Posted by: Col. Gibbon
What is in a realistic terrain? - 03/27/08 11:10 PM
Hi Guys.
We have a large variety of different EAW terrains, gleaned from various sources, and mixed with the default terrain. But how does it match up to reality? I've posted a link from a local website, but if you look at the different elements which are listed, it starts to become obvious, the terrain we fly over, which is supposed to represent Europe 39/45, is wholly inadequate.
http://www.hants.gov.uk/landscape/detaileddefinitions.html
Now, on the other hand, we can't go satellite imaging, because there are no satellite images available of course, and hand painting a set from current images would be a lifetimes work.
One of the things which should be in for 1.3, is a new terrain system, with how many tiles? That is the question. How many tiles do we need to make a reasonable facsimile of Europe during WWII?
We have a large variety of different EAW terrains, gleaned from various sources, and mixed with the default terrain. But how does it match up to reality? I've posted a link from a local website, but if you look at the different elements which are listed, it starts to become obvious, the terrain we fly over, which is supposed to represent Europe 39/45, is wholly inadequate.
http://www.hants.gov.uk/landscape/detaileddefinitions.html
Now, on the other hand, we can't go satellite imaging, because there are no satellite images available of course, and hand painting a set from current images would be a lifetimes work.
One of the things which should be in for 1.3, is a new terrain system, with how many tiles? That is the question. How many tiles do we need to make a reasonable facsimile of Europe during WWII?