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    A Mod Plea - Begging Really w/Shameless Plug

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Bruno Weiss:

    Nah, I'm in Maryland but I'm from West Virginia. WEll I were just funning me ole friend and ole pal Tanks a lot. I din mean no harm, harnest! Now, bout that pillbox mod by Tanks. Where's a feller ta find it? That were the goodest mod I ever seed. Now I can't seem to get ahold of the cotton picker ta get me a copy of that mod. What I'm gonna do? Could go out in the front lawn and shove that old washin machine into the crick I guess. Dog gone it, where's Tanks?!?

    Okay Bruno, I just sent it to you. Hopefully your ISP can handle the 2.5 megs. Let me know if you get it , or not. Sorry about the spam blocker. You aren't going to try and sell me Viagra now that your on my good list. ;)

    [ November 24, 2003, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: Tanks a Lot ]

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    Small building mod ready for download.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by tooz:

    I am unable to download this Mod from the "base--I keep receiving an "Invalid Archive" message--usually three hours into the download. :confused: I don't see anyone else siting this same problem, Tanks A lot--any idea as to why? I don't want to bother cozog as he has enough mod work on his hands. I also tried to email this to you but your spam blocker will not allow me entry. :( Hey, I am NOT SPAM. "Spam, spam spam spam spam spam ..."

    Any solutions? Sure would love to use these along with those GREAT big building mods. Thanks, tanks.

    Sorry about the spam blocker tooz. I just replied to your e-mail.

    Anybody else having problems downloading the small building mod?

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    Small building mod ready for download.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Trommelfeuer:

    Yup, flowers still grow during wartime... ;)

    Click me!

    Thanks again for re-uploading your great peasant shack Mod to Mod heaven !!!

    Just a small "bug":

    EDS_WINTER_SHACKS.ZIP and EDS_SUMMER_SHACKS.ZIP both contain exactly the same files, bmps for summer and winter shacks...

    Greetings, Sven

    P.S. EDS_TREES and EDS_BUNKERS are also great! smile.gif

    That sounds like a big bug. Those two zip files on my hard drive contain different files.

    The summer version should have 6000.bmp - 6008.bmp and 6100 - 6108. The winter should have 6500.bmp - 6508.bmp and 6600 - 6608.

    Can you let me know which one I need to re-upload?

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    Small building mod ready for download.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by MikeyD:

    I just nabbed all your beautiful shacks and small buildings. After a year or so on my computer, perhaps its time for CMBB to get a refreshing facelift.

    Sergei said: "But aren't those yellow flowers a bit too cheerful for Ostfront?" That's just the effect watching too many B&W documentaries has had on you! When we run across the rare color photo we see panzers crossing vast landscapes of wildflowers, city buildings painted pink and sky blue.

    You should see the bright flowers adding to the poignancy of the battle. ;)

    Thanks Mikey.

    I've been hesitant to use flowers since one of my very first mods got a similar response. Michael Dorosh wrote something back then that still applies.

    Originally posted by Michael Dorosh : over two years ago.

    The flowers are great.

    I had a guy walk past my office at the hospital last year and notice my Captain Miller GI Joe doll on my filing cabinet. He volunteered to build a little house for him for Rememberance Day.

    Now, I've built plenty of 1/35 scale dioramas in my younger days, and I'm picturing a nicely done house corner in plywood, covered in plaster, all done to scale...

    This sweet older man, bless him, instead cobbled together some very thin particle board, painted it gloss brown, singed it with a blow torch, and as a crowning touch drilled holes in it (sewing machine straight, I shall point out) and topped it off with gloss red paint running out of the holes. (The window was seriously underscale, crooked, and had neither sill nor panes, just a hole cut in the wall).

    I didn't have the heart to tell him that most European buildings did not have actual arteries and veins flowing through them - but I didn't have the heart to not display this thing either. It smelled of varnish and game me headaches on top of it all and I am sure some of the cute nurses still wonder after my sanity. But it was nice of him, so how could I refuse?

    The point being that birds still sing during wartime, since they don't have any concept of war - and flowers still grow, despite whatever odd preconceptions some people might have.

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    Small building mod ready for download.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by GreenAsJade:

    These look like heaven in the previews.

    Just one question: are "Heavy" and "Light" clearly distinguished?

    If so, it might be time to say bye to the ASL buildings (the best differentiate "Heavy" and "Light" so far...)

    GaJ.

    I made the heavy buildings out of stone and bricks, and the light ones mostly with some kind of plaster or stucco exterior. It's not as easy to tell light from heavy compared to the ASL buildings.

    Originally posted by GreenAsJade:

    Wow: 20M!

    Any chance of light buildings in one mod, heavy in another?

    Sorry. It took many hours and attempts to upload 20MB on my 56k modem.
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    Small building mod ready for download.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Trommelfeuer:

    @ Ed "Tanks a lot" Kinney: I just realized that I've "only" got your Ed's summer shack-damaged - Mod, so I will only see your beautiful textures for the peasant shacks when they are damaged (BMP numbers 6000-6008 are still original ones)...did you also release Ed's summer shack-"undamaged" Mod sometime ago?

    (I must have missed that one somehow...)

    If so, please re-upload it to http://www.cmmods.com/

    Oh please!

    Regards, Sven

    Yes Sven, I made damaged and undamaged versions for summer and winter shacks. I'll re-package them into two downloads this time, summer and winter. I'll get right on it. Thanks. smile.gif
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    Small building mod ready for download.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Trommelfeuer:

    @ John Calvin:

    Put the files into your CMBB\BMP - Folder.

    The original BMPs will be overwritten, so you'll see Tanks a lot's new beautiful buildings in every battle.

    (Note: There's a nice readme coming along wit this Mod explaining just this...)

    @ Ed "Tanks a lot" Kinney: Beautiful, truly beautiful! Thank you very much! smile.gif

    (I think it would be good if you re-upload your nice summer peasant shacks-Mod to Mod Heaven, I still have them, but some guys might be missing them...)

    Grettings, Sven

    Thanks Trommelfeuer. smile.gif

    I guess the reason I haven't uploaded the shacks, or most of my other mods, is that I wanted to edit or completely re-design most of them. Since the winter versions of these buildings might take a while, I probably should upload those shacks anyway. Thanks again.

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    New building mod preview with many pics.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Salkin:

    Can you make the computer use these houses in QBs without removing any of the old houses ?

    Oh, and excellent work ! smile.gif

    //Salkin

    There are only eight small buildings in the game, so you either have to mix and match, or choose which houses fit better. With the new mod manager, you shouldn't have to remove anything.

    Originally posted by Other Means:

    my girlfriend just asked if it was a haunted house. so i guess they look real.

    love the flowers on the windowledge, the rain stains, the grass, the kicked in doors. everything. outstanding work.

    Thanks. I even put bloodstains inside one of the windows. You'll have to look for it.

    Originally posted by tooz:

    The revised "Beam house" looks better, or should I just say "more spectacular"! :D

    Looking forward to using them. Great, great job.

    I made a few more changes to the timber that should improve it a little more. Thanks to Bogdan and you for the helpful advice.

    Originally posted by massimorocca:

    BTW the third mod is also fantastic for the incoming Italian scenarios. It looks exactly like the rural houses builded along the Appennini mountains

    Thank you. Must have gotten lucky. ;) I wasn't trying for anything specific.

    [ November 05, 2003, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: Tanks a Lot ]

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    New building mod preview with many pics.

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    I'm just about done with all eight of the small buildings. They aren't meant to look like Russian buildings or anything specific. Hopefully they will fit in well with Juju's outstanding Berlin buildings.

    Now on to the previews. Most windows have an interior with various doodads inside.

    building1.jpg

    Transparent glass with a slight reflection.

    building4.jpg

    building8.jpg

    building7.jpg

    building3.jpg

    Damaged versions have damaged interiors as well.

    damaged_building2.jpg

    Fallen beams, and if you look closely, you can see boot prints on the door.

    damaged_building4.jpg

    Even knocked over furniture.

    damaged_building3.jpg

    I haven't started the winter versions yet. Should I release these when finished? or wait until they are all done. It might take a while before I finish the winter versions.

    Thanks to Juju for testing these and giving great suggestions.

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    Thanks alot, Tanks alot. Best mods?

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

    Posted

    Originally posted by Rudy:

    Hi guys, can anyone tell me who makes the best mods for specific items? Example I think Tanksalot makes the most realistic shacks and homes. Who makes best tanks,halftracks,trees ect? Also why cant some bmps be used for 800X600 settings?

    Thanks Rudy. smile.gif

    Don't forget Juju's great tall heavy building mod.

    Me and Strontium Dog are the only ones to make brand new tree mods I believe. I also made a winter tree mod. All of these and more can be found at http://www.cmmods.com/

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