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Reference Sites
PMC Editing Wiki, PMC Tactical Forum, Operation Flashpoint, Falcon 4.0, Armed Assault (ArmA 1), ArmA 2, ArmA 3, Editing Tools
Reference Sites or reference website links / tutorials or tutorial links (tag mania heh).
Here are some of the reference websites / reference links that can serve for “inspiration” and help for any game editing. Please note that many of these links were created in the early 2010s so if the link is dead that is not odd its almost normal, you could try to search the website name there might be a new link.
Satellite Maps
Google Maps and Google Earth.
General
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
Blueprints
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
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.
https://www.andyzibits.com/tut_low_poly_trees.html
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/Creating_low_poly_foliage/low_poly_foliage_01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/palm_tree/palm_modelling_01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/tree/tree1.asp
Texturing
Anything related to texturing is found in this section.
Normal Mapping
https://www.bencloward.com/tutorials_normal_maps1.shtml
https://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/normal_workflow_2.htm
https://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=483
How to create normal maps in GIMP, PDF file.
https://www.paultosca.com/makingofvarga.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping
UV Unwrapping
https://www.young.cliranet.com/tutoriaux/UV_Editor_Tutorial.pdf
https://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/UVW_mapping_an_object/UVW_mapping_an_object1.asp
https://www.mg-motorsports.net/Forum/tabid/140/forumid/15/postid/11287/view/topic/Default.aspx
Texture Sites
https://free-textures.got3d.com/index.html
https://www.amazingtextures.com/
https://www.bencloward.com/resources_textures.shtml
https://www.freetexturesblueprints.com/
https://www.lughertexture.com/
https://www.magnet-textures.com/en
https://www.mayang.com/textures/
https://www.psicosonic.net/index.php?zona=00products#zona
https://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/index.php
https://www.textureworks.com/freestuff.html
https://area.autodesk.com/downloads/all/textures/
https://www.environment-textures.com
texturebits.blogspot.com/
Texturing Tutorials
https://www.threedy.com/site/forum/showthread.php?t=24410
https://www.flay.com/getarticle.cfm?articleid=5
https://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=77484
https://www.pslover.com/tutorials/Textures/11/
https://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.htm
https://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1
https://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/Adobe_Photoshop/All/
https://www.totaltutorials.com/
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/vaults/vaults_01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/defreitas/defreitas_1.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/plane/ronnie_tex_01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/totaltextips/totaltextips_1.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/noeltutorial/noel_garbage_01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/photoshop/worn_metal/metal.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/metal_surfaces/lotsmetal.asp
https://www.gimp-tutorials.com/
https://gug.sunsite.dk/?page=tutorials
https://tutorialblog.org/gimp-tutorials/
gimp brushes: https://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
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
3DS MAX
ftp://www.armedassault.info/armad/other/JdB_3dsmax_shortcut.pdf
https://www.turntool.com/files/TurnToolManual_3DSMax.pdf
https://www.3d-resources.com/3d_studio_max_tutorials/uv_mapping_the_easy_way_tutorial.html
https://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotlight-articles/2329-3ds-max-unwrapping-techniques.html
ftp://ftp.armedassault.info/armad/articles/JdB_3DSMAX_Shortcuts.pdf
https://www.turntool.com/files/TurnToolManual_3DSMax.pdf
https://www.3d-resources.com/3d_studio_max_tutorials/uv_mapping_the_easy_way_tutorial.html
https://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotlight-articles/2329-3ds-max-unwrapping-techniques.html
Misc Tutorials
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/simple_scene/simplescene_01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/Building_ferenc/building_p1.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/v8_reeves/reeves01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/v8_buick-wildcat/buick_wildcat01.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/lisuli/lisuli.asp
https://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/proced_wood/proced_wood.asp
https://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/texturing/
https://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/metal_surfaces/lotsmetal.asp
https://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/3DS-MAX/1
https://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/
https://www.i.nation.btinternet.co.uk/tutorials/tutorial_00.htm
https://www.bakaneko.com/howto/computer/3d/character/page01.html