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Lucky_Strike replied to Shakey.Bridge's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
Hi Impboi, did you try any of the above? What's you OS and processor type? When you say it's so low do you mean it's something like 640x480? I've just reinstalled a bunch of stuff so I might have to contend with some of this myself. -
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Lucky_Strike replied to Yskonyn's topic in CM2 Scenario and Mod Tips
After all it's CHRISSSTMAASSSS! As Noddy might say -
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TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Yes, this is the big question. We do sort of have an official answer to this in as much as we've been told a few times in the past that the underlying game mechanics are not moddable, that is stuff like what this mod does. This is why I said the evidence that the HT MG gunner is marginally better protected was anecdotal. And this is where your tests come in. Personally I don't know, if the engine is calculating probability based on databases and NOT anything physical (is a 3D model physical?) then nothing we do will have an effect. If the hit box of a model is related to the physical placement of the model in 3D space then maybe changing that physical placement will have an effect. I do know, for example, that making trees really wide has no additional effect on their impact on LOS or cover. But that's trees, maybe pixeltruppen models are treated differently, you may find out Yes we can do all sorts of stuff visually, but the details of stuff like armour thickness, munitions penetration etc are stored somewhere in the app, probably in a bigass database that the engine refers to for its calculations. Our only question is does altering the physical shape/size/position effect hit boxes and consequentially outcome? We just don't know. So far I haven't seen anything that suggests we do have an impact on how the game processes all of its data. But we really haven't done too many detailed tests - most of the folks doing 3D model mods are still just learning the software and what can be made to work, or not, so don't really have much time to focus on the scientific. However @RockinHarry has been testing more of this stuff so he may well have some new insights in time. A great idea, I will certainly be watching for your results. And if nothing else at least they look less likely to get shot in their bonce! -
how do i activate CMBS Battle Pack 1???
Lucky_Strike replied to coldcity's topic in Combat Mission Black Sea
Welcome Coldcity. I don't do CMBS but for some of my other CM installs I have always found the activate new product utility/script in the game application folder, that is wherever your CMBS app/exe is installed on your local drive. We could also invoke @BFCElvis who probably has a better answer. Good luck -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Right, I've done the mod for the M4A2 75mm and the PzIVG (Late): Lend Lease M4A2 75mm Pz IVG (Late) Sadly the Pz IVG (Latest) model is really in a bad way - internally there's an unspecified texture attached to a material used in the model which means it can't be exported from Blender without extra tweaking. No matter what extra tweaking I tried all efforts failed to get a result that wasn't bust - throwing it's wheels in the air when moving for eg. This is a limitation of our tool kit that I can't overcome, and without some help from BF there's really no way I can see of correcting this one. Good luck to others who might want to give it a try. There is a slightly different version of the IVG (Latest) available in CMFI which could be ported to RT but that has other issues - no side skirts armour but all the shadows for them being but one. The TC does sit in the correct position but otherwise it's a buggy model at best. The other existing versions in FB and BN are the same as our RT model so don't waste your time with them. Anyway here's the finished M4A2 that you were originally concerned about ... and the PzIVG (Late) to fight against him: If anyone is feeling adventurous there are a slew of other models that could do with some TLC WRT TC positions ... just from the German armour in RT ... Hetzer guy looks stuck ... ... get down man FFS! ... another stuck TC ... start digging your grave son ... you're supposed to sit on your seat not stand on it! ... it's called a shield for a reason. I'd be praying as well! There are of course all sorts of strange positions especially in HTs and other open-topped vehicles. Ultimately I guess it may not matter if the engine is calculating risk based on a look-up table - is the crew man standing or sitting, hatch open or closed - so long as that is the same across the board. If other factors like gun shields and hit boxes are coming into play then perhaps some rebalancing is in order. If the model does have an impact on the risk assessment then some of these fellas don't stand a chance. -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
It's the one I mentioned earlier, need to take a look at this thread, the download link is in there somewhere: @RockinHarry changed the position of Grenadiers riding in the back and the poor guy who is volunteered to be MG gunner so that they are all lower. @George MC reported that he noticed some difference wrt the protection provided to the MG gunner in this thread: If you still have any results from your earlier tests it would be worth comparing, especially if you have the scenario or a saved game. I've made some progress with the mods, PzIV turned into a right pig for some reason, probably because the base model is not in a good way - there are some errors in the models which seem to have knock on effects whenever I try to correct them. It's odd because the models used for the PzIV G late and latest look the same as those used in CMFI, but there the TC is in the right position. The only difference on the surface is the lack of side skirts on the G (Latest) in FI even though the texture is present in the FI data folder. By the time the models gets into RT something has gone wrong with both so that they are using a weird hodgepodge of textures and less standard model data, almost like they were unfinished. Anyway I think I have the solution now so will get them finished v. soon. -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
I can see you got your hands full Phil with your map quest and the CMAutoEditor, more than happy to make a few tweaks. I had to do a bit of Googling and research to figure out which British Sherman matched the M4A2, there's not a single M4A2 in US service, but I think that was how it was, most went to Britain and Commonwealth and USSR all of whom appreciated their reliability and diesel engines. -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
That would be worthwhile compared to results with RockinHarry's new mod. -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
The Panzer IVG was part of my Berlin Bodenständig Pz IVG mod for RT: Made as a bit of a fun experiment specifically to go with NPye's upcoming Battle for Berlin mod pack and maps: It's available in my thread or from CMMODS IV. I think however what I should do is a set of mods for you to test properly. I'll bundle up models for the M4A2 and the Pz IVG (Late) both with lowered TCs then you can do some sniping tests see if they gain anything. I'll post you a download link. -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Is this too low? Or just right? The model for the M4A2 75mm is basically the British & Commonwealth Sherman III with a few tweaks. Interestingly the CMFI model for the Sherman III (and Sheramn IIa) is actually sitting in the CMRT Data repositories in our game folders - must have been left there when the BF minions were porting the model over, it's complete with it's FI camo and all! -
TC position in Lend-Lease Sherman?
Lucky_Strike replied to rocketman's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Wwwwhhhhhhaaaaaaaattttttt? Man that's sneaky ... Since I've been volunteered ... We can change models using Blender and a special import/export script. We can't change the animations but we can tackle stuff like crew positions, wonky AFV guns, flavor objects, buildings, trees etc. So it's possible to make small tweaks or bigger tweaks or swap bits and pieces around or make new models to 'skin' existing models. We can't change game mechanics. So a tank with six turrets will still only be a tank with one turret in game terms - it'll just look a bit different, but won't function differently. BUT, it MIGHT be the case that some small tweaks DO have an effect on stuff like snipers taking out our TCs and your poor HT MG gunner. HOWEVER nobody has done definitive testing and we have just seen some anecdotal reports of HT MG gunners having slightly better survivability thanks to the tweaks that RockinHarry made ... see this thread: And George MC's reports in his referenced thread: It may just be wishful thinking or it may actually be an improvement - please do make some tests. Now WRT your M4A2 TC - let's see first if there are any other M4A2 models with better positioning of the TC - easier to do a straight swap if there is. Otherwise I will engage on a repair mission in Blender which will hopefully achieve a better looking position at least. TBC -
Ah yes, now that you both mention it I do recall that there was some futzing to be done for OpenGL support. All I can offer is hope - if I managed to get it running then it must be possible and not too difficult since I am an utter non-command line type of guy, I need my apps ready made and working generally. If I find any notes or remnants of installed stuff I will be sure to let you know.