Pete Wenman

You asked and we provided.

Oh you said uncon - my bad !
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This is a dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, horse. Pursing this topic will only end in tears and more dead horse.
 
Mord.

Well played Sir !
 

The early war kit is more interesting imo, and i find the desert terrain too similar for prolonged interest. North Africa is better suited to Ops level actions or higher. Early war is much better suited to CM's scale.
Just my 2p
Edit to add I'll take Fulda over anything else BF could offer
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Actually Fulda Gap is just a generic term.  What is the first campaign I'd like to see done in CM... errrr….. Group of Soviet Forces Germany - would be First Clash on the Canadian 4th Mech Bde Grp. 
Love that book

The early war kit is more interesting imo, and i find the desert terrain too similar for prolonged interest. North Africa is better suited to Ops level actions or higher. Early war is much better suited to CM's scale.
Just my 2p
Edit to add I'll take Fulda over anything else BF could offer
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Early War all the way- not even a close choice.
 
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For more than a year, I joined this community after the acquisition of the complete CMBN game.
and I confirm that one of my childhood dreams has been fulfilled
The thread on the patch is stiff.
Criticism can be constructive but can also be morally destructive for a team
Also I wanted to tell you that I thank you for your wonderful work
 

Honestly @CarlWAW I'd insult you, but I'm not quite sure you're worth the effort. You're basically self-defeating at this point.

It will continue! Real life and other projects get in the way at times, but I will not waste all the effort that has gone into the research. Looking forward to continuing this!
I have to admit that I commited too much to testing lines of sight last summer. But I do think that - as a mapmaker - it's highly important to understand how LOS works in the engine.
 
 

From Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem - identified destroyed German vehicles on the Arnhem Bridge

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I feel compelled to chip in here, but will no doubt regret doing so. Just because individuals are not aware of something does not mean that the information relating to it is not out there. A huge amount has been written on Arnhem and in recent years many of the "gaps" have been filled.
If anybody is still relying on the book of a Bridge Too Far for their primary information then they are sadly out of date, let alone relying on the film.
If you look at the MG scenario "All Round Defence" you can see the forces for both sides laid out as historically as the game allows (other than I replaced the two 231's with 234's and also put Grabner in a 234). Frost had in excess of 700 men at the bridge from a variety of units, including 4x ATG and numerous jeeps. 
Good sources are
Kershaw
Middlebrook
The Two Then and Now volumes 
and a raft of work by Dutch historians, including Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem
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I feel compelled to chip in here, but will no doubt regret doing so. Just because individuals are not aware of something does not mean that the information relating to it is not out there. A huge amount has been written on Arnhem and in recent years many of the "gaps" have been filled.
If anybody is still relying on the book of a Bridge Too Far for their primary information then they are sadly out of date, let alone relying on the film.
If you look at the MG scenario "All Round Defence" you can see the forces for both sides laid out as historically as the game allows (other than I replaced the two 231's with 234's and also put Grabner in a 234). Frost had in excess of 700 men at the bridge from a variety of units, including 4x ATG and numerous jeeps. 
Good sources are
Kershaw
Middlebrook
The Two Then and Now volumes 
and a raft of work by Dutch historians, including Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem
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I feel compelled to chip in here, but will no doubt regret doing so. Just because individuals are not aware of something does not mean that the information relating to it is not out there. A huge amount has been written on Arnhem and in recent years many of the "gaps" have been filled.
If anybody is still relying on the book of a Bridge Too Far for their primary information then they are sadly out of date, let alone relying on the film.
If you look at the MG scenario "All Round Defence" you can see the forces for both sides laid out as historically as the game allows (other than I replaced the two 231's with 234's and also put Grabner in a 234). Frost had in excess of 700 men at the bridge from a variety of units, including 4x ATG and numerous jeeps. 
Good sources are
Kershaw
Middlebrook
The Two Then and Now volumes 
and a raft of work by Dutch historians, including Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem
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I feel compelled to chip in here, but will no doubt regret doing so. Just because individuals are not aware of something does not mean that the information relating to it is not out there. A huge amount has been written on Arnhem and in recent years many of the "gaps" have been filled.
If anybody is still relying on the book of a Bridge Too Far for their primary information then they are sadly out of date, let alone relying on the film.
If you look at the MG scenario "All Round Defence" you can see the forces for both sides laid out as historically as the game allows (other than I replaced the two 231's with 234's and also put Grabner in a 234). Frost had in excess of 700 men at the bridge from a variety of units, including 4x ATG and numerous jeeps. 
Good sources are
Kershaw
Middlebrook
The Two Then and Now volumes 
and a raft of work by Dutch historians, including Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem
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I feel compelled to chip in here, but will no doubt regret doing so. Just because individuals are not aware of something does not mean that the information relating to it is not out there. A huge amount has been written on Arnhem and in recent years many of the "gaps" have been filled.
If anybody is still relying on the book of a Bridge Too Far for their primary information then they are sadly out of date, let alone relying on the film.
If you look at the MG scenario "All Round Defence" you can see the forces for both sides laid out as historically as the game allows (other than I replaced the two 231's with 234's and also put Grabner in a 234). Frost had in excess of 700 men at the bridge from a variety of units, including 4x ATG and numerous jeeps. 
Good sources are
Kershaw
Middlebrook
The Two Then and Now volumes 
and a raft of work by Dutch historians, including Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem
P

I feel compelled to chip in here, but will no doubt regret doing so. Just because individuals are not aware of something does not mean that the information relating to it is not out there. A huge amount has been written on Arnhem and in recent years many of the "gaps" have been filled.
If anybody is still relying on the book of a Bridge Too Far for their primary information then they are sadly out of date, let alone relying on the film.
If you look at the MG scenario "All Round Defence" you can see the forces for both sides laid out as historically as the game allows (other than I replaced the two 231's with 234's and also put Grabner in a 234). Frost had in excess of 700 men at the bridge from a variety of units, including 4x ATG and numerous jeeps. 
Good sources are
Kershaw
Middlebrook
The Two Then and Now volumes 
and a raft of work by Dutch historians, including Zwaerts - German Armoured Units at Arnhem
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As the guy that made the map i can state that in places it has some incredibly long sight lines. Not a problem if the historical weather is used (fog/mist and or rain) but in clear daytime conditions you can see an awfully long way in places which makes the defenders job a lot easier, particularly if they have mortars and artillery and well placed spotters and FOO's.
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I hate it when someone tries to steal my thunder.

These tags bring into play amended textures, for the most part as I recall being what names showed on the road signs for a particular tag. There might also be some building textures being amended.
Edit
Just to add these tags were included by BF and so have the tagged textures already included in the game brz files, and so the textures are not required in the mod folder. For any user tags however the tagged file either needs to be added to the mod folder or a replacement brz file provided. For BF provided tags to find what textures have what tags will need all of the brz files to be exploded and reviewed
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Yep, and it is easy
I've worked with terrain textures, but the concept is the same for any mod'able element.
Here is a simple example that turns the hit decal pink for easy spotting of hit locations
The .bmp file goes in the mod folder.
The text file is added to the scenario in the mission editor (bottom tab) in the same way that briefing texts are added.
Simple scenario attached for BS showing this in action.
Note the tag when added to the bmp file is [glow] but in the text file is only glow.
Shout if you have any problems
 
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tagglow.btt
penetration decal [glow].bmp
glow tag.txt

Yep, and it is easy
I've worked with terrain textures, but the concept is the same for any mod'able element.
Here is a simple example that turns the hit decal pink for easy spotting of hit locations
The .bmp file goes in the mod folder.
The text file is added to the scenario in the mission editor (bottom tab) in the same way that briefing texts are added.
Simple scenario attached for BS showing this in action.
Note the tag when added to the bmp file is [glow] but in the text file is only glow.
Shout if you have any problems
 
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tagglow.btt
penetration decal [glow].bmp
glow tag.txt

These tags bring into play amended textures, for the most part as I recall being what names showed on the road signs for a particular tag. There might also be some building textures being amended.
Edit
Just to add these tags were included by BF and so have the tagged textures already included in the game brz files, and so the textures are not required in the mod folder. For any user tags however the tagged file either needs to be added to the mod folder or a replacement brz file provided. For BF provided tags to find what textures have what tags will need all of the brz files to be exploded and reviewed
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You can picture the scene where several T-90s are racing up the M20 from Dover to London, when an unexpected knocking noise causes them to halt. At which point two dozen Somalis from the Jungle jump out of the ammo bins and disappear into the undergrowth 
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You can picture the scene where several T-90s are racing up the M20 from Dover to London, when an unexpected knocking noise causes them to halt. At which point two dozen Somalis from the Jungle jump out of the ammo bins and disappear into the undergrowth 
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