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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from TheFriendlyFelon in Automatically generating CMBS maps from OpenStreetMap with CMAutoEditor   
    I'm always interested in anything CMBS 2022. This is great news about @TheFriendlyFelon making campaigns.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from Manzcaser in UA The Libertate   
    Very fun scenario. Please keep making more of these smaller more "historic" scenarios.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to Butschi in Automatically generating CMBS maps from OpenStreetMap with CMAutoEditor   
    For those of you who don't visit the general CM2 scenario and mod section regularly: CMAutoEditor now has a CMBS profile, enabling or improving using the OSM part with CMBS. CMAutoEditor is a tool that for generating maps from elevation data and OpenStreetMap and automatically "importing" them into CM (via automatizing clicking 😉).
    As an example @TheFriendlyFelon kindly allowed me to show the preview of near Robotyne, Ukraine for his upcoming campaign.

    You can find more examples as well as support in the general CMAutoEditor thread.
    You can find a few tutorial videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@derbutschi756/videos
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to AtlasActual in Canadian Armed Forces Rework   
    @37mm added a tweaked version of this mod into his CM:SF2 AiO modpack. I highly suggest you check it out!
     
     
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to Zveroboy1 in Anyone interested in working on a collab project to make a map pack of Bakhmut?   
    Welcome aboard.
    Okay cool, yeah no rush. The plan is to release something this summer. End of June or July, something like that. We'll see.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to TheFriendlyFelon in Anyone interested in working on a collab project to make a map pack of Bakhmut?   
    I'm game. I'm finishing my Battle of Hostomel campaign finally and then I'll start working on Bakhmut maps with you.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to Jace11 in CMBS Repository is up.   
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fdgcyjxwy99csp5/AAB2HVemThOm9vyqdj2lj_I8a?dl=0
    at the bottom in this dropbox archive, called Veins CMBS Ukrainians.zip
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from Kovy1986 in Battle for Mariupol (my first created mission)   
    Really enjoying this punishing scenario. The map is well designed. Lovely detail.
    So far I've made it up and taken the two fire positions on the left flank. Sneaky counter attack.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from LongLeftFlank in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    Finished with a tactical loss because I didn't move my troops to the occupy zones but there wasn't really much left but a few squads of RU forces. Once the SF showed up I got a bit of confidence as I took a beating from the main hanger battle, but managed to attrit the enemy except for some squirters who ambushed my forces later.
    Sneaky how RU forces set up perfect AT ambushes once I got full reinforcements. Got sloppy and cocky.
    Really enjoyed this. Much appreciated. I cannot wait for the campaign. (hopefully we get to ambush tank columns)
    @Combatintmanstill think your Relief of Joker is the best scenario made. I must have played that 30 times with different outcomes each time. Luck plays a big part  
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to Artkin in A bunch of maps of Ukraine I have made over the years   
    Bump, these maps are incredible and are by far some of my favorite to fight on. Nikishyne is the gift that keeps on giving. What a fantastically fun map to make scenarios on in CMRT.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to TheFriendlyFelon in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    Entire campaign is almost done. I was hoping to wrap up the final briefings tonight but got called into my side job so might have to wait till the weekend. - FF
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to TheFriendlyFelon in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    You're not disturbing anything bro, but sounds good. I will message you back.
     
    Thank you very much! Coming from an experienced scenario designer and map maker, that's a huge compliment. 🙏🤘 I will be the first to admit, I tend to get myself stuck because I over-complicate things or have trouble looking at a concept from a different perspective to see what needs to be done to make it work. That being said, the second pair of experienced eyes that you provided was extremely helpful and got things moving in the right direction again. Thank you! 
    I think map-making is also one of my strengths. I will give my career credit for that. I owned and operated an excavation company for a few years and got really good at mapping and design thanks to custom "design-build" earthwork projects I did for some of my clients in the mountains where I live. Combat Mission map making is one of the rare times my career, interests, and hobbies all kind of came together.

     
     
    Thanks for the breakdown! I appreciate you letting me know how it played out. Do you think I need to make it more clear that the player should recapture the terrain objectives in the briefing?
     
    I made an educated guess about where a Blue player would attempt to enter the airport with their reinforcements... I'm happy to hear I was correct 😂 Fun fact: The ATGM teams "land" at the beginning of the scenario with the first wave of VDV forces and get into position over the course of the scenario. I didn't "cheat" and have them appear there at any particular time. 

    Thank you again. I'm really really happy you enjoyed it. It took a lot of work to get that scenario how I wanted it. I don't want to give TOO much away, but I think your hopes for the campaign might come true.  If you're familiar with the real life Battle Of Hostomel, you've likely seen the photos of some unfortunate VDV fellows who met their untimely demise during an ambush in Hostomel. You may get an opportunity to recreate that, assuming you don't lose too many guys in the scenarios leading up to it.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from TheFriendlyFelon in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    Finished with a tactical loss because I didn't move my troops to the occupy zones but there wasn't really much left but a few squads of RU forces. Once the SF showed up I got a bit of confidence as I took a beating from the main hanger battle, but managed to attrit the enemy except for some squirters who ambushed my forces later.
    Sneaky how RU forces set up perfect AT ambushes once I got full reinforcements. Got sloppy and cocky.
    Really enjoyed this. Much appreciated. I cannot wait for the campaign. (hopefully we get to ambush tank columns)
    @Combatintmanstill think your Relief of Joker is the best scenario made. I must have played that 30 times with different outcomes each time. Luck plays a big part  
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from Combatintman in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    Just went through this scenario (played a good 30 minutes). Such a great map. Immersive and well planned out. 
    I will play it through this weekend. @Combatintman is the go to member for maps & scenarios so what ever he says go with it.
     
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to TheFriendlyFelon in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    YESSS. I'm glad you're enjoying it! That makes all the time I've spent working on this worth it. I spent a lot of time on that scenario making sure it was as accurate as I could make it and but still fun to play.
    I actually have a Ukrainian pen pal who I found while doing research for the campaign who helped me out with the actual chain of events in the battle for Hostomel and did some face time videos with me showing me around Hostomel after she returned to town the first time in May/June. She left again after Russia started bombing the power grid heavy in the late summer and she's living in Germany now, but she Her house is a Landmark in the Hostomel map. Lol
    As far as equipment goes, it doesn't get much better in the rest of the scenario, but you are correct about it being historical. Personally, I think the battles for Hostomel, Irpin, and Bucha are really impressive because of the equipment and training disparity between the Ukrainians and the Russians, so I did my best to model that accurately. Not sure how much you know about it, but Hostomel airport and the three towns I mentioned above were basically defended by civilian volunteers with a small number of special forces and national guard leading them and calling in supporting fires. The fact that armed civilians decimated the "elite" 31st Air Assault Brigade and managed to stop the Russians from capturing Kyiv in the first week was is really impressive in my book, so I made a campaign that focuses heavily on that. 
    I agree, it is weird there aren't more scenarios about Modern Ukraine given the current circumstances, but it seems like most of the people who play CM and make scenarios are all long term players of the game who prefer WW2 titles, whereas I found these games BECAUSE of the current war in Ukraine. My thinking is that the game is pretty niche, and most of the people who would have played it already have and burnt out due to the lack of meaningful improvements from the game creators. that's just my opinion though.
     
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from TheFriendlyFelon in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    30 minutes in I've noticed RU forces spreading out and maneuvering around me which is great. It becomes ambush vs ambush which makes it very entertaining.
    I'm longing for better equipment but it's historical and that's how it goes.
    Can't wait to play the rest. I don't understand why we don't have more historical battles in CMBS since it's so relevant.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from TheFriendlyFelon in CMBS 2022 - Battle of Antonov Airport/Hostomel   
    Just went through this scenario (played a good 30 minutes). Such a great map. Immersive and well planned out. 
    I will play it through this weekend. @Combatintman is the go to member for maps & scenarios so what ever he says go with it.
     
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to Artkin in A bunch of maps of Ukraine I have made over the years   
    BUMP, I totally forgot about these!
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust reacted to TheFriendlyFelon in Hostomel Airport by Ferenc Farkas   
    This is crazy cuz I've been working on a Campaign centered around Hostomel and Antonov Airport completely independently of this project and was planning to post it all this week. I've got the OOB for the Russians and Ukranians if you guys still need help.
     
    Edit: I just read the extensive OOB Chelentano posted and that's essentially what I had.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from Chelentano in War 2022   
    The First Day of the War is quite fun. I've replayed a few times shifting my strategy. Now on to the Kharkiv mission.
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from Ghost of Charlemagne in Demo Feedback   
    I've got a graphics glitch.
    When buildings or roofs collapse the whole graphic goes full black. Repeatable.
    iMac 5K  running Mojave
    Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R9 M290x
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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from agusto in WW II Death Data   
    Quite sobering. Not sure if this has been posted before.
     

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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from Lethaface in WW II Death Data   
    Quite sobering. Not sure if this has been posted before.
     

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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from umlaut in WW II Death Data   
    Quite sobering. Not sure if this has been posted before.
     

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    Dr.Hoopenfaust got a reaction from poesel in WW II Death Data   
    Quite sobering. Not sure if this has been posted before.
     

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