Kieme(ITA)

This is another experiment concerning vehicle shilhouettes on the interface and their integration, what's your opinion?
 

I'll see what I can figure out.
 
What do you think of these c&c icons? Do you recognize them?
 

There are still a few vehicles to finish them all off. Meanwhile, I have started working on the interface, following master Juju's concepts, here you can see new "realistic" icons for the special equipment, all based on photographs of the real deal:
 
 


 
 
The idea is to improve a bit the lifeless interface without causing too much commotion. Weapons silhouettes should come next.
Changing the interface is a huge task, Juju's mad.

There are still a few vehicles to finish them all off. Meanwhile, I have started working on the interface, following master Juju's concepts, here you can see new "realistic" icons for the special equipment, all based on photographs of the real deal:
 
 


 
 
The idea is to improve a bit the lifeless interface without causing too much commotion. Weapons silhouettes should come next.
Changing the interface is a huge task, Juju's mad.

When I design a QB map for a meeting engagement there's no room for "better deploy areas", because they must be as much respectful of both players as possible. Perfect balance is no achievable, because a symmetric terrain map would be unrealistic and boring, but at the same time it's not possible to ignore completely the issue of giving both players as equal chances as possible, in the end, it's a videogame.
 
So, deploy areas can't be very large for the size/map fitting problems cited before, they can't be much different than an obvious shape because a meeting engagement is a meeting engagement (otherwise you design a scenario, which can depict even extreme situations), as a consequence an immediate strike artillery with a lot of arty is going to ruin the game for both players if both make such decision (and if no rule is applied they will both be forced to do it because it's a nash equilibrium).
 
I have no problem playing with many people using this very simple rule, neither did them. So until now I enjoy multiplayer. I am sorry, but I would not play with you. 

When I design a QB map for a meeting engagement there's no room for "better deploy areas", because they must be as much respectful of both players as possible. Perfect balance is no achievable, because a symmetric terrain map would be unrealistic and boring, but at the same time it's not possible to ignore completely the issue of giving both players as equal chances as possible, in the end, it's a videogame.
 
So, deploy areas can't be very large for the size/map fitting problems cited before, they can't be much different than an obvious shape because a meeting engagement is a meeting engagement (otherwise you design a scenario, which can depict even extreme situations), as a consequence an immediate strike artillery with a lot of arty is going to ruin the game for both players if both make such decision (and if no rule is applied they will both be forced to do it because it's a nash equilibrium).
 
I have no problem playing with many people using this very simple rule, neither did them. So until now I enjoy multiplayer. I am sorry, but I would not play with you. 

From a map maker point of view:
the problem with large deploy areas is that you have to take into consideration that units can be placed on the very border of the area, in order to get as close as possible to objectives and/or points of interest (especially in meeting engagements). Maps in CM games can be large but not that large to ignore few hundred meters of distance. Not only larger zones bring the travel time problematic, they also require the units to be not spottable in the very first turn by the enemy, so you need to take some special care for the deploy areas, otherwise there will be an unpleasant situation at the very start of the match (again, especially for meeting engagements).
 
So, even a single rule such as no arty in the first minute in the deploy area is good practice.

Kieme CMBS MTLBm-a-b-strela-shturm
 
Special thanks to BTR for providing the ideal green base textures.
 
This mod covers 6 variants of the MTLB for the Rus army (including the mortar carrier).
 
Download: https://app.box.com/s/8ko3wg16clpaxwsgvbrr4g822hm8vqaq
 
Preview:

Work in progress on the Russian MTLBs. Using BTR's green mod as base as Always.
 

Kieme CMBS MTLBu
 
Special thanks to BTR for providing the ideal green base textures.
 
Download: https://app.box.com/s/qj049od0gizo9a0gnir99319x72a1n2x
 
Preview:

 

Thanks guys, glad you like them.
 
I'll make the MTLBu next.

Kieme CMBS MTLBm-a-b-strela-shturm
 
Special thanks to BTR for providing the ideal green base textures.
 
This mod covers 6 variants of the MTLB for the Rus army (including the mortar carrier).
 
Download: https://app.box.com/s/8ko3wg16clpaxwsgvbrr4g822hm8vqaq
 
Preview:

You can have interesting mixes, like fanatic conscripts. Don't give any hope they can operate heavy machinery, drive without crashing or hit anything at ten meters, but rest assured they will keep trying.

How can we discuss something like this?
 
There's no information on Armata armor.

Hello everybody!
 
here comes a new adventure into modding CMBS.
 
I will use this forum thread only for all my mods, discussions, previews and releases, in order to avoid clogging the forums.
 
For now I can't to use CMMODS site because it does not support CMBS and I have no way to recover/reset my lost account; I don't want to use the official repository in its actual state; if you don't mind you'll find download links from a free upload site, at least for now.
 
I will add posts like: PREVIEW XXX or RELEASE XXX, toghether with screenshots, descriptions and download links. Feel free to comment, suggest improvements, point out mistakes or problems. 
I'll try to post a summary from time to time with a list of released mods and downloads.
 
Now some words about my way of modding: as many others I mod for myself following my personal taste, therefore there's no claims about any mod if not that they follow my personal view and preferences. Generally speaking, I try to follow to some rules with all my mods such as: the use of more detailed textures, HD textures (2x or even 4x the original resolution size) when possible, more desaturated colors, use of photorealistic textures and decals. 
My main interest has always been modular buildings and terrain modding, but I'll try to mod vehicles too.
 
Some comparative screenshots to let you better understand what I'm talking about:
 
PREVIEW: CMBS Reworked Foliage Mod
Vanilla foliage:

Modded foliage:

 
PREVIEW: CMBS Terrain Mod
Vanilla pavement:

Modded pavement:


 

Work in progress on the Russian MTLBs. Using BTR's green mod as base as Always.
 

Lyrics:     Field Marshal, the advance will be in the defensive fire, the enemy has long been on the latest types of tanks. Only one thing can help us again power to winners, we need finally companies with new heavy tigers. Let the cat go ...    In Kursk first major attack in hawsers, enemy tanks have been shot at three thousand feet. Eight-eight cannons firing highly accelerated grenades, their rumbling startled many enemy tank crew.    Let go of the cat ... the ruler of the battle field, the kings of the battle. Let go of the cats ... eighty-eight millimeter superior firepower. Let go of the cat ... The enemy crews nightmare and her sheer terror. Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ...    Also superior in Normandy the opponent, no matter how strong the enemy Association, no raises at him like. Are rarely voluntarily started fighting with him and even small Tiger crews bypassed rather widely.    Let go of the cat ... the ruler of the battle field, the kings of the battle. Let go of the cats ... eighty-eight millimeter superior firepower. Let go of the cat ... The enemy crews nightmare and her sheer terror. Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ...    A handful of soldiers - enemy attacks - are totally inferior, but they grin contemptuously, rather than surrender without a fight. The attacker amaze why the men laugh, one hears a sudden squeak chains, splintering wood, trees crashing! And out of the undergrowth breaks - the sight you will never forget, a battle group of tigers with aufgesessner infantry!    Let go of the cat ... the ruler of the battle field, the kings of the battle. Let go of the cats ... eighty-eight millimeter superior firepower. Let go of the cat ... The enemy crews nightmare and her sheer terror. Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ...    Lest by the ratio of its launch numbers, read to, in what desperation they threw the enemy. Read the names of those who were aces on them, healing Wittmann, Carius and the others ... Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ... Let the cat go ...    Iron rusts in the steppe, in the earth are bones of those who faithful to the end never broke their oath. Still, the forest, silent pipes, nothing testifies to what once happened in silence mourns only the child who never saw his father.

Work in progress on the Russian MTLBs. Using BTR's green mod as base as Always.
 

Penetration mark of a 120mm precision round on a T-90AM:
 

Penetration mark of a 120mm precision round on a T-90AM:
 

Work in progress on the Russian MTLBs. Using BTR's green mod as base as Always.
 

This is how the coverage works supposing a 120° radious for each sensor...
 

 
It's Worth to note that the extreme sides of each sensor are covered by the nearby one, this means that if the capacity/sensibility of the sensor decreases from the most central (let's say 90° arc) area towards the sides, these are covered by two sensors instead of one, thus augmenting the chances of detection. If the power of the sensors is perfect for the entire 120° arc the coverage is then perfect at the precise position the sensors radiouses meet.
 
The above picture seems a bit of an overkill, so I'll try drawing cover arcs at other degrees, maybe something between 90 and 120, but should be nice to see what's the 90° option coverage.

All mods released recalling topic
 
A list of ALL mods released within this thread until now, organized by genre, with their direct download links.
 
 
Terrain and environmental mods:
Ground mod (HD) pt1 https://app.box.com/...fg7et7668q0egdg
Ground mod (HD) pt2 https://app.box.com/...j3bad939iks1n9l
Alternative crops https://app.box.com/...r7w6dzrnsf11piz
Reworked foliage https://app.box.com/...f1jwjax2wix1o7x
Reworked horizon https://app.box.com/...szl3cd0qamdkrm8
Alternative overcast clouds https://app.box.com/...wju3wq9ttmjoqfi
Improved doodads https://app.box.com/...3q3p05qdl9ld8ws
 
 
Buildings and structures:
Alternative walls (HD) https://app.box.com/...t85ik1b08fb2nh4 OR (standard) https://app.box.com/...bgyx6uimvvyrmdh
Modular buildings (HD) https://app.box.com/...eke1u99f5jowptc
Modular buildings add-on 1 (HD) https://app.box.com/...qsj7b68xyp0ffxx
Modular buildings add-on 2 (HD) https://app.box.com/s/3b38gl6wykb1h1sqmovv4z5gicof4krf
Modular buildings add-on 3 (HD) https://app.box.com/s/3jvzj9rmgdbpg14gpcgbok88qk3ik8es
Modular roofs pf1 https://app.box.com/...rlaub62hs2h0fv9
Modular roofs pt2 https://app.box.com/...emmodn5b44qklnh
Improved roads (HD) https://app.box.com/...yk9jx7f6gnhra04 OR (standard) https://app.box.com/...1imrd2qzjawar7s
 
 
Troops and soldiers:
Reworked russian uniforms https://app.box.com/...8cz7adh3s1pz0vk
Reworked ukrainian uniforms https://app.box.com/...7riaboi9uty98u8
Reworked USA faces https://app.box.com/...8wxgnbj6a70cq0e
Reworked USA faces -50% glasses add on https://app.box.com/...yz48ujqqf2g7j7w
Reworked USA faces more faces add on https://app.box.com/...97xjl5sfb2ibdyn
Reworked USA uniforms https://app.box.com/s/br9tjcxrbr2451oe5h1bp7e706ywojuc
 
 
Ukrainian Army vehicles:
T-64BV https://app.box.com/...c5frk9z83nuxva5
T-84Oplot (digital) https://app.box.com/...l2tisg6o07hgjw0
T-84Oplot (green) https://app.box.com/s/zwyqv1lnih6tjacvtgjuo78eqvyvaioq
T-64Bulat (three-tones) https://app.box.com/...3xxf4whsf6n5zhe
BMP-2 https://app.box.com/...sl2sjfz9r70xcf7
BTR-4e (digital) https://app.box.com/...6jyr7trg674up2t
BTR-70m https://app.box.com/...4rwj8z19s3kl8qz
BRDM-2 https://app.box.com/...alv4dv8xmvydtnh
MTLB (+variants) https://app.box.com/...bh3z9lz0u0p21of
MTLBu https://app.box.com/...7z988tn5rhft6zw
BRM-PRP https://app.box.com/...4etbn1wg88cvcjm
UAZ-URAL https://app.box.com/...q0v82xrhnv8b2z1
Tunguska https://app.box.com/...8luj5zzvgsyrq8z
MT-12 https://app.box.com/...l1apiqq7hv1qhfn
 
 
US Army vehicles:
Abrams https://app.box.com/...3gmrqkblhum95ia
Abrams tank names add on https://app.box.com/...9tsjsl4yolekpaa
Bradley https://app.box.com/...0zd8pylvea4j763
Bradley desert era add on https://app.box.com/...b0vv2kahj9uo3sp
Bradley graffiti add on https://app.box.com/...hsi84qez2x45v4c
Bradley vehicle names add on https://app.box.com/...r9a1ugab6zjneki
Hummer https://app.box.com/...claiqv2b2fwr2do
Stryker https://app.box.com/...dd453pfjawtae0f
M1200 https://app.box.com/...qdhbrgcj3m7klfb
M1200 vs-17 optional https://app.box.com/...i379lmzccm7u3p2
M1200 vehicle names add on https://app.box.com/...tya89575i8s2e95
M1064A3 https://app.box.com/...14n7vw0ok91b8ti
LMTV https://app.box.com/...3exicb4w5f31h9a
 
 
Russian Army vehicles:
T-72B3 - light green https://app.box.com/s/8eur26fc1lhidwa3tg7jaod86ciqcimt
T-72B3 - dark green  https://app.box.com/s/akgz9isilqy1xuila6uergp8qdymg1sd
T-90A - camo https://app.box.com/s/h97wmn4yhonwqzoxvteis394jy3l0436
T-90A - green https://app.box.com/s/10ws24qpg2ocoxhf73dehcxfd66ebnl1
T-90AM - camo https://app.box.com/s/cv6qpg0lqn9c8px4w8b6xzilecahbsrc
T-90AM - green https://app.box.com/s/ff1r784wb2sk7cgxl8l0rr9169ap3u46
BMP-3M - camo https://app.box.com/s/m1wn11nhw48ftkbozuhl5z4lsoqsh553
BMP-3M - green https://app.box.com/s/iy6iayfjfqn951fvmo44dtixtgdgdzmm
BMP-3-k - green https://app.box.com/s/mowro433fzj30l9226sqez8jsvm1kt67
BRM-3k - camo https://app.box.com/s/ggehoowiw4irfugh0pgffse7nn9r73vl
Krizantema - light green https://app.box.com/s/qdlglo955m795sr2kkfvapdxehogsfif
Krizantema - dark green https://app.box.com/s/u7y7ois0imy77jxb7z4s88r17frn4tx5
BMP-2-k-M - dark green https://app.box.com/s/3zqr2zbyaz7pjc1a598isn2a7boacmln
BMP-2-k-M - light green https://app.box.com/s/5va39km5skgld4z1wxdwjc7dnx1ffvfl
BRM-PRP https://app.box.com/s/8g5bik7uc8rsm8qpf4wrtx1x29msng2b
BRDM-2-M-AT5 https://app.box.com/s/tj4cfslxv1i33qncdqhtg4qn7ihjud39
BTR-82-80 - camo https://app.box.com/s/epo5cea3s33l42p55vzr04lm5cov1o2l
BTR-80-82 - green https://app.box.com/s/2gm061govy27eoxgp9cftxgmpclvr31y
Tunguska - green https://app.box.com/s/y40xg7xlincl3jjsh0qi2w2ma7u7cums
Tunguska - camo https://app.box.com/s/19z7fuib25jo1muct7yzx5fgznl8fx1d
Tigr - green https://app.box.com/s/xaj3pfohjezyfmo1jzfitlxmmkjvv938
Tigr - camo https://app.box.com/s/7n52uuxmjn6jjfr2o6mhc0jozr3zx6nh
 
Others:
Additional flavor objects 1 https://app.box.com/s/z745hm21a86oo924wkzelqib9dsdticc
Additional flavor objects 2 https://app.box.com/s/puyx6ropwm502j9zpjmm5v1r0y31vltc
Additional flavor objects 3 https://app.box.com/s/5iuxnrjqt05olpodsy0bsu0kcqpqr6vz
Additional flavor objects 4 https://app.box.com/s/z2aeqpm7ecsznnpgjn5sdnvmgtzql9ax
Additional flavor objects 5 https://app.box.com/s/odn7zwh274fd2chzwfvhtafmqoya04mj
Optional highway (TAG) https://app.box.com/s/jfwkivms84094nno5lyb20eyt4fh8x7t
Optional highway total conversion https://app.box.com/s/um40u18msvxpjpflwjzmdh3f73rt3i0s
Optional highway total conversion editor buttons https://app.box.com/s/p12rlix2lpbui9n8r1zmq0rza93qa2ag
 
 
 
 
Total: 1.7 GB
Top dowloader is: Kieme CMBS Modular Buildings (HD) with 401 downloads, followed by Kieme CMBS Ground Mod (HD) 371 downloads.
Top downloader vehicle is: T-64BV, Bulat and BMP-2-k UA with 252 downloads.
 
-Still missing some Russian vehicles, mainly the MTLB + variants. Which should come next. Then a few other odds and ends and reworks of UA vehicles. Still need to mod all game's bridges (under way). Then rework the independent buildings (some, at least). Maybe make a dirty/used variant for the personal/heavy infantry weapons.
 
-Master downloads: I tried with some options, but the master downloads would be very large files, and my upload speed is very slow, that would mean hours and hours of upload time and my connection is not that good, I often get error messages due to connection drops/hangouts/lag spikes, so at least for now I cannot provide master (collection) downloads.

Work in progress on the Russian MTLBs. Using BTR's green mod as base as Always.