CBI Scenery Project

[UncleTgt]

UncleTgt submitted a new resource:

Burma - Bassein & the Irrawaddy delta - Another scenery pack to add to my Rangoon scenery. It extends West to cover the Irrawaddy delta

Bassein Scenery for CFS2 by UncleTgt

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This is a reworking of the stock sceneries for the Bassein area of Burma. This is the third in a series of scenery releases, to expand & build on this area to cover more of the Burma theatre of operations. It covers the Irrawady delta & lower reaches, as far North as Prome.

It is designed for use with Rhumbas mesh, but as it's outside the SWPTO, should work well in a stock mesh install too.

Contents:
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[UncleTgt]

UncleTgt submitted a new resource:

Burma - Toungoo & the Sittang valley - Fourth scenery package, building on my Rangoon scenery. This adds the Sittang as far as Toungoo

Toungoo Scenery for CFS2 by UncleTgt

This is a reworking of the stock sceneries for the Toungoo area of Burma. This is the fourth in a series of scenery releases, to expand & build on this area to cover more of the Burma theatre of operations. It covers the Sittang valley, as far North as Toungoo.

It is designed for use with Rhumbas mesh, but as it's outside the SWPTO, should work well in a stock mesh install too.

Contents:
New Ground2K scenery for each, including fringing reefs.
New...

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[UncleTgt]

I'll use this thread for the releases of expansions for the CBI- Burma scenery project I first tarted during the Christmas break of 2024 (yes, it's that big an area!!!).

I've just uploaded a series of 4 scenery packages. This get's you:

Rangoon & it's surrounding area, as far east as the Sittang river mouth.

The lower reaches of the Salween river, to Moulmein at it's mouth, plus land as far South as Ye.

The Irrawaddy delta & lower reaches, encompassing Bassein & reaching as far north as Prome.

The lower Sittang river valley, as far North as Toungoo.

I'll be adding some smaller scenery projects as I create the inland airfields further North, plus related fields in SW China & NW Thailand, but my aim is to at least finish the Burma coast & improve the player experience when flying in the CBI & using Rhumbas excellent mesh.

 

[UncleTgt]

A few screenshots to give people a flavour....

 

[kdriver]

Fabulous!

 

[UncleTgt]

Kev just raised a valid point with me regarding the land & waterclass bgls (###_LC.bgl or ###_WC.bgl).

With large projects such as this, as I expand the areas of coverage, I'm adding to existing files. Now, the standing instruction is to allow the "newer" file to overwrite the older one.
however, because these 4 packs all got uploaded today, it's possible that somebody will not install these in order, & might end up overwriting a newer landclass or waterclass bgl with an older one.

Rather than go back over everything, just keep in mind the order these packs were first created in:

1) Rangoon
2) Moulmein
3) Bassein
4) Toungoo

If you install them in order, you should end up with the latest LC & WC bgls installed.

 

[Hiede]

Kev just raised a valid point with me regarding the land & waterclass bgls (###_LC.bgl or ###_WC.bgl).

With large projects such as this, as I expand the areas of coverage, I'm adding to existing files. Now, the standing instruction is to allow the "newer" file to overwrite the older one.
however, because these 4 packs all got uploaded today, it's possible that somebody will not install these in order, & might end up overwriting a newer landclass or waterclass bgl with an older one.

Rather than go back over everything, just keep in mind the order these packs were first created in:

1) Rangoon
2) Moulmein
3) Bassein
4) Toungoo

If you install them in order, you should end up with the latest LC & WC bgls inT

Kev just raised a valid point with me regarding the land & waterclass bgls (###_LC.bgl or ###_WC.bgl).

With large projects such as this, as I expand the areas of coverage, I'm adding to existing files. Now, the standing instruction is to allow the "newer" file to overwrite the older one.
however, because these 4 packs all got uploaded today, it's possible that somebody will not install these in order, & might end up overwriting a newer landclass or waterclass bgl with an older one.

Rather than go back over everything, just keep in mind the order these packs were first created in:

1) Rangoon
2) Moulmein
3) Bassein
4) Toungoo

If you install them in order, you should end up with the latest LC & WC bgls installed.

Thanks UT,

I'll d/l and check it out maybe have a couple of missions done in a few days.

Hiede

 

[skylane]

Hey John, thank you very much for this wonderful scenery! I'll check it out once I get back home in a few days.

 

[aussie]

Great job John,
Appreciate the effort it would’ve taken to put that together

Cheers
Aussie

 

[UncleTgt]

Great job John,
Appreciate the effort it would’ve taken to put that together

Cheers
Aussie

Thanks. It's not the Solomons, or Papua New Guinea (yet), but as there's a lot more "land" it's becoming more & more complicated.

I tried to get the major rivers & roads right as I see lot's of references in narratives of flyers using these as navigation aids.

You don't really see that so often reading histories about PNG or Solomons - there's the ocean, the coastal strips & not much else ...

 

[Ludo]

Thank you for these scenery packs Uncle, can't imagine the amount of work it took to make. Apart from some articles here and there and the book "God is my co-pilot" by Robert L. Scott i don't know much about the CBI. Thanks again

 

[Hiede]

Thank you for these scenery packs Uncle, can't imagine the amount of work it took to make. Apart from some articles here and there and the book "God is my co-pilot" by Robert L. Scott i don't know much about the CBI. Thanks again

Ludo,

You should do more reading about the CBI.The AVG ( Flying Tigers ) were there,the British also had Squadrons there and don't forget Merrill's Mauraders.My father in law was apart of Merrill's action in Burma,they started with about 3000 men I think and by the end of their trek only about 150 were combat ready and had to fight a major engagement at Myitkyina.Even though the AVG was disbanded Tex Hill stayed with Chennault and so did a few other pilots and joined the USAAF and helped form and train the new Group including Chinese Pilots.He also knew Chaing Kai Shek,his wife and General Stillwell.

There is a AVG Complete done years ago that tells their story,it's 3 campaigns-1 is their story in Burma - 2 is when they flew from China and -3 is when they became the CATF (China Air Task Force).

The ETO,PTO,PNG and MTO are better known while the CBI has been overlooked some what.It played a big role in defeating the Japanese also.

Hiede

 

[Worthless]

I marvel at your latest masterpiece. Bravo UT and many thanks!

 

[UncleTgt]

UncleTgt submitted a new resource:

NW Thailand - Fifth in my Burma/CBI scenery packages, this adds Thai airbases & some local gsl scenery.

NW Thailand Scenery for CFS2 by UncleTgt

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This is a reworking of the stock sceneries for the NW area of Thailand. This is the fifth in a series of scenery releases, to expand & build on this area to cover more of the CBI theatre of operations. It is not a complete scenery set, as the area is simply too large & complex, but a collection of airfields used during the early part of the Burma Campaign in 1942. Some G2K scenery elements have been created around...

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[skylane]

Amazing how you create one wonderful scenery pack after the other!
Thanks a lot for all your work!

 

[kdriver]

Great work John - thanks very much! I've been doing some scenic flights around this hilly terrain and everything looks fabulous.

 

[Ludo]

Thanks for this scenery UncleTgT, I can only imagine the amout of work it took

 

[UncleTgt]

I thought some of you might be interested in an overview of the processes involved in making CFS2's scenery look a bit more "recogniseable".

Here's a map view of Kunming

& the airfield's late-WW2 approach chart

& this is what we have currently



No lake, & an airfield that looks too short for a fully- loaded C-47, nevermind a loaded C-87.

 

[UncleTgt]

So, here's what adding Rhumbas Region "S" textures bring -


Better, but still no water, & looks a little too "lush"...

 

[UncleTgt]

So, I fire up G2K & add some water LWM polys.

Then I fire up EZ-Landclass & make that water look like river delta water...



That's much better, now its starting to look like the map.

Alright, now back to G2K to start adding details:

- Shorelines
- Rivers
- Roads
- Railway tracks