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Kieme CMBS BMP-3M
 
This mod covers all BMP-3M variants.
 
3-tone camo download: https://app.box.com/s/m1wn11nhw48ftkbozuhl5z4lsoqsh553
 
3-tone camo preview:
 
 
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Plain dark green download: https://app.box.com/s/iy6iayfjfqn951fvmo44dtixtgdgdzmm
 
Plain dark green preview:

I figured I would start its own thread. Kevinkin is moving fast with maps and scenarios.
I am supporting him as the "campaign factory" with advice (when and if he wants it!) and briefing images.
Core force is E Co, 16th Infantry Regiment. 1st Infantry Division. Winter 42/43. North Africa. 
3 days of various battles.
 

 
more info to follow!

Kieme CMBS T-90AM
 
This mod starts with BTR 's research and conversion of russian vehicles into a realistic green color, so all credits shall go to him as the author of the original texture, which is in my opinion a great digital version of the original modern russian green, therefore special thanks to him and his work.
 
IMPORTANT
there are TWO versions of this mod. You must choose only ONE of them to install. They cannot work toghether. Therefore, please make your choice: plain dark green or 3 tone camo. The weathering is the same for both.
 
3-tone camo download: https://app.box.com/s/cv6qpg0lqn9c8px4w8b6xzilecahbsrc
Preview:

 
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Plain dark green download: https://app.box.com/s/ff1r784wb2sk7cgxl8l0rr9169ap3u46
Preview:

Kieme CMBS T-90A
 
This mod starts with BTR 's research and conversion of russian vehicles into a realistic green color, so all credits shall go to him as the author of the original texture, which is in my opinion a great digital version of the original modern russian green, therefore special thanks to him and his work.
 
I decided to try the most famous russian 3-tone camo. Mixed feelings about it, it's quite hard to get the right sand color and this is only an attempt; besides, the game textures are not really camo friendly, you can't get exactly what you want, some compromise is necessary... Speaking of compromises, the side skirts should be Painted as well, I left them in black rubber because my techniques do not allow me to get the same sand/green colors on them, so note this as a necessary compromise.  
 
IMPORTANT
there are TWO versions of this mod. You must choose only ONE of them to install. They cannot work toghether. Therefore, please make your choice: plain dark green or 3 tone camo. The weathering is the same for both.
 
Plain dark green download: https://app.box.com/s/10ws24qpg2ocoxhf73dehcxfd66ebnl1
Preview:

 
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3-tone camo download: https://app.box.com/s/h97wmn4yhonwqzoxvteis394jy3l0436
Preview:

Don't give me such ideas Mike...
 
 
Finalizing the scheme and narrowing down on the colors:

Work in progress for something different, a 3-tone camo on the T-90A (still missing the smaller black patches):

 
 
 
Not easy to add camo on the T-90, as for the T-64 Bulat, the ERA blocks are not one different than another, and some texture bits are used for both elements of the couple (example: shtora emitters), so, unfortunately, I can't paint only one of them.
 
I am sure to release both the standard green version and this camo one. Both with the same weathering.

Thanks for the feed-back.
After reviewing the tank today I have decided to make another version with a darker tone, it's not a big deal because it can be done in no time.
I stick with the desaturation because, in any case, darkening saturates the color already. Looking at it should be the original BTR's green.
 
T-72B3 - darker green color optional
 
This option changes the colors of the original T-72B3 mod into a darker tone.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/akgz9isilqy1xuila6uergp8qdymg1sd
 
Preview:

 
How to install: if you prefer this version please download the original T-72B3 mod, then copy the contents of this download into the previous T-72B3 mod folder and overwrite the files.

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At long last...
...I have finished and released my Factory Mod Set and the Bitvagorod map.

A heavily damaged industrial town, based on a large set of modded buildings and other files.

Get it here, at GreenAsJade´s wonderful site: http://cmmods.greenasjade.net/mods/5371/details

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In short, this is a set of mods that allows you to play in a town that looks a lot more heavily damaged than anything you can get with the stock building and terraing textures. And thanks to CM´s new scenario specific mod tags system, these mods will only show up in the maps that have been designed for these mods (unfortunately, there is one exception: The additional flavor objects in this mod set will work in all scenarios. But that shouldn´t be a problem. More on this later - or read the pdf in the mod set).

Included is also a map created for the mod set: The fictional town of Bitvagorod - with a large factory complex and an small industrial river harbour.

This mod set and map has taken nearly six months to create - and is 351 MB large (zipped). It includes 409 BMP files and 24 MDR files. The modded textures are mainly:

Buildings
Bridges
Flavor objects
Roads
Terrain
And a few vehicles turned into flavor objects (a railcar and an old GAZ truck)

This is primarily a map:
The btt file Bitvagorod is first and foremost a map - meant for CM players to create their own scenarios/quick battles on.

There is an axis vs AI scenario included as well, but this scenario is very, very rough and unfinished. It is not at all ready for general release - and I have only included it to give players who don´t have the patience to create their own scenarios a chance to play right away. But play at your own peril!

I am currently working on a proper scenario for the map, but this will not be finished for probably two months at least.

A few words of caution:
The Bitvagorod map has been thoroughly tested with the kind help of several members of this forum, and the tests show that these mods will probably slow down your game - or maybe even make it crash. This is probably because of the large number of files involved. The only way to find out how it will affect your computer is to load the game in CMRT. If the game crashes, it might help to remove some of your other (non scenario specific) mods.

Also, the use of these mods do have some minor negative effects on gameplay. So to avoid frustration, I strongly advice you to read the PDF file "The boring stuff you need to read to avoid unpleasant surprises" included in the mod set.

A bit of background
I have aimed to create a damaged town that looks realistic - more realistic than is possible to make with the stock damaged buildings. Consequently, the core of the mod set project has been to turn some of the current stock buildings into heavily damaged buildings. I had to make this mod set as the damage shown on the stock CMRT buildings didn´t allow me to create a heavily damaged town. A bit simplified the damage on the stock buildings could be described as: Either a large hole in the wall - or completely flattened.

However, I would like to stress that I don´t think this is due to bad or sloppy work from BFC, but because they have to deliver a game where all the little pieces fit perfectly together. As a modder, I have the luxury of being allowed to make texures that will work in some situations but be completely useless in others.

I ´ve tried some of this before: Six or seven years ago I made a "Stalingrad-ish" mod pack with damaged buildings for CMBB. I´d been considering doing the same for CM2 ever since the release of CMBN, but I decided against it for several reasons: Firstly, because the way textures are used and displayed in CM doesn´t go very well with making damaged building mods. But more importantly: Making these mods would affect the buildings in all the player´s scenarios, not just the ones they were intended to be used in. That meant that the players using the mods would have to move the mods in and out of their z folder, depending on which scenario they were currently playing.

Fortunately, that is no longer an issue since the release of CM2 3.0 and the introduction of scenario specific mod tags. The mod tags make sure that the mods will only show up in the scenario that are made for these mods (except for flavor objects, unfortunately). So I thought I´d give it a try.

Enough words - the rest for now will be pics

Enjoy

PS:
I am very grateful to the following for their invaluable help and advice in creating this mod set and map:
Juju
TanksALot
EarlofGrey

The same goes for the guys that helped test the map:
Sburke
AlexUK
Erwin
Buzz
Blazing 88´s

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Kieme CMBS T-72B3
 
This mod starts with BTR 's research and conversion of russian vehicles into a realistic green color, so all credits shall go to him as the author of the original texture, which is in my opinion a great digital version of the original modern russian green, therefore special thanks to him and his work.
the original thread is found here:
http://community.battlefront.com/topic/117857-testing/
 
I have desaturated and slightly brightened the green color and added layers of dust, dirt, rainmarks, scratches, details etc. and enhanced the normal maps a bit.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/8eur26fc1lhidwa3tg7jaod86ciqcimt
 
Preview:

 
Weathering all green vehicles is never easy, I still have to narrow down the precise techniques to use, so if you have any suggestion please add them as you feel to.

Kieme CMBS reworked USA uniforms
 
This mod slightly changes US soldier uniforms, mainly by adding some weathering.
I decided to go with not excessive weathering because the look of it would be quite horrible compared to the base colors and the camouflage, just a little to avoid the original "fresh new" effect.
 
Changelog:
-light desaturation to the base colors of uniforms, helmets, backpacks, camelbacks, large pouches, boots.
-enhanced details
-3 layers of dust, dirt, mud applied to the clothing.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/br9tjcxrbr2451oe5h1bp7e706ywojuc
 
Preview:

 
A confrontation between the mod and original
Modded:

 
Original:

All mods released recalling topic
 
A list of ALL mods released within this thread until now, organized by genre.
 
 
Terrain and environmental mods:
Ground mod (HD) pt1 https://app.box.com/s/ywtyid56b1t7dphm4fg7et7668q0egdg
Ground mod (HD) pt2 https://app.box.com/s/2arjajmarl8gd33j3j3bad939iks1n9l
Alternative crops https://app.box.com/s/7aia2idxkivf2hfm8r7w6dzrnsf11piz
Reworked foliage https://app.box.com/s/1s1yiq0fab62k5vrxf1jwjax2wix1o7x
Reworked horizon https://app.box.com/s/qcxm6o3sx6wztbtreszl3cd0qamdkrm8
Alternative overcast clouds https://app.box.com/s/uz4z8t8crw7vbaiijwju3wq9ttmjoqfi
Improved doodads https://app.box.com/s/6zw49zm80pzq860yd3q3p05qdl9ld8ws
 
 
Buildings and structures:
Alternative walls (HD) https://app.box.com/s/syqg4s9yz98y4vw8it85ik1b08fb2nh4 OR (standard) https://app.box.com/s/spaavfymtt7r10ipzbgyx6uimvvyrmdh
Modular buildings (HD) https://app.box.com/s/lriagz6nrjlo1m6y2eke1u99f5jowptc
Modular buildings add-on 1 (HD) https://app.box.com/s/3whq3ye3oxl5k1ru6qsj7b68xyp0ffxx
Modular roofs pf1 https://app.box.com/s/5yoz7chtwhu3c95nbrlaub62hs2h0fv9
Modular roofs pt2 https://app.box.com/s/2jb4hzgcv2u0tqk9kemmodn5b44qklnh
Improved roads (HD) https://app.box.com/s/9b827rv64gjyugzt0yk9jx7f6gnhra04 OR (standard) https://app.box.com/s/tunn9rkmoqlv8skme1imrd2qzjawar7s
 
 
Troops and soldiers:
Reworked russian uniforms https://app.box.com/s/yvc61fc3rucj6weyy8cz7adh3s1pz0vk
Reworked ukrainian uniforms https://app.box.com/s/f6mdliz147eky2pll7riaboi9uty98u8
Reworked USA faces https://app.box.com/s/z1h035zelnsv557fj8wxgnbj6a70cq0e
Reworked USA faces -50% glasses add on https://app.box.com/s/f2lovalj1fxrncvuryz48ujqqf2g7j7w
Reworked USA faces more faces add on https://app.box.com/s/peefn01egaevqeeg897xjl5sfb2ibdyn
 
 
Ukrainian Army vehicles:
T-64BV https://app.box.com/...c5frk9z83nuxva5
T-84Oplot (digital) https://app.box.com/...l2tisg6o07hgjw0
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
 
 
Total: 1.2 GB
Top dowloader is: Kieme CMBS Modular Buildings (HD) with 306 downloads, followed by Kieme CMBS Ground Mod (HD) 275 downloads.
Top downloader vehicle is: T-64BV and BMP-2-k UA with 167 downloads, followed by T-64 Bulat with 161 downloads.

Kieme CMBS USA M1064A3
 
Standard weathering as the previous releases.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/az2ub7qlnxz8549uc14n7vw0ok91b8ti
 
Preview:

Kieme CMBS USA LMTV
 
I left the less inspiring vehicle for last... with this one the USA vehicles are finished modding using these methods.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/59oj65e8um3hbncv23exicb4w5f31h9a
 
Preview:

Ported, overhauled and added to, here is my CMBN tree mod tailored for CMBS. Thins out the leaves and sharpens the bark for a more natural look. All files are non brzed, so you can keep what you like and delete what you don't. In addition to the trees and hedge being reworked, I've also included three tweaked ground textures designed to go with this mod (grass, yellow grass and grain). I didn't care for the default grass texture, so I took the one from BN and edited it to fit the aesthetic of BS. The grass texture and distant ground texture are the same lending to a more seamless appearance between map and world box. Up at cmmods for immediate download (since it's probably compatible with RT too), and I'll put it up on the repository when I get around to it: http://cmmods.greenasjade.net/mods/5473/details
 
Now for some pics:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Piney forests:

 

 
Color tones between the different trees:

 
Tweaked ground textures:

 
Enjoy.

Provided for plow tank pornography purposes:


 
Enjoy the wicked sweet early 90's VHSness.  Delete all references to CEVs, and consolidate the plow/MICLIC/lane marking roles into the ABV and it all works more or less the same.  

Kieme CMBS USA Stryker
 
Covers all stryker versions.
 
The usual weathering plus reworked wheel (HD) using real photographs for the rubber parts.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/o8li17ip0h7kipzxwdd453pfjawtae0f
 
Preview:

Actually, the game's Bradley fudges reality slightly.  From the manual (pp. 73-74):
 
"Note: We have artificially increased the passenger capacity of the M2 Bradley to accommodate a full rifle squad. In reality, a full rifle squad cannot fit in a Bradley, so there is a complicated cross-loading routine that results in members of multiple squads mixed together in the platoon HQ Bradley. Needless to say, simulating this is more trouble than it is worth!"

Start on Strikers...
 
As a first thing I wanted to make a very good wheel (the original one is still very nice); first of all, I doubled the resolution (HD wheel!) of the original file, then I grabbed the pneumatic (and tread) out of a real striker photograph, changed the colors a bit, and "mounted" it on the original rim.
 
 
Still needs weathering and maybe a bit stronger normal map (I have corrected the trim after looking at this picture to match the correct scale):
 

Kieme CMBS USA Hummer
 
Should cover all hummer variants.
 
The usual weathering and color changing to fit other US Army vehicle mods.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/x1mynr6gq83txoc9sclaiqv2b2fwr2do
 
Preview:

Kieme CMBS USA Bradley vehicle names add on
 
Special thanks to panzersaurkrautwerfer for this one.
This mod adds a name to the back of Bradleys turrets. The names are stenciled in low-visibility black color and are based on panzers' advice on the starting letters, only A and B. There's a total of 22 different names.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/4qrm3exuzuvqv9oi0r9a1ugab6zjneki
Preview: please see the screenshot in one of the replies above (the name has been moved a bit up in order to avoid the repetition under the turret sensor tower).

Vin Easy Visibility UI
 
I set this up with each part being in its own separate folder to make it easy to use all, or whatever parts you like, and to make it easy to combine parts with other UI mods to make your own custom UI. To combine parts with other UI mods just add a few "Zs" to the beginning of a folders name.
 
FEATURES:
 
COLOR BAR MODIFIERS: Changes +1 and -1 to one green or red easy to see bar. Changes +2 and -2 to two easy to see green or red bars.
 
RIGHT FACING PORTRAITS: Better orientates the visual composition of the UI so the facing of the portraits leads your eye toward the information rather than away from it
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CALL SIGN SOLDIER NAMES: Changes hard to pronounce, or remember names to catchier call sign, nick names, and some historical names. Of course there are some Vin, Vinman, Vinnie Baga Donuts in there, but at the very least it gives you easy access to the file to put whatever names you like. HINT if you want to make changes to the name files make a copy, change, test first in case you erase a >.
 
CLASSIC C2 FULL COLOR/DETAIL ICONS:  Changes to classics from CMSF.
 
RIGHT FACING WEAPON SILHOUETTES: Flips them to better accommodate text.
 
COMMAND GROUP SELECTOR: Changes to clearer, easy to see red border when selected.
 
EASY VIS COMMAND BUTTONS: Changes to use corresponding colored border when selected to make it easier to see what is selected. Especially useful for seeing Open, Hiding, Deploy Weapon.
 

 
 
Vin Easy Vis UI:
Vin easy vis UI.zip

Vin's Animated Text- CMBS v1
 
First, special thanks to Marco for updating the mod concept's graphics to better reflect modern warfare. The preview pic shows the light version which keeps the word "spotting" as a filter that can be ignored allowing the more important icons to stand out. The heavy version replaces the word "spotting" with the symbol of an eye. Both versions replace the word "casualty" with a "red cross" in the weapons panel.
Enjoy!

 
 
*BONUS*
Right Facing Weapons Silhouettes like in preview pic.
Flips the weapons as shown in the pic to better accommodate the text so it does not cover the weapon graphic.
Now included in "Easy Vis UI" mod on next page.
 
EDIT: I deleted the files in this post as they are now outdated. Look further in the thread to find version 1.03 compatible download
 

Kieme CMBS USA Bradley
 
Covers all Bradley versions.
 
Changelog:
-same weathering as the Abrams
-changed tracks (just delete the mod's track file if you prefer the original Brads')
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/3bv3t4kiy547iicvv0zd8pylvea4j763
 
Preview:

Kieme CMBS USA Bradley desert ERA add on
 
This is just an option.
This mod adds some ERA blocks of a different color (desert yellow). These blocks will be shown on each Bradley in a random fashion, thus making each vehicle different.
The texture for desert blocks has been imported from the old CMSF.
If you like the concept, it creates sort of a camouflage.
 
Download:
https://app.box.com/s/6yclcf9dq3fkeuvafb0vv2kahj9uo3sp
 
Preview: