UK Desert troops

[sim]

This looks gr8 (seeing as im a Brit) but is it dead???
i hope not

sim

[swift88]

mi nither great models and textures

[Blackblood]

Gee, guys. DonÂ't know where to start...
HereÂ's my share of moaning and whining:

Well, it IS 90% ready for release. I was actually going to release it the day before christmas but had issues with the custom made anims (BLB_Moves) and the SA80.

Problem 1: When utilizing your own animclass, it inheritates from cfgmoves but not necessarily from other usermade classes like for example :BAS cargo-anims.
Solution 1: I included the BAS animclass in my cpp, just to realize that I have to do that with everything of interest - Dune-buggy anim and so on...
Ended up scrapping BLB_Moves for regular cfgMoves.

Problem 2: The SA80 looked crappy and I really wanted to include the firearm in the same pack.
Solution 2: Wait for a better SA80 outthere...
Solution 2: Release the pack with standard BIS guns... :-\

Problem 3: Time, baby. Time. Got a dayjob that steals all my resources. Add a family = LIMITED SPARE TIME.
Solution 3: A payed vacation or sumthin...
Solution 3: Release as it is.

They are pretty cool looking lads and it would be nice to bring some british blood to the scene. DonÂ't get me wrong, the US models from BAS etc are excellent. Just think US models are a slight bit favorized allover the community. Being european (swedish) the lack of such units (euro) IS noticeable.

Phew...nuff blabbering, nuff excuses. Expect a release - with a fair amount of quality - in the coming two weeks. That's a promise.

[sim]

Gr8 to hear it aint dead!
Nice work m8 can't wait to make some brit missions  ;D

sim

[Zayfod]

These units look superb!  

Blackblood--you simply have to finish them. You are obviously very talented in this area, perhaps more so than you even realise.

With some further tweaks (mostly texture tweaks) these will be in the same league as the latest BAS and MAP units imho.

And yes--go the BRITS!

I hope to see these units released and ready for download from ofpec soon!

Good onya mate.

Zay

[Blackblood]

Just a sneak preview...
As for  the moment all units will be wearing an assault vest.
But a more standard look (desert chestrig and flak jacket) is also in the making. These guys (with a handfull of additional tweaks) will be released march 22-23. The boot textures are from BAS deltas, I will make my own.

...sorry for my lousy grammar...

[Blackblood]

...the tanned look is a nanomillimetre thick layer applied by default on any face you choose (hidden selection). But it IS optional, just place the line "BLB_NoTan = true" in any field and your troops are pale riders again.  

[Zayfod]

What a great idea for applying tans!

Cant wait for the release.....btw, did u solve your warping issue with the goggle animation? If not perhaps check out these units.

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?s=3bf8bdd5b5e53e27b28ba98e261deeb4;act=ST;f=4;t=37972

they have animated goggles and they seem to work very well.

Zay

PS good to see you back at the project.

[sim]

hey

hows it coming along???

hope to see them ready in a couple of days, im gettin myself a microphone so i can now add voices to my missions.

Im planning on making some descent Brit missions, its up to you now m8 to give me the descent troops  ;D

sim

[simoneldridge]

Any more news on this....

Im gettin desperate for these guys
especially with the DKM chally2 MBT out now

[sim]

Yer me to, but if he rushes and releases early they might end up being really crap after a while... like Vietcong and we don't want that!

hope to see them soon though, got an Afghan map I want to make some more descent missions on and I've already ran out of SAS missions to make on it, which btw I'm putting up for BETA testing soon,  ;D

Do the best damn job you can BlackBlood and do us Brits proud!!!  ;D  

sim

[ebud]

There is a way you can fix the hands/wrists. If you send me an email, I can send you a p3d that has them sort of fixed so you can see how you can do it. Since the hands twist, it is really a paint to get them to work right in all situations and know how to fix it in o2.

[Blackblood]

Good to see OFPEC is back on track!

I made a promise and I kinda sticking to it.
BETA 0.5 is ready for release. I will contact Ofp.info asap to see if they're interested.
Hope you guys like it!
This version includes Paras and Royal Marines in PLCE Vests.
And remember...this is BETA, everything needs polishing.
...Blackblood needs sleep...

Thanx for the tip, Ebud. IÂ'll send you a reminder.  

[Lt_Phoenix]

It might be a good idea to send them to other sites too.
Like http://ofp.edgegaming.com/
or http://www.opflashpoint.org/

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to playing around with these units. It's about time we get some decent Brit troops.

[Blackblood]

Thanx for the inspirational feedback folks!

An open request:
Is there anyone out there who's sitting on, or modelling SA80's, and feels like contributing to this addon - please show yourselves.
The harsh reality is that my SA80 is at a pre-Alpha stage, ETA Q3. 2004.
That's not good enough. It would be cool to release V 1.0 with the right loadout. It simply can't be done as of now. Been learning thru trial and error the magic of modelling humans and I'm still a noob in the area... :-\

Well, well. BETA release it is (with M16's) - Saturday, GMT.

Included in version BETA 0.5:

Paratrooper
Paratrooper with headset
Paratrooper with helmet
Royal Marines Commando
Royal Marines Commando with headset
Royal Marines Commando with helmet
Regular grunt - low(ish) polygon count, Vertex: 2432. Faces: 2299
Sniper with desert booniehat
Regular grunt with desert booniehat

...all the above have a PLCE Assault Vest and a stiff upper lip.

The highest polycount is about V:2908, F:2704.
Pretty high but still lower than BAS Deltas if that makes any sense(?)  

And DO check this out while your at it: http://www.swepack.tk/

By the way, congrats, Hungary! I learned today that you will be leasing 14 JAS Gripens. That baby rocks!
**Gets smacked in the head by the misses for blabbering too much**

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