dare to ask if you release it today or tomorrow?just to know if I have to stay at home tonight!!ahahahahahhaah

[IceBreakr]

Aelin: nope, been busy with "RL". We are adding in new content, so it will be ready in few days hopefully ;)

[Minimalaco]

coming soon........
ggGZzwhneSQ

[malibu.stacey]

This is...just.....cruel. Teasing us like that..

I like it. :p

[IceBreakr]

Minimalaco you're da man :) tnx!

[Callsign]

Amazing work guys, I can't wait for the release! Is there any plans for missions or campaigns to go along with this? This is almost a Tonal Redux, Redux!

[IceBreakr]

Callsign: what would you like to see? Coop pack or PvP?

[Callsign]

Well a SP and Coop Campaign would show off the island and extras really well, but then SP and MP single missions would be awesome as well! I guess its up to whoever feels like making the missions really.

[Ville89]

Looks amazing, cant wait for this!

[Zipper5]

The island looks very impressive. Looking forward to seeing it released.

[Binkowski]

Very nice video. This island is looking good!

[Bushlurker]

Wow! - just saw Minimalaco's vid! - Duala's come a LONG way since beta 0.8! REALLY looking good now!
Looking forward to the full beta release!

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[Aelin]

w o n d e r f u l

[MQ-9 Reaper]

coming soon........
[]ggGZzwhneSQ[/youtube]


Very nice !:cool:

[vengeance1]

Really like the variety of landscape on the Island, looks awesome! :)

[Kristian]

I got myself a somewhat old rig, can ice breaker tell me what kind of performance I should expect on:

650W Psu
Ati Radeon 4890 1gb
Intel C2D E8400 3Ghz (dualcore)
2Gb RAM

Win Vista 32 bit

[Black1ron]

I got myself a somewhat old rig, can ice breaker tell me what kind of performance I should expect on:

650W Psu
Ati Radeon 4890 1gb
Intel C2D E8400 3Ghz (dualcore)
2Gb RAM

Win Vista 32 bit

I was able to test it on an even older rig, so you should be fine! Just don't play on high settings!

[DragonBaron]

coming soon........
ggGZzwhneSQ
The video is great. This island seems to be the next masterpiece of IceBreakr. IceBreakr, please publish this island just before Christmas.

[Kristian]

The jungle looks so great... just so... perfect.. :D

[bfalcon]

Looking better than I'd hoped, Icebreakr, very nicely done! :)

Can't wait to see it in person, so to speak.

[SiC-Disaster]

I love how those mountains actually look rocky instead of just looking like elevated ground, gives them a very real feeling.
This map is going to be amazing.

[Bushlurker]

Just thought I'd drop by and praise this project a little more! :)
I've been privileged to receive yet another beta version of Duala from IceBreakr, and I just have to say it's progressed ENORMOUSLY!
I'm a terrain maker myself (sortof.;)) so I have a tendency to be VERY picky about islands, tearing apart the mechanics, thinking "hmmm... you cheated there... you missed that bit", etc. Frequently with user islands, especially with Betas, it's hard to get past the "viewing the machinery" stage and actually start believing in the terrain as an actual landscape. This is made doubly difficult when the terrain-maker has chosen to represent a completely fictitious landscape.... Nature is hard to imitate!
Duala is starting to mature past that initial "quick - get all the basic components in place!" stage and the "little touches" are starting to become apparent... and it's the little things that push a manufactured terrain over the edge into believability... look at any BIS or FDF island and you'll see what I mean.
With some good beta feedback, and some extended fine-tuning this island has the potential to become a classic terrain!

Anyway - thanks again to IceBreaker for the sneak preview! We've had about 2 feet of snow in 24 hours here in Scotland, so I've been sidetracked mightily - digging out the car, the dog, the house. the neighbours! (and also some rushing around the fields with a camera photographing snow on trees and bushes) :) - However, I'm now officially on holiday (yay!) So I can now devote the evening to porting a basic Domination for Duala - so I'll shut up and get on with it - since I believe the beta release is due VERY soon! :D


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[JW Custom]

I'm looking forward to a pub release so i can create some missions for it :cool:

[AnimalMother92]

I'm looking forward to a pub release so i can create some missions for it :cool:

agreed, this island is beautiful. gotta get some desert bradley action!

[IceBreakr]

Bushlurker: thank you, it means a lot to me. Check PM, I have a new pre-public version for you and rest of beta testers ;)

[malibu.stacey]

Check PM, I have a new pre-public version for you and rest of beta testers

*cries*


Uh, well, the longer the wait, the more I´ll enjoy this masterpiece once the public beta is released. :p

[bfalcon]

*cries*


Uh, well, the longer the wait, the more I´ll enjoy this masterpiece once the public beta is released. :p

Tell me about it... I got to see the 0.8 beta, but not the later ones, and believe me, it's worth the wait from what I saw there...

From what he's added since, it sounds like it's even better. :yay:

Truly one of the classics, I think.

[Grub]

Uh, well, the longer the wait, the more I´ll enjoy this masterpiece once the public beta is released. :p

Yes the wait will definitely be worth it so don't rush the man.

As Bushlurker has already said, IceBreakr has really paid attention to detail. The towns are great and will allow for all out street fights and CQB in some of the shanty sections. The map really caters for mission makers and there are plenty of little spots on the map that will really assist with story lines if you are so inclined. After testing this I wish I was 100% with the editor as everywhere I travel new story for a campaign comes into my head.

It truly is a great map.

Keep up the good work IceBreakr.

Merry Christmas to all. :cheers:

Regards,
Grub

[IceBreakr]

Merry Christmas to all of you guys. Good news: I've recieved info from Afrenian Government that your tourist visas will be ready in the upcoming week, still in 2009 ;)

[jibemorel]

Merry Christmas to you and your team IceBreakr, could you advise them to prepare visas for a long stay.

Greetings.

[Kr3v]

Good news: I've recieved info from Afrenian Government that your tourist visas will be ready in the upcoming week, still in 2009 ;)

Nice ! :yay:

[AnimalMother92]

Merry Christmas to all of you guys. Good news: I've recieved info from Afrenian Government that your tourist visas will be ready in the upcoming week, still in 2009 ;)

nice! packing my bags now

[JW Custom]

Merry Christmas to all of you guys. Good news: I've recieved info from Afrenian Government that your tourist visas will be ready in the upcoming week, still in 2009 ;)

:p

I'm looking forward to make missions on your "piece of art" island :)

[SiC-Disaster]

I can has a few disease shots pls? kthxbai!

On a more serious note: i cant wait :)

[Cole]

Wait.. how do we get to Duala? I don't think airplanes are safe.. and boats are slow.. I'm scared :X

[Darkhorse 1-6]

Teleportation is the new thing Cole. Everybody is doing it these days!

I am flying myself. AMA offered a deal I couldn't refuse. I may get there a bit later than everybody else but atleast I wont have fingers on my face and eyes on my hands. Not to mention a "certain" body part sticking out of the back of my head.

Teleportation may be faster but it certainly ain't safer. Unless you count the not getting shot down my MIGs.

[Binkowski]

Teleportation is the new thing Cole. Everybody is doing it these days!

I am flying myself. AMA offered a deal I couldn't refuse. I may get there a bit later than everybody else but atleast I wont have fingers on my face and eyes on my hands. Not to mention a "certain" body part sticking out of the back of my head.

Teleportation may be faster but it certainly ain't safer. Unless you count the not getting shot down my MIGs.

Pfft. Really. MiG's? They ain't got ANYTHING on us. And our, F35 JSF's Anywhoo, great island.

[johncage]

you do another island, so maybe on this island you can do war-zone ?
something like Kolguyev was, some area of destroyed cities, ruins etc.
it would give "there is real war" atmosphere "D not only peacefully and good conditions

i think this would make sense for the demilitarized zone landscape.

[Darkhorse 1-6]

Pfft. Really. MiG's? They ain't got ANYTHING on us. And our, F35 JSF's Anywhoo, great island.

Meant "by migs". Also all flights going into the country are flown by AMA, Aeroflot, or Letoun Velkopopovicky AN-2 Aircraft until suitable replacements can be bought. So MIGs are a real threat. :D

[Black1ron]

Ill be doing a HALO jump into country once everyone is arriving, because i've already been running covert operations around Duala. I can assure all of you that no problems will occur when you arrive if you have your paperwork in check.

[Cole]

Ouch Darkhorse, I think I could live with eyeballs on my hands but having a certain body part sticking out of the back of my head.. HELL NO!

Black1ron mentioned a nice thing - HALO. That's right, jumping down at night might actually be the best idea. I don't think many of the local soldiers are equipped with nightvision :)

[AnimalMother92]

hey ice, do u have a more up to date map of isla duala for us to drool over? with cities/airports etc.
thnx

[Aelin]

I need infos about afrenian and molatian armies..equipments,vehicles,etc...

also what about duala's girls?eh?are they nice?eh?

[IceBreakr]

AM92: I'll release a map for mission planning purposes soon after the release. Feat. roads, towns, runways etc.

[Bushlurker]

Thanks to several sneak-previews and location info from IceBreakr, I finished porting the latest basic Domination (Afrene) AI v1.27 for Duala just before Christmas - so that'll definitely be available as soon as the Public Beta is released... :D


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[nettrucker]

Hi IceBreakr

Duala is a truly masterpiece as far as I could see from the video. Thanks for you effort and hard work. I believe that this Island is gonna make history in ArmA II.
Can't wait for your release. Since Islands are my favourite toys of this game I am really excited to take a hike on Duala.
Thank you so much.:notworthy:

[IceBreakr]

Thank you guys for supporting me, its a tough job but I want beta to "really look like beta" with only small fixes in v1.0. Hope you guys understand. Here's a sneak peak WIP shot from Sahbazz's Molatian troops that you're encounter on your "tourist trip" ;)
http://www.file.si/files/bfdwpfkk7vj6kyzete7e_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=bfdwpfkk7vj6kyzete7e.jpg)

[JW Custom]

Thank you guys for supporting me, its a tough job but I want beta to "really look like beta" with only small fixes in v1.0. Hope you guys understand. Here's a sneak peak WIP shot from Sahbazz's Molatian troops that you're encounter on your "tourist trip" ;)


Very nice looking troops :cool:

[Requiem007]

Thank you guys for supporting me, its a tough job but I want beta to "really look like beta" with only small fixes in v1.0. Hope you guys understand. Here's a sneak peak WIP shot from Sahbazz's Molatian troops that you're encounter on your "tourist trip" ;)


No, thank you for creating such an amazing island that all of us will enjoy. Thank you for your dedication.

[Darkhorse 1-6]

Is there any chance that there will be some variation of the faces of the troops?

[Takko]

The camo is too bright

[IceBreakr]

Presenting progress with towns before the public beta release (this week):
http://www.file.si/files/l3ecnfwj17xzddrna001_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=l3ecnfwj17xzddrna001.jpg) http://www.file.si/files/nmyzapge6j5maktpd73u_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=nmyzapge6j5maktpd73u.jpg) http://www.file.si/files/glk7fxfqzdij1ncv8ln7_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=glk7fxfqzdij1ncv8ln7.jpg) http://www.file.si/files/93gz69uxsqwmheucpmhh_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=93gz69uxsqwmheucpmhh.jpg)

[malibu.stacey]

Marvelous! Really looking forward to the beta release! :D

[JW Custom]

It's looking very impressing, this is gonna be a kickass island :cool:

[Binkowski]

Awesome! Thank you for those wonderful screens. Can't wait for the public release.

[Pauliesss]

I even had a dream about this island..and I am not kidding...cant wait for the public release! :icon_dj:

[Darkhorse 1-6]

I even had a dream about this island..and I am not kidding...cant wait for the public release! :icon_dj:

Same here. Something to do with american forces trying to hold off an onslaught of enemy cattle...

*PS* It's not often I change my desktop (Most of the time it's pictures from the Vietnam War. But this deserves a place of honour: http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=l3ecnfwj17xzddrna001.jpg

[Banderas]

I can't wait until 27th MEU hits the beaches of Duala...it's starting to get really boring on the deck of Khe Sanh:bounce3:

[Aelin]

icebreakr is delaying the release cos he hates us all,I know..AHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

I will put in PLA,rus and SLA vs NATO forces...lets see what happens....

[AnimalMother92]

:eek:
Terrific screens, this island is a masterpiece for sure.

[=(+)=TheVoodoo]

Looks really nice.

One suggestion:
The beach is looking a little unnatural. Make the transition between the beach and ocean more flat and place the palm further away from beach.

[IceBreakr]

Hmm, TheVoodoo will try, but you're looking at a river bank.

Takko: tnx for the comment about brightness, Sahbazz fixed it:

Spot 6 Molatians:
http://www.file.si/files/0olni9470e9s6oehack7_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=0olni9470e9s6oehack7.jpg)

Peekaboo:
http://www.file.si/files/beou269rjknq5yf2jpjp_thumb.jpg (http://www.file.si/viewer.php?file=beou269rjknq5yf2jpjp.jpg)

[Takko]

Now thats looking nice

[KeyCat]

Presenting progress with towns before the public beta release (this week):


Looks really sweet, looking forward to this one...

/KC

[Minimalaco]

nicee!!!

[.Phoenix.]

Can't wait for this one to come out - Love your attention to small details Icebreakr.

[zoog]

Coming together real nice :yay:

[IceBreakr]

Guys, tommorow is the day we board C130s and go to Duala :)

Today I'm making final touches to towns of Kinsella, Orellan and Kingala.
Molatia will finally get their main airport with new army FOB.

I'll try to add a training camp in v1.0 (won't be included in this public beta v0.99). It is in the remote desert area valley, "SBP Camp Noobia" will be very useful for C/Os of squads, all facilities available for drill and fire practices based on Dslyecxi's manual.

[PSYCHOSIM]

Great news.................

:bounce3::bounce3::bounce3:

[Pauliesss]

Thanks for the info IceBreakr, preparing my gear now, testing my weapons, trying NVGs, packing different types of camo...you know, all the stuff. :D

[mankyle]

"SBP Camp Noobia"

LOL!!!!!!!!! Nice touch, Icebreakr

Also, are you going to add SILVIE and ALICE modules compatibility? You know you have to add demographic entries in the class names section of the config and there you can also add camp and airport locations for the WARFARE module.

THanks for your efforts, ICEBREAKR!!!!!

[AnimalMother92]

wooooohooo!! cant wait anymore :D

[Aelin]

nooo,I wont go to duala with ac130...I prefer fishermen's boats

[IceBreakr]

I'm looking for mirror providers, since file will be around 150 megs or even more (inc. units). Please contact me via PM. I'll send you private links to the file or I can sftp/ftp it directly to your drives. Thank you.

[thraxjor]

PM sent.

[IceBreakr]

Download links will be available at my official Islands website later today (afternoon/evening):
http://www.icebreakr.com/islands

Thanks guys, I've recieved more than 10 offers for download mirrors, wow! I'll reply to you guys with download link later this day. Final preparations are being done on the map.

Exactly two months passed since I've started this project and many many hours went into it. Consider this as a present to the greatest gaming community ever and a tribute to BIS that is supporting us and all their dedication!

[vengeance1]

Sweet! That's it not going to work today! Today is mission making for Isla Duala island. :yay:

[SiC-Disaster]

A PM should be sent to you for www.tangodown.nl as well :)

[Kr3v]

30 min left before the final countdown ! :yay:


Today is mission making for Isla Duala island.

You already have some ideas ? :D

[MadPro119]

Im waiting, no TG today. Isla Duala exploring time!! :)

I CANT TAKE IT! RELEASE ALREADY!

[malibu.stacey]

Oh, the tension....:D

Btw, good to see that Isla Duala already has a nice website.

[err0r]

Status ?
How long we have to wait ?
I Cant wait anymore !

[AnimalMother92]

agh cant wait, so many mission ideas!

[MadPro119]

We are dieing out here! Give us the map.

P.s. You rock icebreakr

[Aeneas2020]

I'm very excited! Can't wait!!!!!!

[IceBreakr]

Its uploading... keep yer pants on :)

[AnimalMother92]

*puts pants back on*

sorry... :o

[MadPro119]

Its uploading... keep yer pants on :)

OMG. I was just undoing my belt!

[zoog]

And the count down begins :D

[DragonBaron]

And the count down begins :D
... and will never end.
My fingers are quite bloody. ;)

[MadPro119]

Why? Im refreshing the islands website very second. WHY? WHY WONT YOU UPLOAD!

[IceBreakr]

Mods, please move this to Complete section ;)
:yay:

******************
ISLA DUALA FOR ARMA 2
Version: v0.99 "public beta"
Release Date: December 30th, 2009

1. INTRODUCTION
===============
El Diablo, IceBreakr and Tourist board of Afrene are inviting all of you to visit a paradise on Earth - Isla Duala. Tropical forests, sandy beaches, wild savannah, clear water and... nasty neighbouring Republic of Molatia threatening to overrun friendly Republic Afrene in Southern part of Duala.
Current peace can be very decieving. Marks of previous decade-long war can be seen even today and no-man zone still divides both countries with high fence running all along the border. Only few of the natives dare to travel across. With recent diamond and oil findings in Molatia their war machine is growing, too. European and US peacekeeping forces are currently present on Afrene in small numbers, but this might change very soon. Russia and China are in close business ties with Molatia and Afrene is mainly providing services for US and European tourists. War between Molatia and Afrene might be just around the corner...

Project took exactly two months to reach beta v0.99. Many many hours went into it. Consider this as a present to the greatest gaming community ever and a tribute to BIS that is supporting us and for all their dedication!

AUTHOR
======
IceBreakr is from Slovenia, Europe. He's been active in gaming community since 1997 working on several total conversions and mods. He joined GT Interactive (later acquired by Infogrames) to finish up two titles on Duke3D engine. Later he put his passion to level design on Source engine with Kuma, LLC on titles such as KumaWar and KumaWar 2 and couple other mods. His true passion is now running his own mil-sim team/community and creating open worlds such as Bohemia's ArmA & ArmA 2 engines. Check out Island Panthera and this new Isla Duala, they are completely FREE and a present to BIS Community.


WHAT IS DUALA?
==============
Duala is a fictional ~56km2 (10x10km map) big island, divided into two waring countries: Afrene on South and Molatia on North. River divides the two countries with a buffer-zone/border in between, monitored by international peacekeepers.

* Vegetation
African vegetation can be seen everywhere: towns, savannah, desert and jungle. Duala is pretty dry land, but some areas near water feature lush forests. Savannah covers most of the land, while sand and mud is around river beds and beaches. There are no large hills, rare feature rock formations. Guys travelling savannah will find shelter from the sun under acacia trees. Some water rich areas feature thick undergrowth with large datepalm trees and other palms and bushes.

* Military installations
Biggest strategic importance in both countries have airports. There are two major ones used for military and also civilian traffic. Two more are dirt runways (NW Molatia and SE Afrene) and used mainly by small planes. There's a word that drugs and weapons are shipped in and out of the country this way.

* Border & Buffer zone
Afrene didn't build fence wall, but Molatia constructed it all along the border marking their territory they gained in 10-year war. After peace treaty Afrene and Molatia build couple of outposts along the border. There's no confirmation on mine fields, but in decade long war a lot of them were placed and later removed by international mine clearing teams. Afrene built a wall around a border town on East in order to stop Molatian terrorists travelling around. Both sides also have powerful air radars covering most valleys. Afrene set up a heliport near border to stop smuggling operations. Molatia uses helicopters stationed far North in safe cover of thick jungle. There is a rumor that jungle outposts also house Russian instructors training local troops, but there is no official word on that.

* Settlements and towns
Both Afrene and Molatia have capitol towns: Kinsella and Balabango. Slums can be found in both, majority of people living on Duala are very poor. Smaller towns feature markets, industrial compounds, rent houses, offices, etc. All towns and villages are marked on map.

* Sightseeing tips
We don't want to give out info, because we want you to explore! Rent a car from airports or travel in old An-2 to see all the places and pick out favourite spots! There is a nice lake in central Molatia and almost all seaside towns rent out villas. Special adventure is going into jungle on SE part of island where old villages are located. Be extra careful on roads: many of them are in terrible condition and accident can be just around the corner! Its a pretty bad thing when you smash up your vehicle and there is a big desert between you and a nearest town. Therefor military uses mostly UH1 and Mi-17 transport choppers. Foot patrols are only way in jungle, but car convoys can be great in vast savannah. Be sure to keep eye on gas meter since travelling around whole island can empty it up pretty fast. But don't worry, gas stations can be found near all big towns.

* Mission possibilities
Hopefully players of OFP Tonal will switch to Arma 2 to enjoy our new African themed island. It allows mission makers to perform a huge variety of scenarios on it.
Hopefully someone will make use of a new Arma2 patch 1.05 mode Diplomacy to make a war between two countries and maybe even throw in a third rebel side.


VERSION LOG
===========
v0.99
Known issues:
- missing texture file ca\misc3\wf\data\black.pac - just click OK.
- sattelite and mask maps are not final, many places have grass where there should be none, it will be fixed in v1.0
- some places are still missing tree/bush vegetation
- rpt errors for bunch of objects missing config, will be fixed in next release
- south border road still missing
- road signs used for navigation (at crossings) are not done yet
- SBP Training Camp Noobia is not finished yet
- recheck config for proper ground sounds on different materials
- Molatian soldiers are packed separately

INSTALLATION
============
Unpack folder \@<hidden> to your ArmA2 root folder and run game with -mod=@<hidden> parameter. Island will appear in map list and is ready for use. Admins can grab server keys.

CREDITS
=======
IceBreakr (heightmap, textures, placement, research)
El Diablo (object templates, ideas & research)
Berghoff (great African vegetation pack)
Spirit6 (HD satellite image)
Kju & Sgt. Ace (configs, help)

Special thanks to all beta testers, without you this project just wouldn't be the same. Thank you: SBP Team, Maj Z., Bushlurker, W0lle, JW Custom, Kju, MattXR, Binkowski, SafetyCatch and others. And last: to Bohemia Interactive Studio crew for making ArmA 2 and their continuous support and dedication!


COPYRIGHT
=========
Author: IceBreakr (ice AT icebreakr.com, MSN icebrejkr AT mail.com, ICQ 426428)
All rights reserved.

Author grants you, as the enduser, a personal right to download, install and play with the island. This right does NOT include the possibilities to reverse engineer or even abuse content of the island addon in your own addons, games, game content or missions (scripts). Author can not be made responsible for ANY damage that could occur from the use of the addon. This island addon is for entertainment purposes only. Any military or commercial use is strictly prohibited. You are not allowed to exploit content. You may only use the island addon in conjunction with the game "Arma 2" by BIS in its original form. If you want to use island addon or parts of island addon in your own addons or new game, you have to get written permission from the author.

Isla Duala is a completely fictional game project and does not have any connections to real life: persons, countries, towns, Czech pornstars etc.

Please report bugs to http://www.icebreakr.com/islands/ website (Bugs section).

Download:
here (http://www.icebreakr.com/islands/index.php?island=duala&show=download)

[MadPro119]

AWW, you had me thier, i scrolled down to get the download and I get this....


[very soon - just sending out file to all mirror providers!]

Come on!

[AnimalMother92]

ArmedAssault.info (upload in progress)

ooh he's stretching out the pain!