billyfromhill

i like how this sounds! but i would make just 2 small changes. at the HQ station, i would add a second engine, and at the hazmat station i would add a squad. other than that it sounds amazing!

I don't believe any stations have two 3/4 man engines and a 4 man quint. The only stations that have two engines and a quint run one of the engines as a 2 man engine with the quint as a light force for a total of 6 firefighters with the LF.

Now, there are some stations that have two 3/4 man engines, such as station 129 and station 16, but they dont have a quint.

Isn't E7 a paramedic assessment engine? I don't see any paramedic markings in the screenshots.

The blackhawk is already in the LA mod. Why don't you just reskin it? It won't be able to drop water but at least you would be able to transport.

WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you know if any units in L.A.C. use black turnout gear? I would love to see that on top of the Tan, (really justs looks Yellow in the game)

No southern California departments use black turnouts because of the weather, primarily the amount of sun they get. People would overheat.

For the same reason you don't see many vehicles with a dark roof. Same thing goes for all the newer USFS appratus. You think it's a coinidence that they're all white in southern California?

I'm thinking about re-releasing v2.0 and its patch as one combined package to make it easier to install the whole mod. I might add a few features too. I was thinking about ability to repair vehicles at fire stations from the NYC mod. Any other suggestions?

I know there's an updated LAX RA skin bouncing around out there as well as an updated crash tender skin. Contact Xplorer for more info.

Honestly, the hi-viz stiping on the back of the new kme looks to me like it will have the same problem LAFD had with the new ALS rescues a while back. ALthough it doesn't show as much as the back of the rescue, it could pose a problem.

The hi-viz on all vehicles since the first RAs (2007 models?) to come with hi-viz has been toned down siginificantly.

Compare:

http://farm3.static...._37dee4fe6d.jpg

http://www.flickr.co..._us/3367362856/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikesphotos_us/3537856596/

The current color is more of a darker yellow, while the old hi-viz is a brighter yellow and more like the ARFF color.

Would anyone care to demonstrate how to add functioning stations to maps? The w00d map v1.3 is far too large for two stations. I know he is underway with his inclusion of a third station but that project seems to have come to a standstill. Sorry to be the newbie asking for help but it is something I do not understand how to do. I add little changes here and there to my game but I am not knowledgeable enough to add stations and units and stuff. Thanks for any help you guys can offer.

You would have to add the station and it's accociated virtual objects to the map and then you would have to add a third part to three different scripts.

Oh man I almost fell out of my chair laughing.

1.) Men of War

2.) Ruse

3.) Order of War

4.) CoH

How is CoH even considered the best RTS, when it has other more note worthy contenders.

Um, excuse me.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/men-of-war - 80/100

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/ruse - 76/100

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/order-of-war - 69/100

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/company-of-heroes - 93/100

If you want to consider the two expansions

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/company-of-heroes-opposing-fronts - 87/100

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/company-of-heroes-tales-of-valor 70/100

All three CoH games average out to an 83/100, higher than any of the games you placed higher, and two of them scored better.

I don't like that Company of Heroes online. I tried the beta and didnt like it. I used to play CoH but then I had to reinstall my OS and haven't played it since. It an excellent game. Probably the best WWII RTS ever.

I think that you could convert the LEV into this, and if you do maybe you could put the FF PMs W/ No Helmet as the personal for this truck, I would myself, but that is way, way beyond my skills. Does anyone have a pic of the real LEV? or is it fake?

LEVs are not used by the LAFD. The LEV ingame was completely manufactured. No unit exists in the LAFD. However, LACoFD uses paramedic squads which are similar to the LEV.

That photo you have there is of an experimental vehicle that was assigned to EMS 14, the paramedic captain of battalion 14. LAFD wanted to test a unit that could carry a gurney and paramedic equipment that could quickly restock RAs and get them back into service faster. It is more of a command vehicle because the paramedic captain does more supervising than treating. EMS14 has not been in that vehicle for a while now and I believe it was converted into a communications support vehicle.

Battalion 5 is/was in one of the experimental vehicles. I'm not sure if they still are or they switched back to a suburban.

The new engine's back :

That rig you see there is not actually the real E97. They just took one of the KME's at the shops and slapped number 97 on it for the funeral.

The PC version is a POS. It's nothing but a poorly optimized console port. I have a GTX 470 and my FPS will dip down to 30 FPS or so at times. That is unacceptable. If you're looking to buy it for PC I would seriously think of buying something else like Homefront or Crysis 2.

The Crysis 2 demo runs better than Black Ops for me at least. Black Ops suffers from a lack of support. DO NOT BUY IT FOR PC!

I'm waiting for Battlefield 3. It looks to be ten times better than Black Ops. BF3 should be worth $60. Black Ops is definitly not.

I think they were influenced by LACoFD since they bought Dodge's for their new squads also. I think it has to do with the emissions standards and the Dodge clean idle engines.

Thanks and does California Have State Troopers or is that the CHP?

The CHP is the state police even though they're called the highway patrol.

There used to be the California State Police, but they merged with the CHP back in the mid 90's.

Does the LASD have a charger?

Sort of. Read the description of the photo in the link below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikesphotos_us/5164865453

Also does CHP have slick top Potal cars?

Yes

http://www.code2high.com/CHP/chp_p10.jpg

http://www.code2high.com/CHP/chp_dodgecharger_6.jpg

I would recommend either the Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced (with the optional windowed side panel), the Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced or the Corsair 600T. The 600T doesn't have a window but it's not that hard to cut one yourself.

CM 690 II - http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=19&product_id=2970

Side panel - http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=2982

HAF 912 - http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=19&product_id=3019

Corsair 600T - http://www.corsair.com/cases/graphite-series/graphite-series-600t.html

As for lighting, I would recommend NZXT's LED strips over cold cathodes. I prefer white to illuminate the inside of the computer the best but they have several colors.

http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/case_accessories/sleeved_led_kit_-_white

You'll probably also need some more fans if you upgrade your case. Yate Loons as well as the Cooler Master ones are probably the best.

That IS the als ambo lol.

HI viz is a bitch to get off, it's on there right now. Thanks Billy.

Your post says BLS. Is the RA you have in the screenshot there supposed to be the BLS or ALS RA? I would guess that it's the BLS RA because the current LA mod ALS RA is perfect as-is.

You can leave the hi-viz on if you want and just change the numbering and remove the "paramedic" wording. It would make it hard to distingush the ALS RA from the BLS RA though.

One should probably have the hi-hiz (ALS) and the other should just have the red back with the white stripe (BLS). Whatever you end up doing, make sure the BLS rig has the 800 number and no paramedic wording.

i dont like those theyre ugly

I agree. They should have stuck with Ford.

The first two Dodge RAs have been delivered.

Why by golly we are Not making another map.

BLS - 5 has been having some prototype issues but other then that it's been comming along fine. May switch her to an LED.

I hate to tell you this but that skin is inaccurate. All BLS rigs have 800 added to the station number and the roof of the red RAs is white with a red strip along the back with the unit number. Also, none of the RAs before the 2008 model year use LED lightbars. The only LEDs the pre-2008 red RAs use are the side perimeter flashers, the front grille steady burns, and the corner box flashers.

The best bet would be to copy the skin of the ALS RA and change the unit number and remove the hi-viz on the back.

http://www.flickr.co..._us/3371442734/

Um, battalion 1 has been in a new suburban for quite some time now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/99947036@N00/5332731970

It is correct that a few of the 2003 suburbans are still in use as battalion rigs, but the majority of the battalions and all the divisions are in new suburbans. All the battalions in division 3 are in new suburbans as well as at least battalion 1, 2, and 7

@ GerardTIII Be carefull when doing the RAs. The LAX RA should use the model of the current ALS RA with the cab mounted lightbar, not the box mounted lightbar.

LA uses Ferno gurneys too. Not yellow Stryker ones.

http://www.flickr.co..._us/3534524456/

I bring this all up because I want to make sure that these changes are authentic as possible and so you don't have to do work over again.

I'm not a big fan of the new Dodge RA's personally, I'm going to stick with the Fords, but we may add the Dodges down the road.

Which model are you using for the BLS RA, 2008 Fords or the 2004 Fords without high-viz?

I'm willing to do research work about the units if you need it.

Is engine 7 LACoFD engine 7?

You do realize that both station 60 and 89 have a lot more units than what you have listed there. 60's has a task force, ALS RA, BLS RA, foam tender, and battalion 14. 89's has a task force, ALS RA, and a USAR.

What if you did the Hollywood/W. Hollywood area with LAFD stations 27, 41, county 7's and county 8's. 7's would work since MCERT said he has a LACoFD battalion model. 27's has a task force, USAR, ALS RA, BLS RA and battalion. 41's has a engine and an ALS RA. 7's has an assessment engine, squad, and battalion, and 8's has a light force, engine, and squad.

Some things like the new RA's, getting rid of the white and red BLS, the Seagrave engine, and the ALF tiller were planned already as posted above. Also personnel skins are being changed, and get the gear a bit more accurate. Also, I'm not sure if it's possible, but I'm going to attempt to redo the B.A mask to make it a bit more realistic.

If you want to help us make this Billy, P.M me.

I can't really can't skin or model, but I can find photos and do research work and brainstorm ideas about how the firestations should be layed out.

Have you thought about adding the new Dodge RAs instead of the 08' Fords?