Tom TCMHQ

Gentlemen , Me and my family will spend 2 days in Arnhem at the start of August. Our main target will be Burgers Zoopark ( a MUST SEE ! ), but I am also interested in visiting places connected to " Market Garden " ( the Allied Airborne Museum is on the list ). Are there more places of interest ? Any help is appriciated. Cheers Tom

On no.... just wondering how to explain THIS to my wife ( " Sweetheart I got good news for you. I wont´t play around with all those Shermans and Yanks this autumn because in September ...ehmmm , uhmmmm ... well.... ) Cheers Tom

Gentlemen, some more goodies for the modsluts: 1.) Andrew Fox has released version 2.0 of his splendid " Axis Uniforms Super Action Pack " ( including summer- and winter uniforms for Heer , Fallschirmjaeger , SS and Volkssturm ). 2.) Michael Stewart did a superb hires version of Mike8G´s well known faces mod ( more toned down impression , new highlights , shadows of the helmets added etc. ) 3.) Marcus Bloess and Gordon Molek designed a winterized version of the SDKFZ 7 Gun Tractor. Enjoy...and have a nice weekend. Cheers Tom [ July 06, 2002, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: Tom TCMHQ ]

Gentlemen, the " Comet " - together with some more goodies - can be downloaded from the TCMHQ website. I fear you have to enter the site via the non-framed pages since my provider has some serious problems with the server :mad: , anyhow , the downloads should work fine. Cheers Tom P.S.: Great job Andrew !!!!

All quiet on the Western Front ? Mhh...don´t think so: - New Marder II by Tarkus - New Tiger by Marcus Bloess - New Axis uniforms by JM Gottwald - New CM Interfaces by Tarkus , Sharpshooter and Mr. Dorosh. - New add-on´s for the Ardennes 1944 mod - New " Street Fighting Mod " Soon... if the damned server will be up again Cheers Tom

Hi all, I will try to post JM´s new Axis Uniform set AND Tarkus Interface ( together with several other surprises ! ) this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed , because I have to redesign several parts of my website.... Cheers Tom [ May 24, 2002, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: Tom TCMHQ ]

Hi all, some eye candy ( at least I hope so ) for your CM: Start screen showing US troops at the Remagen Bridge ( new buttons & wallpaper included ) Start screen showing " Kampfgruppe Peiper " in the Ardennes ( new buttons & wallpaper included ) New " wood & iron " selection screen under construction ( I currently plan to exchange all CM menu elements like pics , buttons etc. with something different ) The Splash Screens can be found on the " Goodies " section of my website. BTW: before there is a missunderstanding: I am NOT the artist who did the original paintings ( the pics were found via a Google pic search and seem to be very popular among wargaming websites ). Now I am looking for some British , French or Canadian WWII 44/45 motives that could serve as a base for more new CM screens. Any ideas ? Cheers Tom

Thanks to all of you , there are some valid points , so I will rethink some of the phrases. BTW: " Gefingerpoken " should be in , but my favorite is the " deadly German joke " somebody posted a few month ago ( can´t find it ...anyone remembers ? I REALLLLY LMAO ) Cheers Tom

Marcus und Andreas , Danke für die Hilfe ! Das Hauptproblem liegt darin ein KURZES Synonym zu finden ( der Platz auf den Bitmaps ist arg beschränkt und die deutsche Sprache ist halt ein wenig umständlicher , d.h. die meisten Wörter sind deutlich länger als im englischen ). Könnt ihr mir vielleicht noch in Sachen " pinned " und " Delay "helfen ? Ich finde da nichts " kurzes & knackiges ". Und wie sieht´s mit " buttoned " aus ? Nennen es die Panzertruppen " Luke dicht" oder " Turmluke zu " ????

Gentlemen, I am helping Tarkus to design a German version of his new CM interface and need some support. To all the grogs out there: does my current translation fit ? Any more suggestions ? 1000.bmp = Turn of ( Zug von ) Morale ( Moral ) Victory ( Sieg ) Hotkeys ( Hotkeys , because everyone knows what it means and " Tastaturkürzel " doesn´t fit into the bmp 1002.bmp = Attacker ( Angreifer ) 1003.bmp = Defender ( Verteidiger ) 1030.bmp = Conscript ( Frischling ) or ( Rekrut ) 1031.bmp = Green ( Rekrut ) or ( Grünschnabel ) 1032.bmp = Regular ( Regulär ) 1033.bmp = Veteran ( Veteran ) 1034.bmp = Crack ( Frontschwein ) 1035.bmp = Elite ( Elite ) 1040.bmp = Rested ( ausgeruht ) 1041.bmp = Ready ( fertig ) or ( einsatzbereit ) 1042.bmp = Tired ( ermüdet ) 1043.bmp = Weary ( erschöpft ) 1044.bmp = Exhausted ( abgekämpft ) 1047.bmp = Abadonned ( verlassen ) or ( aufgegeben ) 1048.bmp = Gun damaged ( Geschütz beschädigt ) 1049.bmp = knocked out ( zerstört ) 1050.bmp = hiding ( in Deckung ) or ( versteckt ) 1051.bmp = Delay ( Verzögerung ) 1052.bmp = taking cover( geht in Deckung ) 1060.bmp = in: ( Standort: ) 1061.bmp = moving in ( bewegt sich Richtung ) 1062.bmp = immobile ( fahruntüchtig ) 1063.bmp = bogged ( festgefahren ) 1071.bmp = alerted ( alarmiert ) 1072.bmp = cautious ( vorsichtig ) 1073.bmp = shaken ( erschüttert ) 1074.bmp = pinned ( niedergehalten ) 1075.bmp = panic ( panisch ) 1076.bmp = broken ( aufgelöst ) 1077.bmp = routed ( auf der Flucht ) or ( flüchtend ) 1080.bmp = embarking ( besteigen ) or ( bemannen ) 1081.bmp = Passenger ( Passagier ) 1085.bmp = captured ( gefangen ) 1086.bmp = unarmed ( unbewaffnet ) 1087.bmp = sound contact ( Geräuschquelle ) or ( Soundkontakt ) 1088.bmp = buttoned ( Turmlukd zu ) unbuttoned = ( Turmluke auf ) 1089.bmp = reloading ( lädt nach ) Thanks in advance Tom

It´s impossible that the Bulge mod can change your summer/fall water since there are different water bitmaps for winter - and non winter scenarios. I have a similar effect if I use too much hires mods with my graphic card ( white lines at the junctions of the tiles ). Maybe a VRAM problem ? Cheers Tom

Gentlemen, VERY GOOD IDEA ! I´ll include a batch file to the BoB zip that will rename the files automatically. Cheers Tom

Hi Marcus , please send me a copy...looks GREAT ! BTW: which grass are you using ...oops...I mean WHO did this King Tiger in the background ??? BTW: was wird aus unserem CM Treffen ??? Gruß Tom

Gentleman, some more infos about Tomasz Danilowicz and his stunning work: The MOD is based on a 3D rendering of a "Tiger" he made in 3 D Studio Max.All textures were done with Photoshop. To see more of his virtual arts, go to www.g-r-a-a-l.com. BTW: I did some alternative versions on this great Tiger ( without touching the original concept ). On the pic above you see 1.) The original artwork by Tomasz 2.) A more softened and subdued version for darker/toned down CM battlefields. 3.) A winterized version. All files can be found on the " Axis Armor " mod page on the TCMHQ website. Cheers Tom [ May 15, 2002, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: Tom TCMHQ ]

Will be released soon Cheers Tom

Thanks for the links ( I really like the russian anthem ) , but that was definitly NOT the song I was looking for. IIRC it was more a kind of of melodramatic classic chorus type tune. Cheers Tom

Gentlemen, anybody remembers the title ( and the given download link ) to that great russian WWII anthem posted here several weeks ago ? " Search " did´nt help.... Cheers Tom

Bruno . the mod is 99% done...but I still have to do some real life issues at the moment. I hope the fine tuning will be finished next week ( together with all the other stuff that should be on my website... street fighting mod , fountains , veg fields etc. ) Cheers Tom

Ted , is this the terrible German killing joke everybody´s talking about ???? BTW: IT WORKS .. ILMAO .... ( best Bablefish translation ever ) " Deutsche: Hallo dort Völker, heute habe ich " 6! ", ja " 6! ", mods für Sie vom MP40, zum MG-42 und zum P-38 auch ein neues MOD des mauser 98-K und ein neues Menü klingen MOD. Auch ein neues nach Schlachttonmod(-Mediaabschnitt). Aber alles das ist für Tagvölker aber -stock herum. Ich habe ein Drehbuch und ein MOD später in der Woche oder im Wochenende. Ich bin das mein bustin ' aber mein Familie Anfang zum Sorgen: gewesen), neueren HERRN. Traurig, spreche ich nicht irgendwie französisch. Ich mag nicht Schnecken, aber ich schätze, daß ich am Deutschen hübsches gutes bin! Special thanks to SuperTed and Chris Lange! Trent "WvG"" CHeers Tom

Gentlemen, I´m currently working on a new " Street Fightin´ " mod featuring new paved roads , city pavements and some more nice goodies... stay tuned. Cheers Tom [ April 09, 2002, 05:21 AM: Message edited by: Tom TCMHQ ]

Rex_Bellator, ahhh... the 613.bmp mystery. Simply copy the file 613.bmp from the CMBO bmp folder into your hd cm/bmp folder to reinstall the original setting. BTW: it´s all explained in the readme.txt file that comes with the Bob mod. Cheers Tom

Hi Murpes, looks great ! I would be honored to include this masterpiece into the BoB zip. I´f you´d like the idea send the file to tcmhq@nexgo.de.( BTW: my mail provider allows only attachements up to 2 MB.... ) Cheers Tom BTW: the solution with the blury lowres snow is quite simple: I´ve got a crappy old PIII 500 Mhz PC with a more crappy 3D graphic card. Most of the shiny hires terrain produces a strange kind of "sparkling " effect that literally kills my eyes. [ March 23, 2002, 07:40 PM: Message edited by: Tom TCMHQ ]

Captain , The " full trebases " are now in the Bob mod (all additional files go into the complete " Ardennes " zip after a few weeks ). Hmm..maybe I should rethink that. Cheers Tom

Instead of a friendly BUMP a friendly THANKS !!!! to Juju an Manx Which means: the files are up !!!! Cheers Tom

Hammerstein , For the US OOB , Juan Ramos has done an outstanding job. When it comes to the German OOB....well , don´t get fooled by the Hollywood movie: 1.) The " Brueckensicherungskommando " ( Bridge Security Unit ) consists of 63 soldiers and - IIRC - 1 MG 42 in one of the towers. 2.) The HJ and Volkssturm units ( some of these were equipped with WWI rifles...one guy had a SWORD !!! ) were sent home by the commanding officer Major Hans Scheller before the action starts. 3.) The Artillery/88er battery on the " Erpeler Ley " ( the hill on the eastern bank of the Rhine behind the bridge ) seems to be pure fiction ( but I have to check my sources again ). IIRC there was a kind of " experimental " rocket launcher unit on the hill .... without any ammunition..and a few 20mm AA flak guns in the area. BTW: in contrast to the movie , not a single US soldier died when Timmermann´s men stormed the bridge , but several Gi´s were wounded when they tried to climb the " Erpeler Ley " later. As you can see , a " historical " OOB for a CM scenario wouldn´t be much fun to play , but there are many interessting possible " What if´s ". Check out the official Remagen Bridge website at http://www.bruecke-remagen.de/start.htm Cheers Tom [ March 18, 2002, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: Tom TCMHQ ]