Novka

[storm current]

- N O V K A -

//INTRODUCTION
Embark on a journey to the frozen cold regions of Novka, an abandoned world. Endure the wildlands from the highest mountain belt peaks, to the lowest frozen sea plains and the harsh dynamic weathers. Become an expert and terrain specialist in these unique regions. Welcome to Novka, a specialized map design set in snow and ice. This project features several different systems that provide an unique experience like no other.

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//FEATURES
- Realistic World & NatureExplore a world designed to immerse you in the stunning realism of snow-covered majestic mountains, wild forests, and endless frozen plains.

- Northern LightsWalk beneath the Aurora Borealis and gaze at the magnificent show that unfolds every night.

- Dynamic Snow MechanicsWhen it snows, it really snows! A custom WeatherState system dynamically adds snow particles and increasing snow coverage over time — blanketing mountains, ground, and roads with realistic accumulation.

- Tunnel Passe & Bridge DestructionsThere are four tunnel passes (through the mountains) and five bridges that connects the regions. Any part of the tunnels can be destroyed. However bridges have special marked parts (the bridges part with a red flag, can be destroyed). All roads are connected but destroying a strategic tunnel or bridge can help you buy time/supplies or slow down enemy progress but be careful, this can backfire later on, if the tides turn.

- GM & Conflict mode orientatedThis map was mainly designed for Conflict mode, the regions can be divided into two main areas, North against South side. Base placement, control points, supply depots, bridges and tunnels have all been carefully placed in accordance to map layout and balancing. However this is not limited to Conflict only, many POI's and cities are created for immersive mission building.

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//BEHIND RED LINES (MISSION)
Try the small mission "BEHIND RED LINES", this mission features a military sabotage scenario, where you move into enemey lines to sabotage their supplylines.
Note that the mission itself is small and simple, but hopefully more advanced, longer and complex missions will be made in the future.

//FEEDBACK

• Found a bug? Misplaced object? Want to say thanks? Please contact me at: https://discord.gg/UHwvgqUD8V or in this channel
• This map has not undergone public playtesting. If you notice issues with balance, missing components, low fps or bad gameplay flow, please reach out via the above link or in the Arma Discord.

//CREDITS
Thanks to the Arma community for helping out when in need. And a special thanks to Sarah, Mckie and Clampman for listening and giving feedback. The Novka project was made in less then two months (roughly 600-700 hours was spent), and future updates are being planned.

//MAP DEVELOPMENT
To acheive this projects main and internal goals, a pre-dummy map for testing was made, alot of specilized tools and methods was created to make rapid mountains, nature and the frozenplanes inside the Enfusion Engine. This is my first mod on Arma Reforger, but not my last. Future plans are being made for releasing the tools used here and other more useful mapping tools for the terrain modding community. The Novka project was created on 16-05-25 in regards to the MANW 2025 contest.

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//TO SERVER OWNERS (*)
DO NOT CHANGE/OVERRIDE THE WEATHERSTATE USING OTHER MODS:
Doing so will break essential elements like snow particles, fog effects, and key weather settings made specifically for this map.

//OTHER STATS

• Map size: 6 km2
• This map is small in comparision to other projects, however due to the large mountains ranges, the map has high terrain volume, giving it more playable grounds and challenges for travel and transport.
• The map has mountains ranges beyond the map borders for pilots (for immersion and tactical transportation).
• Conflict zones: 6 capture points & 2 static MOBs.
• 4 Supply caches & and supplies spread over the map
• Currently: 19 Cities + numerous POI

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TRAILER: https://youtu.be/rSD_b8idu1E

//THANKS & ENJOY
Best regards
Kaffeina

Workshop: https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/6550CDE61DD51E14-Novka

[worthy gorge]

Looks amazing

[vapid pollen]

manw winner in terrains probably

do you think this will eventually see a summer (or autumn maybe) rendition? especially since bohemia is adding procedural snow

[real roost]

Wait procedural snow??

[vapid pollen]

I dont know if they are working on it for reforger or arma 4 but there are some debug options you can turn on to make everything covered by different material which I assume is going to be used for snow, with variable intensity

There are also snow particles and some other references, but again, just speculation

[inland pond]

Hope they add it for Reforger for snow. So when you change the in game date to November-December, the map starts to slowly get covered in snow

[vapid pollen]

Hopefully!!

[inland pond]

Map is looking great though! Looking forward to checking it out ❄️

[storm current]

I saw the debug snow function and not sure how it will affect this one but an summer/autumn map would be alot of effort, even tho it would be cool 😄

Btw this map has snow coverage over time (I found a way lol)

[vapid pollen]

I dont know how will they approach trees, doing something like making the leaves yellow or hiding them is easy, but might look a bit silly

[storm current]

Yea true, eighter they change texture gradually or it might get really weird quckly

[kind moth]

@storm current is there any chance of a future version using inherits, instead of overrides, on the winter trees? as it stands having this terrain loaded will make certain vegetation on other maps (such as everon) snowy

I see a character prefab and a variety of other assets have been overridden as well

[storm current]

Oh, thanks for telling - that might be a pretty big issue tbh. I mainly used override for a ton of changes
Ill look into it

[gentle matrix]

How did you go about thee aurora borealis? We were looking into the same effect for our own nordic terrain

[cedar dove]

Probably fastest to fix by:

1. Inheriting from all overridden resources
2. Copying the override properites using a text editor and pasting them into the inheriting file
3. Copying the GUID of the original and new resource from the meta files and using something like NP++ to bulk replace all menions of it across the entire project
4. Deleting the override
   If many resources are affected, that's definitely less tedious than doing it manually.

[storm current]

Thanks alot man, imma try your method

[granite moth]

Great looking terrain, some quick bugs found so far:

FG's overlapping with roads > screenshot for illustration around Ireska
Floating entities > Recommend running floatfinder
Sharp unsculpted terrain causing texture tearing> screenshot for illustration

Honestly super impressive especially considering the time frame

[quasi mauve]

Cool project with some awesome features, no dependencies is a huge plus point, love the active chimney smoke stacks., noticed a few pop-in textures that break immersion, fairly widespread throughout the map, maybe tied to snow accumulation feature?

[mellow ore]

Bro, you're just a cutie! In my opinion, this is the best map I've seen in the last year.

[umbral gazelle]

Wow! This map is amazing. Thankyou for making it! ❤️

Bug: Some sort of helicopter ambient noise at Keywood Relay Station (027-024), just northwest of the building.

[mellow ore]

There is a problem, now you are using the default MapEntity, when usually they make their own for each island, this is necessary in different scenarios, for example for the operation of RHS navigators

Please note that Arland and Everon have their own entities

[feral vortex]

Looks great!

[storm current]

Thanks for the feedback @granite moth - I cant really use that function since other stuff is floating on purpose and it would break alot of other placed obejcts - Ill look into that place tho!
@quasi mauve Thanks man, appreciate the videos - its a know issue, hard to counter but ill add it to the list of issues 🙂

[storm current]

Ey thanks for the info man - not sure what I should do to fix this? Just remove it and add it under a world folder like the original ones?

[storm current]

Thats the duga-2 radio sound from the relay towers - not a bug 🙂

[mellow ore]

Just inherit the default MapEntity with a custom name, for example MapEntity_Novka, also specify the topdata and vector data and insert it into the world together with the current one.

[granite moth]

Depending on how your file structure is setup you can probs just only use float finder within certain folders like your foliage folder

[storm current]

yea?

[mellow ore]

That's right, the main thing is don't forget to remove the previous Map Entity

[storm current]

ty its deleted 🫡

[glacial stag]

Anyone has tried this map on console? Kinda want to playtest this on our server

[storm current]

If you do get something running - let me know - would love to see if everything is running as intended

[outer forge]

Incredible map, along with Vidda, one of the only good looking winter terrains on an Arma game

[mellow ore]

Something went wrong, but I can't figure out the problem yet.

[vapid pollen]

Nice view tho

[storm current]

Let me know - just updated it along with the mapentity issue and some test override fixes

[mellow ore]

Done, it was my mistake, I specified raster data in the vector data field)

[storm current]

Noice, havnt even tried my map with mods yet

[elfin torrent]

wow great job

[glacial stag]

Getting System failure error after loading ingame, 20sec ingame and throws me out with this error🤔
Local game master works tho

[storm current]

Conflict mode or? Hmm, not sure what that is

[glacial stag]

Both gamemaster and conflict. Client side issue it seems like since server side i get errors about anything🤔

[storm current]

Ubbelin? 😄
Imma try joinning

yea getting the same message

Hmm, not sure if this is related to my mod or is a mod conflict?

[glacial stag]

Yeah, no clue. You probly got your client side error logs yourself so i dont need to send?

[storm current]

yea ive checked, cant really find the issue - also seems to be so an "common" issue - so not sure how to fix if its on my end - if you figure it out let me know

[plain lotus]

if it happens without mods then its usually some kind of misconfigured prefab inside the map causing it

[quasi mauve]

Noticed a potential issue with a few of your weather state transitions...
Clear weather state has two transitions, both set to 1, I think this will confuse the automated weather system.
Rain weather state has two transitions, Cloudy set to 1, Overcast set to 0, so automated weather will always transition to Cloudy.

Regarding weather states in general, it would be nice to see some more variations, specifically wind related.
Would be nice to see some calmer winds as all current weather states are very windy.

Keep up the great work.

[plain lotus]

if you get stuck I can take a look this weekend and see if anything stands out

[storm current]

Yea properbly something on my end, tried joinning another server, but couldnt - modes work fine when its not a server
Would be great man, let me know

[plain lotus]

theres a dedicated server plugin tool directly in workbench too for testing stuff in a more "real" enviroment

[storm current]

Love the input, definetly something i need to look into - Also I also would love more variations - just a time issue for now 🙂

[weak estuary]

This feels like a different game! Incredibly beautiful!

[storm current]

Didnt know that - ill give it a go, thanks!

[plain lotus]

if you need a hand setting it up let me know, its kinda confusing at first

[storm current]

Ill dm you

[vapid pollen]

If you used orange and purple prefabs directly in the map then replace them with blue prefabs

Replace orange ones for sure, dont remember 100% about purple

[feral vortex]

I think purple tend to work fine but I suppose it can be entity dependent

[storm current]

https://tenor.com/view/windows-error-gif-21406993

[storm current]

The issue is on my end - imma try and find the error

[kindred sinew]

I can't log as admin when in conflict mod ^^

got the "System failure" issue too after 10sec on road haha

[terse depot]

probably a prefab, woodbury had the same issue

you can find the items causing the issue in client log, usually its an item that is usable (medical stuff, helmets, etc) so battleye thinks the player spawns it when the player gets into network range of the item, causing the player to get kicked

I'll load it up and see if I can get you a list of items

also you are missing a few modules for each game mode fyi

your barrel.et is also causing issues (.xob)

but man been looking foward to this map, very sick, but yeah def missing some MP modules

[storm current]

Im trying to look through the logs but not sure what im looking for - but appreciate the help

[terse depot]

you have an error with an S105 model

[storm current]

What modules are missing? Ill add them so they come with next update

[terse depot]

so it looks like you are using an .xob from an s105 for a prop, there are two causing rpl errors causing the disconnect issue

[glacial stag]

yeah that was my diagnosis too🤔

[terse depot]

man this map is beautiful well done, looks like you're missing a radio manager and I can't remeber which allows you to login as admin, but those functionalities aremissing, could be an improperly configured chatmp entity, or the admin box is not checked in game mode entity

sorry, one s105 and one UAZ469

[storm current]

Im removing the S105 and UAZ completly - eh and glad you like it

Hmm, still getting kicked when running the dedicated tool

[terse depot]

did you change the xob oin either of them?

[storm current]

Nope? just deleted them

[terse depot]

oh damn, I opened your project in workbench

[mellow ore]

I have a suggestion to not use vehicles on the map so that it can be used by different communities, from various cataclysm scenarios (zombies etc.) to military and civilian scenarios.

While this section looks really awesome, some players would like a clear path for their scenarios.

[terse depot]

like the traffic jam, exactly what drongo is saying. Also all those vehicles are able to be interacted with, that might be part of the issue

[storm current]

Ive removed the components on some of them and locked the rest - cant enter or use them but i see your point
Ill clear it out

[mellow ore]

Also, these tents have arsenals in the composition, that is, regardless of the use of the island, players will have access to equipment, for example, of the enemy.

[terse depot]

this can also cause battleye issues

man, i love the church on the cliff! anyways very nice map, looking forward to playing it!

[mellow ore]

At the same time, it’s not a pity, in some places with these decorations the map turns out to be especially cool. 😦

[glacial stag]

yeah afterall very nice map, it looks so good

[mellow ore]

Eh! Admit it, is this island in honor of Natasha Aganfonova?)

[storm current]

Imma clea out all that stuff at the Port area and try see if that fixes it - but yea, alot of effort went into that place 😦

[storm current]

maaaybe - if you look around the map there is alot of tributes

[storm current]

haha, glad you really like this - the church mountains are also some of my favorits 😄

[mellow ore]

Gotcha!

[storm current]

Ive added the CampaignMPChatEntity_1 - thats the one right?
and found a EditorModeAdmin.et ?

Also I think ive solved the issue with the kicking - thanks for the help!

[mellow ore]

Another familiar name

[terse depot]

RadioManager entity, and chatmpentity i believe

[storm current]

I have the radiomanager and there isnt a chatmpentity - cant find one

@glacial stag If you're stilling running one - try updating and give it a test - think its resolved now

[glacial stag]

i crashed randomly when i tried to send message ingame but now seems to work

[storm current]

lol fair, I have gm powers for some reason

[glacial stag]

gave em to you lol

if you want to mess around and test stuff

[terse depot]

nice working for me on my test server, back to work for me, but very cool map!

[deep wagon]

Looks very interesting next time I make a map video I will showcase this ☺️

[sterile sky]

Are there plans to publish the winter assets on the workshop for map creators ?

I started some retextures today and this could safe me alot of time 😅

Map looks great !

[kind moth]

looks like the vegetation is all good now as per the change of the overrides - still some buildings etc to go but a step in the right direction, great job

[storm current]

Thanks, added some hotfixes quickly so most stuff is gone but still have alot of issues left on the override side

[elfin torrent]

I can’t wait to check this out

[astral dagger]

You could make a blank scenario with and without traffic jams?

[loud condor]

Is this on the workshop?

[feral vortex]

Yes. I think there is a link in the first post here

[steep stream]

Ya, OP is one smart cookie

[feral vortex]

https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/6550CDE61DD51E14-Novka

[storm current]

Im hoping to release some of the stuff for sure plus the mapping tools/methods Ive used here - might be a while tho

[remote ibex]

Holy shit this map looks absolutely nuts, easily one of the best I've seen so far, can't wait to check it out in game

[cedar dove]

Btw, I recommend removing the MANW tag and adding it to a separate Workshop entry (different GUID), as you will not be able to update competition entries in the months following the deadline. https://makearmanotwar.com/about/rules

[glacial stag]

first map i have seen in arma reforger with destructable bridges and tunnels, thats sick

[feral vortex]

Haven't actually got to play the map but this is my new front runner for winning the asset part of MANW. Or at least I expect it to be the highest scoring terrain

[terse depot]

when is the deadline?

[cedar dove]

End of this month

[terse depot]

thank you, i will be doing two seperate mods then i didn't realize this myself for my map

[sterile sky]

Awesome. And thanks in advance.
I'll wait for it 🙂

[elfin torrent]

We’re bringing this to one of our servers for our community

[storm current]

Ty for the tip, Ill keep that in mind and upload a MANW version once all "last" main updates are in place

[storm current]

Might join and see some action! Let me know if you have issues

[mellow ore]

Listen, we've encountered a problem like this, for example houses that are override are replaced on third-party maps, there's no way to make an inheritance so that the map can be added to the map pool?

[storm current]

Yea? I have a fix for it - But its not perfect - it makes them inherited and then i swap all textures out so you can map pool it - but I havnt fixed all items yet

[mellow ore]

Well, in theory, if it is a prefab, for example, a house, then it should be its own (with a prefix), then it will work perfectly and will not affect the islands, including vanilla ones.

[storm current]

I overrided the prefabs so it affects other maps unfortunately - ive checked
But im working on a solution

[dense pagoda]

Bro really used every cool feature available in enfusion to make this masterpiece. Looks amazing! Great work with custom lighting. Have you tried utilizing global layer to add snow to buildings and pavement?

[spring geode]

Really very cool map. Thanks for your hard work!

[mellow ore]

For some reason the faction flag is also overridden o_O

[storm current]

I thought Overriding was the way to go lol
Imma fix it

[storm current]

Thanks man, yea tried to find all the cool features and create the ones missing imo
Yea tried but snow coverage mainly worked on roads and textures releated to surface stuff - so couldnt get it working unfortunately

[dense pagoda]

i did some tests back in march or april, DM me if you want any help with global layer

[storm current]

Thats insane man, looks really good! - and sure would love to see how that works, ill send a DM at some point - just got to fix all the current main issues

[vapid pollen]

Global layer usage tanks performance when you have a bunch of entities. I suspect it is part of the reason why it is not implemented yet.

Or maybe in my case I applied it to too many entities unnecessarily. One of the two.

[dense pagoda]

i did some tests back then, was working fine, didnt notice any fps difference, i suspect it was patched at some point in time

[vapid pollen]

OK I know why, just turning it on drops my frames to 10 but that's because it's applied on every entity not just buildings. So if you are selective with it then I guess it will be fine.

[lean plaza]

@storm current glad to see you in Arma Ref

[loud condor]

We need all DayZ people to come to Reforger hahaha, DayZ just needs to come to Enfusion

[storm current]

Yea man im getting back into modding, Reforgers tool engine is insane 😄

[loud condor]

Once I used Enfusion tools and understood them I never went back to DayZ haha

[clever pecan]

Where's the gear from? Great pic

[umbral panther]

My new, first mod Modern Combat Gear https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/65D74B6B78919007-ModernCombatGear

[dire mortar]

perfect 😻

[junior cave]

WOW

[solar ridge]

This map is amazing

[slim dew]

This map is so cool, definitely top 3 in the game

[wraith latch]

very good for taking photos on this map

[vapid pollen]

Finally a map for my winter camo m4

[storm current]

Actually thats the only reason for why I made the map

[vapid pollen]

[plain merlin]

fantastic work. Super cool map, gives me Hidden & Dangerous 2 vibes 🔥

[lunar hawk]

@stoic siren this could be a fire map for a SOWM season

I download it last night shit is super cool and small download size

[stoic siren]

VC me I’m cooking rn

[shy fern]

The map is gorgeous and you did an impressive work on the ambiance. I really love it. Did you apply some filter ? The overall visuals feel colder than most maps I know (no pun intended)

[storm current]

Glad you like it! Yea alot of effort went into filtering the right colors actually - environment probe that darkens everything and then added blue color on top to give that cold feeling

[quasi mauve]

DayZ has lost a survivor, Reforger has gained a sharpshooter.❤️

[solar ridge]

Setting up a GM mission with this map. Its absolutely amazing and I never thought I would be able to do this in Arma Reforger

[kind plume]

This plus Cold War color mod

[lavish garden]

My brother in christ its on a older version of the Same Engine

[loud condor]

No it isn't.

I know that it claims it, it uses some systems like the animation system but it's still mostly RV

[lavish garden]

.....

[loud condor]

DayZ uses a hybrid system and Reforger is the full engine.

[crystal pine]

Finally a map for avalanches 😅

[crystal pine]

Actually, doesn't seem to work properly, as it doesn't use the base game gamemat for snow... Are you aware that the game already has a gamemat for snow? Would make more sense to override or inherit from that one: Common/Materials/Game/snow.gamemat.

[storm current]

Thats insane man, well done indeed

[storm current]

Damn, I did recall something with this but I think I already had begun on my own stuff so skip it since I thought it was not ready yet from BI's side

[crystal pine]

It's rather difficult to identify surfaces. The avalanche mod currently checks if the first blast resource is Blast_tiny_snow.ptc to identify snow, but your gamemat uses the dirt particle effects instead.

[gleaming cloak]

Ohhh, simular vibe to my map

[storm current]

Hmm, could change that
Whats the difference if it identifies snow?

[gleaming cloak]

Do helicopters for your snow material on textures catch the ground on fire?

[crystal pine]

The point is that you can only trigger avalanches with explosions when the surface is identified as snow. The one in the video was triggered by GM, which doesn't have such checks.

Also the snow blast effects probably look better to begin with. At least the mortar one seems to have falling snow/ice.

[storm current]

Oh okay, that pretty sick - Ill put that on the list and I can let you know 😄

Would love to see me some avalanches on this map 😬

[storm current]

Status: PS5 Consol player issues

• TO SERVER OWNERS: Ive been getting reports that PS5 players are dropping heavy on FPS, too a point they get kicked from playing. Im unsure what causes this ATM but if you have any info or ideas, please let me know.

Future coming updates:

Main issues:

• Currently the focus is on bugs and issues:
• Overriden objects and materials (will affect third party maps if in a map pool) - Since the map was made nearly only by using overrides, its a long tedious task to get done, so this is gonna take some time.

Minor issues:

• Change Dirt.Gamemat to Snow.Gamemat
• Some object can be destroyed which shouldnt
• "Barbwire" mountains affects the ground near the boarders
• Fix WeatherState issues
• Fix Trees on the road on the northeast side
• Check relay station for bugs (descripter module)
• Fix Ireska backside
• Fix Mountain on southern base (low poly model)
• Fix Snowclutter issues

Imma be outta town over the weekend and back monday. Ill be checkin in on my phone but cant push any updates for now. Hopefully I can get some of the list stuff done next week!

Lastly, a massive thanks to everyone for welcoming this project - Ive never expected this to become so big so fast and an extra thanks to anyone giving their time and knowledge to help out. Cant express the feeling for all this, thanks alot.

[crystal pine]

Mountainous terrains should be quite easy to optimize through placement of occluders.

[storm current]

Got told it was when any type of explosive went off it tanked their fps 🙃

[steep stream]

Terrain automatically occludes since a few updates back, so you get that for free

[crystal pine]

Well, for the terrain surface, but some of these ridges have quite a flat terrain surface with assets that make up the actual ridge. Those might profit from manual occluders.

[steep stream]

Fair point!

[storm current]

There is occluders all over the map (also on any mountain range) basically cover the map in occluders

[vapid pollen]

You dont really place occluders manually anymore, terrain will work on its own

[plain lotus]

Pretty sure we can’t manually place them now after 1.2

You can put them down but if you open diag debug they do nothing

Granted I haven’t tested it recently so it might have changed again

[steep stream]

Yeah I thought they were obsolete. Never got round to using them either way.

[crystal pine]

I just checked and you are right. WorldOccluderEntity no longer seem to work. Might be a bug though.

[gleaming cloak]

I wouldn't use the snow.gamemat, helicopters cause the ground to catch fire and will bury performance

[marsh trout]

Oh yeah, we're loving this map. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[terse depot]

I suggest console players use the map in "performance mode" it makes a huge difference for my players on my novka server

[lavish garden]

Im surprised they don't already after the game being on ps5 for that long

[storm current]

It was a long struggle to figure out too, but the trick is to make an transparent png file with really "low" colors. Also the setting in engine was really hard to get right. I can sent the png file and the settings later if you remind me

[storm current]

Smart ☝️
Its a weird issue, however got the sense its related to this map

[terse depot]

likely, however the performance mode is a good bandaid till it gets fixed imo

[storm current]

Yea true, ill do some digging

[storm current]

Ty for the heads up - now I kinda wanna se that lol

[shadow condor]

Love the aurora and the atmosphere of the map, it looks so good! Got some pics with my plane 😉

[light fiber]

Awesome work!

[cursive karma]

How about COE2 for this? 👀

[plain lotus]

Why would a ground material catch fire? What

[gleaming cloak]

Here is a screenshot from my map.

[gleaming cloak]

It has something to do with the debris that is kicked up from the rotors. Whatever particle file they use for the snow.gamemat either isnt the right one or there is something wrong with it.

[plain lotus]

Odd. I’ll see if I can take a look this weekend and spot anything

[gleaming cloak]

For sure! I just haven't had a chance to sit down and find out why because its low on my priority list. Wierd little bug for sure!

Btw beautiful scenery in this map! The atmosphere you have here really sells that cold snowstorm feel. I know it took countless hours placing rocks too!

[plain lotus]

Helicopter_Rotor_Wash_Snow.ptc has some smoke in it (same as dust just different settings), I guess that is what you are seeing, theres no fire involved though

[crystal pine]

Where do you get that from? The Winterize Terrain mod uses this gamemat too and performance tend to be better than the normal maps and never heard of said fire thing.

[gleaming cloak]

There is fire

[plain lotus]

I looked at the raw file

[gleaming cloak]

I found this issue, I'll check when I get home. You jared my memory and I think a clutter config must ge attached to the texture. I can replicate this issue across projects

[gleaming cloak]

Don't know what to tell you, you can jump in vc when I get off work and I'll show you

[plain lotus]

are you seeing the fire when the helicopter rotors are spinning above the ground?

[gleaming cloak]

You must take off on the texture with the gamemat. During and after lift off, smoke and small fires will appear. If you are close to them the particle effects are so dense it will cause your frames to drop significantly (refer to my above image)

[plain lotus]

when you say fire, you are seeing orange flames?

[gleaming cloak]

Yes

[plain lotus]

very odd, I checked every single vehicle related particle effect referenced by snow.gamemat and theres no fire in there at all

[gleaming cloak]

Try to replicate it yourself. If it doesn't work add the clutter config with the forest sticks in it. (Can't remember the name) and use a civilian helicopter. Not sure if it does it on base game textures. I was using a custom texture

[waxen canyon]

💀
5090 vs aurora

[reef ore]

Enjoying the map so far. Created a PvE scenario last night for it and the map is running really well.

[gleaming cloak]

@crystal pine @plain lotus recreated, its the snow emat alone.

[crystal pine]

As I said, the Winterize Terrain mod literally uses snow.gamemat without issues. The issue in your case likely lies somewhere else.

[gleaming cloak]

They must have found a fix others can recreate this problem also

Ill contact them

[plain lotus]

You’re talking to the person that made it 😂

[gleaming cloak]

Oh i didn't know that lol. Something is up for sure though.

[vapid pollen]

I tried doing prettier ice than in my little video but once I realized translucenct shaders are rendered on top of refractive shaders I gave up almost instantly, to retry in next version of enfusion

[oblique raft]

@storm current

I showcased your map on our Conflict PvE mode. Your map is amazing. I didn't tell anyone I was developing it so when I dropped the trailer for Takistan (which people knew I was making), I threw yours in as a surprise.

In essence, we are loving the map 🙂

[cosmic lance]

Great map!

[kind plume]

playstation cant see northern lights and the FPS drops to like 20 when flying

[reef ore]

I have noticed this as well, huge frame drops when flying.

[kind plume]

its a bummer because a beautiful map

[reef ore]

It really is. But I am sure issues will be fixed over time. New map. Set it cook a bit.

[storm current]

Check this @reef ore @kind plume ☝️ Its a know issue guys, i know it sucks but if you get more info or can get some please tell because im unsure what is causing this and can't test it myself (I don't have a PS5)

[storm current]

Wauw, that looks insane man. Thanks a lot for the gesture and the showcase, well done indeed 🤘 I need to try that out for sure 👀

[storm current]

Sick trailer man, is that a server or?

[cosmic lance]

Yeah our conflict server, DarkGru. We saw your trailer and thought it to be pretty sweet. We decided to make a conflict for it and threw it on our #2 server!

[reef ore]

It's happening on PC for us. But it's alright, not a huge issue at all for us. I will test different areas of the map and overall a bit more.

[storm current]

Tanked fps?
I know some mountains, looking over the horizon can hit the fps medium high (from my own experience) but besides that it seems okay, imma look into some more optimization fixes for sure 👍
But ill keep an eye on any info you guys can give me regarding fps issues.

[reef ore]

It only happens while flying which that is sorta normal for Reforger but happens a bit more often on this map it feels like. Our NA2 is running it just fine.

[storm current]

Damn man I appreciate you guys like it. Imma join when I can 👀

[cosmic lance]

[storm current]

Yea, its properly the Northern Lights thats affecting the fps when getting to close

[reef ore]

Didn't think of that but could be.

My guys love the northern lights, you did a good job. Makes the nights so beautiful with the snow covered mountains in the background.

[storm current]

Ey thanks man, was really a struggle to get done tbh but im glad it worked out, im normally not into nights when gaming but with this im kinda looking forward to night time now 🤘

[storm current]

Yea understandable, there must be a way tho, to get both things. Imma look into this as well after seeing how beautiful it can get 👀
How did you make that ice so crystalized?

[mellow ore]

@storm current
Hi! We tried to hold events on your map, unfortunately many players complain that FPS drops at some points from 100+ to 5-20.

Perhaps in the future (not on this map) it is worth abandoning such a number of effects, or trying to make this type of map.

Empty Map -> Static World (without effects) -> Dinamic World (with cool effects)?

FPS drops especially noticeably during explosions

[vapid pollen]

Here I shall reveal the secret of crappy ice

It is lake + plane mesh + fracture mesh + terrain surface material

It is not possible to create realistic cracked ice texture until rendering bugs related to translucency are fixed

[quasi mauve]

Breath fog would be a neat addition to Novka, or any other winter themed maps. 🥶

[remote ibex]

Would be good for immersion, tho probably slightly annoying or distracting in first person depending on how it's done

If its visible only in third that would be neat

[vapid pollen]

There's a breathing signal, surely you can tie it into a particle emitter slapped to the face of a character

[plush violet]

Can't trust you to make ice tho, you will make it break under weight or explosions, or do something no one would expect like slowly melt and unveil a drone factory 😭

But it looks incredible

[vapid pollen]

I will make it look much better when the translucency bugs are fixed 😅

[radiant girder]

does ure clumsy chracter mod work with this 😂 could be funny to see loads of people slipping everywhere

[vapid pollen]

No but it works with my Banana Peel Mine Replacement mod

[storm current]

Hey man! Yea its a known issue - can you confirm if its PS5 players that are dropping because thats what im getting of reports from - Ive heard about the explosion thing too

Yea Ive thought about that aswell - Maybe a light weighted one with no special features for heavy servers and one with all the stuff for the smaller groups and singleplayers

[terse depot]

PS5 players need to start playing in performance mode. It needs to be like an announcement lol.

[kind plume]

we are playing in performance mode thank you

[terse depot]

Oh haha my bad, like you actually applied that setting?

[marsh trout]

Anyone got a lead on some good Cold War era winter uniforms? Most stuff I’ve found that are recently updated are for modern :(

https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/632158D8AAA46A8C

Tried this one, but some of the Soviet vehicles were wigging out. Like I couldn’t enter a gunner seat from outside the vehicle and such.

[loud remnant]

Dee19 has good ones

[storm current]

UPDATE: 1.0.7 Changelog

``- Changed Dirt.gamemat to SnowGameMat material

• Removed more overriden textures (not done yet)
• GM Mode had an extra radio manager module - Removed
• Added Signal Component to Keywood Sound
• Removed a test item base component (on a single tree)
• Inherited Flagpole - Added hierarchy component
• Removed barrels (was giving unknown errors)
• Fixed "snow" particles overriden in 3rd party maps
• Upload New mod as MANW2025 and remove tag from original workshop mod``

Im pushing a new update - this adresses some medium issues aswell as some test fixes for the PS5 issue. If this have any positive effects on the PS5 player low FPS problem please info me - aswell as if its the opposite

[gleaming cloak]

Your ground now catches fire when helicopters take off

[storm current]

Are you sure this isnt an issue on you end? - Im running on it now and cant replicate your issue

[gleaming cloak]

It must be

[storm current]

Try disabling all you mods and check again - might be some overriden stuff?

[gleaming cloak]

Ill do that

[storm current]

Thanks man, its a really weird issue none the less lol

[gleaming cloak]

I know I'm not crazy

[vapid pollen]

Always disable all other mods before reporting issues

[storm current]

Hah, i know the feeling
Also if its incompatitable with some other mod would be good to know

Thats some crispy smelling advice right there

[gleaming cloak]

Yeah you would be correct, which mean my snow.gamemat has an issue

can you send me a screenshot of your gamemat config settings?

with all the dropdown menus opened of course

Found the particle effect with the base game snow.gamemat that I am seeing on my end.

[storm current]

It seems like its the heli rotor ptc particle - can't you just reset it?

[gleaming cloak]

It seem somewhere along the lines of development that gamemat was duplicated and the particle effects were changed. I apologize for making such a big issue of this. The individuals that can replicate it had my map installed also. .

Lesson learned, I'll be investigating further in the future before commenting

[storm current]

Hah, yea np man - it happens to all of us But glad we got it sorted

[gleaming cloak]

oh yeah

[lavish spindle]

Small bug reports:

1. Destroyed lights in bunker stay luminous, this could be fixed by manually removing LightEntity via subscribing to GetOnDamageStateChanged damage manager event of parent entity that holds light entity in hierarchy and then manually delete the light entity in the owner hierarchy
2. MusicManager prefab is already present in basic world, so, for example, if you need to use different music manager in your scenario, you wouldn't be able to do it. This could be solved by moving music manager from base world to it's specific conflict and GM subworlds/subscenes

anyway, it's really outstanding terrain work! 🐸

[storm current]

Hey man, thanks for the reports - thats pretty useful specially with the music component
Imma add both things to my bug list 🤘

[lavish spindle]

also, another suggestion - probably lights in bunker and tunnel could be always turned on, these very atmospheric-vibey places lose..., uhh, their vibe and atmosphere during daytime due to lack of indoor lights 🫠

this could be achieved by, for example, creating industrial lamp prefab variant without StreetLampComponent and integrating LightEntity into prefab hierachy

[olive pivot]

WZ - Winter Gear is fine enough for basic, all-white winter camos. Though I personally use Expanded Soviet Uniforms to create period-accurate outfits for Soviet AI.

[marsh trout]

Yeah I used that when we were doing our PvP server on Novka. I was hoping to find something akin to overwhites and Mickey Mouse boots for the US forces though as we’re playing PvE on there now. Sorry for not being clear on that. Appreciate ya!

[jaunty panther]

Looks amazing. The custom scripts are insane. I only wish the map was bigger so I'd have more to enjoy. If I could offer one comment though after having run across the map, some sections feel a little squeezed into too tight a space. For example, while the harbor is large and looks great, its squished behind a very steep hill and has little water area (both in depth and width). Keep up the good work

[inland pond]

Shame the regular vest straps clip

I personally wear the green vests

[storm current]

@crystal pine love this mod 🔥

[clever pecan]

Goddamn that really puts the size of the avalanche in perspective

[storm current]

yea tried spawning my character in front of one of those - its insane how big they are

[crystal pine]

It's meant to be a powder avalanche, so snow particles getting suspended with air, which makes them so large.

[storm current]

I like theyre that big ☝️

[terse depot]

man that is soooo sick

[shrewd urchin]

Hey @storm current sorry to bother you but we are having issues starting our server with the gm session code.

[storm current]

Ive just updated the map - whats up?

[shrewd urchin]

Our error logs keep saying can't load session id then your gm code

[storm current]

you running 1.0.8v?
Can you sent a screenshot or error code

[shrewd urchin]

I can do one sec

[storm current]

And check version, thanks

UPDATE 1.0.8 Changelog

``- Fixed positions of trees on the road in the northern part

• Terrain paint fixing (snowclutter bending too)
• Industrial lamps in bunkers and tunnels are now destructable
• Icefloaters object added RockFireView layer under UTM_BODY and Snow.gamemat
• Added objects to block a transparent wall in the bunker when wall was destroyed
• Moved MusicManager_Campaign from base world to GM, Behind Red Lines and Conflict scenarios (so it can be modified by others)
• Removed MapEntity under Behind Red Lines
• Background mountains added RockFireView and Snow.gamemat material
• Transmitter towers: Enabled ActionsManagerComponent
• Transmitter towers in Keywood: Enabled ScriptedRadioComponent``

HELP NEEDED:
I know there is FPS drops - this seems to be related to mainly PS5 players when explosions are going off
Since I dont own a PS5, I cant debug this - if you're an server owner and have someway of getting intel.
Please contact me at the offical Arma Discord under the name Kaffeina

[storm current]

Got it fixed or?

[shrewd urchin]

No not fixed atm but its not your mod its now doing it on a official map sadly 😞 sorry to bother you bud

[storm current]

Oh damn - just updated so thought stuff got messed up there
Np man

[shrewd urchin]

All good looking forward to getting on the map

[tepid olive]

Some of the trees are yellow

[storm current]

Image please

[storm current]

Hmm, im on a server currently - not seeing this issue?
Updated to 1.0.8v?

[tepid olive]

Yeah

[storm current]

Weird, maybe a reinstall?

[tepid olive]

It’s on solo GM Xbox but I’ll try that

[storm current]

gotta, how your fps on xbox?

[tepid olive]

It’s runs good

It’s fixed just had to reinstall

[storm current]

Good to hear 🤘

[ionic zenith]

Awesome map, its so atmospheric! Taking a hike on this map is already enough for me to have fun^^

Found an issue, that i cant figure out on my own. I created a mission in the workbench for my unit and placed a few more prefabs. Still learning the workbench^^ but in my understanding i now have to add override navmesh files for the areas, to make those objects "known" to the AI. Worked really well on other maps. On Novka i cant do it, because the SCR_AiWorld Component is currently included in the worlds base layer (and there can only ever be one as far as i know). In my opinion its something that has to be fixed with the map -> i can think of two ways: the SCR_AiWorld Component has to be moved out of world layers into the maps mission layers, so it can be added and configured in new missions if needed as well. Another way could be to add a NavmeshFile Config, like "Navmesh_GM_Arland_Soldier.conf" as default, put that into the worlds SCR_AiWorld Component and now as mission creator i can override that file and add my own navmesh files. Im no map-modder, so i dont really have a clue, but i think that something needs to be done to allow other creators to override the navmesh of your map. Maybe i am completely wrong, i am happy to learn something new 😉

[feral vortex]

I do think that SCR_AIWorld does normally get put into the mission so that others can modify it if need be

[ionic zenith]

Thats what i thought. Currently i cant figure out any other way to modify the navmesh on Novka

[terse depot]

You can override it, and generator your own

The scraiworld, then with your subworld use navmesh tool to generate new ones, you don't want to use the navmesh's for Arland and everyone youll want to generate map specific ones

[ionic zenith]

The arland conf was just an example. I already generated my own nav mesh for Novka (for the areas I modified), but I cant add mine currently as overrides cause the SCR_AiWorld component where I have to add my newly generated ones is locked in the maps base world layers. And I cant add a new SCR_AiWorld component , because there can only exist one at any time. Already tried it.

[terse depot]

Right click it in the layers list,locate prefab, right click prefab, override

But yeah he should generate the navmesh and leave the scrworld in the conflict and gm scenarios, allowing others to easily implement their own. That is the standard way to do it

[ionic zenith]

I'll try it again tomorrow, need to get some sleep now^^ thanks 👍

[reef ore]

Yeah for Novka it's apart of the base layer, same with Worthy Islands, this blocks people from editing the AIWorld. You can still edit the navmesh though but yeah, most map devs do not put AIWorld into the base layer.

[feral vortex]

Yeah, that's what I was saying. It normally goes into the mission, not the base.

[reef ore]

I had the same issue when creating a scenario for Novka. Worthy Islands is the only other map I know that does that.

[terse depot]

i had this problem with woodbury i believe, there is a work around

but yeah he should just be able to move the scrworldai file

[storm current]

Hello, I didnt know that - another lesson for me here too. Makes alot or sense in terms of editing the map - Ill add it to my fixing list and push an update with this when I get home (on vacation currently)

[ionic zenith]

Thank you for that workaround, tried it, but i can only get it to work for the "LowRes" and "BTR" part of the navmesh. I cant get it to work for the "Soldiers" part. I think i know the reason, but it´s really weird: on Novka the basegames SCR_AiWorld prefab is being used, so i am overriding that one. For some reason i first need to add the class for the "Navmesh File Config" in "Soldiers" NavmeshWorldComponent (i dont have to do that for BTR and LowRes), because in the Reforgers base SCR_AiWorld there is no class configured (see screenshot). Which means, Kaffeina had to do that as well, but he did it right in the maps base layer. Which means, i cant override it: because even if i override the base game SCR_AiWorld and make my changes, his in the worlds layer is overriding mine again^^ I hope that makes sense. Sorry for the offtopic, but if my assumption is right, then additionally to moving it into the missions layers, it would also be better for Kaffeina to create his own instance of the SCR_AiWorld prefab, to make it even easier to edit for others.

[storm current]

Hmm, I might need to double check those configs and setup before moving stuff to missions but imma properly sent you a DM if I get confused on what is the best setup for ppl to edit these, if you dont mind 👍

[ionic zenith]

Sure thing, i am happy to help. Not sure if my knowledge is already good enough to give recommendations on how to do stuff properly, but ill try 😉 One thing i am sure about: Moving the component into the missions should already be enough to fix the initial problem

[plain lotus]

Just make your own ai world prefab. That’s the actual way to do it IMO and how we do it in the wcs maps. Can send you the template if needed.

[storm current]

Fair fair. Sounds like a simple solution tho 👀

[storm current]

Ey ty would love a template just to be sure

[drifting turret]

Hi, i don't know if u read the Wiki, but there is something about modifing an existing Navmesh (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Navmesh_Tutorial#:~:text=the created navmesh.-,Modification,Multiple solutions are available%2C described below.,-Full Regeneration)
Hope this helps! 🙏🏽

[plain lotus]

you can open any prefab with a text editor to see how it was setup btw, any way this is usually what we setup for each map

[storm current]

Thanks again man, that helps alot. Imma check it out once I get home from vacation

[remote ibex]

Can you put a cozy little cabin up in the mountain somewhere? 😂

Maybe with a nice view overlooking the dam, or ocean, your map is awesome and it's fun just exploring but i think having a nice little cabin up in the mountain with a beautiful veiw would be really really nice.

[storm current]

Haha, consider it done

If you wouldnt mind, find a spot and send the location with an image ☝️

[remote ibex]

For sure, gimme a couple hours and I'll send it 😂

Thankyou man, you the goat

[shrewd urchin]

Could you add a airport or a helicopter base to the map?

[storm current]

An airport, no sorry. Imo every map has an airport, which is a great feature but I didnt want one for mine because of its size. And their is a small helicopter pad at the top northern part, if you havnt discovered that yet

[shrewd urchin]

We have yess haha but only enough room for 1 heli we normally have 3-4 active at one time

[storm current]

Haha fair fair, Oh yes i see the issue. The map is pretty limited by size unfortunately and a bigger area like that might be a bit of a stretch

[shrewd urchin]

Okayyy thanks for the input haha we will just have to keep demolishing forests 🤣

[storm current]

Haha, also a solution 😂

[remote ibex]

Blow up shit and build on it, just like the real military 😂

[shrewd urchin]

Right lmao 🤣

[shrewd urchin]

Yess it is haha

[remote ibex]

On that note, i will send the references for the little cozy cabin tonight 😂

[stiff wadi]

Your work is a real Gem @storm current RESPECT 😎👍

[storm current]

Thanks, it still need some working but we'll get there 🙏

But glad you like it!

[storm current]

Upcoming update:

FPS performance focus:

• Reducing weather snow particles
• Reducing Fireflies particles
• Reducing mountain wind particles
• Reducing chimney smoke particles
• Reducing waterfall particles
• Reduction of global visibility
• Reduction of wind speeds
• Weather fog adjustment
• Fix Mountain.xob LOD issue
• Find other LOD issues (xobs)
• Fix all custom particles LODs
• Reduce/replace ice floaters

Other fixes:

• Fix longitude & altitude coordinates
• Add cabin at dam location
• Overriden objects fixes
• Move SCP_AiWorld to subworlds
• Move Relay station to subworlds

The next update is planned for around the next two weeks

[versed panther]

Honestly expand the map just a little more to give more options for terrain features

[storm current]

Yea, thats also an option but tbh im more focused on getting the map into a solid optimized state and then move on to other map projects. Maybe in the future

[vapid pollen]

Based. Optimization is important.

[storm current]

Yep ☝️
I also think Ive found the map fps issue

• Particle limit numbers:
  With all my particles in the map, I think its hitting some kind of limit when explosions are going off

My theory is that pc has a higher limit then Xbox and PS5 - which is causing issues for them - so reducing the numbers should fix it?

Yea or nah?

[vapid pollen]

Doubt it, do you have a video of the perceived frames issue?

Or maybe you know which areas tank frames specifically?

[storm current]

Nah and nah, talked with a server owner how checked their logs and told me the particles where causing a internet spike when blowing stuff up (and crashed consol players) when testing this
I dont have the logs either so working a bit blindly tbh

[vapid pollen]

I wouldn't worry about this until you get a repro or some data that isnt anecdotes

But I will check on the particles on the map

[storm current]

Yea perhaps but I checked some of the servers Discords and the feedback is that fps is so bad that they're changing maps bc of it

Yea? Would be great!

Issues seems to be PS5/maybe xbox players basically crashing when explosions are being used or fps drops to 0-5

[vocal isle]

During our testing. We are dropping franes but not that bad. We use better effects too so though that may cause issues

[storm current]

Hmm yea im getting mix signals everywhere. But PC, Xbox or PS5?

[vocal isle]

We have a mix of players. On all. All saying same like I usually run 12fps locked. Sometimes will drop to 40-50 in intense gun fights

[vapid pollen]

Crashes are caused by bugs in game, mods or both. Low fps and crashes are not symptoms of the same issues. Both are important, though.

[storm current]

True and true. Need some more data on this for sure

[remote ibex]

I was thinking one of these two locations for the cabin maybe?

[storm current]

Yea those could work. Ill se what I can do 🖖

[vapid pollen]

I have DMed you a couple things I've noticed

[storm current]

Just saw 🙏

[azure temple]

We had to remove the map from our public server due to FPS issues 🙁 Issue was for Xbox and PS5 mostly, however performance was reduced on PC.

I did not have time to troubleshoot to provide relevant details sorry.

[storm current]

I understand. It needs some fixing, imma try and reduce and optimize alot of stuff to fix this ASAP 🙏

[storm current]

Once I get this sorted I hope it should run smoother for console players

[meager sky]

this is the best winter map rn

[willow solstice]

Hey asking what is the Id of Game Master

[tough haven]

{537CF19F51458157}Missions/GM.conf

https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/6550CDE61DD51E14-Novka/scenarios

[gaunt hornet]

Are performance issues with this map resolved?

[versed panther]

We had the same thing terrible issues

[storm current]

Not yet, but im working on a performance patch @gaunt hornet @versed panther

[gaunt hornet]

Thanks man! I very much like your map thank you

[gaunt hazel]

ts so ahh

[white lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1096858466905235561/1266919686688342027/rage_bait.gif

[storm current]

UPDATE 1.0.9 Changelog

FPS PERFORMANCE PATCH

FIXED:

• Fix Mountain.xob LOD issue
• Reducing weather snow particles (100K to 30K)
• Deleted some mountain wind particles (Globals)
• Reducing mountain wind particles (Globals and MT Edges)
  • Added LODs
  • Added min FPS play count (50)
• Reduced paper flying particle
  • Added LODs
  • Added min FPS play count (50)
• Reducing chimney smoke particles
  • Added min FPS play count (60)
• Reducing waterfall particles
  • Added LODs
  • Added min FPS play count (50)
• Mountain_Cliff_1_Novka LOD Fix
• Reduction of global visibility (Default View Farplane 4000-2700)
• Reduction of wind speeds
• Weather Cloudy fog reduction
• Move Relay station to subworlds
  • Moved to GM and Conflict modes default layer

Delayed fixes:

• Fix longitude & altitude coordinates
• Reduce/replace ice floaters
• Overriden objects fixes
• Add cabin at dam location
• Move SCP_AiWorld to subworlds

This is a performance patch, aimed to fix the console issues and hopefully help players from crashing when FPS gets to low.
If you're an server owner or have a consol system, I would love to get some feedback on this.

Thanks to anyone giving advice and helping out, really appreciated!

[reef ore]

Nice

[tight sleet]

Just updating now, will be testing with ~10+ people as you saw. Will let you know, and more than welcome to join us if you have the time

[storm current]

Really appreaciated man, imma join on the sideline and see if the patch is working

[gaunt hazel]

the map have weird roads and places without collision

[storm current]

Wdym?
Maybe some images could help here

[pure sequoia]

Hey Kaffeina, was curious about the new update and wanted it to test it to give some feedback.
I am getting JIP ERRORs and obv. this is a issue on my end with the modpacks and Novka map combi but the older version works fine. Think something is conflicting and I may be the only one having this now. Havent digged far enough in the loggings what it is exactly but thought you may wanna know

[storm current]

Hey man, ty for the headsup, ive seen it before on another server but others work (with the new update) so not sure what to make of it.

Maybe its the relay station that Ive moved into the subworlds - maybe check it is something there?
But yea it could be another mod conflicting but not sure if thats the case

• if you have some logs, ive would love to check them out (just DM me)

[pure sequoia]

I'll test again when I get the chance and let you know brother thanks!

[pure sequoia]

Yea like suspected was on my side with a particular mod and the order of it in combi with Novka. Got rid of it loads in fine.
I'll let my admins test it with their consoles and see how it runs I'll let you know brother. But think a full pop server would tell more, after tests maybe I'll release it to get feedback from the community. Great map I would love to run it!

[storm current]

Thanks for the info man, glad you like it so far!
Sounds good, let me know if something comes up or you need anything here

Also what mod was causing issues?

[pure sequoia]

In my case it was the FN Scar weapons mod

[storm current]

lol weird, ill check if thats a persistent issue

[cosmic lance]

If you have the WCS weapons mod on you don’t need the scar’s, the weapon mod has them in there. If you have both it’ll cause issues @pure sequoia

[versed panther]

Never could get that weapon mod to load in a scenario to check them out before suggesting them. I tried the WCS NATO mod then the WCS WEAPONS ON never could get them to show in box

[pure sequoia]

I dont use WCS_Weapons mod but after some digging It was actually the Ceytac M200 using the same scripts as FN SCARs so duplicate declaration.

[storm current]

Update 1.1.0v Changelog:

First off - The last performance patch is working as intended! Reports from consol players and heavy testing has been done and the results are positiv!
Special thanks to Monkey, the NexusOps community and Ultradar and others for helping out, testing and giving feedback!

Minor patch:

• Fixed trees being misplaced in top northern part
• Fixed some material paint areas
• Fixed some overriden objects -> Made inherited instead
  • Fueltank_03
  • Fueltank_01
  • ChurchSmall_E_01
  • Church_01_red
  • Pub_Village_E
  • House_Village_E_1108t
  • MunicipalOffice_E_01_School
  • MunicipalOffice_E_01_beige
  • ShopModern_E_01
• Fixed a double door (Thanks Josh!)
• Fixed lights in underground areas, they now are turned on in daytime

[brisk coral]

Gettinga crash for some reason

Yeah, only happening on Novka, I get an RPL/JIP issue layer problem.

Hmm, maybe because Reforgers workshop still says 1.0.10?

[storm current]

You got a FN scar weapons mod installed?

And not thats the newest update

[brisk coral]

No scar

[terse depot]

Website is always slow to change, usually your cache though

[brisk coral]

The ingame browser is the one that says that.

[storm current]

yea their ingame browser is messy

[brisk coral]

It’s also what it says on the json, I think.

[storm current]

Hmm, Im not sure how I can help here - Ive been on servers with the newest update - It might be a mod conflict - if its the JIP issue - some guy also had the same issue before

[storm current]

Try read above that message^

[brisk coral]

I’ll take a look.

[late depot]

yeah having same issue, we simply reverted to a older version but it’s other mods than the FN Scar, i’ll try and little down when i have the time

[storm current]

Hmm, seems like a weird issue - would love to see a log or something since i cant repro the issue myself

[terse depot]

I'll test tonight and see if I can get you an error code and specific problematic entities

Have you placed any new props? Sometimes that error is from a server thinking a player spawned an item without authorization. So placing usable items on the base terrain is usually the culprit

[tepid olive]

Is this for this map?

[kind plume]

Please no

[terse depot]

I'm not having any RPL/JIP issues with my mod list so I don't think your issues are the map

[storm current]

Ty for testing, yea im not sure what that issue actually is, maybe a specific mod conflict or something?

[storm current]

Seperat map project, not Novka 👍

[tepid olive]

Oh okay

[storm current]

Just a small training/testing area map

[tepid olive]

Oh okay

[solar ridge]

Dude I love your attention to detail with everything you have made so far. Your an awesome mod creator

[storm current]

Much appreciated man 🙏

[storm current]

1.1.1v

PERFORMANCE PATCH

This is another performance patch with alot of positive results (from internal testing), from personal testing my own FPS is being raised by around 10-15 FPS.
Let me know if you have any feedback (good and bad).

Update Changelog:

• Pixel Size Limit: 6 to 8
• Global dust: Smoke_Cloud_Anim_2 editing (reducing settings to increase FPS)
• ParticleEffectEntity (Global Dust): Use Frame Event -> Off
• WeatherState_Novka Edited: Reduced clouds density and scales (for FPS increase)
• ParticleEffectEntity (Global Dust): Reducing particle numbers
• E_granitecliff_02_snowfloat_Novka: Pixel Size Scale: 180 -> 250
• Plane_Ice_Novka: Pixel Size Scale: 1 -> 0.2

[warm spindle]

located in 013 024 texture issue spotted on the ground

[tough haven]

the road's just got some ice on it, it'll warm up soon

[gloomy needle]

Hello, has anyone tested Novka recently with 128 players on it? I tried before, but it crashed too often

[tough haven]

It's gotten a few stability updates recently

[wary holly]

i tested novka on my server with 128players server was running on 5-20fps without any aircrafts

server was hosted on AMD EPYC 9454P

[storm current]

Yes it has been getting multiple patch fixes. And more is coming 🤘
Ive been on the clutch servers running with 128 players, was running well and the owner saids it runs as intended.

I would love to get more feedback on this however so if any of you guys ever run it again. Ill be more then happy to help and fix stuff. @gloomy needle @wary holly

[vapid pollen]

EPYC 9454P is too slow for 128 player servers

[wary holly]

tbh for us it was working better than 7950x3d maybe kinda delusional. ik that ghz was low

[vapid pollen]

7950X3D will work better assuming you have full hardware access, not using a VPS or a VM or the like, need unrestricted access to 6 cores

Just to be clear, 7950X3D is also too slow for 128 player servers. So is 9950X3D. There actually isn't a CPU fast enough right now.

[gloomy needle]

Is there a way to adjust the snowstorm to make it stronger or weaker on the map?

[storm current]

Not currently but Im gonna do a overhaul of the weather system in the near future, for more options, better weather transitions and optimization

[gloomy needle]

Nice

[urban gorge]

Can you give us a little more detail on “near future”, as of now the current state on most modes, whether it’s your conflict mode, escapist mode, or other PvE modes, FPS dropping to 2 fps shown in one of my previous post still exists. It’s crashed the server several times and had to stop running it. Absolutely love the detail and would live to be able to play it past the first two bases before it crashes.

[storm current]

Near future means its in progress.
Okay firstly, Escapist and Novka PvE mods aren't my mods so I cant comment on those.
Secondly, you're really not giving me any information to run on here to help:
What system do you run this on, Pc, Xbox or PS5? I don't know your mod setup or your server specs, you might just be tanking the server with an overload of mods and AIs- Which wouldn't be fair to then blame the map if that is the case.

Have you tried running the server without any other mod and checking out the avg. FPS before adding other mods? Because this seems more like an setup or hardware issue then the "current" state 🤔

[urban gorge]

I’ve tried running without any mods and the same issues are still happening. Even using GM bare bone map is causing fps in the teens especially when facing the sun or standing on a ridge line. As far as escapist and PvE modes, I understand that is out of your control. The mods we do use have been carefully gone through to make sure the server stays at peek performance. If we see an issue we pull the mod until the problem has been resolved. I test everything on my test server with the same specs seen below before moving it to my main server.

We play on other maps that are larger and more dense like ones created by Temppa with some bases having upwards of 100 Ai to battle with FPS on consoles never dropping below 50.

I’m on PS5 Pro, with others on XBOX and PC, experiencing the same issues with frame drops

Server specs:
Extreme 5.7 GHz 9950X + DDR5
64 GB Ram
NVMe 14,000MB (Extreme Performance)
Realtime CPU priority
+20% Clock Boost ++++

The ping for most of the players on my server are from 15-30 ms.

I can always load it on my test server and run test for you and send you any log you need to help with diagnosing.

[storm current]

Well, from other ppl's feedback the FPS isnt as bad as yours, its seems extreme that yours is that low - so not sure what could cause this.
Have you tried turning performance mode on in your PS5? This have helped lots of other ppl

Ive just dropped a new performance patch, so let me know if this help 🙂

[urban gorge]

Yes sir, I run on performance mode. I’ll get it put on my test server tonight and give it a try and will report back.

[storm current]

Thanks alot man! Appreciate the feedback

1.0.12v

PERFORMANCE UPDATE AND FIXES

This is another performance patch for Novka, this patch increases performance with around 15-20 FPS - this should help with AI amount and other mods.
Besides the performance fixes, more details have been added to some cities. This is the start of my "Backyard update" but since Ive had alot of positive FPS performance results, im releasing early.

Update Changelog:

• Added missing iceplain at Agafonova Island
• Added Support signs (For anyone who wanna support my projects)
• Adjusted Iceplain textures
• Added Cliffs at Ireska
• Fixed powerline (misplacement)
• Fixed Mountain location
• Fixed bridges clipping
• Adjusted Snow brightness - Lowered
• Adjusted Mountains/Trees and Background objects LODs - Increased FPS
• Flatten out an area (Next to Husca) for better base building option
• Weatherstate adjustments - Added Snowstorm (low chances)
• Clouds_Volmetric_Novka - Adjusted Cloud settings to increase FPS
• Reduced number of lamps on Dam construction
• Mountain_Cliff_1_Novka fixed LOD issue
• Moved Lighttower at Dam construction
• Removed "On filtered Navhmesh" on GraniteCliff_02 to counter AI seen players through rocks
• Removed "On filtered Navhmesh" on GraniteCliff_03 to counter AI seen players through rocks
• Enabled "On filtered Navhmesh" on NorthernLights
• Updated Navmesh
• Adjusted Rain.emat - Disabled distant layers (to test fix scope issues)
• Ground textures adjustments - fixed some areas with weird collision
• Fixed lights not being turned on at night (tunnels/bunker)
• Town backyards updates:
  • Tjeska
  • Husca
  • Ireska
  • Small Kvess

[slow spire]

really nice work on the map!

[mental tendon]

What causes your map to be just so damn bright its a white screen entirely

[storm current]

That might be the snow sir

Maybe an screenshot might help here?

[storm current]

Ehh thanks! Hoping to add ice cracks soon too 👀

[mental tendon]

Nevermind I had auto exposure disabled

[plain lotus]

[mental tendon]

Anyone know of a WCS compatible PvP scenario running this map?

[wary holly]

maybe

[mental tendon]

Please I need to know

[storm current]

Wtf is happening there 👀

[meager sky]

alien sighting

[storm current]

1.0.13v

PERFORMANCE UPDATE AND WEATHERSTATE ADJUSTMENTS

This is yet another performance patch for Novka - This patch also adds some heavy adjustments to the WeatherState system - adding HazyFog and other adjustments

Update Changelog:

• Fixed alot of LODs: There was alot of lods and LOD Factors that needed rebuilt.
• Added misisng LODs to Icicles models
• Removed background mountains (ones that was out of sight - Not being used)
• Mountain verts/faces reduction
• Massive Weatherstate overhaul: Added Hazy Fog and adjusted Clear state - now stars and moon will appear in some cases
• Hazy Fog state has medium chances to appear/Snowstorm has really low chances
• Added MLOD to granitecliff_02_snowfloat_Novka obejcts to lower rendering

1.0.14v

Hotfix patch

Update Changelog:

• Removed custom Nightsky stars (test objects that wasnt removed with the 1.0.13v patch)

[pure sequoia]

Sorry for late response mate was on holiday. I promised to give some feedback after release. With all the improvements you have done map works smooth for every player. No complaints from PS5 users also so great work brother!

[urban gorge]

How is it that your ski seems clearer than what I see? No matter the weather setting, it always looks like theres blowing snow or clouds. Clear is never clear skys and no wind never stops the snow from blowing. Night Sky never shows like this at night.

[storm current]

No problem man! Glad its working out as intended so far - If you get the chance I would love to hear some PS5 players FPS count

[storm current]

Stupid Q but you have the latest update right?

• And also check your settings - there was a guy who talked about auto exposure that was messing with the lighting on the map
  And some images would help

[pure sequoia]

around 30 fps i hear from Ps5 players

[storm current]

Thanks! Seems a bit low, you running 1.0.14 version?

[pure sequoia]

Yep latest version. Have the feeling its the amount of AI. I'll limit it and see if that helps

[storm current]

Oh, yea could be - but 30 is ok for PS5 if its modded and lots of AI

[urban gorge]

Yes sir, I’m on the latest version. I’m on PS5 so auto exposure isn’t an option as far as I’ve found. I’ll take some screenshots later today that show how visually it’s white washed and horizontal snow vortex’s. Maybe it’s just my OCD but for a snow map, the depth seems disproportionate due to the sky not having any blue during clear skies.

I did see a frame increase as long as the battle stays on foot, but as soon as explosions, use of air or ground vehicles, the frames drop considerably. Once buildings start getting destroyed there’s additional frame loss.

[craggy monolith]

Honestly the map is absolutely amazing. the scenery is really on a next level. the only downside it comes with are the fps perfs unfortunately

[storm current]

Did you test the latest version? It has a massive FPS increase, Im running between 80-100 fps, for me it runs better then most map (on PC)
And are you on PS5?

[craggy monolith]

I'm on PC. usually the perf is decent but as soon as we reach ~25 players with ~80 AIs in a city the fps tends to drop by quite a bit.

Down to ~50 fps for me (i have a 4070)

[storm current]

Hmm, gotta, what is your fps normally at in that type of setting on other maps

[urban gorge]

I know your question is for Hideout, but we play mostly Tempaa Maps (Anizay-Gogland-Ruha) and PS5/Xbox never drops below 50 FPS and PC never below 120. That’s with 10-15 players with 3 CP’s active and 80-120 Ai active across 18-20 groups. Also, with multiple helicopters up and ground vehicles fighting and blowing stuff up.

[bleak locust]

Is there a correlation with Arma 3 tunnels? Those always create massive fps-drops and now I wonder if other maps with tunnels have similar issues in Reforger.

[craggy monolith]

Depends.. everon ~110.

Novka is around 90 ish fps before the chaos

But i think it’s likely all of that fog etc. You can’t have both the scenery and perf

[storm current]

Appreciate the feedback guys but not sure what to make of it - Ill keep updating the map and get some performance patches in house

[craggy monolith]

That's fine. I always appreciate the scenery

[storm current]

1.0.15v

PERFORMANCE UPDATE

This is another heavy FPS performance patch. Reducing alot of numbers here and there to increase FPS - My personal results have been high - from Mt. M. Spanel the fps was at 49 when looking over the landscape and now im running it at 80 FPS (note not all areas act the same with the FPS consistency).
I appreciate the feedback im receiving, keep it coming!

Update Changelog:

• Raised NorthernLights up (FPS Increase)
• Increased normal power on Granite Snowfloat ice
• Updated Support sign (QR)
• Added global layers to tree bark (Snow)
• Added global layers to fallen tree (Snow)
• Added global layers to Stonewalls (Snow)
• Added global layers to Bridges (Snow)
• Added global layers to TransmitterTower (Snow)
• Added global layers to StoneVergePosts (Snow)
• Added global layers to Street Lamps (Snow)
• Reducing of Waterfall particles at D.Hall Dam
• Raised Clouds from 200 to 1000/2300
• Remove stifness from b_corylus_avellana_1l_polyplane_Novka
• Removed some override textures
• Removed alot of Rocks inside the mountains
• Houses LOD rendering reduction
• Smoke from chimnys particle reduction
• Smoke from helicrashes particle reduction
• Dust particles reduction
• Fire and smoke particles reduction

Also, Novka got posted in the COMRAD#20 edition 🔥

• check it out! https://reforger.armaplatform.com/news/comrad-20

[storm current]

WE'RE IN THE FINALS!!

[remote ibex]

You deserve it 100%

[storm current]

Really appreciated Iris! Im just happy to have made it this far - There definitely is some heavy hitters on the Assets list, so its gonna be two long hard months

[real roost]

Hell yes

[craggy monolith]

@storm current congrats

[sturdy condor]

You deserve it, GG (really good trailer by the way)

[cosmic lance]

Congrats brother man. Well deserved.

[storm current]

Thanks guys, appreciate the support - it really means alot here!

[jolly kiln]

Congrats brother, you're putting a lot of effort into your work and that's great!

Rooting for you here

[mental tendon]

Now all we need is some good snow camos

[bleak locust]

Already spotted in the Norwegian Forces modpack

[cosmic lance]

GRS has some nice ones.

[bleak locust]

Do whatever you want to make it feel ‘done’ for yourself.
It’s your baby <3

[worthy gorge]

Thats for sure most important!

[bleak locust]

Important & healthy to finish and shelf a project to be able to move on, aside from updating/bugfixes.

[meager sky]

could do a snowy trench forest or maybe a igloo on the ice idk

[storm current]

Appreciate what you're saying, but this project imo also belongs to the community, they're the ones using it after all - So some direction for me to focus on helps development and motivation you know

[bleak locust]

Feedback & inspiration is greatly helpful, but it’s your vision under your name.
It’s important not to dismiss or forget that.

Personally, I’d rather see more of your ideas come to fruition and where your own creative process leads you.

[craggy monolith]

Honestly… bugs aside the thing i want to see the most rn is more content.

So i’d choose for an extension of the map..

It’s really quite a neat place to play in

[storm current]

1.0.16v

PERFORMANCE + BACKYARD UPDATE

This is another patch update for Novka, alot of particles have been either removed or reduced to get more performance.
This update also have some updates to the backyards of a couple of cities.

Update Changelog:

• Removed two background scenes

• Added Snow global layers to:

  • Helicopter crashes x2
  • The wreck of a truck (backyard truck)
  • More wooden fences

• Shadow settings reduced

• Updated SoundWorld_Novka

• Updated SCR_CameraManager1

• Removed Fireflys particles

• Reduced dust particles (global)

• Removed all tree nature splines

• Removed all powerline splines

• Removed all Occluders (no effect)

• Fixed the Dam water (had multiple ponds overlapping)

• Fixed Rocksides reduced Pixel Size Scale and Far shadow off

• Turned Lights of LightTower on the Dam

• Added backyards for:

• Two houses (near the Dam)

• Vipar

And thanks for the feedback on the voting - I know its my project ultimately but I like involving the community to the degree that I can - This is a passion project and I will be supporting this for a long time, so all of the choices (in the vote) above will eventually get sorted and launched - Ill start making a road map for it soon

[remote ibex]

Hey Kaffina I sent you a DM about something if you’re free

[storm current]

Think we found a winner!
Thanks for the votes ppl ☑️

I would like to underline that the next update is massive and is gonna be a milestone for the Novka project. This is in preparation for the coming expansion, to fix, edit and add as much as possible before focusing on the expansion development

Stay tuned 🔥

[mental tendon]

I have to ask, what player count do you optimize your map to perform for?

[storm current]

The map was intended for a 64 player count, since it is a small map but servers tend to push 128 players - So since I cant control that, im aiming for as high a FPS number as possible instead

[mental tendon]

We tried to run novka 128 and I guess server crashes when it reaches full pop

[storm current]

Hmm, Ive played on Clutchs server with 128 players many times on Novka, and they're running it smoothly - also KOTH is running it with an 128 player base and I havent seen any issues on their server aswell - so might be an mod/hardware issue, but thats just an guess

[mental tendon]

Hmm

Im lost on this as we didn't have issues until we tried running novka

Any other map worked fine but I guess we need to take a look at some things

[storm current]

Understandable - Im open for taking a look at some server logs if you have some, the answer is nearly always in those

[storm current]

NOVKA ROADMAP

• This is the current roadmap for the development of the Novka project. I not adding in deadlines or ETA's on the development since its a solo project and the upcoming 1.0.17v is set to release soon. The plan is to release the newest version and get feedback and do bugfixes (if necessary) before going into the Expansion of the map. Once I start on development, ill keep a legacy map and if ppl want it later on, ill consider releasing the legacy as a separate mod.

• Once 1.0.17v is stable and been running for a while without issues, pretesting will begin - Pretesting will be an experimental testing of how to do the expansion in an optimal way and without reducing quality or performance.

• Novka is currently an 2.8x2.8 km map, the expansion is set to double the size to 2.8x5.6 km (7.8 km2 to 15.6 km2)

• The expansion will take inspiration from the northern parts of Norway and consist of alot of interconnected islands and larger mountains surrounding them.

Thanks in advance!

[fringe scaffold]

Tested a winter camo on this map and it fits so well

[storm current]

1.0.17v

MAJOR UPDATE

This is an milestone update (biggest update so far), containing new global snow layers, new overhauled snow rain, a ton of bug fixes and a added coral reef! This update adds more detailed snow coverage on mountains and on the rock terrains aswell as a water overhaul.
This is the "last" update for Novka, for now Ill only update if necessary (if there is critical bugs with this update) - Now the expansion development will start!

Thanks and enjoy!

Update Changelog:
Overhauls:

• Snow particles overhaul - More immersive and realistic snow added
• Tjeska Long Bridge overhauled
• Conva Bridge overhauled
• Edited Water at the Dam
• Updated SatMap
• Adjusted Dynamic snow mechanism - Lowered coverage and brightness
• Updated Navmesh

Performance patches:

• Raised Terrain mountains (FPS and counter to AI seeing through mountains)
• Removed alot of "floaters"
• Removed Clouds_Distant
• Changed Pixel Size for all Buildings from 1.0 to 0.20
• Global Pixel Size Limit set to 9 (from 8)
• Reduced Pixel size for Mountain_v3_Prefab - 0.04 (from 0.08)
• Reduced Particles on Heli crash smoke
• Reduced Particles on Global dust
• Reduced Particles on House smokes
• Added custom occluder box - Performance optimisation
  • Under the Dam Bridge
  • Inside above the tunnels
• Adjusted WeatherState
• RainLow_Novka adjusted
• Fixed multiple Pixel Sized objects (lowered)

Added:

• Added Ocean_Novka and adjusted settings
• Added oceanSimIsland_Novka and adjusted settings
• Added Global layer (snow) to rock terrain material
• Repainted terrain areas
• Adjusted Global layers settings
• Adjusted Rock Terrain material
• Added Seabed to full map
• Retextured shoreline
• Built Shore Map
• Added coral reef along the coastline
• Add Snow to iceplains (on land)
• Added a House/Cabin (and details) next to Ireska (Thanks to Iris for suggestion!)
• Added some rocks at Kowert Town
• Added a new small harbor location (near Tjeska)

Fixes:

• Fixed a missing trailroad
• Updated background mountains material
• Removed parent from BrickWalls - Mountain tool
• Digged out the cellar under the red church
• Fixed mixplaced objects
• Removed CottagePier_01_green and replaced with red house
• Fixed Pendula trees (removed overrides)
• Repainted snow glitch areas
• Removed nearly all of the overriden prefabs/textures/materials
• Adjusted all terrain snow textures and clutter (lowered brightness)
• Fixed TransmitterTower - ladder not working
• Fixed tiles not have all materials (coloring issue)
• Fixed Sights having issues when aiming (distant rain appear before) - This overrides a texture and might effect other maps when raining (havnt found any issues tho)
• Fixed LODS on cliff model
• Reduced 400+ Door Pixel scales

Backyard update:

• North-Banes
• Catana
• Bovaa Town
• Ovaka
• Livva

[craggy monolith]

Love the work but don't overwork yourself.

[storm current]

Haha, no worries man, the expansion development is gonna be slow and ill take my time

[urban gorge]

@storm current, just wanted to give you a heads up that the Arora isn't visable to consoles. Our guys on PC see it but we can't. Is this something you are aware of?

[storm current]

How many ppl have encountered this and what console systems?
And never heard of this before no

[urban gorge]

PS5,

[storm current]

And how many players did report this... ?

[urban gorge]

Everyone on my server. I even had them join my test server with no mods. Only PC could see them. I didn’t have anyone on Xbox at the time so I couldn’t tell you if it’s working for it. On PlayStation we see light changes reflecting off the snow, but nothing in the sky.

I’ll create a video when I get back from taking my son to school.

[storm current]

Hmm ok, a video with changing weather states would help

[urban gorge]

This one shows the illumination across the map without any arora.

This one shows the different weather options.

This is the screenshot that PC sees.

[storm current]

Thanks! Weird issue 🤔
Do you have auto exposure on, on PS5?

[urban gorge]

No we don’t have auto exposure option on PS5.

I’m looking at my logs to see if it shows anything that might help.

[cursive karma]

Is the aurora an entity? It might be too far for consoles. Their object render distance is limited

[urban gorge]

I'm not seeing anything in the logs.

[urban gorge]

console render distance is about 800-900 meters for characters unless binoculars are used and they render. I've tried using binoculars to see if it renders. that was my first thought.

Since the release of the map, I've never seen the aurora, and in one of his updates he did move it further. but again I've never seen it.

[storm current]

Oh that might be it then, Ive moved the Aurora even more up for fps reasons

[storm current]

Yes the Aurora is an static entity, so might be the distance, how far do console render? (If you know that)

[storm current]

Wait, you cant see it after using binos?

[urban gorge]

what i was saying is that Binos will normally render objects at further distances on console. I tried using binos to see if i could get the aurora to render and that didn't work. I'm testing render distance right now to give you.

[urban gorge]

so i placed a barrel down, which should be a static entity renders in at 245 meters with binos and without binos it will render in at 145 meters.

larger items like a container is viewable at 1585 meters with bino and without binos 1095 meters

is there a better static entity that I could use that would be more like the aurora?

what kind of entity are the stars? they seem to render just fine. could the Aurora be set to the same entity type of entity layer to allow it to be viewable?

[storm current]

Ill look into it, its pretty simple, just need to lower the Northern lights a bit
And the stars are vanilla and not an entity

Introducing Kabina Island

This is a small showcase of the first of many small islands that are connected by an network of bridges.

Note: WIP of the expansion

[storm current]

1.0.18v

NORTHERN LIGHTS OVERHAUL

Update Changelog:

• Massive overhaul of the Northern Lights system
• New features:
• Realistic visual effect
• Global viewpoint
• Affects ground and water more realistic
• Removed the entities (old models that also tanked FPS when close)

Enjoy!

[neon widget]

Neat!

[hidden brook]

Loving this map!

[storm current]

Appeciated!

[austere cloud]

when is the release/live on servers?

[storm current]

Its was released months ago - just search for Novka and some server should pop up 🤘

[robust ember]

you mad man actually did it! 😄 i freaking LOVE it! 😄

[storm current]

Novka MANW Showcase

https://x.com/ArmaPlatform/status/1981435706854535668

Lets go! ❄️
Got a chill out saturday? Then turne in this Saturday and see the showcase of Novka and other incredible mods for the MANW competition

Arma Platform (@ArmaPlatform)

Grab your blankets, it’s going to get cold! 🥶
Join us Saturday at 1700 UTC for an icy #MakeArmaNotWar 2025 finalist showcase!

Community Manager @Nillers_ jumps into #ArmaReforger as Game Master as players fight on the blizzard-blasted slopes of Novka. Expect realism mods,

X · Oct 23, 2025, 7:01 PM

[wanton juniper]

@storm current are all the overrides fixed for this map now? So we can use other maps at same time?

[storm current]

Hah, yea its done for some time now - no more white trees on other map

[hollow wharf]

This map man! absolutely beautiful...

[versed minnow]

which mod is the helo?

[hollow wharf]

https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/66726C1CF64BDCDC-USMCxUH-1YVenom

[storm current]

Insane shoot dude!

[hollow wharf]

Your map just makes screenshots so easy 😂

[meager sky]

idea extremly high and steep thin ledges on mountains you careful have to walk on

[storm current]

Its possible to make, ill keep it in mind for future updates 🤘

[meager sky]

was just playing mw2 then lol

[cursive karma]

There are mountains you CAN'T walk on?

[marsh trout]

https://tenor.com/view/todd-howard-it-just-works-bethesda-this-all-just-works-gif-20598651

[deep wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/hiking-rise-song-climbing-the-mountain-going-up-trekking-gif-25792522

This is how I feel walking up one of Novka mountains lol

[ruby belfry]

I am starting to really love this map

[meager sky]

playing coe2

another idea could be more millitary structures myb a airfield between mountains

[pine hare]

Heyyy that’s my boys mod yall like it?

[storm current]

1.0.19v

1.6 Update Compatibility

Update Changelog:

• Removed snowclutter temporary (too many issues with 1.6)

• Fixed alot of issues caused by 1.6, but should be running correctly again

• Please give feedback if you encounter any issues with this patch!

Enjoy!

[molten sand]

There was an avalanche mod that worked with some snow overlay, would it work on your map with out it?

[storm current]

Yea, snowclutter shouldnt interfer with the avalanche mod - its tied to the ground material not the clutter as I recall 🤘

[molten sand]

Appreciate it. Thank you

[arctic nova]

Hey, congrats on the win in MANW! You definitely deserve it, Novka is absolutely incredible. Great work!

[storm current]

Thanks man, appreciate it

[outer forge]

Lovely map, well deserved, I'm sure it took a lot of hours and effort

[storm current]

Thanks - yea roughly 600-700 hours on the MANW version and properly another 400 hours on the current updated version

[outer forge]

Incredible

[meager sky]

based map

[verbal horizon]

Love the map I'm trying to set up days server for this map 🙂 love what you did on the map 🙂

[storm current]

Thanks guys! Let me know if you have any issues 🙂

[verbal horizon]

@storm current sir really good map im work on T4 place for my server now lol

[storm current]

Thank you, and well done on that castle milord

[verbal horizon]

welcome and thank you it look good with Castle up here

[craggy monolith]

Congrats @storm current, You've done an amazing work

[fiery tulip]

How many squares are there on the map?

[meager sky]

so novka's lore is it's a cold time and that why theese are frozing? bescause i don't see how ships get threw anymore 🤣

[meager sky]

any ideas on what type of mods could be affected tbis

[wintry hill]

I have no clue but thank God I finally found a fellow Xbox player

[meager sky]

lol

[robust ember]

Have you placed a watersource there or a campfire? in that area is strange audio^^

[umbral panther]

Hi! It will be connected to Novka? so the map will be bigger? 🙂

And how is the performance with 128 players? It was bad few months ago

[remote ibex]

Hey Kaffeina, will you be using any of the new assets like the ship wrecks, industrial equipment, mines, etc etc for the map, theres lots of potential for some new POI’s like some frozen mines, ship wrecks on the shore and maybe even some frozen into the ice sheets would be kinda cool

[remote ibex]

A dam interior would be cool aswell but i get that would be a big task redesigning it, though it would bring a really cool place for some CQB and bring another key location to fight over

[neat cedar]

Is it possible to disable the rain sound when snow is enabled?

[cedar dove]

Nokva still overrides the following resources, which affects other terrains:

• DistantRain_Drops_Mask.edds, you can make this an independent texture and reference it in the custom rain material you already have
• Environment_Waterfall_Large.acp, you already have a custom _Novka version so the override should not be needed if you replace the remaining reference(s) to the vanilla acp in the dam layer
• Environment_Ambients_2D.acp, this can be a duplicate referenced in your ambient sounds prefab
• Several overrides to vanilla materials which should be replaced by inheriting versions: House_Village_E_1I06_ext_roof_White.emat, House_Village_E_1I04_roof.emat, MountainGrass_01.emat, Road_Asphalt_E_01_DashedLine.emat, Road_Asphalt_E_01_DashedLine_End.emat, Road_Asphalt_E_03.emat, Road_Dirt_02.emat, Road_Forest_01.emat
  @storm current, can you fix these?

[jolly grove]

Please

[storm current]

Sorry the long absence. I had some personal issues and also had to complete my finals for my education at the same time (stressfull stuff tbh)

But im booting slowly up again, and have some nice projects in the works, including Novka (which is a bit on a pause currently)

[storm current]

Yo Til, Ill take a look, thought Ive removed all the overrides - Thanks for the list!

[verbal horizon]

Tree inside the build where ZOZo is

@storm current

[meager sky]

should put a pot on it and pretend it's intentional

[verbal horizon]

will players just cant get in room lol

[muted trail]

thoughts on removing this aurora reflection effect from the ice? i assume it's a holdover from when the aurora was more overt, i think it detracts from how cool the ice looks at night

[inland pond]

I mean it’s realistic no?