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Published: 2011-06-07 13:51:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 6477; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 451
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Another Hexcam variant. This particular one is called 'Bias Dfb_EG.' It is, as you might suspect, a variant of Hexcam Dfb_FT. Unlike _FT, which is optimized specifically for forest/grassland warfare in temperate forests (Forêt Tempérée, hence 'FT'), _EG is intended as a 'Jack of All Trades (and master of none)' camouflage, functioning equally well in multiple environments: urban areas, mountainous terrain, deserts, woodlands, and open terrain. _EG was developed from _FT as a stopgap measure to mend the latter's deficiency in arid zones. _EG, by the way, stands for 'Emploi Général (general purpose).''Dfb' references the Köppen climate classification system .
Tiles perfectly.
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Dangit, you snatched the idea out of my head) (and then went back in time, naturally) Do you design these patterns, or you just run some kind of random noise filter before hexagonizing it?
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I actually manually placed the tiles. So yeah, this was designed.
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hey Daisukekzama.. id love to talk to you a little about your patterns if you have the chance and would spare some time.. i make different tactical clothing/gear... and have been through the process of printing some fabric in a custom pattern.. so i would be interested in speaking to you about some of your design elements
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Sure. What do you have in mind?
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well im not 100 percent sure yet... to figure that out i was hoping perhaps we might have a minute we could chat on skype or the like.. perhaps google hangouts or something... i did a pattern previous, and had it printed on some ripstop....turned out ok overall.. but i think there was alot of room for improvements.. after seeing some of yours i thought i would contact you and see if you were interested in getting some printed in fabric.. and if not, if you would like to perhaps work on a pattern, that would get some exposure for you either way.. if your cool with chatting a little you can adde me on FB (gary gilbert) or simply add me to skype which would be better i think... at ( pr0methi0us) 
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Which Gary Gilbert would you happen to be?
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Oi, man. If I can figure a way to get this on actual fabric to make a uniform (all long shots here) Would you mind if I made an actual uniform from it?
Either way, I love the design, hell I'd wear it out hunting or if the military would use it even better. Our camo ain't the greatest, man.
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Yeah, definitely do. Take a picture and show me - I'm curious
In fact, I want an actual uniform if you ever get around to it (and if it's logistically possible)
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I think that to improve its quality of universal camouflage you would need to up the contrast of the colors a wee bit. See the russian camouflage SURPAT for example. At least you didn't commit the cardinal sin of making it way too subdued (lookin' at you, ACUPAT).
That aside, I love hexcam. It looks stylish while still mantaining a nice diffusion effect at a distance.
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I have a problem with contrast (in that it doesn't like me, not the other way around): apparently what my eye sees as 'too much contrast!' is about right or even not enough by normal standards 
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Yeah, its not really easy in any way. As seen with the ACU debacle that surfaced earlier in the year, colors make or break a camo. I've even tried to make my own camouflage by taking colors from different photos of the same place and I always end up with something unnaturally green/brown/grey. Oh well :/
By the way, how do you make a hexcam? Photoshop shape don't really help...
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Vectors. I copy-pasted a hexagon.
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Impressive! But it would be so good if this was in power of two (for 3d models) 2048x2048 would be the closest. Great job though
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By the way did you see the screenshots for Arma 3. They use your pattern, or at least a replica of your pattern
[link] and [link]
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Seems to be a similar concept, but the pattern itself is different. Using hexagons instead of squares isn't exactly an inconceivable concept
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Interesting! While I love the idea of "one size fits all" camouflage in theory, in practice, not so much. With reversible uniforms, you can have two camo patterns available for a quick change, and two more if the soldier has an extra set in his backpack.
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Mmhmm. I intended this to be not so much a 'universal' camouflage but a multipurpose camouflage - a pattern that sacrifices the environment-specific concealment yielded the specialty patterns for versatility in a certain climate zone.
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