Death of Chris Westervelt, Mask Rider, my brother

[Captain Kurt]

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Death of Chris Westervelt, Mask Rider, my brother

by Maskridersister » Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:03 pm
It is with great sadness that I let you know of the death of my brother, Chris Westervelt, known here as Mask Rider. He loved being part of the CSF2 WWII flight simulation world and the many friends he made here. He passed away Monday, February 28th, 2022. You all meant a lot to him. Best to you all, Jan.

[Captain Kurt]

Very sad news.

You will be missed Chris. I hope it's blue skies and smooth flying in the hereafter for you.

[Hiede]

My Prayers go out to his family.

Even though I don't fly CFS2 I know he did alot for it.If I'm not mistaken he was one of the first to upgrade the scenery.

RIP Chris.

Hiede

[Rami]

May Chris rest in peace, and I share my condolences with his family, friends, and the entire CFS2 community. Everything stopped when I read this. MaskRider basically laid the foundations of scenery building and taught the way forward. The Pacific Theatre will forever contain his imprint.

RIP MaskRider. Thank you for all of your contributions and for showing the way forward.

[Shessi]

That is sad to hear,...what a 'tiller of soil' CFS2 legend he is.

Thank you Chris for all you've given us, you will always be part of everyones install.

Condolences to all his family and friends.

Shessi

[magoo]

When "Mask Rider" first issued his detailed airfields, I observed a dramatic change in CFS2.

His work, combined with that of other highly talented folks, began to transform the CFS2 activity from a game, into a historical simulator.

Very effectively, he rendered the relentlessly hot, dusty airbases stuffed into the dark, forbidding jungles on remote islands, spanning the intimidating distances of the vast South Pacific.

Detail.

Atmosphere.

Functional and emotional history.

That's not an easy thing to achieve, and I shudder when I think how many hours spent to craft simulation upgrades like those that Chris so freely uploaded for our (collective) enhanced experience.

My condolences to Chris' family and friends, and raise a high toast to the years we were treated to his extreme generosity.

Blue skies and tailwinds to you, Mask Rider!!

[UncleTgt]

Gone but never forgotten.


Chris taught me so much about using the scenery tools. Generous in sharing his knowledge, Chris waste reason I started to fiddle around with how CFS 2 looks (and could be improved.

Magoo said it well - he was one of those pioneers that helped to turn a game into a historical simulator.

The vibrancy of this community today bears witness to how well that was done.

So long MR, & thank you for all you did for us.

Rest in peace.

[eddie]

So sad to hear, may he rest in peace!

[demile]

My condolences!

[Rami]

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 - MaskRider Legacy

Description: INTRO: MR Gilbert Islands Pack

• This scenery was built to fit Rhumba’s Mesh!

• Pactex & Stock Textures: MR add-on scenery is built to fit the details of PacTex Version1 ground textures. If you desire, get PacTex at FlightSim.com:

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?jKy.../menuchoo.html

Once logged in, go to Main Menu > Search File Libraries > type pactex*.zip in "File Name" box and hit the "Start Search" button.

• LWM type scenery included in this package requires copying contents of your scenedb/world/texture folder to your main CFS2 texture folder. It’s a one time deal- it won't hurt a thing. NOTE: If you are going to install PacTex (highly recommended) wait until you have done so before copying these files.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit MR_Gilbert_Islands_2019d.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

[Rami]

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 - MaskRider Legacy

Description: INTRO: Sakishima-Gunto is the name of the island chain southwest of Okinawa, between the NE coast of Formosa and Okinawa. The Japanese flew Kamikaze missions against American shipping during the invasion of Okinawa from airfields on Ishigaki-Shima and Miyako. DevilDog73’s Operation Iceberg project is what got me interested in Sakishima-Gunto. It’s a very cool little group of islands with all sorts of what I call harborlets. Tucked all around here and there- mainly to handle the ferry traffic between the islands and the fishing boats. So, it is a very target-rich environment.

GENERAL INSTALLATION NOTES:

!Avoiding possible scenery conflicts: Many scenery designers have built scenery for Japan. With that in mind it would be wise if you deactivate any Japanese scenery in this area that could possibly conflict. Additionally Kevin “Kdriver” has put together a list of Rhumba-generated flattens that, if present, might cause issues. Here is that list:

M5082551.BGL Rota, Tinian, Saipan
M5082571.BGL Guam
M5122551.BGL Farallon de Pajaros
M5122571.BGL Sarigan, Pagan, Agrihan
M5162511.BGL Minamiioto
M5162531.BGL Iwo Jima, ChiChijima
M5202511.BGL MukoJima
M5162211.BGL Yonaguni-Jima, Iriomote-Jima, Ishigaki-Shima
M5162231.BGL Tarama-Jima, Miyako-Jima

The last two in particular would definitely be in the way, although I am not sure what exactly they would get up to. Thanks Kevin, very much, for your foresight and willingness to lend a hand!

!This scenery was built to fit Rhumba’s mesh. However, I have included an exclude that will get rid of all stock rivers, roads and shorelines so that those who wish to, can use it with stock mesh. Although I am not too sure how well the stock mesh- what little of it there is- will fit with these new LWMs and shorelines.

!Pactex & Stock Textures: MR add-on scenery is built to fit the details of PacTex Version1 ground textures. If you desire, get PacTex at FlightSim.com:

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?jKy.../menuchoo.html

Once logged in, go to Main Menu > Search File Libraries > type pactex*.zip in "File Name" box and hit the "Start Search" button.

!LWM type scenery included in this package requires copying contents of your scenedb/world/texture folder to your main CFS2 texture folder. It’s a one time deal- it won't hurt a thing. NOTE: If you are going to install PacTex (highly recommended) wait until you have done so before copying these files.

!Required scenery object packs: For full listing of required scenery object packs see my website homepage. A full list including links is provided:

http://www.mask-rider.net/MaskRider2008/index.html

MR tree package: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=6802

Library objects, Part I: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=6065

Library objects, Part III: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=6063

Library objects, Part IV: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=6062

Library objects, Part VI: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=6059

Library objects, Part VII: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=6058

AF Bunker pack: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=5925

AF Coastal Defense pack: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=5901

AF airfield buildings: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=5932

CFS2 hangars: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=5859
CFS2 barracks: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=5860
CFS2 warehouses: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=5853
CFS2 piers: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...d=280&id=21157

Neilson buildings: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...id=280&id=4250
Neilson update: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...d=280&id=28971

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit MR-Sakishima-Gunto-160209.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

[Rami]

Kevin,

Thanks. I transferred all of his scenery files into the legacy section. There is also this, which you are free to upload...

[kdriver]

Andrew,

Over the next few days I'll put the download list for MR's scenery in the Utilities section, as well as compile a package containing his excellent maps and screenshots of his bases.

Kevin