at first, I confused Bartok with Barthek

Starway got his donation page while Barthek got his knuckles rapped, he should have asked before he attempted to add his donation button, the developer policy requires that they share in any profits accruing from using their platform, as per EULA.

Not to stray too far off topic, but are the Bartek textures still available for download somewhere? I can't find a download link in the first post in the thread at ED.

Starway's look good, but would love to try to the other's as well.

his thread was closed - he hasn't been banned yet, maybe he will find a way to come in agreement with the developer, thus earning some coppers out of his own work.

He had some less than positive remarks to make about forum management when he left, and he mentioned that the closing of the thread wasn't by his request at Reddit. Would expect the Forum Cheka to have acted sooner in light of that.

I am always sorry for people who dedicate so much time and effort to a game, just to end up like that.

If he really likes texturing maps, he should move to P3D-FSX, it is an open world where you can do as you please and even earn some money.

Thats a shame , is there anyone out there who has the download link

for this texture mod (Barthek) GROUND TEXTURES MOD 6.0

I don't know much about maps - but unless he keeps updating it, pretty soon it will not be compatible.

Just to steer the thread back to original topic, Starway has released update 2 for his pack, basically rework of most of the textures. Link for a new archive here:
http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2795895&postcount=1

Starway did a superb update with his 2.0! Looks much better than before!

Yes, the updated textures look fantastic, a big improvement!

They're much more resource-hungry as well, though, so it might be useful to keep the 1.1 zip somewhere, just in case (I did and had to revert back )

For these who struggle with uncompressed 8k textures of 2.0 update, here's a little addon for boosting up the performance with negligible drop in quality:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2811873&postcount=897

Hey, I just had a look at Starways new update. This looks so fantastic. It is the best mod I have seen so far. Unbelieveable that ED does not use this textures as standard. Would be a win win from my pov.

FYI:


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DLC Update 2.4
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The new 2.4 version of this DLC is ready for release

The testing phase is over which means the file will be available for public.

In this update, the main focus is on the distant textures. More than 16.0000 texture files have been edited. The result is a much more volumetric looking terrain with more contrast. The snowy mountain tops have been exchanged so it fits better to the overall look and the high resolution mountain textures. All the remaining high res textures like fields, grass and village textures have been retouched, to make them blend perfectly into the distance.











Download sources:

Direct download

Torrent:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:abzgn2h6bea3eqyyi7ysmjrotiipb7ek&dn=Starways%20Black%20Sea%20map%202.5.rar&xl=2222273347&fc=1

Installation via JGSME. Unzip file, copy and paste the complete content into your JGMSE-mod folder and overwrite old files.

Thanks again for all the people who are helping this product to grow with a donation!
You can find the donation button on my website: https://starwayblog.wordpress.com

Happy flying!
Starway

Anyone else seeing trees flicker when they get close to the aircraft with v 2.4?

Not a deal breaker by any means! The overall result is a great improvement! Thanks!

is that the new Mig-29 model?

New MiG-29A Model introduced in 1.5.4

I am a bit out of the loop - is it available in 2.0 as well ?

No.

a pity - I suppose there is also no template either.