DCS World 2.5.x Caucasus Terrain Textures

Hey Mustang. Your top down billboards are still reversed. I posted update on the bug fix section regarding this issue.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4443892#post4443892

Those horizontal lines on the billboard trees will be much less noticeable once you fix them.

Ground textures are superb.

Cheers Taz1004 I think I've done it right now, updated link in first post again.

Is there a way to darken the forrest background? Even with the tree slider on 100% the trees pop in. Maybe with a darker forrest floor they would blend in better.

Is there a way to darken the forrest background? Even with the tree slider on 100% the trees pop in. Maybe with a darker forrest floor they would blend in better.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=282421

Is there a way to darken the forrest background? Even with the tree slider on 100% the trees pop in. Maybe with a darker forrest floor they would blend in better.

Yes there are textures that handle this, I'll take a look today.

edit: first post updated.

Just noticed something. Once you come across bug like the tree normals, you start to suspect everything else it seems.

Some of the normals on your ground texture might be flipped too. Or it could be all of them. Incorrect red channel seems to randomize the direction instead of just flipping up/down. As shown on my top down tree billboard example.

You might want to test at various lighting and check normals. I'm not touching ground textures :D

It looks good even with it but notice things like that when flying low in helos.

Best combo ever...... Mustang´s latest Caucasus texture release and the "Darth Vader" Version of Taz....wow.

To both of you a big THANK YOU!!

Also, another suggestion I might make is to reduce some textures. I took a quick glance of the folder and for example VectorDataAssetAutumn.zip/field_1_mask.nm.tif.dds is 2048 x 2048 pixels of nothing it looks like. It's just providing flat color. You should be able to reduce these to 256 x 256 or even 128 x 128. That'd be 12MB of video RAM saved.

This kind of optimization should be done by ED really...

Thanks for the kudos docWilly.

If it's just plain color, it should be no more than 1x1. But what do I know of?

If it's just plain color, it should be no more than 1x1. But what do I know of?

I believe lowest game engines usually accept is 8x8. But I was never brave enough to go that low. 32x32 was lowest I use on flat colors on my own projects. Without any issues. And size difference between 32x32 vs 128x128 is minimal. But difference between 2048x2048 and 128x128 is huge.

I'll resize a few of those textures, they'll be included within package and uploaded shortly - I won't be downsizing or reducing resolution of anything else though.

I'll resize a few of those textures, they'll be included within package and uploaded shortly - I won't be downsizing or reducing resolution of anything else though.

Since you only mentioned resizing textures, I just want to make sure that you saw post #658 too? Individual posts drown so easily...

I'll resize a few of those textures, they'll be included within package and uploaded shortly - I won't be downsizing or reducing resolution of anything else though.

Yeoman work on your part Mustang! many thanks. really do appreciate all of your efforts. I've been flying with your texture files for at least a couple of years. Couldn't imagine flying without them.

thanks again! :thumbup:

I'll resize a few of those textures, they'll be included within package and uploaded shortly - I won't be downsizing or reducing resolution of anything else though.

Right, textures with purpose should stay high. Thanks!

If we keep improving performance and quality like this, you could just call it DCS 2.6 :D

Wonderful Mustang..maybe your best to date.

In 4k forests are superb with zero pop up.

I still prefer the vanilla ground texture as it appears more complex to the eye.

Your mod has negated those dayglow colors that have reared their ugly head last couple of updates.

An altogether more pleasing and realistic image.

Superb!

Thanks for the positive feedback guys :thumbup:

Thanks Mustang, looks cool !

I've got these errors in the log, do you think it's because of your mod ?

2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_3.tif' by array '' has size (256, 1024), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_4.tif' by array '' has size (256, 1024), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_5.tif' by array '' has size (256, 1024), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_7.tif' by array '' has size (128, 2048), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_8.tif' by array '' has size (128, 2048), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Can't create texture array ''. Reason: Unspecified error

Thanks Mustang, looks cool !

 

I've got these errors in the log, do you think it's because of your mod ?

 

2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_3.tif' by array '' has size (256, 1024), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_4.tif' by array '' has size (256, 1024), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_5.tif' by array '' has size (256, 1024), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_7.tif' by array '' has size (128, 2048), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Image 'border_8.tif' by array '' has size (128, 2048), expected (128, 1024).
2020-08-07 11:45:20.436 ERROR   DX11BACKEND: Can't create texture array ''. Reason: Unspecified error

I couldn't help checking that out myself. Looks like ED moved those files to different zip. SimpleOnlayArraySummer.zip. And they did resize those to 128x1024 it seems.

And this isn't part of Mustang's mod but I was also checking other files and there're two files in VectorDataAsset.zip called crossroads_arabian_01uvs.png.dds and crossroads_arabian_02uvs.png.dds which are 170 MB each. I opened them up to see what could be so large and it's just normal map. Of lines on the roads. But they saved it in 32 bit. I've never seen 32 bit normal map. Let alone for road markings.

Maybe this is a file that isn't being used and just a reference file. I haven't checked. But if it's reference file, there should be another file that does same thing but I haven't seen one. If this is file that is being used, ED needs to re-save these as 8 bit. That's 300 MB of video RAM.

Edit: There seems to be 2 more 32 bit normal files in VectorDataAsset files for each season. It's the two largest ones in each zip. These aren't as big as the 170 MB one but still is 40 MB additional per season. I was thinking about doing vfs optimization mod but it would conflict with other Terrain mods.

snip.... But if this is file that is being used, ED needs to re-save these as 8 bit. That's 300 MB of video RAM.

holy sheep sh**, every lit bit helps. :)

I couldn't help checking that out myself. Looks like ED moved those files to different zip. SimpleOnlayArraySummer.zip. And they did resize those to 128x1024 it seems.

 

And this isn't part of Mustang's mod but I was also checking other files and there're two files in VectorDataAsset.zip called crossroads_arabian_01uvs.png.dds and crossroads_arabian_02uvs.png.dds which are 170 MB each. I opened them up to see what could be so large and it's just normal map. Of lines on the roads. But they saved it in 32 bit. I've never seen 32 bit normal map. Let alone for road markings.

 

Maybe this is a file that isn't being used and just a reference file. I haven't checked. But if it's reference file, there should be another file that does same thing but I haven't seen one. If this is file that is being used, ED needs to re-save these as 8 bit. That's 300 MB of video RAM.

 

Edit: There seems to be 2 more 32 bit normal files in VectorDataAsset files for each season. It's the two largest ones in each zip. These aren't as big as the 170 MB one but still is 40 MB additional per season. I was thinking about doing vfs optimization mod but it would conflict with other Terrain mods.

32bits?! why?!

v1.32 updated in first post.

v1.32 updated in first post.

:thumbup: Please post some screenshots too :music_whistling:

TY

v1.32 updated in first post.

Thanks Mustang ; may I ask what update this version brings ?

How do I install this with OvGME. Do I need to extract the files?