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Sitz- ...sounds good! I'll let you know when it's done. You'll have to show me how to prepare the CMMOS file(s) when the Mac version is ready! As a MacUser, I feel so damn out in the cold. :mad: Moose- As for the chickenwire, I'm not sure what its purpose was, but I would guess that you could stick branches and foliage through it to camoflauge the cannon. Any grogs have a better explaination? -Joshik [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: Joshik ]</p>

Sitz-- You have keen eyesite! Most of the source material is from Missing Links, in particular the Panthers by Xavier Lena (top, turret) and Gunnar Jansson (side, tracks) (I'll credit them in the READ ME file!). The shine is definitely a problem- in fact, I didn't even show the front of the turret, because it's almost glowing! Damn. Even with all those pictures, it's still a hassle. BFawlty- Until some kind soul creates a Mac version of CMMOS, I'm out of luck. If the CMMOS people like this mod, I'm sure they can CMMOS-a-size it. -Joshik [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: Joshik ]</p>

OK, dammit... New Year's resolution #1... finish this mod! Submitted for your pleasure: Spring '45 Panther G (late), with a bit of rust, and chicken wire around the cannon... hope to be done by next week (sigh...)... -Joshik

kudos bump! -joshik

you, sir, are ****ing brilliant. Thank you! -Joshik

In one of his routines, Jerry Seinfeld noted that there seemed to be a "casual" Nazi salute that was used when they were in the office... sort of a half-hearted lifting of the hand, almost as though they were telling someone "whoa! that's enough ground pepper, thank you." (busy administrative office) "...ah, Gunter, come in...heil..." "Good to see you...heil... here are the reports..." "Frau Hoffer, some coffee, bitte?" "Ah, there you are... heil..." etc.etc... And while we're at it, why do the Germans always seem to be smoking their cigarrettes in a wacky manner? -Joshik

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Had some time to kill this evening... there's still plenty of work to be done: front, mantle, fix cupola, match wheel color to rest of tank... etc. etc. But... I figured out how to get rid of the damn PINKIES! -Joshik

Here's v.2... trying to remove the yellow cast.... -Joshik

ok, I'll throw it in the wash with a bit of bleach... but I would argue that a whitewashed tank, after a few weeks of dealing with mud, soot, smoke, fluid leakages, etc., would probably have more of a yellowish/brownish tinge to it... I think a lot of winter mods look a bit too powered-sugary! ...well, I'll do two versions, regular & whitened... -Joshik ps- the mod is not done... I'm still working on the turret top, mantle, etc... [ 10-19-2001: Message edited by: Joshik ]

Here's what I've been trying to beat into shape for the past couple of months... Arrrrgh! -Joshik [ 10-19-2001: Message edited by: Joshik ]

and on a similar note... CMMOS! Any Mac programmers ready to step up to the plate? -Joshik

Since CM1 was titled "Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord", I'm really surprised CM2 wasn't simply named "Combat Mission 2: Beyond Barbarossa". Seems to follow the logic of the first title, and it still has the clever connsonance (or is it alluring alliteration?). -Joshik

Just thought you'd be interested in this: Apple is doing a feature of WWII gaming on the Macintosh, and mentions CM! Here's the location... WWII on the Mac Unfortunately, they give much more press to WWII Online. The little screenshot of CM isn't that great, and to top it off, the picture is mis-captioned as "Close Combat". Ugh! Still, they give links to battlefront.com, quote Steve a bit, and recognize it as a great game. It's a start... -Joshik

Thank you for doing such a wonderful job on the uniforms! Since you requested feedback, I have one small issue. Almost every uniform mod I've seen (from everyone) has a tightly buttoned collar. I get the impression that the mods are made by taking vintage clothing, buttoning it all up, laying in on the ground, and shooting a picture from above. That's accurate, but the soliders look as though they've been on the parade ground. Could you try one with unbuttoned shirt collars? Maybe the material doesn't have to be perfectly flat when it's photographed... And PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE-- this is not a flame. I have been trying to make a decent tank mod for the past four months, and it still sucks. I know the work that goes into these things! Your stuff is great. I especially dig the Brit helmets with fabric strips. Keep up the good work! -Joshik

(Note: Yes, I tried "SEARCH", but I couldn’t find any satisfactory answers!) As an armchair historian, I’m stumped by the question of bocage and German armor. Let me see if I have my facts straight: Soon after the Normandy landing, the Allies were surprised to discover these almost impenetrable hedges. Within weeks, a plan was devised (literally by one or two guys... a private and his sergeant? I can’t remember the details) whereby scrapiron from beach obstacles were cut up and welded onto the fronts of the Shermans, creating "hedgeclippers" that could mow right through the high bushes. The Germans never used this, and as a result, were restricted to narrow roads, leading to the destruction of many of their tanks. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why the Germans didn’t employ similar measures on their tanks. I’ve tried to come up with some reasons, but none seem very good. Idea 1: The Germans were not innovative, and never made use of Allied innovations. Come on! Rocket technology, jet engines, assault weapons, night-vision, etc… And wasn’t the Panther based on the T-34? Idea 2: The Germans just never came up with this particular idea. But they must have eventually seen an American tank using this device! Idea 3: Being a totalitarian army, commands were issued from the top down. Individual tank crews could not take the initiative express their creativity. Is this true? I don’t know if this is analogous, but weren’t they given a pretty wide swath of freedom to paint their tanks how they saw fit? If that’s true, you mean to say that they were free to do frivolous things like paint their tanks, yet they couldn’t install devices on their tanks that could have saved many lives? Idea 4: The Germans were defending the area and had it well mapped out. The bocage served as an integral part of their defense. Even so, wouldn’t they want their tanks to have the ability to crash through it, if need be? Idea 5: Hedgerow country was in such a small geographical area, the Germans figured it wasn’t worth the time and effort to fix up any tanks. Is this true? How big was "bocage territory"? And this doesn’t make sense… the Americans found the time to make these changes. Another related question: Why were the allies totally surprised by the presence of bocage? They had commando raids at Normandy to test the quality and composition of the beaches. I would think Allied air would have overflown the area and taken recon photos. And hell, even without all that, the Allies were there during WWI. Did they just forget about it? What about the French underground? Was it just one of those things that got overlooked? Any grogs out there with information, thoughts, comments, etc? -Joshik [ 08-08-2001: Message edited by: Joshik ]

Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! .. Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput! -Joshik

hmmm... maybe this explains the term "Yanks"... -Joshik

I am sorry to learn that Tiger won't be creating any more wonderful mods for CM. Let me see if I understand what's happening here. Tiger is angry at the CM community for hurting him in that flame war, so he wants to pull his mods off of Manx's site. But the CM community, who loves Tiger's mods so much, has probably already loaded and installed them onto their machines. The new and soon-to-be-members of the CM community are the only ones who are going to be affected by the removal of Tiger's mods, since they haven't downloaded them yet. And they are the "innocent ones"... they certainly haven't done anything to Tiger. So, it seems that removing the mods from Manx's site is a useless and wasted gesture. Should I vow to delete all the Tiger mods from my personal CM folder? And then e-mail a printout of the folder contents to Tiger, to prove they're gone? I'm certainly not suggesting that MANX SHOULD IGNORE TIGER AND KEEP ALL THE MODS ON HIS SITE AS THEY ARE... I mean, what if lawyers got involved? I copyrighted my "Winter Dark Hoods mod" (c2001 Joshik), so if anyone does something to them that I don't like, or flames me, man... my lawyers will be all over you! Heck, didn't all the @SL-related maps disappear after Hasbro voiced some complaints? You certainly can't find those around, can you?? Well, if Manx were to remove Tiger's mods, I would be sad. They are spectacular mods. But I would accept that course of action. I would never get on this board and publicly suggest that SOMEONE SIMPLY SHOULD CREATE A NEW SITE AND POST TIGER'S MODS, JUST LIKE THEY DID WITH @SL MAPS. Isn't all this silly? Tiger, I love you. You do great great work. You are a modding machine, and have made CM even better than before. Now quit being nutty. You know you love creating mods, and you enjoy the accolades. Besides, if your mods leave Manx's site, that will make my WINTER DARK HOODS mod that more prominent... I don't think I can handle any more stardom. When my mod was first released, I received endless phone calls and e-mails from CM'ers all over the world. Almost crashed the company's e-mail server. Fame is a rough road. -Joshik

Steiner isn't a man... he's a MYTH. Mention of Steiner forces me to dredge up my Cross of Iron lists... Things I’ve learned from watching "Cross of Iron": "He said YES… didn’t he, Kepler… he said YES! Didn’t he, Kepler?!? It is quite amusing to be called an "ehr-row-ik orr-ses aah-sss." A German officer can have quite a swinging time, especially if he is stationed in the south of France. Russian soldiers under the age of twelve tend to look alike. Germans have the ability to tear through a salad bar, just like they tore through Poland and France. Private Deitz must not have been able to avoid the sunlight. Never, ever, attempt to sodomize a Russian. Steiner isn’t a man… he’s a MYTH. The most battle-hardened German can be brought to a dead standstill with a big, juicy kiss. German moustaches are a bad idea. A favorite tactic of saboteurs was to sneak into German banquets and spike the punch bowl with Acid. Russians are good on the attack, but don’t hire them to guard anything important. "Demarcation" is a poor choice for a password. Germans can handle all sorts of difficult fighting, but they get a bit weirded out watching their officers take a leak. Dirt, combined with natural body oils, renders you waterproof. And stinky. All that you are now, and all that you may become, is entirely dependent on this present company. The Eastern Front is more enjoyable than a naughty German nurse. And finally… Need to know where the Iron Crosses grow? Ask Steiner. ______________________________ More things I’ve learned from watching "Cross of Iron": German regiments were often supported by a company of Kinderzingers, who would inspire the troops with their haunting melodies. Always look both ways before crossing the street. German soliders tend to get killed in slow motion. The cure for concussion? A bottle of vodka and a good schtup! After the war, Col. Brandt emigrated to the United States, changed his name, and developed a fondness for underage girls. Shiny, new leather coats don’t stand a chance on the Eastern Front. Gnarly knit caps, however, last forever. By the end of the campaign, Capt. Treblig had better ventilation than most T-34s. You can always find the cutest girls in the hottub. Photos of war atrocities are a good source of cheap entertainment. The Russians can spot cheap footwear a mile away. And finally… The German policy of "don’t ask, don’t tell" didn’t work too well, either. -Joshik

How about this scenario: "OK... it's now 11pm. I am either going to play Combat Mission for the next three hours, or come to bed and make wild and passionate love to you for the next three hours. What'll it be?" "Umm... don't forget to protect your tanks with infantry support... nighty night!" -Joshik

Deadline (& other Mac users): 1) Get SoundApp from www.macdownload.com. 2) Set Convert:File Format to "System Sound" 3) Create a New Play List 4) Drag one of the Scipio folders inside the Play List 5) Click "Convert All". It will ask you to name the destination folder. 6) Use the MacCMModManager to load the converted sounds into CM. When it asks "Select Mod Folder", just select the new folder that was created by SoundApp. 7) Load in sounds as you would any new mod. This works like a charm! -Joshik [ 06-26-2001: Message edited by: Joshik ] [ 06-26-2001: Message edited by: Joshik ]

Fellow CMers: I had a great time reading PawBroon's treatise on "Applicationism" and MOD creation. I'm having a lot of fun messing with Photoshop and trying to create something a bit more complicated than "dark winter hoods". But I had an idea that I'd like to run past everyone... it seems pretty simple, and yet I don't think I've come across this on the board yet. What if the famed uber-modders (Bergman, Tiger, Fernando, et al) were to create a set of tanks and vehicles that have just emerged freshly painted from the factory? Fernando, has, in effect, done this with his latest mono-colored Panther. If I recall correctly, the German tanks left the factory with a base coat of light tan. This would be just like painting a plastic model for the rest of us would-be camoflaugers. If we had a raw, perfectly detailed yet unpainted tank, we could concentrate our efforts on adding all the fine details: camo, snow, combat damage, soot and shmutz, etc. Just like finishing up a plastic model! I tried this approach with Fernando's Panther, and here's my first crude attempt: Not bad for about an hour's worth of work, huh? The artists could submit raw Photoshop files, and even have different equipment on different layers. For example, a layer could hold the inevitable shovel, backpack, or jerrycan, or perhaps spare tank tread on the side of the turret... I'm no great graphics expert, but I could write up a brief Photoshop tutorial if that would help... Is this a decent idea? Has this been done before? All I know is, with Fernando's factory-fresh Panther, I can use my time to research cool camo schemes, rather than worry about every little line and bolt and weld seam. -Joshik

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Tom wrote: That joke saved my day ! Can the other German members of this board respond with an adequate allied joke ??? Tom ( Braindead after reading the joke ) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I’ve done some research at the Bundesarchive and found the following information: Following the devastating success of the Allied Joke, the Germans feverishly launched their own program. Tests were conducted at Peenemunde in the Fall of 1944, but initial tests were disappointing. An early version of the KpfWW I (Kampfwortwitz) read: Die ist ein Kinnerhunder und zwei Mackel über und der bitte schön ist den Wunderhaus sprechensie. 'Nein' sprecht der Herren 'Ist aufern borger mit zveitingen'. This version never reached the translation stage. The KpfWW I Ausf.B was given the green light by Hitler, and in the Spring of 1945, the German "V-Joke" was unleashed on England via shortwave transmission: "Der ver zwei peanuts, valking down der strasse, and von vas... assaulted! peanut. Ho-ho-ho-ho. " (Radio bursts into 'Deutschland Über Alles') Results proved less than spectacular. Hope this information is useful! -Joshik

Can someone help me with a translation? I heard the following was a popular German joke during World War II: Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput! -Joshik