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@nik mond I will try and mod in the maxim HMG in place of HMG34/42. Juju did the UI mod already. I think I need to mod an animation as well for moving the axis HMG. Maybe. I am in my all time worst case of CM burn-out at the moment but will finish this mini mod up and an AI assist to a forum pal's scenario and one PBEM in progress but then by 2017 I intend to pull the plug on this CM hobby and move on. Maybe return in 10 years if/when early war stuff is released. Anybody want to buy all the games and modules? hahahaha

Download before midnight tonight and you get not only the 1 kg case of reindeer jerky (spicy or mild) but also a 750mL bottle of Finlandia vodka!

Those scenarios in the dropbox are just real quick thrown together tester battles. I eagerly await some better scenarios from some forum folks I politely asked a few months back. We shall see. They were under no obligation to assist me but I bet everyone would love to see this Finnish Mini Mod in a better full fledged scenario with briefing, etc. Or a mini campaign with semi-historical basis of that summer.

You are welcome Jacob. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Juju's UI mods! Above is from early version and the smock is not in the final mod. For scenario makers.... I added the modtag [finn] to many things I altered such as all troops have jackboots vs boots with ankle straps/laces. I modded the German gas mask gear with a [finn] version so it should not appear. I have not modded the battalion HQ level officer nor any camouflaged axis soldiers ONLY standard appearance tunic soldier uniform was modded. I modded the MP40 files to not appear but instead try to look like the Finnish drum magazine SMG. Suomi? But used PPsH 41 of course. Same with Mosin Nagant rifle for the Kar98. and SVT40 for the G43. Couldn't change MP44, Couldn't get us that funky Finnish BAR weapon. A special thanks to Bernie @Sequoia and Kiitos to Pasi @H1nd for their assist with the long pole in the tent on the voice file transfer over from CMBB. I did all the file renaming after Pasi (a real Reindeer lovin' Finn!) listened to every CMBB voice file and told me on a spreadsheet what the files matched to for CMRT voice file categories. If any mistakes exist I take the blame. We might get the below armor support eventually...

If 10 people post here and say they enjoy it, I will make the extra effort to upload it to CMMODS3.

Thanks Warts. A great quick review. Reminds me that -Hahaha- the scenario name 10 Sep is the date I uploaded it to dropbox. I suppose the little sample battles are all summer '44. I admit my knowledge of the Finnish front is very lacking.. Some polished battles should be on the way as I requested by PM to some high rollers for help a few months back.

Finns mod steps in to replace German axis. Nominal summer 1944. NOT NOT NOT any earlier 1940 winter war action. Got it? Soviets Allies stay as allies.

Please download from my dropbox and give it a go! For the last several months I worked on this mod secretly with some other forumites. Aragorn2002. Juju. Earl Grey. H1nd. Thanks gentlemen! I decided not to have a thread to discuss what would be released but to "just do it". Trademark Nike! This mod even has some new UI mods by Juju! Thank you sir! I worked the old CMBB voice files in Finnish to bring 99% of them to CMRT. The only things you do not get are those artillery radio comms. Oh well. Sorry. I changed the names file so you get soldiers with actual Finnish names. I modded a few weapons and gear. Oh! Juju did some great helmets mods with Finnish skulls and swastikas. I have done just a few simple test scenarios that are there for downloading. Some famous forumites are working to hopefully release a Finnish StuG mod, mini campaign and more polished scenario(s). Here is the link. Download and enjoy. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kk8bke1l6aoiczg/AACOqfpKfPHZzxEjNigEECh4a?dl=0 Post questions or comments here. I will try to reply/answer them. Oh, I am not perfect but I do think the mod is decent enough to download and enjoy the simple scenario I made. Maybe more will come of this as time goes on.

@The Steppenwulf OK, there are a set # of mdr's for each game so if you must possibly rename the CMBN mdr file and add a modtag. and then for the textures the imported renamed mdr calls for you need to possibly rename/modtag them as well. That other CMBS building you took its slot so it cannot appear in these CMBS modtagged scenarios. Is this a church or which building type? modular or independent?

@The Steppenwulf What exactly are you trying to do? I have no canned tutorial to explain how to do stuff, maybe others do.

Thanks Ken. "The space lobster needs a ray gun of some sort." -or some melted butter!

Maybe check if you have added brush over the crop tile. easier to see in 2D map editor. Or change the crop to some pavement temporarily. see if you still see the odd brush stuff?

@Heinrich505 Wonderful story Gary! Thanks. It really adds a new element to my photoshop and scenario editor stumblings in the snows along the Lovat!

@weta_nz Thanks. I am glad you enjoyed it. I have several others still to get uploaded to TSD3....

Try this tiny North Africa scenario out right now! download the scenario AND mods pack http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/tsd3/cm-fortress-italy/cm-fortress-italy-add-ons/kasserine-rearguard/ http://cmmodsiii.greenasjade.net/?p=4432

This is not correct sir. There are important scenario editor steps to take before a regular scenario map will function properly as a QB. I recommend you try to reverse engineer a small probe QB and take notes on set up zones, file naming, all data settings and the AI plans in detail. Good luck.

Maybe BFC should just go full EA and get into microtransactions? You want a Panzer 38T now? Whip out your wallet. What we really need is for the aging BFC insiders' wives and(?) girlfriends to start demanding facelifts, boob jobs and tummy tucks so the need for cash is generated and we get some content rolling out of Cassio Lima.

In CMRT, isn't the air support all just on automatic?

Right. So, maybe next year 2017 it will finally show the year for the previous year (2016) posts?

It seems that sometime earlier this year the forum changed in that the posts list only the date & month but not the year. WTF? totally idiotic. Bound to cause a lot of confusion in the future.... Maybe there is a profile setting to see the year of the post?

no, it was 2016.

I am up to Revision E already with the scenario. If you have read the book, then the scenario probably will be more enjoyable as you'll know the background to what happened. Otherwise, it is just a defense against the AI and the human player can possibly get bored if they are used to more mobility or whatever. But this is an attempt to recreate the battle feeling and atmosphere and allow the player to see how it happened, more or less. I have it out to several guys for playtesting and one loves it and one said he kinda hated it but that was a book reader and a non-book reader for this battle. I have tweaked things to try and mitigate the negative aspects of a defensive battle. I happen to love the battle and what happens as you try and destroy tanks at your doorstep or Soviet sappers trying to demolish the walls. @Wodin PM me if you'd like to playtest it. Here is the latest in the evolving GPU Prison....

Did some building mods for the prison.

I guess nobody noticed! Over the last month, I have 5 new scenarios up at TSD3. 3 for CMFB and 2 for CMFI. Lately I am doing special mods to go with the scenarios. A huge CMFI scenario has hit some small mod related snags but will make it up eventually. I am working 2 new ones in CMRT. From laziness I don't even do any of the STRATMAP. OPMAP or TACMAPs anymore. One less worry there...so I roll the the time needed back to spend on the map and AI plan.

Thanks!