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Reference Sites

Reference Sites or reference links / tutorials or tutorial links (tag mania heh).

Here are some of the reference sites / reference links that can serve for “inspiration” and help for any game editing.

Satellite Maps

Google Earth

General

Iraq Maps

General

ArmyRecognition
Australian Army Videos
Defence talk's pictures
Gary's olive drab page
Globalsecurity.org
Jane´s Armour and Artillery requires registration
Jedsite requires registration
Military.com
Military acronyms on Wikipedia
MilitaryMorons.com
MilitaryPhotos.net
Olive Drab
US Army Videos

http://svsm.org/gallery/walkarounds

Blueprints

The Blueprints.com
Suurland.com
Leander's blueprint heaven

Official Procedures

Army Field Manuals
Communication Procedures
Radio Procedures
U.S. Marine Corps Training Manuals
United States Military Rank, Pay Grades & Insignia

Weapons

DeicideNBF's Gallery
Security Arms' Gallery
World.Guns.ru
World of Heckler & Koch (HK)
SigArms (switzerland)

Walk Arounds

PrimePortal.net
Tanxheaven.com

Vehicles

FAS' Guide to U.S. Land Warfare Systems
FAS' Guide to U.S. Navy Ships
FAS' Guide to U.S. Navy Shipboard Combat Systems
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Land Combat Systems
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Naval Forces
Prime Portal
Motorfahrer

Aircraft

Aircraft Resource Center
FAS' Guide to U.S. Aircraft
FAS' Guide to U.S. Aircraft Equipment
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Aircraft
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Missile Systems
Prime Portal
Exotic Planes
Society of Wild Weasels
F-4 Phantom pics

Modeling

Anything related to modeling in this section.

military-meshes.com requires registration to see screenshots.
3D-Tutorial.com Making of jungle nice tutorial how to make jungle scene in 3DS Max 9.
3D-Tutorial.com Making of trees tutorial how to make a tree in 3DS Max.

http://www.doom3world.org/

http://www.andyzibits.com/tut_low_poly_trees.html

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/Creating_low_poly_foliage/low_poly_foliage_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/palm_tree/palm_modelling_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/tree/tree1.asp

http://www.3dtutorials.sk/

http://67.15.36.49/ffa/tutorials/tutorialsmax_text1.asp

http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_home.php

Texturing

Anything related to texturing is found in this section.

Normal Mapping

http://www.bencloward.com/tutorials_normal_maps1.shtml

http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/normal_workflow_2.htm

http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=483

How to create normal maps in GIMP, PDF file.

http://www.paultosca.com/makingofvarga.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping

http://saschahenrichs.de/midsizedocs/nvidiatut.html

UV Unwrapping

http://www.young.cliranet.com/tutoriaux/UV_Editor_Tutorial.pdf

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/UVW_mapping_an_object/UVW_mapping_an_object1.asp

http://www.mg-motorsports.net/Forum/tabid/140/forumid/15/postid/11287/view/topic/Default.aspx

Texture Sites

http://free-textures.got3d.com/index.html

http://texturelib.com/

http://texturer.com/

http://textures.forrest.cz/

http://texturez.com

http://www.1000skies.com/

http://www.14textures.com/

http://www.3dtexture.net

http://www.amazingtextures.com/

http://www.bencloward.com/resources_textures.shtml

http://www.freetexturesblueprints.com/

http://www.imageafter.com/

http://www.lughertexture.com/

http://www.magnet-textures.com/en

http://www.mayang.com/textures/

http://www.openfootage.net/

http://www.psicosonic.net/index.php?zona=00products#zona

http://www.swtexture.com/

http://www.texturemate.com/

http://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/index.php

http://www.textureworks.com/freestuff.html

https://area.autodesk.com/downloads/all/textures/

https://lostandtaken.com/

https://www.environment-textures.com

https://www.textureking.com

https://www.textures.com/

texturebits.blogspot.com/

Texturing Tutorials

http://www.threedy.com/site/forum/showthread.php?t=24410

http://www.flay.com/getarticle.cfm?articleid=5

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=77484

http://www.pslover.com/tutorials/Textures/11/

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.htm

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1

http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/Adobe_Photoshop/All/

http://www.totaltutorials.com/

http://www.psworkshop.net/

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/vaults/vaults_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/defreitas/defreitas_1.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/plane/ronnie_tex_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/totaltextips/totaltextips_1.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/noeltutorial/noel_garbage_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/photoshop/worn_metal/metal.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/metal_surfaces/lotsmetal.asp

http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/

http://gug.sunsite.dk/?page=tutorials

http://tutorialblog.org/gimp-tutorials/

http://www.gimptalk.com/

gimp brushes: http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/applications/gimpbrushes/?order=9&alltime=yes

vimeo video A Comprehensive Look at Hard Surface Texturing for Video Games

vimeo video A Comprehensive Look at Hard Surface Modeling for Video Games

Seamless texture from photo

Seamless textures for games

Youtube IL-2 aircraft skin painting in Photoshop: Lesson 1: Getting started,Lesson 2: basic painting, Lesson 3: Weathering, Lesson 4: how to apply decals.

Simmers Paintshop: Step by step rivets

Simmers Paintshop: Making quick rivets and smooth curving panel and rivet lines

Simmers Paintshop: Making surface texture effects

Simmers Paintshop: Step by step weathering

Simmers Paintshop: Adding markings (decals).

Simmers Paintshop: Using layers in Photoshop

Simmers Paintshop: Making canvas control surfaces

Simmers Paintshop: Making selections in Photoshop

Simmers Paintshop: Masks and channels

Simmers Paintshop: Using and making brushes in Photoshop

Marfy tutorial: Wheels texturing

Marfy tutorial: How to make realistic sand abrasion and muddy surfaces on vehicles

Marfy tutorial: Painting Zimmerit and camouflage pattern

3DS MAX

ftp://www.armedassault.info/armad/other/JdB_3dsmax_shortcut.pdf

http://www.turntool.com/files/TurnToolManual_3DSMax.pdf

http://www.3d-resources.com/3d_studio_max_tutorials/uv_mapping_the_easy_way_tutorial.html

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotlight-articles/2329-3ds-max-unwrapping-techniques.html

ftp://ftp.armedassault.info/armad/articles/JdB_3DSMAX_Shortcuts.pdf

http://www.turntool.com/files/TurnToolManual_3DSMax.pdf

http://www.3d-resources.com/3d_studio_max_tutorials/uv_mapping_the_easy_way_tutorial.html

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotlight-articles/2329-3ds-max-unwrapping-techniques.html

Misc Tutorials

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/simple_scene/simplescene_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/Building_ferenc/building_p1.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/v8_reeves/reeves01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/v8_buick-wildcat/buick_wildcat01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/lisuli/lisuli.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/proced_wood/proced_wood.asp

http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/texturing/

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/metal_surfaces/lotsmetal.asp

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/3DS-MAX/1

http://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/

http://www.i.nation.btinternet.co.uk/tutorials/tutorial_00.htm

http://www.bakaneko.com/howto/computer/3d/character/page01.html