Bogdan

I was just remembering about the old "Panzer Elite" briefings : the player, before starting his mission, was briefed with a dynamic map, showing main objectives, axis of advance, etc. This "dynamic" aspect might not be very interesting and/or usefull, but there was an interesting aspect about these maps : they were based on the real 3D map (the map player had ingame), via the scenario editor. So, it may be not so difficult to add an accurate map in the briefing as it was automatically generated by the computer. Another solution would be to upload a map manually by the designer : scans of topo or historical maps could be really great too...

Let's consider the shockwaves more as a tool for the player, than an eye-candy thingy. ShW are usefull to spot small caliber rounds like mortar, falling on the battlefield... As in another thread, I mentionned the idea of a "toggle off/on" for the ShW. People who don't like it, or find it unrealistic can toggle it off. In an other hand, people who enjoy this feature, or have difficulty to locate a shelling might toggle it on. ...But be sure I'm ALL FOR IT TOO !!

Don't change : 1/ WEGO system 2/ Intuitive scenario/map editor 3/ Intuitive and easy-to-recall order system (one letter for each order) 4/ possibility to mod vehicles, uniforms, terrain features 5/ hardcoded 3D models (no freaky multi-turreted Panthers possible... ) Change (if possible) : 1/ in a QB, possibility to see the map before purchasing units 2/ more terrain tiles variety, in particular the possibility to recreate small rivers (less than 20m wide) 3/ real mutliplayer mode (maybe up to 6 players ?) 4/ toggle shockwaves off/on :cool: 5/ allow the player to select specific ammo type for AFVs (HE, AP, Sm, WP...)

Good news ! So, where are the screenshots ?

Looks great ! It reminds me the hard work I did on the original CMBB Jagdtiger, some years ago ! I t was a real pain to remove the camo scheme and completelly redraw some parts of the textures (hatches for example) !

...ahem... ...no comprendo ! :confused: Could you be more explicit, please ?

...ahem... ...no comprendo ! :confused: Could you be more explicit, please ?

Thanks all for your kind words Baby and mother are fine, and at home now. And for the daddies-wargamers : thanks to breastfeeding, I still can fire up a CM session sometimes ! Good evening everyone !

Hi all, Just this little topic to share my deep joy with you. I'm very proud to announce to you the birth of my daughter, last Saturday. Héloïse (pronounce "Hello - Iz") is 53cm tall for 3.9 Kgs. Everything is all right, and her mother is fine too Tomorrow, baby and her mother will come back home, I feel impatient ! :cool:

While Google-earth-ing last night, I discovered that high-res satellite views were not so common for France, except the Paris region and some patches inland. Normandy is completelly blurred, except a small zone near Honfleur-Le Havre On the other hand, region of Napoli/Salerno is really neat. Do someone knows other high-res zones in Europe ?

Some more pics : D-Day, 60 years after... Direct link to Pegasus bridge images Direct link to "Pointe du Hoc" images

Woot ! Playing CM on TV ! Would be very nice with a big screen and a pair of headphones !! Don't bugger me with dinner ! :mad:

Here is a modern topo map of the Pointe du Hoc (1:25 000).

Hi all, Thanks to a poster of www.ukraine.com, here is a direct link to an entire collection of map of central Europe, from Starsbourg to Odessa and from Szczeczyn to Istanbul. Northern area of Italy is also included. Enjoy

Hi all, Thanks to a poster of www.ukraine.com, here is a direct link to an entire collection of map of central Europe, from Starsbourg to Odessa and from Szczeczyn to Istanbul. Northern area of Italy is also included. Enjoy

You're right, check up the little black cloud under the MG gunner !

Hi, While google-ing, I have recently discovered these photo albums. Some pictures may be rare, or not seen so often around the net. Albums found at www.aeronautics.ru. The Eastern Front in Photographs WWII Photo Gallery Images of Kursk - July 1943 Some unpublished German WWII photos WWII aviation photos WWII Aviation Enjoy !

Amazing stuff, mister Gordon ! I've read in an Osprey book about the KT that this kind of camouflage scheme was used in the very late stages of the war. Can we suppose that, in april-may 1945, some external equipments might be missing, due to shortages ? I'm thinking about towing cables and Notek light... Just a thought

I did a complete set of CMBB whitewashed Panthers, if you're interested. Check out CMMODS, and do a search under "BG_Bogdan" designer's name. Hope it will suit your taste (Edited to add that there's also a "from scratch" winterized Jagdpanther )

Hi, I did a little research on "Axis History forum" More informations and links here . Hope it helps

Hi all, Just this little post to show you a rather nice website about the Market-Garden operation, september 1944. Have a look to the "Panorama" section

You're right. I always enjoy reading JasonC's posts, it's extremely usefull

Another important question (at least for me) is which theater of operation / period of history will be treated in CMx2...? Is there a small sign, in the queue, to inform people for what kind of game they're actually waiting for ?

Damn ! Hopefully it didn't go further than the drawing board status ! ... (My fault : this topic was intended to be posted in the GF... Please feel free to move it there).

The modeller is japanese. It may explain that. More seriously, this one isn't so bad too. It even includes "weathering" : [ April 28, 2005, 08:53 AM: Message edited by: Bogdan ]