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DavidI see you there aswell? cool I have not completly made up my mind which bmps I'll be sporting but as it's getting chilly maybe it's time to get the old splinter pattern out of the back pack. You?

George Mc ur right mate about no going back - one d/l and it's all over(my first was a Saturnin PZIII)BUT YOU ALWAYS WANT MORE(don't you) WHEN YOU GET HOME YOU PUSH PAST THE OUTSTRETCHED ARMS OF YOUR LOVING WIFE AND BABY(don't you)SIT AT YOUR PC LOGIN TO CMMODS SCANNING FURIOUSLY FOR A NICE SHINY NEW MOD TO PLAY WITH. But hey, that's enough about me. What's so great is that practically every bmp has been modded several times over to suit almost every "look" you could possibly want. Me, I like a grainy, dirty, muted colours sort of digital battlefield so most of the vehicles done by Aristotles, Canon, Gautrek, JorgeMC, Mike Duplessis, MikeyD, Mr Noobie, Panzermartin and Saturnin have been/are on my h/d - special mention for the amazing Gordon Molek who way back in 2002 winter modded almost EVERY vehicle in the game(on the CMMOS site at www.Combatmission.com). Uniform modmeister has to be AndrewTF(his vehicles are cool too) but check out JorgeMC for grungier versions/variety. As for terrain I love DD's stuff(also on CMMOS), coz his world is such a good "texture" - DD, if you are out there, could you pl grid your grass if you had a moment? thx. Speaking of gridded terrain I sometimes use Captain Wacky's steppe and snow tiles otherwise imho it can be unrealistically difficult to spot those humps and bumps, but more power to those who don't use 'em. Juju's small arms, explosions, trenches are v good altho' hav'nt really explored his buildings mods as i tend to avoid urban warfare scenarios( too processor hungry for my ancient rig). Tarkus' interface is excellent and judging by the rave reviews my skies will be undaunted shortly. If any modders are looking for things to do might I humbly suggest you take a crack at some of the lesser known/rarer Soviet winter vehicles such as the T26 series and the various BT models as well as some of the lend lease tanks( Shermans, Matildas and Churchills altho' MikeyD's winter Valentines are as good as you can get). They hav'nt had as much mod attention as some of the more popular Russian vehicles( T34,KV1 etc). Cheers everyone and, George Mc,I guess I'll be seeing you at the next MA(Modsluts Anonymous) meeting!

Very interesting question. Getting the right "feel" for your CM landscape is another part of very big fun factor in this series as is say just getting your Nashorn to survive an encounter with almost ANYTHING - er sorry off topic lads and am smacking wrist. My main experience is BB.I have only just bought AK, still playing it "out of the box" and, like maybe Junk2Drive, seem to enjoy the Desert stuff best). AK stock graphics are pretty good ie better than BB stock graphics as were they over BO. Personally I'm a big fan of dd's overall landscape package which is easy to use (CMMOS formatted and on Combat Mission HQ web page)and for me provides a gritty/grainy browny/sludgy effect into which the vehicles seem to blend better. Occasionally I've added in Ed Kinney's trees/treebases as they are excellent. dd's winter stuff( also on CM HQ pages) is pretty neat too although Captain Wacky's gridded snow mods( also CMMOS friendly) are v useful to help with elevation calculations etc Cheers

Thx Vossiewulf - those look great as do all your mods. Maybe you could update the Hamstertruppen mod if you have time, as their whiskers need weathering! Rgds

Thanks, Joachim, I'll check that out.

I know that a number of folks have modded the stock face bmps to look a tad more realistic - bandaged/unshaven/scars etc. However imho they don't seem dirty or grimy enough reflecting fact that these guys are in combat or has someone already done this?