Aragorn2002
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On 12/20/2022 at 12:10 AM, SteelRain said:
For all of you guys wondering why the Bundeswehr is so reluctant to donate Bundeswehr Marder IFV's to Ukraine.
One company of PzGrenBtl 112 was on exercise and all of its 18 Puma IFV's, that were upgraded to the newest Version Puma S1/Puma VJTF in 2020, failed within 8 days of training. The commander of 10. PzDiv explicitly mentioned that the Pumas were not exposed to heavy duty use.
PzGrenBtl 112 with its Pumas was scheduled to take over the VJTF lead by 01.01.2023. Now it has to fulfill this role with its aging Marders.Conclusion:
After 10 years in service and an extensive upgrade in 2020 which should bring the puma to a "war ready" state the Puma is still plagued by all kinds of Problems.
Es ist zum Kotzen.
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Superb! Great screenshots!
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21 minutes ago, kohlenklau said:
@Aragorn2002 Maybe hold off for after this weekend. You and I jumped off the bridge with the bungee cord but Nico stayed back there with his girlfriend. hahaha
Probably better, Phil. But up to you of course.
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10 minutes ago, Aragorn2002 said:
Hmm, doesn't do anything. I've copied your command and tried several variations too, but or the install isn't recognized, or I get back to C:\Users\Jacob\CMAutoEditor-master>
Wait a moment, I think I found something.
Edit
Nope, Command isn't recognized as intern or extern command, program or batch file.
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Hmm, doesn't do anything. I've copied your command and tried several variations too, but or the install isn't recognized, or I get back to C:\Users\Jacob\CMAutoEditor-master>
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21 minutes ago, kohlenklau said:
Post your operating system so Nico can know where you are coming from.
You had the black command window open?
Yes, It showed C:\Users\Jacob\CMAutoEditor-master>requirements.txt
My operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
AMD Athlon IIX4 640 Processor, 4 GB RAM.
Will try to post screenshots, but have to figure that out first.
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You're gonna regret this, Phil.
Below the bold text from your Step 2.
"cd C:\Users\Phil\CMAutoEditor-master
then it shifts directory and you see C:\Users\Phil\CMAutoEditor-master>
then type pip install -r requirements.txt
It scrolls a bunch of code stuff as it loads things"
What happens is that Wordpad is opened and showing this list:
numpy
pandas
pyautogui
keyboard
rasterio
pyproj
matplotlib
tqdm
scipy
scikit-imageIs that correct and what do I do with this list?
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36 minutes ago, kohlenklau said:
We can move on to Case 2.
This was Ost Prussia.
Schirwindt seems easier versus Goldap.
@Aragorn2002Do you want to be the test dummy alongside me? Can you do Steps 1 and 2 to get tool installed? Nico holds my hand and I hold your hand and we all bungee jump.
@Butschi That Polish site...I went there but didn't see how to grab a big tif that encompasses Schirwindt and Goldap...
It seems Case 2 is really just Case 1 with free tif versus buying tif data from Hungary. I think.
I would be a fool to turn down such a generous offer. But perhaps we have to start with Schirwindt, Phil, like you already suggested. I'm going to make step 1 and 2 now.
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35 minutes ago, kohlenklau said:
For you or others training purposes.
I made a few quicky scenario editor overlays for Schirwindt. a bigger 2km x 2km and a smaller 1km by 1km of "northwest Schirwindt"...
I used the old Wehrmacht(?) maps that @Combatintman had shown in another thread.
Try one at at a time for training & practice.
You would need to rename either to just "scenario editor overlay" and put it in CMRT z folder then restart CMRT.
If you then open a new scenario in the CMRT editor, you must change the default starting map size of 320 x 320 to match either 1km by 1km. or <<gulp>>, the big mama 2km by 2km. (I made a little text notation on each image to remind the trainee! 1km x 1km and 2km x 2km)
Use if you want, no worry if you don't. It is in my goodybox so others can also try it to see how it works.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yzv4xicma3fkeik/AADxelz4rtznppiuTUy3uOsXa?dl=0
Thank you so much, Phil. Definitely going to try this. I have a lot to learn and this will help a lot. Stubborn as I am, I will go for the bigger map.
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1 hour ago, Combatintman said:
@Aragorn2002 Have a look at the attached which might nudge you along the way for the groundwork required to get your map started.
This is the WW2 Era map overlaid on to Google Earth using the Add Image Overlay tool:
Lochstadt Map.kmz 5.15 MB · 0 downloads
This is the area of the map that I want to create in CM using the Add Polygon tool.
Lochstadt Overlay.kmz 729 B · 0 downloads
Note that when I make this, as @Pete Wenmansays, you use the Google Earth measuring tool to get the dimensions. These are the dimensions you need to resize the mapping area to in the CM editor.
I just used one overlay as my Special Editor Overlay in CM which was the map - sometimes I also use a screenshot of the aerial view but in this case I just had that view on my second screen:
Special Editor Overlay.bmp 1.19 MB · 0 downloads
This is the CM map created from it:
Lochstadt.btt 65.01 kB · 0 downloads
Load up the kmz files in Google Earth and just have a look around which might help you to figure out how I've done it. Stick the Special Editor Overlay into your Z folder and then load the btt file and see how it looks in relation to the overlay to get a feel as to how I've put the thing together.
Much obliged, Combatintman, thank you. I'm an eager and dedicated student. This will help me.
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Thank you, Pete. I'm going to check that out.
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Another question. I use an aerial photo as overlay in the CM editor, but the scale of that photo is too large. The central square of the town for instance should be something like 100x100 metres, but is now 300x300 metres. How can I adjust this?
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Another question. I use an aerial photo as overlay in the CM editor, but the scale of that photo is too large. The central square of the town for instance should be something like 100x100 metres, but is now 300x300 metres. How can I adjust this?
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Just found this old thread. This is going to help me! Thanks guys.
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3 hours ago, kohlenklau said:
I always have advice that is worth 2 eurocents but it is what it is.
To all scenario dreamers, resist the urge to go "grand and big" and instead try to actually finish a very small scenario, some flavorful small aspect of the overall operation you are enamored with.
Not everybody is a GeorgeMC. Just try and zoom in to some small tactical encounter with a few tanks and some "accomplishable" PORTION of these towns.
5 hours ago, Combatintman said:Therein lies the problem with Schirwindt - this is what it looks like 70-odd years later:
However, please don't take that as criticism of your efforts - anything that gets more people into the scenario game is always supported by me.
All true and wise. But the fact is that the number of released scenarios (for all CM games) is getting less and less. Personally I think the reason for that is that making a scenario is an exhausting process. And map making is the most exhausting part. Against the time the map is finished most scenario makers are suffering from a CM burn out. I know, because I have made a lot of rough and ready maps/scenarios for personal use, but never came close to releasing one of them, also because the attention and appreciation for newly released scenarios is limited. At the same time I enjoyed making and playing my own scenarios tremendously, sometimes even more than the most sophisticated and detailed scenarios from the small number of scenario masters of this forum (for which I feel nothing but admiration and gratitude btw).
I still think the only way to get more scenarios is to join forces. Hence my request to map makers who enjoy making maps, to help me with elevation maps of Goldap and Schirwindt. A map is a funny thing. It's like a painting, which can easily be 'overdone'. Layer after layer of paint and spending far too much time, until the joy is gone and it starts to feel like work, not hobby. My ambitions are far too large for my limited skills. The closest I ever came to a finished scenario was build on an elevation map which Kohlenklau/Phil made for me years and years ago. Still grateful for that, Phil.
Anyway, the only way to get more people into scenario making is collecting a 'Kampfgruppe' of people who enjoy research, making maps, experimenting with AI plans or another part of the process to produce a good scenario. Personally I will probably struggle on, not talented enough, a scenario dreamer indeed, but full of ambition. Goldap, Schirwindt, Lauban, Bautzen. Still so much interesting battles that haven't been covered enough.
I'm delighted to see gifted modders like JM, NPye, Lucky Strike, RockinHarry and other mod magicians join forces and stimulating each other to perform miracles at the moment, not to mention the people taking part in this thread, who are simply brilliant and very helpful. The same would be possible with regard to scenario development.
Personally I will soldier on and I will get there eventually. And I know I have to learn myself, because we all have things to do. I will also learn to master this great elevation tool.
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4 hours ago, Butschi said:
Well, doing the elevations for both maps doesn't cost much, just a few hours of CPU time. So from that point of view I'd give it a go, just out of curiosity.
The built up area chore is a thing, though. I mean, the-currently-still-not-quite-ready-enough new version of CMAutoEditor will do buildings for you but only if they are on the map. With aerial imagery it is easy enough to "paint" the buildings onto a map but if you only have a topographic map without any building outlines you'll probably end up placing them yourself in the Scenario Editor.
I also have to make a note to prioritize adding map rotation as a feature...
Buildings I actually prefer to place myself. Elevation, roads and rivers are another matter.
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5 hours ago, Combatintman said:
Of the two that I know you're looking at - I'd do Schirwindt first. As someone who's made a map or two, I don't fancy Goldap at all. You've got a whole bunch of closely spaced contours in your built up area plus what at a very quick look appear to be some quite tricky changes of elevation to get right. Your problem there - even if you use the elevation script is doorways and windows sunk into the ground in the town and all sorts of other shenanigans. Also, I find built-up areas quite a chore to do and Goldap has more of that type of terrain than Schirwindt. Schirwindt, elevation-wise is a doddle by comparison and is a neat and compact town.
I'm sure you've sort of looked at this already but here are the two side-by-side to illustrate the ugghhhh factor for Goldap vs Schirwindt:
If I was to do Schirwindt, I'd rotate it like this so that you've got the main streets in the town in vaguely straight lines:
Sound advise, as always. I must admit I realize that too. Goldap is a nightmare to make a map of. Another problem with Goldap (but also Schirwindt) is that the town is in the middle of the fight, but most of the fighting took place to the North and to the South of the town, because the Germans tried to encircle the town, with 5th Panzer as the Northern pincer and the 50th Infantry as the Southern pincer. So the map will have to be 4 by 5 kilometres or so. Or make two seperate battles.
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Too optimistic, as always. It turns out I don't know the first think about map making (overlays and stuff), so I've spend most of the day reading instructions and experimenting. Time well used of course, but rather overwhelming and frustrating to realize one is below the dummy level. Anyway, enough for today. This is going to take weeks, if not months to master for me. I'll get there though.
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3 hours ago, Butschi said:
I'd ask you to get involved as soon as possible because "completely done" will never happen.
Maybe I should have made this clearer: From my point of view this tool (at least the elevations part) is done already and has been for a while. It does everything it is supposed to do. I'm perfectly willing to help and improve things to make it easier for you guys. But I can only do that if I get feedback.
In your case, everything is there already, btw, there is nothing to wait for.
Ha!
Well, in that case there's no time to lose. I'm actually glad to hear that, because I want to begin with my map, after doing a lot of research in the past year and I will have some time in the coming weeks. I must start with the elevation map, especially since the landscape around Goldap is remarkably hilly. I knew there is quite a big hill to the south of Goldap, but there are many more smaller hills as well.
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14 hours ago, kohlenklau said:
oh dang, I wish I was NOT scratching my head. Hair is gone. Scalp skin gone. Cranium bone almost gone. I better stop before I hit brain tissue...or a hollow void?
Well, I'm closely following the progress, but I will wait with experimenting for a while, I think, until Butschi and you are completly done. But what an interesting development!
I'm also re-reading Jon Sowden's superb Scenario Design DAR/AAR. @JonSGreat job, especially the part on map making.
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15 minutes ago, Butschi said:
I don't know what @kohlenklau's status on extracting data from google earth is. Alas, generally there doesn't seem to be a one-size-fits-it-all solution around, as globally available satellite data is usually just the raw elevation, including tree tops, buildings, etc. But there are often good national sources of data around are often free (though not always). Just make sure you get a digital terrain model, not a digital surface model (because that is the one with tree tops, buildings, ...).
In your case, I think you were interested in elevation data from Poland? You can get geotiffs here: https://www.geoportal.gov.pl/uslugi/usluga-sieciowa-wcs
Maybe we should make a list with good sources?
Yes, I'm especially interested in former East Prussia and the towns of Goldap and Schirwindt in particular.
A list with good sources would be very helpful indeed.
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3 minutes ago, Butschi said:
Only the usual limits imposed by the CM scenario editor if that's what you mean?
It is. Thanks, Butschi. And another question (remember I haven't read the instructions yet, will do so today). The elevation data is from Google Earth or another source?
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Thanks, guys, much appreciated. Gonna give it a go. I will keep you informed.
So there's no limit to the size of the map?
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10 hours ago, Butschi said:
The customer is king.
I promise your suffering won't be in vain.
I've thought about it and I guess I should prioritize user friendliness over adding and tweaking new features - for what good are is all that shiny stuff if you need a PhD in CM-toology to use it. I just can't promise much.
Personally I always put too much energy and time into map making and I'm usually exhausted before I get to making the scenario itself. This amazing tool will perhaps ensure more scenarios are made.
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I always use the foliage version. Looks so much better than without.