Midway scenery

SkyBaron · 06-13-10, 04:59 PM

I'm running TMO2+RSRDC and I noticed that the Midway scenery has been "wiped out", is there a way to get the default Midway scenery back without screwing up the mods?

Default:

TMO+RSRD:

BTW, pictures taken before the Japanese attack, so I don't think they did that

Sailor Steve · 06-13-10, 06:10 PM

Have you ever been to Midway? There is nothing there. The lagoon is too shallow for anything bigger than a destroyer. Large ships have to anchor at sea. No breakwater. No lighthouses. Just a big seaplane hangar built by Pan-American Airways for their trans-Pacific Clippers and the bunch of wooden buildings built by the navy during the war.

TMO and RFB both remade the Islands to be much more historically accurate. Even the sand spit to the left of your second pictures isn't really there.

Sand Island, showing the 'harbor'

Eastern Island, with the airbase

Overall chart showing how hard it is to get into the lagoon

November 1941 photo looking over Eastern Island toward Sand Island

SkyBaron · 06-14-10, 08:29 AM

Ok your pictures convinced me to keep the modded scenery!

WarlordATF · 06-14-10, 08:57 AM

Wow, thats a pretty big differance.

I wonder why UBI decided to take so much artistic license with Midway?

I'll keep my default scenery, but its really cool to see how far off the mark it is!

Thanks!

fred8615 · 06-14-10, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by WarlordATF

Wow, thats a pretty big differance.

I wonder why UBI decided to take so much artistic license with Midway?

It's probably just the generic "U.S. Base" scenery.

Ducimus · 06-14-10, 04:57 PM

RSRD made the correction with midway. I never got around to it with TMO.

edit: come to think of it now i wish i had. I could have gotten rid of jesus, with the press of the delete key, and viably used the excuse of being historically accurate by outright removing the harbor model.

Jan Kyster · 06-14-10, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

...come to think of it now i wish i had.

I feel a mod's coming up!

And always knew you would be back!

Ducimus · 06-14-10, 07:26 PM

>>I feel a mod's coming up!

Nope.

>>And always knew you would be back!

Again, nope! This midway tweak may find its way into TMO if i ever have to make a patch. Such patch would be 1 MB or less in size after compression, and only to fix a critical game breaking issue should one come up, but I am not producing another version of TMO. No motivation. I haven't really played this game in over a year, and don't really have any inkling to either, much to my disappointment.

Bubblehead1980 · 06-14-10, 10:47 PM

duci, you should just break down and play a patrol in 2.0 , its a blast.Or try RFB a while then go to TMO if you have TMO burn out, you are missing out sir, enjoy!

Jan Kyster · 06-15-10, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Nope.

I knew that!

But it would be really cool if someone can/will make "this ultimate version" of Midway.

Thanks to Sailor Steve for the nice pics!

Sailor Steve · 06-15-10, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jan Kyster

I knew that!

But it would be really cool if someone can/will make "this ultimate version" of Midway.

RFB's looks pretty good (unless that's also RSRDC). I made a point of visiting in-game and saw nothing but a handful of PT boats. I liked it!

I would also love to see an accurate Pearl Harbor. Someone was working on one a long time ago, but it hasn't been mentioned in awhile.

06-13-10, 04:59 PM	#1
SkyBaron Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Atlantic Posts: 262 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 2	Midway scenery I'm running TMO2+RSRDC and I noticed that the Midway scenery has been "wiped out", is there a way to get the default Midway scenery back without screwing up the mods? Default: TMO+RSRD: BTW, pictures taken before the Japanese attack, so I don't think they did that

06-13-10, 06:10 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Have you ever been to Midway? There is nothing there. The lagoon is too shallow for anything bigger than a destroyer. Large ships have to anchor at sea. No breakwater. No lighthouses. Just a big seaplane hangar built by Pan-American Airways for their trans-Pacific Clippers and the bunch of wooden buildings built by the navy during the war. TMO and RFB both remade the Islands to be much more historically accurate. Even the sand spit to the left of your second pictures isn't really there. Sand Island, showing the 'harbor' Eastern Island, with the airbase Overall chart showing how hard it is to get into the lagoon November 1941 photo looking over Eastern Island toward Sand Island __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 06-13-10 at 06:22 PM.

06-14-10, 08:29 AM	#3
SkyBaron Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Atlantic Posts: 262 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 2	Ok your pictures convinced me to keep the modded scenery! __________________

06-14-10, 08:57 AM	#4
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Wow, thats a pretty big differance. I wonder why UBI decided to take so much artistic license with Midway? I'll keep my default scenery, but its really cool to see how far off the mark it is! Thanks! __________________

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06-14-10, 04:57 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	RSRD made the correction with midway. I never got around to it with TMO. edit: come to think of it now i wish i had. I could have gotten rid of jesus, with the press of the delete key, and viably used the excuse of being historically accurate by outright removing the harbor model.

06-14-10, 07:26 PM	#8
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	>>I feel a mod's coming up! Nope. >>And always knew you would be back! Again, nope! This midway tweak may find its way into TMO if i ever have to make a patch. Such patch would be 1 MB or less in size after compression, and only to fix a critical game breaking issue should one come up, but I am not producing another version of TMO. No motivation. I haven't really played this game in over a year, and don't really have any inkling to either, much to my disappointment.

06-14-10, 10:47 PM	#9
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,121 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	duci, you should just break down and play a patrol in 2.0 , its a blast.Or try RFB a while then go to TMO if you have TMO burn out, you are missing out sir, enjoy!