Dear ArgonV,

You are doing tremendous work on the Somme. What happens at Arras, Paschendale, Vimy and, of course Verdun 1916.....Well, I am viewing that much of what is done in the Somme sector can be transported as "miserable" WWI scenary to many parts of the Western Front.

What will all this do to HD real estate, CPU horsepower, global memory and Vmem in the end? What are your projections?

Hello 5555!

These improvments will cost some performance for sure, but do not take up that much more in terms of hard drive space (Less than 30mb). I've optimized as much as I can in terms of sound and texture memory footprints. Across the board depending on your system, I expect a 5-10 fps hit. On my system I get no FPS hit unless there are 5 or more aircraft.

Here is the new Cambrai! Notice all of the new buildings including ones that are already bombed-out.



Recon3 did some excellent work texturing!!!!

I agree Argon, that's looking good.

(I know you probably like the chimney smoke, but I'd kill it for everything except snowy Somme)

Hi FlyRetired!

He did didn't he...

That sounds like a good idea for the Snowy Somme. I do like it tho. It gets chilly in the Summer months too! And they could be cooking lunch or dinner. No electric ovens back then!

Yes, coal and wood stoves over much of the western world til about the '50s, but the smoke very rarely went straight up, usually a nice random dissipating drift.

Ah true.. It will blow with the wind if there is any tho.