Gordon

I'm definitely going to have to start positioning my arguments with my accountant (wife) regarding the new PC that I'm going to need. :eek:

Dan, Great, maybe if I have my surgery now I'll be ready to try modding again.

From the description of how buildings can be specified within the scenario editor, is it safe to assume that the building graphics will consist of a blank wall and one or more door graphics and one or more window graphics that are placed/generated by the graphics engine? As opposed to the way that the building's walls are drawn now.

Ok, these have probably already been mentioned, but I might as well get my vote in. Formations/Convoy movement/Platoon movement - Including better following of roads and traffic jam avoidance. Infantry unit and tank unit formations. Vehicles as cover, both live ones and dead 'uns. Better night battles, with illumination from fires, star shells and illumination rounds (including appropriate graphical effects. Improved aircraft, gliders, helicopters and paratroops. I don't know why, I always felt a little cheated by not being able to see the aircraft, and being able to see their point of view. Paradrops/glider assaults will be messy but cool, just like amphibious assaults. Resupply during a battle. Even if I have to get an ammo carrier to survive until it can get to my units or my units can get to it or a resupply point. Besides, it would be cool to be able to roll flaming barrels of gasoline down on attacking German King Tigers.

How much ability will there be to man abandonded equipement (either your own or the enemy's)? I.e., can my Audie Murphy jump up on an abandoned Sherman and crew the AA gun? Can my Sgt. Rock jump into an abandonded Tiger and use the main gun to shell the Huns?

Will trenches, foxholes, craters etc. be 3-D?

As long as we're going to be able to have mounted space lobsters executing saber charges, I'm happy. :cool:

Urrah! Sounds great.

I also posted the "modder's" version.

I guess NOW would be when.

Actually, the "modders" package I'll be posting should allow somebody to get a pretty good start on doing an adaptation for the Jagdtiger.

I'm not familiar with the changes that MikeT made to the installation mechanism for CMMOS when he "adopted" it. I'll see if I can find the time to repackage CMMOS as a simple ZIP file so that these sorts of issues won't crop up in the future.

I'd have to draw with my toes in order to do it, and I doubt the results would be good enough.

Sure, e-mail me as much detail as you can (gordonemolek@poboxes.com) and we'll work it out.

Ok, here's a preview of the final Pz VIB version that I'll be doing. I was going to produce winterized versions, but my poor old carpal tunnels just wouldn't survive. Instead I'll be uploading a plain dunkelgelb "modders" version for all the hot young bucks to have fun with if they want. So, without further ado, the schwere Panzer Abteilung 505/Zimmerit mod preview: The CMMOS mod will have all the bells and whistles of the Ambush mod (e.g., armoured fenders installed or removed, kill rings, 3 complete sets of tactical numbers), but will also include the "Knight on his Charger" formation marking painted on a portion of the turret side where the zimmerit was removed in three different color schemes, presumably to indicate the vehicle's company within the abteilung. As before, non-CMMOS versions (with just a few options) will also be provided. Look for this (hopefully) soon as it just needs a final testing pass. [ July 06, 2005, 03:44 PM: Message edited by: Gordon ]

Ok, as before, the CMMOS version with all the bells and whistles, and a non-CMMOS with fenders and a non-CMMOS version without fenders are now available on CMMOD. As a new twist, since these are late war and there was a wee bit of a supply problem, some of the hull side mounted "kit" can be left off.

Rob and Mike, Let me know if you need my help. I was away and didn't see this request until today. Gordon

A little of both actually. At various times during the war the Germans had standardized patterns and at other times it was up to individual units.

I considered doing this, but all my references showed the vehicle fully equipped, so I left everything on. I suppose I could provide that as an option, but then I'd have to delay the release for about a week as I won't be able to work on it further until then.

As a bonus double feature for my from scratch Ambush Pz VIB mod, I'll be releasing (hopefully early next week) my version of the very late war "Octopus" camouflage scheme seen on s.Pz.Abt. 511 vehicles. While this battalion fought the western Allies, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that a few vehicles might have made a wrong turn and ended up fighting the Soviets. The CMMOS version will have the usual bells and whistles with armored skirts mounted or removed, optional kill rings, a complete Abteilung's vehicle tactical numbers in the white stencil style, and white balkenkreuz on turret side and hull rear. I adopted the white-only balkenkreuz as it's highly likely that the black center would have been omitted on the predominantly olivgrun vehicle. Non-CMMOS versions will also be provided with fewer options due to size constraints (as before). [ June 25, 2005, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Gordon ]

My biggest regret with respect to CMMOS was that I wrote it in C++, rather than Java. But at the time CMMOS was first written, Java just wasn't as functional as it is now.

Ok, I've uploaded version 1.01 of the non-CMMOS mods (both with and without fenders). The "with fenders" mod now has alternate BMPs for red on white "808" tactical turret numbers, and gun barrel kill rings (both of which can be used with the "without fenders" mod), and front hull unit sign for s.Pz.Abt. 501. The "without fenders" mod now has alternate BMPs for black on white "808" tactical turret numbers (which can be shared with the "with fenders" mod), and front hull unit sign for s.SS.Pz.Abt. 501.

Thanks all for the kind remarks. There are actually 2 more versions in the works. One late war and one zimmerit version. They should be available in the coming weeks. MeatEtr, Unfortunately, in order to create a non-CMMOS mod with all the options of the CMMOS mod would add about 25 MB to the zip file. :eek: Even *I* have to draw the line somewhere. I would advise caution using a CMMOS mod in McMMM. Since many of the CMMOS options are implemented using partial graphics, you could end up with invalid graphic files which CM will display as solid white areas on the 3-D model. At least if this happens, McMMM can restore the original graphics. junk2drive: I'll have to look into why the author of CMMOS can't manage to write "proper" CMMOS mods.

Very nice job.

In case y'all missed it, the longest mod ever produced has finally been posted to CMMODS. Please see This CMBB Forum post for the details.