durg78
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Posted: Nov. 05 2007,02:11 |
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Durg's Vegetation Fix
The purpose of this mod is to fix the AI's ability to "see through trees/bushes". There has been much debate on these forums
on this topic. The AI's vision is indeed blocked by vegetation, however not very well. While their vision is blocked,
it's not blocked in the same way that our vision is. This following images should clearify things a bit.
This image shows the tree "str lipa" as we see it in game.
This is the same tree as the AI see it. This is the tree's View Geometry.
I have modified the View Geometry to better match how we see the trees.
To further show the difference, the following images show the two different View Geometry's superimposed over the textured tree.
Here you can see poor coverage of the top, left and right sides of the tree, while the bottom is slightly over covered.
Here you can see a more accurate coverage. While it's not perfect, it is a major improvement.
Not all (but most) vegetation have been fixed in this way, as some had a fairly decent View Geometry already. Grass has not been modified.
Results
Performance: Amazingly, there is no noticable impact on performance.
Gameplay: You can now use trees and bushes as cover without worrying if the AI can see you when they shouldn't be able to.
Installation
1) Open the .rar file and copy the "@DurgsVegetationFix" folder to your ArmA directory.
2) Go to the ArmA\@DurgsVegetationFix\tools directory and run the Durgs_Vegetation_Fix.bat file.
3) Add -mod=@DurgsVegetationFix to your ArmA shortcut OR use the Kegetys ArmA Launcher.
This procedure does NOT modify/replace your existing plants.pbo.
To make this mod work with Kegety's LowPlants
NOTE: When I make a reference to the "ArmA" folder, I'm refering to the folder where ArmA is installed. If you have the Atari version, this would be C:\Program Files\Atari\ArmA
(assuming you installed to your C: drive)
1) If you've already installed lowplants, then delete the Arma\lowplants folder.
2) Install Durg's Vegetation Fix (Refer to the installation instructions above)
3) You will now install lowplants. However, when it asks for the location of your ArmA directory, choose ArmA\@DurgsVegetationFix
This will create the following directory structure:
ArmA\@DurgsVegetationFix\lowplants\addons
4) Copy the 2 pbo's in that folder to ArmA\@DurgsVegetationFix\Addons
When asked if you want to overwrite the existing plants.pbo choose yes
NOTE: This does NOT overwrite the original game's plants.pbo!!
5) Delete the ArmA\@DurgsVegetationFix\lowplants folder
6) ENJOY! 
Download
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Edited by durg78 on Nov. 06 2007,05:37
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Mods I've worked on:
Chammy's Sound Mod -- View Status
Iraq Modern Warfare Mod
TrueRangeAI
Durg's Vegetation Fix
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