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    GerryCMBB reacted to MKSheppard in Comprehensive CMx1 Collection   
    THE BASIC PROBLEM:
    I'm sure that you've all noticed over the years that this scenario plays itself out over and over:
    Person A: "Hey, does anyone still have X for $Insert_Game_Name$ ?"
    Person B: "Yeah sure, here, let me put it up on my webspace or on a random download server like Mega.NZ"
    <five years pass>
    Person C enters the thread and gets excited.
    Person C "The link doesn't work anymore!"
    *pause*
    Person C "Hey, does anyone still have X for $Insert_Game_Name$ ?"
    A Potential Solution: Might be with the Internet Archive. It's funded by a foundation and they seem to be relatively durable; so they're the closest thing to archival on-line storage we might see for some time.
    With that in mind, I've been slowly working on a project for the last month to quasi bring back the old Wargamer.com scenario archive back from the dead -- and that's morphed into a general archiving program for old game mods and such.
    Naturally, I did the Combat Mission x1 series.
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    GENERAL INTERNET ARCHIVE NOTE: 
    If you wish to download a specific file within the main ZIP container, just click on the (View Contents) link on the contents page.
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    The Proving Grounds / The Scenario Depot II Site Rip (with Meta Data)
    (NOTE, I've duplicated the scenarios themselves in each CMx1 individual
    scenario archive, but this is here for completeness since TPG/TSDII were quite
    important CMx1 websites back in the day)
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    https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_TPG-TSD2_siterip
    Main Page
    https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_TPG-TSD2_siterip
    Information Page
    From 5 to 8 May 2021; I ripped the following websites:
    THE PROVING GROUND (TPG)
    http://garykrockover.com/cmbb/index.html
    Site Rip as of 5 May 2021 has:
    6 x CMBO Scenarios
    281 x CMBB Scenarios
    223 x CMAK Scenarios
    2 x CMBO Maps (some are not downloadable)
    73 x CMBB Maps (some are not downloadable)
    43 x CMAK Maps (some are not downloadable)
    THE SCENARIO DEPOT II (TSD2) 
    http://63.249.17.36/www.the-scenario-depot.com
    The original Scenario Depot (I) was at http://www.dragonlair.net/combatmission/ until it's hosting company crashed with no backups.
    It's successor, The Scenario Depot II was at http://www.the-scenario-depot.com/ until the domain wasn't renewed.
    It was then "lost" for several years until I contacted the site owner; and got this URL:
    http://63.249.17.36/www.the-scenario-depot.com
    Site Rip as of 8 May 2021 has:
    52 x CMBO Scenarios
    587 x CMBB Scenarios
    527 x CMAK Scenarios
    15 x CMBO Maps (some are not downloadable)
    26 x CMBB Maps (some are not downloadable)
    36 x CMAK Maps (some are not downloadable)
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    CMMOS/CMMODS DVD Backup
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    This was created from an old DVD that I burned with about 3.7 GB of Combat Mission CMMOS data on or around 2004.
    A lot of the information on this was "lost" over the years, and this is my way of giving back to the CM community.
    Here is a file list:
    Total number of folders = 62
    Total number of files  = 1809
    Sum of file sizes = 3.5~ GB
    It's all within several spanned ZIP files.
    https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMMOS_mods
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMMOS_mods
    (contents page)
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    CMBO Mods:
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    https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMBO_mods
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMBO_mods
    (contents page)
    On 5-10 May 2021, I cleaned out the following CMx1 repositories:
    cmx1mods.greenasjade.net
    in an attempt to archive as many of the old Combat Mission 1 (Beyond Overlord/Barbarossa to Berlin/Afrika Korps) mods as possible to safeguard against the probability of greenasjade.net disappearing in the near future.
    I downloaded 458 out of 458 files; and their total size is 1.46 GB.
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    CMBB Mods:
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    https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMBB_mods
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMBB_mods
    (contents page)
    On 5-10 May 2021, I cleaned out the following CMx1 repositories:
    cmx1mods.greenasjade.net
    in an attempt to archive as many of the old Combat Mission 1 (Beyond Overlord/Barbarossa to Berlin/Afrika Korps) mods as possible to safeguard against the probability of greenasjade.net disappearing in the near future.
    I downloaded 1,806 out of 1,811 files; and their total size is 4.35 GB.
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    CMAK Mods:
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    https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMAK_mods
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMAK_mods
    (contents page)
    On 5-10 May 2021, I cleaned out the following CMx1 repositories:
    cmx1mods.greenasjade.net
    in an attempt to archive as many of the old Combat Mission 1 (Beyond Overlord/Barbarossa to Berlin/Afrika Korps) mods as possible to safeguard against the probability of greenasjade.net disappearing in the near future.
    I downloaded 1,605 out of 1,605 files; and their total size is 4.69 GB.
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    COMBAT MISSION: BEYOND OVERLORD SCENARIOS
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    https://archive.org/details/wargame-depot-combat-mission-beyond-overlord
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargame-depot-combat-mission-beyond-overlord
    (contents page)
    This file contains recovered Wargamer Scenario Depot data from two sources:
    1.) The 2015 Dump at https://archive.org/details/WargamerGamesDepotArchive20160514.tar
    2.) A Internet Archive Downloader Dump in April 2021 to recover what was stored on the Internet Archive's backups.
    Out of 5 scenario files on the WGD for "Combat Mission Beyond Overlord",  5 were recovered (100%) directly.
    HAVE
    3508 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: East of Bryansk
    3551 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: 101st in Normandy
    3701 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: Big Red Omaha V2.0
    4176 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: When Trumpets Fade
    4558 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: Fischbach
    MISSING:
    NONE
    Out of 69 scenario files on the WGD for "Combat Mission",  0 were recovered (0%).
    HAVE:
    NONE
    MISSING:
    1003 - Combat Mission: Strategic Highway
    1198 - Combat Mission: Kelly's Heroes full campaign
    1211 - Combat Mission: Cintheaux - Totalize
    1273 - Combat Mission: August Bank Holiday
    1279 - Combat Mission: We Don't Need No Education
    1280 - Combat Mission: Lacko's Centiepied
    1281 - Combat Mission: Lacko's Tea Party
    1433 - Combat Mission: Parker's Crossroads
    156 - Combat Mission: Wonder of Ihantala
    162 - Combat Mission: UPDATE: Wonder of Ihantala
    172 - Combat Mission: Crucifix Hill
    1749 - Combat Mission: Beta Mission
    178 - Combat Mission: AG1 Sgt Feibecke at Ozero
    179 - Combat Mission: K3 A Brief Visit to a Church
    181 - Combat Mission: K2 Pyrrhic Victory
    183 - Combat Mission: K1 The High Ground
    1864 - Combat Mission: Beta Mission
    217 - Combat Mission: der Nebel
    218 - Combat Mission: Minor Victory
    219 - Combat Mission: Pockets of Resistance
    226 - Combat Mission: Attack on Selz crossroads
    237 - Combat Mission: Battle of Kiestinki
    281 - Combat Mission: Gains Measured in Yards
    282 - Combat Mission: Dangerous Information
    304 - Combat Mission: Buda Castle
    337 - Combat Mission: The Notch
    34 - Combat Mission: Zurück on Chainbridge
    363 - Combat Mission: Battle Of Honkaniemi
    381 - Combat Mission: Gute Jagd
    382 - Combat Mission: Falschirmjaeger On The East
    383 - Combat Mission: My Grandfather
    384 - Combat Mission: Der Erste Marsch
    385 - Combat Mission: The Last Hussars
    39 - Combat Mission: Dieppe
    398 - Combat Mission: Bitche Bulge
    426 - Combat Mission: Pacific Mod:  Shallow Water Files Tarawa
    427 - Combat Mission: Joe's Bridge
    428 - Combat Mission: Brit Burma Uniform
    442 - Combat Mission: CM Pacific Theater Mod Iwo Jima
    443 - Combat Mission: Combat Mission Pacific Theater Mod
    444 - Combat Mission: CM Pacific Theater Mod Scenarios
    47 - Combat Mission: Dog Green, 6 June-2
    476 - Combat Mission: Maple Leaf Down
    496 - Combat Mission: Lacko's Elba
    506 - Combat Mission: Screaming In The dark
    507 - Combat Mission: Holding Villebaudon
    515 - Combat Mission: Hell On Wheels
    538 - Combat Mission: Break On Thru
    539 - Combat Mission: Back To Hell
    564 - Combat Mission: Assault On Gambsheim
    586 - Combat Mission: Gheel
    621 - Combat Mission: Operation Nordwind
    644 - Combat Mission: Bouncing The Rhine
    656 - Combat Mission: Ed's Grass Mod
    740 - Combat Mission: Bridges Near Stavelot
    750 - Combat Mission: Fortress In The Bocage v1.02
    868 - Combat Mission: Frontovik Russian T-34 Tank Mods
    893 - Combat Mission: DFDR Complete Scenario Set
    894 - Combat Mission: DFDR Clubfoot's Scenario Set
    895 - Combat Mission: DFDR (Complete) MOD
    896 - Combat Mission: Finland MOD
    897 - Combat Mission: Frontovik I (Infantry) MOD
    898 - Combat Mission: Frontovik  Complete Scenario Set
    899 - Combat Mission: Frontovik II (vehicles) MOD
    900 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes III (Germany 1939-40)
    901 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes II (France 1940) MOD
    902 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes I (Poland 1939)  MOD
    903 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes Complete Scenarios Set
    904 - Combat Mission: Roadblock At St. Severs
    BONUSES
    I have included more CMBO scenarios from around the internet. There's likely to be massive duplication between all of the different packs and sources, but put together, I think this corpus constitutes most CMBO scenarios made.
    1.) Pacific Mod: 28 scenarios + the graphics to mod them
    2.) Rune Pack (in a specific folder): About 59~ scenarios/campaigns
    3.) Ardennes DeSobry Pack: 3 versions of this scenario
    4.) A Scenario Pack (AltWars) I made from an old CMMODS v4.03 database that I downloaded years ago; combined with a trawl through (http://cmx1mods.greenasjade.net); giving about 295 scenarios.
    5). CMHQ Depot: About 306 scenarios with metadata
    6.) Koen Pack: 4 Scenarios
    7.) Rhine Pack: 10 scenarios
    8.) St Malo Pack: 5 Scenarios
    9.) The Blitz' CMBO Pack: About 187 scenarios and 27 maps.
    10.) TheGamersNetwork: About 200 scenarios with metadata.
    11.) TLD Scenario Pack : 22 scenarios
    12.) The Proving Ground / The Scenario Depot II Scenario Pack for CMBO: About 59 scenarios and 13 maps.
    13.) Zuf's CMBO Scenario Pack: 1,645 scenarios
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    COMBAT MISSION: BARBAROSSA TO BERLIN SCENARIOS
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    https://archive.org/details/wargame-depot-combat-mission-barbarossa-to-berlin
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargame-depot-combat-mission-barbarossa-to-berlin
    (contents page)
    This file contains recovered Wargamer Scenario Depot data from two sources:
    1.) The 2015 Dump at https://archive.org/details/WargamerGamesDepotArchive20160514.tar
    2.) A Internet Archive Downloader Dump in April 2021 to recover what was stored on the Internet Archive's backups.
    Out of 10 scenario files on the WGD, 10 were recovered (100%) directly.
    HAVE
    3294 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: KH2 The Count
    3295 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: AG3 Flak Dance at Vilna
    3352 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: HSG AG4 The Cross Roads
    3513 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: East of Bryansk
    3878 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Sons of Zrinyi
    4017 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Danzig Panther
    4054 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: PreeKuln
    4269 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Hungarian Mission Pack
    4366 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Road to Rzhavets
    4823 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Darsunikis
    MISSING:
    NONE
    BONUS:
    I have included a large amount of CMBB scenario packs in the BONUS directory. I think with all this, we have most CMBB scenarios ever made.
    I've tried to include everything I can; there's too many to describe here; from the Stalingrad Pack, Kursk Pack, Russian Training Set, Denhost CMBB Pack, Philippe CMBB Pack, a Boots & Tracks site rip (scenarios and AARs).
    Some of the packs are:
    The Blitz CMBB Pack: 371 Scenarios and 15 maps.
    The Proving Ground / The Scenario Depot II Pack: About 840 scenarios and 87 maps.
    Zuf's Scenario Pack: 2,164 (!!!) scenarios.
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    COMBAT MISSION: AFRIKA KORPS SCENARIOS
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    https://archive.org/details/wargame-depot-combat-mission-afrika-korps
    (information page)
    https://archive.org/download/wargame-depot-combat-mission-afrika-korps
    (contents page)
    This file contains recovered Wargamer Scenario Depot data from two sources:
    1.) The 2015 Dump at https://archive.org/details/WargamerGamesDepotArchive20160514.tar
    2.) A Internet Archive Downloader Dump in April 2021 to recover what was stored on the Internet Archive's backups.
    Out of 6 scenario files on the WGD, 6 were recovered (100%).
    Also included as a bonus is an archive of other scenarios and campaigns recovered from various sites for completeness.
    HAVE
    3492 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Small Village in Valley
    3520 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Village on Hill - Allied Attack
    3709 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Kommerscheidt
    3746 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Rearguard Action at Fuka
    3953 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Band of Brothers, Part 4: Replacements
    3960 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Bridgehead Eberbach
    MISSING:
    NONE
    BONUS:
    I've tried to include everything I can, including Philippe's 11-part pack that breaks down as:
    1940 - 67 Scenarios
    Ardennes - 88 Scenarios
    East Africa - 19 Scenarios
    France & Germany - 95 Scenarios
    Greece - 37 Scenarios
    Italy/Southern France - 258 Scenarios
    Market Garden - 23 Scenarios
    Normandy 198 Scenarios
    North Africa - 195 Scenarios
    Norway - 4 Scenarios
    Arab Israeli Wars - 8 Scenarios
    Korea -4  Scenarios
    PTO - 14 Scenarios
    SCW - 7 Scenarios
    SeaLion - 5 Scenarios
    Vietnam - 13 Scenarios
    Everything Else - 10  Scenarios
    Along with graphics mods for a SEALION set plus a few scenarios to go with it.
    BFC Companion Scenarios: 12 scenarios
    CMAK Operations Pack: 59 items?
    BootsNTracks Pack: 16 Scenarios
    CDST Pack: 16 scenarios
    Koen Pack: 5 Scenarios
    Random Pack: 62 scenarios (random potporri from my own files)
    Small Battles Pack: 68 scenarios
    The Blitz CMAK Pack: 117 scenarios
    Tiny Battles Pack: 5 scenarios
    The Proving Grounds / The Scenario Depot II Pack: 743 scenarios and 73 maps
    WBRP Pack: 11 scenarios
    Zuf Pack: 1,001 scenarios
    I'm confident to say that even though there may be massive amounts of duplicates, this corpus constitutes most CMAK scenarios published.
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    GerryCMBB reacted to Erwin in CM1 SCENARIOS   
    Found this:  http://www.alternatewars.com/Games/CM/CM.htm
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    GerryCMBB got a reaction from Bubba883XL in GoG CMBO & mods?   
    There is a second option and that is to download and install a local copy (they say no auto updates then but I cannot imagine any updates are coming).
    Then you can mod it using JSGME for example. Mods at http://cmx1mods.greenasjade.net/mods even though sometimes I have got error messages there.
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    GerryCMBB reacted to KenMech in Data Charts for CMBB/CMAK   
    Found the other files also, not sure why the fonts are white but you can change them back easily enough.
     
    Ken
    CMBO-CMAK.zip
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    GerryCMBB got a reaction from Attilaforfun in Forgot how good these games are   
    Another site to check is the Blowtorch one:
    http://www.blowtorchscenarios.com/Newest Scenarios/newest scenarios.htm
    Lot of themed scenarios by George McEwan and a colleague plus at least one is an operation - Sunday Dance.
    Haven't played these as they seem big? But found the site as Jason from the forums has his Russian Training Scenarios posted there:
    http://www.blowtorchscenarios.com/
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    GerryCMBB got a reaction from landser in Forgot how good these games are   
    Another site to check is the Blowtorch one:
    http://www.blowtorchscenarios.com/Newest Scenarios/newest scenarios.htm
    Lot of themed scenarios by George McEwan and a colleague plus at least one is an operation - Sunday Dance.
    Haven't played these as they seem big? But found the site as Jason from the forums has his Russian Training Scenarios posted there:
    http://www.blowtorchscenarios.com/
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    GerryCMBB reacted to Erwin in Data Charts for CMBB/CMAK   
    Am pretty sure that that were all included when I sent them to Bootie for CMMODS IV.  So, they will turn up.
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    GerryCMBB reacted to KenMech in Data Charts for CMBB/CMAK   
    Here you GerryCMBB, I am pack rat and have a hard time deleting anything
     
    KenMech
    CMBB xls.zip
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    GerryCMBB reacted to landser in Forgot how good these games are   
    In respect to the OP, me too.
    Not content to simply lament the state of campaign play in CMx2 games, I got all proactive about it
    Bought CMBB and CMAK for the operations. I played CMBB religiously through about 2008, but for whatever reason I had skipped CMAK. Having a discussion about it on another board the thought struck me that maybe, just maybe, CMAK has operations too! Not sure why it took me 15 years to realize this, but I am now one happy campaigner with all of these new (to me) operations to play.
    I got the GOG versions, and technically they are sound, as I was worried I could run in to issues. So far so good though. Sure, there are things missed from the newer games (relative spotting and mouse wheel camera elevation at the top of the list for me), but no problem to look past it's datedness and just enjoy it for what it is. The wave of nostalgia rolled over me when I hit the main menu screen, but it's deeper than that.  These games are simpler, but retain the tactical appeal and stand the test of time, and far better than just about any other games from their era, aside from Falcon 4 perhaps
    Plus, they have Combined Arms setting in QMB!
    Eventually I will be seeking new campaigns and operations to try, but with all that are included in the base game I'm set for some time to come.
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    GerryCMBB got a reaction from Blazing 88's in Scenario Help   
    Thanks. You gave me that link sometime ago! I found it helpful. For example I had a German infantry squad killed a T-34 with a grenade bundle or Panzerwurfmine - cannot recall. Spike showed the distance you needed to close to, to make this work. Thanks again.
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