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    need some suggestions

    Hey guys i have built a flat terrain with a satillite image of an air base (groom lake installation) and i would like some suggestions of how to make the image or terrain look better.. here are some image urls for you guys to take a look at. any tips would help alot. thanks.


    terrain image 1

    terrain image 2
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    dead link's buddy heck erea51 is what 90-100 mile's from lasvegas he he , but the real action is behind erea 51 in the mtn's farther called dreamland
    realize legalize MMJ is ok

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    yeah i have been having some problems with the pictures urls for some reason. maybe because its geocities who hosts them lol.. Just click them again and hope for the best.. Sorry about that.
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    Here are the pics

    One of Two posts:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails area51.jpg  

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    Pic number 2:

    Post Two of Two:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails area512.jpg  

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    RE:

    This looks like a LW or TFD screenshot, so the detail you get won't be as realistic as one from BHD or TS. Anyway, the way your tiling looks, it appears that you have one picture at 1024 x 1024. You might try resizing that to 512 x 512 and put in in a corner to start. Surround that with three blocks of 512 x512 desert flatland. Then, try making a greyscale picture of what you just did - for the raw depthmap.

    Remove the buildings and replace them with the pavement coloration - adding them back later with buildings from the MED. Any adjustments to height can be done to the depthmap with a decent editing tool. Dark for flat - light for bumps.

    BTW: The reason for the resizing - to raise the detail level.

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    A View With the Airstrip

    Different Satellite Photo - Not as detailed as yours - Groom Lake Included.

    I found some other topo maps.. if you want to go that far with it.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails 51.jpg  

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    thanks.. but im wondering if making the base smaller would take away the realistic feel of how large the base really is. but i will give it a shot. also it would be great if you can tell me how to make a .bat file for people who wants to download and install this terrain. The terrain is made for LW and TFD.
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    Pack Bat

    It will look like this. Just right click -> edit to suit your needs. Notebook is used to write. Save As -> All Files -> PackArea51.bat
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    ok thanks alot.. so if somebody downloads my .bat file will they have to put the bat file in there delta force TFD or LW file and then install? or will the files go to terrains.pff by themselves?
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    All 4 files go in the LW/TFD directory - including that *.bat file. You can also be more 'user friendly' - and add the following lines after the pack commands to help the user keep their install directory clean :

    del Area51.tga
    del Area51.pcx
    del Area51.trn
    del Area51.bat


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    ok thanks alot
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