TCMHQ
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1 hour ago, umlaut said:
Thanks for making these.
But have you considered using the photos as Force Specific Backgrounds instead? Then we would have the opportunity to view all of the pics ramdomly when the game loads.
Cheers
Hi there,
the force specific background pics are already in the zip file and will be randomly choosen by CM.
CheersTom
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Click on the pic to see a preview with a few examples
Gentlemen,
20 new CMFB splash screens plus 50 force specific backgrounds made from colorized WWII b&w pics can be downloaded here:
http://www.file-upload.net/download-11533493/TCMHQCMFBsplashscreensbackgrounds.zip.html
I don´t claim any copyrights for this stuff since I found the pics from various sources via google search.
Simply extrace the files into your z folder. To select a new splash screen go to the "user interface/splash screen" folder in the z directory
and rename your prefered file to "splash background.bmp".
Kind regards
Tom
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Gentlemen,
just a short impression of a new project I started today: a massive 4 x 3 KM map of the infamous Donezk Airport and its industrial/commercial surroundings and villages.
The map is based on this google map area:
A very early WIP impression:
Dont´t hold your breath: this will take a few weeks to finish......
Cheers
Tom aka TCMHQ
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British "Funnies"
Flamethrowers
Protective terrain features (shingle, obstacles, seawall) for D-day scenarios
More variety of bunkers and defensive works
French tanks in German service
Landing craft (too much to ask, I know)
Thats my wishlist too.......
Cheers
Tom
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Yes, but in those days we could play this game with a 450 Mhz Pentium III and a 16 MB Voodoo Banshee graphic card and design 3 x 2 km maps.
Now I have a 2.7 Ghz and 64 MB video card and cannot play the game even at lowest resolution. What do improvement of graphics matter if you cannot see them?
Hi McAuliffe,
I feel with you. On the other hand, look at that prices for current PC hardware. 12 years ago I had to spend vast sums for a reasonably powerful computer and now the hardware costs almost nothing. On my actual laptop CMBN runs without problems. The price for this little toy was less than 400 €. Unfortunately 64 MB of graphic memory are not enough for many modern applications.
Kind regards
Tom
PS "Valley of Trouble" is available for download at the Repository !
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Old CMBO view on "Plomville"
New CMBN view on "Plomville"
Full map view
The right place for BIG explosions...
...and heroic actions.
Available at a Repository near you on Wednesday, the 22th of June 2011.
(Still testing the AI settings now)
Final scenario can be played from US or German side and should be great fun
as H2H or Quick Battle map too.
Cheers
Tom
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Tom, thank you for Chance Encounter scenario. I like landmarks.
Hi Ales,
thanks. I hope no one is offended by these
At least Steve´s Cafe, the St. Grammond Abbey and the memorials survived all my battle tests without collapsing :eek:Cheers
Tom
BTW: if you missed the announcement: "Chance Encounter CMBN" can be downloaded from the Repostory.
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Gents,
I uploaded my first CMBN scenario to the Repository a few minutes ago (hope it will show up during the next few hours).
This scenario was originally released as an add-on for the CMBO beta demo, at Christmas 1999. It was later also released as part of the Gold Demo. It depicted a meeting engagement late in the war between an American rifle company supported by Sherman tanks, and a German rifle company supported by assault guns. The terrain depicted a rural crossroads overlooked by a forested hill. Chance Encounter has remained a popular scenario and versions of this battle have been recreated by third parties in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps and even Combat Mission: Shock Force.
(quoted from WIKIPEDIA)
Because of the differences between the CMx1 and CMx2 game engines I had to make a few changes to the original OOB (no German Volksgrenadier units and no "tankriders" in CMBN for example), but I believe this won´t spoil the gameplay. I hope you like the new detailed map and some of my "artistic ideas" (sort of)
Chance Encounter CMBN comes with five AI settings for both sides, so you can play it as single-player scenario , but I suggest to use it primary for H2H games.
My next offer will be a remake of the CMBO classic "Valley Of Trouble". If you find flaws or bugs, feel free to drop me a PM or discuss it here. I am open for your constructive suggestions.
Some comparison shots (old CMBO version versus new CMBN version):
Kind regards
Tom
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I hope you are going to include an AI plan for the Germans, since I prefer to play the Yanks.
Michael
For sure !
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I will not engange in political and/or historical discussions about events that happened a long time ago, but this thread is about D-Day and I will post two of my favorite pictures I took on Omaha Beach while I was there on vacation with my family in 2006 and 2007.
German AT muzzlebreak from Omaha Beach WN 72 now serves as trashbin.
A great symbol, isn´t it ?
On the 30th of June 2007 a French grassroot group organized a very special event on Omaha Beach to honor the American soldiers (two US veterans were also part of the ceremony and EVERYONE wanted to shake their hands).
Me and my family participated too..together with other citizens from France, Great Britain, the USA ,Germany , Russia, Italy ..only to name a few countries.
Please watch the video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2fr6w_teaser-fwnf-france-will-never-forge_news
Kind regards
Tom
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Some pics of my first battle-test of the new (but yet not finished) CMBN "Chance Encounter" map:
I played the German side and set up a very basic AI plan for the US attacker.
My óld favorite hull down position on the CMBO map also worked like a charm
on the new map. Bang...the first Sherman is gone.
My infantry approches the Abbey and gets under heavy fire from the remaining US tanks
The first US platoon emerges from the western woods and is beaten back by my mortars. OK...big victory for me since the AI is no real match in CMBN.
But wait ...suddenly the tide was turning.
My Stugs were destroyed in short time by the remaining Shermans and those gamey Yanks started a strange "Safari" with their Jeeps to hunt down
my tank crews.... so I guess no Jeeps will be included in the final version.
Despite a fanatic defense of the Abbey and its surroundings by my Pixeltruppen the AI started a well coordinated final assault against me...
and succeded. Five minutes before game time ran out the graveyard and the Abbey were taken by the AI and my last forces were driven out of the church building.
Final result: a humilating defeat against the AI.
Lessons learned: back to tactic school ... haven´t played CM games for more than five years. Seems that an overdose of Mario Kart on the Nintendo WII has killed my skills.
Keep AI plans simple and never underestimate your enemy.
Can´t wait to present you the final scenario.
Kind Regards
Tom
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Thanks Mord,
this is a very welcome addition and....I´m glad that I´m not your neighbor
Kind regards
Tom
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Hi Gents,
as Agua mentioned before, I´m working on CMBN conversions of "Chance Encounter" and "Valley Of Trouble". Since I am new to the CMx2 engine, this
is much more work than I expected.... for example: 16 CMBO tiles now means 100 CMBN tiles to be edited !
Some screenshots of WIP:
Chance Encounter (80% done). You won´t see much details from this perspective, but you will find these on ground level view.
View from the "Grammond Cafe" to the "St. Grammond Abbey":D
Valley of Trouble (25% done)
View form the western hights to the northern wheatfield
The Village
Chance Encounter will be finished during the next week ....Stay tuned
Kind regards
Tom
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Yes. I encountered the same problems while trying to create a "shrinked" Omaha Beach map:
The AT Bunkers at WN 61,WN 62, WN 65 and WN 72 can not be shown with the current engine, but maybe you can try to protect your AT guns with high stonewalls ? IMHO the biggest letdown for a pure beach landing scenario ist the lack of cover for the defenders... no tobruks for the Mgs and mortars.... and the "cover value" for foxholes and trenches is way too low. I made several tests with an advancing regular US squad against an MG42 section on the cliffs and even on bigger distances the MG was "dead meat" after a few seconds.
I hope some of the issues mentioned above are subject for a future patch.....time will tell.
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Wow!! That looks bleedin´amazing. Especially the picture from ground level. Looks almost like a real photo. :-o
Is this the normal CMBN skins or are you using any mods? Things look a bit different to me, but I can´t put my finger on exactly what.
Looking forward to that one.
Hi Umlaut,
please check out "Veins Terrain Mod V2". Your can find it here:
http://cmmods.greenasjade.net/mods/
Cheers
Tom
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Still working on my "Saving Private Ryan - Ramelle" battlepack... map 90% done.
The project will include several US v AI /Germans v AI/H2H and Quickbattle scenarios. Actually I am "fighting" with the KI editor so don´t hold your breath...it´s done when it´s done.
Overview
Details
Next projects:
"Valley Of Trouble" and "Chance Encounter" conversions from CMBO and two historical "Omaha Beach" scenarios:
1.) The attack on WN 60 (the first German strongpoint taken by the US)
2.) The Battle for The Fortified House (The 2nd Rangers advance at Omaha Beach).
I visited the original historical sites in 2006 and 2007 and took hundreds of photos....so expect at least some accurate maps.
Thx
Tom
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Gentlemen,
I´m actually working on three new CMBN scenarios: Remakes of the CMBO classics "Valley Of Trouble" / "Chance Encounter" (50% done) and a "Saving Private Ryan - Ramelle & Neuville" setting (25% done).
So much to do.....so little time.
BTW: Thanks to the BF team for this outstanding game that will keep me busy for the next years :eek:
Kind Regards
Tom
The former webmaster of the long gone "Toms Combat Mission Headquarter"
CM mod & scenario website...in case somebody of the old grogs remembers me.
SPR - Ramelle - work in progress :
At least Steve´s Cafe, the St. Grammond Abbey and the memorials survived all my battle tests without collapsing :eek:
20 new CMFB splash screens & 50 force specific backgrounds
in CM Final Blitzkrieg Maps and Mods
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Hi Erwin,
File-Upload.net is a popular freehoster... I never had any problems here. Just to make sure my zip file is Ok, I downloaded the file again and checked it with ANTIVIRA....no problems.
Probably the warning message you received was one of this ugly and suspicious security software advertisings from the freeload webseite. I use adblocker with my firefox browser and had never problems with this advertising stuff again. I am sorry, I have no authorisation to upload stuff to CMMODS.
Kind regards
Tom