USA Wisconsin Farmington 4km x 4km development diary

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-27 12:24:38

Day 1-
- Snake got me the DEM and the PNG files, incredible precision in the DEM as it seems like it got everything of the terrain, almost a 1 to 1 precision!

- Created a plane, made it size 4096x4096 applied Satellite texture and applied it to the terrain as a decal
- Started creating Field Dimensions and fields
- Imported some trees that i will use to make the map
thats all for day 1!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-27 12:28:08

Admin edit: fixed link for the image. You can get proper link by doing browser right mouse click and choose "open image in new tab", then grab the https link from the new tab and copy-paste to PMC forum img tags.

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-11-27 13:08:14

Thanks for posting update, I love reading some dev diary terrain editing stuff

Also fixed link for your image above.

Did you already create those fields (field definitions) shown in the screenshot, or does GE v10.0.2 somehow show you hectares simply based on cultivator_density?

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-27 13:18:45

Day 2-
- created 5 more fields (yesterday i made 3)
- added two houses with decorations
- started painting roads in Gimp in order to be able to have a base and start painting terrain Detail
photos:
https://ibb.co/LCptZRn
https://ibb.co/Pr11Zqc
https://ibb.co/Br8dh6L
https://ibb.co/1mJVKB1
https://ibb.co/71cKvf8
https://ibb.co/R2pprBk

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-27 13:21:04

Thanks snake for fixing the images, i dont really know how to post them so i just upload them to the web and post the links haha
yes those fields are already created! it shows you the hectares based on the size of the FieldDefinition created

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-27 21:45:03

Day 2 Update 2
- placed lots of trees
- added one house
- painted terrain detail
- added bushes and meadow detail

end of editing day since im very tired now

photos:
https://ibb.co/9p26tMY
https://ibb.co/6RGGrTG
https://ibb.co/g9RFhmh

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-11-27 21:52:38

Trees are looking good.

The last image, ground textures are low resolution blur, uh oh, you are not running into the blur issue, are you?

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-27 22:05:14

hey snake! thanks! nah i just used the ArcGis image you sent me as a "terrain Decal" to have references!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-28 14:58:35

Day 3 Update 1
- im making sure the map has a nice background so i used the 8km files (heightmap and esri) in order to make it in blender, i used this tutorial, skipping the first part because i already got the heightmap!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjIlrK2Ch9I
then im exporting it into an i3d file, takes a while but its worth it!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-28 15:00:08

here is a little screenshot!
https://ibb.co/D80CXT5

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-28 21:33:26

Day 3 Update 2-
- placed trees on Location 2
- created 5 more fields (big fields this time)
im reaaaaly tired atm but maybe later i will continue to edit and post some photos!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-29 00:08:22

Day 3 Update 3-
- added one house
- added proper background
- painted one houses detail and some bushes around

here are some pictures:
https://ibb.co/Cw3vDSm
https://ibb.co/mB4xC9t
https://ibb.co/nDDdhMW

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-11-29 04:46:37

So in GE v10.0.3 you can now use satellite image as texture DECAL aligning it to the heightmap elevations meaning ground level, everywhere, evenly just by ticking the "texture decal" tickbox (where ever it was)?

How do you place your trees, random scale in properties, then CTRL-B with few of the options S, T, hmm what else C if I recall correctly?

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-29 12:15:27

Yes ypu can do that with the terrain! I use that to create the fields since the field dimension method changed and now its easier to do it like this, and the trees well its complicated haha, i use the object generator script in an fs22 empty canvas and then convert the placed trees to 22, then replace the trees with fs25 ones

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-29 20:59:06

Day 4-
- finished painting terrain detail in Location 2
- added water ponds to Location 1 and Location 2
- added bushes and detail in ponds
- added 2 more houses
- added more trees in the background

Well that was all! no images because im about to leave the city to go to the farm, next week im planning to do Location 3, 4 and 5, this map only has 12 locations so im planning to finish it around christmas!
Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-11-29 21:05:46

Great progress ARG_Afb, well done. You too, have a nice weekend.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-11-30 13:16:13

Thanks snake!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-02 14:59:14

Day 5 Update 1-
- added some minor decorations to location 1 and 2

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-02 20:04:14

Day 5 Update 2-
- Created Location 3
- Added trees to location 3
- Created 9 more fields
Photo of Location 3: https://ibb.co/2qYsck9

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-02 20:25:56

Looking good, keep up the progress it will get done eventually.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-02 20:45:26

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-04 00:06:48

Day 6 update-
- Added more houses
- Painted more terrain detail
- Finished placing main farm buildings in-game

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-04 00:52:41

In-game placement of objects is quite nice, also plowing new fields like on empty field-less terrain, its been quite fun I've done it now three times. But yeah building placement in-game works nicely, get to really see the good spot for them, not that real world data terrains need any figuring out heh but anyways.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-04 23:22:43

yeah placing ingame is also more enjoyable, if there was a deco houses pack id use that to decorate the map in part

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-05 16:26:42

Day 7 Update-
- Created 16 more fields with a new script
- Added bakery location
- Added 2 more houses
- Added vehicle shop

Link to the Script Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMMqt2BrD2k

some progress photos:
https://ibb.co/NYrWcY5
https://ibb.co/wwJNvTy
https://ibb.co/680GvP2
https://ibb.co/XVzVz4T

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-05 17:54:25

Script video, please create new topic here in FS25 Editing area and walk us through how the script works, would be great read.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-05 19:50:52

hey Snake! yeah of course!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-05 22:52:03

Day 7 Update 2-
well, i finished creating all the field dimensions, 81 fields in total
photo: https://ibb.co/ygBJLcV

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-06 01:50:12

Congrats on finishing the fields, looking good.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-06 12:23:34

thanks snake, today i will proceed with the trees and i miiiiiight just take my laptop to the farm and give editing 1 hour daily, i expect to have the map complete on the 15th and detailing will take approximately 9 days so maybe who knows, a christmas release

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-10 22:50:41

project is not forgotten!!!!

Day 8 Update-
- Completely replaced and redid all the trees
- Added first selling point
- started getting textures online for pathways, roads and details

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-11 01:09:19

Wonder what happened with the trees that they had to be replaced and what method/function/script was used to do that, hmm.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-12 11:14:05

hey snake! i didnt like the first distribution so i replaced them, i used the object place script to put all the trees

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-13 14:45:37

Day 9 Update 1-
- created main road
- created four gravel paths
- added signs and decorations to the road

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-13 19:16:03

With the amount of detail im putting into this map i think it wont be finished until mid january/feburary also im putting in a lot of effort

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-13 20:50:17

Its best not to put on dates on things, just edit and once its ready then release.

Would also be really interesting to read dev diary details about how you edited those changelog items above.

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-15 11:43:59

Hey snake, yeah its as you say, its better to not put release dates, its finished once its finished
And yeah of course i can make a more detailed diary log! Now im at the farm but tomorrow i will be back editing!

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-17 15:25:46

Day 10 update-
- Added some houses
- Created some ponds
- Added prefabs for detailing into the map

ARG_Afb · Post by **ARG_Afb** » 2024-12-22 14:57:59

hello everyone! i havent discarded this map project haha, but well, in fact it is progressing much slower than expected, due to the amount of detail i have to put into it, it has A LOT of houses and farms and i want to do the map accordingly, since the start of the project i have made a lot of progress, but there are lots of things to complete, i would like to start another simpler, more hilly map project based on missouri, a 6km map, but well as giants doesnt allow irregular sizes for now all the maps have to be 4km or smaller in order to not be broken...

unfortunately we cant have bigger maps for now...
- four new Very detailed houses have been completed, added one selling point that makes the map "playable" but not finished, and also added some detailed roads
i expect this map to be finished when its finished lol

PMC Youtube channel · Post by **Snake Man** » 2024-12-22 15:42:29

You and Mobius1 seem to be worried that if there is no replies/updates in few days people think the project has been abandoned, that is odd way of thinking, its perfectly normal to have quiet down time while developing, its cool when updates are posted but only when there is something worth while to post, just because week or few goes by without updates means nothing, once you have new info then post it, everything will be fine