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The modding I do is not so awesome. I rezexplode the brz files and find the bmp image of the target uniform. Then I use the tools to TRY and make it look like I want. Sometimes I actually paste things in and trim and tweak. I put a shoulder strap/belt over the German greatcoat to try to make Soviet greatcoats. I took the Soviet summer uniform and put lines on it to make the quilted winter uniforms. If you ever want to dip your feet in the water...GO FOR IT! Try a simple mod of a US Army divisional shoulder patch on an existing uniform. Add a modtag [ginger] and make your scenario use that same modtag. Good luck EDIT: Another suitable first mod (simple and easy) for is to add a symbol or symbols on a vehicle. Like if you write a scenario for personal use and want the vehicle coming down the road to show the proper panzer division. It is a real hoot to see it finally show up! Maybe the first time it is mirror backwards or upside down! But you learn from mistakes. It is addictive so be careful

JM, Don't worry about the sound files. I got it covered. Keep your French nose in the Blender!

Hi JM, I thought I had uploaded it or made it available by forum post dropbox link but that was when I was "burning out" SO I AM NOT 100% SURE. But I will fix it up this spring season and do it properly.

@mjkerner OK, I knew you had to go up north to get the data but I didn't realize you may have already done some winterizing. That's great! Thanks. @Suchy I know what you mean. One time in CMFI I modded in a CMRT T-34 for invasion of Malta. It was modded over PzIV. Looks versus reality. Like your machine gun example. The weaknesses of modding. I AM HOPING that F&R will come with adhoc German straggler teams or the Volksturm using ragtag weapons WW1 MG08 Maxim machine gun perhaps? and captured weapons would be great as well, for Stalingrad scenarios with Germans using PPsH. Perhaps THEN we have a reality along with our cosmetic looks.

I got it covered! EDIT: CMBB 7000 series are the Romanians. (3k Germans, 4k Finns, 5k Hungary, 6k Italy, 8k is Soviets, 9k is Polish.) I have also found the below translation chart for the files so I can rename my 7k series wave files to MOSTLY match CMRT file naming. It is for the Italians but it doesn't matter. http://webandofbrothers.de/Italian_Translation.htm

My plan now is to focus on the new CMRT Romanian Mod. I am now using GiMP. I have to re-learn whatever I forgot. By the time I have got that figured out, then I will go back and look at the CMRT Finn Mod. Some other folks have been working in it, maybe I don't have anything or much of anything to do. Back when I departed the forums for a long break, I never politely closed the loop with some folks on things we were partnering to accomplish. I am sorry about that. @Reiter ALSO after F&R is released, I will look at winterizing the CMRT Finn Mod. Have the Finns in appropriate uniforms...

Hi folks, I am trying to make a CMRT Romanian Mod for the Don Campaign 42/43 timeframe. Does anyone have a file or chart that shows how the numbered wav files in CMBB crossover to the nomenclature in CMRT? I used to have something that guided me but have misplaced it. I had done the process of renaming them for my previous Hungarian Mod. PM me Thanks

That is great JM. My goal: I am getting the CMBB voice files, rank badges, flag and soldier's names. EDIT: CMBB 7000 series are the Romanians. (3k Germans, 4k Finns, 5k Hungary, 6k Italy, 8k is Soviets, 9k is Polish.) I have also found the below translation chart for the files so I can rename my 7k series wave files to MOSTLY match CMRT file naming. It is for the Italians but it doesn't matter. http://webandofbrothers.de/Italian_Translation.htm

March 27th

I have the usual books (OPSREY SERIES) for trying to see what the mod should look like. Although the photos are usually all black and white and then some artist does the paintings which are subject to debate if 100% accurate on the colors or how dark for example. But the power of the internet can harness some re-enactor types or museums or uniform collections! BOTTOMLINE: WE DO OUR BEST! ...and maybe in the final product, we have multiple images 01, 02, 03, etc. we TRY to have a little variety in shading or tones to reflect different lot numbers or fading from laundering and sun exposure.

For all the CMFI players, I can only quote McArthur..."I shall return" There are so many great things for US as a team of partners to create and try to create for CMFI with respect to Africa and Malta and Crete and ?. I pledge to purchase R2V and get back into CMFI mods full force in the fall of this year. I requested @Blazing 88's to call me at 3am in September 2021 and wake me up to get started.

In my opinion, this CMRT Romanian Mod would be seen as in the Stalingrad timeframe...or Fall Blau

Oh yes. I agree. I am in Texas and we were snowed in. My only cardio for weeks!

Hi Chucky. I spent a few days in Bunbury W.A. in 1985 when our battlegroup pulled into Perth. I am going to try GiMP at first. But I will make a note of your suggestion.

Heart is good but I had to have my hip replaced!

If you are interested in lending a hand in creating a CMRT Romanian Mod, please chime in here or PM me. I can approach it similar to how I breathed life into the CMRT Hungarian Mod. Even if garlic breath! It all starts with our old buddy CMBB! (I have read interesting stories here in the forums somewhere or from interviews in gaming magazines? My view is that Battlefront and CMBB were like a virgin bride who gave away all her holes on her wedding night! They learned their lesson and changed their business model and so we now have F&R module SEVEN YEARS after CMRT was released.) Lucky for us that CMBB has so much to utilize. Thank you gentlemen! Brainstorming Tasks: Can someone please get us the Romanian voice files from CMBB? Can someone please get the Romanian soldiers names file from CMBB? I think we should/can get the French Adrian helmet from CMFI R2V. Maybe JM can blender mod us an M39 helmet? Uniform recolorings and tweakings Weapons swaps Vehicle mods Intro music? Splash screens? UI Mods @Juju Are you interested? ?

@Suchy OK, I will take that as Gospel and I will go open a new thread to get the ball rolling. @3j2m7 JM, yes, I must admit when I contemplated the CMRT Romanian Mod that I thought of you with your blender modding for asking for a Romanian M39 helmet. We can also "borrow" the French "Adrian" helmet from CMFI R2V. I am no expert on the Romanian Army but we'll talk more in the new thread...

Hey JM, well, as far as I know, there is no CMRT Romanian Mod. I did a quick forum search and 0 results. Does anyone know if anything is in CMMODS for CMRT Romanian Mod? If the answer is no, then then we gotta start it up. I will wait a few days til anyone chimes in with a firm answer and if still no CMRT Romanian Mod is out there, then I will fire up a new thread to offer to lead the charge as a team effort of interested partners.

@Blazing 88's That is a fair and very good question. I think of course YES! based on my personality of "dabbling" back and forth in projects. I got remarried about 3 years ago and my new wife and I are a lot alike (a good thing!) in that regard of bouncing between projects. As long as they eventually get finished of course! One good thing for CMFI AFRICA MOD is that F&R gives us the Valentine. Or did CMFI already have it? I forget. I haven't bought CMFI R2V yet but I can commit to buying it later this year and swinging back to CMFI based mods. I have to consult my notes and old posts but I remember failing to bring the domed mosque into the mod. I will look at my old forum PM's and there was a fine modder (name eludes me) who was cranking out 1942/43 era US Army and Wehrmacht vehicles for Kasserine Pass. There is a ton of possibility there. And I really do not know what has elapsed since I went AWOL, maybe it has evolved under his leadership. So, set me an alarm in your calendar for September 2021 and remind me to fire up the Wadi Crossing juices! Deal?

@3j2m7 Hey JM, I just visited your corner. Excellent modding with Blender! I don't even know exactly what that is but I can see you have skills to get some great new stuff into the game. Thanks

@MOS:96B2P Thanks! I just registered for imgur and I will stick with dropbox. (And I will look to get GiMP). So, I guess that gets me advice/answers on my 3 questions. Thanks to all.

@Double Deuce I do have paint.NET and love it for making scenario briefings and tactical maps and some other simple stuff. But you are right, it has less features for the hard core modding of uniforms, in my 2 cents opinion. Thanks for reminding me it can load .PSD

@Aragorn2002 Sometimes just using the new module features is very easy or less difficult, especially if on the exterior, the parka or snow smock is not much different between F&R Germans and the Finn Mod Finns. And then the Soviet opponents are already winterized courtesy of the BFC professionals.

@Suchy Excellent! Mods are like a warm woman in a cold Eastern Front village. Cuddle up and make her yours! Adapt them and tweak to your own satisfaction. I will shoot you a PM and maybe we can work together to whatever degree you can take on. Glad to have collaborators. Thanks sir.

Hello guys, I have taken a nice long break from CM and as the CMRT F&R module is just around the bend, I am rested and ready to resurrect some of my old projects and press forward with my humble abilities. Of course I must pause to mention that they were only possible through the help of many of you out there. Credit where credit is due! FINN MOD HUNGARIAN MOD SAPPER UNIFORM MOD (AMOEBA COVERALLS) CHOLM '42 MOD **************************************************** Maybe some folks can help me? I have atrophied on some of my CM related skills and know-how... Q1. Is dropbox the thing I should use or is there something better? I would eventually upload to CMMODS of course but I always loved the freedom of sending dropbox links so people could try out my mods or or scenarios and provide quick feedback. Q2. I guess photobucket is mad at me, I used to see my images plain but now they say photobucket across them. For future image hosting and posting here, what is best? Q3. I had a free download of photoshop but now it seems to always crash. Is there something else free that I can open my old photoshop files with? I appreciate any advice on the above Q's. Thanks.