John Venema Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Couple more shots from the beta testers, taken around Darwin, Gulf Country and the Top End ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyc Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 This will make those other developers Green with envy Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstyles Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Looking really good! Is that Weipa in 2nd shot? Also, does the coverage extend up to the islands just north of Cape York (Thursday, Horn etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Priceless.........................nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Webb Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I want!! I want!!! I want!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hurry up I'm waiting. Does it have Katherine too???? Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victor Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 have you got any pics of the red earth that is encountered in these areas ie all through FNQ and all thru the gulf region and darwin? shots 4 and 7 look spot on to what it looks like year round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Beeeyoootifuuul.. The last two left me with my mouth hanging open.. Neat.. Can't wait to get this one.. Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 have you got any pics of the red earth that is encountered in these areas ie all through FNQ and all thru the gulf region and darwin? shots 4 and 7 look spot on to what it looks like year round You mean like these shots Martin Lott took? (sorry about the low resolution, that's the res Marty uploaded them at). These are around Kununurra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victor Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 ta,, i honestly think this pack will be your biggest hurdle as most of northern Australia has such a vast range of colours, i spend my year with both my jobs covering a arc from port headland across to mackay by foot, by air, by boat and have to admit no region looks similar unlike southern Australia.during the wet season up nth the biggest urban myth that comes from down south is that its lush and green everywhere, honestly only the rainforests and residential areas have the largest change in colour while the rest of the terrain remains slightly unchanged, and the lush tropical rainforests aren't the majority of the vegetation that populates northern Australia, unlike a large number of Australians think. for example as weipa was mentioned earlier thats one red place except the golf course and thats what it is like all the way up to cape york the reasons behind why most of the northern vegetation remains unchanged is based on the red earth and other soils that are prominent up north as they drain very well and even the red clay we have up here does the same, it allows water to run and allows it to disperse rapidly, hence why sometimes during the wet season it can bucket down for a a few hours and within a hour or 2 later its dry again, and doesn't look likes its rained at all, this is all so helped with the temp but drainage plays a very large factor hence why the low lands flood quite rapidly during the wet season (oct-mar). those docos you see on dry and wet seasons like in africa where it goes from yellow to bright green doesnt happen up north here. sometimes the wet season isnt really a wet season. i do stick to my earlier comments as this will be to hardest pack to replicate a realistic environment including the landclass, but if you do manage to pull it off this will be your great feat thus far. all the best of luck to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bosch Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Teecee, I have to agree. The second last shot left me gobsmacked too. They are all pretty bloody excellent though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahaka Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 That is real nice... I really like the wet season textures with the ponds being real FS water and blending nicely to the textures. Very good job! Keep the shots coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderhead Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 i do stick to my earlier comments as this will be to hardest pack to replicate a realistic environment including the landclass, but if you do manage to pull it off this will be your great feat thus far. If anyone is up to the challenge, it's certainly the ORBX crew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lott Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Looking really good! Is that Weipa in 2nd shot? Also, does the coverage extend up to the islands just north of Cape York (Thursday, Horn etc)? Hi, no it's not Weipa. Those pics are all Northern Territory. Yes, the islands north of Cape York are done. Hurry up I'm waiting. Does it have Katherine too???? Hi, yes, Katherine has been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Nice I'm so looking forward to Red & Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Hey BuzzM. Lets see Katherine. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffman Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 John, where did you get the Black Hawk (or repaint) from? I'd be most interested in obtaining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Another fantastic area, card ready and waiting, Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lott Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Hey BuzzM. Lets see Katherine. Jon As requested, a pic of Katherine. It's still a work in progress, but looking ok if I may say so myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Hi guys, just wondering if Lake Argyle and the Ord River will be covered in any detail in this release including the Ord River Dam. The screenies you have released so far look just magnificent. Cheers and thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lott Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Hi guys, just wondering if Lake Argyle and the Ord River will be covered in any detail in this release including the Ord River Dam. The screenies you have released so far look just magnificent. Cheers and thanks, Hi, I'm doing the landclass around Lake Argyle, but I can't answer as to whether the dam will be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victor Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 the greens still appear still too green and bright but you guys are slowly getting there this is just a few minutes out of Katherine during the wet season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolb Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 wow, that last pic is just amazing, it almost looks real! Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartp71 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Ummm, I think it is real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 wow, that last pic is just amazing, it almost looks real! Great job Yeah, I especially like the rock strata and the water edges Orbx sets the benchmark again... Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ross Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Hello Buzzm Great looking landclass and poly work at Katherine and I know how much work you must have put in to get such a convincing result. John Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 BuzzM. looks great, just move the mango farms away from the Highway, also, did you put in Bicentenial Drive? . What map did you work off? Love your work. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lott Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Thanks John for compliments. Jon, I'm using Google Earth satellite maps for the landclass work. Now that the landclass for Katherine is finished I'm going in and doing finer detailed poly work starting with removing the farm land that is just below the heli in the pic, as you requested. Bicentenial Drive is included, with moving traffic no less, along with every major and minor road thanks to the work by Holger Sandmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 mmm , There is a grass strip a couple of properties up from me, wondering if that will be in it. Might have to send you my Loc and get a customised locations ) Great Work Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMASDW Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 any ETA for AU GREEN ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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