foxlarry Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Gentlemen, I was watching the "SB Museum" videos on the Youtube channel. I noticed that the author created an environment with a lot ground snow. When I create maps from the SB inventory, and use the various "Winter" themes. In the menus, I get the standard menu options such as, "No snow on roads". I have trouble trying to provide actual ground snow cover. I would appreciate any advice on how to apply snow on the Winter maps I create. Much thanks in advance to anyone offering said advice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I just used the winter theme. Have a look at any of the Rolling Thunder 16 scenarios and you'll see white stuff on the ground. Be aware though that this approch maybe transcient given earlier comments about Themes and version 4.x. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotareneg Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) You might try starting with a theme like "Realism_Winter_(snow-heavy).thm" and going from there. If you're editing a theme to make it a winter one, you'll need to change the textures so it looks like snow, select the "Is snow" check mark, select an appropriate snow depth, and then pick what kind of road conditions you want. Also note that the map editor can be a bit buggy when editing themes: You'll probably have to draw on the map after making changes before they'll look correct in the 3D view (making any change will work, even drawing the same terrain over itself, like water on water for example.) Oh, and also select Winter for the terrain type on the top of the theme editor so the sim can pick the correct textures for buildings and camouflage. Edited June 27, 2016 by Rotareneg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxlarry Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) Thank you Gibsonm, and Rotareneg! Your quick, concise, and informative advice, is greatly appreciated. I have been a Military game tinkerer, since the 1990's. I love creating my own scenarios, and pushing the limits of game editors, etc. I purchased SB in 2000, after reading a review, and it has been my gaming mainstay since. Once again, thank you for your help and kindness. I live in Connecticut, U.S.A. and snow is an important part of my environment , L.M., U.S. Army, Signal Corp., Ret. Edited June 27, 2016 by foxlarry Left out word 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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