gunnergoz

I have it on excellent authority that CM2 will come out at 5:15PM on 10-21-01 EST. Anyone who refutes this is simply crazy, on drugs, probably a Communist and for sure a registered child molester. ********************************** Never argue with one who is right.

What's the deal with Combat Missions? I get an error message ( a firewall security alert?) every time I try to log on.

Very glad to see you back on line, appreciate the hard work put in.

I'm not the expert, but I had the impression that the individual tree sprites were so much window dressing, however it matters very much how far into the tree terrain that a unit is placed. It seems that the closer to the edge that the unit is, the less cover and concealment is provided. I'll be curious to see if others support this or not.

I'm working on shrubbery/brush terrain but it's tough to come up with one that I really like from all angles. After all, it's 3D terrain and all we have to model it is a flat tile. I've tried many variants and am still working for the right combination of color, pattern and blending. Below are a couple recent attempts, which also reflect my latest efforts at marsh terrain that might better serve to model streams, which some have requested. In any event, your feedback is very much wanted so I can find a mod that meets the most needs.

Is the Pope Polish? OK, now that you know where I stand, I must confess that I didn't care much for the CM demo. Once I downloaded it, I messed with it for 10 minutes and deleted it...whatta dope! I finally succumbed to all the rave reviews and bought the full version thinking that I'd missed something in the demo. Did I ever! This is a teriffic game, give it a try and you likely won't regret it. What's more, if you don't like it, wait until it goes out of print, come back to this forum and unload it for more than you paid for it. That's how much it is sought.

OOOPs, sorry! My bad!

WOW! Truer words were never said. I'd go nuts if we had some customizeable sprite graphic placeholders that could be dotted about the landscape. BTS, are you listening? The possibilities would be mind-boggling for us mod nuts. Admittedly I'm already mind-boggled...

Yeah, chill with the emails to Thrash, lest the next disclaimer say something like "We now know that TBS games are only played by obnoxious compulsive-obsessive fringe fanatic types and hence the limited demand for and ultimate demise of these games."

Recent photo of me and the Missus...note the heavy grip she has on me...there was a PC with CMBO running only yards away at the time. You can't see the ball and chain on my ankle from this view...(actually she's a pretty good sport.) [This message has been edited by gunnergoz (edited 03-01-2001).]

Are you talking about the shift-w key command?

Guys, these mods are available for download now at http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/TheLastDefense/Modspages/Terrainmodspages/Terrainmods.html I hope you enjoy using them and I welcome critiques and suggestions for future work. One more for the road:

Here's some snaps, the last for now, gotta go earn my pay tomorrow. Thanks for checking them out.

Happens now and then. Reinstall file 1503.bmp from your CMBO disk, then you may need to re-define your video card settings. Delete the prefs file if you must. Shouldn't have to reload your entire BMP directory, though.

Down here in San Diego, it's only a matter of time before it's our turn...

Weeelll...I guess you can't please them all of the time! Lord General, is this what you're looking for? If it is, check The Last Defense over the next couple of days. I call it "winter". "Fall" is less severe with green and autn colors intermixed. Hope this helps. Tris: The marsh is the first photo, by the stream; the brush is in the second. BTW I've already tuned the brush up a bit as a result of feedback, here it is: [This message has been edited by gunnergoz (edited 02-28-2001).]

OK, I'll bite...uhhh 24?

OK, I'll bite...uhhh 24?

Here are snaps of my latest mods of brush and marsh. They should be available at the Last Defense http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/TheLastDefense fairly soon.

Scene: Korea, 1951 Two US Marines and two British Royal Marines share a foxhole in territory deep in Chinese Communist lines. With enemies all around, bullets are flying and the four men must crouch at the bottom of the foxhole for safety. There, crowded together, the four begin a vigorous and highly contested game of one-upmanship, bragging about how the US Marines are better, no the Royal Marines are tops, etc. Finally tiring of the game, one US Marine forgets where he is for a moment and sticks his head up to look around. Just then, a Chinese bullet at the end of it's trajectory bounces on the ground, pops into the Marine's mouth, knocking him silly on the foxhole floor. Fearing the worst the other 3 men look on incredulously as the groggy US Marine shakes his head and spits out 3 bloody teeth and a bullet. "Coor, Blimey, 'e caught the bleedin' bullet with 'is teeth!" says one awed Royal Marine to his mate. The other US Marine makes a mocking face and says, "You a__hole, if you'd rolled with that like they taught us in Boot Camp, you'd have never lost the f__'n teeth!"

14...Sheesh, I got socks that old. (What IS that smell?)

109 Gustav wrote: If you think that's a hassle, you should see the complications we've been having with email, eh Goz? ************ Well, 109 Gustav, I'm not implying anything but I'm about to switch to Ukrainian Oxen-Mail...

MikeE Glad you saw my secret weapon: hamstertripodtruppen!

Say it's not so! I really wish you (and all of us) the best of luck with finding a solution. BTS, can't you find some way to subsidize (call it an honorarium, scholarship or investment, whatever) worthy sites? It's in your best interests anyway, so how about it?

Bravo, Comrade! My Ukrainian wife will go nuts with this one. I like it a lot myself. More Soviet would be appreciated, not to mention an Italian Army one. Keep up the excellent work.